Historical themes, events and key individuals from Akhenaten to Xenophon.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the most remarkable queens of the Middle Ages who took contro
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 1861 declaration by Tsar Alexander II that serfs were now legall
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Berber people who grew to dominate the western Maghreb, founded
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the role of slavery in the Roman world, from its early conquests to
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859) and his examination of the America
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how and why Highlanders and Islanders were cleared from their homes
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas attributed to Sun Tzu (544-496BC, according to tradition),
In a programme first broadcast in 2018, Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and ideas of Freder
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the event of which Voltaire, two hundred years later, said 'nothing
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the man who was Henry II's Chancellor and then Archbishop of Canterb
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the myths and history of the ancient Greek city of Thebes and its de
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss The Picts and, to mark our twentieth season, that discussion takes p
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the context and impact of Pablo Picasso's iconic work, created soon
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the conference convened by the victorious powers of the Napoleonic W
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life, reputation and impact of Constantine I, known as Constanti
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss what, in C19th America's Gilded Age, was one of the most significant
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss The Battle of Lincoln on 20th May 1217, when two armies fought to ke
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the text and context of The Book of the Dead, also known as the Book
The 13th-century English philosopher Roger Bacon is perhaps best known for his major work the Opus M
Melvyn Bragg discusses the life and times of Rosa Luxemburg (1871-1919), 'Red Rosa', who was born in
