Past Programs
Ancient Religions - 2008
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The Tomb of Qatna Read Transcript
28/09/2008
The most important find in the ancient city state of Qatna in Syria is a tomb that has lain undisturbed for 3,348 years. Its discovery yielded more than could have been hoped for: tablets, jewels, and the artefacts of a sophisticated Bronze Age civilization. Paul Donnelly recently returned from his first visit there and tells the story of a doomed city.
The Gods of Freud Read Transcript
24/02/2008
The founder of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, was accused of by his detractors of developing a 'Jewish science'. In fact he was far more influenced by the Greco-Roman and Egyptian gods and goddesses that made up his considerable antiquities collection.
