In Our Time Episodes Episode guide
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Logic
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the history of logic.
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Sturm und Drang
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the German artistic movement known as Sturm und Drang.
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The Spanish Armada
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Spanish Armada.
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The Delphic Oracle
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Delphic Oracle.
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Imaginary Numbers
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss imaginary numbers.
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Pliny's Natural History
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Pliny's Natural History, one of the first encyclopedias.
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Athelstan
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the reign of Athelstan, the first king of all England.
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Antarctica
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of the Antarctic and its exploration.
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The Neanderthals
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the evolution and characteristics of the Neanderthals.
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al-Biruni
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Central Asian scientist and historian al-Biruni.
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Edmund Burke
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the philosopher, politician and writer Edmund Burke.
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Giorgio Vasari's Lives of the Artists
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Giorgio Vasari's Lives of the Artists.
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The Cavendish Family in Science
Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the scientific achievements of the Cavendish family.
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William James's 'The Varieties of Religious Experience'
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James.
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The Cool Universe
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Cool Universe.
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The Great Wall of China
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss The Great Wall of China.
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Roman Satire
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Roman satire.
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The Zulu Nation's Rise and Fall
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the rise and fall of the Zulu Nation.
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William Hazlitt
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and works of the essayist William Hazlitt.
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The City - a history, part 2
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of the city.
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The City - a history, part 1
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the rise of the city, from its Bronze Age origins to 1800.
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Munch and The Scream
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Edvard Munch and his most famous painting, The Scream.
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Boudica
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and mythologisation of Boudica.
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The Infant Brain
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss what new research reveals about the infant brain.
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Calvinism
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas of John Calvin and their impact.
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The Indian Mutiny
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Indian Mutiny of 1857 and the rebellion which followed
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Mathematics' Unintended Consequences
Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the unintended consequences of mathematical discoveries.
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Ibn Khaldun
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 14th-century Arab philosopher of history Ibn Khaldun.
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Silas Marner
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss George Eliot's 1861 novel Silas Marner.
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The Glencoe Massacre
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Glencoe Massacre of 1692.