In Our Time Podcast
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas, people and events that have shaped our world.
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Lamarck and Natural Selection
Boxing Day 2003
Melvyn Bragg discusses Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, the 18th century French precursor to Darwin.
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The Alphabet
Thu 18 Dec 2003
Melvyn Bragg investigates how sounds turned into signs and signs became the alphabet.
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The Devil
Thu 11 Dec 2003
Melvyn Bragg examines how the Devil became an established figure in Christianity.
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Wittgenstein
Thu 4 Dec 2003
The life, work and legacy of the 20th century philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein.
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St Bartholomew's Day Massacre
Thu 27 Nov 2003
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the infamous St Bartholomew鈥檚 Day Massacre in 1572.
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Ageing the Earth
Thu 20 Nov 2003
Melvyn Bragg examines the age of the Earth and its division into four great Eons.
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Duty
Thu 13 Nov 2003
Melvyn Bragg examines duty, a concept that has excited philosophers through history.
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Sensation
Thu 6 Nov 2003
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the novels of sensation, a Victorian literary phenomenon.
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Robin Hood
Thu 30 Oct 2003
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the centuries old myth of the most romantic noble outlaw.
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Infinity
Thu 23 Oct 2003
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the nature and existence of mathematical infinity.
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The Schism
Thu 16 Oct 2003
Melvyn Bragg examines events surrounding the medieval division of the Christian Church.
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Bohemianism
Thu 9 Oct 2003
Melvyn Bragg examines the 19th century Parisian philosophy of life lived for art.
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Maxwell
Thu 2 Oct 2003
The work and legacy of the often overlooked 19th century scientist James Clerk Maxwell.
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The Apocalypse
Thu 17 Jul 2003
Melvyn Bragg examines how a powerful narrative of judgement and retribution evolved.
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Nature
Thu 10 Jul 2003
Melvyn Bragg examines the attempt to define humanity鈥檚 part in the natural world.
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The East India Company
Thu 26 Jun 2003
The history of the private trading company that helped forge the British Empire.
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The Aristocracy
Thu 19 Jun 2003
Melvyn Bragg examines the origins, power and eventual decline of the British aristocracy.
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The Lunar Society
Thu 5 Jun 2003
Melvyn Bragg examines an 18th century group of pioneering scientists and engineers.
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Blood
Thu 22 May 2003
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss blood, from medical progress to the link to the divine.
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The Holy Grail
Thu 15 May 2003
Melvyn Bragg examines why the Holy Grail legend has fascinated writers for centuries.
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The Jacobite Rebellion
Thu 8 May 2003
Melvyn Bragg examines the Stuart dynasty's final attempt to reclaim the throne of England.
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Roman Britain
Thu 1 May 2003
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 400 year history of the Romans in Britain.
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Youth
Thu 24 Apr 2003
Melvyn Bragg examines the history of concepts and ideas on youth from antiquity to today.
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Proust
Thu 17 Apr 2003
The life and work of the celebrated 20th century French novelist Marcel Proust.
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The Spanish Civil War
Thu 3 Apr 2003
Melvyn Bragg examines the causes, events and repercussions of the Spanish Civil War.
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