Photo, above: A Seventeenth Century Stradivarius 'cello valued at US$20 million. Antonio Stradivari (1644 – 18 December 1737) was an Italian luthier and a crafter of string instruments: violins, 'cellos, guitars, violas, and harps. Stradivari is generally considered the most significant and greatest artisan in this field. It's estimated that he made 1,000 to 1,100 instruments and that around 650 of these instruments survive, including 450 to 512 violins.

JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW

Hour One

Sunday 2 February 2014  / Hour 1, Block A: The Great Transformation: The Beginning of Our Religious Traditions by Karen Armstrong

Sunday 2 February 2014  / Hour 1, Block B: Sid Perkins, Science Magazine, in re: CFCs. Volcanoes aren't a big source of CFCs   Volcanoes belch an impressive array of organic chemicals into the air, but ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are an insignificant part of that mix, a new study finds.An international team of researchers collected and analyzed gas samples from four volcanoes in Japan and Italy. They identified more than 300 organic substances, but only one of them was a CFC. Halocarbons such as CFCs and . . .

Sunday 2 February 2014  / Hour 1, Block C: Finding Camlann: A Novel by Sean Pidgeon (1 of 2)

Sunday 2 February 2014  / Hour 1, Block D: Finding Camlann: A Novel by Sean Pidgeon (2 of 2)

Hour Two

Sunday 2 February 2014  / Hour 2, Block A: Stradivarius: Five Violins, One Cello and a Genius by Toby Faber

Sunday 2 February 2014  / Hour 2, Block B: Sid Perkins, Science Magazine, in re: Global Warming

Sunday 2 February 2014  / Hour 2, Block C: Justice Brennan: Liberal Champion by Stephen Wermiel and Stern Seth Wermiel ( of 2)

Sunday 2 February 2014  / Hour 2, Block D: Justice Brennan: Liberal Champion by Stephen Wermiel and Stern Seth Wermiel ( of 2)

Hour Three

Sunday 2 February 2014  / Hour 3, Block A: The Wolf and the Watchman: A Father, a Son, and the CIA by Scott Johnson ( of 4)

Sunday 2 February 2014  / Hour 3, Block B: The Wolf and the Watchman: A Father, a Son, and the CIA by Scott Johnson ( of 4)

Sunday 2 February 2014  / Hour 3, Block C: The Wolf and the Watchman: A Father, a Son, and the CIA by Scott Johnson ( of 4)

Sunday 2 February 2014  / Hour 3, Block D: The Wolf and the Watchman: A Father, a Son, and the CIA by Scott Johnson ( of 4)

Hour Four

Sunday 2 February 2014  / Hour 4, Block A: Love and Capital: Karl and Jenny Marx and the Birth of a Revolution by Mary Gabriel (1 of 2)

Sunday 2 February 2014  / Hour 4, Block B: Love and Capital: Karl and Jenny Marx and the Birth of a Revolution by Mary Gabriel (2 of 2)

Sunday 2 February 2014  / Hour 4, Block C: The Great Transformation: The Beginning of Our Religious Traditions by Karen Armstrong

Sunday 2 February 2014  / Hour 4, Block D: Sid Perkins, Science Magazine, in re: CFCs. Volcanoes aren't a big source of CFCs   Volcanoes belch an impressive array of organic chemicals into the air, but ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are an insignificant part of that mix, a new study finds. An international team of researchers collected and analyzed gas samples from four volcanoes in Japan and Italy. They identified more than 300 organic substances, but only one of them was a CFC. Halocarbons such as CFCs and . . .

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