Mark Knights
Professor of History at the University of Warwick
3 episodes
Covers topics in categories such as:
CultureAlumni of St John's College, CambridgeAnti-Catholicism in EnglandReligion and politicsNational personificationsNational symbols of the United KingdomBattles and military actions in LondonCatholic–Protestant sectarian violenceFrederick North, Lord NorthHistoryAlumni of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
John Bull
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss John Arbuthnot's satirical figure, created in 1712 as an anthropomorphised bull, and its role as a representation of an English or British everyman.
30 June 2022
Also featuring: Judith Hawley, Miles Taylor
The Gordon Riots
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss why a Westminster protest against 'Popery' in June 1780 led to widespread rioting across London, lethally suppressed.
2 May 2019
Also featuring: Ian Haywood, Catriona Kennedy
Titus Oates and his 'Popish Plot'
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Titus Oates and his role in starting and spreading rumours of a 'Popish Plot' against Charles II.
12 May 2016
Also featuring: Clare Jackson, Peter Hinds