The Forum

The programme that explains the present by exploring the past.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p004kln9

Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 39m. Bisher sind 382 Folge(n) erschienen. Dies ist ein wöchentlich erscheinender Podcast.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 10 days 16 hours 7 minutes

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Eleusinian Mysteries: Secret ceremonies promising happiness


The enigma at the centre of ancient Greek religion


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 January 28, 2021  39m
 
 

Toussaint L’Ouverture: Hero of the Haitian slave rebellion


The charismatic freed slave who was the true embodiment of French Revolutionary ideals


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 January 21, 2021  39m
 
 

Olympe de Gouges: France’s forgotten revolutionary heroine


The French social activist, feminist and playwright who was executed at the guillotine


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 January 14, 2021  40m
 
 

Alexandre Yersin and the race to fight the plague


The life and work of a pioneering Swiss microbiologist


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 January 7, 2021  39m
 
 

Famous hats in history


The uses and meanings of headwear from prehistory to today


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 December 31, 2020  39m
 
 

Mugham: the sound of Azerbaijan


Transcendental music from the Caucasus


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 December 24, 2020  39m
 
 

The Kingdom of Aksum: Africa's trading empire


An ancient state in the Horn of Africa that is famed for its monumental stelae structures


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 December 17, 2020  39m
 
 

Umm Kulthum: Egypt’s singing superstar


Exploring the life of a woman whose voice still captivates people across the Middle East


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 December 10, 2020  39m
 
 

Alexandre Dumas: The man behind the Musketeers


The adventurous life of the much-loved French novelist


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 December 3, 2020  39m
 
 

Unlocking the mysteries of cuneiform tablets


We explore the system of writing that developed 5,000 years ago in Ancient Mesopotamia


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 November 26, 2020  36m