The Reasoning of Europeans [1957]

THIS PAPER WAS the seventh instalment of a thirteen-part series about “The European Complex” which was broadcast by the BBC’s General Overseas Service from October to December 1957. Hugh Trevor-Roper, Salvador de Madariaga, the Abbot of Downside and Sir Harold Nicolson were among the other speakers in this survey of Europe’s historical development, cultural heritage and ethical values. Russell’s contribution was recorded on 7 October; it aired on 10 November and was published in The Listener, 58 (21 Nov. 1957): 835-6 (B&R C57.31).