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Cultural Imperialism

Melvyn Bragg examines how a dominant power can exert a cultural influence on its empire.

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Freedom

Melvyn Bragg considers what it is to be free and how freedom became such a powerful value.

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Psychoanalysis and Democracy

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the impact of politics on psychoanalysis.

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Heritage

Melvyn Bragg explores the relationship between heritage culture and the study of history.

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Slavery and Empire

Melvyn Bragg examines British imperialism and its captives, both slaves and Britons.

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The Scientist

Melvyn Bragg explores the origin of the concept and the historical role of the scientist.

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Architecture and Power

Melvyn Bragg explores the ideas architecture expresses about our past and identity.

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Human Nature

Melvyn Bragg examines whether our natures are innate or defined by unbringing.

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Victorian Realism

Melvyn Bragg explores Victorian realism and its focus on the ordinariness of life.

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Muslim Spain

Melvyn Bragg examines Muslim Spain, from Cordoba鈥檚 golden age to the fall of Granada.

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Imagination

Melvyn Bragg investigates the creatives forces of the imagination.

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The Enlightenment in Scotland

Melvyn Bragg examines the emergence and impact of the Scottish Enlightenment.

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Man and Disease

Melvyn Bragg examines how humans have understood and fought disease throughout history.

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The Calendar

Melvyn Bragg explores the ancient origins of our Gregorian calendar.

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The Epic

The history of the epic, from 91热爆r's Odyssey to Joyce鈥檚 Ulysses.

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Chance and Design

Melvyn Bragg explores the question and theories of a grand design in the universe.

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The Lindisfarne Gospels

Melvyn Bragg examines the manuscripts that united Celtic and Roman cultures in England.

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The Aztecs

Melvyn Bragg examines the creation, power and legacy of the Aztec Empire.

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Meteorology

Melvyn Bragg explores the fascinating and mystifying science of meteorology.

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Redemption

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss redemption, crucial for Judeo-Christian thought.

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Originality

Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the creative force of originality.

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The Life of Stars

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life cycle of stars.

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The Spanish Civil War

Melvyn Bragg examines the causes, events and repercussions of the Spanish Civil War.

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Proust

The life and work of the celebrated 20th century French novelist Marcel Proust.

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Youth

Melvyn Bragg examines the history of concepts and ideas on youth from antiquity to today.

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Roman Britain

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 400 year history of the Romans in Britain.

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The Jacobite Rebellion

Melvyn Bragg examines the Stuart dynasty's final attempt to reclaim the throne of England.

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The Holy Grail

Melvyn Bragg examines why the Holy Grail legend has fascinated writers for centuries.

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Blood

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss blood, from medical progress to the link to the divine.

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Memory

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the function and significance of memory.

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