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    Macromolecules

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the giant molecules that underpin all life.

  3. Robinson Crusoe

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Daniel Defoe's seminal novel Robinson Crusoe.

  4. The Concordat of Worms

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Concordat of Worms of 1122.

  5. Heraclitus

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus.

  6. Christina Rossetti

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Victorian poet Christina Rossetti.

  7. Judas Maccabeus

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the revolutionary Jewish leader Judas Maccabeus.

  8. Ptolemy and Ancient Astronomy

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Ptolemy and ancient astronomy.

  9. The Continental-Analytic Split

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Continental and Analytic philosophical traditions.

  10. The Moon

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the origins, science and mythology of the moon.

  11. The Siege of Tenochtitlan

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Siege of Tenochtitlan and fall of the Aztec Empire

  12. Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Delacroix's painting Liberty Leading the People.

  13. The Ming Voyages

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Ming Voyages of discovery.

  14. David Hume

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the work of the Scottish philosopher David Hume.

  15. The Etruscan Civilisation

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Etruscan civilisation.

  16. Shinto

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Japanese belief system of Shinto.

  17. The Hippocratic Oath

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Hippocratic Oath.

  18. The Minoan Civilisation

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Minoan Civilisation of Bronze Age Crete.

  19. Tennyson's In Memoriam

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem In Memoriam.

  20. Malthusianism

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Malthusianism.

  21. Wyclif and the Lollards

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss John Wyclif and the Lollards.

  22. The Origins of Infectious Disease

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the origins of infectious disease.

  23. The Battle of Stamford Bridge

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Battle of Stamford Bridge.

  24. Xenophon

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the ancient Greek historian and soldier Xenophon.

  25. Custer's Last Stand

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Custer's Last Stand.

  26. The Anatomy of Melancholy

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Robert Burton's book The Anatomy of Melancholy.

  27. Islamic Law and its Origins

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the origins of Islamic law.

  28. Cogito Ergo Sum

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Rene Descartes' famous statement.

  29. The Pelagian Controversy

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the church's most significant doctrinal disputes.

  30. The Neutrino

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the neutrino, the so-called 'ghost particle'.

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