Bertolt Brecht Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the great 20th-century German playwright. 59 mins 25 Apr 2024
Napoleon's Hundred Days Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Napoleon Bonaparte's surprise coup in 1815 before Waterloo 58 mins 18 Apr 2024
Lysistrata Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Aristophanes' comedy in which a sex strike brings peace. 55 mins 11 Apr 2024
Nikola Tesla Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the celebrated Serbian-American inventor. 52 mins 04 Apr 2024
The Kalevala Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the epic poem that helped build the Finnish nation. 50 mins 28 Mar 2024
Julian the Apostate Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the emperor who aimed to return Christian Rome to paganism 50 mins 21 Mar 2024
The Waltz Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the impact of the waltz on British society and culture. 52 mins 14 Mar 2024
The Mokrani Revolt Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss a major Algerian uprising against French rule in 1871. 57 mins 07 Mar 2024
Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Heisenberg's key role at the outset of quantum mechanics 58 mins 29 Feb 2024
The Sack of Rome 1527 Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Holy Roman Emperor's army's notorious attack on Romans 46 mins 22 Feb 2024
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Lewis Carroll's fantastical tale inspired by Alice Liddell 49 mins 15 Feb 2024
Hormones Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the chemical signals that control the ways our bodies work 50 mins 08 Feb 2024
The Hanseatic League Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the medieval trading network the Hanseatic League. 49 mins 01 Feb 2024
Panpsychism Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the idea that fundamental particles have consciousness. 54 mins 25 Jan 2024
Nefertiti Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and impact of ancient Egypt's best-known queen. 49 mins 18 Jan 2024
Condorcet Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the last great figures of the Enlightenment. 50 mins 11 Jan 2024
Twelfth Night, or What You Will Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Shakespeare's great comedy of love, desire and marriage. 53 mins 28 Dec 2023
Vincent van Gogh Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the great Dutch painter of Sunflowers and Starry Nights. 56 mins 21 Dec 2023
Tiberius Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the man born in Republican Rome who became second Emperor. 53 mins 14 Dec 2023