Historical themes, events and key individuals from Akhenaten to Xenophon.
Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the history and reputation of the Persian ruler Cyrus the Great. Cyr
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Catherine of Aragon (1485-1536), the youngest child of the newly dom
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the most consequential battles of recent centuries. On 20th S
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Greek biographer Plutarch (c46 AD-c120 AD) and especially his wo
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the intense political activity at the turn of the 18th Century, when
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 2000-year-old device which transformed our understanding of astr
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the remarkable rise of Venice in the eastern Mediterranean. Unlike o
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the notorious attack of 4th of May 1886 at a workers rally in Chicag
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the major figures in Victorian British politics. Disraeli (18
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Saga of the Earls of Orkney, as told in the 13th Century by an u
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the canonical figures from the history of political thought.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the woman who, for almost fifty years, was the most powerful figure
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Napoleon Bonaparte's temporary return to power in France in 1815, fo
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the last pagan ruler of the Roman Empire. Fifty years after Constan
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the revolt that broke out in 1871 in Algeria against French rule, sp
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the infamous assault of an army of the Holy Roman Emperor on the cit
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Hanseatic League or Hansa which dominated North European trade i
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the woman who inspired one of the best known artefacts from ancient
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Roman emperor Tiberius. When he was born in 42BC, there was litt
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Marguerite, Queen of Navarre (1492 – 1549), author of the Heptaméron
