Historical themes, events and key individuals from Akhenaten to Xenophon.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Horace (65-8BC), who flourished under the Emperor Augustus. He was o
In a programme first broadcast in November 2018, Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Austrian prince
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Bernard Mandeville (1670-1733) and his critique of the economy as he
In the second of two programmes marking In Our Time's 20th anniversary on 15th October, Melvyn Bragg
In the first of two programmes marking In Our Time's 20th anniversary on 15th October, Melvyn Bragg
Melvyn and guests discuss the 1846-48 conflict after which the United States of Mexico lost half its
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas of Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Mont
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the role of the great 'City of the Persians' founded by Darius I as
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the most remarkable queens of the Middle Ages who took contro
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 1861 declaration by Tsar Alexander II that serfs were now legall
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Berber people who grew to dominate the western Maghreb, founded
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the role of slavery in the Roman world, from its early conquests to
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859) and his examination of the America
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how and why Highlanders and Islanders were cleared from their homes
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas attributed to Sun Tzu (544-496BC, according to tradition),
In a programme first broadcast in 2018, Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and ideas of Freder
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the event of which Voltaire, two hundred years later, said 'nothing
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the man who was Henry II's Chancellor and then Archbishop of Canterb
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the myths and history of the ancient Greek city of Thebes and its de
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss The Picts and, to mark our twentieth season, that discussion takes p
