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Solon the Lawgiver
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the statesman who transformed Athens in the 6th century BC
Mercantilism
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the idea which dominated European economies for 300 years.
The Ramayana
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ancient Sanskrit epic.
Megaliths
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss what we know about ancient stones placed in the landscape.
Paul Erd艖s
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and work of the prolific Hungarian mathematician.
Stevie Smith
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the writer best known for her poem Not Waving But Drowning
Chartism
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 19th-century campaign for greater democracy.
Tycho Brahe
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 16th-century astronomer, renowned for his accuracy.
Superconductivity
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss why some materials lose all electrical resistance.
Rawls' Theory of Justice
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss John Rawls' influential ideas on liberty and equality.
