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Albert Einstein
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Einstein's astonishing impact on theoretical physics.
Jupiter
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the largest planet in our solar system.
Elizabeth Anscombe
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the influential 20th-century moral philosopher.
Death in Venice
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Thomas Mann's novella of 1912.
Oedipus Rex
Melvyn Bragg and guests on Sophocles' tragedy, sometimes called the best play ever written
Mitochondria
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the power-packs within cells in all complex life on Earth.
Louis XIV: The Sun King
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and reign of the French king who built Versailles
Virgil's Georgics
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Roman poet's celebration of agriculture and rural life
The Shimabara Rebellion
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 1637-8 Christian uprising in Japan.
The Dead Sea Scrolls
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Biblical texts and documents found in the late 1940s.