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Moral Maze

Combative, provocative and engaging live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories. #moralmaze

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The Morality of Ends and Means

The Morality of Ends and Means

First it was Salisbury and now it’s Istanbul. Once again the news outdoes the most lurid spy thriller. This time the sto... Read more

29 Oct 2018

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Legalising Drugs

Legalising Drugs

Going to a music festival has become a rite of passage for the post GCSE teenager. Their excitement at the prospect of a... Read more

28 Jul 2016

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The Psychology of Morality

The Psychology of Morality

Go on - admit it. You like to feel you're above average. Don't worry. We all like to feel we're somehow special - that o... Read more

25 Nov 2016

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Nationalism

Nationalism

This week the Prime Minister is touring the devolved nations of the UK as she prepares to trigger the Brexit process. He... Read more

23 Mar 2017

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Is Science Morally Neutral?

Is Science Morally Neutral?

In 1816, when Mary Shelley sat down to write her Gothic novel Frankenstein, it was a time of social, political and scien... Read more

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Morality of Victors and Vanquished

Morality of Victors and Vanquished

Pundits and politicians alike are struggling to capture the enormity of the consequences of the result of the referendum... Read more

30 Jun 2016

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Who Owns Culture?

Who Owns Culture?

It may not have the same impact as the Elgin Marbles, but a slightly battered bronze statue of a cockerel has re-ignited... Read more

25 Feb 2016

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Assisted Dying

Assisted Dying

Every year thousands of terminally ill patients are being helped to die by their doctors, according to Baroness Molly Me... Read more

16 Jun 2016

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The ‘Tolerance of Intolerance’

The ‘Tolerance of Intolerance’

The row in Birmingham over primary school lessons that teach an accepting attitude to homosexual relationships has been ... Read more

24 Oct 2019

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The Work Ethic

The Work Ethic

The Moral Maze returns this week to apply its nose to the grindstone and naturally the prospect of work is exercising ou... Read more

15 Oct 2015

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Moral Certainty

Moral Certainty

We live in a complex world where it's often hard to know what's the right thing to do - the right thought to think. But ... Read more

3 Dec 2015

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Privacy

Privacy

For Donald Trump it was an 11 year old dusty tape that appeared from the archives. For Sam Allardyce it was a sting by u... Read more

13 Oct 2016

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Morality and Gender Equality

Morality and Gender Equality

Despite the introduction of the Equal Pay Act nearly half a century ago, the BBC salary revelations of last week suggest... Read more

27 Jul 2017

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Social Integration

Social Integration

Do we have a moral duty to make friends with people of different races, social backgrounds and sexuality? The London may... Read more

17 Nov 2016

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Selfie Culture

Selfie Culture

The wobbly mobile phone footage and someone calling out "you ain't no Muslim bruv" has given us a powerful rallying cry.... Read more

10 Dec 2015

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Policing Offence

Policing Offence

When is a personal opinion so offensive that it becomes morally unacceptable? This weekend former Tory leadership candid... Read more

31 Aug 2016

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Turning a Blind Eye and the Law

Turning a Blind Eye and the Law

If you're the kind of person who likes to smoke a joint and chat on your mobile while out for a relaxing Sunday afternoo... Read more

22 Oct 2015

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The Morality of Big Data

The Morality of Big Data

Worried Facebook-users who have deleted their accounts because of the Cambridge Analytica scandal have been discovering ... Read more

29 Mar 2018

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The Fall of the Berlin Wall

The Fall of the Berlin Wall

It’s exactly 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. The dramatic demolition on that chilly November night in 1989 s... Read more

7 Nov 2019

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The Moral Purpose of the BBC

The Moral Purpose of the BBC

Her 98th year has not started well for Auntie BBC. The Government is consulting on decriminalising the licence fee; 450 ... Read more

13 Feb 2020

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