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The Cool Universe
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Cool Universe.
William James's 'The Varieties of Religious Experience'
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James.
The Cavendish Family in Science
Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the scientific achievements of the Cavendish family.
Giorgio Vasari's Lives of the Artists
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Giorgio Vasari's Lives of the Artists.
Edmund Burke
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the philosopher, politician and writer Edmund Burke.
al-Biruni
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Central Asian scientist and historian al-Biruni.
The Neanderthals
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the evolution and characteristics of the Neanderthals.
Antarctica
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of the Antarctic and its exploration.
Athelstan
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the reign of Athelstan, the first king of all England.
Pliny's Natural History
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Pliny's Natural History, one of the first encyclopedias.
Imaginary Numbers
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss imaginary numbers.
The Delphic Oracle
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Delphic Oracle.
The Spanish Armada
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Spanish Armada.
Sturm und Drang
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the German artistic movement known as Sturm und Drang.
Logic
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the history of logic.
The Unicorn
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the history and mythology of the unicorn.
Women and Enlightenment Science
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the role played by women in Enlightenment science.
The Volga Vikings
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Volga Vikings.
Foxe's Book of Martyrs
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Foxe's Book of Martyrs.
History of Metaphor
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of metaphor.
Cleopatra
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Cleopatra, the famed last pharaoh of Egypt.
Thomas Edison
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the American technological pioneer Thomas Edison.
Daoism
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Daoism, the ancient Chinese philosophy and religion.
The Industrial Revolution
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Industrial Revolution.
Consequences of the Industrial Revolution
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the influence of the Industrial Revolution.
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Byron's poem Childe Harold's Pilgrimage.
Random and Pseudorandom
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss mathematical randomness and pseudorandomness.
The Mexican Revolution
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Mexican Revolution of 1910.
Aristotle's Poetics
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Aristotle's Poetics.
The Battle of Bannockburn
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Battle of Bannockburn.
The Nervous System
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the nervous system.