The Forum Episodes Available now
 
            Moths: The story of the butterfly of the night
The much maligned moth – pest or saviour?
 
            The end of civilisation: Bronze Age collapse
One of the earliest examples of globalisation, and why it came crashing down
 
            From straw poll to opinion poll
Exploring the past, present and future of opinion polling
 
            Süleyman the Magnificent: longest-reigning Ottoman sultan
The 16th century Ottoman sultan who shaped a vast empire across three continents
 
            How the paparazzi transformed photojournalism
Why 1950s Rome was the birthplace of the paparazzi
 
            William Cobbett: Champion of rural workers
William Cobbett: Industrialization and its impact on England’s rural population
 
            The Sun: Myths and magnetism
Understanding the star that makes all life on Earth possible
 
            A forgotten founder of climate science: Eunice Newton Foote
The first person to link CO2 with global warming, and why she vanished from history
 
            Dreams: Prophecy, propaganda and psychoanalysis
How our sleeping visions have wielded great influence throughout history.
 
            Yves Saint Laurent: Fashion revolutionary
Bridget Kendall and guests on the glamorous world of fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent