Melvyn Bragg

This is the remarkable story of the English language; from its beginnings as a minor guttural Germanic dialect to its position today as a truly established global language....

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss 25 pivotal concepts, theorists and developments that have advanced the science of mathematics....

A major 60-part BBC radio series exploring the questions that have preoccupied philosophers through the ages, presented by Melvyn Bragg....

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the cosmos, from the origins of the universe to dark matter and dark energy....

From its tentative, unpromising early stages, the relationship develops into a life-changing one, whose profound impact continues to reverberate forty years later....

The King James Bible has often been called ‘the Book of Books’ both in itself and in what it stands for....

In the seventh century, at the dawn of Christianity, Bega, a bewitching Irish princess bestowed with miraculous powers, and Padric, a charismatic British prince gifted with the fiery power of the sword...

Melvyn Bragg fronts The Written World, a BBC Radio 4 series following the origins of writing from its first appearance 6,000 years ago and exploring how it has shaped the world's intellectual history....

A Time to Dance charts the consequences of a relationship between a man of 54 and a girl of 18....

Continuing the story of Joe from A Son of War, this is the story of the rapid changes in his life....

Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the history of physics through its most important ideas and hypotheses....

Melvyn Bragg and guests analyse 25 key poets and literary works, tracing the evolution of poetry over 550 years....

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss 25 explorations of the visual arts, including artistic and architectural styles, historic movements, notable artworks and visual artists....

Melvyn Bragg and guests chart the development of Christian thought, looking at 25 fundamental concepts that emerged throughout history....