Dark Energy

Melvyn Bragg examines recently discovered 'dark energy' and its effect on the universe.

• 45 mins

Angels

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the heavenly host of Angels.

• 45 mins

John Ruskin

The life and work of one of the most influential figures of the Victorian era.

• 45 mins

Alfred and the Battle of Edington

Melvyn Bragg examines King Alfred and the defeat of the Vikings at Battle of Edington.

• 45 mins

Archaeology and Imperialism

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the link between archaeology and imperialism.

• 45 mins

The Aeneid

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss ‘The Aeneid’, Virgil's great epic poem about Rome.

• 45 mins

Perception and the Senses

Melvyn Bragg examines perception: how the brain reacts to the mass of data crowding it.

• 45 mins

Abelard and Heloise

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the medieval tale of Abelard and Heloise.

• 45 mins

Beauty

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the qualities of beauty and the history of aesthetics.

• 45 mins

The French Revolution's reign of terror

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the reign of terror during the French Revolution.

• 45 mins

Renaissance Maths

Melvyn Bragg explores Renaissance Mathematics, when maths moved from an art to a science.

• 45 mins

The Scriblerus Club

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the satirical 18th century Scriblerus Club.

• 45 mins

Paganism in the Renaissance

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the return of classical pagan thought in the Renaissance.

• 45 mins

The KT Boundary

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the KT Boundary and the extinction of the dinosaurs.

• 45 mins

Merlin

Melvyn Bragg examines Merlin, prophet, magician, king maker and the mad man of the woods.

• 45 mins

Marlowe

Melvyn Bragg examines the life of glittering Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlowe.

• 45 mins

Marx

The life and ideas of Karl Marx who changed the world with his Communist Manifesto.

• 45 mins

Magnetism

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history and mysterious force of magnetism.

• 45 mins

The Field of the Cloth of Gold

Melvyn Bragg examines the Field of the Cloth of Gold, and Tudor conspicuous consumption.

• 45 mins

Mammals

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the rise of the mammals which began 65 million years ago.

• 45 mins

Cynicism

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Cynics, the performance artists of philosophy.

• 45 mins

Johnson

The life and work of Samuel Johnson, a giant of 18th century literature.

• 45 mins

Asteroids

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the unique properties of asteroids.

• 45 mins

Greyfriars and Blackfriars

Melvyn Bragg looks at the religious orders of the Dominicans and the Franciscans.

• 45 mins

Pragmatism

Melvyn Bragg and guests examine the American philosophy of pragmatism.

• 45 mins

The Graviton

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the search for the Graviton particle in physics.

• 45 mins

Hobbes

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the great 17th century philosopher Thomas Hobbes.

• 45 mins

Artificial Intelligence

Melvyn Bragg investigates artificial intelligence; can a computer imitate the human mind?

• 45 mins

The Peterloo Massacre

Melvyn Bragg examines the 1819 Peterloo Massacre and the brutality of the British state.

• 45 mins

Heaven

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss ideas of heaven and the afterlife.

• 45 mins