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The Ideas That Make UsSeries 2Episodes

    Peace

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

    Wisdom

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

    Hospitality

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

    Comedy

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

    Liberty

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