In Our Time

In 1897, Gustav Klimt led a group of radical artists to break free from the cultural establishment o

Ever since Franz Anton Mesmer induced trance-like states in his Parisian subjects in the late eighte

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and role of one of the most significant figures in early 20

In 1710, the British Parliament passed a piece of legislation entitled An Act for the Encouragement

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the decisive role of one of the great 20th Century physicists in sol

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Korea's brief but significant period as an empire as it moved from t

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the great figures in world literature. The French playwright

Melvyn Bragg and guests explore typology, a method of biblical interpretation that aims to meaningfu

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the best known events and figures in Irish history. In 1014

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the brothers Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus whose names are entwined wi

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the French philosopher Maurice Merleau-Ponty (1908-1961), who was pa

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the most energetic, varied and innovative playwrights of his

Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the history and reputation of the Persian ruler Cyrus the Great. Cyr

Since plants have to mate and produce offspring while rooted to the spot, they have to be pollinated

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Hindu goddess Kali, often depicted as dark blue, fierce, defiant

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the renowned and versatile Irish writer Oliver Goldsmith (1728 - 177

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Catherine of Aragon (1485-1536), the youngest child of the newly dom

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the architect Sir John Soane (1753 -1837), the son of a bricklayer.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss a story that circulated widely in the middle ages about a highly lea

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Plato's Crito and Phaedo, his accounts of the last days of Socrates