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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CulturePhilosophyOntologistsPhilosophy writersPhilosophers of literaturePhilosophers of mindTheorists on Western civilizationWriters about activism and social changeEnglish male poetsPhilosophers of cultureEnlightenment philosophersSonneteersAphoristsCritics of the Catholic ChurchWriters about religion and scienceAge of EnlightenmentBurials at Westminster AbbeyEnglish male non-fiction writersGerman male non-fiction writersPhilosophers of lawPhilosophers of social science18th-century philosophers19th-century German male writers19th-century German philosophersMetaphilosophersPhilosophers of mathematicsBritish male essayistsEnglish AnglicansGerman LutheransGerman male essayistsGerman philosophers of historyGerman political philosophersLogiciansNatural law ethicistsNatural philosophersPhilosophers of logicPhilosophers of sexuality19th-century English poetsEnglish male dramatists and playwrightsEnglish male novelistsGerman philosophers of artGerman philosophers of cultureLiteracy and society theoristsPhilosophers of artVictorian novelists19th-century English novelists19th-century German essayists19th-century pseudonymous writers20th-century essayistsEnglish male short story writersEnglish travel writersGerman philosophers of education, German ethicistsLiterary theoristsTheoretical historians18th-century German male writers19th-century English non-fiction writersBritish critics of religionsEnglish satiristsGerman 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 writersAnglican writersEnglish 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 mystics20th-century translatorsAnthologistsBlind writersBritish social reformersGerman agnosticsGerman epistemologistsGerman idealistsGerman nationalistsHumor researchersIdealistsJerusalem Prize recipientsPeople of the Age of EnlightenmentPhilosophers of timeSurrealist writersWriters from the London Borough of Camden19th-century British journalists19th-century Prussian peopleBlind poetsCommanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyEnglish historical novelists, 19th-century English historiansEnglish prisoners and detaineesEnglish reformersGerman logicians, Kantian philosophersHaiku poetsKantianismMagic realism writersPeople from Somers Town, LondonPhilosophers of identitySpanish-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
CultureWriters about activism and social changeEnglish male poetsCritics of the Catholic ChurchEnglish male non-fiction writersBurials at Westminster AbbeyEnglish AnglicansBritish male essayists19th-century English poetsEnglish male novelistsVictorian novelistsLiteracy and society theoristsEnglish male dramatists and playwrights19th-century English novelists19th-century pseudonymous writersEnglish male short story writersEnglish travel writersWriters of Gothic fictionEnglish satirists19th-century English non-fiction writersBritish critics of religionsTrope theorists19th-century British short story writers19th-century British philanthropistsEnglish philanthropistsAnglican writers19th-century English dramatists and playwrightsWriters from the London Borough of CamdenBritish social reformersLecturers19th-century English essayists19th-century travel writersEnglish reformersEnglish prisoners and detaineesPeople from Somers Town, London19th-century British journalistsEnglish historical novelists, 19th-century English historiansJorge 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
CulturePhilosophers of literaturePhilosophers of mindPhilosophers of cultureSonneteersAphoristsPhilosophers of mathematicsLiteracy and society theoristsPhilosophers of artLiterary theorists20th-century essayistsTrope theoristsMetaphysics writersMetaphor theoristsPhilosophers of pessimismSurrealist writersLecturers20th-century translatorsPhilosophers of timeJerusalem Prize recipients20th-century mysticsAnthologistsBlind writersCommanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanySpanish-language poetsHaiku poetsMagic realism writersPhilosophers of identityBlind poetsKant'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
PhilosophyOntologistsPhilosophy writersPhilosophers of literatureTheorists on Western civilizationWriters about activism and social changeEnlightenment philosophersWriters about religion and scienceAge of EnlightenmentGerman male non-fiction writersPhilosophers of lawPhilosophers of social science18th-century philosophers19th-century German male writers19th-century German philosophersMetaphilosophersGerman LutheransGerman male essayistsGerman political philosophersGerman philosophers of historyLogiciansNatural law ethicistsNatural philosophersPhilosophers of logicPhilosophers of sexualityGerman philosophers of artGerman philosophers of cultureTheoretical historians19th-century German essayistsRationalistsMembers of the Prussian Academy of Sciences18th-century German male writersGerman philosophers of sciencePhilosophers of war19th-century German non-fiction writersGerman agnostics18th-century German writersGerman idealistsIdealistsGerman epistemologistsGerman nationalistsHumor researchersLecturersPeople of the Age of Enlightenment19th-century Prussian peopleKantianismGerman philosophers of education, German ethicists18th-century German philosophers, 18th-century essayistsGerman philosophers of mind, German philosophers of religionGerman logicians, Kantian philosophers