A Point of View Podcast
A weekly reflection on a topical issue.
Episodes to download
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Howard Jacobson: Sermons
Christmas Day 2015
Howard Jacobson would sooner see Radio 4's Thought for the Day more, not less, religious.
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Howard Jacobson: Christmas
Fri 18 Dec 2015
Howard Jacobson recalls a mongrel mix of traditions in his family's Christmas festivities.
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Sarah Dunant: Protest, Paris, Terror
Fri 4 Dec 2015
Sarah Dunant reflects on the links between protest, terrorism, climate change and Paris.
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From Pot to Profit
Fri 27 Nov 2015
Sarah Dunant welcomes Canada's plans to fully legalise marijuana.
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Sarah Dunant: Crisis in Catholicism
Fri 20 Nov 2015
Sarah Dunant sees a new crisis in the Catholic Church as a result of unchanged policy.
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Roger Scruton: The Tyranny of Pop
Fri 6 Nov 2015
Roger Scruton deplores the tyranny of banal and ubiquitous pop music.
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Roger Scruton: Offensive Jokes
Fri 30 Oct 2015
Roger Scruton argues for the freedom to make jokes that others may find offensive.
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Roger Scruton: In Defence of Free Speech
Fri 23 Oct 2015
Roger Scruton argues that the law on freedom of speech ought to protect heretical views.
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Will Self: On Gardening
Fri 16 Oct 2015
Will Self reflects on our relationship with gardens and gardening.
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Will Self: Looks Matter
Fri 9 Oct 2015
Will Self says people cannot pretend that looks do not matter.
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Will Self: What's in a Name
Fri 2 Oct 2015
Will Self reflects on the significance of names, including his own.
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Will Self: A Life of Habit
Fri 25 Sep 2015
Will Self sees a love of habit as a shield against the unexpected in life.
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Will Self: Losing Sleep
Fri 18 Sep 2015
Will Self reflects on the various reasons for his inability to sleep soundly any more.
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P J O'Rourke: Presidential Candidates
Fri 11 Sep 2015
PJ O'Rourke sizes up the candidates aspiring to be President of the United States.
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The Abolition of Man
Fri 4 Sep 2015
John Gray warns about the dangers of science that promises to enhance human abilities.
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Another Kind of Atheism
Fri 28 Aug 2015
John Gray discusses why it's time to rethink today's narrow view of atheism.
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John Gray: Recalling Eric Ambler
Fri 21 Aug 2015
John Gray frecalls the work of Eric Ambler and finds unsettling contemporary echoes.
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John Gray: Euro Despair
Fri 14 Aug 2015
John Gray sees the euro as a misconceived project with Greece's economy as a casualty.
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Adam Gopnik: Long-Form Television
Fri 7 Aug 2015
Adam Gopnik reflects on the reason for our obsession with long-form television series.
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Peter Aspden: In Love with Greece
Fri 24 Jul 2015
Peter Aspden reflects on the emotional power of the cultural influence of Greece.
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Adam Gopnik: In Praise of Privacy
Fri 17 Jul 2015
Adam Gopnik reflects on the need to protect private communications in the internet age.
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Adam Gopnik: Power, Persecution and Pluralism
Fri 10 Jul 2015
Adam Gopnik wonders why religious people are feeling 'persecuted' by same-sex marriage.
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Adam Gopnik: Family Reunions
Fri 3 Jul 2015
Adam Gopnik's ten-year family reunion brings into focus the passage of time.
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Adam Gopnik: Words and Music
Fri 26 Jun 2015
Adam Gopnik's casts light on the mysterious relationship between words and music.
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Adam Gopnik: Indispensable Man
Fri 19 Jun 2015
Adam Gopnik concludes there are no indispensable people in any family or organisation.
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AL Kennedy: The Worth of Education
Fri 12 Jun 2015
AL Kennedy on the drive to make money out of education.
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AL Kennedy: Creamola Foam remembered
Fri 5 Jun 2015
AL Kennedy reflects on how age changes our view of the past and the future.
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In Praise of Courtesy
Fri 29 May 2015
AL Kennedy explores the merits of courtesy, but she points out that it can be complicated.
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Politics of Hope
Fri 22 May 2015
AL Kennedy says the election results in Scotland reflect a surge in political engagement.
