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23 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service
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Professor Stephen Hawking delivers the first of his BBC Reith Lectures on the nature of black holes. Sue Lawley hosts. Show more
23 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service East and Southern AfricaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service US Public Radio
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Professor Stephen Hawking delivers the second of his BBC Reith Lectures on black holes. Show more
53 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service OnlineLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service Online
The Burmese pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, explores what freedom means in the first of the 2011 Reith Lecture series, 'Securing Freedom'. Show more
53 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service OnlineLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service Online
The pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, examines what drives people to dissent in the second of the 2011 Reith Lecture series. 'Securing Freedom'. Show more
53 minutes
Former MI5 director-general Eliza Manningham-Buller discusses foreign policy since 9/11 in her third Reith Lecture. Show more
53 minutes
Former MI5 director-general Eliza Manningham-Buller assesses the lasting significance of 9/11 in the first of her Reith Lectures. Show more
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Former MI5 director-general Eliza Manningham-Buller assesses the role of security and intelligence services in a democracy. Show more
Niall Ferguson reflects on the causes and lessons of the global financial crisis. Show more
The eminent economic historian Professor Niall Ferguson argues that institutions determine the success or failure of nations. Show more
Niall Ferguson asks what constitutes a vibrant and independent civil society. Show more
Niall Ferguson asks if different systems of law are key to economic success. Show more
53 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service OnlineLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service Online
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In his third lecture, Professor Michael Sandel explores genetics and morals. How should we use our ever increasing scientific knowledge? Show more
A New Citizenship, with Harvard philosopher Professor Michael Sandel, who looks at the prospect for a new politics of the common good. Show more
In his second Reith lecture, Professor Sandel considers the role of moral argument in politics, and calls for a more engaged civic debate about issues like commercial surrogacy and same-sex marriage. Show more
53 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service Online
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Barack Obama won the US presidency after campaigning for moral and civic renewal. But what should that look like? In his final lecture, Professor Sandel calls for a new politics of the common good. Show more
53 minutes
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Gro Harlem Brundtland lecture on sustainable development for the fight against poverty Show more
53 minutes
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Environmental campaigner Vandana Shiva lectures on globalisation and poverty Show more
Daniel Barenboim gives the first of five lectures on the importance of music Show more
Jeffrey Sachs lecture on ways to deal with the global challenges facing the modern world Show more
50 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World ServiceLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service US Public Radio
These collapsed stars challenge the very nature of space and time, as they contain a singularity - a phenomenon where the normal rules of the universe break down Show more
