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Thomas Middleton
The prolific and versatile Jacobean playwright tasked with 'improving' some of Shakespeare
Cyrus the Great
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Persian ruler Cyrus the Great.
Pollination
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the interplay between plants and pollinators.
Kali
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss this Hindu goddess in her many remarkable forms
Oliver Goldsmith
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss this influential and prolific 18th-century Irish writer.
Catherine of Aragon
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the woman so important that two Tudor royals married her.
Sir John Soane
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the influential English architect John Soane.
Pope Joan
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the legend of Pope Joan.
Socrates in Prison
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the inspiring last days of the great Athenian philosopher.
The Battle of Valmy
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the day in 1792 when the French Revolution risked defeat.
