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John Clare
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss John Clare, poet and farm labourer.
Maths in the Early Islamic World
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the flourishing of maths in the Islamic world from C8th.
The Kuiper Belt
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the icy Kuiper Belt region beyond Neptune, home to Pluto.
North and South
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Elizabeth Gaskell's novel North and South from 1855.
The Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the highest global temperatures in the last 65m years.
The Battle of Salamis
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the significance of The Battle of Salamis, 480BC.
Hokusai
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and work of Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai.
Pauli's Exclusion Principle
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Wolfgang Pauli and the Pauli Exclusion Principle.
Rosa Luxemburg
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and times of Rosa Luxemburg, revolutionary.
Roger Bacon
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the medieval scholar Roger Bacon.
The Egyptian Book of the Dead
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ancient Egyptian funerary text, The Book of the Dead.
The Battle of Lincoln 1217
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the fight for the English crown at the Battle of Lincoln.
Emily Dickinson
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), celebrated American poet.
Louis Pasteur
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Louis Pasteur, known as a founder of microbiology.
Purgatory
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of the idea of Purgatory.
Enzymes
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss enzymes, the catalysts essential for life.
Christine de Pizan
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and work of Christine de Pizan (c1364-1430).
The American Populists
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the rural protest movement in America's Gilded Age.
Eugene Onegin
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Pushkin's masterpiece, Eugene Onegin, a novel in verse.
Plato's Republic
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the great works of political and ethical theory.
Bird Migration
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how birds navigate and the risks and benefits of migration
Kant's Categorical Imperative
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the difference between right and wrong, according to Kant.
Wuthering Heights
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Emily Bronte's only novel, Wuthering Heights.
Constantine the Great
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Roman emperor Constantine the Great.
Aphra Behn
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Aphra Behn (1640-1689): playwright, poet, spy.
The Congress of Vienna
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Congress of Vienna, 1814-15.
Feathered Dinosaurs
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss which dinosaurs were feathered, and their links to birds.
Picasso's Guernica
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the events behind and impact of Picasso's iconic work.
The Picts
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss history and culture of the Picts.
Germaine de Stael
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas and works of the great woman of letters.
Thebes
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Greek city of Thebes in myth, drama and history.