James Bond has been in the spying business for such a long time that he really ought to be up for a long-service award. But the…

"Make them remember you." The Doctor’s advice to Amy and Rory as they faced the Parliament of the Daleks (episode 1: 'Asylum of the…

According to the Romans, ‘bread and circuses’ were the key to keeping a population content. As long as their immediate physical…

How do you begin to tell stories about a war which claimed more than fifteen million lives? For children's author Michael Morpurgo, the…

Michael Ots considers the question of self-image and asks what is the value of any human being. The talk lasts about 30 mins and is…

What happens when people are given free reign to do what they want with impunity? When there are no consequences for their actions because…

The sun rises over the townships of South Africa on 10th May 1994. And the question at the back of everybody's mind is posed aloud by the…

‘You can live your life without limitations and become anyone you want to be.’ Disease and injury, ageing and ugliness, death…

A politician, a surgeon, an electrical engineer and an anaesthetist once entered into a discussion about which of them represented the…