A Point of View Podcast
A weekly reflection on a topical issue.
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Nazis - Gopnik's Amendment
Fri 29 Jun 2012
Adam Gopnik reflects on our continuing obsession with the Nazis.
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Adam Gopnik: Embarrassing Parents: The Thirteen-Year-Old Truth
Fri 8 Jun 2012
Adam Gopnik reflects on embarrassing, ridiculous and annoying parents - like himself!
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On Bees and Being
Fri 1 Jun 2012
Adam Gopnik muses on why Shakespeare didn't seem to know that the top bee is a girl bee.
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Will Self: A right loyal toast
Fri 25 May 2012
A week before the jubilee, Will Self reflects on the tradition of the Loyal Toast.
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Europe and my quadriga-spotting tour
Fri 18 May 2012
Will Self ponders the future of Europe, as he stands by Berlin's Brandenburg gate.
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Military matters
Fri 11 May 2012
Will Self asks what can drive political leaders into the arms of the military.
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Lords, lordlings and....crumpets
Fri 4 May 2012
Will Self explores Lords reform and the narrowing of the range of British political choice
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The rights of humans... and animals
Fri 27 Apr 2012
Will Self asks whether 'human rights' really exist, when they can so easily be taken away.
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Challenging Intellect
Fri 20 Apr 2012
Will Self says we should embrace the intellectual challenge of difficult books and art.
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Jubilee Celebrations
Fri 13 Apr 2012
David Cannadine reflects on the history of royal jubilee celebrations.
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Cathedral Heritage
Fri 6 Apr 2012
David Cannadine reflects at Easter time on the architectural glories of cathedrals.
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Fat Policemen
Fri 30 Mar 2012
David Cannadine reflects on the changing images of the typical policeman's size and shape.
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The Fashion for Westerns
Fri 23 Mar 2012
David Cannadine recalls the heyday of cinema and television Westerns.
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Power of the Press
Fri 16 Mar 2012
Historian David Cannadine reflects on the power of the press, past and present.
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Churchill's American Speeches
Fri 9 Mar 2012
Prof David Cannadine reflects on the enduring resonance of Churchill's speeches in America
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David Cannadine: Why Wear a Tie?
Fri 2 Mar 2012
David Cannadine compares the traditions of tie-wearing on both sides of the Atlantic.
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A History of Monetary Unions
Fri 24 Feb 2012
David Cannadine on the history of monetary unions and what causes success or failure.
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Bankers in America
Fri 17 Feb 2012
Historian David Cannadine reflects on attitudes towards bankers in America.
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Volume Control
Fri 20 Jan 2012
Lisa Jardine reflects on her aversion to today's new sources of noise.
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The Art of Gardening
Fri 13 Jan 2012
Lisa Jardine reflects on gardening's purity, and its darker, political aspect.
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Information Overload
Fri 6 Jan 2012
Historian Lisa Jardine reflects that information overload is not a new problem.
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Glamour in Austerity
Fri 30 Dec 2011
Lisa Jardine reflects on the historic power of royal glamour in times of austerity.
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The Memory Business
Thu 29 Dec 2011
Simon Schama reflects on how the world - ten years on - remembered the events of 9/11.
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