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Melvyn Bragg considers how our understanding of culture was transformed by rise of mass culture in the 20th century. Show more
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Melvyn Bragg and his guests debate the meaning and value of culture today. Is Matthew Arnold's vision of culture as a force for good still relevant? Show more
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Melvyn Bragg visits the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford, where Matthew Arnold first unveiled his ideas about culture being a powerful force for good. Show more
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Melvyn Bragg looks at the idea of culture as used by anthropologists since the 19th century. Show more
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Melvyn Bragg looks back at 150 years of dialogue between the arts and sciences, and the flashpoint known as the Two Cultures debate. Show more
