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A Point of View Episodes

  1.

    The Fashion for Westerns

    David Cannadine recalls the heyday of cinema and television Westerns.

  2. Power of the Press

    Historian David Cannadine reflects on the power of the press, past and present.

  3. Churchill's American Speeches

    Prof David Cannadine reflects on the enduring resonance of Churchill's speeches in America

  4. David Cannadine: Why Wear a Tie?

    David Cannadine compares the traditions of tie-wearing on both sides of the Atlantic.

  5. A History of Monetary Unions

    David Cannadine on the history of monetary unions and what causes success or failure.

  6. Bankers in America

    Historian David Cannadine reflects on attitudes towards bankers in America.

  7. Anniversary Cornucopia

    David Cannadine surveys the current crop of anniversaries.

  8. Email Etiquette

    Lisa Jardine reflects on the perils of over-hasty emails.

  9. The Thatcher Story

    The historian Lisa Jardine reflects on the week's events.

  10. Volume Control

    Lisa Jardine reflects on her aversion to today's new sources of noise.

  11. The Art of Gardening

    Lisa Jardine reflects on gardening's purity, and its darker, political aspect.

  12. Information Overload

    Historian Lisa Jardine reflects that information overload is not a new problem.

  13. Glamour in Austerity

    Lisa Jardine reflects on the historic power of royal glamour in times of austerity.

  14. The Memory Business

    Simon Schama reflects on how the world - ten years on - remembered the events of 9/11.

  15. Media Malpractice

    Will Self reflects on the new landscape for the press.

  16. The Meaning of Debt

    Sarah Dunant looks at different aspects of debt.

  17. The End, yet again?

    The author and philosopher John Gray on the merits of living for the present.

  18. Carols at Christmas

    Lisa Jardine reflects on the power of music to move, especially at Christmas.

  19. Climate Change Belief

    Lisa Jardine thinks selective hearing skews the debate over climate change.

  20. Beware the Experts

    Lisa Jardine recalls CP Snow's lessons on the dangers of government by experts.

  21. Lisa Jardine: Finding Family History

    The historian Lisa Jardine finds herself converted to family history.

  22. The Oxbridge Interview

    Mary Beard reflects on the purpose of the much-maligned 'Oxbridge interview'.

  23. Reflections on Monetary Union

    Mary Beard reflects on the very first monetary union, two and a half thousand years ago.

  24. On Age and Beauty

    Mary Beard takes a peek at Miss World 2011 and ponders the upsides of middle age.

  25. Mary Beard: On Tyrants

    Mary Beard on the uncanny similarities between Colonel Gaddafi and tyrants in ancient Rome

  26. The Arms Trade

    Will Self deplores the arms trade, Britain's role in it and the euphemisms around it.

  27. Class, race and social mobility

    Will Self reflects that racism is rarely a sole cause of social injustice.

  28. In praise of wind turbines

    Will Self praises the beauty of wind turbines.

  29. Why Prisons Fail

    Will Self sees an urgent need to reform the prison system.

  30. Political party membership

    Will Self attacks political party members as 'donkeys led by donkeys'.

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