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The Paradox of Gorbachev's Reforms—Geoffrey Hosking - The Rediscovery of Politics
6/6 Professor Geoffrey Hosking analyses how democracy can evolve after a totalitarian regime.

Religion and the Atheist State—Geoffrey Hosking - The Rediscovery of Politics
5/6 Professor Geoffrey Hosking analyses the détente between the Soviet state and the Church.

The Flawed Melting Pot—Geoffrey Hosking - The Rediscovery of Politics
4/6 Professor Geoffrey Hosking discusses the national aspirations of the Soviet peoples.

A Civil Society In Embryo—Geoffrey Hosking - The Rediscovery of Politics
3/6 Professor Geoffrey Hosking investigates the embryonic state of a civil Soviet society.

The Return Of The Repressed—Geoffrey Hosking - The Rediscovery of Politics
2/6 Professor Geoffrey Hosking investigates the communal amnesia found in Soviet society.

A Great Power in Crisis—Geoffrey Hosking - The Rediscovery of Politics
1/6 Professor Geoffrey Hosking analyses how a 'glasnost' affects the Soviet economy.

Stand Up and Be Misunderstood—Alexander Goehr - The Survival of The Symphony
6/6 Professor Alexander Goehr stresses why society must fight to save the symphony.

Let the People Sing—Alexander Goehr - The Survival of The Symphony
5/6 Professor Alexander Goehr explores the creation of 'community' music by modern composers.

A Licence for Licence—Alexander Goehr - The Survival of The Symphony
4/6 Professor Alexander Goehr explores how avant-garde music lost its edge.

Past and Present—Alexander Goehr - The Survival of The Symphony
3/6 Professor Alexander Goehr diagnoses the pressures of contemporary music-making.