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 Spanish Armada.
07 Oct 2010,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Delphic Oracle.
30 Sep 2010,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss imaginary numbers.
23 Sep 2010,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Pliny's Natural History, one of the first encyclopedias.
08 Jul 2010,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the reign of Athelstan, the first king of all England.
01 Jul 2010,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of the Antarctic and its exploration.
24 Jun 2010,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the evolution and characteristics of the Neanderthals.
17 Jun 2010,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Central Asian scientist and historian al-Biruni.
10 Jun 2010,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the philosopher, politician and writer Edmund Burke.
03 Jun 2010,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Giorgio Vasari's Lives of the Artists.
27 May 2010,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the scientific achievements of the Cavendish family.
20 May 2010,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James.
13 May 2010,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Cool Universe.
06 May 2010,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss The Great Wall of China.
29 Apr 2010,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Roman satire.
22 Apr 2010,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the rise and fall of the Zulu Nation.
15 Apr 2010,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and works of the essayist William Hazlitt.
08 Apr 2010,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of the city.
01 Apr 2010,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the rise of the city, from its Bronze Age origins to 1800.
25 Mar 2010,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Edvard Munch and his most famous painting, The Scream.
18 Mar 2010,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and mythologisation of Boudica.
11 Mar 2010,·45 mins
Darwin: Life After Origins
Melvyn visits Darwin's home at Down House in Kent.
08 Jan 2009,·45 mins
Darwin: On the Origin of Species
How Darwin was eventually persuaded to publish On the Origin of Species in November 1859.
07 Jan 2009,·45 mins
Darwin: The Voyage of the Beagle
How Darwin's work during the Beagle expedition influenced his theories.
06 Jan 2009,·45 mins
Darwin: On the Origins of Charles Darwin
Darwin's early life in Shropshire and his three years at Cambridge.
05 Jan 2009,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss what new research reveals about the infant brain.
04 Mar 2010,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas of John Calvin and their impact.
25 Feb 2010,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Indian Mutiny of 1857 and the rebellion which followed
18 Feb 2010,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the unintended consequences of mathematical discoveries.
11 Feb 2010,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 14th-century Arab philosopher of history Ibn Khaldun.
04 Feb 2010,·45 mins
