In Our Time Podcast
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas, people and events that have shaped our world.
Episodes to download
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Agrippina the Younger
Thu 31 Mar 2016
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Roman empress Agrippina the Younger.
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Aurora Leigh
Thu 24 Mar 2016
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Aurora Leigh by Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
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Bedlam
Thu 17 Mar 2016
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the early history of Bethlehem Hospital, known as Bedlam.
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The Maya Civilization
Thu 10 Mar 2016
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Maya civilization in central America.
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The Dutch East India Company
Thu 3 Mar 2016
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Dutch East India Company.
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Mary Magdalene
Thu 25 Feb 2016
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Mary Magdalene, one of the best-known figures in the Bible
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Chromatography
Thu 4 Feb 2016
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the origins, development and uses of chromatography.
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Eleanor of Aquitaine
Thu 28 Jan 2016
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Eleanor of Aquitaine, the most powerful woman of her time.
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Thomas Paine's Common Sense
Thu 21 Jan 2016
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense, published in 1776.
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Chinese Legalism
Thu 10 Dec 2015
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Chinese Legalism from the time of the First Emperor.
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Voyages of James Cook
Thu 3 Dec 2015
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the voyages of James Cook, as suggested by listeners.
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Simone de Beauvoir
Thu 22 Oct 2015
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas, work and life of Simone de Beauvoir.
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Holbein at the Tudor Court
Thu 15 Oct 2015
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Holbein at the court of Henry VIII.
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Alexander the Great
Thu 1 Oct 2015
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and legacy of Alexander the Great.
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Frederick the Great
Thu 2 Jul 2015
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Frederick II, king of Prussia from 1740 to 1786.
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Jane Eyre
Thu 18 Jun 2015
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, first published in 1847.
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