Popular culture, poetry, music and visual arts and the roles they play in our society.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01drwny
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 8 days 9 hours 24 minutes
Memory and Culture
Melvyn Bragg examines how our collective and individual ways of remembering have changed.
Multiculturalism
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 20th century’s vast population and cultural shifts.
Writing and Political Oppression
Melvyn Bragg examines whether writers have a political role in modern society.
Architecture in the 20th Century
Melvyn Bragg examines what the architecture of the 20th century says about the age.
Shakespeare and Literary Criticism
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the enduring popular and academic appeal of Shakespeare.
The Avant Garde's Decline and Fall in the 20th Century
Melvyn Bragg examines the history and legacy of 20th Century Avant Garde painting.
Language and the Mind
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss whether the formation of language is innate or cultural.
Modern Culture
Melvyn Bragg examines the definition and state of modern culture in the 20th century.
The American Century
Melvyn Bragg examines how legitimate it is to call the 20th century the American century.