Tag: media
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An honest conversation about colonialism
15 November 2023. In this episode of Australiana, a podcast of The Spectator Australia, Nigel joins host Will Kingston to discuss colonialism. From the episode description: Today, colonialism is viewed by many as the original sin of British history. The truth is far more complex. Theologian, ethicist, and author Nigel Biggar is one of the…
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A nation divided cannot stand
9 November 2023. Nigel makes a guest appearance on ADH TV’s Fred Pawle Show. ‘A nation divided cannot stand: Some parts of London look more like central Asia than Britain. Enoch Powell envisaged this, and warned that it would lead to instability and violence. Special guests: Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, Professor Nigel Biggar and Avi Yemini.…
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The left doesn’t mean what it says
28 October 2023. The Spectator. ‘Nigel Biggar, from the University of Oxford, says a new progressive has emerged, which is far more cynically-motivated than the old kind. These new progressives back fashionable, left-wing causes for money, and because their thinking is founded in a kind of warped Christianity. To explain, Nigel joins Cindy Yu.’
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Unlicensed Philosophy with Chuong Nguyen
29 September 2023. Nigel joins Chuong Nguyen of the Unlicensed Philosophy podcast to discuss Colonialism: A Moral Reckoning. Listen through the player below or on the Unlicensed Philosophy homepage.
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New Books Network
25 September 2023. Charles Coutinho, a podcaster, interviews Nigel for the New Books Network. Listen through the player below. In the wake of the dissolution of the Soviet empire in 1989, many believed that we had arrived at the ‘End of History’ – that the global dominance of liberal democracy had been secured forever. Now…
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Colonialism discussed on the Church Ahead Podcast
31 August 2023. In July, Rev L of the Church Ahead Podcast discusses Nigel’s Colonialism: A Moral Reckoning. What should British people think about their former empire? Should they feel ashamed? Hear Rev L’s thoughts through the audio player or Spotify link below.
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How the British ended slavery
01 August 2023. “In many former European colonies, August 1 is Emancipation Day, celebrating the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire almost two centuries ago. And while our postmodern sensibilities drive our cultural institutions to fixate on the offence of the latter fact, the sin of slavery (an offence shared across almost every culture…
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The Culture Wars and the Rhodes Trust at 120
4 July 2023. In this YouTube video, presented by the Alliance of Rhodes Scholars, Nigel speaks on Cecil Rhodes and the ethics of empire. Nigel’s talk was part of a panel on the history of the Rhodes Trust.
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In conversation with John Anderson
Nigel joins John Anderson for a conversation about Colonialism: A Moral Reckoning. Through rigorous historical and ethical analysis, Nigel presents a strong case for why the ubiquitous anti-colonial narrative has little grounding in historical fact. Rather, Biggar argues, a survey of the actions of the British Empire in particular reveals it to be a strong…
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The case against reparations
5 June 2023. Nigel speaks with Lawrence Goldman of History Reclaimed. History Reclaimed is an independent group of scholars with a wide range of opinions on many subjects, but with the shared conviction that history requires careful interpretation of complex evidence, and should not be a vehicle for facile propaganda.