Misha Glenny and guests discuss the ideas, people and events that have shaped our world.
The vast network of specialised cells in our bodies that work to protect us from harm.
55 mins
The ancient goddess responsible for both the fertility of life and the bloodshed of war.
53 mins
The American Civil War battle that prompted Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.
60 mins
The 'great lizard' that changed how we understood the history of life on our planet.
56 mins
The classic 1942 movie that convinced Americans the Second World War was worth fighting.
54 mins
Misha Glenny selects a classic episode from the archive on Dark Matter.
47 mins
The enormous machines that seek to answer the fundamental questions about our universe.
53 mins
Misha Glenny selects a classic episode from the archive on the humanist scholar Erasmus.
43 mins
How the description of a fictional island has fascinated readers for centuries.
55 mins
Misha Glenny selects a classic episode from the archive on how humans have measured time.
43 mins
