Author:Dr Anthony Clare,Dr Anthony Clare,Guests,Spike Milligan,Maya Angelou,Vladimir Ashkenazy,Ken Russell,Edwina Currie,Lord Hailsham,Peter Hall,Barbara Cartland
Twelve editions of the groundbreaking BBC Radio 4 interview series presented by Dr Anthony Clare.
A master of incisive interrogation, Dr Anthony Clare became renowned for In the Psychiatrist's Chair. From 1982 until 2001 he conducted in-depth interviews with prominent people from different walks of life, inviting them to answer penetrating questions about their lives and careers.
These twelve shows include his encounters with writer and performer Spike Milligan, playwright Peter Nichols, author Maya Angelou, political activist Bruce Kent,gynaecologist Wendy Savage, pianist and conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy, film director Ken Russell, politician Edwina Currie, former Lord Chanceller Lord Hailsham, theatre director Peter Hall, author Barbara Cartland and journalist Jean Rook.
Often moving and always insightful, Clare's questions go to the very heart of his subjects as he encourages them to talk frankly about their deepest fears and innermost feelings – making for fascinating and compelling listening.
Duration: 9 hours approx.
A clarion call
—— Financial TimesA sharply-observed, astutely-phrased analysis of the US's painful recent experiences, the confusions of its foreign policy, and the predicament in which it now finds itself ... a valuable and often hugely enjoyable exercise to read'
—— ProspectEnlightens ... Bremmer has made an important point: decisions taken now by voters and policymakers have to be guided by where the US wants to be by the middle of this century
—— The TimesUnorthodox ... compelling ... creatively organised and critically important: Bremmer challenges Americans to have a difficult but increasingly inescapable conversation about the role they wish their country to play in world affairs, and he objectively gives them the facts and considerations they need to do so intelligently
—— Times Literary SupplementSuperpower is an insightful and original piece of work-drawing on Bremmer's remarkable understanding of politics, America, and the world. This is a must read for all those concerned with the twenty-first-century geopolitical landscape
—— Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary FundThis book provides a clear and incisive way to think about America's role in the world. Should it focus on its interests, its values, or its domestic needs? Bremmer offers his own opinions, but more important, he will help you sharpen your own
—— Walter Isaacson, president and CEO of the Aspen Institute; bestselling author of Steve Jobs and The InnovatorsBremmer deals with America's role in a world in transition with honesty and sincerity. This is a valuable contribution to an important debate from an experienced and insightful leader
—— Jeffrey R. Immelt, chairman and CEO of GEThis brilliant and provocative book is required reading for every presidential candidate in 2016 - and everyone who will cast a vote
—— Nouriel Roubini, chairman of Roubini Global EconomicsBremmer has become something of a national treasure. His clarity of thought and presentation make Superpower an exceptionally illuminating read. Whether you're a policymaker, scholar, or voter seeking perspective on our critical choices ahead, Superpower is indispensable
—— Jon Huntsman, Jr., chairman of the Atlantic Council; former governor of Utah and U.S. ambassador to ChinaExplains in clear terms the scientific heart of this achievement and the deep and personal fascination that pursuing it has held for several generations of scientists. She also captures the cost of getting to this point, both financial – this is big science in its truest sense – and, in many cases, personal … the plot is too compelling … genuinely painful to read in places … illuminating ... interesting
—— NatureA beautifully written account of the quest to open the ‘gravitational-wave window’ onto our universe. As a participant in this wonderful quest, I applaud Janna Levin for capturing so well our vision, our struggles, and the ethos and spirit of our torturous route toward success
—— Kip Thorne, co-founder of LIGORiveting. Janna Levin immerses us in the heady world of scientists straining to detect gravitational waves, the faintest whispers in the universe. Keenly observed and lyrically written, her account of this quest will move you
—— Steven Strogatz, author of The Joy of xIf Hunter Thompson had taken a break to get a PhD in physics and then become obsessed with gravitational waves, he might have written a book like this
Levin is a master of storytelling […] this book […]keeps the reader hooked in awe page after page. Black Hole Blues is a captivating study of the process of scientific discovery.
—— Brad Davies , IndependentLevin brilliant captures the immense challenges of today’s big science, from the clash of huge egos to the final triumphant proof of a century-old theory
—— PD Smith , GuardianHomo Deus is a sweeping, apocalyptic history of the human race, which reads more like a TED-talk on acid.
—— Norman Lewis , SpikedHarari is an intellectual magpie who has plucked theories and data from many disciplines - including philosophy, theology, computer science and biology - to produce a brilliantly original, thought-provoking and important study of where mankind is heading.
—— Saul David , Evening StandardLike its predecessor, which sold in its millions, Homo Deus will have a world audience. Taking over where Sapiens left off, it looks forward to where history, ethics and gargantuan biotech investment might lead us - to the end, Harari thinks, of death, suffering and the very idea of being human.
—— James McConnachie , Sunday Times CultureA remarkable book, full of insights and thoughtful reinterpretations of what we thought we knew about ourselves and our history... One measure of Harari’s achievement is that one has to look a long way back – to 1934, in fact, the year when Lewis Mumford’s Technics and Civilization was published – for a book with comparable ambition and scope.
—— John Naughton , GuardianHarari is an exceptional writer, who seems to have been specially chosen by the muses as a conduit for the zeitgeist… Fascinating reading.
—— Stephen Cave , Times Literary SupplementThis provocative book analyses our present state – and makes startling predictions about the future.
—— Mail on SundaySapiens was a paean to humanity’s powers of collective imagination…with darker notes on how these mega-stories might direct our new, transformative, information and biological technologies. “Is there anything more dangerous than dissatisfied and irresponsible gods who don’t know what they want?” was Harari’s closing line. Homo Deus tries to answer that question, with all the pedagogic and encyclopaedic brilliance of its predecessor.
—— New ScientistAn often thought-provoking and always elegantly written book.
—— Steven Poole , SpectatorBrilliant, mind-expanding…explores where Homo Sapiens might go from here, via his signature blend of science, history, philosophy and every discipline in between.
—— BooksellerHis reasoning is laid out with a lucidity that makes it a joy to read.
—— UK Press SyndicationYuval Noah Harari is the most entertaining and thought-provoking writer of non-fiction at the moment. In Homo Deus he covers broad terrain, touching on everything from Zen Buddhism to the Second World War to how bats read the frequency of echoes, to explore the largest most difficult and sometimes frightening subject of all: our own future. As with Sapiens you finish the book feeling much wiser, but not having noticed any hard work along the way. I loved this book.
—— Matt HaigSapiens showed us where we came from. Homo Deus shows us where we’re going
—— Eastern Daily PressChallenging, readable and thought-provoking… He has provided a smart look at what may be ahead for humanity.
—— TimeExhilarating.
—— Nick Curtis , Evening StandardOriginal, compelling, and provocative.
—— Gary Ogden , Shortlist