A Point of View Podcast
A weekly reflection on a topical issue.
Episodes to download
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The recurrent dream of an end-time
Fri 20 Dec 2019
John Gray ponders why the belief that an end to history is imminent, never goes away.
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Expectations of Democracy
Fri 13 Dec 2019
Will Self on why - for the first time in his life - he didn't vote.
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Conversations of a cockroach and an alley cat
Fri 29 Nov 2019
John Gray reflects on the lessons today of an unusual U.S. newspaper column
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The Sex Recession
Fri 22 Nov 2019
Adam Gopnik argues that there's no need to panic about the much-discussed US sex recession
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On Spam
Fri 15 Nov 2019
Adam Gopnik ponders why so much of our communication these days is bereft of human warmth.
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A Woman at the Last Supper
Fri 8 Nov 2019
Sarah Dunant on the rediscovery of undervalued women of art.
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The Great Divide
Fri 1 Nov 2019
David Goodhart argues it's time to look again at our tradition of residential universities
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An evening at the Death Cafe
Fri 25 Oct 2019
Sarah Dunant describes an evening talking with a group of strangers about death.
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Down with political packages
Fri 18 Oct 2019
David Goodhart on the rise of new 'tribes' in British political life.
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The Myth of Inevitability
Fri 11 Oct 2019
Margaret Heffernan argues that, in the world of technology, nothing is inevitable.
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The happiest days of your life...
Fri 4 Oct 2019
Michael Morpurgo on the damage being caused to increasing numbers of children by stress.
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A Change of Tack
Fri 13 Sep 2019
Tom Shakespeare on why changing your mind shouldn't be seen as a weakness.
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September Anxiety
Fri 6 Sep 2019
Sarah Dunant on why this year's September malaise has a different feel to it.
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On Ghost Cities
Fri 30 Aug 2019
Rebecca Stott discusses her fascination with abandoned or ruined cities.
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Nature Red in Tooth and Claw
Fri 23 Aug 2019
Rebecca Stott argues that we need to rethink our relationship with nature.
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The Vultures of Culture
Fri 2 Aug 2019
Will Self bemoans the growing commoditisation of culture in the public sector.
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British Populism and Brexit
Fri 19 Jul 2019
John Gray asks if a no-deal Brexit is the only way out of current events.
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The Language of Leaving
Fri 12 Jul 2019
Howard Jacobson sets out to take back sovereignty... over words.
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My People
Fri 5 Jul 2019
Taking his lead from Duke Ellington, Amit Chaudhuri asks, what do we mean by 'my people'?
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Distributing Status
Fri 28 Jun 2019
David Goodhart argues that earlier eras have much to teach us about group solidarity.
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A Knight in Shining Armour?
Fri 21 Jun 2019
Linda Colley discusses the cult of charismatic leaders and why they never properly deliver
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Refugee Tales
Fri 14 Jun 2019
Monica Ali on the UK's use of immigration detention centres and indefinite detention.
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