Stories against the dark
This December, BBC World Service launches a major new audio dramatisation of Susan Cooper’s classic family novel The Dark Is Rising.Commissioned by Simon Pitts for BBC World Service, co-produced by Co...
19 Dec 20221h
100 years of British broadcasting
In its 100 years on air, the BBC has witnessed huge cultural change, reported on major political moments, and evolved alongside a digital revolution. Its broadcasting has acted as a mirror to British ...
16 Dec 202249min
How colour changed our way of seeing
We see colour everywhere we look. From the bright green of a soda can, the deep red of Valentine’s roses, to the green and black of power tools. But have you ever stopped to think why we associate cer...
8 Dec 202246min
Lockdown laws and the threats to our freedoms
On 26 March 2020, a new law appeared that confined us to our homes. Passed under a state of emergency that was meant to be short but lasted 763 days, this law was one of over 100 lockdown laws that we...
1 Dec 202238min
How to save democracy in a divided world
From Roe v Wade and Black Lives Matter to gun control and immigration, US politics in 2022 looks as partisan as ever, with debates framed in moralistic terms and parties focusing on mobilising the fai...
29 Nov 202245min
How our social connections impact our economic mobility
Raj Chetty, professor of public economics at Harvard University will share the findings from research analysis of Meta data on the relationship between the social connections of individuals and econom...
28 Nov 20221h
2022 RDI Address
Our capacity to survive, adapt and flourish relies on designing a future that is concurrently sustainable and resilient. Whereas sustainability is accepted as a key tenet of good design, resilient des...
18 Nov 20221h 5min
How we let Grenfell happen
The Grenfell Tower disaster was the worst residential fire in Britain since World War II and it didn’t have to happen. The fire climbed up cladding as flammable as solid petrol. Fire doors failed to s...
17 Nov 202241min
