Nikolaus Pevsner - The Englishness of English Art

Blake and the Planing Line

Nikolaus Pevsner places the artist William Blake in the context of an English tradition.

• 30 mins

Nikolaus Pevsner - The Englishness of English Art

Constable and the Pursuit of Nature

Nikolaus Pevsner examines the flowering of English landscape painting in the 18th century.

• 30 mins

Nikolaus Pevsner - The Englishness of English Art

Architecture and Planning: The Functional Approach

Nikolaus Pevsner explores how England's town centres have traditionally been planned.

• 30 mins

Edward Appleton - Science and the Nation

Industrial Science

Professor Edward Appleton analyses the functional sciences created for industry.

• 30 mins

Edward Appleton - Science and the Nation

Science and Education

Professor Edward Appleton considers how to teach science in order to inspire new talent.

• 30 mins

George Kennan - Russia, the Atom and the West

The Problem of Eastern and Central Europe

Professor George F Kennan considers the effect of Soviet Satellite States in Europe.

• 30 mins

George Kennan - Russia, the Atom and the West

The Military Problem

Professor George Kennan discusses the military tensions between the Russia and the West.

• 30 mins

Bernard Lovell - The Individual and the Universe

The Origin of the Universe 1

Professor Bernard Lovell contemplates the implications of evolutionary theory.

• 30 mins

Bernard Lovell - The Individual and the Universe

The Origin of the Universe 2

Professor Bernard Lovell explores the continuous creation theory of the universe.

• 30 mins

Peter Medawar - The Future of Man

Future of Man

Professor PM Medawar considers the future of human evolution.

• 30 mins

Edgar Wind - Art and Anarchy

The Fear of Knowledge

Edgar Wind explores how knowledge allows our aesthetic perception of art to be heightened.

• 30 mins

Edgar Wind - Art and Anarchy

The Mechanization of Art

Edgar Wind considers how machines have influenced the production and evaluation of art.

• 30 mins

Edgar Wind - Art and Anarchy

Art and the Will

Edgar Wind contemplates the influence of the human will over the creation of art.

• 30 mins

Margery Perham - The Colonial Reckoning

African Nationalism

Margery Perham explores how anti-colonialism led to emancipation in Africa.

• 30 mins

Margery Perham - The Colonial Reckoning

The Problem of White Settlement

Margery Perham considers the problem of the European colonists.

• 30 mins

George Carstairs - This Island Now

Vicissitudes of Adolescence

Professor George Carstairs considers why teenagers are drawn to violence and sex.

• 30 mins

Albert Sloman - A University in the Making

The Fulfilment of Lives

Dr Albert E Sloman considers how to build a social environment within the university.

• 30 mins

Leon Bagrit - The Age of Automation

New Opportunities for Social Enrichment

Sir Leon Bagrit considers Britain's global future in the automated age.

• 30 mins

Robert Gardiner - World of Peoples

Contemporary Racial Moods

Robert Gardiner explores the myths of race; from past history to current frustrations.

• 30 mins

Robert Gardiner - World of Peoples

Economic Meetings

Robert Gardiner considers the problems of economic inequality and race relations.

• 30 mins

J K Galbraith - The New Industrial State

The Role of the State

Professor J K Galbraith explores the power large corporations could have over the state.

• 30 mins

Edmund Leach - A Runaway World

Ourselves and Others

Professor Edmund Leach analyses the human fear of 'the other'.

• 30 mins

Edmund Leach - A Runaway World

'Only Connect...'

Professor Edmund Leach explores the importance of the interconnectedness of the universe.

• 30 mins

Lester Pearson - In the Family of Man

The United States of the World

Lester Pearson contemplates the concept of nationalism in an international world.

• 30 mins

Frank Fraser Darling - Wilderness and Plenty

Man and Nature

Sir Frank Fraser Darling argues for the conservation of humans.

• 30 mins

Frank Fraser Darling - Wilderness and Plenty

Impact of Man on His Environment

Sir Frank Fraser Darling explores the impact of Man on his environment.

• 30 mins

Frank Fraser Darling - Wilderness and Plenty

The Technological Exponential

Sir Fraser Darling explores the ecological consequences of the industrial revolution.

• 30 mins

Frank Fraser Darling - Wilderness and Plenty

Global Changes - Actual and Possible

Sir Frank Fraser Darling reflects on the problem of overpopulation.

• 30 mins

Frank Fraser Darling - Wilderness and Plenty

The Forward Look in Conservation

Sir Frank Fraser Darling considers the art of conservation.

• 30 mins

Frank Fraser Darling - Wilderness and Plenty

Where Does Responsibility Lie?

Sir Fraser Darling asks who is responsible for the protection of the natural world.

• 30 mins