In Our Time Podcast
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas, people and events that have shaped our world.
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Milton
Thu 7 Mar 2002
Melvyn Bragg examines both the literary and political careers of the poet John Milton.
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Virtue
Thu 28 Feb 2002
Melvyn Bragg explores the meaning and purpose of the philosophical concept of virtue.
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The Celts
Thu 21 Feb 2002
Melvyn Bragg examines what we really know about the Celts of pre-Roman Britain.
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The Universe's Shape
Thu 7 Feb 2002
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the shape, size and topology of the universe.
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Yeats and Mysticism
Thu 31 Jan 2002
Melvyn Bragg explores the strange and mystical world of the Irish poet W B Yeats.
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Happiness
Thu 24 Jan 2002
Melvyn Bragg considers whether 'happiness' means living a life of pleasure or of virtue.
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Catharism
Thu 17 Jan 2002
Melvyn Bragg examines the Cathars, a medieval European Christian sect accused of heresy.
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Nuclear Physics
Thu 10 Jan 2002
Melvyn Bragg examines the 20th century development of nuclear physics as a science.
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Sensibility
Thu 3 Jan 2002
Melvyn Bragg examines the ideas behind the 18th century literary cult of sensibility.
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Rome and European Civilization
Thu 20 Dec 2001
Melvyn Bragg and guests assess the role that Rome has played in European civilization.
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Genetics
Thu 13 Dec 2001
Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the development of the science of genetics.
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Oscar Wilde
Thu 6 Dec 2001
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Oscar Wilde, his literary legacy and the Aesthetes.
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Third Crusade
Thu 29 Nov 2001
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the highs and lows of the Third Crusade.
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Oceanography
Thu 22 Nov 2001
Melvyn Bragg explores what science has revealed, and we still don't know, about the sea.
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The British Empire
Thu 8 Nov 2001
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ethos and legacy of the British Empire.
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Napoleon and Wellington
Thu 25 Oct 2001
The comparative histories of two titans of 19th century history.
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Democracy
Thu 18 Oct 2001
Melvyn Bragg examines the origins of the most cherished form of government in the world.
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Dickens
Thu 12 Jul 2001
The achievements and legacy of the 19th century literary giant Charles Dickens.
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Existentialism
Thu 28 Jun 2001
Melvyn Bragg and guests examine the 20th century philosophy of existentialism
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The Sonnet
Thu 21 Jun 2001
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Sonnet, the most enduring form in the poet鈥檚 armoury.
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The French Revolution's Legacy
Thu 14 Jun 2001
The impact and legacy of the French Revolution on European culture and politics.
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