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    Water

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss water, one of the most remarkable of all molecules.

  2. Alfred Russel Wallace

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the work of the biologist Alfred Russel Wallace.

  3. Chekhov

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life and work of the Russian writer Anton Chekhov.

  4. Absolute Zero

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss absolute zero, the lowest possible temperature.

  5. Pitt-Rivers

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Victorian archaeologist Augustus Pitt-Rivers.

  6. Decline and Fall

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Evelyn Waugh's comic novel Decline and Fall.

  7. Ice Ages

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss ice ages.

  8. Epicureanism

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the philosophy of Epicureanism.

  9. The War of 1812

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the War of 1812 between America and Great Britain.

  10. Romulus and Remus

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Romulus and Remus, the foundation myth of Rome.

  11. Comets

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss comets, the 'dirty snowballs' of the solar system.

  12. Le Morte d'Arthur

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Malory's epic medieval tale Le Morte d'Arthur.

  13. The Cult of Mithras

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the cult of Mithras, the Roman mystery religion.

  14. The South Sea Bubble

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the South Sea Bubble of the early 18th century.

  15. Shahnameh of Ferdowsi

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Persian epic poem, the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi.

  16. Bertrand Russell

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss influential British philosopher Bertrand Russell.

  17. Crystallography

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the history and achievements of crystallography.

  18. The Borgias

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Borgias, the most infamous family in Renaissance Italy

  19. Simone Weil

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the French philosopher and social activist Simone Weil.

  20. The Upanishads

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Upanishads, the sacred texts of Hinduism.

  21. The Anarchy

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss The Anarchy, the 12th-century English civil war.

  22. Fermat's Last Theorem

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Fermat's Last Theorem.

  23. Caxton and the Printing Press

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss William Caxton and the influence of the printing press.

  24. Hannibal

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the remarkable Carthaginian general Hannibal.

  25. Gerald of Wales

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the medieval scholar Gerald of Wales.

  26. The Ontological Argument

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Ontological Argument for the existence of God.

  27. The Druids

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Druids of ancient Europe.

  28. The Cell

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the biology and origins of the cell.

  29. Hadrian's Wall

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Hadrian's Wall.

  30. Scepticism

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the history of philosophical scepticism.

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