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    Can Torture Be Stopped?

    ***WARNING - This audio contains descriptions of torture*** How can torture be stopped?

  2. Spirituality Now

    What is spirituality and how is it expressed?

  3. Behind the Label – Interview with John Pilger

    John Pilger talks about New Rulers of the World, his new film about 'designer' sweatshops

  4. Corruption – Going Global

    Has corruption increased in the world of globalised economies? How corrupt is the West?

  5. The Kashmir Question – Interview with Mark Tully

    Mark Tully on what will be on the table at the summit between Indian and Pakistani leaders

  6. Is the Internet a Force for Good or Bad?

    Can it deliver on the promises to link us all together and provide instant information?

  7. Jonathan Miller – On Art and Science

    Interview with Jonathan Miller, physician, writer, opera director and TV presenter

  8. Culture under Pressure

    What's the state of public culture in Britain and beyond – is it really under attack?

  9. Democracy in Crisis

    Are corporations and unelected institutions quietly taking over control from governments?

  10. Matters of Truth

    Why does the truth matter so much?

  11. Towards a New Morality

    What would a new secular moral code basd on justice and equality mean for private conduct?

  12. Taking a World View – Interview with Noam Chomsky

    Noam Chomsky talks about his political writing – and what makes a "rogue state"

  13. New Brutalism In Britain

    Whatever happened to good manners – and do they really matter?

  14. What Is Good Parenting Now?

    What should the parent-child relationship be like in the 21st century?

  15. Allegiance to Philosophy

    Life guides: a new wave of philosophical writing addressing the big issues of our age

  16. The Multiculturalism Debate

    How do we respond to cultural differences? Assimilate, tolerate or welcome them?

  17. Poverty and How to Help – Interview with Lord Desai

    Lord Desai on causes of poverty and how we need to remove obstacles to self-sufficiency

  18. Cults – Rush Hour of the Gods

    Why are the numbers of fringe religions around the world growing and how do they recruit?

  19. You Can't Say That – Political Censorship

    Is censorship on the increase still, a decade after the fall of the Berlin Wall?

  20. Money and Power – Who's Got It?

    The not-so-simple relationship between economic might and political power

  21. The Ethics of Foreign Policy

    Can there really be an ethical foreign policy or will realpolitik inevitably win the day?

  22. Populism or What the People Want

    What do the people want and should politicians always bow to their wishes?

  23. Stress? Keep Calm and Carry On

    Is modern life more stressful than it ever was before? Stress – its causes and remedies

  24. Going Public – Interview with Antony Gormley

    The British sculptor on public art, working with the human figure and Angel of the North

  25. Does History Matter Any More?

    Should we study history or give in to the allure of living in the permanent present?

  26. Science and Poetry – Different Views of the Same World

    What science and the arts have to learn from each other

  27. What Direction Home for the Dispossessed?

    The effects and experience of being without a homeland for individuals and communities

  28. More to Write Than Ever – Interview with André Brink

    Why "in the new South Africa, there's incomprabably more to write about than ever before"

  29. The Future of Work

    More work for fewer people? Trends in working hours and workers' rights around the world

  30. Is Patriotism a Danger or a Comfort?

    Does being patriotic always have to mean being better than someone else?

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