Historical themes, events and key individuals from Akhenaten to Xenophon.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the scholar who revived learning for its own sake in C8th
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Paris under Prussian siege and then under the Commune
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb and what that revealed
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of coffee and its impact
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Lawrence of Arabia for this year's Listener Week
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the heights of medical knowledge under the Ming dynasty
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the most powerful woman in the C12th Kingdom of Jerusalem
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the treaty ending the Williamite War in Ireland in 1691
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss why Napoleon's apparent victory turned to defeat in 1812.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Ming Voyages of discovery.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Stone Age human habitats now covered by the North Sea.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Athenians' change of mind in the Peloponnesian War.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the advanced Andean empire, dominant until Pizarro arrived
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Grant's role in reconstructing the USA after the Civil War
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the causes of the violence of June 1780 and repercussions.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the most notorious rulers of ancient Rome.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the causes and consequences of the Famine of 1845-49.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Danish impact on England in 9th and 10th centuries.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the most powerful man in the court of Elizabeth I.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the poetry and context of this pre-Islamic Arabian knight
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the fight for Welsh independence in the early 15th century
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Poor Law of 1834 and the rise of the workhouse
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the devastating war across the Holy Roman Empire 1618-1648
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Red Army's retreat across China, from October 1934
