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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Giorgio Vasari's Lives of the Artists
Thu 27 May 2010
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Giorgio Vasari's Lives of the Artists.
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The Cavendish Family in Science
Thu 20 May 2010
Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the scientific achievements of the Cavendish family.
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William James's 'The Varieties of Religious Experience'
Thu 13 May 2010
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James.
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The Zulu Nation's Rise and Fall
Thu 15 Apr 2010
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the rise and fall of the Zulu Nation.
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William Hazlitt
Thu 8 Apr 2010
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and works of the essayist William Hazlitt.
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The City - a history, part 2
Thu 1 Apr 2010
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of the city.
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The City - a history, part 1
Thu 25 Mar 2010
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the rise of the city, from its Bronze Age origins to 1800.
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Munch and The Scream
Thu 18 Mar 2010
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Edvard Munch and his most famous painting, The Scream.
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The Infant Brain
Thu 4 Mar 2010
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss what new research reveals about the infant brain.
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Calvinism
Thu 25 Feb 2010
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas of John Calvin and their impact.
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The Indian Mutiny
Thu 18 Feb 2010
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Indian Mutiny of 1857 and the rebellion which followed
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Mathematics' Unintended Consequences
Thu 11 Feb 2010
Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the unintended consequences of mathematical discoveries.
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Ibn Khaldun
Thu 4 Feb 2010
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 14th-century Arab philosopher of history Ibn Khaldun.
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Silas Marner
Thu 28 Jan 2010
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss George Eliot's 1861 novel Silas Marner.
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The Frankfurt School
Thu 14 Jan 2010
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas and influence of the Frankfurt School.
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The Royal Society and British Science: Episode 4—In Our Time: The Royal Society and British Science
Thu 7 Jan 2010
The more discreet role played by the Society in the 20th century.
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The Royal Society and British Science: Episode 3—In Our Time: The Royal Society and British Science
Wed 6 Jan 2010
The 19th century blooms scientifically with numerous alternative, specialist societies.
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The Royal Society and British Science: Episode 2—In Our Time: The Royal Society and British Science
Tue 5 Jan 2010
How Newton tested the lines between government-funded research and public access.
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The Royal Society and British Science: Episode 1—In Our Time: The Royal Society and British Science
Mon 4 Jan 2010
Melvyn Bragg travels to Oxford, where the young Christopher Wren and friends experimented.
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Mary Wollstonecraft
Thu 31 Dec 2009
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and ideas of Mary Wollstonecraft.
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Pythagoras
Thu 10 Dec 2009
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas of Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans.
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The Silk Road
Thu 3 Dec 2009
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Silk Road, the trade routes which spanned Asia.
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Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Thu 26 Nov 2009
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.
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