Richard J. Evans
Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge
4 episodes
Covers topics in categories such as:
The Riddle of the Sands
Melvyn Bragg discusses the prescient thriller ‘The Riddle of the Sands’ and the decline Anglo-German relations before the First World War.
12 June 2008
Also featuring: Rosemary Ashton, T. C. W. Blanning
Money
Melvyn Bragg examines whether economic factors are really behind all historical events.
1 March 2001
Also featuring: Niall Ferguson, Jane Humphries
History and Understanding the Past
Melvyn Bragg examines whether we can ever predict the future by understanding the past. What kind of lessons is it possible for leaders, governments or people to take from history?
30 March 2000
Also featuring: Eric Hobsbawm
History as Science
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss whether history should be considered a science, and examines the importance of geography and ecology in determining world history since civilisation began.
11 March 1999
Also featuring: Jared Diamond