From Jenner to Wakefield: The long shadow of the anti-vaccination movement - Professor Gareth Williams

Professor Gareth Williams examines the legacy of Dr Edward Jenner and the rise of the anti-vaccination movement.

The Politics of Health Reform from a Medieval Perspective - Professor William Ayliffe

Is the NHS medieval? Would this be an insulting claim, to modern hospitals or those of the Middle Ages? Professor William Ayliffe considers modern health reform from the perspective of Tudor medical practice. He provides an overview of some of London's most important mediveval hospitals, including St Bartholomew's, St Thomas' and St Mary's Bethlem.

The Form and Function of Medieval Hospitals - Professor Carole Rawcliffe

An overview of the hospital as it existed in the Middle Ages, with an outlining the place of women and religion in the medical practice of the time and a dispelling the myth that the Tudors lived in unhygienic squalor.

Medical and Surgical Therapeutics: Scientific Advances in the Tudor Era - Professor Allan Chapman

A detailed overview of the developments and innovations in Tudor medicine and surgery, and the legacy that they have established.

Decoding the Heavens: Solving the Mystery of the World's First Computer - Jo Marchant

The amazing story of the discovery of the Antikythera mechanism, perhaps the most staggering and yet puzzling achievement of the ancient Greeks.

The Victorians: Religion and Science - Professor Richard J Evans

Christianity pervaded all of society and private life in the Victorian era, and yet the discoveries of Darwin were to change this forever. Professor Evans explains all.