Historical themes, events and key individuals from Akhenaten to Xenophon.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Hanseatic League or Hansa which dominated North European trade i
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the woman who inspired one of the best known artefacts from ancient
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Roman emperor Tiberius. When he was born in 42BC, there was litt
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Marguerite, Queen of Navarre (1492 – 1549), author of the Heptaméron
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the most influential work of Thorstein Veblen (1857-1929). In 1899,
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the North African privateers who, until their demise in the nineteen
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay's essays written in 1
In an extended version of the programme that was broadcast, Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the infl
In 1661 the 23 year-old French king Louis the XIV had been on the throne for 18 years when his chief
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Christian uprising in Japan and its profound and long-term conse
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the brutal events of 26 August 1346, when the armies of France and E
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Danish prince who became a very effective King of England in 101
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Solon, who was elected archon or chief magistrate of Athens in 594 B
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how, between the 16th and 18th centuries, Europe was dominated by a
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss megaliths - huge stones placed in the landscape, often visually stri
On 21 May 1838 an estimated 150,000 people assembled on Glasgow Green for a mass demonstration. Ther
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the pioneering Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546 – 1601) whose cha
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the stench from the River Thames in the hot summer of 1858 and how i
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the momentum behind rebellion in Ireland in 1798, the people behind
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the speeches that became a byword for fierce attacks on political op
