Misha Glenny and guests discuss the ideas, people and events that have shaped our world.
Radio 4,·1104 episodes
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Ontological Argument for the existence of God.
27 Sep 2012,·42 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Druids of ancient Europe.
20 Sep 2012,·42 mins
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the biology and origins of the cell.
13 Sep 2012,·42 mins
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Hadrian's Wall.
12 Jul 2012,·42 mins
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the history of philosophical scepticism.
05 Jul 2012,·42 mins
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Arab philosopher Al-Kindi.
28 Jun 2012,·41 mins
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the 19th-century writer and campaigner Annie Besant.
21 Jun 2012,·41 mins
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss James Joyce's celebrated novel Ulysses.
14 Jun 2012,·42 mins
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the biblical king Solomon.
07 Jun 2012,·42 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Trojan War, a central event of Ancient Greek mythology
31 May 2012,·41 mins
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the celebrated Venetian explorer Marco Polo.
24 May 2012,·42 mins
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Clausewitz's influential treatise On War.
17 May 2012,·42 mins
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss game theory, the mathematical study of decision-making
10 May 2012,·41 mins
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Voltaire's satirical novel Candide, published in 1759.
03 May 2012,·42 mins
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485.
26 Apr 2012,·42 mins
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the ancient philosophical school of Neoplatonism.
19 Apr 2012,·41 mins
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the emergence of geology as a scientific discipline.
12 Apr 2012,·42 mins
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the origins of Quakerism.
05 Apr 2012,·41 mins
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the measurement of time.
29 Mar 2012,·41 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the German-Jewish philosopher Moses Mendelssohn.
22 Mar 2012,·42 mins
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Vitruvius's De Architectura.
15 Mar 2012,·42 mins
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Wordsworth and Coleridge's Lyrical Ballads.
08 Mar 2012,·42 mins
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life and work of Benjamin Franklin.
01 Mar 2012,·42 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the physics of electrical conduction.
23 Feb 2012,·41 mins
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the An Lushan Rebellion.
16 Feb 2012,·42 mins
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Renaissance scholar Desiderius Erasmus.
09 Feb 2012,·41 mins
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Kama Sutra.
02 Feb 2012,·42 mins
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Scientific Method.
26 Jan 2012,·42 mins
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss 1848, the year that saw Europe engulfed in revolution.
19 Jan 2012,·45 mins
Episode 5
How the invention of writing made the scientific revolution of the Enlightenment possible.
06 Jan 2012,·30 mins
