Misha Glenny and guests discuss the ideas, people and events that have shaped our world.
Radio 4,·1114 episodes
Melvyn Bragg examines the attempt to define humanity’s part in the natural world.
10 Jul 2003,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the formation and eruption of volcanoes.
03 Jul 2003,·45 mins
The history of the private trading company that helped forge the British Empire.
26 Jun 2003,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg examines the origins, power and eventual decline of the British aristocracy.
19 Jun 2003,·45 mins
The history and philosophy of warfare throughout the ages.
12 Jun 2003,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg examines an 18th century group of pioneering scientists and engineers.
05 Jun 2003,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the function and significance of memory.
29 May 2003,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss blood, from medical progress to the link to the divine.
22 May 2003,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg examines why the Holy Grail legend has fascinated writers for centuries.
15 May 2003,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg examines the Stuart dynasty's final attempt to reclaim the throne of England.
08 May 2003,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 400 year history of the Romans in Britain.
01 May 2003,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg examines the history of concepts and ideas on youth from antiquity to today.
24 Apr 2003,·45 mins
The life and work of the celebrated 20th century French novelist Marcel Proust.
17 Apr 2003,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg examines the causes, events and repercussions of the Spanish Civil War.
03 Apr 2003,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life cycle of stars.
27 Mar 2003,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the creative force of originality.
20 Mar 2003,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss redemption, crucial for Judeo-Christian thought.
13 Mar 2003,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg explores the fascinating and mystifying science of meteorology.
06 Mar 2003,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg examines the creation, power and legacy of the Aztec Empire.
27 Feb 2003,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg examines the manuscripts that united Celtic and Roman cultures in England.
20 Feb 2003,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg explores the question and theories of a grand design in the universe.
13 Feb 2003,·45 mins
The history of the epic, from Homer's Odyssey to Joyce’s Ulysses.
06 Feb 2003,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg explores the ancient origins of our Gregorian calendar.
19 Dec 2002,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg examines how humans have understood and fought disease throughout history.
12 Dec 2002,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg examines the emergence and impact of the Scottish Enlightenment.
05 Dec 2002,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg investigates the creatives forces of the imagination.
28 Nov 2002,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg examines Muslim Spain, from Cordoba’s golden age to the fall of Granada.
21 Nov 2002,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg explores Victorian realism and its focus on the ordinariness of life.
14 Nov 2002,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg examines whether our natures are innate or defined by unbringing.
07 Nov 2002,·45 mins
Melvyn Bragg explores the ideas architecture expresses about our past and identity.
31 Oct 2002,·45 mins
