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So. Reith lecture season is almost upon us, and this year the theme might be of interest to ‘Lithers: a series of talks about the global ‘climate of fear’. I know you get more actual information from reading a book, but I like the polemical, persuasive form a short lecture can have; if the speaker is charismatic as well as informed, then it’s moving and rousing and stuff like that. Plus, it’s a format we can all share as an experience, maybe it’d be interesting to talk about them afterwards. I’ve never actually read any Wole Soyinka, and it looks like he’ll be talking about events I’m equally unfamiliar with, so it’ll be educational. And probably horrifying. But possibly hopeful and constructive as well.
Er, anyway. BBC Reith lecture page here, with more about Soyinka and the content of the series.
The beeb are promising to provide full audio replay capability and complete transcripts of each lecture right after broadcast, so anyone who wants to will be able to properly reference passages and cut ‘n paste quotes and stuff without necessarily having to spend Wednesday nights huddled around the old radiogram with a notebook. Also, this means non-UK based Lithers will be able to follow the series in full.
Of course, if nobody else has the time to make an actual thread out of this, that’s cool too, it’s probably still going to be good listening. In which case, I’m just sayin’. |
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