20th-century deaths from tuberculosis
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Chekhov
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life and work of the great Russian writer Anton Chekhov.
14 March 2013
Featuring: Catriona Kelly, Cynthia Marsh, Rosamund Bartlett
CultureModernist theatre19th-century non-fiction writers from the Russian EmpireRussian atheists20th-century deaths from tuberculosisBurials at Novodevichy CemeteryPositivists19th-century short story writers from the Russian Empire, 20th-century Russian short story writers, Russian opinion journalists, Philanthropists from the Russian Empire, Novelists from the Russian Empire, 20th-century Russian dramatists and playwrights, Russian-language writers, Russian male novelists, Russian male dramatists and playwrights, 19th-century dramatists and playwrights from the Russian EmpireKafka's The Trial
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Franz Kafka's novel The Trial.
27 November 2014
Featuring: Elizabeth Boa, Steve Connor, Ritchie Robertson
Simone Weil
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the French philosopher and social activist Simone Weil. Admired by Albert Camus and Iris Murdoch, she achieved a great deal in her short life.
15 November 2012
Featuring: Beatrice Han-Pile, Stephen Plant, David Levy
PhilosophyPhilosophers of religionJewish philosophersChristian humanistsWriters from ParisFrench political philosophersChristian radicals20th-century French philosophersCritics of work and the work ethicFrench women philosophersMarxist theoristsFrench philosophers of scienceWomen mysticsFrench feministsFrench socialistsÉcole Normale Supérieure alumni20th-century French women writersFrench Resistance membersFrench communists20th-century deaths from tuberculosisLycée Henri-IV alumniPlatonistsAnti-Stalinist leftCritics of MarxismConverts to Christianity from JudaismDominican mysticsTuberculosis deaths in EnglandFrench anarchists, French anti-fascists, French anti-capitalistsNonviolence advocates, Christian anarchists