R4 Analysis: Character Factories

10th and 13th July 2008

You can listen to the programme on the BBC website until 17th July, by clicking here:
I have written a piece for the online BBC Magazine, here

Jonathan Freedland, in a column on political morality, mentioned the programme: his piece is here

For more on character, you might want to look at a Prospect article along similar lines, click here

Night Waves BBC R3
6th November 2007

A discussion on BBC R3’s Night Waves with David Willetts MP on Mill and his contemporary relevance

Educating Mill
11 March 2007

A BBC Radio 3 Feature on ‘Educating Mill’ broadcast on 11 March 2007, including interviews with Alan Ryan, Nicholas Capaldi and myself.

The Chris Evans show
20 February 2007

I went on to talk about employee ownership and ended up talking about stubble…

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Jeremy Vine show
27 April 2006

A discussion on happiness, along with Alain de Botton

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BBC News 24
30 November 2004

On the hopes for progress in Northern Ireland:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4052815.stm

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The Today Programme
5 July 2004

Discussion on the regulation of smoking and smacking with Jim Naughtie and Robert Whelan of Civitas, click here

For a news report of the discussion:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3866181.stm

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Nice Work
17 June 2003

On flexible working

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Carer Dads
Women’s Hour
Friday 25 October 2002

According to a new report, Dad's Army from the Work Foundation in Oxford, dads will have stayed at work - too scared to jeopardise their careers by taking time off.

Martha asks Charlie Lewis, Professor of Psychology at Lancaster University and Richard Reeves, from the Work Foundation, Oxford and author of the Dad's Army report whether companies really are discriminating against fathers.

To listen to this discussion click here

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Heavenly Work?
Analysis, R4
Thursday 6 December, 2001

For a synopsis click here

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