The Forum

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 381 Folge(n) erschienen. Dies ist ein wöchentlich erscheinender Podcast.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 10 days 15 hours 18 minutes

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James Watt: The power of steam

How the Scottish engineer's ingenuity transformed industry

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 June 27, 2019  43m
 
 

The Bhagavad Gita: A guide to spiritual wisdom

The metaphysical and philosophical manual for Hindus and non-Hindus alike

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 June 20, 2019  39m
 
 

Cnut: England's Viking king

King Cnut the Great ruled much of northern Europe a millennium ago

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 June 13, 2019  39m
 
 

How Afghanistan won its freedom from Britain

1919 and the creation of independent Afghanistan

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 June 6, 2019  39m
 
 

Rasputin: The Siberian mystic who charmed the Tsar

Untangling the web of contradictions of the spiritual guide to the Romanov dynasty

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 May 30, 2019  39m
 
 

The Moon from Earth

The science, culture and mythology of the Moon

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 May 23, 2019  39m
 
 

Pearls: Treasures of the sea

The social history of pearls as a fashion and status symbol over the centuries

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 May 16, 2019  40m
 
 

Thoreau: the writer who went to the woods

The author of the American classic ‘Walden’

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 May 9, 2019  39m
 
 

Fado: Portuguese soul music

Nostalgic song from Portugal, a small country with a big heart

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 May 2, 2019  39m
 
 

Queen Njinga of Angola: Fearless fighter

The remarkable 17th Century leader who defied European oppression

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 April 25, 2019  39m