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Medical Ethics
Melvyn Bragg examines the technological advances and ethics of modern medicine.

Childhood
Melvyn Bragg looks at how perceptions of childhood have changed over the last 100 years.

Tragedy
Melvyn Bragg examines whether the ancient genre of tragedy has a place in our own time.

Consciousness
Melvyn Bragg examines why ideas about consciousness preoccupy philosophers and scientists.

Progress
Melvyn Bragg examines whether mankind has made as much moral as material progress.

The Novel
Melvyn Bragg and guests consider the development and the future of the novel.

Education
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history and the modern purpose of education.

Atrocity in the 20th Century
Melvyn Bragg examines the widespread and chilling inhumanity of the 20th century.

The Individual
Melvyn Bragg explores the concept of the individual from the Renaissance to today.

The Nation State
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss whether it is appropriate to think of the UK as a nation.