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A Point of View
The Power of Art
10 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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AL Kennedy reflects on the importance of the beauty and creativity of art to sustain the human spirit. Show more
A Point of View
Science, Magic and Madness
10 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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What is the difference between magic and science? According to Adam Gopnik it's the experimental method, the looking and seeing and testing that goes with true science. Show more
A Point of View
Adam Gopnik: On Children Leaving Home
10 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Adam Gopnik reflects on the terrible day when children leave home. Show more
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Fly, Fish, Mouse and Worm
10 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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The 'model animal' method epitomizes the success of the scientific strategy of reductionism, says Tom Shakespeare. But it may also illustrate the downside. Show more
A Point of View
Reforming Catholicism in 140 Characters
10 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Sarah Dunant suggests what Pope Francis should tell his Twitter followers about problems within the Catholic Church. Show more
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Of the People, By the People 4/4
10 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Roger Scruton concludes his series of talks on the nature and limits of democracy. 'We in Europe are moving not towards democracy but away from it', he says. Show more
A Point of View
Real Change
10 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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AL Kennedy doesn't like change. But she thinks she should change her atittude. Show more
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The Limits of Materialism
10 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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John Gray draws on a story by Walter de la Mare to argue that the prevailing creed of scientific materialism is a 'simple-minded philosophy' too limited for an unknowable world. Show more
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The Myth of Modernity
10 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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John Gray draws on the novels of Mervyn Peake to argue it's a mistake to imagine that modernity marks a fundamental change in human experience. Show more