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Tsar Alexander II's assassination
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the assassination of Tsar Alexander II in 1881.
The Roman Republic
The rise and eventual downfall of the Roman Republic which survived for 500 years.
Faust
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the myth of Faustus and temptation by evil.
The Second Law of Thermodynamics
Melvyn Bragg examines the Second Law of Thermodynamics from steam to the Big Bang.
Machiavelli and the Italian City States
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the political philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli.
Jung
The extraordinary mind and theories of the psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung.
The Venerable Bede
The life and work of the Venerable Bede who revolutionised Christian scholarship.
Higgs Boson
The history of the quest to find the Higgs Boson, also known as the 'God Particle'.
Zoroastrianism
The history of Zoroastrianism, claimed to be the first monotheistic religion.
Electrickery
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the dawn of the age of electricity.
