Mark Philp
Emeritus Professor of History and Politics at the University of Warwick
2 episodes
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On Liberty
Misha Glenny and guests discuss John Stuart Mill's celebrated work from 1859 arguing that the sole end for which mankind may interfere with anyone's liberty is self-protection.
15 January 2026
Also featuring: Helen McCabe, Piers Norris Turner
Malthusianism
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Malthusianism, the influential theory of population growth first articulated by the Reverend Thomas Malthus in 1798.
23 June 2011
Also featuring: Karen O'Brien, Emma Griffin