A Point of View Podcast
A weekly reflection on a topical issue.
Episodes to download
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Against Safe Spaces
Fri 30 Sep 2016
John Gray reflects on the controversial 'space spaces' policy in universities.
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Who Cares About Independence?
Fri 16 Sep 2016
Wheelchair user, Tom Shakespeare, on what it feels like to be dependent on others.
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My Idea of Heaven
Fri 9 Sep 2016
John Gray muses on what his idea of heaven is - and why it shouldn't be a perfect world.
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Every Dog Has His Day
Fri 26 Aug 2016
Tom Shakespeare reflects on how dogs can teach us a capacity for contentment.
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What's wrong with modern art?
Fri 12 Aug 2016
Will Self explores what is wrong with contemporary art.
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Canaries in the Coal Mine
Fri 29 Jul 2016
Tom Shakespeare gives a very personal view of prenatal screening.
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Facts Not Opinions
Fri 15 Jul 2016
AL Kennedy ponders the importance of facts, in a world dominated by opinion.
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Brexit and our cultural identity—After the Vote
Fri 15 Jul 2016
5/5 The historian Mary Beard reflects on whether Brexit will change our cultural identity.
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Strategic Shift—After the Vote
Thu 14 Jul 2016
4/5 Peter Hennessy sees the UK's vote to leave the EU as a profound strategic shift.
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Democracy After Brexit—After the Vote
Wed 13 Jul 2016
3/5 The philosopher Roger Scruton reflects on democracy after Brexit.
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Britain, Europe and the World—After the Vote
Tue 12 Jul 2016
2/5 The philosopher John Gray argues that Britain should look to Brexit as a new beginning.
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Onora O'Neill—After the Vote
Mon 11 Jul 2016
1/5 Onora O'Neill criticises the standard of public debate on both sides of the EU decision.
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On Brexit
Fri 1 Jul 2016
John Gray argues that Brexit will have a greater impact on the EU than it will on the UK.
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The power of language
Fri 24 Jun 2016
AL Kennedy reflects on how being able to communicate clearly is the work of a lifetime.
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A Petition Against Petitions
Fri 17 Jun 2016
Roger Scruton says government by petition is out of step with representative democracy.
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How Should We Build?
Fri 10 Jun 2016
Roger Scruton says we should prioritise beauty when building in the countryside.
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The Ring of the Nibelung
Fri 3 Jun 2016
Following the death of Sir Roger Scruton, a chance to listen again to one of his talks.
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I Gave It All Away
Fri 27 May 2016
Will Self argues we should give children their inheritance when they're most in need of it
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Psy Wars
Fri 20 May 2016
A reflection on a topical issue. Will Self ponders the role of the 'psy-professions'.
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Spell-checking the Futr
Fri 13 May 2016
Self-confessed digi-drunkard Will Self on predictive texting, spellchecking and algorithms
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Florence Under Water
Fri 6 May 2016
Sarah Dunant reflects on the legacy of one of the worst floods in Florence's history.
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Reading Renaissance Art
Fri 22 Apr 2016
Sarah Dunant argues that our current obsession with celebrity utterly undermines art.
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When Is Enough Enough?
Fri 15 Apr 2016
Sarah Dunant takes an historical look at avarice, in the light of the Panama Papers.
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