Welcome to 'Morality in the 21st Century'

Over the past few months, I have had the privilege of working alongside the BBC Radio's Religion and Ethics Department to record a series looking at the issue of morality in the 21st century. During this fascinating journey, I had the opportunity to speak with some of the world's leading thinkers and philanthropists* as well as hugely impressive young voices representing the next generation. Together we talked about issues such as moral responsibility and who still has it; the impact of social media on young people; Artificial Intelligence and the future of humanity; the impact of individualism and multiculturalism on communities; and who young people see as their moral role models. The five programmes will be broadcast during the week beginning Monday 3rd September on BBC Radio 4 between 09:00 and 09:45 (UK time). I hope you will be able to tune in! You will be able to listen to this series on BBC Radio 4 via the BBC Radio app. The app is available worldwide and can be downloaded on both the iOS and Android platforms. In addition to the five programmes, there is an accompanying podcast which includes my extended conversations with the various participants. To listen to the episodes please visit the BBC Radio 4 website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06jxvm9/episodes/downloads I hope you are able to hear these programmes on BBC Radio 4, via the app or as a podcast, and that you find them as interesting to listen to as I did to record! * Contributors to the series will include American philanthropist Melinda Gates; Jordan Peterson, the Canadian clinical psychologist; Noreena Hertz, English economist and broadcaster; Steven Pinker, cognitive psychologist, linguist and author; Jean Twenge, Professor of Psychology and author; David Brooks, author and political and cultural commentator; Michael Sandel, political philosopher; Mustafa Suleyman, British artificial intelligence entrepeneur; Nick Bostrom, philosopher; Jonathan Haidt, social psychologist; Robert Putnam, American political scientist; and Heather Templeton-Dill, president of The John Templeton Foundation.