Rethink

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20200709

The Rethink project continues every month with a new debate exploring how the world should change after the coronavirus pandemic. BBC Media Editor Amol Rajan talks to a global panel about issues around inequality and intergenerational fairness - and asks how their own lives have been changed by the spectre of Covid-19.
Producer: Pete Hanington

Amol Rajan and a global panel discuss inequality and intergenerational fairness.

Behaviour change

20200929

Has the coronavirus pandemic demonstrated how governments can change the behaviour of individuals? Or is the real lesson the way that citizens have started making radical decisions about their own health and lifestyles? Amol Rajan speaks to leading thinkers and policymakers about how our world should change post Covid-19. Is this a moment of opportunity for radical thinking, reshaping our politics, economies, societies and ecosystems?
Producer: Smita Patel

Has the pandemic shown that governments can change how citizens act?

How the world should change after the coronavirus pandemic.

Cities

20200910

Amol Rajan and guests discuss how urban environments should change post-coronavirus. He'll be joined by a panel of influential thinkers and policymakers, plus contributors from across the globe, to examine the changing nature of the city. They have been the driving force in creating wealth, innovation and culture over the last few centuries. But does a combination of Covid-19 and new technology mean that the need for dense concentrations of people is lessening? Many city dwellers - especially those recently forced to work from home - have wondered why they were paying high urban prices during lockdown and looked enviously at those in larger homes in suburbs or the countryside. Is now a moment to rethink conurbations - in terms of transport, planning and amenities - to move from a concrete jungle to a green and pleasant cityscape?
Guests include:
Saskia Sassen, sociologist, Columbia University
Amanda Levete, architect
Ros Jones, mayor of Doncaster
James Palmer, mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Producer: Pete Hanington

Amol Rajan and guests discuss how urban environments should change post-coronavirus

How the world should change after the coronavirus pandemic.

Leadership

20200813

The coronavirus pandemic has encouraged us to rethink our lives. Many people say they want to change the way they live and work, whilst some see this as a moment to radically rethink society. But are our political leaders a help or a hindrance to that change? What sort of leadership do we need in order to recover and rebuild and are there lessons for the UK in the way other world leaders are handling the pandemic and their plans for life after Coronavirus? In the latest Radio 4 Rethink programme Amol Rajan discusses this with a panel of thinkers and international voices

Presenter: Amol Rajan
Producer: Peter Hanington

What sort of leadership do we need in order to recover and rebuild after covid-19?

How the world should change after the coronavirus pandemic.

Episodes

Title	First Broadcast	Comments
	20200709	The Rethink project continues every month with a new debate exploring how the world should change after the coronavirus pandemic. BBC Media Editor Amol Rajan talks to a global panel about issues around inequality and intergenerational fairness - and asks how their own lives have been changed by the spectre of Covid-19. Producer: Pete Hanington Amol Rajan and a global panel discuss inequality and intergenerational fairness.
Behaviour change	20200929	Has the coronavirus pandemic demonstrated how governments can change the behaviour of individuals? Or is the real lesson the way that citizens have started making radical decisions about their own health and lifestyles? Amol Rajan speaks to leading thinkers and policymakers about how our world should change post Covid-19. Is this a moment of opportunity for radical thinking, reshaping our politics, economies, societies and ecosystems? Producer: Smita Patel Has the pandemic shown that governments can change how citizens act? How the world should change after the coronavirus pandemic.
Cities	20200910	Amol Rajan and guests discuss how urban environments should change post-coronavirus. He'll be joined by a panel of influential thinkers and policymakers, plus contributors from across the globe, to examine the changing nature of the city. They have been the driving force in creating wealth, innovation and culture over the last few centuries. But does a combination of Covid-19 and new technology mean that the need for dense concentrations of people is lessening? Many city dwellers - especially those recently forced to work from home - have wondered why they were paying high urban prices during lockdown and looked enviously at those in larger homes in suburbs or the countryside. Is now a moment to rethink conurbations - in terms of transport, planning and amenities - to move from a concrete jungle to a green and pleasant cityscape? Guests include: Saskia Sassen, sociologist, Columbia University Amanda Levete, architect Ros Jones, mayor of Doncaster James Palmer, mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Producer: Pete Hanington Amol Rajan and guests discuss how urban environments should change post-coronavirus How the world should change after the coronavirus pandemic.
Leadership	20200813	The coronavirus pandemic has encouraged us to rethink our lives. Many people say they want to change the way they live and work, whilst some see this as a moment to radically rethink society. But are our political leaders a help or a hindrance to that change? What sort of leadership do we need in order to recover and rebuild and are there lessons for the UK in the way other world leaders are handling the pandemic and their plans for life after Coronavirus? In the latest Radio 4 Rethink programme Amol Rajan discusses this with a panel of thinkers and international voices Presenter: Amol Rajan Producer: Peter Hanington What sort of leadership do we need in order to recover and rebuild after covid-19? How the world should change after the coronavirus pandemic.