Popular culture, poetry, music and visual arts and the roles they play in our society.
Melvyn Bragg examines the history of concepts and ideas on youth from antiquity to today.
Melvyn Bragg looks at the innovative developments of the city in the 20th century.
Melvyn Bragg examines the changing ideas about the function of work in the 20th century.
Melvyn Bragg examines how legitimate it is to call the 20th century the American century.
Melvyn Bragg examines the development of the empowerment of women in the 20th century.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss whether the formation of language is innate or cultural.
Melvyn Bragg examines how our collective and individual ways of remembering have changed.
Melvyn Bragg examines the enduring strengths and current role of the British monarchy.
Melvyn Bragg examines the history of capitalism from Marx to the collapse of Communism.
Melvyn Bragg examines whether it is possible to apply mathematical logic to literature.
Melvyn Bragg investigates the changing ideals of masculinity in 20th century literature.
Melvyn Bragg explores the enduring appeal of the Roman poet Ovid鈥檚 work Metamorphoses.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the development and future of material culture.
Melvyn Bragg and guests examine the ideals that underwrite the idealism of America.
Melvyn Bragg examines why the public is fascinated with the private lives of individuals.
Melvyn Bragg and guests examine the 20th century philosophy of existentialism
The cultural history of food in Modern Europe since the Renaissance.
The history of marriage from ancient Greek and Babylonian times to today.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the centuries old myth of the most romantic noble outlaw.
Melvyn Bragg examines the myths and theology that inspired the Vikings.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and work of Jorge Luis Borges.
Melvyn Bragg examines the poetry, tragedy and idealism of Byron, Shelley and Keats.
The life ad work of the Algerian-French writer and philosopher, Albert Camus.
Melvyn Bragg and guests examine Shakespeare鈥檚 bloodthirsty tragedy, King Lear.