Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and timeless works of the great German artist. Read more
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Albrecht Dürer
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and timeless works of the great German artist.
The Zong Massacre
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the infamous drowning of enslaved Africans in 1781.
Fernando Pessoa
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the great Portuguese poet and his many literary personas.
John Wesley and Methodism
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Wesley's role in the rise of Methodism in the 18th Century
The Cultural Revolution
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Mao's uprising against his own party from 1966-76
Eclipses
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the scientific advances gained from studying eclipses.
The Great Gatsby
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Fitzgerald's celebrated novel of the Jazz Age.
The Plague of Justinian
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the scale and impact of the plague that raged in 541AD.
