成人快手

Series 2

Liberty

Bettany Hughes examines changing ideas of liberty in her archaeology of philosophy.

• 15 mins

Series 2

Comedy

Bettany listens to a rat laughing and giggles at schoolboy jokes from Ancient Mesopotamia.

• 15 mins

Series 2

Hospitality

Bettany gazes into outer space and invites poet Ben Okri round to her house for supper.

• 15 mins

Series 2

Wisdom

Bettany attends a women's football game and visits a synagogue to hear the Song of Deborah

• 15 mins

Series 2

Peace

Bettany Hughes explores changing ideas of peace in her archaeology of philosophy.

• 15 mins

Series 3

Psyche

Bettany Hughes examines her psyche by lying on Sigmund Freud's famous couch.

• 15 mins

Series 3

Charisma

Bettany Hughes investigates charisma in her archaeology of philosophy.

• 15 mins

Series 3

Irony

Bettany Hughes examines irony in her archaeology of philosophy.

• 15 mins

Series 3

Nemesis

Bettany Hughes pursues nemesis on the streets of ancient Athens.

• 15 mins

Series 3

Virtue

Bettany Hughes considers virtue in her archaeology of philosophy.

• 15 mins

Series 4

Character

Street philosophy with Bettany Hughes, and changing ideas of character through the ages.

• 15 mins

Series 4

Harmony

Street philosophy with Bettany Hughes, and changing ideas about harmony through the ages.

• 15 mins

Series 4

Narcissism

Street philosophy with Bettany Hughes, and changing ideas about narcissism through time.

• 15 mins

Series 4

Technology

Street philosophy with Bettany Hughes, and changing ideas about technology through time.

• 15 mins

Series 4

Hubris

Street philosophy with Bettany Hughes, and changing ideas about hubris through time.

• 15 mins

Series 5

Hope

Are we hard-wired for hope? Bettany Hughes finds out why we believe things can get better.

• 15 mins

Series 5

Time

Who owns time? Bettany Hughes examines what time means to us and how we can best use it .

• 15 mins

Series 5

Memory

Why does our past hold the key to our future? Bettany Hughes explores our need to remember

• 15 mins

Series 5

Gaia

Do we still believe in Mother Earth? Bettany Hughes examines our relationship with Gaia.

• 15 mins

Series 5

Chaos

Is chaos good or bad? Bettany Hughes explores the place of disruption in our lives.

• 15 mins