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Chemical Elements
Melvyn Bragg explores chemistry's ongoing mission to understand irreducible substances.
The Wars of the Roses
The 15th century wars of the royal Houses of Lancaster and York.
Shakespeare's Work
Melvyn Bragg examines what it is about Shakespeare鈥檚 work that makes it universal.
Death
Melvyn Bragg examines the development of Western rituals and attitudes to death.
Human Origins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the evolution of the human species.
Englishness
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the characteristics of the English identity.
New Wars
Melvyn Bragg examines whether we are in a new era in the history of modern warfare.
The Natural Order
Melvyn Bragg examines the science of taxonomy; the classification of the natural world.
History and Understanding the Past
Melvyn Bragg examines whether we can ever predict the future by understanding the past.
Materialism and the Consumer
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the development and future of material culture.
