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Merlin
Melvyn Bragg examines Merlin, prophet, magician, king maker and the mad man of the woods.
The KT Boundary
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the KT Boundary and the extinction of the dinosaurs.
Paganism in the Renaissance
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the return of classical pagan thought in the Renaissance.
The Scriblerus Club
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the satirical 18th century Scriblerus Club.
Renaissance Maths
Melvyn Bragg explores Renaissance Mathematics, when maths moved from an art to a science.
The French Revolution's reign of terror
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the reign of terror during the French Revolution.
Beauty
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the qualities of beauty and the history of aesthetics.
Abelard and Heloise
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the medieval tale of Abelard and Heloise.
Perception and the Senses
Melvyn Bragg examines perception: how the brain reacts to the mass of data crowding it.
The Aeneid
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss ‘The Aeneid’, Virgil's great epic poem about Rome.
