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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Shakespeare's tragedy of young star-crossed love in Verona
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss a major force in French culture in the 20th century.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Hardy's goal of being a great poet and how he succeeded.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss a giant of cinema in Weimar Germany and Hollywood.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Charles Dickens' celebrated story of Scrooge's redemption.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Beardsley, Wilde and art for art's sake in the 1890s.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss a masterpiece of French epic poetry from the 12th century.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the philosophy of the celebrated author of The Bell.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Anne Bronte's novel of a woman's fight for independence.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Greek writer known as the father of history.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss some of the greatest and most challenging poems in English
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the author of Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the great novel from the Ming Era, with its heroic Monkey.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the most influential poets of Rome's Augustan Age.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the revenge of Dionysus on Thebes in Euripides' tragedy.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Coleridge's famous poem of a sailor who shot an albatross.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the deciphering of hieroglyphs, secret for 1,500 years.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Fitzgerald's celebrated novel of the Jazz Age.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the great Portuguese poet and his many literary personas.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and timeless works of the great German artist.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss William Langland's celebrated poem, written around 1370.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the celebrated French novelist, her life and work.
