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1848: Year of Revolution
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Available since Thursday.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss 1848, the year that saw Europe engulfed in revolution.
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The Safavid Dynasty
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Available since Thursday.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Safavid Dynasty of early modern Iran.
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The Written World
Episode 5
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Available since Thu, 12 Jan 2012.
5/5. How the invention of writing made the scientific revolution of the Enlightenment possible.
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The Written World
Literature
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Available since Thu, 12 Jan 2012.
4/5. How the written word, originally used for accountancy, gave rise to human literature.
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The Written World
Episode 3
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Available since Wed, 11 Jan 2012.
3/5. How the invention of writing influenced the spread of religion.
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The Written World
Episode 2
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Available since Tue, 10 Jan 2012.
2/5. Melvyn considers the impact of the invention of the book.
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The Written World
Episode 1
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Available since Mon, 9 Jan 2012.
1/5. How making signs on clay, wood or parchment enabled the development of human culture.
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Macromolecules
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Available since Thu, 5 Jan 2012.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the giant molecules that underpin all life.
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Robinson Crusoe
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Available since Thu, 29 Dec 2011.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Daniel Defoe's seminal novel Robinson Crusoe.
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The Concordat of Worms
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Available since Thu, 22 Dec 2011.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Concordat of Worms of 1122.
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Heraclitus
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Available since Thu, 15 Dec 2011.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus.
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Christina Rossetti
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Available since Thu, 8 Dec 2011.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Victorian poet Christina Rossetti.
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Judas Maccabeus
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Available since Thu, 1 Dec 2011.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the revolutionary Jewish leader Judas Maccabeus.
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Ptolemy and Ancient Astronomy
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Available since Thu, 24 Nov 2011.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Ptolemy and ancient astronomy.
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The Continental-Analytic Split
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Available since Thu, 17 Nov 2011.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Continental and Analytic philosophical traditions.
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The Moon
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Available since Thu, 10 Nov 2011.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the origins, science and mythology of the moon.
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The Siege of Tenochtitlan
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Available since Thu, 3 Nov 2011.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Siege of Tenochtitlan and fall of the Aztec Empire
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Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People
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Available since Tue, 8 Nov 2011.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Delacroix's painting Liberty Leading the People.
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The Ming Voyages
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Available since Tue, 8 Nov 2011.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Ming Voyages of discovery.
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David Hume
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Available since Tue, 8 Nov 2011.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the work of the Scottish philosopher David Hume.
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The Etruscan Civilisation
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Available since Fri, 4 Nov 2011.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Etruscan civilisation.
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Shinto
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Available since Tue, 8 Nov 2011.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Japanese belief system of Shinto.
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The Hippocratic Oath
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Available since Tue, 8 Nov 2011.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Hippocratic Oath.
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The Minoan Civilisation
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Available since Thu, 14 Jul 2011.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Minoan Civilisation of Bronze Age Crete.
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Tennyson's In Memoriam
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Available since Wed, 6 Jul 2011.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem In Memoriam.
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Malthusianism
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Available since Thu, 30 Jun 2011.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Malthusianism.
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Wyclif and the Lollards
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Available since Thu, 23 Jun 2011.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss John Wyclif and the Lollards.
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The Origins of Infectious Disease
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Available since Thu, 16 Jun 2011.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the origins of infectious disease.
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The Battle of Stamford Bridge
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Available since Thu, 9 Jun 2011.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Battle of Stamford Bridge.
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Xenophon
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Available since Thu, 2 Jun 2011.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the ancient Greek historian and soldier Xenophon.
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