Albrecht Dürer

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and timeless works of the great German artist.

• 54 mins

The Zong Massacre

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the infamous drowning of enslaved Africans in 1781.

• 52 mins

Fernando Pessoa

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the great Portuguese poet and his many literary personas.

• 50 mins

John Wesley and Methodism

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Wesley's role in the rise of Methodism in the 18th Century

• 51 mins

The Cultural Revolution

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Mao's uprising against his own party from 1966-76

• 48 mins

Eclipses

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the scientific advances gained from studying eclipses.

• 50 mins

The Great Gatsby

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Fitzgerald's celebrated novel of the Jazz Age.

• 55 mins

The Plague of Justinian

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the scale and impact of the plague that raged in 541AD.

• 48 mins