Mises is one of the greatest Economists. He escaped the Nazi Regime (National Socialists) in his 50s and moved to America to write one of his best works, Human Action. He really understood freedom as it... more inside

"A quick overview of the philosophy of Ludwig von Feuerbach, the leader of the Young Hegelians... done as a presentation for Dr Barclay's 19th Century European History course at Kalamazoo College, as a tribute to (that is to say, rip-off of) Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw (aka Zero Punctuation."

Conducted by Leonard Bernstein with the Vienna Philharmonic, this is the overture by Ludwig von Beethoven written for the play by Goethe of the same name. It is a great piece of music. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egmont_%28Beethoven%29

Ebert: There is an image in "Immortal Beloved" as evocative as any I can remember. Movies that attempt to match visual images to great music are often asking for trouble, but what Bernard Rose has accomplished... more inside

"What is it about human beings that enables them to make these noises that have such remarkable consequences; among them, the consequence that they do relate to reality?" John Searle discusses the history of the philosophy of language.

Not the most famous composition by Beethoven, but a great one, nonetheless.

"Philip Glass (born January 31, 1937) is an American classical music composer. He is considered one of the most influential composers of the late-20th century and is widely acknowledged as a composer who... more inside

In this part, the music of Beethoven's creative middle years is explored, alongside the dramatized recollections of his family and friends. In this period he wrote five symphonies, four concertos, and... more inside

A three-part drama-documentary series about Ludwig van Beethoven presented by conductor Charles Hazlewood. It takes eyewitness accounts of the composer's tragic life and weaves them into analysis of his... more inside

Beethoven again revolutionises musical composition with works such as the Hammerklavier Sonata, the Missa Solemnis, the 9th Symphony and the baffling late string quartets - all composed when he was profoundly deaf. ... more inside

The power of light microscopes to resolve fine details has just doubled. A new technique can distinguish tiny structures inside cells, in colour and 3D, even if they are only 100 nanometres apart. "We... more inside

In this one-off documentary, David Malone looks at four brilliant mathematicians - Georg Cantor, Ludwig Boltzmann, Kurt Gödel and Alan Turing - whose genius has profoundly affected us, but which tragically... more inside