Is reading in decline? Lee Child on the impor...

Ever since Margaret Thatcher’s declaration of TINA (There Is No Alternative) in 1980, virtually all policy proposals to fix society’s grave problems work within the dominant framework of growth-based consumer capitalism. What if this framework is the problem? What if there actual ...  Show more

At a time when democracies seem paralyzed by fear and populations are turning inward, award-winning journalist John Kampfner has travelled to ten countries confronting our shared challenges with bravery and imagination. From Japan’s inter-generational care system to Moroccan sola ...  Show more

Nisreen Elsaim, Climate and Youth Activist and Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow talks about the complex interconnection between Climate Change, armed conflict and involuntary migration and how better governance, fresh ideas of younger generations and more global responsibility by ...

Meet Dr John Mugo and Beria Wawira – two colleagues on a mission to empower millions of young people and parents through the Zizi Afrique Foundation in Kenya. In conversation with host Christine Wilson, they ask: are we preparing young people for success in today’s fast-paced ...

Our World, Connected is a brand-new podcast from the British Council, placing you at the heart of the biggest global conversations about culture, connection, and empowerment.

Join host Christine Wilson, Director of British Council Research and Insight, and a diverse li ...

This week David talks to the economists Dieter Helm and Diane Coyle about the challenges of building sustainability into the way we live now. Why is GDP such a poor guide to long-term economic well-being? How can we stop squandering future resources?  What should the next Labour ...  Show more