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Godel's Incompleteness Theorems
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the mathematician Kurt Godel and his work.
The Translation Movement
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss classical Greek ideas in the Arabic and the Islamic world.
Miracles
Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the history of miracles.
Tacitus and the Decadence of Rome
Melvyn Bragg examines the life and chronicles of the the Roman historian Tacitus.
The Metaphysical Poets
Melvyn Bragg examines the Metaphysical poets, including John Donne and Andrew Marvell.
The Arab Conquests
Melvyn Bragg examines the Arab conquests which helped communicate Islam to the world.
The Music of the Spheres
Melvyn Bragg explores the ancient astrological idea of the music of the spheres.
The Riddle of the Sands
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the prescient thriller about Anglo-German relations.
Lysenkoism
Melvyn Bragg examines the destructive career of the Soviet geneticist Trofim Lysenko.
Probability
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the strange mathematics of probability.
