Audiobooks narrated by Kwame Anthony Appiah

Audiobooks Narrated by Kwame Anthony Appiah

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The Reith Lectures: 10 of the best

Ten emblematic lectures by world-leading thinkers, specially selected by the series producer. Since 1948, the BBC's iconic annual lecture series has provided a platform for brilliant, entertaining individuals to discuss and develop their ideas on radio. The topics range from art and science to history, culture, politics and more, and each Reith Lecture - which is a little longer than a TED talk - is followed by a lively question-and-answer session showcasing the speaker's expertise, wisdom and wit. This collection brings together ten of the very best Reith Lectures, chosen by the series producer, Jim Frank. Prize-winning artist Grayson Perry argues that art can no longer shock us - we've seen it all before; bestselling novelist Hilary Mantel explores how art can bring the dead back to life; Eliza Manningham-Buller, the former MI5 director, tells us what it was like to head up the security services in the aftermath of 9/11; Tom Kirkwood asks whether ageing and death are the price we pay for sex; and Margaret MacMillan discusses the relationship between war and humanity, and the role of the soldier. In addition, Atul Gawande considers the future of medicine; Michael Sandel examines the expansion of markets; Kwame Anthony Appiah appeals for a world free of racial fixations; Vilayanur S. Ramachandran looks at the process we call 'seeing'; and Daniel Barenboim celebrates the power of music to bring us together. Illuminating, captivating and thought-provoking, these superlative radio lectures are full of insight and inspiration. Production credits Presented, chaired and introduced by Sue Lawley Produced and curated by Jim Frank Edited by Hugh Levinson First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on the following dates: Tom Kirkwood: Sex and Death 18 April 2001 Vilayanur S. Ramachandran: Synapses and the Self 9 April 2003 Daniel Barenboim: In the Beginning was Sound 7 April 2006 Michael Sandel: Markets and Morals 9 June 2009 Eliza Manningham-Buller: Terror 6 September 2011 Grayson Perry: Nice Rebellion - Welcome In! 29 October 2013 Atul Gawande: The Century of the System 2 December 2014 Kwame Anthony Appiah: Colour 1 November 2016 Hilary Mantel: The Day is for the Living 13 June 2017 Margaret MacMillan: Fearing and Loving - Making Sense of the Warrior 3 July 2018 © 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.

Various (Author), Atul Gawande, Daniel Barenboim, Eliza Manningham-Buller, Grayson Perry, Hilary Mantel, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Margaret Macmillan, Michael J. Sandel, Tom Kirkwood, Vilayanur S. Ramachandran (Narrator)

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The Lies That Bind: Rethinking Identity

We all know how identities-notably, those of nationality, class, culture, race, and religion-are at the root of global conflict, but the more elusive truth is that these identities are created by conflict in the first place. In provocative, entertaining chapters, Kwame Anthony Appiah interweaves keen-edged argument with engrossing historical tales-from Anton Wilhelm Amo, the eighteenth-century African child who became an eminent European academic, to Italo Svevo, the literary genius who changed countries without leaving home-and reveals the tangled contradictions within the stories that define us. The concept of the sovereign nation, Appiah shows us, is incoherent. Our everyday notions of race are the detritus of discarded science; the very idea of Western culture is a shimmering mirage. These beliefs, and more, are crafted from confusions-confusions Appiah sorts through to imagine a more hopeful future.

Kwame Anthony Appiah (Author), Kwame Anthony Appiah (Narrator)

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