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  1. The Master and Margarita: Devilish satire

    Bridget Kendall and guests discuss the Russian classic novel The Master and Margarita

  2. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn: Revealing the Gulag

    The Russian writer who exposed the grim, nightmarish world of Soviet forced labour camps

  3. Cambodia's ancient Khmer Empire

    Builders and sculptors of Southeast Asia's awe-inspiring monuments.

  4. From Straw Poll to Opinion Poll

    Exploring the past, present and future of opinion polling

  5. Who Was the Real Cleopatra?

    Bridget Kendall and guests unpick fact from fiction in the life of the last Queen of Egypt

  6. The Little Prince: Lessons from an Aviator’s Life

    The life and works of Antoine de Saint-Exupery

  7. The Tales of Timbuktu

    Bridget Kendall and guests explore how a remote desert town in Mali became world famous

  8. Christina of Sweden: Queen of Surprises

    The rebellious monarch who scandalised 17th-century Europe.

  9. Sankara: Africa's Revolutionary President

    The life and legacy of Thomas Sankara, the revolutionary first president of Burkina Faso.

  10. Machu Picchu: The Secrets of a Forgotten City

    Bridget Kendall and guests discuss the enigma of the Inca mountain retreat.

  11. Yves Saint Laurent: Fashion Revolutionary

    Bridget Kendall and guests discuss the impact of fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent.

  12. Material World: Making the Modern Factory

    Bridget Kendall and guests discuss the development of the factory and its global rise.

  13. Boudica - Warrior Queen

    Bridget Kendall and guests discuss Boudica's rebellion against the Romans in Britain.

  14. Magellan: First Man Round the Globe?

    Bridget Kendall and guests discuss Ferdinand Magellan's efforts to sail round the world.

  15. Cotton: Yarn with a Twist

    Bridget Kendall and guests explore the chequered history of the original global fabric.

  16. Stanislavsky: Founder of Modern Acting

    Bridget Kendall presents the ideas discussion show.

  17. Nikola Tesla's Electric Dreams

    Bridget Kendall and guests discuss the life and inventions of engineer Nikola Tesla.

  18. Making Scents: The Story of Perfume

    Bridget Kendall and guests explore how fine fragrance became what it is today.

  19. Picasso: Artist of Reinvention

    How an artist changed our way of seeing.

  20. The One Thousand and One Nights

    Rajan Datar and guests explore the power of storytelling.

  21. Up Close with the Tango

    The dance that seduced the world

  22. Machiavelli - Master of Power

    The life and reputation of Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince.

  23. The Magic of Bronze

    Bridget Kendall and guests explore the history and importance of bronze.

  24. Marie Curie - A Pioneering Life

    The extraordinary life of the Polish scientist who changed the course of physics.

  25. Indian Princely States

    Rajan Datar explores a lost world of culture and romance.

  26. The Bittersweet Tale of Cocoa

    Bridget Kendall and guests explore the origins of chocolate.

  27. Amelia Earhart - Trailblazer in the Skies

    Bridget Kendall and guests discuss the trailblazing life of the aviator Amelia Earhart.

  28. Mata Hari: Dancer, Lover, Spy

    What is the truth behind the legendary WWI spy-seductress?

  29. Fire: How Climate Change Is Altering Our Attitudes to Wildfires

    Bridget Kendall and guests explore ideas about how wildfires should be dealt with.

  30. The New Curators: Who Decides What's Culturally Important?

    How the idea of curation has radically changed.

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