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Tim Reynolds

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Simon White

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Greg Towers

Innate immunity

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Sophie Scott

The Science of Laughter

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Michael Thomas

Socioeconomic status and the brain

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Tristram Wyatt

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Leonardo da Vinci

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David Rubinsztein

The Rosetta Stone

Egyptologist Richard Parkinson on the object that helped open up the language and textual culture of Ancient Egypt

Historian John Ashdown-Hill on one of the most controversial figures in English history, Shakespeare's dark image of Richard the III, and a famous discovery of the King’s remains in Leicester car park

Parties of the French Revolution

Historian William Doyle on the political ideas in post-revolutionary France, historical views on the Terror and the origins of the ‘Liberty, Equality, Fraternity’ motto

Human Sacrifice in Aztec Culture

Historian David L. Carrasco on violent practices of the Aztecs, the purpose of human sacrifice, and the selection of the victim

Carl Friedrich Gauss

Mathematician and Historian of Mathematics Jeremy Gray on the theory of quadratic forms, the rediscovery of Ceres, and non-Euclidian geometry

Maximilien Robespierre

Historian Peter McPhee on the Robespierre problem, historical controversies, and Robespierre's legacy

Feminism in the U.S.

Historian Annelise Orleck on gender inequality, the fight for equal rights, and "Jane Crow" laws

Historian Elena Brown on rivalries between the White Rose and the Red Rose, and the heraldic badges of the English aristocracy

Vikings: raiding and trading in the Middle Ages

Professor of German Studies Rudolf Simek on the Vikings' nomadic life, their cultural achievements, and the end of the Viking Age

Professor of French and Medieval Studies Norris Lacy on the evolution of Arthurian legend, the Grail Quest, and historical origins of the "Arthur figure"

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