成人快手

Dark Energy

Melvyn Bragg examines recently discovered 'dark energy' and its effect on the universe.

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Angels

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the heavenly host of Angels.

• 45 mins

John Ruskin

The life and work of one of the most influential figures of the Victorian era.

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Alfred and the Battle of Edington

Melvyn Bragg examines King Alfred and the defeat of the Vikings at Battle of Edington.

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Archaeology and Imperialism

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the link between archaeology and imperialism.

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The Aeneid

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss 鈥楾he Aeneid鈥�, Virgil's great epic poem about Rome.

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Perception and the Senses

Melvyn Bragg examines perception: how the brain reacts to the mass of data crowding it.

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Abelard and Heloise

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the medieval tale of Abelard and Heloise.

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Beauty

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the qualities of beauty and the history of aesthetics.

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The French Revolution's reign of terror

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the reign of terror during the French Revolution.

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Renaissance Maths

Melvyn Bragg explores Renaissance Mathematics, when maths moved from an art to a science.

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The Scriblerus Club

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the satirical 18th century Scriblerus Club.

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Paganism in the Renaissance

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the return of classical pagan thought in the Renaissance.

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The KT Boundary

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the KT Boundary and the extinction of the dinosaurs.

• 45 mins

Merlin

Melvyn Bragg examines Merlin, prophet, magician, king maker and the mad man of the woods.

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Marlowe

Melvyn Bragg examines the life of glittering Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlowe.

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Marx

The life and ideas of Karl Marx who changed the world with his Communist Manifesto.

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Magnetism

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history and mysterious force of magnetism.

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The Field of the Cloth of Gold

Melvyn Bragg examines the Field of the Cloth of Gold, and Tudor conspicuous consumption.

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Mammals

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the rise of the mammals which began 65 million years ago.

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Cynicism

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Cynics, the performance artists of philosophy.

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Johnson

The life and work of Samuel Johnson, a giant of 18th century literature.

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Asteroids

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the unique properties of asteroids.

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Greyfriars and Blackfriars

Melvyn Bragg looks at the religious orders of the Dominicans and the Franciscans.

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Pragmatism

Melvyn Bragg and guests examine the American philosophy of pragmatism.

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The Graviton

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the search for the Graviton particle in physics.

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Hobbes

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the great 17th century philosopher Thomas Hobbes.

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Artificial Intelligence

Melvyn Bragg investigates artificial intelligence; can a computer imitate the human mind?

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The Peterloo Massacre

Melvyn Bragg examines the 1819 Peterloo Massacre and the brutality of the British state.

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Heaven

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss ideas of heaven and the afterlife.

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