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The Reith Lectures 2009 - 4 - A New Politics of the Common Good
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Prof. Michael Sandel
Professor Sandel makes the case for a moral and civic renewal in democratic politics.
Professor Sandel makes the case for a moral and civic renewal in democratic politics.
Scientific Horizons: Martin Rees, President of the Royal Society, Master of Trinity College and Astronomer Royal, delivers four lectures exploring the challenges facing science in the 21st century.In the first lecture he asks who we should trust to explain the risks we face.
Scientific Horizons: Martin Rees, President of the Royal Society, Master of Trinity College and Astronomer Royal, delivers four lectures exploring the challenges facing science in the 21st century.In the first lecture he asks who we should trust to explain the risks we face.
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The Reith Lectures 2010 - 4 - The Runaway World
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Martin Rees
Prof Rees calls for the UK to stay at the forefront of scientific research and discovery.
Prof Rees calls for the UK to stay at the forefront of scientific research and discovery.
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The Reith Lectures 2011 - 1 - Liberty
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Ang San Suu Kyi
Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and former Director-General of MI5 Baroness Manningham-Buller deliver the 2011 BBC Reith Lectures. Aung San Suu Kyi explores what freedom means in the first of the 2011 Reith Lectures.
Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and former Director-General of MI5 Baroness Manningham-Buller deliver the 2011 BBC Reith Lectures. Aung San Suu Kyi explores what freedom means in the first of the 2011 Reith Lectures.
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The Reith Lectures 2011 - 2- Dissent
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Ang San Suu Kyi
The pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, examines what drives people to dissent in the second of the 2011 Reith Lecture series. 'Securing Freedom'.
The pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, examines what drives people to dissent in the second of the 2011 Reith Lecture series. 'Securing Freedom'.
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The Reith Lectures 2011 - 3 - Terror
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Eliza Manningham-Buller
The former Director-General of the Security Service (MI5), Eliza Manningham-Buller gives the first of her BBC Reith Lectures 2011 called " Terror."
The former Director-General of the Security Service (MI5), Eliza Manningham-Buller gives the first of her BBC Reith Lectures 2011 called " Terror."
The former Director-General of the Security Service (MI5), Eliza Manningham-Buller gives the second of her BBC Reith Lectures 2011. In this lecture called " Security" she argues that the security and intelligence services in a democracy have a good record of protecting and preserving freedom.
The former Director-General of the Security Service (MI5), Eliza Manningham-Buller gives the second of her BBC Reith Lectures 2011. In this lecture called " Security" she argues that the security and intelligence services in a democracy have a good record of protecting and preserving freedom.
In this third and final Reith lecture the former Director General of the security service (MI5), Eliza Manningham-Buller, discusses policy priorities since 9.11. She reflects on the Arab Spring, and argues that the West's support of authoritarian regimes did, to some extent, fuel the growth of Al-Qaeda. The lecture also considers when we should talk to "terrorists".
In this third and final Reith lecture the former Director General of the security service (MI5), Eliza Manningham-Buller, discusses policy priorities since 9.11. She reflects on the Arab Spring, and argues that the West's support of authoritarian regimes did, to some extent, fuel the growth of Al-Qaeda. The lecture also considers when we should talk to "terrorists".
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The World in 2003
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Fishburn, The Economist , The Economist Shop , 2002
The Economist review of the year 2003.
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The Economist review of the year 2003.
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The World in 2004
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The Economist , David Hanger , 2004
The Economist review of the year 2004.
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- Politics & Public Policy
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The Economist review of the year 2004.
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The World in 2005
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Danil Franklin , The Economist , 2005
The Economist review of the year 2005.
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- Politics & Public Policy
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The Economist review of the year 2005.
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7/7 One Day in London
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BBC 2
The day after London won the Olympic bid, terrorists attacked the public transport network killing 52 people and injuring over 700.
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- Politics & Public Policy
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The day after London won the Olympic bid, terrorists attacked the public transport network killing 52 people and injuring over 700.
Documentary marking the tenth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States. The day is recalled by key decision-makers including Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld.
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- Politics & Public Policy
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Documentary marking the tenth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States. The day is recalled by key decision-makers including Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld.
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9/11: Emergency Room
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Channel 4
This brand new film tells of the emergency treatment of the injured that took place in and around the World Trade Center as the jets crashed and the towers fell on the morning of 9/11.
- TV-Recordings
- Politics & Public Policy
- English subtitles
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This brand new film tells of the emergency treatment of the injured that took place in and around the World Trade Center as the jets crashed and the towers fell on the morning of 9/11.
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9/11: Phone Calls from the Towers
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Channel 4
Featuring newly-uncovered audio recordings, previously unseen home movies and powerful testimony from the victims' families, 9/11: Phone Calls from the Towers tells the stories of some of the people trapped in the World Trade Center on 11 September 2001.
- TV-Recordings
- Politics & Public Policy
- English subtitles
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Featuring newly-uncovered audio recordings, previously unseen home movies and powerful testimony from the victims' families, 9/11: Phone Calls from the Towers tells the stories of some of the people trapped in the World Trade Center on 11 September 2001.
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9/11: State of Emergency
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Channel 4
This feature-length drama-documentary tells the story of 9/11 in the words of key political and military leaders as well as ordinary people who suddenly found themselves on the frontlines of a new kind of war.
- TV-Recordings
- Politics & Public Policy
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This feature-length drama-documentary tells the story of 9/11 in the words of key political and military leaders as well as ordinary people who suddenly found themselves on the frontlines of a new kind of war.
The Conspiracy Files investigates the growing number of conspiracy theories surrounding the 9/11 attacks.
- TV-Recordings
- Politics & Public Policy
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The Conspiracy Files investigates the growing number of conspiracy theories surrounding the 9/11 attacks.
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A History of Britain - The Two Winstons
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Simon Schama
Simon Schama examines the lives of two figures: Winston Churchill and George Orwell.
- TV-Recordings
- Politics & Public Policy
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Simon Schama examines the lives of two figures: Winston Churchill and George Orwell.
Documentary which sheds new light on the greatest crisis to rock the British monarchy in centuries - the abdication of King Edward VIII. Usually, it has been presented as the only possible solution to his dilemma of having to choose between the throne and the woman he loved.
- TV-Recordings
- Politics & Public Policy
- No subtitles
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Documentary which sheds new light on the greatest crisis to rock the British monarchy in centuries - the abdication of King Edward VIII. Usually, it has been presented as the only possible solution to his dilemma of having to choose between the throne and the woman he loved.
Against a backdrop of war and poverty, this documentary traces the extraordinary journey of a team of young Afghan cricketers as they chase a seemingly impossible dream, shedding light on a nation beyond burqas, bombs, drugs and devastation.
- TV-Recordings
- Politics & Public Policy
- No subtitles
- 90
Against a backdrop of war and poverty, this documentary traces the extraordinary journey of a team of young Afghan cricketers as they chase a seemingly impossible dream, shedding light on a nation beyond burqas, bombs, drugs and devastation.
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Afghanistan: The Battle for Helmand
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Mark Urban
Mark Urban tells the inside story of Britain\'s fight for Helmand, told with unique access to the generals and frontline troops who were there.
- TV-Recordings
- Politics & Public Policy
- No subtitles
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Mark Urban tells the inside story of Britain\'s fight for Helmand, told with unique access to the generals and frontline troops who were there.
A series of films about how humans have been colonised by the machines they have built. Although we don't realise it, the way we see everything in the world today is through the eyes of the computers.
- TV-Recordings
- Politics & Public Policy
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A series of films about how humans have been colonised by the machines they have built. Although we don't realise it, the way we see everything in the world today is through the eyes of the computers.
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All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace Part 2: The Use and Abuse of Vegetational Concepts
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Adam Curtis
This looks at how the idea of nature as a self-regulating ecosystem is a machine fantasy.
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- Politics & Public Policy
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This looks at how the idea of nature as a self-regulating ecosystem is a machine fantasy.
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All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace Part 3: The Monkey in the Machine and the Machine in the Monkey
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Adam Curtis
Why do humans find the machine vision so beguiling - does it excuse our failure?
- TV-Recordings
- Politics & Public Policy
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Why do humans find the machine vision so beguiling - does it excuse our failure?
Archaeologist and historian Richard Miles examines the phenomenon of the Roman Republic.
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- Politics & Public Policy
- English subtitles
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Archaeologist and historian Richard Miles examines the phenomenon of the Roman Republic.
February 2009 marks the 30th anniversary of Ayatollah Khomeini’s return to Tehran and the overthrowing of the Shah. Throughout the month, BBC World News will have news and documentary coverage assessing the impact of the revolution on modern day Iran and its relations with the rest of the world.
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- Politics & Public Policy
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February 2009 marks the 30th anniversary of Ayatollah Khomeini’s return to Tehran and the overthrowing of the Shah. Throughout the month, BBC World News will have news and documentary coverage assessing the impact of the revolution on modern day Iran and its relations with the rest of the world.
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Bin Laden: Shoot to Kill
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Channel 4
A stellar cast of White House insiders speak on camera about the operation to find and kill Osama Bin Laden, including the first - and extraordinary - documentary interview with President Barack Obama on the subject.
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- Politics & Public Policy
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A stellar cast of White House insiders speak on camera about the operation to find and kill Osama Bin Laden, including the first - and extraordinary - documentary interview with President Barack Obama on the subject.
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Boris Johnson: The Irresistible Rise
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Adam Grimley
Boris Johnson is the biggest star in British politics. Nobody connects to the public like Boris, some even see him as a future Prime Minister.
- TV-Recordings
- Politics & Public Policy
- No subtitles
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Boris Johnson is the biggest star in British politics. Nobody connects to the public like Boris, some even see him as a future Prime Minister.
Syria\\\\\\\'s war - well into its fourth year and with no end in sight - is having a devastating impact on the lives of the country\\\\\\\'s children. Tens of thousands have been killed or wounded. Many are learning to hate. Many more are deeply traumatised. With unique access across the conflict\\\\\\\'s frontlines, Lyse Doucet follows the lives of six children over six months.
- TV-Recordings
- Politics & Public Policy
- English subtitles
- 60
Syria\\\\\\\'s war - well into its fourth year and with no end in sight - is having a devastating impact on the lives of the country\\\\\\\'s children. Tens of thousands have been killed or wounded. Many are learning to hate. Many more are deeply traumatised. With unique access across the conflict\\\\\\\'s frontlines, Lyse Doucet follows the lives of six children over six months.
Documentary arguing that Deng Xiaoping's capitalist revolution created today's China.
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- Politics & Public Policy
- English subtitles
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Documentary arguing that Deng Xiaoping's capitalist revolution created today's China.