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The Egyptian Book of the Dead
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ancient Egyptian funerary text, The Book of the Dead.
Roger Bacon
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the medieval scholar Roger Bacon.
Rosa Luxemburg
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and times of Rosa Luxemburg, revolutionary.
Pauli's Exclusion Principle
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Wolfgang Pauli and the Pauli Exclusion Principle.
Hokusai
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and work of Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai.
The Battle of Salamis
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the significance of The Battle of Salamis, 480BC.
The Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the highest global temperatures in the last 65m years.
North and South
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Elizabeth Gaskell's novel North and South from 1855.
The Kuiper Belt
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the icy Kuiper Belt region beyond Neptune, home to Pluto.
Seneca the Younger
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the works, life and times of Seneca the Younger.