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Rhetoric
Melvyn Bragg and guests discusses rhetoric; supported by Aristotle but reviled by Plato.
Witchcraft
The history of witchcraft in Reformation Europe.
The Han Synthesis
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Han Synthesis philosophies of China.
Sartre
The life and work of French novelist, playwright and philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre.
Politeness
Melvyn Bragg examines the cultural effect of the eighteenth century idea of Politeness.
The Origins of Life
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss when and how life on earth originated.
Agincourt
The history and legacy of the English army's defeat of the French at Agincourt in 1415.
The Odyssey
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the monster filled epic, Homer’s Odyssey.
Pi
Melvyn Bragg examines the history of the longest and most detailed number in nature.
Washington and the American Revolution
Melvyn Bragg examines the first President of the US and what drove him to revolution.
