A Point of View

A weekly reflection on a topical issue.

Episodes

Total: 773

The Time Warp

2014/3/14

Sarah Dunant reflects that today's harsher judgement of some of the sexual behaviour prevalent in th

Free the Schools

2014/3/7

Roger Scruton believes the way to improve our schools is through tapping into the time and talents o

Our Love for Animals

2014/2/28

Roger Scruton thinks we get our priorities wrong when we favour pets at the expense of wild animals.

United We Fall

2014/2/21

Roger Scruton argues for a voice for the English in the debate over Scottish independence. "As an En

Money Matters

2014/2/14

Adam Gopnik explains why he thinks the pictures on our banknotes matter. "The iconography of money i

Twitter-Free

2014/2/7

Adam Gopnik explains his indifference to Twitter and social media. "After the introduction of a new

Why Sportsmanship Matters

2014/1/31

Adam Gopnik reflects on the value of sportsmanship ahead of the American Super Bowl following contro

Self-Drive Manhood

2014/1/24

Adam Gopnik hails the development of the self-drive car as the way to rescue his male identity after

Sex and the French

2014/1/17

Adam Gopnik reflects on the attitude of the French to the sex lives of their statesmen and gives his

Unknown Knowns

2014/1/10

John Gray reflects on "unknown knowns" - what we know but prefer not to think about, whether it's th

The Perils of Belief

2014/1/3

John Gray reflects on the damage that can be caused by evangelical belief in a religion or in a poli

Two Cheers for Human Rights

2013/12/27

John Gray gives only two cheers for human rights. We are in danger, he argues, of turning them into

Islamo-Christian Heritage

2013/12/20

In the week when Prince Charles has drawn attention to violence against Christians in the Middle Eas

Why Dickens Endures

2013/12/13

John Gray gives his own theory for the cultural longevity of Charles Dickens, celebrating his view o

Will Self reflects that our modern, secular society has silenced the voices of the dead. As a result

Political Trojan Horses

2013/11/29

Will Self warns against politicians' superficially attractive policies which turn out to be Trojan h

Rebuilding After 9/11

2013/11/22

Will Self reflects from the top of the new One World Trade Center in New York on the challenge of re

Self Confident Culture

2013/11/15

Will Self argues for greater British cultural self confidence in the debate over the wearing of the

Kennedy 50 Years On

2013/11/8

Will Self reflects on America's view of the assassination of JF Kennedy, fifty years on. After years

Will Self: Pity the Young

2013/11/1

Will Self reflects on the malign influence of the older generation on the young as the population of