Historical themes, events and key individuals from Akhenaten to Xenophon.

Popular culture, poetry, music and visual arts and the roles they play in our society.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas, people and events that have shaped our world.

Explorations in the world of science.

A weekly programme that illuminates the mysteries and challenges the controversies behind the science that's changing our world.

The BBC brings you all the week's science news.

We take your questions about life, Earth and the universe to researchers hunting for answers at the frontiers of knowledge.

If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.

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Listening to America aims to “light out for the territories,” traveling less visited byways and taking time to see this immense, extraordinary country with fresh eyes while listening to the many voices of America’s past, present, and future. Led by noted historian and humanities scholar Clay Jenkinson, Listening to America travels the country’s less visited byways, from national parks and forests to historic sites to countless under-recognized rural and urban places. Through this exploration ...