The Forum Episodes Available now
The life and works of William Blake
Radical visionary, artist and poet
J. William Fulbright: Scholarships and Soft Power
The man behind the renowned scholarship programme
The tales of Timbuktu
How a remote desert town in Mali became world famous
The piano: Hitting the right keys
Bridget Kendall and guests lift the lid on 300 years of the piano
Simone de Beauvoir: Feminist thinker for modern times
How a philosophical thinker radically changed the way we see women
Catherine the Great of Russia
A woman and a foreigner who usurped her way to the throne in 18th century Russia
Material World: Making the Modern Factory
The global factory story
Machu Picchu: The secrets of a forgotten city
The enigma of the Inca mountain retreat
Plastic: How it Changed the World
Experts from the world of science discuss the story of plastic with presenter Rajan Datar
Sugar: A Sweet Menace
How sugar travelled across the world and seduced all on its path
