Delivered from the Cadogan Hall in London, pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim draws upon a lifetime of musical experience to point a way forward for everyone through music. Show more

Professor Stephen Hawking delivers the first of his BBC Reith Lectures on the nature of black holes. Sue Lawley hosts. Show more

Professor Stephen Hawking delivers the second of his BBC Reith Lectures on the nature of black holes. Sue Lawley hosts. Show more

Reverend Dr Edward Norman, Dean of Peterhouse, Cambridge, explores who the 'Ministers of Change' are in society in his second Reith lecture. Show more

Reverend Edward Norman in his first Reith Lecture examines the politicisation of Christianity. Show more

Sociologist A H Halsey investigates the problem of fraternity in society. He argues that there are native traditions in social and political values which join people together. Show more

In his fifth lecture A H Halsey investigates the relation between the generations of the nuclear family. He focuses on the primordial link between parents and children. Show more

Sociologist A H Halsey in his fourth lecture follows the growth of organisation in relation to the changing structure of class and status in Britain. Show more

Sociologist A H Halsey looks at the theory of class and status in his third Reith lecture and argues the importance of position and power. Show more

Sociologist A.H Halsey explores the structures of class in Britain for his second Reith Lecture. He why there is still social inequality in this developed and wealthy nation? Show more

Sociologist Professor A H Halsey explores the characteristics of the British Society and explains that in order to know ourselves we must explore how we deal with conflict. Show more

Dr Daniel J Boorstin explains the progressive achievements of exploration in his sixth and final Reith lecture entitled 'The Future of Exploration'. Show more

Dr Daniel J Boorstin explores the explosion of modern media and its affects on documenting history in his fifth Reith Lecture entitled 'The Enlarged Contemporary'. Show more

Dr Daniel J Boorstin examines how modern advances in aeronautics and electronics have extended the reach of man's leap all over the earth. Show more

Dr Daniel J Boorstin explains how the distance between Britain and the USA affected the development of the America in his third lecture entitled 'The Therapy of Distance' Show more

Dr Daniel J Boorstin explores the originality of the American nationality in his lecture, 'Pilgrim Fathers to Founding Fathers'. Show more

Dr Daniel J Boorstin considers the importance of an adventurous spirit in his first lecture entitled 'The Birth of Exploration'. Show more

Sir Andrew Shonfield considers the long-term future of the European Community in his final Reith lecture entitled 'Wanted: An Instrument for Crisis Management'. Show more

Sir Andrew Shonfield investigates how Britain's inclusion will affect the European Community in his fifth Reith lecture entitled 'From Technocracy to Democracy?' Show more

Sir Andrew Shonfield explores the effects of the European Community's foreign policy in his lecture entitled 'A European Foreign Policy towards Asia and the Soviet Bloc'. Show more