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Al-Kindi
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Arab philosopher Al-Kindi.
Scepticism
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the history of philosophical scepticism.
Hadrian's Wall
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Hadrian's Wall.
The Cell
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the biology and origins of the cell.
The Druids
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Druids of ancient Europe.
The Ontological Argument
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Ontological Argument for the existence of God.
Gerald of Wales
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the medieval scholar Gerald of Wales.
Hannibal
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the remarkable Carthaginian general Hannibal.
Caxton and the Printing Press
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss William Caxton and the influence of the printing press.
Fermat's Last Theorem
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Fermat's Last Theorem.
The Anarchy
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss The Anarchy, the 12th-century English civil war.
The Upanishads
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Upanishads, the sacred texts of Hinduism.
Simone Weil
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the French philosopher and social activist Simone Weil.
The Borgias
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Borgias, the most infamous family in Renaissance Italy
Crystallography
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the history and achievements of crystallography.
Bertrand Russell
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss influential British philosopher Bertrand Russell.
Shahnameh of Ferdowsi
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Persian epic poem, the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi.
The South Sea Bubble
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the South Sea Bubble of the early 18th century.
The Cult of Mithras
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the cult of Mithras, the Roman mystery religion.
Le Morte d'Arthur
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Malory's epic medieval tale Le Morte d'Arthur.
Comets
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss comets, the 'dirty snowballs' of the solar system.
Romulus and Remus
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Romulus and Remus, the foundation myth of Rome.
The War of 1812
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the War of 1812 between America and Great Britain.
Epicureanism
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the philosophy of Epicureanism.
Ice Ages
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss ice ages.
Decline and Fall
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Evelyn Waugh's comic novel Decline and Fall.
Pitt-Rivers
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Victorian archaeologist Augustus Pitt-Rivers.
Absolute Zero
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss absolute zero, the lowest possible temperature.
Chekhov
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life and work of the Russian writer Anton Chekhov.
Alfred Russel Wallace
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the work of the biologist Alfred Russel Wallace.
Water
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss water, one of the most remarkable of all molecules.