Lecturers
A lecture (from Latin lēctūra “reading” ) is an oral presentation intended to present information or teach people about a particular subject, for example by a university or college teacher. Lectures are used to convey critical information, history, background, theories, and equations.
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PhilosophyOntologistsEnglish male poetsPhilosophy writersPhilosophers of literaturePhilosophers of mindTheorists on Western civilizationWriters about activism and social changePhilosophers of cultureEnlightenment philosophersSonneteersAge of EnlightenmentAphoristsCritics of the Catholic ChurchEnglish male non-fiction writersWriters about religion and scienceBurials at Westminster AbbeyGerman male non-fiction writersPhilosophers of lawPhilosophers of social science18th-century philosophers19th-century German male writers19th-century German philosophersGerman LutheransMetaphilosophersPhilosophers of mathematicsBritish male essayistsEnglish AnglicansEnglish male dramatists and playwrightsEnglish male novelistsGerman male essayistsGerman philosophers of historyGerman political philosophersLogiciansNatural law ethicistsNatural philosophersPhilosophers of logicPhilosophers of sexuality19th-century English poetsEnglish male short story writersGerman philosophers of artGerman philosophers of cultureLiteracy and society theoristsPhilosophers of artVictorian novelists19th-century English novelists19th-century German essayists19th-century pseudonymous writers20th-century essayistsEnglish satiristsEnglish travel writersGerman ethicists, German philosophers of educationLiterary theoristsTheoretical historians18th-century German male writers19th-century English non-fiction writersAnglican writersBritish critics of religionsGerman philosophers of scienceMembers of the Prussian Academy of SciencesMetaphysics writersPhilosophers of warRationalistsTrope theoristsWriters of Gothic fiction18th-century German philosophers, 18th-century essayists19th-century British philanthropists19th-century British short story writers19th-century German non-fiction writers20th-century translatorsEnglish philanthropistsGerman philosophers of mind, German philosophers of religionMetaphor theoristsPhilosophers of pessimism18th-century German writers19th-century English dramatists and playwrights19th-century English essayists19th-century travel writers20th-century mysticsAnthologistsBlind writersBritish social reformersEnglish historical novelistsGerman agnosticsGerman epistemologistsGerman idealistsGerman nationalistsHaiku poetsHumor researchersIdealistsJerusalem Prize recipientsMagic realism writersPeople of the Age of EnlightenmentPhilosophers of timeSurrealist writersWriters from the London Borough of Camden19th-century British journalists19th-century English historians19th-century Prussian peopleBlind poetsCommanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyEnglish prisoners and detaineesEnglish reformersGerman logicians, Kantian philosophersKantianismPeople from Somers Town, LondonPhilosophers of identityPostmodern writers, Recipients of the Legion of HonourSpanish-language poets
Dickens
Melvyn Bragg discusses the achievements of Charles Dickens What is his political and literary legacy to our age?
12 July 2001
Featuring: Rosemary Ashton, Michael Slater, John Bowen
English travel writersEnglish prisoners and detaineesEnglish male dramatists and playwrightsEnglish AnglicansLiteracy and society theoristsAnglican writersEnglish male short story writersWriters of Gothic fictionEnglish philanthropistsEnglish historical novelistsTrope theoristsBurials at Westminster AbbeyVictorian novelists19th-century English novelists19th-century travel writers19th-century English non-fiction writers19th-century British journalists19th-century English historians19th-century British philanthropistsEnglish male novelistsBritish critics of religionsCritics of the Catholic ChurchPeople from Somers Town, LondonEnglish male poets19th-century pseudonymous writersLecturersEnglish reformers19th-century English dramatists and playwrights19th-century English poets19th-century British short story writersEnglish satiristsWriters about activism and social changeEnglish male non-fiction writersWriters from the London Borough of Camden19th-century English essayistsBritish social reformersBritish male essayistsJorge Luis Borges
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and work of the Argentinian master of the short story, Jorge Luis Borges.
4 January 2007
Featuring: Edwin Williamson, Efraín Kristal, Evelyn Fishburn
Postmodern writers, Recipients of the Legion of HonourBlind writersLiteracy and society theoristsPhilosophers of literatureTrope theoristsPhilosophers of identityMetaphor theoristsAphoristsJerusalem Prize recipientsCommanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyPhilosophers of cultureAnthologistsPhilosophers of artLiterary theorists20th-century essayistsPhilosophers of mathematics20th-century translatorsPhilosophers of timeMagic realism writers20th-century mysticsPhilosophers of mindLecturersBlind poetsSonneteersHaiku poetsSpanish-language poetsPhilosophers of pessimismMetaphysics writersSurrealist writersKant's Copernican Revolution
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Kant's ideas on how the world depends on us, on the limits of human knowledge and why we are bound to ask questions we cannot answer.
3 June 2021
Featuring: Fiona Hughes, Anil Gomes, John Callanan
PhilosophyGerman philosophers of artNatural law ethicistsGerman philosophers of scienceGerman political philosophersMetaphilosophersPhilosophers of social sciencePhilosophers of warGerman Lutherans18th-century philosophersTheoretical historiansGerman nationalists19th-century German philosophersTheorists on Western civilizationPhilosophers of literatureGerman idealistsAge of EnlightenmentPhilosophers of logicLogiciansPhilosophers of lawPhilosophers of sexuality18th-century German writersPhilosophy writersRationalists18th-century German male writersKantianismGerman philosophers of mind, German philosophers of religionWriters about religion and science18th-century German philosophers, 18th-century essayists19th-century German male writers19th-century Prussian peopleHumor researchersGerman philosophers of culture19th-century German essayistsPeople of the Age of EnlightenmentGerman agnosticsGerman male essayistsOntologistsGerman ethicists, German philosophers of educationLecturersMembers of the Prussian Academy of SciencesIdealistsNatural philosophersEnlightenment philosophersGerman epistemologistsWriters about activism and social change19th-century German non-fiction writersGerman philosophers of historyGerman male non-fiction writersGerman logicians, Kantian philosophers