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Cynicism
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Cynics, the performance artists of philosophy.
Mammals
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the rise of the mammals which began 65 million years ago.
The Field of the Cloth of Gold
Melvyn Bragg examines the Field of the Cloth of Gold, and Tudor conspicuous consumption.
Magnetism
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history and mysterious force of magnetism.
Marx
The life and ideas of Karl Marx who changed the world with his Communist Manifesto.
Marlowe
Melvyn Bragg examines the life of glittering Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlowe.
Merlin
Melvyn Bragg examines Merlin, prophet, magician, king maker and the mad man of the woods.
The KT Boundary
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the KT Boundary and the extinction of the dinosaurs.
Paganism in the Renaissance
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the return of classical pagan thought in the Renaissance.
The Scriblerus Club
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the satirical 18th century Scriblerus Club.
