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Rumi's Poetry
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the poetry of Rumi (1207-1273).
Robert Hooke
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss 17th-century scientist Robert Hooke.
Mary Magdalene
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Mary Magdalene, one of the best-known figures in the Bible
Bedlam
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the early history of Bethlehem Hospital, known as Bedlam.
Agrippina the Younger
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Roman empress Agrippina the Younger.
The Neutron
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the neutron.
Euclid's Elements
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Elements of Euclid.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles.
Titus Oates and his 'Popish Plot'
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Titus Oates and his fictitious Popish Plot.
The Muses
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Muses in Greek mythology and after.
Margery Kempe and English Mysticism
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Margery Kempe, the medieval English mystic.
The Bronze Age Collapse
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Bronze Age collapse.
Songs of Innocence and of Experience
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss William Blake's Songs of Innocence and of Experience.
Sovereignty
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of the idea of sovereignty.
The Invention of Photography
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the invention of photography.
Zeno's Paradoxes
Does an arrow in flight move and could Achilles overtake a tortoise? Not according to Zeno
Animal Farm
All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.
Lakshmi
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the goddess Lakshmi.
Plasma
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss plasma, one of the fundamental states of matter.
The 12th Century Renaissance
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss a period of great change in western Europe.
Epic of Gilgamesh
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Gilgamesh, the great epic poem from ancient Mesopotamia.
The Fighting Temeraire
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss JMW Turner's The Fighting Temeraire.
Justinian's Legal Code
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the great impact of legal changes under emperor Justinian.
Baltic Crusades
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss crusades against Baltic pagans from 12th Century onwards.
Garibaldi and the Risorgimento
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Garibaldi and the Risorgimento, for our Listener Week.
Harriet Martineau
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and works of Harriet Martineau, writer.
The Gin Craze
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the cause and impact of the gin craze in the 18th century.
Four Quartets
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss TS Eliot's Four Quartets, known as his great last work.
Johannes Kepler
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss astronomer Johannes Kepler.
Mary, Queen of Scots
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of Mary, Queen of Scots.
Hannah Arendt
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas and life of Hannah Arendt, political philosopher