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The Arthashastra
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ancient Indian Sanskrit text the Arthashastra.
Peter Kropotkin
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the prominent Russian anarchist and his idea of Mutual Aid
Romeo and Juliet
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Shakespeare's tragedy of young star-crossed love in Verona
Walter Benjamin
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the most influential thinkers of the last century.
The Temperance Movement
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the enthusiasm in Britain for abstaining from alcohol.
Colette
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss a major force in French culture in the 20th century.
The Gold Standard
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss what happened when world currencies were tied to gold
Thomas Hardy's Poetry
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Hardy's goal of being a great poet and how he succeeded.
Fritz Lang
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss a giant of cinema in Weimar Germany and Hollywood.
The Hittites
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the great powers of the Late Bronze Age.
