Agenda Episodes Available now

Agenda 2000 – Review of the Year
Review of the year 2000 around the world starts with a reflection on the nature of time

Desmond Tutu – On Reconciliation
Archbishop Desmond Tutu talks about healing the divided communities in South Africa

Shopping and the Price of Pleasure
Is Christmas shopping a prime case of retail mania? And what makes a shopaholic?

Visions of the Future – Interview with Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C Clarke, author of 2001: Space Odyssey, in a special Millennial edition

Racism in South Africa after Apartheid
Does racism still blight Nelson Mandela's "rainbow nation" six years after his release?

Literature and Writing Politics
Is the pen mightier than the sword? Literature as vehicle for political thought and change

The City of the Future
More than half the world's people live in cities. How do we make them fit for the future?

What Is Fundamentalism?
The rise of religious fundamentalism of all varieties and its challenges to governments

The Politics of Identity
The perils of identity politics and the emergence of a global identity

Anatomy of the Idea
The origin of great ideas and the nature of originality are explored