395 Épisodes

  1. Mary Somerville: The queen of 19th-Century science

    Publié: 18/11/2021
  2. The Malayan Emergency

    Publié: 11/11/2021
  3. The Devils: Dostoevsky’s novel of political evil

    Publié: 04/11/2021
  4. A focus on spectacles

    Publié: 28/10/2021
  5. Sarah Bernhardt: Queen of stage and screen

    Publié: 21/10/2021
  6. A dirty history of diamonds

    Publié: 14/10/2021
  7. The story of Evita

    Publié: 07/10/2021
  8. Sushi: The Japanese dish with an ancient tradition

    Publié: 30/09/2021
  9. Toni Morrison: The legacy of a literary legend

    Publié: 23/09/2021
  10. Algorithms: From the ancients to the internet

    Publié: 16/09/2021
  11. Louder! How the electric guitar conquered popular music

    Publié: 09/09/2021
  12. Luigi Pirandello: Italian dramatist who brought chaos to the stage

    Publié: 02/09/2021
  13. Mars: A history of the Red Planet

    Publié: 26/08/2021
  14. A radiant light: The Indonesian poet Amir Hamzah

    Publié: 19/08/2021
  15. Sailing by the stars: The pioneering voyages of David Lewis

    Publié: 12/08/2021
  16. Inside the mind of crime writer Patricia Highsmith

    Publié: 05/08/2021
  17. Ibn Sina: The Persian polymath

    Publié: 02/08/2021
  18. The Panama Canal: The real story behind the engineering triumph

    Publié: 29/07/2021
  19. Ida Pfeiffer: 19th Century globetrotter

    Publié: 22/07/2021
  20. Rain or shine? A short history of the weather forecast

    Publié: 15/07/2021

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