A History of IdeasOmnibusEpisodes Episode guide

Back up to: A History of Ideas

1. How Can I Know Anything at All?

   Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how we can know anything at all.
2. What Is Love?

   Melvyn Braggs and guests discuss the history of ideas around love.
3. How Should We Live Together?

   Melvyn Braggs asks 'How should we live together?', with the help of four guests.
4. What Does It Mean to Be Me?

   Melvyn Braggs asks 'What does it mean to be me?', with the help of four guests.
5. What Is Justice?

   Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss ideas about justice.
6. How Do I Live a Good Life?

   Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how to live a good life.
7. How Has Technology Changed Us?

   Five programmes examining how technology has changed us, from flint axe to satnav.
8. What Makes Us Human?

   Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the philosophical question of what makes us human.
9. How Did Everything Begin?

   Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the origins of life, the universe and everything.
10. How Do I Tell Right from Wrong?

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss different ideas of morality.
11. Why Are Things Beautiful?

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss different ideas of beauty.
12. What Does It Mean to Be Free?

    Melvin Bragg and guests discuss the work of key philosophers and their theories.