The Forum
A podcast by BBC World Service - Saturdays
399 Episodes
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Adventures with dentures: The story of dentistry
Published: 18/03/2021 -
BR Ambedkar: The Dalit hero of India
Published: 11/03/2021 -
Making waves: the history of swimming
Published: 04/03/2021 -
Abraham Maslow’s psychology of human needs
Published: 25/02/2021 -
The Kalevala: the Finnish epic that inspired a nation
Published: 18/02/2021 -
Sister Juana, a great mind of Mexico
Published: 11/02/2021 -
Mermaids: Tales from the deep
Published: 04/02/2021 -
Eleusinian Mysteries: Secret ceremonies promising happiness
Published: 28/01/2021 -
Toussaint L’Ouverture: Hero of the Haitian slave rebellion
Published: 21/01/2021 -
Olympe de Gouges: France’s forgotten revolutionary heroine
Published: 14/01/2021 -
Alexandre Yersin and the race to fight the plague
Published: 07/01/2021 -
Famous hats in history
Published: 31/12/2020 -
Mugham: the sound of Azerbaijan
Published: 24/12/2020 -
The Kingdom of Aksum: Africa's trading empire
Published: 17/12/2020 -
Umm Kulthum: Egypt’s singing superstar
Published: 10/12/2020 -
Alexandre Dumas: The man behind the Musketeers
Published: 03/12/2020 -
Unlocking the mysteries of cuneiform tablets
Published: 26/11/2020 -
First impressions: The printing press
Published: 19/11/2020 -
The woman whose cells changed medical history
Published: 12/11/2020 -
Comenius, a pioneer of lifelong learning
Published: 05/11/2020
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