The Forum Episodes Available now
Mary Somerville: The queen of 19th-Century science
The 19th-Century polymath who popularised science for generations of readers
The Malayan Emergency
One of the earliest Cold War conflicts in Asia
The Devils: Dostoevsky鈥檚 novel of political evil
Dostoevsky鈥檚 study of terrorism and poisoned ideals in pre-revolutionary Russia
A focus on spectacles
Looking at the history of an invention many of us take for granted
Sarah Bernhardt: Queen of stage and screen
The 19th Century French actress who defined modern celebrity
A dirty history of diamonds
The complex and sometimes shocking story of the diamond industry throughout history
The story of Evita
The life, work and remarkable afterlife of Eva Peron
Sushi: The Japanese dish with an ancient tradition
Sushi originally started in East Asia as a means of preserving fish
Toni Morrison: The legacy of a literary legend
How her influence as a writer extends across the globe
Algorithms: From the ancients to the internet
The 4,000-year history of the mathematical operations that now govern our daily lives.
