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Dark Energy
Melvyn Bragg examines recently discovered 'dark energy' and its effect on the universe.
Modernist Utopias
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the mad, bad world of modern utopias.
Stoicism
Melvyn Bragg explore Stoicism, the most influential philosophy in the Ancient World.
Alchemy
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Alchemy, the ancient science of transformations.
The Cambrian Period
Melvyn Bragg examines the Cambrian period, when there was an explosion of life on Earth.
The Mind/Body Problem
Melvyn Bragg examines the history of thought about the mind/body problem in philosophy.
Tsar Alexander II's assassination
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the assassination of Tsar Alexander II in 1881.
The Roman Republic
The rise and eventual downfall of the Roman Republic which survived for 500 years.
Faust
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the myth of Faustus and temptation by evil.
The Second Law of Thermodynamics
Melvyn Bragg examines the Second Law of Thermodynamics from steam to the Big Bang.
