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13 episodes

1. Arianism

   Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss a widely shared form of Christianity, followed in the Roman empire and by the Goths across its borders, that became an infamous heresy.

   15 April 2021

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   Featuring: Judith Herrin, Robin Whelan, Martin Palmer

   

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   ReligionChristian terminologyNature of Jesus ChristChristian theological movements4th century5th century

2. Aristotle's Politics

   Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the most important works of political philosophy ever written - Aristotle’s ‘Politics.

   6 November 2008

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   Featuring: Angie Hobbs, Paul Cartledge, Annabel Brett

   

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   PhilosophyAncient Greek lawPolitical philosophy in ancient GreeceBooks in political philosophyWorks by Aristotle4th centuryGreece

3. Augustine's Confessions

   Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss St Augustine's account of his life, sometimes called the first autobiography, written around AD397 after he had been appointed as Bishop of Hippo.

   15 March 2018

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   Featuring: Kate Cooper, Morwenna Ludlow, Martin Palmer

   

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   Philosophy4th-century Christian textsProse texts in Latin4th centuryBook

4. Constantine the Great

   Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Constantine the Great, the Roman emperor who made Constantinople his capital rather than Rome and who legalised Christianity across the Empire.

   5 October 2017

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   Featuring: Christopher Kelly, Lucy Grig, Greg Woolf

   

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   HistoryValerii4th-century Roman consuls, 4th-century Roman emperors, Constantinian dynasty, FlaviiDeified Roman emperorsAngelic visionariesCity founders4th centuryRome

5. Julian the Apostate

   Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the philosopher-emperor of Rome who sought to undo the empire's ties with Christianity in the 4th century AD and promote paganism

   21 March 2024

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   Featuring: James Corke-Webster, Lea Niccolai, Shaun Tougher

   

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   HistoryAncient Roman philhellenesCritics of the Catholic ChurchAncient occultistsPersecution of ChristiansClaudiiCritics of ChristianityRoman-era students in Athens4th-century Roman consuls, 4th-century Roman emperors, Constantinian dynasty, Flavii4th centuryRome

6. Miracles

   Melvyn Bragg discusses the history of miracles, the subject of fierce theological debate, intense popular piety and serious medical study.

   25 September 2008

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   Featuring: Martin Palmer, Janet Soskice, Justin Champion

   

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   PhilosophyReligious terminologyPhilosophy of religion4th century

7. Roman Britain

   Melvyn Bragg discusses the Romans in Britain, a history of 400 years of occupation. Do those four centuries still colour our national life and character today?

   1 May 2003

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   Featuring: Greg Woolf, Mary Beard, Catharine Edwards

   

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   CultureHistory of England by periodRoman Britain1st-century establishments in Roman BritainStates and territories disestablished in the 5th century1st century4th century5th century

8. The Cult of Mithras

   Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the cult of Mithras, a mystery religion that flourished in the Roman Empire from the 1st to the 4th centuries AD.

   27 December 2012

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   Featuring: Greg Woolf, Almut Hintze, John North

   

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   ReligionIranian religions4th century

9. The Late Devonian Extinction

   Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the disappearance of up to 70 per cent of species roughly 370 million years ago at the end of The Age of Fishes, and the range of possible causes.

   11 March 2021

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   Featuring: Jessica Whiteside, David Bond, Mike Benton

   

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   ScienceHistory of climate variability and changeExtinction events4th century

10. The Nicene Creed

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the Nicene Creed, a statement of essential faith that established the Divinity of Christ and has been spoken for over 1600 years in Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant Churches

    27 December 2007

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    Featuring: Martin Palmer, Caroline Humfress, Andrew Louth

    

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    Religion4th-century Christian textsNature of Jesus ChristChristian terminologyTrinitarianismEntering heaven aliveFilioque16th century4th century

11. The Pelagian Controversy

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Pelagian Controversy, one of the most significant doctrinal disputes of the early church.

    21 April 2011

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    Featuring: Martin Palmer, Caroline Humfress, John Milbank

    

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    ReligionChristian terminologyChristian theological movements4th century

12. The Trinity

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the doctrine of the Trinity, the idea of a threefold God, which lies at the heart of Christianity.

    13 March 2014

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    Featuring: Janet Soskice, Martin Palmer, The Reverend Graham Ward

    

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    ReligionChristian terminologyTrinitarianism4th century

13. The Written World: Episode 3

    Melvyn Bragg considers the history of the written word and its influence on human ideas. He looks at how the invention of writing influenced the spread of religion.

    4 January 2012

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