Popular culture, poetry, music and visual arts and the roles they play in our society.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Chinese book Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Melvyn Bragg explores comedy in Ancient Greek theatre including Aristophanes and Menander.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Victorian poet Christina Rossetti.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Rudolph II and his Renaissance Court in Prague.
The history of London from its Neolithic origin to the digitalised capital city of today.
Melvyn Bragg and guests consider the enigma of the life of William Shakespeare
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the medieval tale of Abelard and Heloise.
How making signs on clay, wood or parchment enabled the development of human culture.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of Hell and its representation in the arts.
The achievements and legacy of the 19th century literary giant Charles Dickens.
Melvyn Bragg examines the life of glittering Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlowe.
Melvyn Bragg discusses Joseph Conrad鈥檚 novel, Heart of Darkness.
Melvyn Bragg examines both the literary and political careers of the poet John Milton.
Melvyn Bragg examines what impact globalisation has had on human rights.
The life and work of French novelist, playwright and philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre.
How the invention of writing made the scientific revolution of the Enlightenment possible.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss pastoral literature from Virgil to Dylan Thomas.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Daniel Defoe's seminal novel Robinson Crusoe.
Melvyn Bragg discusses epistolary literature from Aphra Benn to Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Melvyn Bragg examines the 19th century Parisian philosophy of life lived for art.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Edvard Munch and his most famous painting, The Scream.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the German artistic movement known as Sturm und Drang.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the German-Jewish philosopher Moses Mendelssohn.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the medieval scholar Gerald of Wales.