成人快手

Lysenkoism

Melvyn Bragg examines the destructive career of the Soviet geneticist Trofim Lysenko.

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The Riddle of the Sands

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the prescient thriller about Anglo-German relations.

• 45 mins

The Music of the Spheres

Melvyn Bragg explores the ancient astrological idea of the music of the spheres.

• 45 mins

The Arab Conquests

Melvyn Bragg examines the Arab conquests which helped communicate Islam to the world.

• 45 mins

The Metaphysical Poets

Melvyn Bragg examines the Metaphysical poets, including John Donne and Andrew Marvell.

• 45 mins

Tacitus and the Decadence of Rome

Melvyn Bragg examines the life and chronicles of the the Roman historian Tacitus.

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Miracles

Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the history of miracles.

• 45 mins

The Translation Movement

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss classical Greek ideas in the Arabic and the Islamic world.

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Godel's Incompleteness Theorems

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the mathematician Kurt Godel and his work.

• 45 mins

Vitalism

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 18th and 19th century quest for the spark of life.

• 45 mins

Dante's Inferno

Melvyn Bragg examines Dante鈥檚 鈥業nferno鈥�, a medieval journey through Hell鈥檚 nine circles

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Bolivar

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Simon Bolivar, the liberator of South America.

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Aristotle's Politics

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Aristotle鈥檚 鈥楶olitics鈥�.

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Neuroscience

Melvyn Bragg examines neuroscience, the relationship between the mind and the brain.

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The Baroque Movement

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the culture of the Baroque.

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The Great Reform Act

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Great Reform Act of 1832.

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Heat

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of scientific ideas about Heat.

• 45 mins

The Fire of London

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Great Fire of London and the rebuilding of the city.

• 45 mins

The Physics of Time

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the physics of time.

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The Consolations of Philosophy

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the consolation of Philosophy.

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Thoreau and the American Idyll

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the philosopher and naturalist Henry David Thoreau.

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History of History

Melvyn Bragg examines how the writing of history has changed over the years.

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Swift's A Modest Proposal

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Jonathan Swift's satirical 1729 pamphlet A Modest Proposal

• 45 mins

The Brothers Grimm

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm.

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Carthage's Destruction

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Destruction of Carthage

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The Observatory at Jaipur

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the observatory at Jaipur.

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The Waste Land and Modernity

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss TS Eliot's seminal poem The Waste Land.

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The Measurement Problem in Physics

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the measurement problem in physics.

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The Library of Alexandria

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Library of Alexandria.

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The Boxer Rebellion

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Boxer Rebellion in the summer of 1900.

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