Essential listens to get you through exam season
First broadcast in 1993. The history of the Cold War
John Yorke explores the themes and background to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Shakespeare's The Tempest.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Shakespeare's tragedy of young star-crossed love in Verona
Kazuo Ishiguro, Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, talks about Never Let Me Go
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the death of Queen Elizabeth I.
Five personal takes on the Weimar Republic.
The Normans were a formidable force who left a lasting legacy across the British Isles
What is inflation, why does it matter, and is someone to blame if it goes up?
Vick and Katie discuss the after-school options other than university with Rachel King.
Charlie has just moved to Madrid and visits Quique’s apartment.