Popular culture, poetry, music and visual arts and the roles they play in our society.
In 1897, Gustav Klimt led a group of radical artists to break free from the cultural establishment o
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the great figures in world literature. The French playwright
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the most energetic, varied and innovative playwrights of his
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the renowned and versatile Irish writer Oliver Goldsmith (1728 - 177
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the architect Sir John Soane (1753 -1837), the son of a bricklayer.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss eighteenth century 'vase-mania'. In the second half of the century,
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Greek biographer Plutarch (c46 AD-c120 AD) and especially his wo
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the greatest romantic poets in Persian literature. Nizami Ga
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Italian author of Invisible Cities, If On A Winter's Night A Tra
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the poet George Herbert (1593-1633) who, according to the French phi
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Louisa May Alcott's 1868 novel, credited with starting the new genre
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the author of 'I, Claudius' who was also one of the finest poets of
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the work of the great French Impressionist Claude Monet (1840-1926)
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss "The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling" (1749) by Henry Fielding (17
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss 'the greatest poet of his age', Thomas Wyatt (1503 -1542), who brou
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the greatest European playwrights of the twentieth century. T
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Aristophanes' comedy in which the women of Athens and Sparta, led by
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Finnish epic poem that first appeared in print in 1835 in what w
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the dance which, from when it reached Britain in the early nineteent
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Lewis Carroll's book which first appeared in print in 1865 with illu
