We talk to former Managing Director of BP, Co-Chairman of Eurotunnel and member of the ICI Main Board, Sir Robert Malpas. We cover human progress, creativity in engineering, living and working in different countries and leadership.

Books:

1. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari

2. Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow and the stage musical

3. The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester

4. Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond

Chosen track: Alexander Hamilton, Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton

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Publications mentioned:

1. The Universe of Engineering - A UK Perspective (2000) - RAEng/Engineering Council Working Group under Sir Robert Malpas' chairmanship

2. Energy for Planet Earth (1991) - Sir Robert Malpas,

Date recorded: 24/05/19