The Age of Dictatorship: Europe 1918-1989 - Stalin and his imitators The most durable dictators in twentieth-century Europe were Communists dictators...
The Age of Dictatorship: Europe 1918-1989 - The little dictators The third lecture in the series asked why so many...
Hygeia and Panacea: Is prevention better than cure? Better sanitation and hygiene, coupled with immunization, have dramatically reduced...
The Age of Dictatorship: Europe 1918-1989 - Hitler The second lecture in the series turned to Germany, where...
Pathogens and parasites; plagues and pandemics The earliest gains in life expectancy were made by understanding...
The Times of Our Lives: A history of longevity Notwithstanding Bible stories, the average human lifespan has reached "three...
The Age of Dictatorship: Europe 1918-1989 - Mussolini The first lecture set the scene by analysing the devastating...
Front line infectious disease control at Britain's borders The series ended with a lecture bringing us up-to-date with...
The Pathology of Discovery and Conquest This lecture examined the spread of diseases that accompanied European...
Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue: The true story of Gulf War Syndrome Simon Wessely is professor of psychiatry at the Institute of...