Popular culture, poetry, music and visual arts and the roles they play in our society.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Shakespeare's play The Tempest. Written in around 1610, it is th
Melvyn Bragg and his guests begin a new series of the programme with a discussion of the French poly
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the invention of radio. In the early 1860s the Scottish physicis
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, widely regarded as one of the
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Queen Zenobia, a famous military leader of the ancient world. Bo
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the work of the anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss. One of twent
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Icelandic Sagas. First written down in the 13th century, the
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Essays of Michel de Montaigne. Born near Bordeaux in 1533, M
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Amazons, a tribe of formidable female warriors first describ
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life and work of Anton Chekhov. Born in 1860, Chekhov train
David Bradshaw, John Bowen and Ann Pasternak Slater join Melvyn Bragg to discuss Evelyn Waugh's comi
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Thomas Malory's "Le Morte Darthur", the epic tale of King Arthur
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the epic poem the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi, the 'Book of Kings', wh
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss The Anarchy, the civil war that took place in mid-twelfth centur
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life and influence of William Caxton, the merchant who broug
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the medieval scholar Gerald of Wales. Born around the middle of
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Druids, the priests of ancient Europe. Active in Ireland, Br
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life of the prominent 19th-century social reformer Annie Bes
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss James Joyce's novel Ulysses. First published ninety years ago in
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Voltaire's novel Candide. First published in 1759, the novel fol
