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The Bittersweet Tale of Cocoa
Bridget Kendall and guests explore the origins of chocolate.
Indian Princely States
Rajan Datar explores a lost world of culture and romance.
Marie Curie - A Pioneering Life
The extraordinary life of the Polish scientist who changed the course of physics.
The Magic of Bronze
Bridget Kendall and guests explore the history and importance of bronze.
Up Close with the Tango
The dance that seduced the world
The One Thousand and One Nights
Rajan Datar and guests explore the power of storytelling.
Picasso: Artist of Reinvention
How an artist changed our way of seeing.
Making Scents: The Story of Perfume
Bridget Kendall and guests explore how fine fragrance became what it is today.
Nikola Tesla's Electric Dreams
Bridget Kendall and guests discuss the life and inventions of engineer Nikola Tesla.
Stanislavsky: Founder of Modern Acting
Bridget Kendall presents the ideas discussion show.
From Straw Poll to Opinion Poll
Exploring the past, present and future of opinion polling
Who Was the Real Cleopatra?
Bridget Kendall and guests unpick fact from fiction in the life of the last Queen of Egypt
