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The Safavid Dynasty
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Safavid Dynasty of early modern Iran.
Episode 5—The Written World
How the invention of writing made the scientific revolution of the Enlightenment possible.
Literature—The Written World
How the written word, originally used for accountancy, gave rise to human literature.
Episode 3—The Written World
How the invention of writing influenced the spread of religion.
Episode 2—The Written World
Melvyn considers the impact of the invention of the book.
Episode 1—The Written World
How making signs on clay, wood or parchment enabled the development of human culture.
Macromolecules
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the giant molecules that underpin all life.
Robinson Crusoe
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Daniel Defoe's seminal novel Robinson Crusoe.
The Concordat of Worms
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Concordat of Worms of 1122.
Heraclitus
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus.
