In Our Time

In 1956 Oxford University awarded an honorary degree to the former US president Harry S. Truman for

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the greatest changes in the history of life on Earth. Around

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the most abundant lifeform on Earth: the viruses that 'eat' bacteria

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the work of the great French Impressionist Claude Monet (1840-1926)

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the doctrine of Karma as developed initially among Hindus, Jains and

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss "The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling" (1749) by Henry Fielding (17

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Saga of the Earls of Orkney, as told in the 13th Century by an u

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the canonical figures from the history of political thought.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the woman who, for almost fifty years, was the most powerful figure

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the most significant philosophers of the twentieth century,

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss 'the greatest poet of his age', Thomas Wyatt (1503 -1542), who brou

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the planet which is closest to our Sun. We see it as an evening or

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Napoleon Bonaparte's temporary return to power in France in 1815, fo

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Aristophanes' comedy in which the women of Athens and Sparta, led by

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) and his role

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Finnish epic poem that first appeared in print in 1835 in what w

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the last pagan ruler of the Roman Empire. Fifty years after Constan

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the dance which, from when it reached Britain in the early nineteent

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the revolt that broke out in 1871 in Algeria against French rule, sp