Historical themes, events and key individuals from Akhenaten to Xenophon.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the period between the execution of Charles I in 1649 and the unexpe
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the years of bloody conflict that saw Simon de Montfort (1205-65) be
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Roman poet Publius Ovidius Naso (43BC-17/18AD) who, as he descri
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the treaties France entered into with the United States of America i
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Laplace (1749-1827) who was a giant in the world of mathematics both
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the conflict between Russia and Japan from February 1904 to Septembe
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the most influential economists from the age of Adam Smith an
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the man who, according to Machiavelli, was the last of the Five Good
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the plague that broke out in Constantinople 541AD, in the reign of E
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Chairman Mao and the revolt he led within his own party from 1966, s
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the notorious events off Jamaica in 1781 and their background. The
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Maria Theresa (1717-1780) who inherited the Austrian throne in 1740
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss ideas about the Stone Age people who created the extraordinary image
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Pericles (495-429BC), the statesman who dominated the politics of A
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the bonds that Scottish Presbyterians made between themselves and th
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the debate in Valladolid, Spain in 1550, over Spanish rights to ensl
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the great Roman military disaster of 9 AD when Germanic tribes under
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Alcuin of York, c735-804AD, who promoted education as a goal in itse
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian war and the social unr
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the discovery in 1922 of Tutankhamun's 3000 year old tomb and its im
