Democracy
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- Posted24 June 2019
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- Posted22 June 2019
In Our Time. The Mytilenaean Debate. Audio, 54 minutes
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Athenians' change of mind in the Peloponnesian War.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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Rethinking Representation. Democracy in Action. Audio, 28 minutes
David Runciman explores democracy: is it still fit for purpose in today's UK?
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The Reith Lectures. Jonathan Sumption - Law and the Decline of Politics, In Praise of Politics. Audio, 42 minutes
Jonathan Sumption explains how democracy can accommodate opposing opinions and interests
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A Point of View. Democracy is not in crisis. Audio, 10 minutes
David Goodhart on why he believes democracy - far from being in crisis - is thriving.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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- Posted20 May 2019
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- Posted18 May 2019
Across the Red Line. Series 3, Are referendums good for democracy? Audio, 43 minutes
Anne McElvoy invites Isabel Oakeshott and Matthew Parris to explore each other's views.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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Is our democracy broken? Newsnight. Video, 00:04:34
Is our democracy broken? And how do you give power to those who feel they have none?
- AttributionBBC Two
- Posted14 May 2019
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- Posted14 May 2019
Archive on 4. 1979: Democracy's Nightmares. Audio, 57 minutes
Phil Tinline traces the political fears and hopes swirling in Britain in 1978 and 1979.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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Witness History. The first democratic elections in the USSR. Audio, 9 minutes
Soviet citizens voted in democratic elections for the first time in March 1989.
- AttributionBBC World Service
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When to Break Up the Party. Audio, 28 minutes
Steven Fielding draws on past party splits to assess what's happening in our politics now.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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Analysis. Deliberative Democracy. Audio, 28 minutes
Could assemblies of ordinary citizens help heal our political divides?
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Thought Cages. A Parliament by Lottery. Audio, 14 minutes
Challenging received ideas. Today: would we be better off selecting our MPs at random?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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Life Lessons. The Brexit divide & democracy by Jazza John and Shahira Yusuf. Audio, 13 minutes
Jazza John on the personal impact of Brexit and Shahira Yusuf wants a lower voting age.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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Analysis. How to kill a democracy. Audio, 28 minutes
How many democracies around the world are gradually being dismantled
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Analysis. Do Assassinations Work? Audio, 28 minutes
Poison, exploding cigars and shooting down planes: tales of espionage and statesmanship.
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The Deep State. Audio, 38 minutes
Journalist David Aaronovitch explores the idea of the Deep State.
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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.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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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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