Securing Freedom [The Reith Lectures]

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Aung San Suu Kyi: Liberty

20110628

20110702 (R4)
20110715 (R4)

The Burmese pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, explores what freedom means in the first of the 2011 Reith Lecture series, 'Securing Freedom'.

Reflecting on her own experience under house arrest in Burma, she explores the universal human aspiration to be free and the spirit which drives people to dissent. She also comments on the Arab Spring, comparing the event that triggered last December's revolution in Tunisia with the death of a student during a protest in Burma in 1988.

Aung San Suu Kyi explores what freedom means in the first of the 2011 Reith Lectures.

Significant international thinkers deliver the BBC's flagship annual lecture series.

Aung San Suu Kyi: Dissent

20110705

20110709 (R4)
20110716 (R4)

The pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, examines what drives people to dissent in the second of the 2011 Reith Lecture series. 'Securing Freedom'.

Reflecting on the history of her own party, the National League for Democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi, examines the meaning of opposition and dissident. She also explains her reasons for following the path of non-violence.

Aung San Suu Kyi examines what drives people to dissent in the second Reith Lecture 2011.

Significant international thinkers deliver the BBC's flagship annual lecture series.

Eliza Manningham-buller: Terror

20110906

20110910 (R4)

The former Director-General of the Security Service (MI5), Eliza Manningham-Buller gives the first of her BBC Reith Lectures 2011 called Terror. On the tenth anniversary of the attacks on the United States on September 11th she reflects on the lasting significance of that day. Was it a terrorist crime, an act of war or something different?

Eliza Manningham-Buller reflects on 9/11 in the first of her Reith Lectures 2011.

Significant international thinkers deliver the BBC's flagship annual lecture series.

Eliza Manningham-buller: Security

20110913

20110917 (R4)

Assessing the role of security and intelligence services in a democracy.

Significant international thinkers deliver the BBC's flagship annual lecture series.

Eliza Manningham-buller: Freedom

20110920

20110924 (R4)

In this third and final Reith lecture the former Director General of the security service (MI5), Eliza Manningham-Buller, discusses policy priorities since 9.11. She reflects on the Arab Spring, and argues that the West's support of authoritarian regimes did, to some extent, fuel the growth of Al-Qaeda. The lecture also considers when we should talk to terrorists.

Ex-M15 boss Eliza Manningham-Buller discusses foreign policy in her third Reith Lecture.

Significant international thinkers deliver the BBC's flagship annual lecture series.

Episodes

Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
01	Aung San Suu Kyi: Liberty	20110628	20110702 (R4) 20110715 (R4)	The Burmese pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, explores what freedom means in the first of the 2011 Reith Lecture series, 'Securing Freedom'. Reflecting on her own experience under house arrest in Burma, she explores the universal human aspiration to be free and the spirit which drives people to dissent. She also comments on the Arab Spring, comparing the event that triggered last December's revolution in Tunisia with the death of a student during a protest in Burma in 1988. Aung San Suu Kyi explores what freedom means in the first of the 2011 Reith Lectures. Significant international thinkers deliver the BBC's flagship annual lecture series.
02	Aung San Suu Kyi: Dissent	20110705	20110709 (R4) 20110716 (R4)	The pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, examines what drives people to dissent in the second of the 2011 Reith Lecture series. 'Securing Freedom'. Reflecting on the history of her own party, the National League for Democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi, examines the meaning of opposition and dissident. She also explains her reasons for following the path of non-violence. Aung San Suu Kyi examines what drives people to dissent in the second Reith Lecture 2011. Significant international thinkers deliver the BBC's flagship annual lecture series.
03	Eliza Manningham-buller: Terror	20110906	20110910 (R4)	The former Director-General of the Security Service (MI5), Eliza Manningham-Buller gives the first of her BBC Reith Lectures 2011 called Terror. On the tenth anniversary of the attacks on the United States on September 11th she reflects on the lasting significance of that day. Was it a terrorist crime, an act of war or something different? Eliza Manningham-Buller reflects on 9/11 in the first of her Reith Lectures 2011. Significant international thinkers deliver the BBC's flagship annual lecture series.
04	Eliza Manningham-buller: Security	20110913	20110917 (R4)	Assessing the role of security and intelligence services in a democracy. Significant international thinkers deliver the BBC's flagship annual lecture series.
05	Eliza Manningham-buller: Freedom	20110920	20110924 (R4)	In this third and final Reith lecture the former Director General of the security service (MI5), Eliza Manningham-Buller, discusses policy priorities since 9.11. She reflects on the Arab Spring, and argues that the West's support of authoritarian regimes did, to some extent, fuel the growth of Al-Qaeda. The lecture also considers when we should talk to terrorists. Ex-M15 boss Eliza Manningham-Buller discusses foreign policy in her third Reith Lecture. Significant international thinkers deliver the BBC's flagship annual lecture series.