Remembered as one of Britain's greatest political thinkers and theorists Thomas Hobbes is still remembered today for his treatise, Leviathan, which explores the idea of a social contract and argues that life without state structures and controls is "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short".

Professor Patrick Geoghegan talks with a panel of experts about the life of Thomas Hobbes, what fuelled his political thought, and what impact his writings have had on the world.