Misha Glenny and guests discuss the ideas, people and events that have shaped our world.
Radio 4,·1103 episodes
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the great Cambodian temple complex, begun 900 years ago.
23 Jun 2022,·49 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the poems, plays and persona of the prominent Welsh writer
16 Jun 2022,·50 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how the ends of stars can lead to new planets and new life
09 Jun 2022,·58 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Hegel's ideas on the consciousness of freedom.
26 May 2022,·52 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 17th-century Czech educator committed to toleration.
19 May 2022,·56 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Li Bai and Du Fu from the Golden Age of Chinese Poetry.
12 May 2022,·46 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the lasting impact of David I, King of Scotland c1084-1153
05 May 2022,·50 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Eusebius of Caesarea and his stories of Christian martyrs.
28 Apr 2022,·53 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the author of The Declaration of the Rights of Woman, 1791
21 Apr 2022,·49 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the two-million-year span of our most adaptable ancestor.
14 Apr 2022,·51 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 1819 work that inspired two centuries of vampire tales
07 Apr 2022,·51 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Michelangelo's iconic frescoes in Renaissance Rome.
31 Mar 2022,·55 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Sophocles' tragedy of an autocrat who defies family ties.
24 Mar 2022,·54 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Max Weber's idea of charismatic authority in leadership
17 Mar 2022,·52 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how the study of earthquakes helps reveal Earth's secrets.
10 Mar 2022,·49 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ancient Indian Sanskrit text the Arthashastra.
03 Mar 2022,·56 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the prominent Russian anarchist and his idea of Mutual Aid
24 Feb 2022,·51 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Shakespeare's tragedy of young star-crossed love in Verona
17 Feb 2022,·50 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the most influential thinkers of the last century.
10 Feb 2022,·50 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the enthusiasm in Britain for abstaining from alcohol.
03 Feb 2022,·52 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss a major force in French culture in the 20th century.
27 Jan 2022,·51 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss what happened when world currencies were tied to gold
20 Jan 2022,·49 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Hardy's goal of being a great poet and how he succeeded.
13 Jan 2022,·50 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss a giant of cinema in Weimar Germany and Hollywood.
30 Dec 2021,·55 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the great powers of the Late Bronze Age.
23 Dec 2021,·52 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Charles Dickens' celebrated story of Scrooge's redemption.
16 Dec 2021,·56 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas and protests in 1919 that shaped modern China.
09 Dec 2021,·52 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Nelson's famous victory and death on 21 October 1805.
02 Dec 2021,·51 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Plato's exploration of the nature of power and freedom.
25 Nov 2021,·50 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Beardsley, Wilde and art for art's sake in the 1890s.
18 Nov 2021,·51 mins
