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The Design Dimension

Series 2

Episode 1: Know Your Place

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Tom Dyckhoff examines how the design of the built environment can influence who we are and who we might become. Show more

The Design Dimension

Series 2

Episode 2: Designing Protest

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Tom Dyckhoff explores the history and the practice of design in protest. Featuring contributions from fashion writer Cally Blackman and political activist Mark Thomas. Show more

The Design Dimension

Series 2

Episode 3: Ageing Gracefully

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Tom Dyckhoff talks to Sir Kenneth Grange about designing furniture for older people, for whom the shiny surfaces and minimal comfort of much modernist design poses challenges. Show more

The Design Dimension

Series 2

Episode 4: For Better or Worse

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Tom Dyckhoff considers the digital future of design, looking at drone ambulances, a phone-based diagnostic eye examination and the pros and cons of the driverless car. Show more