Calculus

The dispute between Sir Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz over who invented calculus.

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Akhenaten

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Pharaoh Akhenaten.

• 45 mins

The Dreyfus Affair

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Dreyfus Affair, which tore France apart in the 1890s.

• 45 mins

The Death of Elizabeth I

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the death of Queen Elizabeth I.

• 45 mins

The Geological Formation of Britain

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the geological formation of Britain.

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Schopenhauer

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the pessimistic philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer.

• 45 mins

The Siege of Munster

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Siege of Munster in 1534-35.

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Radiation

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the discovery of radiation, from radio waves to gamma rays

• 45 mins

Sparta

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Ancient Greek city-state of Sparta.

• 45 mins

Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.

• 45 mins

The Silk Road

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Silk Road, the trade routes which spanned Asia.

• 45 mins

Pythagoras

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas of Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans.

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The Samurai

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history and myth of the Samurai.

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Mary Wollstonecraft

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and ideas of Mary Wollstonecraft.

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The Frankfurt School

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas and influence of the Frankfurt School.

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The Glencoe Massacre

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Glencoe Massacre of 1692.

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Silas Marner

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss George Eliot's 1861 novel Silas Marner.

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Ibn Khaldun

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 14th-century Arab philosopher of history Ibn Khaldun.

• 45 mins

Mathematics' Unintended Consequences

Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the unintended consequences of mathematical discoveries.

• 45 mins

The Indian Mutiny

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Indian Mutiny of 1857 and the rebellion which followed

• 45 mins

Calvinism

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas of John Calvin and their impact.

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The Infant Brain

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss what new research reveals about the infant brain.

• 45 mins

Darwin: In Our Time

Darwin: On the Origins of Charles Darwin

Darwin's early life in Shropshire and his three years at Cambridge.

• 45 mins

Darwin: In Our Time

Darwin: The Voyage of the Beagle

How Darwin's work during the Beagle expedition influenced his theories.

• 45 mins

Darwin: In Our Time

Darwin: On the Origin of Species

How Darwin was eventually persuaded to publish On the Origin of Species in November 1859.

• 45 mins

Darwin: In Our Time

Darwin: Life After Origins

Melvyn visits Darwin's home at Down House in Kent.

• 45 mins

Boudica

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and mythologisation of Boudica.

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Munch and The Scream

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Edvard Munch and his most famous painting, The Scream.

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The City - a history, part 1

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the rise of the city, from its Bronze Age origins to 1800.

• 45 mins

The City - a history, part 2

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of the city.

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