Jewish British scientists
2 episodes
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HistoryScienceEnglish agnosticsJewish agnostics19th-century English writersAlumni of Newnham College, CambridgeUtilitarians19th-century British economists20th-century British biologistsDeaths from cancer in EnglandEnglish UnitariansJewish women scientists20th-century British chemists, British biophysicists, British crystallographersAcademics of King's College LondonBritish classical liberal economistsUK MPs 1818–1820, UK MPs 1820–1826
David Ricardo
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Ricardo's argument that Britain's economy was being held back by the interests of landlords and protectionism, and his call for free trade.
25 March 2021
Featuring: Matthew Watson, Helen Paul, Richard Whatmore
Rosalind Franklin
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the achievements of the pioneering scientist Rosalind Franklin.
22 February 2018
Featuring: Patricia Fara, Jim Naismith, Judith Howard