Historian and author Max Adams discusses the famed Anglo-Saxon king Alfred the Great and considers whether he deserves his stellar reputation. Meanwhile, we team up with our friends from the Science Focus podcast to explore the history of the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures in the company of the writer and marine biologist Helen Scales

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