A Point of View Podcast
A weekly reflection on a topical issue.
Episodes to download
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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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Virtual Violence
Fri 1 Apr 2016
Will Self thinks people are as violent as ever, counting the virtual and online worlds.
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Allergic to Food
Fri 25 Mar 2016
Finding himself on a restricted diet, Will Self reflects on the rise of food allergies.
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Resolutions
Fri 18 Mar 2016
Adam Gopnik struggles with his new year's resolutions to meditate and listen to good music
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Human Hybrids
Fri 11 Mar 2016
Adam Gopnik deplores the fashion for attacking so-called 'cultural expropriation'.
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Moral Futures
Fri 26 Feb 2016
Adam Gopnik thinks future generations will judge us as harshly as we judge our ancestors.
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Vanilla Happiness
Fri 19 Feb 2016
Adam Gopnik says the secret of happiness lies in unexpected pleasures.
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Star Wars Obsession
Fri 5 Feb 2016
Writer Helen Macdonald confesses to an obsession with the recent Star Wars movie.
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Expert by Experience
Fri 29 Jan 2016
Tom Shakespeare reflects that personal experience is the most powerful form of expertise.
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Face to Face
Fri 22 Jan 2016
Tom Shakespeare is concerned by what the rise of cosmetic surgery says about society.
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Sing a New Song
Fri 15 Jan 2016
Tom Shakespeare argues that the country needs a new national anthem.
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Peerless
Fri 8 Jan 2016
Tom Shakespeare suggests ways to shrink and completely reform the House of Lords.
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Howard Jacobson: Wisdom
New Year's Day 2016
Howard Jacobson does not feel complimented when someone describes him as 'wise'.
