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    The Arabian Nights

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the myths, tales and legends of the Arabian Nights.

  2. The Divine Right of Kings

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the idea that kingly authority derives from God.

  3. Antimatter

    Melvyn Bragg discusses Antimatter in particle physics and cosmology.

  4. Socrates

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the iconic Greek philosopher, Socrates.

  5. Madame Bovary

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the 1857 trial of Gustave Flaubert's novel, Madame Bovary

  6. The Pilgrim Fathers

    Melvyn Bragg discusses what the Pilgrim Fathers and the Mayflower mean to Americans.

  7. The Permian-Triassic Boundary

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the Permian-Triassic boundary in evolutionary history.

  8. Common Sense Philosophy

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss common sense philosophy.

  9. Renaissance Astrology

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Renaissance Astrology.

  10. Siegfried Sassoon

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the war poet Siegfried Sassoon.

  11. Ockham's Razor

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the ideas of William Ockham including Ockham's Razor.

  12. The Siege of Orl茅ans

    Melvyn Bragg discusses Joan of Arc's role in the 1428 Siege of Orl茅ans.

  13. Gravitational Waves

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the physics of Gravitational Waves.

  14. Victorian Pessimism

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the high pessimism of Victorian culture.

  15. Spinoza

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the Dutch, Jewish and Christian Philosopher, Baruch Spinoza.

  16. Greek and Roman Love Poetry

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Greek and Roman love poetry.

  17. Symmetry

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the idea of symmetry in art and nature.

  18. The Opium Wars

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the 19th century Opium Wars between Britain and China.

  19. St Hilda

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the 7th century abbess, St Hilda.

  20. Anaesthetics

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of anaesthetics.

  21. Bismarck

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the original Iron Chancellor, Otto Von Bismarck.

  22. Epistolary Literature

    Melvyn Bragg discusses epistolary literature from Aphra Benn to Les Liaisons Dangereuses

  23. Microbiology

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the history of microbiology, the study of microscopic life.

  24. Optics

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the history of the science of optics

  25. Wilberforce

    Melvyn Bragg examines the life of anti-slavery campaigner, William Wilberforce.

  26. Heart of Darkness

    Melvyn Bragg discusses Joseph Conrad鈥檚 novel, Heart of Darkness.

  27. Popper

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the Anglo-Austrian philosopher Karl Popper.

  28. 01/02/2007

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of ideas.

  29. Genghis Khan

    Melvyn Bragg discusses Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire.

  30. Archimedes

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the Greek mathematician Archimedes and his famous cry of 鈥渆ureka!鈥�

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