Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Controlling the Universe | 20060405 | Chris Addison goes on a journey through the vast and rich subject of civilisation and explains exactly what we need to create a new one.
In the opening episode, he investigates the notion of a controllable universe.
With:
Professor Austin Herring (Geoffrey McGivern)
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2006.
The thinking idiot's anthropologist reveals what's next in the future of mankind. Comedy series in which Chris Addison explores the vast and rich subject of civilization | |
| 01 | Controlling the Universe | 20060405 | 20070709 (R4) | Chris Addison goes on a journey through the vast and rich subject of civilisation and explains exactly what we need to create a new one.
In the opening episode, he investigates the notion of a controllable universe.
With:
Professor Austin Herring (Geoffrey McGivern)
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2006.
The thinking idiot's anthropologist reveals what's next in the future of mankind. Comedy series in which Chris Addison explores the vast and rich subject of civilization |
| 02 | Cities and Laws | 20060412 | What are the flaws in the urban democratic system?
Continuing his journey through the vast and rich subject of civilisation, Chris Addison explains exactly what we need to create a new one.
With:
Professor Austin Herring (Geoffrey McGivern)
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2006.
The thinking idiot's anthropologist explains flaws in the urban democratic system. Comedy series in which Chris Addison explores the vast and rich subject of civilization | |
| 02 | Cities and Laws | 20060412 | 20070716 (R4) | What are the flaws in the urban democratic system?
Continuing his journey through the vast and rich subject of civilisation, Chris Addison explains exactly what we need to create a new one.
With:
Professor Austin Herring (Geoffrey McGivern)
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2006.
The thinking idiot's anthropologist explains flaws in the urban democratic system. Comedy series in which Chris Addison explores the vast and rich subject of civilization |
| 03 | A Working Society | 20060419 | 20070723 (R4) | Charting our bumpy evolution, Chris Addison explains why he chose to spell civilisation with a Z.
Continuing his journey through the vast and rich subject of civilisation, the thinking-idiot's anthropologist explains exactly what we need to create a new one.
With:
Professor Austin Herring (Geoffrey McGivern)
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2006.
The thinking idiot's anthropologist charts the bumpy evolution of the Western world. Comedy series in which Chris Addison explores the vast and rich subject of civilization |
| 04 | A Sense of Identity | 20060426 | Chris Addison reveals how "culture" gives a civilisation a sense of identity, and Professor Herring tells all about a conference on deckchairs
Continuing his journey through the vast and rich subject of civilisation, the thinking-idiot's anthropologist explains exactly what we need to create a new one.
With:
Professor Austin Herring (Geoffrey McGivern)
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2006.
The thinking idiot's anthropologist explains how mankind makes society function. Comedy series in which Chris Addison explores the vast and rich subject of civilization | |
| 04 | A Sense of Identity | 20060426 | 20070730 (R4) | Chris Addison reveals how "culture" gives a civilisation a sense of identity, and Professor Herring tells all about a conference on deckchairs
Continuing his journey through the vast and rich subject of civilisation, the thinking-idiot's anthropologist explains exactly what we need to create a new one.
With:
Professor Austin Herring (Geoffrey McGivern)
Producer: Simon Nicholls
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2006.
The thinking idiot's anthropologist explains how mankind makes society function. Comedy series in which Chris Addison explores the vast and rich subject of civilization |