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Turmoil Around the World and in Ourselves

Exploring turmoil in politics and society

• 40 mins

How Shyness and Introversion can be a Strength

Are shyness and introversion cultural or innate; do they help us negotiate today鈥檚 world?

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Using Other People鈥檚 Water

Are we sucking our worldwide supply dry?

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Reducing Urban Poverty

How to ensure people in deprived areas get secondary education and adequate nutrition

• 40 mins

Why Are We Generous?

Are we generous out of kindness or self-interest?

• 40 mins

Concrete: Foundation of the modern world

How concrete underpins the modern world

• 40 mins

Do we Need Artificial Intelligence?

How the relentless advance of computer logic is changing our world and the way we think

• 40 mins

The new curators: Who decides what鈥檚 culturally important?

How the idea of curation has radically changed

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DNA: The code for making life

A close look at the remarkable set of building blocks which all cellular life shares

• 40 mins

Drones and their Impact on the World

The history, present and future of drones.

• 40 mins

Unpicking the UN

The history and current challenges facing the UN

• 40 mins

Korea: Two Countries, One Past

Why and how the Korean Peninsula came to be divided into North and South Korea

• 40 mins

The Iliad: Beauty, brutes and battles

Why is Homer鈥檚 ancient Greek epic poem still so important?

• 40 mins

Winner or Cheat? Doping in Sport

The inside story; swapped samples, state-sponsored doping and the battle for world sport

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Thomas More's Utopia

Celebrating More's radical book and its political influence in the past and present

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Cali-topia: a New Vision of Thomas More's Utopia?

Is Silicon Valley a template for our utopian future?

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Fela Kuti: King of Afrobeat

The life and legacy of Fela Kuti, Nigeria鈥檚 maverick musical pioneer

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The Powers of the American President

What does it take to do one of the most powerful jobs in the world?

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The Silicon Chip: A Tech Revolution

The story of the development of the silicon chip

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Goethe: The story of colour

How colour affects our mood and thoughts

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Seven Samurai: A Japanese masterpiece

The global impact of Akira Kurosawa鈥檚 1954 groundbreaking action film

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The birth of hip hop

The early years of rap and breakdancing in New York

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The real story of Frankenstein

The origins, themes and continuing legacy of Mary Shelley鈥檚 gothic tale Frankenstein

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Yellow fever: Man against mosquito

How we tamed one of the world's deadliest diseases, and why it's coming back

• 40 mins

Beethoven: The genius rule breaker

Why Beethoven is so universally popular

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Marie Curie: A pioneering life

The extraordinary life of the Polish scientist who changed the course of physics

• 39 mins

The Magic of Bronze

Discover the amazing stories behind some of the world's greatest masterpieces in bronze

• 44 mins

The KGB: Secrets and Spies

The story of the KGB

• 40 mins

Haile Selassie: The last Emperor of Ethiopia

The life and legacy of the man who became 鈥榯he Father of Africa鈥�

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Machiavelli - Master of Power

The life and reputation of Niccol貌 Machiavelli鈥檚 鈥楾he Prince鈥�

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