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  1. Carbon

    6/6Henry Goodman stars in a dramatisation of Levi's stories about our life, work and matter.

  2. Mercury. Vanadium Part 2

    5/6Henry Goodman stars in this dramatisation of Levi's stories about the elements of life.

  3. Arsenic and Silver

    4/6Henry Goodman stars in a dramatisation of Levi's stories about life, matter and chemistry.

  4. Gold. Cerium. Sulphur

    3/6Akbar Kurtha stars in a dramatisation of Levi's stories about life, matter and war.

  5. Iron

    2/6Akbar Kurtha stars in trhis dramatisation of Levi's stories about life, love and matter.

  6. Vanadium. Argon. Lead

    1/6Henry Goodman stars in a dramatisation of Levi's stories about the elements of life.

  7. Vanadium, Part 2

    Working in a paint factory in the 1960s, Primo is confronted by a figure from his past.

  8. Cerium

    Primo's training as a chemist helps him to survive the terrible conditions of Auschwitz.

  9. Gold

    The Nazis invade Italy, and Primo's friends are forced to scatter.

  10. Mercury

    Janet Suzman introduces Levi's story about strange mercurial happenings on a remote island

  11. Lead

    A prospector travels across Europe in search of the valuable, but toxic, lead rock.

  12. Sulphur and Titanium

    Janet Suzman introduces two of Levi's short stories themed around the chemical elements.

  13. Argon

    Primo imagines a fantasy meeting with his Piedmontese ancestors.

  14. Vanadium, Part 1

    Henry Goodman stars in a new dramatisation of Levi's stories about the elements of life.

  15. An Introduction

    Janet Suzman introduces a new dramatisation of Levi's stories about the elements of life.

  16. Welcome to Primo Levi's Periodic Table

    Welcome to this new BBC podcast. The first episode will be published within seven days.