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The Master and Margarita: Devilish satire
Bridget Kendall and guests discuss the Russian classic novel The Master and Margarita
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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn: Revealing the Gulag
The Russian writer who exposed the grim, nightmarish world of Soviet forced labour camps
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Cambodia's ancient Khmer Empire
Builders and sculptors of Southeast Asia's awe-inspiring monuments.
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From Straw Poll to Opinion Poll
Exploring the past, present and future of opinion polling
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Who Was the Real Cleopatra?
Bridget Kendall and guests unpick fact from fiction in the life of the last Queen of Egypt
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The Little Prince: Lessons from an Aviator鈥檚 Life
The life and works of Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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The Tales of Timbuktu
Bridget Kendall and guests explore how a remote desert town in Mali became world famous
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Christina of Sweden: Queen of Surprises
The rebellious monarch who scandalised 17th-century Europe.
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Sankara: Africa's Revolutionary President
The life and legacy of Thomas Sankara, the revolutionary first president of Burkina Faso.
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Machu Picchu: The Secrets of a Forgotten City
Bridget Kendall and guests discuss the enigma of the Inca mountain retreat.
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Yves Saint Laurent: Fashion Revolutionary
Bridget Kendall and guests discuss the impact of fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent.
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Material World: Making the Modern Factory
Bridget Kendall and guests discuss the development of the factory and its global rise.
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Boudica - Warrior Queen
Bridget Kendall and guests discuss Boudica's rebellion against the Romans in Britain.
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Magellan: First Man Round the Globe?
Bridget Kendall and guests discuss Ferdinand Magellan's efforts to sail round the world.
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Cotton: Yarn with a Twist
Bridget Kendall and guests explore the chequered history of the original global fabric.
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Stanislavsky: Founder of Modern Acting
Bridget Kendall presents the ideas discussion show.
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Nikola Tesla's Electric Dreams
Bridget Kendall and guests discuss the life and inventions of engineer Nikola Tesla.
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Making Scents: The Story of Perfume
Bridget Kendall and guests explore how fine fragrance became what it is today.
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Picasso: Artist of Reinvention
How an artist changed our way of seeing.
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The One Thousand and One Nights
Rajan Datar and guests explore the power of storytelling.
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Up Close with the Tango
The dance that seduced the world
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Machiavelli - Master of Power
The life and reputation of Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince.
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The Magic of Bronze
Bridget Kendall and guests explore the history and importance of bronze.
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Marie Curie - A Pioneering Life
The extraordinary life of the Polish scientist who changed the course of physics.
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Indian Princely States
Rajan Datar explores a lost world of culture and romance.
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The Bittersweet Tale of Cocoa
Bridget Kendall and guests explore the origins of chocolate.
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Amelia Earhart - Trailblazer in the Skies
Bridget Kendall and guests discuss the trailblazing life of the aviator Amelia Earhart.
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Mata Hari: Dancer, Lover, Spy
What is the truth behind the legendary WWI spy-seductress?
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Fire: How Climate Change Is Altering Our Attitudes to Wildfires
Bridget Kendall and guests explore ideas about how wildfires should be dealt with.
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The New Curators: Who Decides What's Culturally Important?
How the idea of curation has radically changed.
