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The Frankfurt School
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas and influence of the Frankfurt School.
The Royal Society and British Science: Episode 4—The Royal Society and British Science
The more discreet role played by the Society in the 20th century.
The Royal Society and British Science: Episode 3—The Royal Society and British Science
The 19th century blooms scientifically with numerous alternative, specialist societies.
The Royal Society and British Science: Episode 2—The Royal Society and British Science
How Newton tested the lines between government-funded research and public access.
The Royal Society and British Science: Episode 1—The Royal Society and British Science
Melvyn Bragg travels to Oxford, where the young Christopher Wren and friends experimented.
Mary Wollstonecraft
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and ideas of Mary Wollstonecraft.
The Samurai
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history and myth of the Samurai.
Pythagoras
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas of Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans.
The Silk Road
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Silk Road, the trade routes which spanned Asia.
Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.