Agenda Episodes Available now
Agenda 2000 – Review of the Year
Review of the year 2000 around the world starts with a reflection on the nature of time
Desmond Tutu – On Reconciliation
Archbishop Desmond Tutu talks about healing the divided communities in South Africa
Shopping and the Price of Pleasure
Is Christmas shopping a prime case of retail mania? And what makes a shopaholic?
Visions of the Future – Interview with Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C Clarke, author of 2001: Space Odyssey, in a special Millennial edition
Racism in South Africa after Apartheid
Does racism still blight Nelson Mandela's "rainbow nation" six years after his release?
Literature and Writing Politics
Is the pen mightier than the sword? Literature as vehicle for political thought and change
The City of the Future
More than half the world's people live in cities. How do we make them fit for the future?
What Is Fundamentalism?
The rise of religious fundamentalism of all varieties and its challenges to governments
The Politics of Identity
The perils of identity politics and the emergence of a global identity
Anatomy of the Idea
The origin of great ideas and the nature of originality are explored