BBC Radio
In August/September 2011 John Gray presented a series of talks for BBC Radio 4. Across six talks for A Point of View he reflected on a range of topical issues, including:
- Greece and the Meaning of Folly: Taking the myth of the Trojan Horse as his starting point, he explores what he sees as the modern day folly unfolding in Europe.
- Kim Philby: Why Kim Philby and so many others failed to predict the future.
- The Revolution of Capitalism: Why an increasing number of people believe that Karl Marx was right.
- Cats, Birds and Humans: Why the human animal needs contact with something other than itself.
- Believing in Belief: Argues if the scientific and rationalist attack on religion is misguided.
- Churchill, Chance and the Black Dog: The chance encounters that made Winston Churchill Britain's wartime Prime Minister.
- A Point of View: podcast
Read more about this topic: Straw Dogs: Thoughts On Humans And Other Animals
Famous quotes by bbc radio:
“To err is human, but to really foul things up requires a computer.”
—Anonymous. quoted in ‘Quote Unquote,’ Feb. 22, 1982, BBC Radio 4.