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Annie Besant

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the 19th-century writer and campaigner Annie Besant.

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Al-Kindi

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Arab philosopher Al-Kindi.

• 41 mins

Scepticism

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the history of philosophical scepticism.

• 42 mins

Hadrian's Wall

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Hadrian's Wall.

• 42 mins

The Cell

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the biology and origins of the cell.

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The Druids

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Druids of ancient Europe.

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The Ontological Argument

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Ontological Argument for the existence of God.

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Gerald of Wales

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the medieval scholar Gerald of Wales.

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Hannibal

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the remarkable Carthaginian general Hannibal.

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Caxton and the Printing Press

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss William Caxton and the influence of the printing press.

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Fermat's Last Theorem

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Fermat's Last Theorem.

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The Anarchy

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss The Anarchy, the 12th-century English civil war.

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The Upanishads

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Upanishads, the sacred texts of Hinduism.

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Simone Weil

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the French philosopher and social activist Simone Weil.

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The Borgias

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Borgias, the most infamous family in Renaissance Italy

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Crystallography

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the history and achievements of crystallography.

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Bertrand Russell

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss influential British philosopher Bertrand Russell.

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Shahnameh of Ferdowsi

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Persian epic poem, the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi.

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The South Sea Bubble

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the South Sea Bubble of the early 18th century.

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The Cult of Mithras

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the cult of Mithras, the Roman mystery religion.

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Le Morte d'Arthur

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Malory's epic medieval tale Le Morte d'Arthur.

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Comets

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss comets, the 'dirty snowballs' of the solar system.

• 42 mins

Romulus and Remus

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Romulus and Remus, the foundation myth of Rome.

• 43 mins

The War of 1812

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the War of 1812 between America and Great Britain.

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Epicureanism

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the philosophy of Epicureanism.

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Ice Ages

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss ice ages.

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Decline and Fall

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Evelyn Waugh's comic novel Decline and Fall.

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Pitt-Rivers

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Victorian archaeologist Augustus Pitt-Rivers.

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Absolute Zero

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss absolute zero, the lowest possible temperature.

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Chekhov

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life and work of the Russian writer Anton Chekhov.

• 42 mins