Independent scholars
A scholar is a person who is a researcher or has expertise in an academic discipline. A scholar can also be an academic, who works as a professor, teacher, or researcher at a university.
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CultureFellows of the Royal SocietyAnglican saintsEnglish male poetsSocial philosophersFellows of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesPhilosophy writersPhilosophers of literatureTheorists on Western civilizationPhilosophers of historyWriters about activism and social changePhilosophers of religionPhilosophers of scienceSonneteersMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyAge of EnlightenmentAphoristsCritics of the Catholic ChurchEnglish male non-fiction writersRecipients of the Copley MedalWriters about religion and science17th-century English male writersHall of Fame for Great Americans inducteesHonorary members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of SciencesLutheran saints17th-century English poetsAmerican male non-fiction writersLiteracy and society theoristsPeople celebrated in the Lutheran liturgical calendar16th-century English poetsAmerican people of English descentAnglican poetsEnglish satiristsLiterary theoristsPeople from the City of LondonPhilosophers of technologySimple living advocatesChristian poetsPeople associated with electricityRhetoric theoristsAmerican political philosophersEnglish people of Welsh descentIndependent scientistsMetaphor theoristsWriters from London18th-century American writers, Founding Fathers of the United States, People of the American Enlightenment18th-century pseudonymous writersActivists for African-American civil rightsAmerican autobiographersAmerican deistsAmerican male journalistsAmerican philosophers of cultureAmerican philosophers of educationAmerican philosophers of religionAmerican slave ownersEpigrammatistsHumor researchersPamphleteersPoet priests16th-century English male writers17th-century Anglican theologians17th-century English Anglican priests18th-century American politicians, American Freemasons, Signers of the United States ConstitutionAlumni of Hart Hall, OxfordCreators of writing systemsMasonic grand mastersMetaphysical poetsPhilosophers from MassachusettsPolitical activists from PennsylvaniaRecreational cryptographers, Writers from Boston, Writers from Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life and work of the scientist, writer, printer, diplomat and American founding father Benjamin Franklin.
1 March 2012
Featuring: Simon Middleton, Simon Newman, Patricia Fara
CultureHall of Fame for Great Americans inducteesPeople associated with electricityAmerican philosophers of educationHumor researchersActivists for African-American civil rightsAmerican philosophers of cultureCreators of writing systemsWriters about religion and scienceAmerican slave ownersRhetoric theoristsRecreational cryptographers, Writers from Boston, Writers from PhiladelphiaAmerican male non-fiction writersIndependent scientistsIndependent scholarsAmerican people of English descentAmerican deistsWriters about activism and social changeSimple living advocatesAmerican political philosophers18th-century American politicians, American Freemasons, Signers of the United States ConstitutionPhilosophy writersAmerican autobiographersAmerican philosophers of religionHonorary members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of SciencesPhilosophers of technologyMasonic grand mastersFellows of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesTheorists on Western civilizationPhilosophers of sciencePhilosophers of historyRecipients of the Copley MedalPolitical activists from PennsylvaniaPhilosophers from Massachusetts18th-century American writers, Founding Fathers of the United States, People of the American EnlightenmentAmerican male journalistsSocial philosophersMembers of the American Philosophical Society18th-century pseudonymous writersAphoristsAge of EnlightenmentPhilosophers of literatureFellows of the Royal Society18th centuryAmericaJohn Donne
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the extraordinary life and work of one of England's finest love poets and, as Dean of St Paul's Cathedral, most remarkable preachers.
12 January 2023
Featuring: Mary Ann Lund, Sue Wiseman, Hugh Adlington
CultureCritics of the Catholic ChurchAlumni of Hart Hall, OxfordPhilosophers of religionLiteracy and society theoristsEpigrammatistsEnglish people of Welsh descentIndependent scholars17th-century English poets16th-century English male writersMetaphor theoristsWriters about activism and social changeChristian poetsSonneteersEnglish male poets17th-century Anglican theologiansLutheran saintsAnglican poetsAnglican saints16th-century English poetsPeople celebrated in the Lutheran liturgical calendarWriters from LondonPeople from the City of London17th-century English male writersLiterary theoristsMetaphysical poetsEnglish satiristsPoet priestsEnglish male non-fiction writersPamphleteers17th-century English Anglican priests16th century17th centuryTheology