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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 1904-5 clash of Japanese and Russian empires.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Ricardo's argument on free trade after the Napoleonic wars
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and meditations of 'the last good Roman emperor'.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the scale and impact of the plague that raged in 541AD.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Mao's uprising against his own party from 1966-76
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the infamous drowning of enslaved Africans in 1781.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the woman who ruled Austria, shaking up the European order
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the cause and impact of the 18th Century gin craze.