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The Reith Lectures: Archive 1976-2012

BBC Radio 4

192 episodes

9 months ago

Series of annual radio lectures on significant contemporary issues, delivered by leading figures from the relevant fields

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Series of annual radio lectures on significant contemporary issues, delivered by leading figures from the relevant fields

Society & Culture

Technology,

Government

The Body Beautiful

The Reith Lectures: Archive 1976-2012

52 minutes

17 years ago

The Body Beautiful

Chinese Vistas: Jonathan Spence lectures about China.

Recorded at Lord's cricket ground.

Spence discusses how Chinese ideas of sport and athleticism have slowly evolved over the centuries, from languorous courtship and formalised martial arts to the demanding arenas of team sports and the ultimate Olympic challenges that China will controversially host in August.