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    The Upanishads

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Upanishads, the sacred texts of Hinduism.

  2. The Anarchy

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss The Anarchy, the 12th-century English civil war.

  3. Fermat's Last Theorem

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Fermat's Last Theorem.

  4. Caxton and the Printing Press

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss William Caxton and the influence of the printing press.

  5. Hannibal

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the remarkable Carthaginian general Hannibal.

  6. Gerald of Wales

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the medieval scholar Gerald of Wales.

  7. The Ontological Argument

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Ontological Argument for the existence of God.

  8. The Druids

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Druids of ancient Europe.

  9. The Cell

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the biology and origins of the cell.

  10. Hadrian's Wall

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Hadrian's Wall.

  11. Scepticism

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the history of philosophical scepticism.

  12. Al-Kindi

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Arab philosopher Al-Kindi.

  13. Annie Besant

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the 19th-century writer and campaigner Annie Besant.

  14. James Joyce's Ulysses

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss James Joyce's celebrated novel Ulysses.

  15. King Solomon

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the biblical king Solomon.

  16. The Trojan War

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Trojan War, a central event of Ancient Greek mythology

  17. Marco Polo

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the celebrated Venetian explorer Marco Polo.

  18. Clausewitz and On War

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Clausewitz's influential treatise On War.

  19. Game Theory

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss game theory, the mathematical study of decision-making

  20. Voltaire's Candide

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Voltaire's satirical novel Candide, published in 1759.

  21. The Battle of Bosworth Field

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485.

  22. Neoplatonism

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the ancient philosophical school of Neoplatonism.

  23. Early Geology

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the emergence of geology as a scientific discipline.

  24. George Fox and the Quakers

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the origins of Quakerism.

  25. The Measurement of Time

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the measurement of time.

  26. Moses Mendelssohn

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the German-Jewish philosopher Moses Mendelssohn.

  27. Vitruvius and De Architectura

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Vitruvius's De Architectura.

  28. Lyrical Ballads

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Wordsworth and Coleridge's Lyrical Ballads.

  29. Benjamin Franklin

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life and work of Benjamin Franklin.

  30. Conductors and Semiconductors

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the physics of electrical conduction.

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