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Reading on Open2
Grab a book, write a book, rate a book, debate a book - if it's connected with reading, the place to start is Reading on Open2.
Respect for the Earth
On the cusp of a new millennium, a distinguished panel of experts look to our common futures.
A Question of Trust
Onora O'Neill discussed the nature of trust in the BBC Reith Lectures 2002. How have philosophers through the ages tackled trust? Why is it such a key issue in the 21st century?
The Emerging Mind
Open2 provides in-depth background to BBC Radio 4's Reith Lectures for 2003 The Emerging Mind. Find out more about the inner workings of the brain with articles by OU academics.
The Climate of Fear
Nigerian writer and activist Wole Soyinka gives this year's Reith Lectures. Against the backdrop of the 'War on Terror,' Soyinka explores the nature of fear and asks: What exactly are we afraid of?
Triumph of Technology
This year, Lord Broers takes the theme "The Triumph of Technology." Join our experts to debate his views in the Reith Lectures forum.
In the Beginning was Sound
Daniel Barenboim explains his belief in the healing powers of music. Can it bring unity where politics have failed?
Reith 2007: Bursting at the Seams
As the number of people grows, and more people chase finite resources, Jeffrey Sachs asks "is our planet bursting at the seams?"
Chinese Vistas
For the 60th anniversary season of the BBC's Reith Lectures, Professor Jonathan Spence shares his visions of China - and what this might tell us about the future.
Reith Lectures 2009: A New Citizenship
Michael Sandel considers democracy, ethics and the ‘politics of the common good’.
Renaissance Secrets
The secrets of history exposed: conspiracies against the Queen; new cities rising out of the old; married couples who weren't actually wed.
Romans in Britain
A history of a nation during occupation.
Romantics
Pete Ackroyd and a strong cast recreate the turbulent lives of the pioneers of turbulent imagination.
Rough Science 1
Five scientists were taken to a remote Mediterranean island and set a series of challenges to test their ingenuity and lateral thinking.
Carriacou
Rough Science returns - this time on an island.
New Zealand
Kate Humble joins the scientists as they search for gold on the rugged west coast of New Zealand's South Island. Find out if they found gold. Make your own metal detector!
Death Valley
The team are taken to Mars - or, at least, as close as we can manage on Earth.
Zanzibar
Don't let the beautiful location fool you - for the scientists, this is no lazy summer holiday.
Colorado
The team are back to face challenges way up in the Colorado mountains - and down in an abandoned mine.
Rules of Life
In nature, if at first you don't succeed, you... don't succeed. Join Aubrey Manning on BBC Radio 4 to discover why.
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Sacred Music
Simon Russell Beale explores the flowering of Western sacred music. Listen to the music.
Saving Britain's Past
What does heritage mean to you? Tom Dyckhoff explores the changing past - and asks what would you save?
School Day
See the education system through the eyes of those who know it best.
Science Shack
Can we do impossible feats? Join Adam Hart-Davis and his team as they put science to the test in the Science Shack. Make your own ornithoper (flapping plane).
Shakespeare Re-Told: A Waste Of Shame
As part of the BBC's Shakespeare ReTold season , William Boyd brings the story behind the Sonnets to life for BBC FOUR.
Silverville
How we live now, now we're living longer. Silverville explores life at a retirement village.
The Slavery Business
Take a fresh look at slavery - what did it mean to treat people as chattels; and why does the trade continue today?
Small Matters
Discover how everyday substances, from water to wool, depend on their smallest parts.
Snapshots
Six young scientists and engineers embark on exciting careers in industry and universities, from searching for the magnetic monopole to automated submersibles.
Someone To Watch Over Me
Difficult situations; life-changing decisions; conflicting interests - the real face of Social Work.
The Somme: From defeat to victory
Remembered for the bloody slaughter, is there another story behind The Somme?
The Sound of Life
Aubrey Manning listens for the sounds of nature, and explains their significance.
Springwatch: Breathing Places
Discover how you can make a difference in your corner of the planet.
Stardate
The series that made a regular date with the big stories from space.
Steve Squyres lecture
The latest from Mars, via Milton Keynes and your PC, as Mars Rover principal investigator Steve Squyres lectures.
The Story of Maths
Marcus DuSautoy explores the long, surprising history of man's relationship with numbers.
Sunday Surgery
Teen pregnancy and STIs are on the rise - is sex education failing?
Systems Practice
Could adopting a new way of thinking make you - and your business - more effective? Try some systems practice.