Misha Glenny and guests discuss the ideas, people and events that have shaped our world.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), celebrated American poet.
50 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss some of the greatest and most challenging poems in English
53 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Margery Kempe, the medieval English mystic
47 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the scientific advances gained from studying eclipses.
49 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss which dinosaurs were feathered, and their links to birds.
48 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Wolfgang Pauli and the Pauli Exclusion Principle.
Does an arrow in flight move and could Achilles overtake a tortoise? Not according to Zeno
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Hardy's goal of being a great poet and how he succeeded.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the origins, science and mythology of the moon.
43 mins
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the impact of the waltz on British society and culture.
52 mins
