Napoleon's Hundred DaysMelvyn Bragg and guests discuss Napoleon Bonaparte's surprise coup in 1815 before Waterloo50 mins18 Apr 2024
LysistrataMelvyn Bragg and guests discuss Aristophanes' comedy in which a sex strike brings peace.50 mins11 Apr 2024
Nikola TeslaMelvyn Bragg and guests discuss the celebrated Serbian-American inventor.52 mins04 Apr 2024
The KalevalaMelvyn Bragg and guests discuss the epic poem that helped build the Finnish nation.50 mins28 Mar 2024
Julian the ApostateMelvyn Bragg and guests discuss the emperor who aimed to return Christian Rome to paganism50 mins21 Mar 2024
The WaltzMelvyn Bragg and guests discuss the impact of the waltz on British society and culture.52 mins14 Mar 2024
The Mokrani RevoltMelvyn Bragg and guests discuss a major Algerian uprising against French rule in 1871.57 mins07 Mar 2024
Heisenberg's Uncertainty PrincipleMelvyn Bragg and guests discuss Heisenberg's key role at the outset of quantum mechanics58 mins29 Feb 2024
The Sack of Rome 1527Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Holy Roman Emperor's army's notorious attack on Romans46 mins22 Feb 2024
Alice's Adventures in WonderlandMelvyn Bragg and guests discuss Lewis Carroll's fantastical tale inspired by Alice Liddell49 mins15 Feb 2024
HormonesMelvyn Bragg and guests discuss the chemical signals that control the ways our bodies work50 mins08 Feb 2024
The Hanseatic LeagueMelvyn Bragg and guests discuss the medieval trading network the Hanseatic League.49 mins01 Feb 2024
PanpsychismMelvyn Bragg and guests discuss the idea that fundamental particles have consciousness.54 mins25 Jan 2024
NefertitiMelvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and impact of ancient Egypt's best-known queen.49 mins18 Jan 2024
CondorcetMelvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the last great figures of the Enlightenment.50 mins11 Jan 2024
Twelfth Night, or What You WillMelvyn Bragg and guests discuss Shakespeare's great comedy of love, desire and marriage.53 mins28 Dec 2023
Vincent van GoghMelvyn Bragg and guests discuss the great Dutch painter of Sunflowers and Starry Nights.56 mins21 Dec 2023
TiberiusMelvyn Bragg and guests discuss the man born in Republican Rome who became second Emperor.53 mins14 Dec 2023
Karl BarthMelvyn Bragg and guests discuss the influential Swiss protestant theologian.55 mins07 Dec 2023
Edgar Allan PoeMelvyn Bragg and guests discuss the author of the Fall of the House of Usher.58 mins30 Nov 2023