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Napoleon's Hundred Days
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Napoleon Bonaparte's surprise coup in 1815 before Waterloo
Lysistrata
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Aristophanes' comedy in which a sex strike brings peace.
Nikola Tesla
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the celebrated Serbian-American inventor.
The Kalevala
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the epic poem that helped build the Finnish nation.
Julian the Apostate
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the emperor who aimed to return Christian Rome to paganism
The Waltz
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the impact of the waltz on British society and culture.
The Mokrani Revolt
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss a major Algerian uprising against French rule in 1871.
Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Heisenberg's key role at the outset of quantum mechanics
The Sack of Rome 1527
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Holy Roman Emperor's army's notorious attack on Romans
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Lewis Carroll's fantastical tale inspired by Alice Liddell