The Leveson Inquiry: Trauma or Catharsis? This lecture analyses the crisis of trust and confidence which...
The Economics of the Very Long Run: From Fire to Finance in Two Million Years An economist's view of two million years of human history...
Arithmetic by Computer and by Human Long multiplication, long division and logarithms are, for many, dim-remembered...
Acting on Evidence: How Medical Research has informed Historical Drama John Powell is an experienced medical advisor on a range...
The BBC - Defending the public interest From 2007 the Governors were replaced by Trustees; but there...
The BBC - Protecting it from the Government For 80 years the BBC Governors were charged with regulating...
The Roman Denarius and the Euro: A precedent for monetary union? A look at the way the Roman Empire has sometimes...
Culture and Resistance: Indigenous Responses to a Globalised World This lecture looks at the place occupied by indigenous cultures...
Rare and Endangered Languages - 'Why should we protect endangered languages?' Dr Nicholas Ostler argues for the preservation of the world's...