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The Ideas That Make Us Episodes

    VirtueSeries 3

    5/5 Bettany Hughes considers virtue in her archaeology of philosophy.

    NemesisSeries 3

    4/5 Bettany Hughes pursues nemesis on the streets of ancient Athens.

    IronySeries 3

    3/5 Bettany Hughes examines irony in her archaeology of philosophy.

    CharismaSeries 3

    2/5 Bettany Hughes investigates charisma in her archaeology of philosophy.

    PsycheSeries 3

    1/5 Bettany Hughes examines her psyche by lying on Sigmund Freud's famous couch.

    PeaceSeries 2

    5/5 Bettany Hughes explores changing ideas of peace in her archaeology of philosophy.

    WisdomSeries 2

    4/5 Bettany attends a women's football game and visits a synagogue to hear the Song of Deborah

    HospitalitySeries 2

    3/5 Bettany gazes into outer space and invites poet Ben Okri round to her house for supper.

    ComedySeries 2

    2/5 Bettany listens to a rat laughing and giggles at schoolboy jokes from Ancient Mesopotamia.

    LibertySeries 2

    1/5 Bettany Hughes examines changing ideas of liberty in her archaeology of philosophy.

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