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Released On: 10 Jun 2004

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Melvyn Bragg examines the 17th century idea that all knowledge arises from experience.

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Washington and the American Revolution
Melvyn Bragg examines the first President of the US and what drove him to revolution.
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Melvyn Bragg examines the history of the longest and most detailed number in nature.
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The Odyssey
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Agincourt
The history and legacy of the English army's defeat of the French at Agincourt in 1415.
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The Origins of Life
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss when and how life on earth originated.
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Politeness
Melvyn Bragg examines the cultural effect of the eighteenth century idea of Politeness.
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Sartre
The life and work of French novelist, playwright and philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre.
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The Han Synthesis
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Han Synthesis philosophies of China.
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Witchcraft
The history of witchcraft in Reformation Europe.
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Rhetoric
Melvyn Bragg and guests discusses rhetoric; supported by Aristotle but reviled by Plato.
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Electrickery
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the dawn of the age of electricity.
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Zoroastrianism
The history of Zoroastrianism, claimed to be the first monotheistic religion.
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Higgs Boson
The history of the quest to find the Higgs Boson, also known as the 'God Particle'.
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The Venerable Bede
The life and work of the Venerable Bede who revolutionised Christian scholarship.
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Jung
The extraordinary mind and theories of the psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung.
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Machiavelli and the Italian City States
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the political philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli.
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The Second Law of Thermodynamics
Melvyn Bragg examines the Second Law of Thermodynamics from steam to the Big Bang.
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Faust
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the myth of Faustus and temptation by evil.
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The Roman Republic
The rise and eventual downfall of the Roman Republic which survived for 500 years.
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Tsar Alexander II's assassination
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the assassination of Tsar Alexander II in 1881.
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The Mind/Body Problem
Melvyn Bragg examines the history of thought about the mind/body problem in philosophy.
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The Cambrian Period
Melvyn Bragg examines the Cambrian period, when there was an explosion of life on Earth.
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Alchemy
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Alchemy, the ancient science of transformations.
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Stoicism
Melvyn Bragg explore Stoicism, the most influential philosophy in the Ancient World.
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Modernist Utopias
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the mad, bad world of modern utopias.
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Dark Energy
Melvyn Bragg examines recently discovered 'dark energy' and its effect on the universe.
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Angels
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the heavenly host of Angels.
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John Ruskin
The life and work of one of the most influential figures of the Victorian era.
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Alfred and the Battle of Edington
Melvyn Bragg examines King Alfred and the defeat of the Vikings at Battle of Edington.
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