In Our Time

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the simple animals which informed Charles Darwin's first book, The S

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the author and philosopher Iris Murdoch (1919 - 1999). In her lifet

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the republic that emerged from the union of the Kingdom of Poland an

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the race to build an atom bomb in the USA during World War Two. Bef

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Anne Bronte's second novel, published in 1848, which is now celebrat

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Greek writer known as the father of histories, dubbed by his det

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the remarkable diversity of the animals that dominated life on land

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the collection of poems published in 1609 by Thomas Thorpe: Shakespe

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and ideas of one of the great historians, best known for hi

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Charles Booth's survey, The Life and Labour of the People in London,

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the insight into our relationship with the world that Immanuel Kant

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the period between the execution of Charles I in 1649 and the unexpe

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the great novels of China’s Ming era, and perhaps the most lo

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the search for Longitude while at sea. Following efforts by other m

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the years of bloody conflict that saw Simon de Montfort (1205-65) be

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Roman poet Publius Ovidius Naso (43BC-17/18AD) who, as he descri

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the treaties France entered into with the United States of America i

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the form of Christianity adopted by Ostrogoths in the 4th century AD

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Laplace (1749-1827) who was a giant in the world of mathematics both

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the conflict between Russia and Japan from February 1904 to Septembe