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Common Sense Philosophy

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss common sense philosophy.

• 45 mins

The Permian-Triassic Boundary

Melvyn Bragg discusses the Permian-Triassic boundary in evolutionary history.

• 45 mins

The Pilgrim Fathers

Melvyn Bragg discusses what the Pilgrim Fathers and the Mayflower mean to Americans.

• 45 mins

Madame Bovary

Melvyn Bragg discusses the 1857 trial of Gustave Flaubert's novel, Madame Bovary

• 45 mins

Socrates

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the iconic Greek philosopher, Socrates.

• 45 mins

Antimatter

Melvyn Bragg discusses Antimatter in particle physics and cosmology.

• 45 mins

The Divine Right of Kings

Melvyn Bragg discusses the idea that kingly authority derives from God.

• 45 mins

The Arabian Nights

Melvyn Bragg discusses the myths, tales and legends of the Arabian Nights.

• 45 mins

Taste

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 18th century obsession with taste.

• 45 mins

Guilt

Melvyn Bragg and guests take a long hard look at the idea of guilt.

• 45 mins

Avicenna

Melvyn Bragg discusses the Persian Islamic philosopher Avicenna.

• 45 mins

Oxygen

Melvyn Bragg discusses the discovery of Oxygen by Joseph Priestley and Antoine Lavoisier.

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The Prelude

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss William Wordsworth鈥檚 poem, The Prelude.

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The Fibonacci Sequence

Melvyn Bragg discusses the mathematical and cultural mysteries of the Fibonacci Sequence.

• 45 mins

Genetic Mutation

Melvyn Bragg discusses mutation in genetics and evolution.

• 45 mins

The Sassanid Empire

Melvyn Bragg discusses the Sassanian Empire in Persia from the 3rd to the 7th century AD.

• 45 mins

The Four Humours

Melvyn Bragg discusses the four humours in medical history.

• 45 mins

The Nicene Creed

Melvyn Bragg discusses the Nicene Creed which established the Divinity of Christ.

• 45 mins

Camus

The life ad work of the Algerian-French writer and philosopher, Albert Camus.

• 45 mins

The Charge of the Light Brigade

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Charge of the Light Brigade.

• 45 mins

The Fisher King

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the enigmatic myth of the Fisher King.

• 45 mins

Plate Tectonics

Melvyn Bragg examines plate tectonics, a theory that transformed our idea of the earth.

• 45 mins

Rudolph II

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Rudolph II and his Renaissance Court in Prague.

• 45 mins

The Social Contract

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Social Contract; a key idea in political philosophy.

• 45 mins

The Statue of Liberty

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Statue of Liberty. .

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The Multiverse

Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the Multiverse.

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Lear

Melvyn Bragg and guests examine Shakespeare鈥檚 bloodthirsty tragedy, King Lear.

• 45 mins

Ada Lovelace

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Ada Lovelace - the Victorian 鈥榚nchantress of numbers鈥�.

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The Greek Myths

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Greek myths from Achilles to Zeus.

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Kierkegaard

Melvyn Bragg examines the rich and radical ideas of the philosopher Soren Kierkegaard.

• 45 mins