Democracy
The Big Idea. Democracy and famine. Audio, 9 minutes
What is the cause of famine? It’s not the obvious answer
- AttributionBBC World Service
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Thinking Allowed. The Internet and Democracy. Audio, 28 minutes
Laurie Taylor analyses the social and political consequences of our digitised world.
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In Our Time. Tocqueville: Democracy in America. Audio, 51 minutes
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Alexis de Tocqueville's analysis of American democracy.
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Arts & Ideas. Power to the People? Audio, 45 minutes
David Runciman, Rod Liddle, Caroline MacFarland Danny Dorling & Anne McElvoy in Gateshead
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Thinking Allowed. Women and democracy - the language of power. Audio, 28 minutes
Is democracy failing women? Also, how 'normality' is established in language.
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Treasure Champs. Series 1, Democracy. Video, 14 minutes
Barry, Kari and Thingy try to decide what to play. What is the fairest way to choose?
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A Point of View. Too Much Winning. Audio, 10 minutes
AL Kennedy argues that our 'winner-takes-all' mentality is suffocating democracy.
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The Compass. America, Laboratory of Democracy, America, Laboratory of Democracy: Little Leviathans. Audio, 27 minutes
The 1924 Scopes Trial that banned the teaching of Charles Darwins' evolution in Tennessee
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The Compass. America, Laboratory of Democracy, America, Laboratory of Democracy: Drowning Government in a Bathtub. Audio, 27 minutes
1/4 How America became the world’s first big democracy and the limits of its constitution
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Analysis. How Voters Decide: Part Two. Audio, 30 minutes
What makes us change our mind when it comes to elections?
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People Fixing The World. The Voter Lottery. Audio, 23 minutes
Can you increase turnout at elections by handing out a cash prize for one lucky voter?
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Analysis. How Voters Decide: Part One. Audio, 30 minutes
Rosie Campbell examines the bias that voters bring to the ballot box.
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Thinking Allowed. House of Commons - Voting and Inequality. Audio, 28 minutes
Laurie Taylor hears about the hidden workings of Parliament. Also, voting and inequality.
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The Essential. From Our Own Correspondent: Trouble in Paradise? Audio, 6 minutes
Political intrigue simmers in the Maldives and Justin Rowlatt reports on rumours of a coup
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The Human Zoo. Series 8, Democracy and the Wisdom of Crowds. Audio, 28 minutes
Michael Blastland looks at current events through the lens of psychology.
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The Essential. From Our Own Correspondent: Breaking the Mould in Albania. Audio, 6 minutes
Andrew Hosken considers Albania's past, present and future - and its once-feared Segurimi
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Incarnations: India in 50 Lives. Indira Gandhi: The Centre of Everything. Audio, 14 minutes
A profile of Indira Gandhi, India's first woman prime minister
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Analysis. Populism. Audio, 30 minutes
Who are 'the people' - and what do they really want? Eliane Glaser explores populism.
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Company vs Country. Audio, 28 minutes
Inside the booming and lucrative business of multinational companies suing governments.
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The Public Philosopher. Why Democracy? Audio, 44 minutes
Professor Michael Sandel explores democracy with a group of MPs, peers and the public.
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A History of Britain in Numbers. Series 2, Voting. Audio, 15 minutes
Andrew Dilnot charts the history of the British state through its numbers.
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The Inquiry. Is American Democracy Broken? Audio, 23 minutes
With a low turnout at the recent mid-term elections, is American democracy broken?
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America's Ballot Battles. Audio, 28 minutes
Rajini Vaidyanathan explores the current bitter controversy over voting rights in the US.
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