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Geoff Watts asks why the source of new medical drugs is drying up.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss 1848, the year that saw Europe engulfed in revolution.
Melvyn Bragg examines King Alfred and the defeat of the Vikings at Battle of Edington.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the link between archaeology and imperialism.
Melvyn Bragg explores the ideas architecture expresses about our past and identity.
Melvyn Bragg examines the relationship between astronomy and British Imperial expansion.
Melvyn Bragg examines the widespread and chilling inhumanity of the 20th century.
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