The Forum Episodes Episode guide
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Lewis Carroll鈥檚 Alice in Wonderland
The story behind this weird and wonderful literary classic
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The Belle Epoque: A Golden Age?
Paris in the 19th Century when permissiveness mixed with political and creative optimism
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Machiavelli - Master of Power
The life and reputation of Niccol貌 Machiavelli鈥檚 鈥楾he Prince鈥�
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Haile Selassie: The last Emperor of Ethiopia
The life and legacy of the man who became 鈥榯he Father of Africa鈥�
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The KGB: Secrets and Spies
The story of the KGB
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The Magic of Bronze
Discover the amazing stories behind some of the world's greatest masterpieces in bronze
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Marie Curie: A pioneering life
The extraordinary life of the Polish scientist who changed the course of physics
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Beethoven: The genius rule breaker
Why Beethoven is so universally popular
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Yellow fever: Man against mosquito
How we tamed one of the world's deadliest diseases, and why it's coming back
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The real story of Frankenstein
The origins, themes and continuing legacy of Mary Shelley鈥檚 gothic tale Frankenstein
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The birth of hip hop
The early years of rap and breakdancing in New York
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Seven Samurai: A Japanese masterpiece
The global impact of Akira Kurosawa鈥檚 1954 groundbreaking action film
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Goethe: The story of colour
How colour affects our mood and thoughts
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Mata Hari: Dancer, lover, spy
What is the truth behind the legendary WW1 spy-seductress?
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The Silicon Chip: A Tech Revolution
The story of the development of the silicon chip
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The Powers of the American President
What does it take to do one of the most powerful jobs in the world?
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Fela Kuti: King of Afrobeat
The life and legacy of Fela Kuti, Nigeria鈥檚 maverick musical pioneer
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Cali-topia: a New Vision of Thomas More's Utopia?
Is Silicon Valley a template for our utopian future?
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Thomas More's Utopia
Celebrating More's radical book and its political influence in the past and present
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Winner or Cheat? Doping in Sport
The inside story; swapped samples, state-sponsored doping and the battle for world sport
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The Iliad: Beauty, brutes and battles
Why is Homer鈥檚 ancient Greek epic poem still so important?
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Korea: Two Countries, One Past
Why and how the Korean Peninsula came to be divided into North and South Korea
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Unpicking the UN
The history and current challenges facing the UN
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Drones and their Impact on the World
The history, present and future of drones.
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DNA: The code for making life
A close look at the remarkable set of building blocks which all cellular life shares
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The new curators: Who decides what鈥檚 culturally important?
How the idea of curation has radically changed
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Do we Need Artificial Intelligence?
How the relentless advance of computer logic is changing our world and the way we think
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Concrete: Foundation of the modern world
How concrete underpins the modern world
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Why Are We Generous?
Are we generous out of kindness or self-interest?
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Reducing Urban Poverty
How to ensure people in deprived areas get secondary education and adequate nutrition
