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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Christina Rossetti
Thu 1 Dec 2011
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Victorian poet Christina Rossetti.
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Judas Maccabeus
Thu 24 Nov 2011
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the revolutionary Jewish leader Judas Maccabeus.
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Ptolemy and Ancient Astronomy
Thu 17 Nov 2011
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Ptolemy and ancient astronomy.
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The Continental-Analytic Split
Thu 10 Nov 2011
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Continental and Analytic philosophical traditions.
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The Moon
Thu 3 Nov 2011
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the origins, science and mythology of the moon.
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The Siege of Tenochtitlan
Thu 27 Oct 2011
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Siege of Tenochtitlan and fall of the Aztec Empire
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Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People
Thu 20 Oct 2011
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Delacroix's painting Liberty Leading the People.
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David Hume
Thu 6 Oct 2011
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the work of the Scottish philosopher David Hume.
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The Etruscan Civilisation
Thu 29 Sep 2011
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Etruscan civilisation.
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The Minoan Civilisation
Thu 7 Jul 2011
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Minoan Civilisation of Bronze Age Crete.
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Tennyson's In Memoriam
Thu 30 Jun 2011
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem In Memoriam.
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Wyclif and the Lollards
Thu 16 Jun 2011
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss John Wyclif and the Lollards.
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The Origins of Infectious Disease
Thu 9 Jun 2011
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the origins of infectious disease.
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The Battle of Stamford Bridge
Thu 2 Jun 2011
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Battle of Stamford Bridge.
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Xenophon
Thu 26 May 2011
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the ancient Greek historian and soldier Xenophon.
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Custer's Last Stand
Thu 19 May 2011
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Custer's Last Stand.
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The Anatomy of Melancholy
Thu 12 May 2011
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Robert Burton's book The Anatomy of Melancholy.
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Islamic Law and its Origins
Thu 5 May 2011
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the origins of Islamic law.
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Cogito Ergo Sum
Thu 28 Apr 2011
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Rene Descartes' famous statement.
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The Pelagian Controversy
Thu 21 Apr 2011
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the church's most significant doctrinal disputes.
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The Neutrino
Thu 14 Apr 2011
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the neutrino, the so-called 'ghost particle'.
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Octavia Hill
Thu 7 Apr 2011
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Victorian social reformer Octavia Hill.
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The Bhagavad Gita
Thu 31 Mar 2011
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Bhagavad Gita, a key text of Hinduism.
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The Medieval University
Thu 17 Mar 2011
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the foundation of the medieval universities.
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