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The Novel
Melvyn Bragg and guests consider the development and the future of the novel.
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Education
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history and the modern purpose of education.
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Atrocity in the 20th Century
Melvyn Bragg examines the widespread and chilling inhumanity of the 20th century.
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The Individual
Melvyn Bragg explores the concept of the individual from the Renaissance to today.
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The Nation State
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss whether it is appropriate to think of the UK as a nation.
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Utopia
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss why we are as enthralled as ever by the idea of a Utopia.
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Maths and Storytelling
Melvyn Bragg examines whether it is possible to apply mathematical logic to literature.
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Genetic Determinism
Melvyn Bragg explores the part genes play in our personalities.
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Pain
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the causes and our mechanisms of coping with pain.
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Truth, Lies and Fiction
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss whether it matters if memoirs aren’t entirely truthful.
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Africa
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the roots of Africa's current political and social crises.
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Intelligence
Melvyn Bragg explores the origins, manifestations and possibilities of intelligence.
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Capitalism
Melvyn Bragg examines the history of capitalism from Marx to the collapse of Communism.
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The Great Disruption
Melvyn Bragg looks at the 20th century shift from industrial to information society.
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The Monarchy
Melvyn Bragg examines the enduring strengths and current role of the British monarchy.
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Just War
Melvyn Bragg examines where the idea of a just war originated and if it can still exist.
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Memory and Culture
Melvyn Bragg examines how our collective and individual ways of remembering have changed.
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The Universe's Origins
Melvyn Bragg examines the history of what we know about the origins of the universe.
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Multiculturalism
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 20th century’s vast population and cultural shifts.
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Mathematics
Melvyn Bragg examines the importance of mathematics in relation to other sciences.
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Artificial Intelligence
Melvyn Bragg examines whether we are near to achieving the thinking, feeling computer.
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Fundamentalism
Melvyn Bragg examines the roots and the consequences of religious fundamentalism.
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Evolution
Melvyn Bragg examines the future of gene therapy and advances in evolutionary biology.
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Writing and Political Oppression
Melvyn Bragg examines whether writers have a political role in modern society.
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Good and Evil
Melvyn Bragg examines how we judge good and evil in modern western civilisation.
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Architecture in the 20th Century
Melvyn Bragg examines what the architecture of the 20th century says about the age.
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Animal Experiments and Rights
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the role of animals in humankind’s search for knowledge.
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History as Science
Melvyn Bragg examines the importance of geography and ecology in shaping world history.
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Shakespeare and Literary Criticism
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the enduring popular and academic appeal of Shakespeare.
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The Avant Garde's Decline and Fall in the 20th Century
Melvyn Bragg examines the history and legacy of 20th Century Avant Garde painting.