Physics: Its Birth in Greek Ionia This lecture discusses the pioneering physical theories of Thales, Anaximander, Anaximenes, Anaxagoras and Democritus.
Opening Doors: The Untold Story of Cornelia Sorabji - Reformer, Lawyer and Champion of Women's Rights in India Richard Sorabji throws new light on the life of the...
Haydn in London: The Revolutionary Drawing Room This concert looks at 18th century music making and the...
Endings in the Novel, from Austen and Dickens to Edward St Aubyn and Rachel Cusk More than anything else, the end matters to the novel...
Dyslexia and Language - Disorder or Difference? Difficulties with reading and writing have wide-ranging effects beyond academic...
How is Climate Change Affecting The Weather Now? Climate change is already affecting us all, regardless of where...
Island Universes: Discovering Galaxies Beyond the Milky Way The discovery that we live in an ordinary galaxy, one...
Discovering Australia: The legend and the reality of the navigator-explorer Matthew Flinders Matthew Flinders is remembered as one of Britain’s greatest navigator-explorers...