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<rss xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:ppg="http://bbc.co.uk/2009/01/ppgRss" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>Reith Lectures Archive: 1976-2011</title><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00729d9</link><description>Series of annual radio lectures on significant contemporary issues, delivered by leading figures from the relevant fields</description><itunes:summary>Series of annual radio lectures on significant contemporary issues, delivered by leading figures from the relevant fields</itunes:summary><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:name>BBC</itunes:name><itunes:email>podcast.support@bbc.co.uk</itunes:email></itunes:owner><language>en-gb</language><ppg:systemRef systemId="pid.brand" key="b00729d9" /><ppg:systemRef systemId="pid.brand" key="b00brvmt" /><ppg:systemRef systemId="pid.brand" key="p003drl8" /><ppg:systemRef systemId="pid.brand" key="b00sk5nc" /><ppg:systemRef systemId="pid.format" key="PT004" /><ppg:systemRef systemId="pid.genre" key="C00063" /><ppg:systemRef systemId="pid.genre" key="C00062" /><ppg:systemRef systemId="pid.genre" key="C00045" /><ppg:network id="radio4" name="BBC Radio 4" /><ppg:network id="worldservice" name="BBC World Service" /><ppg:network id="archive" name="BBC Collections" /><ppg:link secondary="secondary" url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/reith" /><ppg:link secondary="secondary" url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/rla48" /><ppg:seriesDetails typicalDuration="PT45M" active="true" public="true" region="all" launchDate="2011-05-31" frequency="occasionally" daysLive="-1" liveItems="188" /><image><url>http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/assets/artwork/rla76.jpg</url><title>Reith Lectures Archive: 1976-2011</title><link>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00729d9</link></image><itunes:image href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/assets/artwork/rla76.jpg" /><copyright>(C) BBC 2012</copyright><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 12:36:46 +0100</pubDate><itunes:category text="Society &amp; Culture" /><itunes:keywords>Michael Sandel, justice, BBC, Reith Lectures, Radio 4, politics, philosophy, citizenship, morality, community, ideas, markets</itunes:keywords><media:keywords>Michael Sandel, justice, BBC, Reith Lectures, Radio 4, politics, philosophy, citizenship, morality, community, ideas, markets</media:keywords><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><media:rating scheme="urn:simple">nonadult</media:rating><atom:link href="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><item><title>RLA: Eliza Manningham-Buller: Securing Freedom 3 20 SEP 2011</title><description>Baroness Eliza Manningham-Buller, the former director-general of MI5, the British security service, gives her third and final BBC Reith Lecture, entitled Freedom. She discusses policy priorities since 9/11 and 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".</description><itunes:subtitle>Baroness Eliza Manningham-Buller, the former director-general of MI5, the British security service, gives her third and final BBC Reith Lecture, entitled Freedom. She discusses policy priorities since 9/11 and reflects on the Arab Spring, and argues...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Baroness Eliza Manningham-Buller, the former director-general of MI5, the British security service, gives her third and final BBC Reith Lecture, entitled Freedom. She discusses policy priorities since 9/11 and 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. 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She argues that the security and intelligence services have a good record of protecting and preserving freedom, but concedes that the use of water-boarding by the United States has not made the world a safer place. "Torture is illegal" and "never justified," she says.</description><itunes:subtitle>Baroness Eliza Manningham-Buller, the former director-general of MI5, the British security service, gives the second of her BBC Reith Lectures, entitled Security. She argues that the security and intelligence services have a good record of protecting...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Baroness Eliza Manningham-Buller, the former director-general of MI5, the British security service, gives the second of her BBC Reith Lectures, entitled Security. She argues that the security and intelligence services have a good record of protecting and preserving freedom, but concedes that the use of water-boarding by the United States has not made the world a safer place. "Torture is illegal" and "never justified," she says.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 09:30:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>42:20</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20110913-0930b.mp3" length="20418619" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20110913-0930.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20110913-0930b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20110913-0930b.mp3" fileSize="20418619" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2540" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Eliza Manningham-Buller: Securing Freedom 1 06 SEP 2011</title><description>Baroness Eliza Manningham-Buller, the former director-general of MI5, the British security service, gives the first of her BBC Reith Lectures, entitled Terror. On the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the United States she reflects on the lasting significance of that day. Was it a terrorist crime? An act of war? Or something different?</description><itunes:subtitle>Baroness Eliza Manningham-Buller, the former director-general of MI5, the British security service, gives the first of her BBC Reith Lectures, entitled Terror. On the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the United States she reflects on the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Baroness Eliza Manningham-Buller, the former director-general of MI5, the British security service, gives the first of her BBC Reith Lectures, entitled Terror. On the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the United States she reflects on the lasting significance of that day. Was it a terrorist crime? An act of war? 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The Burmese pro-democracy leader reflects on her own experience under house arrest in Burma, exploring the universal human aspiration to be free and the spirit which drives people to dissent. She also comments on the Arab Spring, comparing the event that triggered last December's revolution in Tunisia with the death of a student during a protest in Burma in 1988.</description><itunes:subtitle>Aung San Suu Kyi discusses what freedom means in the first of her 2011 Reith Lectures, entitled Liberty. The Burmese pro-democracy leader reflects on her own experience under house arrest in Burma, exploring the universal human aspiration to be free...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Aung San Suu Kyi discusses what freedom means in the first of her 2011 Reith Lectures, entitled Liberty. The Burmese pro-democracy leader reflects on her own experience under house arrest in Burma, exploring the universal human aspiration to be free and the spirit which drives people to dissent. She also comments on the Arab Spring, comparing the event that triggered last December's revolution in Tunisia with the death of a student during a protest in Burma in 1988.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:15:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>53:38</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20110628-0915c.mp3" length="25837727" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20110628-0915.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20110628-0915c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20110628-0915c.mp3" fileSize="25837727" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="3218" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Martin Rees: Scientific Horizons 4 2010</title><description>Astronomer Royal Professor Martin Rees explores how fast the world is moving in the 21st Century, in the final Reith Lecture from his series 'Scientific Horizons'. Speaking at the Open University in Milton Keynes, the home of online learning, he acknowledges how the internet and other technologies have transformed our lives.</description><itunes:subtitle>Astronomer Royal Professor Martin Rees explores how fast the world is moving in the 21st Century, in the final Reith Lecture from his series 'Scientific Horizons'. Speaking at the Open University in Milton Keynes, the home of online learning, he...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Astronomer Royal Professor Martin Rees explores how fast the world is moving in the 21st Century, in the final Reith Lecture from his series 'Scientific Horizons'. Speaking at the Open University in Milton Keynes, the home of online learning, he acknowledges how the internet and other technologies have transformed our lives.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:40:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>41:54</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/reith/reith_20100622-0940a.mp3" length="20201025" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/reith/reith_20100622-0940.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/reith/reith_20100622-0940a.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/reith/reith_20100622-0940a.mp3" fileSize="20201025" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2514" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Martin Rees: Scientific Horizons 3 2010</title><description>Astronomer Royal Professor Martin Rees says there are things that will always lie beyond our sphere of comprehension and we should accept the limits to our knowledge, in the third lecture of his Reith Lectures series 'Scientific Horizons'.</description><itunes:subtitle>Astronomer Royal Professor Martin Rees says there are things that will always lie beyond our sphere of comprehension and we should accept the limits to our knowledge, in the third lecture of his Reith Lectures series 'Scientific Horizons'....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Astronomer Royal Professor Martin Rees says there are things that will always lie beyond our sphere of comprehension and we should accept the limits to our knowledge, in the third lecture of his Reith Lectures series 'Scientific Horizons'.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 09:45:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>41:45</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/reith/reith_20100615-0945a.mp3" length="20124361" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/reith/reith_20100615-0945.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/reith/reith_20100615-0945a.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/reith/reith_20100615-0945a.mp3" fileSize="20124361" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2505" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Martin Rees: Scientific Horizons 2 2010</title><description>Astronomer Royal Professor Martin Rees explores how Earth is coming under increasing strain from climate change, population explosion and food shortages in the second Reith Lecture from his series 'Scientific Horizons'. 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He calls for a new politics of the common good and says that we need to think of ourselves as citizens, not just consumers.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>42:52</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20090630-0900e.mp3" length="20668756" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20090630-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20090630-0900e.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20090630-0900e.mp3" fileSize="20668756" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2572" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Michael Sandel: A New Citizenship 3 2009</title><description>Political philosopher Professor Michael Sandel considers how we should use our ever-increasing scientific knowledge in the third Reith Lecture from his series 'A New Citizenship'. New genetic technologies hold great promise for treating and curing disease, but how far we should go in using them to manipulate muscles, moods and gender?</description><itunes:subtitle>Political philosopher Professor Michael Sandel considers how we should use our ever-increasing scientific knowledge in the third Reith Lecture from his series 'A New Citizenship'. New genetic technologies hold great promise for treating and curing...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Political philosopher Professor Michael Sandel considers how we should use our ever-increasing scientific knowledge in the third Reith Lecture from his series 'A New Citizenship'. New genetic technologies hold great promise for treating and curing disease, but how far we should go in using them to manipulate muscles, moods and gender?</itunes:summary><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>42:54</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20090623-0900e.mp3" length="20681146" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20090623-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20090623-0900e.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20090623-0900e.mp3" fileSize="20681146" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2574" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Michael Sandel: A New Citizenship 2 2009</title><description>Political philosopher Professor Michael Sandel considers the role of moral arguments in politics in the second lecture from his series 'A New Citizenship'. He believes that it is often not possible for government to be neutral on moral questions.</description><itunes:subtitle>Political philosopher Professor Michael Sandel considers the role of moral arguments in politics in the second lecture from his series 'A New Citizenship'. He believes that it is often not possible for government to be neutral on moral questions....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Political philosopher Professor Michael Sandel considers the role of moral arguments in politics in the second lecture from his series 'A New Citizenship'. He believes that it is often not possible for government to be neutral on moral questions.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>42:47</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20090616-0900d.mp3" length="20626658" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20090616-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20090616-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20090616-0900d.mp3" fileSize="20626658" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2567" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Michael Sandel: A New Citizenship 1 2009</title><description>Political philosopher Professor Michael Sandel delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series 'A New Citizenship'. The Harvard Professor of Government analyses the prospects of a new political age which is designed with the common good at its centre.</description><itunes:subtitle>Political philosopher Professor Michael Sandel delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series 'A New Citizenship'. The Harvard Professor of Government analyses the prospects of a new political age which is designed with the common good at its...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Political philosopher Professor Michael Sandel delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series 'A New Citizenship'. The Harvard Professor of Government analyses the prospects of a new political age which is designed with the common good at its centre.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>42:53</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20090609-0900e.mp3" length="20672764" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20090609-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20090609-0900e.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20090609-0900e.mp3" fileSize="20672764" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2573" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Jonathan Spence: Chinese Vistas 4 2008</title><description>Professor of Chinese history Jonathan Spence discusses how Chinese ideas of athleticism have slowly evolved over the centuries in the final Reith Lecture from his series 'Chinese Vistas'. He explores how it has changed from languorous courtship and formalised martial arts to the demanding arenas of team sports and ultimately the Olympics.</description><itunes:subtitle>Professor of Chinese history Jonathan Spence discusses how Chinese ideas of athleticism have slowly evolved over the centuries in the final Reith Lecture from his series 'Chinese Vistas'. He explores how it has changed from languorous courtship and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Professor of Chinese history Jonathan Spence discusses how Chinese ideas of athleticism have slowly evolved over the centuries in the final Reith Lecture from his series 'Chinese Vistas'. He explores how it has changed from languorous courtship and formalised martial arts to the demanding arenas of team sports and ultimately the Olympics.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>52:36</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20080624-0900e.mp3" length="25339903" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20080624-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20080624-0900e.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20080624-0900e.mp3" fileSize="25339903" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="3156" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Jonathan Spence: Chinese Vistas 3 2008</title><description>Professor of Chinese history Jonathan Spence examines China’s relations with The United States of America in the third Reith Lecture from his series 'Chinese Vistas'. He considers how the United States gradually moved from its position as a dominant beacon of democracy for China, to becoming a more demanding global rival. Is America right to be wary of the emerging superpower or can the two economic and military giants co-exist happily?</description><itunes:subtitle>Professor of Chinese history Jonathan Spence examines China’s relations with The United States of America in the third Reith Lecture from his series 'Chinese Vistas'. He considers how the United States gradually moved from its position as a dominant...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Professor of Chinese history Jonathan Spence examines China’s relations with The United States of America in the third Reith Lecture from his series 'Chinese Vistas'. He considers how the United States gradually moved from its position as a dominant beacon of democracy for China, to becoming a more demanding global rival. Is America right to be wary of the emerging superpower or can the two economic and military giants co-exist happily?</itunes:summary><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>43:05</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20080617-0900e.mp3" length="20776243" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20080617-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20080617-0900e.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20080617-0900e.mp3" fileSize="20776243" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2585" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Jonathan Spence: Chinese Vistas 2 2008</title><description>Professor of Chinese history Jonathan Spence examines China's relations with the United Kingdom in his second Reith Lecture from the series 'Chinese Vistas'. He considers how three centuries of trade, warfare, unequal treaties and missionary endeavours has shaped our mutual perceptions.</description><itunes:subtitle>Professor of Chinese history Jonathan Spence examines China's relations with the United Kingdom in his second Reith Lecture from the series 'Chinese Vistas'. He considers how three centuries of trade, warfare, unequal treaties and missionary...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Professor of Chinese history Jonathan Spence examines China's relations with the United Kingdom in his second Reith Lecture from the series 'Chinese Vistas'. He considers how three centuries of trade, warfare, unequal treaties and missionary endeavours has shaped our mutual perceptions.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>43:02</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20080610-0900e.mp3" length="20747777" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20080610-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20080610-0900e.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20080610-0900e.mp3" fileSize="20747777" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2582" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Jonathan Spence: Chinese Vistas 1 2008</title><description>Professor of Chinese history Jonathan Spence reflects on China's most enduring thinker Confucius in the first lecture from his Reith Lectures series 'Chinese Vistas'. 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the final lecture from his Reith Lectures series 'Bursting at the Seams'.</description><itunes:subtitle>Economist Professor Jeffrey Sachs calls for a new Enlightenment to help make globalisation work for all and lays out a blueprint for global co-operation in&#xD;
the final lecture from his Reith Lectures series 'Bursting at the Seams'....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Economist Professor Jeffrey Sachs calls for a new Enlightenment to help make globalisation work for all and lays out a blueprint for global co-operation in&#xD;
the final lecture from his Reith Lectures series 'Bursting at the Seams'.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2007 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>43:11</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20070509-0900f.mp3" length="20821198" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20070509-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20070509-0900f.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20070509-0900f.mp3" fileSize="20821198" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2591" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Jeffrey Sachs: Bursting at the Seams 4 2007</title><description>Economist Professor Jeffrey Sachs considers the challenges of extreme poverty and the worry of the developed world, which fears for its own prosperity, in the fourth lecture from his Reith Lectures series 'Bursting at the Seams'.</description><itunes:subtitle>Economist Professor Jeffrey Sachs considers the challenges of extreme poverty and the worry of the developed world, which fears for its own prosperity, in the fourth lecture from his Reith Lectures series 'Bursting at the Seams'....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Economist Professor Jeffrey Sachs considers the challenges of extreme poverty and the worry of the developed world, which fears for its own prosperity, in the fourth lecture from his Reith Lectures series 'Bursting at the Seams'.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2007 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>43:06</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20070502-0900d.mp3" length="20783433" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid 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second of his Reith Lectures series 'Bursting at the Seams'.</description><itunes:subtitle>Economist Professor Jeffrey Sachs discusses China's emergence as an economic superpower and asks effect this will have on the global climate in the second of his Reith Lectures series 'Bursting at the Seams'....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Economist Professor Jeffrey Sachs discusses China's emergence as an economic superpower and asks effect this will have on the global climate in the second of his Reith Lectures series 'Bursting at the Seams'.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>42:57</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20070418-0900d.mp3" length="20706786" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20070418-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20070418-0900d.mp3</link><media:content 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09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>41:59</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20070411-0900d.mp3" length="20242571" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20070411-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20070411-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20070411-0900d.mp3" fileSize="20242571" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2519" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Daniel Barenboim: In the Beginning was Sound 5 2006</title><description>Pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim explores the power that music has over us in the final lecture of his Reith Lectures series 'In the Beginning was Sound'. 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He considers the difference between power and strength in music, and in life.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2006 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>42:09</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20060505-0900d.mp3" length="20327207" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20060505-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20060505-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20060505-0900d.mp3" fileSize="20327207" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2529" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Daniel Barenboim: In the Beginning was Sound 4 2006</title><description>Pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim examines how music has the power to bring people together in the fourth lecture from his Reith Lectures series 'In the Beginning was Sound'.</description><itunes:subtitle>Pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim examines how music has the power to bring people together in the fourth lecture from his Reith Lectures series 'In the Beginning was Sound'....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim examines how music has the power to bring people together in the fourth lecture from his Reith Lectures series 'In the Beginning was Sound'.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2006 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>41:59</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20060428-0900d.mp3" length="20243235" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20060428-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20060428-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20060428-0900d.mp3" fileSize="20243235" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2519" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Daniel Barenboim: In the Beginning was Sound 3 2006</title><description>Pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim argues that classical music is not an exclusive language - it can be accessible to all - in the third lecture in his Reith Lectures series&#xD;
'In the Beginning was Sound'.</description><itunes:subtitle>Pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim argues that classical music is not an exclusive language - it can be accessible to all - in the third lecture in his Reith Lectures series&#xD;
'In the Beginning was Sound'....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim argues that classical music is not an exclusive language - it can be accessible to all - in the third lecture in his Reith Lectures series&#xD;
'In the Beginning was Sound'.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>41:53</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20060421-0900d.mp3" length="20193312" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20060421-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20060421-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20060421-0900d.mp3" fileSize="20193312" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2513" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Daniel Barenboim: In the Beginning was Sound 2 2006</title><description>Pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim examines what he calls ‘the neglected sense’ - the ear - in the second lecture in his Reith Lectures series 'In the Beginning was Sound'. 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He explores the responsibilities of the technologist.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2005 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>42:56</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20050504-0900d.mp3" length="20697206" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20050504-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20050504-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20050504-0900d.mp3" fileSize="20697206" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2576" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Alec Broers: The Triumph of Technology 4 2005</title><description>Nanotechnology pioneer Lord Alec Broers explores the impact of nanotechnology and its origins in electronics in the fourth Reith Lecture from his series 'The Triumph of Technology'.</description><itunes:subtitle>Nanotechnology pioneer Lord Alec Broers explores the impact of nanotechnology and its origins in electronics in the fourth Reith Lecture from his series 'The Triumph of Technology'....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Nanotechnology pioneer Lord Alec Broers explores the impact of nanotechnology and its origins in electronics in the fourth Reith Lecture from his series 'The Triumph of Technology'.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2005 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>42:47</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20050427-0900d.mp3" length="20631255" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20050427-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20050427-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20050427-0900d.mp3" fileSize="20631255" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2567" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Alec Broers: The Triumph of Technology 3 2005</title><description>Nanotechnology pioneer Lord Alec Broers delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series 'The Triumph of Technology'. 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He explores the profound changes that have taken place in the development of ideas and their translation in to the market place.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2005 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>42:57</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20050420-0900d.mp3" length="20711994" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20050420-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20050420-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20050420-0900d.mp3" fileSize="20711994" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2577" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Alec Broers: The Triumph of Technology 2 2005</title><description>Nanotechnology pioneer Lord Alec Broers explores the origins of modern technologies and explains why he believes that global collaboration is essential for success in the second Reith Lecture from his series 'The Triumph of Technology'.</description><itunes:subtitle>Nanotechnology pioneer Lord Alec Broers explores the origins of modern technologies and explains why he believes that global collaboration is essential for success in the second Reith Lecture from his series 'The Triumph of Technology'....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Nanotechnology pioneer Lord Alec Broers explores the origins of modern technologies and explains why he believes that global collaboration is essential for success in the second Reith Lecture from his series 'The Triumph of Technology'.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2005 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>42:44</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20050413-0900d.mp3" length="20607153" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20050413-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20050413-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20050413-0900d.mp3" fileSize="20607153" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2564" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Alec Broers: The Triumph of Technology 1 2005</title><description>Nanotechnology pioneer Lord Alec Broers delivers his first Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Triumph of Technology'. He sets out his belief that technology can and should hold the key to the future.</description><itunes:subtitle>Nanotechnology pioneer Lord Alec Broers delivers his first Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Triumph of Technology'. He sets out his belief that technology can and should hold the key to the future....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Nanotechnology pioneer Lord Alec Broers delivers his first Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Triumph of Technology'. He sets out his belief that technology can and should hold the key to the future.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2005 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>42:57</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20050406-0900d.mp3" length="20710040" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20050406-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20050406-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20050406-0900d.mp3" fileSize="20710040" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2577" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Wole Soyinka: The Climate of Fear 5 2004</title><description>Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka delivers his final Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Climate of Fear'. He examines the causes and impact of fanaticism and explores the role of the 'invisible' religions around the globe. He considers the world views which are tempering the forces that seek to dichotomise the world.</description><itunes:subtitle>Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka delivers his final Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Climate of Fear'. He examines the causes and impact of fanaticism and explores the role of the 'invisible' religions around the globe. He considers the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka delivers his final Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Climate of Fear'. He examines the causes and impact of fanaticism and explores the role of the 'invisible' religions around the globe. He considers the world views which are tempering the forces that seek to dichotomise the world.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2004 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>42:47</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20040505-0900d.mp3" length="20627793" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20040505-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20040505-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20040505-0900d.mp3" fileSize="20627793" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2567" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Wole Soyinka: The Climate of Fear 4 2004</title><description>Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series 'The Climate of Fear'. He explores the notion of dignity within a climate of fear. What exactly is it? Why do nations enshrine it in their constitutions and Bills of Human Rights?</description><itunes:subtitle>Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series 'The Climate of Fear'. He explores the notion of dignity within a climate of fear. What exactly is it? Why do nations enshrine it in their constitutions and Bills...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series 'The Climate of Fear'. He explores the notion of dignity within a climate of fear. What exactly is it? Why do nations enshrine it in their constitutions and Bills of Human Rights?</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2004 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>43:02</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20040428-0900d.mp3" length="20751457" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20040428-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20040428-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20040428-0900d.mp3" fileSize="20751457" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2582" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Wole Soyinka: The Climate of Fear 3 2004</title><description>Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka examines the power of political and religious rhetoric in the third Reith Lecture from his series 'The Climate of Fear'. He asks what turns a mantra of faith in one religion into summons of death in another?</description><itunes:subtitle>Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka examines the power of political and religious rhetoric in the third Reith Lecture from his series 'The Climate of Fear'. He asks what turns a mantra of faith in one religion into summons of death in another?...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka examines the power of political and religious rhetoric in the third Reith Lecture from his series 'The Climate of Fear'. He asks what turns a mantra of faith in one religion into summons of death in another?</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2004 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>42:42</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20040421-0900e.mp3" length="20588218" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20040421-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20040421-0900e.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20040421-0900e.mp3" fileSize="20588218" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2562" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Wole Soyinka: The Climate of Fear 2 2004</title><description>Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka delivers his second Reith Lecture from his series 'The Climate of Fear'. He examines how difficult it can be to tell friend from foe and analyses why Power-mad dictators are a fact of life.</description><itunes:subtitle>Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka delivers his second Reith Lecture from his series 'The Climate of Fear'. He examines how difficult it can be to tell friend from foe and analyses why Power-mad dictators are a fact of life....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka delivers his second Reith Lecture from his series 'The Climate of Fear'. He examines how difficult it can be to tell friend from foe and analyses why Power-mad dictators are a fact of life.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2004 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>42:59</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20040414-0900d.mp3" length="20722597" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20040414-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20040414-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20040414-0900d.mp3" fileSize="20722597" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2579" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Wole Soyinka: The Climate of Fear 1 2004</title><description>Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series 'The Climate of Fear'. He considers the psychological changes that have taken place since the Cold War in regards to fear. He explores the nature of fear and its impact on individuals and society.</description><itunes:subtitle>Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series 'The Climate of Fear'. He considers the psychological changes that have taken place since the Cold War in regards to fear. He explores the nature of fear and its...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series 'The Climate of Fear'. He considers the psychological changes that have taken place since the Cold War in regards to fear. He explores the nature of fear and its impact on individuals and society.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2004 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>42:59</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20040407-0900d.mp3" length="20722816" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20040407-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20040407-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20040407-0900d.mp3" fileSize="20722816" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2579" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: VS Ramachandran: The Emerging Mind 5 2003</title><description>Neuroscientist Professor Ramachandran delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from his series ‘The Emerging Mind’. He argues that neuroscience, perhaps more than any other discipline, is capable of transforming man's understanding of himself and his place in the cosmos.</description><itunes:subtitle>Neuroscientist Professor Ramachandran delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from his series ‘The Emerging Mind’. He argues that neuroscience, perhaps more than any other discipline, is capable of transforming man's understanding of himself and his place in...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Neuroscientist Professor Ramachandran delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from his series ‘The Emerging Mind’. He argues that neuroscience, perhaps more than any other discipline, is capable of transforming man's understanding of himself and his place in the cosmos.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2003 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>42:56</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20030430-0900d.mp3" length="20703237" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20030430-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20030430-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20030430-0900d.mp3" fileSize="20703237" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2576" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: VS Ramachandran: The Emerging Mind 4 2003</title><description>Neuroscientis Professor Ramachandran delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series ‘The Emerging Mind’. He demonstrates experimentally that the phenomenon of synaesthesia is a genuine sensory effect.</description><itunes:subtitle>Neuroscientis Professor Ramachandran delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series ‘The Emerging Mind’. He demonstrates experimentally that the phenomenon of synaesthesia is a genuine sensory effect....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Neuroscientis Professor Ramachandran delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series ‘The Emerging Mind’. He demonstrates experimentally that the phenomenon of synaesthesia is a genuine sensory effect.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2003 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>43:04</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20030423-0900d.mp3" length="20764439" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20030423-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20030423-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20030423-0900d.mp3" fileSize="20764439" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2584" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: VS Ramachandran: The Emerging Mind 3 2003</title><description>Neuroscientist Professor Ramachandran delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series ‘The Emerging Mind’. He contemplates one of the most ancient questions in philosophy, psychology and anthropology: what is art?</description><itunes:subtitle>Neuroscientist Professor Ramachandran delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series ‘The Emerging Mind’. He contemplates one of the most ancient questions in philosophy, psychology and anthropology: what is art?...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Neuroscientist Professor Ramachandran delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series ‘The Emerging Mind’. He contemplates one of the most ancient questions in philosophy, psychology and anthropology: what is art?</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2003 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>42:53</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20030416-0900d.mp3" length="20678004" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20030416-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20030416-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20030416-0900d.mp3" fileSize="20678004" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2573" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: VS Ramachandran: The Emerging Mind 2 2003</title><description>Neuroscientist Professor Ramachandran delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series ‘The Emerging Mind’. He examines the process we call ‘seeing’; how we become consciously aware of things around us.</description><itunes:subtitle>Neuroscientist Professor Ramachandran delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series ‘The Emerging Mind’. He examines the process we call ‘seeing’; how we become consciously aware of things around us....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Neuroscientist Professor Ramachandran delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series ‘The Emerging Mind’. He examines the process we call ‘seeing’; how we become consciously aware of things around us.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2003 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>42:53</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20030409-0900d.mp3" length="20677944" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20030409-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20030409-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20030409-0900d.mp3" fileSize="20677944" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2573" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: VS Ramachandran: The Emerging Mind 1 2003</title><description>Neuroscientist Professor Ramachandran delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series ‘The Emerging Mind’. He argues that by studying neurological syndromes that have been largely ignored, we can sometimes acquire novel insights into the functions of the normal brain.</description><itunes:subtitle>Neuroscientist Professor Ramachandran delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series ‘The Emerging Mind’. He argues that by studying neurological syndromes that have been largely ignored, we can sometimes acquire novel insights into the functions of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Neuroscientist Professor Ramachandran delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series ‘The Emerging Mind’. He argues that by studying neurological syndromes that have been largely ignored, we can sometimes acquire novel insights into the functions of the normal brain.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2003 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>42:59</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20030402-0900d.mp3" length="20726866" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20030402-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20030402-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20030402-0900d.mp3" fileSize="20726866" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2579" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Onora O'Neill: A Question of Trust 5 2002</title><description>Philosopher Onora O'Neill delivers the final Reith Lecture from her series ‘A Question of Trust’. She asks how we can decide when to trust those who inform us about the wider world, in particular, media reporters.</description><itunes:subtitle>Philosopher Onora O'Neill delivers the final Reith Lecture from her series ‘A Question of Trust’. She asks how we can decide when to trust those who inform us about the wider world, in particular, media reporters....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Philosopher Onora O'Neill delivers the final Reith Lecture from her series ‘A Question of Trust’. She asks how we can decide when to trust those who inform us about the wider world, in particular, media reporters.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2002 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>42:58</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20020501-0900d.mp3" length="20712929" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20020501-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20020501-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20020501-0900d.mp3" fileSize="20712929" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2578" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Onora O'Neill: A Question of Trust 4 2002</title><description>Philosopher Onora O'Neill delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from her series ‘A Question of Trust’. She discusses the issue of transparency and argues it can also add to the ways in which the public can be deceived.</description><itunes:subtitle>Philosopher Onora O'Neill delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from her series ‘A Question of Trust’. She discusses the issue of transparency and argues it can also add to the ways in which the public can be deceived....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Philosopher Onora O'Neill delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from her series ‘A Question of Trust’. She discusses the issue of transparency and argues it can also add to the ways in which the public can be deceived.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2002 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>42:52</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20020424-0900d.mp3" length="20665813" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20020424-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20020424-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20020424-0900d.mp3" fileSize="20665813" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2572" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Onora O'Neill: A Question of Trust 3 2002</title><description>Philosopher Onora O'Neill delivers the third Reith Lecture from her series ‘A Question of Trust’. She explores the quest for greater accountability in government, institutions and professionals.</description><itunes:subtitle>Philosopher Onora O'Neill delivers the third Reith Lecture from her series ‘A Question of Trust’. She explores the quest for greater accountability in government, institutions and professionals....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Philosopher Onora O'Neill delivers the third Reith Lecture from her series ‘A Question of Trust’. She explores the quest for greater accountability in government, institutions and professionals.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2002 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>42:55</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20020417-0900d.mp3" length="20695225" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20020417-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20020417-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20020417-0900d.mp3" fileSize="20695225" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2575" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Onora O'Neill: A Question of Trust 2 2002</title><description>Philosopher Onora O'Neill delivers the second Reith Lecture from her series ‘A Question of Trust’. She examines the search for justice in conditions where the basis for trust is threatened by violence and intimidation.</description><itunes:subtitle>Philosopher Onora O'Neill delivers the second Reith Lecture from her series ‘A Question of Trust’. She examines the search for justice in conditions where the basis for trust is threatened by violence and intimidation....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Philosopher Onora O'Neill delivers the second Reith Lecture from her series ‘A Question of Trust’. She examines the search for justice in conditions where the basis for trust is threatened by violence and intimidation.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2002 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>42:52</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20020410-0900d.mp3" length="20670687" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20020410-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20020410-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20020410-0900d.mp3" fileSize="20670687" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2572" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Onora O'Neill: A Question of Trust 1 2002</title><description>Philosopher Onora O'Neill delivers the first Reith Lecture from her series ‘A Question of Trust’. She examines the nature of trust, its role in society, and asks if there is real evidence of a crisis of trust.</description><itunes:subtitle>Philosopher Onora O'Neill delivers the first Reith Lecture from her series ‘A Question of Trust’. She examines the nature of trust, its role in society, and asks if there is real evidence of a crisis of trust....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Philosopher Onora O'Neill delivers the first Reith Lecture from her series ‘A Question of Trust’. She examines the nature of trust, its role in society, and asks if there is real evidence of a crisis of trust.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2002 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>42:53</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20020403-0900d.mp3" length="20673222" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20020403-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20020403-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20020403-0900d.mp3" fileSize="20673222" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2573" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Tom Kirkwood: The End of Age 5 2001</title><description>Biologist Professor Tom Kirkwood delivers the final Reith Lecture from his series ‘The End of Age’. He argues that the longevity revolution has reached a turning-point and the decisions we take in the next few years will have far-reaching consequences for the state of future society.</description><itunes:subtitle>Biologist Professor Tom Kirkwood delivers the final Reith Lecture from his series ‘The End of Age’. He argues that the longevity revolution has reached a turning-point and the decisions we take in the next few years will have far-reaching consequences...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Biologist Professor Tom Kirkwood delivers the final Reith Lecture from his series ‘The End of Age’. He argues that the longevity revolution has reached a turning-point and the decisions we take in the next few years will have far-reaching consequences for the state of future society.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2001 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>42:38</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20010502-0900d.mp3" length="20552850" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20010502-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20010502-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20010502-0900d.mp3" fileSize="20552850" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2558" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Tom Kirkwood: The End of Age 4 2001</title><description>Biologist Professor Tom Kirkwood delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series ‘The End of Age’. He argues that we need to recognise that in making choices about meeting the challenge of an older population, it is not 'them and us' we are dealing with, but 'us and us'.</description><itunes:subtitle>Biologist Professor Tom Kirkwood delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series ‘The End of Age’. He argues that we need to recognise that in making choices about meeting the challenge of an older population, it is not 'them and us' we are dealing...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Biologist Professor Tom Kirkwood delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series ‘The End of Age’. He argues that we need to recognise that in making choices about meeting the challenge of an older population, it is not 'them and us' we are dealing with, but 'us and us'.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2001 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>42:54</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20010425-0900d.mp3" length="20686510" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20010425-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20010425-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20010425-0900d.mp3" fileSize="20686510" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2574" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Tom Kirkwood: The End of Age 3 2001</title><description>Biologist Professor Tom Kirkwood delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series ‘The End of Age’. He explores the connections between sex and death. Does sex shorten our lives? And does it make sense to think in terms of a “reproductive duty” to the species?</description><itunes:subtitle>Biologist Professor Tom Kirkwood delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series ‘The End of Age’. He explores the connections between sex and death. Does sex shorten our lives? And does it make sense to think in terms of a “reproductive duty” to the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Biologist Professor Tom Kirkwood delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series ‘The End of Age’. He explores the connections between sex and death. Does sex shorten our lives? And does it make sense to think in terms of a “reproductive duty” to the species?</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2001 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>43:51</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20010418-0900d.mp3" length="21141889" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20010418-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20010418-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20010418-0900d.mp3" fileSize="21141889" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2631" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Tom Kirkwood: The End of Age 2 2001</title><description>Biologist Professor Tom Kirkwood delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series ‘The End of Age’. He considers a revolution in the life sciences, which he believes will allow us to understand the role of DNA in the ageing process.</description><itunes:subtitle>Biologist Professor Tom Kirkwood delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series ‘The End of Age’. He considers a revolution in the life sciences, which he believes will allow us to understand the role of DNA in the ageing process....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Biologist Professor Tom Kirkwood delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series ‘The End of Age’. He considers a revolution in the life sciences, which he believes will allow us to understand the role of DNA in the ageing process.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2001 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>42:55</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20010411-0900d.mp3" length="20692856" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20010411-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20010411-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20010411-0900d.mp3" fileSize="20692856" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2575" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Tom Kirkwood: The End of Age 1 2001</title><description>Biologist Professor Tom Kirkwood explores the revolution in human longevity in the first Reith Lecture from his series ‘The End of Age’.</description><itunes:subtitle>Biologist Professor Tom Kirkwood explores the revolution in human longevity in the first Reith Lecture from his series ‘The End of Age’....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Biologist Professor Tom Kirkwood explores the revolution in human longevity in the first Reith Lecture from his series ‘The End of Age’.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2001 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>42:41</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20010404-0900d.mp3" length="20580503" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20010404-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20010404-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20010404-0900d.mp3" fileSize="20580503" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2561" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Vandana Shiva: Respect for the Earth 5 2000</title><description>Director of the New Delhi Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology, Dr Vandana Shiva delivers the fifth Reith Lecture of the Millennium series ‘Respect for the Earth’. She examines the impact of globalisation on the lives of ordinary people.</description><itunes:subtitle>Director of the New Delhi Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology, Dr Vandana Shiva delivers the fifth Reith Lecture of the Millennium series ‘Respect for the Earth’. She examines the impact of globalisation on the lives of ordinary...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Director of the New Delhi Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology, Dr Vandana Shiva delivers the fifth Reith Lecture of the Millennium series ‘Respect for the Earth’. She examines the impact of globalisation on the lives of ordinary people.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2000 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>42:58</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20000510-0900c.mp3" length="20716759" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20000510-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20000510-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20000510-0900c.mp3" fileSize="20716759" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2578" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Gro Harlem Brundtland: Respect for the Earth 4 2000</title><description>Director General of the World Health Organisation, Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from the Millennium series ‘Respect for the Earth’. She argues that health should be seen as part of our investment in developing countries.</description><itunes:subtitle>Director General of the World Health Organisation, Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from the Millennium series ‘Respect for the Earth’. She argues that health should be seen as part of our investment in developing countries....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Director General of the World Health Organisation, Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from the Millennium series ‘Respect for the Earth’. She argues that health should be seen as part of our investment in developing countries.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2000 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>43:07</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20000503-0900d.mp3" length="20784651" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20000503-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20000503-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20000503-0900d.mp3" fileSize="20784651" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2587" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: John Browne: Respect for the Earth 3 2000</title><description>CEO of BP Amoco, Sir John Browne delivers the third Reith Lecture from the Millennium series ‘Respect for the Earth’. He argues that technology is the key to tackling the growing threat of climate change without undermining economic growth.</description><itunes:subtitle>CEO of BP Amoco, Sir John Browne delivers the third Reith Lecture from the Millennium series ‘Respect for the Earth’. He argues that technology is the key to tackling the growing threat of climate change without undermining economic growth....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>CEO of BP Amoco, Sir John Browne delivers the third Reith Lecture from the Millennium series ‘Respect for the Earth’. He argues that technology is the key to tackling the growing threat of climate change without undermining economic growth.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2000 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>57:07</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20000426-0900d.mp3" length="27507998" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20000426-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20000426-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20000426-0900d.mp3" fileSize="27507998" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="3427" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Tom Lovejoy: Respect for the Earth 2 2000</title><description>Chief Biodiversity Advisor for the World Bank Tom Lovejoy delivers the second Reith Lecture from the Millennium series ‘Respect for the Earth’. He argues that biodiversity is the best single indicator of an area’s long term biological and economic health.</description><itunes:subtitle>Chief Biodiversity Advisor for the World Bank Tom Lovejoy delivers the second Reith Lecture from the Millennium series ‘Respect for the Earth’. He argues that biodiversity is the best single indicator of an area’s long term biological and economic...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Chief Biodiversity Advisor for the World Bank Tom Lovejoy delivers the second Reith Lecture from the Millennium series ‘Respect for the Earth’. He argues that biodiversity is the best single indicator of an area’s long term biological and economic health.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2000 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>43:00</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20000419-0900c.mp3" length="20735313" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20000419-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20000419-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20000419-0900c.mp3" fileSize="20735313" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2580" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Chris Patten: Respect for the Earth 1 2000</title><description>European Commissioner Chris Patten delivers the first Reith Lecture, from the Millennium series ‘Respect for the Earth’. He argues that sustainable development is about much more than environment policy; it requires a mosaic of institutions, policies and values.</description><itunes:subtitle>European Commissioner Chris Patten delivers the first Reith Lecture, from the Millennium series ‘Respect for the Earth’. He argues that sustainable development is about much more than environment policy; it requires a mosaic of institutions, policies...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>European Commissioner Chris Patten delivers the first Reith Lecture, from the Millennium series ‘Respect for the Earth’. He argues that sustainable development is about much more than environment policy; it requires a mosaic of institutions, policies and values.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2000 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>43:06</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20000412-0900c.mp3" length="20784201" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20000412-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20000412-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_20000412-0900c.mp3" fileSize="20784201" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2586" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Anthony Giddens: Runaway World 5 1999</title><description>Sociologist Professor Anthony Giddens examines one of the most powerful, energising ideas of the 20th Century - democracy - in the final lecture in his Reith Lectures series 'Runaway World'. Professor Giddens argues democracy is able to grow on even quite barren ground.</description><itunes:subtitle>Sociologist Professor Anthony Giddens examines one of the most powerful, energising ideas of the 20th Century - democracy - in the final lecture in his Reith Lectures series 'Runaway World'. Professor Giddens argues democracy is able to grow on even...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Sociologist Professor Anthony Giddens examines one of the most powerful, energising ideas of the 20th Century - democracy - in the final lecture in his Reith Lectures series 'Runaway World'. Professor Giddens argues democracy is able to grow on even quite barren ground.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 05 May 1999 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>57:44</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19990505-0900d.mp3" length="27803290" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19990505-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19990505-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19990505-0900d.mp3" fileSize="27803290" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="3464" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Anthony Giddens: Runaway World 4 1999</title><description>Sociologist Professor Anthony Giddens delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Runaway World’. He argues that the persistence of aspects of the traditional family, in many parts of the world, is more worrisome than its decline.</description><itunes:subtitle>Sociologist Professor Anthony Giddens delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Runaway World’. He argues that the persistence of aspects of the traditional family, in many parts of the world, is more worrisome than its decline....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Sociologist Professor Anthony Giddens delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Runaway World’. He argues that the persistence of aspects of the traditional family, in many parts of the world, is more worrisome than its decline.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 1999 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>57:49</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19990428-0900d.mp3" length="27841006" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19990428-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19990428-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19990428-0900d.mp3" fileSize="27841006" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="3469" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Anthony Giddens: Runaway World 3 1999</title><description>Sociologist Professor Anthony Giddens delivers his third Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Runaway World’. He looks at the links between tradition and fundamentalism and argues that all traditions are invented traditions. Traditions are not impervious to change.</description><itunes:subtitle>Sociologist Professor Anthony Giddens delivers his third Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Runaway World’. He looks at the links between tradition and fundamentalism and argues that all traditions are invented traditions. Traditions are not...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Sociologist Professor Anthony Giddens delivers his third Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Runaway World’. He looks at the links between tradition and fundamentalism and argues that all traditions are invented traditions. Traditions are not impervious to change.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 1999 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>58:01</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19990421-0900c.mp3" length="27937120" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19990421-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19990421-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19990421-0900c.mp3" fileSize="27937120" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="3481" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Anthony Giddens: Runaway World 1 1999</title><description>Sociologist Professor Anthony Giddens presents the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Runaway World'. He examines the concept of globalisation and how it has affected our lives.</description><itunes:subtitle>Sociologist Professor Anthony Giddens presents the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Runaway World'. He examines the concept of globalisation and how it has affected our lives....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Sociologist Professor Anthony Giddens presents the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Runaway World'. He examines the concept of globalisation and how it has affected our lives.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 1999 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>43:07</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19990407-0900c.mp3" length="20791649" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19990407-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19990407-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19990407-0900c.mp3" fileSize="20791649" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2587" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: John Keegan: War in Our World 5 1998</title><description>Military historian and journalist John Keegan delivers his fifth and final Reith lecture from his series entitled ‘War in Our World’. He considers the future of war. How and by whom, are the causes of war to be addressed and conflict resolved?</description><itunes:subtitle>Military historian and journalist John Keegan delivers his fifth and final Reith lecture from his series entitled ‘War in Our World’. He considers the future of war. How and by whom, are the causes of war to be addressed and conflict resolved?...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Military historian and journalist John Keegan delivers his fifth and final Reith lecture from his series entitled ‘War in Our World’. He considers the future of war. How and by whom, are the causes of war to be addressed and conflict resolved?</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 1998 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>42:57</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19980506-0900c.mp3" length="20711079" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19980506-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19980506-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19980506-0900c.mp3" fileSize="20711079" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2577" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: John Keegan: War in Our World 4 1998</title><description>Military historian and journalist John Keegan delivers his fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘War in our World’. He considers the impact of battle on those who fight them and examines how modern warfare has changed the role and experiences of the soldier.</description><itunes:subtitle>Military historian and journalist John Keegan delivers his fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘War in our World’. He considers the impact of battle on those who fight them and examines how modern warfare has changed the role and experiences...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Military historian and journalist John Keegan delivers his fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘War in our World’. He considers the impact of battle on those who fight them and examines how modern warfare has changed the role and experiences of the soldier.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 1998 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>42:51</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19980429-0900d.mp3" length="20656712" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19980429-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19980429-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19980429-0900d.mp3" fileSize="20656712" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2571" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: John Keegan: War in Our World 3 1998</title><description>Military historian and journalist John Keegan delivers his third Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘War in our World’. He explores the evolving relationship between war and the nation state, and examines whether states need to cause conflict.</description><itunes:subtitle>Military historian and journalist John Keegan delivers his third Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘War in our World’. He explores the evolving relationship between war and the nation state, and examines whether states need to cause conflict....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Military historian and journalist John Keegan delivers his third Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘War in our World’. He explores the evolving relationship between war and the nation state, and examines whether states need to cause conflict.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 1998 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>42:52</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19980422-0900c.mp3" length="20670027" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19980422-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19980422-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19980422-0900c.mp3" fileSize="20670027" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2572" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: John Keegan: War in Our World 2 1998</title><description>Military historian and journalist John Keegan delivers his second Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘War in Our World’. He looks at the origins of warfare and argues that the evolution of conflict is inextricably linked to the evolution of social groupings.</description><itunes:subtitle>Military historian and journalist John Keegan delivers his second Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘War in Our World’. He looks at the origins of warfare and argues that the evolution of conflict is inextricably linked to the evolution of social...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Military historian and journalist John Keegan delivers his second Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘War in Our World’. He looks at the origins of warfare and argues that the evolution of conflict is inextricably linked to the evolution of social groupings.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 1998 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>43:34</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19980415-0900c.mp3" length="21005466" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19980415-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19980415-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19980415-0900c.mp3" fileSize="21005466" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2614" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: John Keegan: War in Our World 1 1998</title><description>Military historian and journalist John Keegan delivers his first Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘War in our World’. He explores the great impact warfare has had on modern times and examines when war first became feared as a widespread killer.</description><itunes:subtitle>Military historian and journalist John Keegan delivers his first Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘War in our World’. He explores the great impact warfare has had on modern times and examines when war first became feared as a widespread killer....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Military historian and journalist John Keegan delivers his first Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘War in our World’. He explores the great impact warfare has had on modern times and examines when war first became feared as a widespread killer.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 1998 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>43:44</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19980408-0900c.mp3" length="21081438" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19980408-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19980408-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19980408-0900c.mp3" fileSize="21081438" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="2624" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Patricia Williams: The Genealogy of Race 5 1997</title><description>Legal scholar Professor Patricia Williams delivers her final Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘The Genealogy of Race’. She explores solutions to prevent racism and reconcile racial tensions.</description><itunes:subtitle>Legal scholar Professor Patricia Williams delivers her final Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘The Genealogy of Race’. She explores solutions to prevent racism and reconcile racial tensions....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Legal scholar Professor Patricia Williams delivers her final Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘The Genealogy of Race’. She explores solutions to prevent racism and reconcile racial tensions.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 1997 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:42</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19970325-0900c.mp3" length="14344538" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19970325-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19970325-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19970325-0900c.mp3" fileSize="14344538" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1782" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Patricia Williams: The Genealogy of Race 4 2007</title><description>Legal scholar Professor Patricia Williams delivers her fourth Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘The Genealogy of Race’. She examines the impact of racialised science on attitudes to race. She argues that scientific statements labelling attributes of particular races, nurture racial stereotyping.</description><itunes:subtitle>Legal scholar Professor Patricia Williams delivers her fourth Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘The Genealogy of Race’. She examines the impact of racialised science on attitudes to race. She argues that scientific statements labelling...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Legal scholar Professor Patricia Williams delivers her fourth Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘The Genealogy of Race’. She examines the impact of racialised science on attitudes to race. She argues that scientific statements labelling attributes of particular races, nurture racial stereotyping.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 1997 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:47</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19970318-0900c.mp3" length="14385245" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19970318-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19970318-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19970318-0900c.mp3" fileSize="14385245" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1787" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Patricia Williams: The Genealogy of Race 3 1997</title><description>Legal scholar Professor Patricia Williams delivers her third lecture from her series entitled ‘The Genealogy of Race’. She looks at the juxtaposition of race and class and their interaction in society.</description><itunes:subtitle>Legal scholar Professor Patricia Williams delivers her third lecture from her series entitled ‘The Genealogy of Race’. She looks at the juxtaposition of race and class and their interaction in society....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Legal scholar Professor Patricia Williams delivers her third lecture from her series entitled ‘The Genealogy of Race’. She looks at the juxtaposition of race and class and their interaction in society.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 1997 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:55</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19970311-0900c.mp3" length="14448817" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19970311-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19970311-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19970311-0900c.mp3" fileSize="14448817" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1795" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Patricia Williams: The Genealogy of Race 2 1997</title><description>Legal scholar Professor Patricia Williams delivers the second Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘The Genealogy of Race’. She tackles what she terms ‘racial voyeurism’, as well as society’s systemic denial of racial experiences, both of which she argues, stem from racial and cultural domination.</description><itunes:subtitle>Legal scholar Professor Patricia Williams delivers the second Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘The Genealogy of Race’. She tackles what she terms ‘racial voyeurism’, as well as society’s systemic denial of racial experiences, both of which she...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Legal scholar Professor Patricia Williams delivers the second Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘The Genealogy of Race’. She tackles what she terms ‘racial voyeurism’, as well as society’s systemic denial of racial experiences, both of which she argues, stem from racial and cultural domination.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 1997 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:59</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19970304-0900c.mp3" length="14485387" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19970304-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19970304-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19970304-0900c.mp3" fileSize="14485387" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1799" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Patricia Williams: The Genealogy of Race 1 1997</title><description>Legal scholar Professor Patricia Williams delivers the first Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘The Genealogy of Race’. She examines how the issue of colour remains so powerfully determinative of everything in a world that is, by and large, officially `colour blind'</description><itunes:subtitle>Legal scholar Professor Patricia Williams delivers the first Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘The Genealogy of Race’. She examines how the issue of colour remains so powerfully determinative of everything in a world that is, by and large,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Legal scholar Professor Patricia Williams delivers the first Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘The Genealogy of Race’. She examines how the issue of colour remains so powerfully determinative of everything in a world that is, by and large, officially `colour blind'</itunes:summary><pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 1997 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>30:04</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19970225-0900d.mp3" length="14526857" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19970225-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19970225-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19970225-0900d.mp3" fileSize="14526857" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1804" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Jean Aitchison: The Language Web 5 1996</title><description>Professor of language Jean Aitchison delivers the fifth and final Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘The Language Web’. She looks at the possibilities and the pitfalls of the way we use language, and how it can shape as well as distort our view of the world.</description><itunes:subtitle>Professor of language Jean Aitchison delivers the fifth and final Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘The Language Web’. She looks at the possibilities and the pitfalls of the way we use language, and how it can shape as well as distort our view...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Professor of language Jean Aitchison delivers the fifth and final Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘The Language Web’. She looks at the possibilities and the pitfalls of the way we use language, and how it can shape as well as distort our view of the world.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 1996 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>28:21</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19960305-0900c.mp3" length="13700427" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19960305-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19960305-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19960305-0900c.mp3" fileSize="13700427" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1701" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Jean Aitchison: The Language Web 4 1996</title><description>Professor of language Jean Aitchison delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘The Language Web’. She examines the word-learning ability inbuilt in humans, and explains how we manage to recall words at speed when we need them.</description><itunes:subtitle>Professor of language Jean Aitchison delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘The Language Web’. She examines the word-learning ability inbuilt in humans, and explains how we manage to recall words at speed when we need them....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Professor of language Jean Aitchison delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘The Language Web’. She examines the word-learning ability inbuilt in humans, and explains how we manage to recall words at speed when we need them.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 1996 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:12</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19960227-0900c.mp3" length="14110111" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19960227-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19960227-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19960227-0900c.mp3" fileSize="14110111" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1752" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Jean Aitchison: The Language Web 3 1996</title><description>Professor of language Jean Aitchison delivers the third Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘The Language Web’. She examines the predictable way in which the language web develops in children and how adults can help, and sometimes slow down, a child’s progress.</description><itunes:subtitle>Professor of language Jean Aitchison delivers the third Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘The Language Web’. She examines the predictable way in which the language web develops in children and how adults can help, and sometimes slow down, a...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Professor of language Jean Aitchison delivers the third Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘The Language Web’. She examines the predictable way in which the language web develops in children and how adults can help, and sometimes slow down, a child’s progress.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 1996 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:37</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19960220-0900c.mp3" length="14312043" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19960220-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19960220-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19960220-0900c.mp3" fileSize="14312043" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1777" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Jean Aitchison: The Language Web 2 1996</title><description>Professor of language Jean Aitchison delivers the second Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘The Language Web’. She examines the origin of language in the human species and explains how a fresh look at the role of language has led to new ideas about how it started.</description><itunes:subtitle>Professor of language Jean Aitchison delivers the second Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘The Language Web’. She examines the origin of language in the human species and explains how a fresh look at the role of language has led to new ideas...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Professor of language Jean Aitchison delivers the second Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘The Language Web’. She examines the origin of language in the human species and explains how a fresh look at the role of language has led to new ideas about how it started.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 1996 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>27:44</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19960213-0900d.mp3" length="13405221" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19960213-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19960213-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19960213-0900d.mp3" fileSize="13405221" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1664" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Jean Aitchison: The Language Web 1 1996</title><description>Professor of language Jean Aitchison delivers her first Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘The Language Web’. She explores whether our language really is in decay and argues that we need to understand language, not try to control it.</description><itunes:subtitle>Professor of language Jean Aitchison delivers her first Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘The Language Web’. She explores whether our language really is in decay and argues that we need to understand language, not try to control it....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Professor of language Jean Aitchison delivers her first Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘The Language Web’. She explores whether our language really is in decay and argues that we need to understand language, not try to control it.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 1996 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:31</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19960206-0900c.mp3" length="14257331" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19960206-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19960206-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19960206-0900c.mp3" fileSize="14257331" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1771" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Richard Rogers: Sustainable City 5</title><description>Architect Lord Richard Rogers delivers his final Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Sustainable City’. He considers what practical steps governments, citizens, architects and planners could take in order to create more sustainable and equitable cities.</description><itunes:subtitle>Architect Lord Richard Rogers delivers his final Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Sustainable City’. He considers what practical steps governments, citizens, architects and planners could take in order to create more sustainable and equitable...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Architect Lord Richard Rogers delivers his final Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Sustainable City’. He considers what practical steps governments, citizens, architects and planners could take in order to create more sustainable and equitable cities.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Sun, 12 Mar 1995 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:48</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19950312-0900c.mp3" length="14394953" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19950312-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19950312-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19950312-0900c.mp3" fileSize="14394953" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1788" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Richard Rogers: Sustainable City 4 1995</title><description>Architect Lord Richard Rogers delivers his fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Sustainable City’. He examines some of the economic, social and ecological problems that London currently faces and argues that it urgently needs to adopt a new and sustainable approach.</description><itunes:subtitle>Architect Lord Richard Rogers delivers his fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Sustainable City’. He examines some of the economic, social and ecological problems that London currently faces and argues that it urgently needs to adopt a new...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Architect Lord Richard Rogers delivers his fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Sustainable City’. He examines some of the economic, social and ecological problems that London currently faces and argues that it urgently needs to adopt a new and sustainable approach.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Sun, 05 Mar 1995 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:50</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19950305-0900c.mp3" length="14412982" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19950305-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19950305-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19950305-0900c.mp3" fileSize="14412982" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1790" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Richard Rogers: Sustainable City 3 1995</title><description>Architect Lord Richard Rogers delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Sustainable City’. He examines the ways in which buildings can enhance the public sphere and argues that over-zealous preservation of buildings allows our architectural heritage to choke our future.</description><itunes:subtitle>Architect Lord Richard Rogers delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Sustainable City’. He examines the ways in which buildings can enhance the public sphere and argues that over-zealous preservation of buildings allows our...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Architect Lord Richard Rogers delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Sustainable City’. He examines the ways in which buildings can enhance the public sphere and argues that over-zealous preservation of buildings allows our architectural heritage to choke our future.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 1995 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:27</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19950226-0900c.mp3" length="14227706" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19950226-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19950226-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19950226-0900c.mp3" fileSize="14227706" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1767" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Richard Rogers: Sustainable City 2 1995</title><description>Architect Lord Richard Rogers delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Sustainable City’. He explores how cities can be socially divisive and environmentally hazardous. We used to build cities to overcome our environment; in the future we should build cities to nurture it.</description><itunes:subtitle>Architect Lord Richard Rogers delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Sustainable City’. He explores how cities can be socially divisive and environmentally hazardous. We used to build cities to overcome our environment; in the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Architect Lord Richard Rogers delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Sustainable City’. He explores how cities can be socially divisive and environmentally hazardous. We used to build cities to overcome our environment; in the future we should build cities to nurture it.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 1995 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:45</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19950219-0900d.mp3" length="14376346" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19950219-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19950219-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19950219-0900d.mp3" fileSize="14376346" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1785" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Richard Rogers: Sustainable City 1 1995</title><description>Architect Lord Richard Rogers delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Sustainable City’. He argues that the decaying fabric of urban life can be transformed into a sustainable environment through greater emphasis on citizens' participation in city planning.</description><itunes:subtitle>Architect Lord Richard Rogers delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Sustainable City’. He argues that the decaying fabric of urban life can be transformed into a sustainable environment through greater emphasis on citizens'...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Architect Lord Richard Rogers delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Sustainable City’. He argues that the decaying fabric of urban life can be transformed into a sustainable environment through greater emphasis on citizens' participation in city planning.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 1995 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>27:55</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19950212-0900c.mp3" length="13493326" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19950212-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19950212-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19950212-0900c.mp3" fileSize="13493326" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1675" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Marina Warner: Managing Monsters 6 1994</title><description>Historian and Mythographer Marina Warner delivers the final Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘Managing Monsters’. She explores the myths of national identity and asks: what is home ground?</description><itunes:subtitle>Historian and Mythographer Marina Warner delivers the final Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘Managing Monsters’. She explores the myths of national identity and asks: what is home ground?...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Historian and Mythographer Marina Warner delivers the final Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘Managing Monsters’. She explores the myths of national identity and asks: what is home ground?</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 1994 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>28:53</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19940302-0900c.mp3" length="13958117" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19940302-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19940302-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19940302-0900c.mp3" fileSize="13958117" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1733" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Marina Warner: Managing Monsters 5 1994</title><description>Historian and Mythographer Marina Warner delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘Managing Monsters’. She explores myths of cannibalism from The Tempest to Hannibal Lecter, and considers how their message of ‘either we eat them or they eat us’, helped to justify the presence of the invader.</description><itunes:subtitle>Historian and Mythographer Marina Warner delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘Managing Monsters’. She explores myths of cannibalism from The Tempest to Hannibal Lecter, and considers how their message of ‘either we eat them or...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Historian and Mythographer Marina Warner delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘Managing Monsters’. She explores myths of cannibalism from The Tempest to Hannibal Lecter, and considers how their message of ‘either we eat them or they eat us’, helped to justify the presence of the invader.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 1994 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>28:14</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19940223-0900c.mp3" length="13645064" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19940223-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19940223-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19940223-0900c.mp3" fileSize="13645064" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1694" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Marina Warner: Managing Monsters 4 1994</title><description>Historian and Mythographer Marina Warner delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘Managing Monsters’. She examines the changing value of the animal, from King Kong to the teddy bear.</description><itunes:subtitle>Historian and Mythographer Marina Warner delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘Managing Monsters’. She examines the changing value of the animal, from King Kong to the teddy bear....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Historian and Mythographer Marina Warner delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘Managing Monsters’. She examines the changing value of the animal, from King Kong to the teddy bear.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 1994 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>28:00</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19940216-0900c.mp3" length="13532608" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19940216-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19940216-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19940216-0900c.mp3" fileSize="13532608" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1680" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Marina Warner: Managing Monsters 3 1994</title><description>Historian and Mythographer Marina Warner delivers the third Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘Managing Monsters’. She examines the various depictions of children in myths and stories and looks at the burden of dreams that children bear from Peter Pan to Poltergeist.</description><itunes:subtitle>Historian and Mythographer Marina Warner delivers the third Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘Managing Monsters’. She examines the various depictions of children in myths and stories and looks at the burden of dreams that children bear from...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Historian and Mythographer Marina Warner delivers the third Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘Managing Monsters’. She examines the various depictions of children in myths and stories and looks at the burden of dreams that children bear from Peter Pan to Poltergeist.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 1994 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>28:57</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19940209-0900c.mp3" length="13991790" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19940209-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19940209-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19940209-0900c.mp3" fileSize="13991790" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1737" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Marina Warner: Managing Monsters 2 1994</title><description>Historian and Mythographer Marina Warner delivers the second Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘Managing Monsters’. She examines the threads linking ancient myths and modern machismo and argues that ideas about masculinity are not naturally inculcated.</description><itunes:subtitle>Historian and Mythographer Marina Warner delivers the second Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘Managing Monsters’. She examines the threads linking ancient myths and modern machismo and argues that ideas about masculinity are not naturally...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Historian and Mythographer Marina Warner delivers the second Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘Managing Monsters’. She examines the threads linking ancient myths and modern machismo and argues that ideas about masculinity are not naturally inculcated.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 1994 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>28:18</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19940202-0900c.mp3" length="13673004" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19940202-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19940202-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19940202-0900c.mp3" fileSize="13673004" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1698" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Marina Warner: Managing Monsters 1 1994</title><description>Historian and Mythographer Marina Warner delivers the first Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘Managing Monsters’. She examines the role of the ‘she-monster’ in myth; from Medea to Jurassic Park.</description><itunes:subtitle>Historian and Mythographer Marina Warner delivers the first Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘Managing Monsters’. She examines the role of the ‘she-monster’ in myth; from Medea to Jurassic Park....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Historian and Mythographer Marina Warner delivers the first Reith Lecture from her series entitled ‘Managing Monsters’. She examines the role of the ‘she-monster’ in myth; from Medea to Jurassic Park.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 1994 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>27:51</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19940126-0900c.mp3" length="13462841" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19940126-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19940126-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19940126-0900c.mp3" fileSize="13462841" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1671" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Edward Said: Representations of the Intellectual 6 1993</title><description>Palestinian-American literary theorist Edward Said delivers the final Reith Lecture from his series ‘Representations of the Intellectual’. He considers how far an intellectual should participate in the public sphere and examines the dilemma of loyalty to a cause.</description><itunes:subtitle>Palestinian-American literary theorist Edward Said delivers the final Reith Lecture from his series ‘Representations of the Intellectual’. He considers how far an intellectual should participate in the public sphere and examines the dilemma of loyalty...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Palestinian-American literary theorist Edward Said delivers the final Reith Lecture from his series ‘Representations of the Intellectual’. He considers how far an intellectual should participate in the public sphere and examines the dilemma of loyalty to a cause.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 1993 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:26</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19930728-0900d.mp3" length="14222810" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19930728-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19930728-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19930728-0900d.mp3" fileSize="14222810" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1766" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Edward Said: Representations of the Intellectual 5 1993</title><description>Palestinian-American literary theorist Edward Said delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from his series ‘Representations of the Intellectual’. He examines the role of the intellectual questioning authority, and asks what constitutes truth.</description><itunes:subtitle>Palestinian-American literary theorist Edward Said delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from his series ‘Representations of the Intellectual’. He examines the role of the intellectual questioning authority, and asks what constitutes truth....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Palestinian-American literary theorist Edward Said delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from his series ‘Representations of the Intellectual’. He examines the role of the intellectual questioning authority, and asks what constitutes truth.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 1993 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:16</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19930721-0900d.mp3" length="14144026" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19930721-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19930721-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19930721-0900d.mp3" fileSize="14144026" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1756" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Edward Said: Representations of the Intellectual 4 1993</title><description>Palestinian-American literary theorist Edward Said delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series ‘Representations of the Intellectual’. He examines amateur intellectuals and their influence on society.</description><itunes:subtitle>Palestinian-American literary theorist Edward Said delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series ‘Representations of the Intellectual’. He examines amateur intellectuals and their influence on society....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Palestinian-American literary theorist Edward Said delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series ‘Representations of the Intellectual’. He examines amateur intellectuals and their influence on society.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 1993 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:27</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19930714-0900d.mp3" length="14224807" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19930714-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19930714-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19930714-0900d.mp3" fileSize="14224807" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1767" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Edward Said: Representations of the Intellectual 3 1993</title><description>Palestinian-American literary theorist Edward Said delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series ‘Representations of the Intellectual’. He looks at intellectuals both as expatriates and as people on the margins of their own society, and examines how exile inspires their thinking.</description><itunes:subtitle>Palestinian-American literary theorist Edward Said delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series ‘Representations of the Intellectual’. He looks at intellectuals both as expatriates and as people on the margins of their own society, and examines...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Palestinian-American literary theorist Edward Said delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series ‘Representations of the Intellectual’. He looks at intellectuals both as expatriates and as people on the margins of their own society, and examines how exile inspires their thinking.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 1993 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:47</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19930707-0900d.mp3" length="14390870" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19930707-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19930707-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19930707-0900d.mp3" fileSize="14390870" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1787" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Edward Said: Representations of the Intellectual 2 1993</title><description>Palestinian-American literary theorist Edward Said delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Representations of the Intellectual’. He explores the role of intellectuals from different cultures and backgrounds, and the choices they face when deciding to side with the powerful or with the underdog.</description><itunes:subtitle>Palestinian-American literary theorist Edward Said delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Representations of the Intellectual’. He explores the role of intellectuals from different cultures and backgrounds, and the choices they...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Palestinian-American literary theorist Edward Said delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Representations of the Intellectual’. He explores the role of intellectuals from different cultures and backgrounds, and the choices they face when deciding to side with the powerful or with the underdog.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 1993 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:46</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19930630-0900d.mp3" length="14381392" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19930630-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19930630-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19930630-0900d.mp3" fileSize="14381392" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1786" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Edward Said: Representations of the Intellectual 1 1993</title><description>Palestinian-American literary theorist Edward Said delivers his first Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Representations of the Intellectual’. He examines how intellectuals have been defined and what their role should be in the modern world.</description><itunes:subtitle>Palestinian-American literary theorist Edward Said delivers his first Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Representations of the Intellectual’. He examines how intellectuals have been defined and what their role should be in the modern world....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Palestinian-American literary theorist Edward Said delivers his first Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Representations of the Intellectual’. He examines how intellectuals have been defined and what their role should be in the modern world.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 1993 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:16</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19930623-0900c.mp3" length="14136925" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19930623-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19930623-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19930623-0900c.mp3" fileSize="14136925" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1756" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Steve Jones: The Language of the Genes 6 1991</title><description>Geneticist Dr Steve Jones delivers the final Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Language of the Genes’. He examines the long history of genetic engineering and argues that humans may be at the end of their evolutionary road; as near to our biological utopia as we’re ever likely to get.</description><itunes:subtitle>Geneticist Dr Steve Jones delivers the final Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Language of the Genes’. He examines the long history of genetic engineering and argues that humans may be at the end of their evolutionary road; as near to our...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Geneticist Dr Steve Jones delivers the final Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Language of the Genes’. He examines the long history of genetic engineering and argues that humans may be at the end of their evolutionary road; as near to our biological utopia as we’re ever likely to get.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 1991 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:32</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19911218-0900c.mp3" length="14271967" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19911218-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19911218-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19911218-0900c.mp3" fileSize="14271967" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1772" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Steve Jones: The Language of the Genes 5 1991</title><description>Geneticist Dr Steve Jones delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Language of the Genes’. He examines the limitations of biology in understanding human affairs and argues that the history of race illustrates more than anything else the way science can be used to support prejudice.</description><itunes:subtitle>Geneticist Dr Steve Jones delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Language of the Genes’. He examines the limitations of biology in understanding human affairs and argues that the history of race illustrates more than anything...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Geneticist Dr Steve Jones delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Language of the Genes’. He examines the limitations of biology in understanding human affairs and argues that the history of race illustrates more than anything else the way science can be used to support prejudice.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 1991 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:39</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19911211-0900c.mp3" length="14326343" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19911211-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19911211-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19911211-0900c.mp3" fileSize="14326343" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1779" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Steve Jones: The Language of the Genes 4 1991</title><description>Geneticist Dr Steve Jones delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Language of the Genes’. He examines the correlation between genetic change and economic development and argues that social and economic changes produce many of the genetic patterns seen in the world today.</description><itunes:subtitle>Geneticist Dr Steve Jones delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Language of the Genes’. He examines the correlation between genetic change and economic development and argues that social and economic changes produce many of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Geneticist Dr Steve Jones delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Language of the Genes’. He examines the correlation between genetic change and economic development and argues that social and economic changes produce many of the genetic patterns seen in the world today.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 1991 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:35</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19911204-0900c.mp3" length="14296336" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19911204-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19911204-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19911204-0900c.mp3" fileSize="14296336" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1775" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Steve Jones: The Language of the Genes 3 1991</title><description>Geneticist Dr Steve Jones delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Language of the Genes’. He explores the power and consequences of natural selection.</description><itunes:subtitle>Geneticist Dr Steve Jones delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Language of the Genes’. He explores the power and consequences of natural selection....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Geneticist Dr Steve Jones delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Language of the Genes’. He explores the power and consequences of natural selection.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 1991 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:42</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19911127-0900c.mp3" length="14345004" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19911127-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19911127-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19911127-0900c.mp3" fileSize="14345004" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1782" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Steve Jones: The Language of the Genes 2 1991</title><description>Geneticist Dr Steve Jones delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Language of the Genes’. He explores the importance of mutation in the development of individuals and species and explains how mutation leads to diversity and change, some good, some bad.</description><itunes:subtitle>Geneticist Dr Steve Jones delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Language of the Genes’. He explores the importance of mutation in the development of individuals and species and explains how mutation leads to diversity and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Geneticist Dr Steve Jones delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Language of the Genes’. He explores the importance of mutation in the development of individuals and species and explains how mutation leads to diversity and change, some good, some bad.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 1991 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:25</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19911120-0900c.mp3" length="14210760" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19911120-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19911120-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19911120-0900c.mp3" fileSize="14210760" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1765" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Steve Jones: The Language of the Genes 1 1991</title><description>Geneticist Dr Steve Jones delivers his first Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Language of the Genes’. He argues that while fossils and ancient myths preserve some limited truths about our origins, our genes hold a far more complete picture.</description><itunes:subtitle>Geneticist Dr Steve Jones delivers his first Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Language of the Genes’. He argues that while fossils and ancient myths preserve some limited truths about our origins, our genes hold a far more complete picture....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Geneticist Dr Steve Jones delivers his first Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Language of the Genes’. He argues that while fossils and ancient myths preserve some limited truths about our origins, our genes hold a far more complete picture.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 1991 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:51</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19911113-0900b.mp3" length="14420819" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19911113-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19911113-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19911113-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14420819" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1791" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Jonathan Sacks: The Persistence of Faith 6 1990</title><description>Chief Rabbi Dr Jonathan Sacks delivers his sixth and final Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Persistence of Faith'. He explains why faith will always survive.</description><itunes:subtitle>Chief Rabbi Dr Jonathan Sacks delivers his sixth and final Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Persistence of Faith'. He explains why faith will always survive....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Chief Rabbi Dr Jonathan Sacks delivers his sixth and final Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Persistence of Faith'. He explains why faith will always survive.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 1990 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:19</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19901219-0900c.mp3" length="14163092" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19901219-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19901219-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19901219-0900c.mp3" fileSize="14163092" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1759" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Jonathan Sacks: The Persistence of Faith 5 1990</title><description>Chief Rabbi Dr Jonathan Sacks delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Persistence of Faith'. He assesses the explosive mix of religious revival and nationalism.</description><itunes:subtitle>Chief Rabbi Dr Jonathan Sacks delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Persistence of Faith'. He assesses the explosive mix of religious revival and nationalism....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Chief Rabbi Dr Jonathan Sacks delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Persistence of Faith'. He assesses the explosive mix of religious revival and nationalism.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 1990 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:08</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19901212-0900d.mp3" length="14074503" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19901212-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19901212-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19901212-0900d.mp3" fileSize="14074503" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1748" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Jonathan Sacks: The Persistence of Faith 4 1990</title><description>Chief Rabbi Dr Jonathan Sacks delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Persistence of Faith'. He explores the language of religion and community.</description><itunes:subtitle>Chief Rabbi Dr Jonathan Sacks delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Persistence of Faith'. He explores the language of religion and community....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Chief Rabbi Dr Jonathan Sacks delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Persistence of Faith'. He explores the language of religion and community.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 1990 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:20</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19901205-0900c.mp3" length="14175553" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19901205-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19901205-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19901205-0900c.mp3" fileSize="14175553" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1760" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Jonathan Sacks: The Persistence of Faith 3 1990</title><description>Chief Rabbi Dr Jonathan Sacks delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Persistence of Faith'. He explores the religious institution of marriage in society and its effect on the modern family.</description><itunes:subtitle>Chief Rabbi Dr Jonathan Sacks delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Persistence of Faith'. He explores the religious institution of marriage in society and its effect on the modern family....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Chief Rabbi Dr Jonathan Sacks delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Persistence of Faith'. He explores the religious institution of marriage in society and its effect on the modern family.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 1990 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>27:45</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19901128-0900c.mp3" length="13414069" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19901128-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19901128-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19901128-0900c.mp3" fileSize="13414069" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1665" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Jonathan Sacks: The Persistence of Faith 2 1990</title><description>Chief Rabbi Dr Jonathan Sacks delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Persistence of Faith'. He explores how objective standards influence our ethics.</description><itunes:subtitle>Chief Rabbi Dr Jonathan Sacks delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Persistence of Faith'. He explores how objective standards influence our ethics....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Chief Rabbi Dr Jonathan Sacks delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Persistence of Faith'. He explores how objective standards influence our ethics.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 1990 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:32</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19901121-0900c.mp3" length="14267380" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19901121-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19901121-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19901121-0900c.mp3" fileSize="14267380" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1772" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Jonathan Sacks: The Persistence of Faith 1 1990</title><description>Chief Rabbi Dr Jonathan Sacks delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Persistence of Faith'. He argues that religion is the best moral framework for society.</description><itunes:subtitle>Chief Rabbi Dr Jonathan Sacks delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Persistence of Faith'. He argues that religion is the best moral framework for society....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Chief Rabbi Dr Jonathan Sacks delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Persistence of Faith'. He argues that religion is the best moral framework for society.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 1990 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>28:40</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19901114-0900c.mp3" length="13855925" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19901114-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19901114-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19901114-0900c.mp3" fileSize="13855925" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1720" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Jacques Darras: Beyond the Tunnel of History 5 1989</title><description>French poet Jacques Darras delivers the fifth and final Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Beyond the Tunnel of History’. He explores how Medieval Irish monks hold the key to a United Europe.</description><itunes:subtitle>French poet Jacques Darras delivers the fifth and final Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Beyond the Tunnel of History’. He explores how Medieval Irish monks hold the key to a United Europe....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>French poet Jacques Darras delivers the fifth and final Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Beyond the Tunnel of History’. He explores how Medieval Irish monks hold the key to a United Europe.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 1989 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:36</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19891220-0900d.mp3" length="14303972" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19891220-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19891220-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19891220-0900d.mp3" fileSize="14303972" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1776" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Jacques Darras: Beyond the Tunnel of History 4 1989</title><description>French poet Jacques Darras delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Beyond the Tunnel of History’. He explores the memories of the Somme and the lessons learnt from World War I.</description><itunes:subtitle>French poet Jacques Darras delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Beyond the Tunnel of History’. He explores the memories of the Somme and the lessons learnt from World War I....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>French poet Jacques Darras delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Beyond the Tunnel of History’. He explores the memories of the Somme and the lessons learnt from World War I.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 1989 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>28:01</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19891213-0900c.mp3" length="13537300" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19891213-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19891213-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19891213-0900c.mp3" fileSize="13537300" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1681" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Jacques Darras: Beyond the Tunnel of History 3 1989</title><description>French poet Jacques Darras delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Beyond the Tunnel of History’. He suggests a new age of mobility and a revival of the ‘Grand Tour’ of Europe.</description><itunes:subtitle>French poet Jacques Darras delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Beyond the Tunnel of History’. He suggests a new age of mobility and a revival of the ‘Grand Tour’ of Europe....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>French poet Jacques Darras delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Beyond the Tunnel of History’. He suggests a new age of mobility and a revival of the ‘Grand Tour’ of Europe.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 1989 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>28:09</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19891206-0900c.mp3" length="13603680" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19891206-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19891206-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19891206-0900c.mp3" fileSize="13603680" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1689" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Jacques Darras: Beyond the Tunnel of History 2 1989</title><description>French poet Jacques Darras delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Beyond the Tunnel of History’. He explains how multiculturalism is not a modern concept in his second Reith lecture.</description><itunes:subtitle>French poet Jacques Darras delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Beyond the Tunnel of History’. He explains how multiculturalism is not a modern concept in his second Reith lecture....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>French poet Jacques Darras delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Beyond the Tunnel of History’. He explains how multiculturalism is not a modern concept in his second Reith lecture.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 1989 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>27:26</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19891129-0900c.mp3" length="13259729" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19891129-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19891129-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19891129-0900c.mp3" fileSize="13259729" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1646" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Jacques Darras: Beyond the Tunnel of History 1 1989</title><description>French poet Jacques Darras delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Beyond the Tunnel of History’. He explores the embodiment of democracy within the civic squares of Europe.</description><itunes:subtitle>French poet Jacques Darras delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Beyond the Tunnel of History’. He explores the embodiment of democracy within the civic squares of Europe....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>French poet Jacques Darras delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Beyond the Tunnel of History’. He explores the embodiment of democracy within the civic squares of Europe.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 1989 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:19</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19891122-0900c.mp3" length="14164150" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19891122-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19891122-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19891122-0900c.mp3" fileSize="14164150" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1759" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Geoffrey Hosking: The Rediscovery of Politics 6 1988</title><description>Historian Geoffrey Hosking delivers the final Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Rediscovery of Politics'. He debates whether democracy can evolve after a totalitarian regime.</description><itunes:subtitle>Historian Geoffrey Hosking delivers the final Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Rediscovery of Politics'. He debates whether democracy can evolve after a totalitarian regime....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Historian Geoffrey Hosking delivers the final Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Rediscovery of Politics'. He debates whether democracy can evolve after a totalitarian regime.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 1988 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:39</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19881213-0900d.mp3" length="14320075" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19881213-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19881213-0900d.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19881213-0900d.mp3" fileSize="14320075" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1779" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Geoffrey Hosking: The Rediscovery of Politics 5 1988</title><description>Historian Geoffrey Hosking delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Rediscovery of Politics'. He analyses the recent détente between the Soviet state and the Churches.</description><itunes:subtitle>Historian Geoffrey Hosking delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Rediscovery of Politics'. He analyses the recent détente between the Soviet state and the Churches....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Historian Geoffrey Hosking delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Rediscovery of Politics'. He analyses the recent détente between the Soviet state and the Churches.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 1988 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:24</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19881206-0900c.mp3" length="14207028" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19881206-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19881206-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19881206-0900c.mp3" fileSize="14207028" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1764" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Geoffrey Hosking: The Rediscovery of Politics 4 1988</title><description>Historian Geoffrey Hosking delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Rediscovery of Politics'. He discusses the national aspirations of the various Soviet peoples.</description><itunes:subtitle>Historian Geoffrey Hosking delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Rediscovery of Politics'. He discusses the national aspirations of the various Soviet peoples....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Historian Geoffrey Hosking delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Rediscovery of Politics'. He discusses the national aspirations of the various Soviet peoples.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 1988 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:28</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19881129-0900c.mp3" length="14235722" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19881129-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19881129-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19881129-0900c.mp3" fileSize="14235722" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1768" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Geoffrey Hosking: The Rediscovery of Politics 3 1988</title><description>Historian Geoffrey Hosking delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Rediscovery of Politics'. He investigates the embryonic state of a civil Soviet society.</description><itunes:subtitle>Historian Geoffrey Hosking delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Rediscovery of Politics'. He investigates the embryonic state of a civil Soviet society....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Historian Geoffrey Hosking delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Rediscovery of Politics'. He investigates the embryonic state of a civil Soviet society.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 1988 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:15</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19881122-0900c.mp3" length="14135728" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19881122-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19881122-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19881122-0900c.mp3" fileSize="14135728" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1755" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Geoffrey Hosking: The Rediscovery of Politics 2 1988</title><description>Historian Geoffrey Hosking delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Rediscovery of Politics'. He investigates the communal amnesia found in the Soviet society.</description><itunes:subtitle>Historian Geoffrey Hosking delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Rediscovery of Politics'. He investigates the communal amnesia found in the Soviet society....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Historian Geoffrey Hosking delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Rediscovery of Politics'. He investigates the communal amnesia found in the Soviet society.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 1988 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:02</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19881115-0900c.mp3" length="14029789" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19881115-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19881115-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19881115-0900c.mp3" fileSize="14029789" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1742" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Geoffrey Hosking: The Rediscovery of Politics 1 1988</title><description>Historian Geoffrey Hosking delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Rediscovery of Politics'. He discusses the relationship between the Soviet economy and glasnost.</description><itunes:subtitle>Historian Geoffrey Hosking delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Rediscovery of Politics'. He discusses the relationship between the Soviet economy and glasnost....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Historian Geoffrey Hosking delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Rediscovery of Politics'. He discusses the relationship between the Soviet economy and glasnost.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 1988 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:21</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19881108-0900c.mp3" length="14179644" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19881108-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19881108-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19881108-0900c.mp3" fileSize="14179644" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1761" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Alexander Goehr: The Survival of the Symphony 6 1987</title><description>Composer Alexander Goehr delivers the final Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Survival of the Symphony’. He stresses why society must fight to save the symphony.</description><itunes:subtitle>Composer Alexander Goehr delivers the final Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Survival of the Symphony’. He stresses why society must fight to save the symphony....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Composer Alexander Goehr delivers the final Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Survival of the Symphony’. 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He explores the creation of ‘community’ music by modern composers.</description><itunes:subtitle>Composer Alexander Goehr delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Survival of the Symphony’. He explores the creation of ‘community’ music by modern composers....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Composer Alexander Goehr delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Survival of the Symphony’. He explores the creation of ‘community’ music by modern composers.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 1987 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>26:53</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19871216-0900c.mp3" length="12993833" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19871216-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19871216-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19871216-0900c.mp3" fileSize="12993833" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1613" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Alexander Goehr: The Survival of the Symphony 4 1987</title><description>Composer Alexander Goehr delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Survival of the Symphony’. He explores how avant-garde music has lost its edge.</description><itunes:subtitle>Composer Alexander Goehr delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Survival of the Symphony’. He explores how avant-garde music has lost its edge....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Composer Alexander Goehr delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Survival of the Symphony’. 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He diagnoses the pressures of contemporary music-making.</description><itunes:subtitle>Composer Alexander Goehr delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Survival of the Symphony’. He diagnoses the pressures of contemporary music-making....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Composer Alexander Goehr delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Survival of the Symphony’. 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He concludes his lectures on the state of the British legal system.</description><itunes:subtitle>Judge Lord John McCluskey delivers the sixth and final Reith lecture from his series entitled ‘Law, Justice and Democracy’. He concludes his lectures on the state of the British legal system....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Judge Lord John McCluskey delivers the sixth and final Reith lecture from his series entitled ‘Law, Justice and Democracy’. He concludes his lectures on the state of the British legal system.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 1986 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:03</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19861210-0900c.mp3" length="14039811" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19861210-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19861210-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19861210-0900c.mp3" fileSize="14039811" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1743" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Lord McCluskey: Law, Justice and Democracy 5 1986</title><description>Judge Lord John McCluskey delivers the fifth Reith lecture from his series entitled ‘Law, Justice and Democracy’.  He argues against the enactment of a Bill of Rights in the United Kingdom.</description><itunes:subtitle>Judge Lord John McCluskey delivers the fifth Reith lecture from his series entitled ‘Law, Justice and Democracy’. He argues against the enactment of a Bill of Rights in the United Kingdom....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Judge Lord John McCluskey delivers the fifth Reith lecture from his series entitled ‘Law, Justice and Democracy’.  He argues against the enactment of a Bill of Rights in the United Kingdom.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 1986 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:43</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19861203-0900b.mp3" length="14352430" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19861203-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19861203-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19861203-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14352430" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1783" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Lord McCluskey: Law, Justice and Democracy 4 1986</title><description>Judge Lord John McCluskey delivers the fourth Reith lecture from his series entitled ‘Law, Justice and Democracy’. He argues for the greater desirability of law that is certain in application and predictable in outcome.</description><itunes:subtitle>Judge Lord John McCluskey delivers the fourth Reith lecture from his series entitled ‘Law, Justice and Democracy’. He argues for the greater desirability of law that is certain in application and predictable in outcome....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Judge Lord John McCluskey delivers the fourth Reith lecture from his series entitled ‘Law, Justice and Democracy’. He argues for the greater desirability of law that is certain in application and predictable in outcome.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 1986 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:23</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19861126-0900b.mp3" length="14192893" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19861126-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19861126-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19861126-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14192893" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1763" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Lord McCluskey: Law, Justice and Democracy 3 1986</title><description>Judge Lord John McCluskey delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Law, Justice and Democracy’. He argues that Parliament, not the judiciary, must have ultimate responsibility for legislation.</description><itunes:subtitle>Judge Lord John McCluskey delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Law, Justice and Democracy’. He argues that Parliament, not the judiciary, must have ultimate responsibility for legislation....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Judge Lord John McCluskey delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Law, Justice and Democracy’. He argues that Parliament, not the judiciary, must have ultimate responsibility for legislation.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 1986 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:09</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19861119-0900b.mp3" length="14083146" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19861119-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19861119-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19861119-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14083146" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1749" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Lord McCluskey: Law, Justice and Democracy 2 1986</title><description>Judge Lord John McCluskey delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Law, Justice and Democracy’. He asks how judges, with the same starting materials in terms of fact and legal tradition, can come to such diametrically opposite conclusions.</description><itunes:subtitle>Judge Lord John McCluskey delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Law, Justice and Democracy’. He asks how judges, with the same starting materials in terms of fact and legal tradition, can come to such diametrically opposite...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Judge Lord John McCluskey delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Law, Justice and Democracy’. He asks how judges, with the same starting materials in terms of fact and legal tradition, can come to such diametrically opposite conclusions.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 1986 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:03</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19861112-0900b.mp3" length="14040088" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19861112-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19861112-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19861112-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14040088" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1743" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Lord McCluskey: Law, Justice and Democracy 1 1986</title><description>Judge Lord McCluskey delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Law, Justice and Democracy’. He discusses whether it is right that judges should have sole responsibility for sentencing criminals.</description><itunes:subtitle>Judge Lord McCluskey delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Law, Justice and Democracy’. He discusses whether it is right that judges should have sole responsibility for sentencing criminals....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Judge Lord McCluskey delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Law, Justice and Democracy’. He discusses whether it is right that judges should have sole responsibility for sentencing criminals.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 1986 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:34</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19861105-0900b.mp3" length="14286096" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19861105-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19861105-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19861105-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14286096" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1774" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: David Henderson: Innocence and Design 6 1985</title><description>Economist David Henderson delivers the final Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Innocence and Design’. He considers the wider context of market states and economics.</description><itunes:subtitle>Economist David Henderson delivers the final Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Innocence and Design’. He considers the wider context of market states and economics....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Economist David Henderson delivers the final Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Innocence and Design’. He considers the wider context of market states and economics.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 1985 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:44</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19851211-0900b.mp3" length="14360520" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19851211-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19851211-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19851211-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14360520" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1784" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: David Henderson: Innocence and Design 5 1985</title><description>Economist David Henderson delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Innocence and Design’. He examines how influential economists really are.</description><itunes:subtitle>Economist David Henderson delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Innocence and Design’. He examines how influential economists really are....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Economist David Henderson delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Innocence and Design’. He examines how influential economists really are.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 1985 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:39</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19851204-0900b.mp3" length="14323704" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19851204-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19851204-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19851204-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14323704" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1779" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: David Henderson: Innocence and Design 4 1985</title><description>Economist David Henderson delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Innocence and Design’. He explores the role of international trade on economics.</description><itunes:subtitle>Economist David Henderson delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Innocence and Design’. He explores the role of international trade on economics....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Economist David Henderson delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Innocence and Design’. He explores the role of international trade on economics.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 1985 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:26</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19851127-0900b.mp3" length="14222587" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19851127-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19851127-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19851127-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14222587" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1766" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: David Henderson: Innocence and Design 3 1985</title><description>Economist David Henderson delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Innocence and Design’. He examines the leading elements of do-it-yourself economics.</description><itunes:subtitle>Economist David Henderson delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Innocence and Design’. He examines the leading elements of do-it-yourself economics....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Economist David Henderson delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Innocence and Design’. He examines the leading elements of do-it-yourself economics.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 1985 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:44</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19851120-0900b.mp3" length="14361771" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19851120-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19851120-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19851120-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14361771" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1784" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: David Henderson: Innocence and Design 2 1985</title><description>Economist David Henderson delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Innocence and Design’. He examines the leading elements of do-it-yourself economics.</description><itunes:subtitle>Economist David Henderson delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Innocence and Design’. He examines the leading elements of do-it-yourself economics....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Economist David Henderson delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Innocence and Design’. He examines the leading elements of do-it-yourself economics.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 1985 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:32</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19851115-0900b.mp3" length="14268681" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19851115-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19851115-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19851115-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14268681" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1772" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: David Henderson: Innocence and Design 1 1985</title><description>Economist David Henderson delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Innocence and Design’. He examines the influence that economics has on policy.</description><itunes:subtitle>Economist David Henderson delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Innocence and Design’. He examines the influence that economics has on policy....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Economist David Henderson delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Innocence and Design’. He examines the influence that economics has on policy.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 1985 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>28:53</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19851106-0900b.mp3" length="13954032" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19851106-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19851106-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19851106-0900b.mp3" fileSize="13954032" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1733" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: John Searle: Minds, Brains and Science 6 1984</title><description>Philosopher Professor John Searle delivers the final Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Minds, Brains and Science’. He examines the evidence for and against the existence of free will.</description><itunes:subtitle>Philosopher Professor John Searle delivers the final Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Minds, Brains and Science’. He examines the evidence for and against the existence of free will....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Philosopher Professor John Searle delivers the final Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Minds, Brains and Science’. He examines the evidence for and against the existence of free will.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 1984 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:43</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19841212-0900b.mp3" length="14358703" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19841212-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19841212-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19841212-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14358703" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1783" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: John Searle: Minds, Brains and Science 5 1984</title><description>Philosopher Professor John Searle delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Minds, Brains and Science’. He explores the limitations of human behavioural science.</description><itunes:subtitle>Philosopher Professor John Searle delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Minds, Brains and Science’. He explores the limitations of human behavioural science....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Philosopher Professor John Searle delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Minds, Brains and Science’. He explores the limitations of human behavioural science.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 1984 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:46</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19841205-0900b.mp3" length="14378716" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19841205-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19841205-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19841205-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14378716" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1786" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: John Searle: Minds, Brains and Science 4 1984</title><description>Philosopher Professor John Searle delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Minds, Brains and Science’. He analyses how our mental activities can produce our behaviour.</description><itunes:subtitle>Philosopher Professor John Searle delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Minds, Brains and Science’. He analyses how our mental activities can produce our behaviour....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Philosopher Professor John Searle delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Minds, Brains and Science’. He analyses how our mental activities can produce our behaviour.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 1984 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:50</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19841128-0900b.mp3" length="14413645" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19841128-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19841128-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19841128-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14413645" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1790" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: John Searle: Minds, Brains and Science 3 1984</title><description>Philosopher Professor John Searle delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Minds, Brains and Science’. He examines the discipline of cognitive science.</description><itunes:subtitle>Philosopher Professor John Searle delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Minds, Brains and Science’. He examines the discipline of cognitive science....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Philosopher Professor John Searle delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Minds, Brains and Science’. He examines the discipline of cognitive science.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 1984 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:54</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19841121-0900b.mp3" length="14445974" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19841121-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19841121-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19841121-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14445974" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1794" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: John Searle: Minds, Brains and Science 2 1984</title><description>Philosopher Professor John Searle delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Minds, Brains and Science’. He considers whether a digital computer can be taught to think.</description><itunes:subtitle>Philosopher Professor John Searle delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Minds, Brains and Science’. He considers whether a digital computer can be taught to think....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Philosopher Professor John Searle delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Minds, Brains and Science’. He considers whether a digital computer can be taught to think.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 1984 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:43</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19841114-0900b.mp3" length="14356599" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19841114-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19841114-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19841114-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14356599" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1783" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: John Searle: Minds, Brains and Science 1 1984</title><description>Philosopher Professor John Searle delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Minds, Brains and Science’. He examines the nature of the connections between the mind and the brain.</description><itunes:subtitle>Philosopher Professor John Searle delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Minds, Brains and Science’. He examines the nature of the connections between the mind and the brain....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Philosopher Professor John Searle delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Minds, Brains and Science’. He examines the nature of the connections between the mind and the brain.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 1984 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:46</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19841107-0900b.mp3" length="14382542" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19841107-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19841107-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19841107-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14382542" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1786" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Douglas Wass: Government and the Governed 6 1983</title><description>Former Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury Sir Douglas Wass delivers the final Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Government and the Governed’. He concludes his discussion about responsive and effective government, and suggests a more autonomous Royal Commission.</description><itunes:subtitle>Former Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury Sir Douglas Wass delivers the final Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Government and the Governed’. He concludes his discussion about responsive and effective government, and suggests a more autonomous...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Former Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury Sir Douglas Wass delivers the final Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Government and the Governed’. He concludes his discussion about responsive and effective government, and suggests a more autonomous Royal Commission.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 1983 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:28</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19831214-0900c.mp3" length="14239956" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19831214-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19831214-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19831214-0900c.mp3" fileSize="14239956" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1768" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Douglas Wass: Government and the Governed 5 1983</title><description>Former Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury Sir Douglas Wass delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Government and the Governed’. He discusses the need for, and the problems contingent on, greater public access to information affecting government decisions.</description><itunes:subtitle>Former Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury Sir Douglas Wass delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Government and the Governed’. He discusses the need for, and the problems contingent on, greater public access to information...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Former Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury Sir Douglas Wass delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Government and the Governed’. He discusses the need for, and the problems contingent on, greater public access to information affecting government decisions.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 1983 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:35</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19831207-0900b.mp3" length="14292238" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19831207-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19831207-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19831207-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14292238" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1775" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Douglas Wass: Government and the Governed 4 1983</title><description>Former Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury Sir Douglas Wass delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Government and the Governed’. He asks if Parliament is able to supervise and control executive power in the way it once did.</description><itunes:subtitle>Former Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury Sir Douglas Wass delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Government and the Governed’. He asks if Parliament is able to supervise and control executive power in the way it once did....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Former Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury Sir Douglas Wass delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Government and the Governed’. He asks if Parliament is able to supervise and control executive power in the way it once did.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 1983 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:10</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19831130-0900b.mp3" length="14090654" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19831130-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19831130-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19831130-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14090654" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1750" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Douglas Wass: Government and the Governed 3 1983</title><description>Former Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury Sir Douglas Wass delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Government and the Governed’. He examines the relationship between ministers and civil servants asks which Civil Service reforms would strengthen it and which weaken it.</description><itunes:subtitle>Former Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury Sir Douglas Wass delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Government and the Governed’. He examines the relationship between ministers and civil servants asks which Civil Service reforms...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Former Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury Sir Douglas Wass delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Government and the Governed’. He examines the relationship between ministers and civil servants asks which Civil Service reforms would strengthen it and which weaken it.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 1983 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:12</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19831123-0900b.mp3" length="14109220" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19831123-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19831123-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19831123-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14109220" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1752" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Douglas Wass: Government and the Governed 2 1983</title><description>Former Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury Sir Douglas Wass delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Government and the Governed’. He dissects the composition of the British Parliamentary Cabinet and considers how effective it is.</description><itunes:subtitle>Former Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury Sir Douglas Wass delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Government and the Governed’. He dissects the composition of the British Parliamentary Cabinet and considers how effective it is....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Former Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury Sir Douglas Wass delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Government and the Governed’. He dissects the composition of the British Parliamentary Cabinet and considers how effective it is.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 1983 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:30</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19831116-0900b.mp3" length="14256186" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19831116-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19831116-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19831116-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14256186" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1770" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Douglas Wass: Government and the Governed 1 1983</title><description>Former Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury Sir Douglas Wass delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Government and the Governed’. He discusses what we mean by ‘government’ and asks whether we are right to equate good government with prosperity and bad government with poverty.</description><itunes:subtitle>Former Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury Sir Douglas Wass delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Government and the Governed’. He discusses what we mean by ‘government’ and asks whether we are right to equate good government with...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Former Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury Sir Douglas Wass delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Government and the Governed’. He discusses what we mean by ‘government’ and asks whether we are right to equate good government with prosperity and bad government with poverty.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 1983 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:30</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19831109-0900b.mp3" length="14248638" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19831109-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19831109-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19831109-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14248638" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1770" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Denis Donoghue: The Arts Without Mystery 6 1982</title><description>Irish literary critic Denis Donoghue delivers the final Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Arts Without Mystery’. He explores how to increase subjectivity into art without destroying the mystery it needs to be a work of art.</description><itunes:subtitle>Irish literary critic Denis Donoghue delivers the final Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Arts Without Mystery’. He explores how to increase subjectivity into art without destroying the mystery it needs to be a work of art....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Irish literary critic Denis Donoghue delivers the final Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Arts Without Mystery’. He explores how to increase subjectivity into art without destroying the mystery it needs to be a work of art.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 1982 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:01</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19821215-0900b.mp3" length="14018933" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19821215-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19821215-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19821215-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14018933" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1741" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Denis Donoghue: The Arts Without Mystery 5 1982</title><description>Irish literary critic Denis Donoghue delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Arts without Mystery’. He evaluates raw art and the pretentiousness that criticism and analysis can add.</description><itunes:subtitle>Irish literary critic Denis Donoghue delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Arts without Mystery’. He evaluates raw art and the pretentiousness that criticism and analysis can add....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Irish literary critic Denis Donoghue delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Arts without Mystery’. He evaluates raw art and the pretentiousness that criticism and analysis can add.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 1982 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:19</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19821208-0900b.mp3" length="14160714" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19821208-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19821208-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19821208-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14160714" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1759" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Denis Donoghue: The Arts Without Mystery 4 1982</title><description>Irish literary critic Denis Donoghue delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Arts without Mystery’. He explores how critics have influenced the perception of art and blames them for the death of the all important ‘mystery’ of art.</description><itunes:subtitle>Irish literary critic Denis Donoghue delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Arts without Mystery’. He explores how critics have influenced the perception of art and blames them for the death of the all important ‘mystery’ of...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Irish literary critic Denis Donoghue delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Arts without Mystery’. He explores how critics have influenced the perception of art and blames them for the death of the all important ‘mystery’ of art.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 1982 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:38</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19821201-0900b.mp3" length="14317649" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19821201-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19821201-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19821201-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14317649" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1778" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Denis Donoghue: The Arts Without Mystery 3 1982</title><description>Irish literary critic Denis Donoghue delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Arts without Mystery’. He examines the confusion of discourse surrounding art from a critic’s perspective.  He questions the lack of antagonism in modern art.</description><itunes:subtitle>Irish literary critic Denis Donoghue delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Arts without Mystery’. He examines the confusion of discourse surrounding art from a critic’s perspective. He questions the lack of antagonism in...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Irish literary critic Denis Donoghue delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Arts without Mystery’. He examines the confusion of discourse surrounding art from a critic’s perspective.  He questions the lack of antagonism in modern art.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 1982 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>28:42</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19821124-0900b.mp3" length="13870658" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19821124-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19821124-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19821124-0900b.mp3" fileSize="13870658" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1722" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Denis Donoghue: The Arts Without Mystery 2 1982</title><description>Irish literary critic Denis Donoghue delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Arts without Mystery’. He assesses how casual materials are transformed into pieces of art and how society evaluates the finished pieces.</description><itunes:subtitle>Irish literary critic Denis Donoghue delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Arts without Mystery’. He assesses how casual materials are transformed into pieces of art and how society evaluates the finished pieces....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Irish literary critic Denis Donoghue delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Arts without Mystery’. He assesses how casual materials are transformed into pieces of art and how society evaluates the finished pieces.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 1982 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:30</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19821117-0900b.mp3" length="14253120" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19821117-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19821117-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19821117-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14253120" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1770" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Denis Donoghue: The Arts Without Mystery 1 1982</title><description>Irish literary critic Denis Donoghue delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Arts without Mystery’. He explores societies’ understanding of art and investigates the arts in relation to the mystery that surrounds them.</description><itunes:subtitle>Irish literary critic Denis Donoghue delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Arts without Mystery’. He explores societies’ understanding of art and investigates the arts in relation to the mystery that surrounds them....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Irish literary critic Denis Donoghue delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The Arts without Mystery’. He explores societies’ understanding of art and investigates the arts in relation to the mystery that surrounds them.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 1982 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:22</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19821110-0900b.mp3" length="14190311" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19821110-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19821110-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19821110-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14190311" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1762" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Laurence Martin: The Two-Edged Sword 6 1981</title><description>Professor of War Studies Laurence Martin delivers the final Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Two-Edged Sword'. He explores the future development of strategic defence policies.</description><itunes:subtitle>Professor of War Studies Laurence Martin delivers the final Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Two-Edged Sword'. He explores the future development of strategic defence policies....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Professor of War Studies Laurence Martin delivers the final Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Two-Edged Sword'. He explores the future development of strategic defence policies.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 1981 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:28</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19811216-0900b.mp3" length="14237515" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19811216-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19811216-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19811216-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14237515" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1768" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Laurence Martin: The Two-Edged Sword 5 1981</title><description>Professor of War Studies Laurence Martin delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Two-Edged Sword'. He debates the pros and cons of nuclear disarmament and arms control for a country.</description><itunes:subtitle>Professor of War Studies Laurence Martin delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Two-Edged Sword'. He debates the pros and cons of nuclear disarmament and arms control for a country....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Professor of War Studies Laurence Martin delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Two-Edged Sword'. He debates the pros and cons of nuclear disarmament and arms control for a country.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 1981 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:36</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19811209-0900c.mp3" length="14300875" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19811209-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19811209-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19811209-0900c.mp3" fileSize="14300875" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1776" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Laurence Martin: The Two-Edged Sword 4 1981</title><description>Professor of War Studies Laurence Martin delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Two-Edged Sword'. He explores the conflicts of strategic policy over the Third World.</description><itunes:subtitle>Professor of War Studies Laurence Martin delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Two-Edged Sword'. He explores the conflicts of strategic policy over the Third World....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Professor of War Studies Laurence Martin delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Two-Edged Sword'. He explores the conflicts of strategic policy over the Third World.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 1981 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:35</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19811202-0900b.mp3" length="14289979" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19811202-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19811202-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19811202-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14289979" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1775" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Laurence Martin: The Two-Edged Sword 3 1981</title><description>Professor of War Studies Laurence Martin delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Two-Edged Sword'. He evaluates how countries use the strategic balance of nuclear deterrence.</description><itunes:subtitle>Professor of War Studies Laurence Martin delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Two-Edged Sword'. He evaluates how countries use the strategic balance of nuclear deterrence....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Professor of War Studies Laurence Martin delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Two-Edged Sword'. He evaluates how countries use the strategic balance of nuclear deterrence.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 1981 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:40</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19811125-0900b.mp3" length="14333457" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19811125-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19811125-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19811125-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14333457" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1780" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Laurence Martin: The Two-Edged Sword 2 1981</title><description>Professor of War Studies Laurence Martin delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Two-Edged Sword'. He explores the strategic limitations of nuclear weapons.</description><itunes:subtitle>Professor of War Studies Laurence Martin delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Two-Edged Sword'. He explores the strategic limitations of nuclear weapons....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Professor of War Studies Laurence Martin delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Two-Edged Sword'. He explores the strategic limitations of nuclear weapons.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 1981 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:09</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19811118-0900b.mp3" length="14082009" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19811118-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19811118-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19811118-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14082009" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1749" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Laurence Martin: The Two-Edged Sword 1 1981</title><description>Professor of War Studies Laurence Martin delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Two-Edged Sword'. He questions how nations govern and protect national security.</description><itunes:subtitle>Professor of War Studies Laurence Martin delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Two-Edged Sword'. He questions how nations govern and protect national security....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Professor of War Studies Laurence Martin delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'The Two-Edged Sword'. He questions how nations govern and protect national security.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 1981 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:11</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19811111-0900b.mp3" length="14101671" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19811111-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19811111-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19811111-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14101671" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1751" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Ian Kennedy: Unmasking Medicine 6 1980</title><description>Professor of Health Law and Ethics Sir Ian Kennedy delivers the final Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'Unmasking Medicine'. He explains how consumerism sets standards, measures performances and provides sanctions for the medical profession.</description><itunes:subtitle>Professor of Health Law and Ethics Sir Ian Kennedy delivers the final Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'Unmasking Medicine'. He explains how consumerism sets standards, measures performances and provides sanctions for the medical profession....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Professor of Health Law and Ethics Sir Ian Kennedy delivers the final Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'Unmasking Medicine'. He explains how consumerism sets standards, measures performances and provides sanctions for the medical profession.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 1980 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:10</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19801210-0900c.mp3" length="14091666" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19801210-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19801210-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19801210-0900c.mp3" fileSize="14091666" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1750" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Ian Kennedy: Unmasking Medicine 5 1980</title><description>Professor of Health Law and Ethics Sir Ian Kennedy delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'Unmasking Medicine'. He explores the concepts of mental illness and demonstrates the shaky ground that it rests on.</description><itunes:subtitle>Professor of Health Law and Ethics Sir Ian Kennedy delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'Unmasking Medicine'. He explores the concepts of mental illness and demonstrates the shaky ground that it rests on....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Professor of Health Law and Ethics Sir Ian Kennedy delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'Unmasking Medicine'. He explores the concepts of mental illness and demonstrates the shaky ground that it rests on.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 1980 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:13</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19801203-0900b.mp3" length="14116676" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19801203-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19801203-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19801203-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14116676" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1753" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Ian Kennedy: Unmasking Medicine 4 1980</title><description>Professor of Health Law and Ethics Sir Ian Kennedy delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'Unmasking Medicine'. He debates whether doctors are trained enough to make the right judgements on moral and ethical decisions.</description><itunes:subtitle>Professor of Health Law and Ethics Sir Ian Kennedy delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'Unmasking Medicine'. He debates whether doctors are trained enough to make the right judgements on moral and ethical decisions....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Professor of Health Law and Ethics Sir Ian Kennedy delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'Unmasking Medicine'. He debates whether doctors are trained enough to make the right judgements on moral and ethical decisions.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 1980 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:39</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19801126-0900b.mp3" length="14321099" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19801126-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19801126-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19801126-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14321099" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1779" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Ian Kennedy: Unmasking Medicine 3 1980</title><description>Professor of Health Law and Ethics Sir Ian Kennedy delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'Unmasking Medicine'. He explores how to make the National Health Service more efficient and gives his own conceptual blueprint of how he believes it should work.</description><itunes:subtitle>Professor of Health Law and Ethics Sir Ian Kennedy delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'Unmasking Medicine'. He explores how to make the National Health Service more efficient and gives his own conceptual blueprint of how he...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Professor of Health Law and Ethics Sir Ian Kennedy delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'Unmasking Medicine'. He explores how to make the National Health Service more efficient and gives his own conceptual blueprint of how he believes it should work.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 1980 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:33</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19801119-0900b.mp3" length="14275849" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19801119-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19801119-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19801119-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14275849" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1773" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Ian Kennedy: Unmasking Medicine 2 1980</title><description>Professor of Health Law and Ethics Sir Ian Kennedy delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'Unmasking Medicine'. He compiles a list of the inappropriate directions that modern medicine has taken and explains why he believes modern medicine has taken the wrong path.</description><itunes:subtitle>Professor of Health Law and Ethics Sir Ian Kennedy delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'Unmasking Medicine'. He compiles a list of the inappropriate directions that modern medicine has taken and explains why he believes modern...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Professor of Health Law and Ethics Sir Ian Kennedy delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'Unmasking Medicine'. He compiles a list of the inappropriate directions that modern medicine has taken and explains why he believes modern medicine has taken the wrong path.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 1980 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>28:47</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19801112-0900b.mp3" length="13908502" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19801112-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19801112-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19801112-0900b.mp3" fileSize="13908502" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1727" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Ian Kennedy: Unmasking Medicine 1 1980</title><description>Professor of Health Law and Ethics Sir Ian Kennedy delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'Unmasking Medicine'. He explores the concepts of modern medicine.</description><itunes:subtitle>Professor of Health Law and Ethics Sir Ian Kennedy delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'Unmasking Medicine'. He explores the concepts of modern medicine....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Professor of Health Law and Ethics Sir Ian Kennedy delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled 'Unmasking Medicine'. He explores the concepts of modern medicine.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 1980 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:00</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19801105-0900b.mp3" length="14008270" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19801105-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19801105-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19801105-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14008270" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1740" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Ali Mazrui: The African Condition 6 1979</title><description>Professor of African and Islamic studies Ali Mazrui delivers the final Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The African Condition’. He examines Africa's physical location on the globe in relation to its economic, political and military destiny.</description><itunes:subtitle>Professor of African and Islamic studies Ali Mazrui delivers the final Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The African Condition’. He examines Africa's physical location on the globe in relation to its economic, political and military destiny....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Professor of African and Islamic studies Ali Mazrui delivers the final Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The African Condition’. He examines Africa's physical location on the globe in relation to its economic, political and military destiny.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 1979 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:48</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19791212-0900b.mp3" length="14396608" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19791212-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19791212-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19791212-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14396608" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1788" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Ali Mazrui: The African Condition 5 1979</title><description>Professor of African and Islamic studies Ali Mazrui delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The African Condition’. He argues that an understanding of the size and fragmentation of Africa is essential in diagnosing the nature of its aches and pains.</description><itunes:subtitle>Professor of African and Islamic studies Ali Mazrui delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The African Condition’. He argues that an understanding of the size and fragmentation of Africa is essential in diagnosing the nature of its...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Professor of African and Islamic studies Ali Mazrui delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The African Condition’. He argues that an understanding of the size and fragmentation of Africa is essential in diagnosing the nature of its aches and pains.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 1979 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:56</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19791205-0900b.mp3" length="14461476" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19791205-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19791205-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19791205-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14461476" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1796" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Ali Mazrui: The African Condition 4 1979</title><description>Professor of African and Islamic studies Ali Mazrui delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The African Condition’. He examines the burden of Africa's underdevelopment and asks why the resource-rich region accommodates some of the poorest countries in the world.</description><itunes:subtitle>Professor of African and Islamic studies Ali Mazrui delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The African Condition’. He examines the burden of Africa's underdevelopment and asks why the resource-rich region accommodates some of the...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Professor of African and Islamic studies Ali Mazrui delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The African Condition’. He examines the burden of Africa's underdevelopment and asks why the resource-rich region accommodates some of the poorest countries in the world.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 1979 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:33</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19791128-0900b.mp3" length="14278675" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19791128-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19791128-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19791128-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14278675" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1773" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Ali Mazrui: The African Condition 3 1979</title><description>Professor of African and Islamic studies Ali Mazrui delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The African Condition’. He explores the clash of Western and African cultures.</description><itunes:subtitle>Professor of African and Islamic studies Ali Mazrui delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The African Condition’. He explores the clash of Western and African cultures....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Professor of African and Islamic studies Ali Mazrui delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The African Condition’. He explores the clash of Western and African cultures.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 1979 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:42</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19791121-0900a.mp3" length="14344204" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19791121-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19791121-0900a.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19791121-0900a.mp3" fileSize="14344204" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1782" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Ali Mazrui: The African Condition 2 1979</title><description>Professor of African and Islamic studies Ali Mazrui delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The African Condition’. He examines the injustices that have been inflicted on the African people.</description><itunes:subtitle>Professor of African and Islamic studies Ali Mazrui delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The African Condition’. He examines the injustices that have been inflicted on the African people....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Professor of African and Islamic studies Ali Mazrui delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The African Condition’. He examines the injustices that have been inflicted on the African people.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 1979 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:43</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19791114-0900b.mp3" length="14354873" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19791114-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19791114-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19791114-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14354873" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1783" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Ali Mazrui: The African Condition 1 1979</title><description>Professor of African and Islamic studies Ali Mazrui delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The African Condition’. He argues for longterm solutions to Africa’s crisis of habitability.</description><itunes:subtitle>Professor of African and Islamic studies Ali Mazrui delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The African Condition’. He argues for longterm solutions to Africa’s crisis of habitability....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Professor of African and Islamic studies Ali Mazrui delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘The African Condition’. He argues for longterm solutions to Africa’s crisis of habitability.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 1979 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:54</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19791107-0900b.mp3" length="14447636" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19791107-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19791107-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19791107-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14447636" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1794" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Edward Norman: Christianity and the World Order 6 1978</title><description>Ecclesiastical historian Reverend Dr Edward Norman delivers the final Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Christianity and the World Order’. He considers the importance of spirituality in Christianity.</description><itunes:subtitle>Ecclesiastical historian Reverend Dr Edward Norman delivers the final Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Christianity and the World Order’. He considers the importance of spirituality in Christianity....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Ecclesiastical historian Reverend Dr Edward Norman delivers the final Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Christianity and the World Order’. He considers the importance of spirituality in Christianity.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 1978 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>27:16</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19781206-0900c.mp3" length="13176634" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19781206-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19781206-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19781206-0900c.mp3" fileSize="13176634" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1636" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Edward Norman: Christianity and the World Order 5 1978</title><description>Ecclesiastical historian Reverend Dr Edward Norman delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Christianity and the World Order’. He considers the Christian situation in Africa.</description><itunes:subtitle>Ecclesiastical historian Reverend Dr Edward Norman delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Christianity and the World Order’. He considers the Christian situation in Africa....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Ecclesiastical historian Reverend Dr Edward Norman delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Christianity and the World Order’. He considers the Christian situation in Africa.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 1978 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>28:26</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19781129-0900c.mp3" length="13742081" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19781129-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19781129-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19781129-0900c.mp3" fileSize="13742081" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1706" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Edward Norman: Christianity and the World Order 4 1978</title><description>Ecclesiastical historian Reverend Dr Edward Norman delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Christianity and the World Order’. He explores the imperialist perspective of Christianity.</description><itunes:subtitle>Ecclesiastical historian Reverend Dr Edward Norman delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Christianity and the World Order’. He explores the imperialist perspective of Christianity....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Ecclesiastical historian Reverend Dr Edward Norman delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Christianity and the World Order’. He explores the imperialist perspective of Christianity.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 1978 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>26:54</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19781122-0900c.mp3" length="13007767" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19781122-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19781122-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19781122-0900c.mp3" fileSize="13007767" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1614" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Edward Norman: Christianity and the World Order 3 1978</title><description>Ecclesiastical historian Reverend Edward Norman delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Christianity and the World Order’. He contemplates if human rights are the newest form of Commandments.</description><itunes:subtitle>Ecclesiastical historian Reverend Edward Norman delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Christianity and the World Order’. He contemplates if human rights are the newest form of Commandments....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Ecclesiastical historian Reverend Edward Norman delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Christianity and the World Order’. He contemplates if human rights are the newest form of Commandments.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 1978 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>26:59</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19781115-0900c.mp3" length="13041027" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19781115-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19781115-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19781115-0900c.mp3" fileSize="13041027" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1619" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Edward Norman: Christianity and the World Order 2 1978</title><description>Ecclesiastical historian Reverend Dr Edward Norman delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Christianity and the World Order’. He explores who the ‘Ministers of Change’ are in society.</description><itunes:subtitle>Ecclesiastical historian Reverend Dr Edward Norman delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Christianity and the World Order’. He explores who the ‘Ministers of Change’ are in society....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Ecclesiastical historian Reverend Dr Edward Norman delivers the second Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Christianity and the World Order’. He explores who the ‘Ministers of Change’ are in society.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 1978 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>26:33</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19781108-0900b.mp3" length="12839960" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19781108-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19781108-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19781108-0900b.mp3" fileSize="12839960" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1593" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Edward Norman: Christianity and the World Order 1 1978</title><description>Ecclesiastical historian Reverend Edward Norman delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Christianity and the World Order’. He examines the politicisation of Christianity.</description><itunes:subtitle>Ecclesiastical historian Reverend Edward Norman delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Christianity and the World Order’. He examines the politicisation of Christianity....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Ecclesiastical historian Reverend Edward Norman delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Christianity and the World Order’. He examines the politicisation of Christianity.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 1978 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>27:29</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19781101-0900b.mp3" length="13283156" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19781101-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19781101-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19781101-0900b.mp3" fileSize="13283156" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1649" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: A H Halsey: Change in British Society 6 1978</title><description>Sociologist Professor A H Halsey delivers the final Reith lecture from his series entitled ‘Change in British Society’. He investigates the problem of fraternity in society. He argues that there are native traditions in social and political values which join people together. Yet, can social order in the shape of class, status and party affect these feelings of belonging?</description><itunes:subtitle>Sociologist Professor A H Halsey delivers the final Reith lecture from his series entitled ‘Change in British Society’. He investigates the problem of fraternity in society. He argues that there are native traditions in social and political values...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Sociologist Professor A H Halsey delivers the final Reith lecture from his series entitled ‘Change in British Society’. He investigates the problem of fraternity in society. He argues that there are native traditions in social and political values which join people together. Yet, can social order in the shape of class, status and party affect these feelings of belonging?</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 1978 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>28:30</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19780215-0900b.mp3" length="13772199" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19780215-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19780215-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19780215-0900b.mp3" fileSize="13772199" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1710" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: A H Halsey: Change in British Society 5 1978</title><description>Sociologist Professor A H Halsey delivers the fifth Reith lecture from his series entitled ‘Change in British Society’. He investigates the relation between the generations of the nuclear family. He focuses on the primordial link between the parents and the dependent children.</description><itunes:subtitle>Sociologist Professor A H Halsey delivers the fifth Reith lecture from his series entitled ‘Change in British Society’. He investigates the relation between the generations of the nuclear family. He focuses on the primordial link between the parents...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Sociologist Professor A H Halsey delivers the fifth Reith lecture from his series entitled ‘Change in British Society’. He investigates the relation between the generations of the nuclear family. He focuses on the primordial link between the parents and the dependent children.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 1978 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>28:42</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19780208-0900b.mp3" length="13865236" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19780208-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19780208-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19780208-0900b.mp3" fileSize="13865236" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1722" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: A H Halsey: Change in British Society 4 1978</title><description>Sociologist Professor A H Halsey delivers his fourth Reith lecture from the series entitled ‘Change in British Society’. He follows the growth of organisation in relation to the changing structure of class and status in Britain.</description><itunes:subtitle>Sociologist Professor A H Halsey delivers his fourth Reith lecture from the series entitled ‘Change in British Society’. He follows the growth of organisation in relation to the changing structure of class and status in Britain....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Sociologist Professor A H Halsey delivers his fourth Reith lecture from the series entitled ‘Change in British Society’. He follows the growth of organisation in relation to the changing structure of class and status in Britain.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 1978 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:19</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19780201-0900b.mp3" length="14161994" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19780201-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19780201-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19780201-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14161994" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1759" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: A H Halsey: Change in British Society 3 1978</title><description>Sociologist Professor A H Halsey delivers his third Reith lecture from the series entitled ‘Change in British Society’. He looks at the theory of class and status and argues the importance of position and power.</description><itunes:subtitle>Sociologist Professor A H Halsey delivers his third Reith lecture from the series entitled ‘Change in British Society’. He looks at the theory of class and status and argues the importance of position and power....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Sociologist Professor A H Halsey delivers his third Reith lecture from the series entitled ‘Change in British Society’. He looks at the theory of class and status and argues the importance of position and power.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 1978 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>28:29</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19780125-0900b.mp3" length="13761323" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19780125-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19780125-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19780125-0900b.mp3" fileSize="13761323" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1709" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: A H Halsey: Change in British Society 2 1978</title><description>Sociologist Professor A.H Halsey delivers his second Reith lecture from the series entitled ‘Change in British Society’. He explores the structures of class in Britain and asks the question, why is there is still social inequality in this developed and wealthy nation?</description><itunes:subtitle>Sociologist Professor A.H Halsey delivers his second Reith lecture from the series entitled ‘Change in British Society’. He explores the structures of class in Britain and asks the question, why is there is still social inequality in this developed...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Sociologist Professor A.H Halsey delivers his second Reith lecture from the series entitled ‘Change in British Society’. He explores the structures of class in Britain and asks the question, why is there is still social inequality in this developed and wealthy nation?</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 1978 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:35</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19780118-0900b.mp3" length="14289220" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19780118-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19780118-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19780118-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14289220" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1775" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: A H Halsey: Change in British Society 1 1978</title><description>Sociologist Professor A.H. Halsey delivers his first Reith lecture from the series entitled ‘Change in British Society’. He explores the characteristics of the British Society and explains that in order to know ourselves we must explore how we come to an agreement and deal with conflict.</description><itunes:subtitle>Sociologist Professor A.H. Halsey delivers his first Reith lecture from the series entitled ‘Change in British Society’. He explores the characteristics of the British Society and explains that in order to know ourselves we must explore how we come to...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Sociologist Professor A.H. Halsey delivers his first Reith lecture from the series entitled ‘Change in British Society’. He explores the characteristics of the British Society and explains that in order to know ourselves we must explore how we come to an agreement and deal with conflict.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 1978 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:23</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19780111-0900b.mp3" length="14192536" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19780111-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19780111-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19780111-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14192536" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1763" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Colin Blakemore: Mechanics of the Mind 6 1976</title><description>Neurobiologist Professor Colin Blakemore delivers the final Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Mechanics of the Mind’. He explores how society attempts to regulate the behaviour of its members.</description><itunes:subtitle>Neurobiologist Professor Colin Blakemore delivers the final Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Mechanics of the Mind’. He explores how society attempts to regulate the behaviour of its members....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Neurobiologist Professor Colin Blakemore delivers the final Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Mechanics of the Mind’. He explores how society attempts to regulate the behaviour of its members.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 1976 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:40</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19761215-0900b.mp3" length="14334691" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19761215-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19761215-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19761215-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14334691" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1780" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Colin Blakemore: Mechanics of the Mind 5 1976</title><description>Neurobiologist Professor Colin Blakemore delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Mechanics of the Mind’. He explores speech as the vehicle of our language.</description><itunes:subtitle>Neurobiologist Professor Colin Blakemore delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Mechanics of the Mind’. He explores speech as the vehicle of our language....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Neurobiologist Professor Colin Blakemore delivers the fifth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Mechanics of the Mind’. He explores speech as the vehicle of our language.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 1976 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:56</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19761208-0900b.mp3" length="14463530" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19761208-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19761208-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19761208-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14463530" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1796" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Colin Blakemore: Mechanics of the Mind 4 1976</title><description>Neurobiologist Professor Colin Blakemore delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Mechanics of the Mind’. He explains how the brain creates and stores memories.</description><itunes:subtitle>Neurobiologist Professor Colin Blakemore delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Mechanics of the Mind’. He explains how the brain creates and stores memories....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Neurobiologist Professor Colin Blakemore delivers the fourth Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Mechanics of the Mind’. He explains how the brain creates and stores memories.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 1976 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:55</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19761201-0900b.mp3" length="14454778" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19761201-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19761201-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19761201-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14454778" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1795" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Colin Blakemore: Mechanics of the Mind 3 1976</title><description>Neurobiologist Professor Colin Blakemore delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Mechanics of the Mind’. He explains how the mind creates sight and perception.</description><itunes:subtitle>Neurobiologist Professor Colin Blakemore delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Mechanics of the Mind’. He explains how the mind creates sight and perception....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Neurobiologist Professor Colin Blakemore delivers the third Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Mechanics of the Mind’. He explains how the mind creates sight and perception.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 1976 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:42</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19761124-0900b.mp3" length="14349655" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19761124-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19761124-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19761124-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14349655" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1782" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Colin Blakemore: Mechanics of the Mind 2 1976</title><description>Neurobiologist Professor Colin Blakemore delivers his second Reith Lecture from the series entitled ‘Mechanics of the Mind’. He explores the concept of human consciousness and our nightly need for sleep.</description><itunes:subtitle>Neurobiologist Professor Colin Blakemore delivers his second Reith Lecture from the series entitled ‘Mechanics of the Mind’. He explores the concept of human consciousness and our nightly need for sleep....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Neurobiologist Professor Colin Blakemore delivers his second Reith Lecture from the series entitled ‘Mechanics of the Mind’. He explores the concept of human consciousness and our nightly need for sleep.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 1976 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>29:47</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19761117-0900b.mp3" length="14384873" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19761117-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19761117-0900b.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19761117-0900b.mp3" fileSize="14384873" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1787" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item><item><title>RLA: Colin Blakemore: Mechanics of the Mind 1 1976</title><description>Neurobiologist Professor Colin Blakemore delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Mechanics of the Mind’. He discusses how the theory of the mind mirrors man's social development.</description><itunes:subtitle>Neurobiologist Professor Colin Blakemore delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Mechanics of the Mind’. He discusses how the theory of the mind mirrors man's social development....</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>Neurobiologist Professor Colin Blakemore delivers the first Reith Lecture from his series entitled ‘Mechanics of the Mind’. He discusses how the theory of the mind mirrors man's social development.</itunes:summary><pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 1976 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><itunes:duration>28:49</itunes:duration><enclosure url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19761110-0900c.mp3" length="13925331" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid isPermaLink="false">http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19761110-0900.mp3</guid><link>http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19761110-0900c.mp3</link><media:content url="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/rla76/rla76_19761110-0900c.mp3" fileSize="13925331" type="audio/mpeg" medium="audio" expression="full" duration="1729" /><itunes:author>BBC Radio 4</itunes:author></item></channel></rss>
