The Forum Episodes Available now
Christina of Sweden: Queen of surprises
The rebellious monarch who scandalised 17th-century Europe
Vincent van Gogh: The struggling artist
Charting the highs and lows of the influential Dutch post-Impressionist painter
Mark Twain: The 'father of American literature'
Bridget Kendall and guests discuss the life, work and legacy of Mark Twain
Pioneers of surgical hygiene
The painful route to cleanliness in 19th century hospitals
The invention of numbers
How numbers and counting shaped our world
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
