In Our Time Episodes Episode guide
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The Fibonacci Sequence
Melvyn Bragg discusses the mathematical and cultural mysteries of the Fibonacci Sequence.
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The Prelude
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss William Wordsworth鈥檚 poem, The Prelude.
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Oxygen
Melvyn Bragg discusses the discovery of Oxygen by Joseph Priestley and Antoine Lavoisier.
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Avicenna
Melvyn Bragg discusses the Persian Islamic philosopher Avicenna.
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Guilt
Melvyn Bragg and guests take a long hard look at the idea of guilt.
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Taste
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 18th century obsession with taste.
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The Arabian Nights
Melvyn Bragg discusses the myths, tales and legends of the Arabian Nights.
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The Divine Right of Kings
Melvyn Bragg discusses the idea that kingly authority derives from God.
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Antimatter
Melvyn Bragg discusses Antimatter in particle physics and cosmology.
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Socrates
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the iconic Greek philosopher, Socrates.
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Madame Bovary
Melvyn Bragg discusses the 1857 trial of Gustave Flaubert's novel, Madame Bovary
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The Pilgrim Fathers
Melvyn Bragg discusses what the Pilgrim Fathers and the Mayflower mean to Americans.
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The Permian-Triassic Boundary
Melvyn Bragg discusses the Permian-Triassic boundary in evolutionary history.
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Common Sense Philosophy
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss common sense philosophy.
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Renaissance Astrology
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Renaissance Astrology.
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Siegfried Sassoon
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the war poet Siegfried Sassoon.
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Ockham's Razor
Melvyn Bragg discusses the ideas of William Ockham including Ockham's Razor.
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The Siege of Orl茅ans
Melvyn Bragg discusses Joan of Arc's role in the 1428 Siege of Orl茅ans.
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Gravitational Waves
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the physics of Gravitational Waves.
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Victorian Pessimism
Melvyn Bragg discusses the high pessimism of Victorian culture.
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Spinoza
Melvyn Bragg discusses the Dutch, Jewish and Christian Philosopher, Baruch Spinoza.
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Greek and Roman Love Poetry
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Greek and Roman love poetry.
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Symmetry
Melvyn Bragg discusses the idea of symmetry in art and nature.
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The Opium Wars
Melvyn Bragg discusses the 19th century Opium Wars between Britain and China.
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St Hilda
Melvyn Bragg discusses the 7th century abbess, St Hilda.
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Anaesthetics
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of anaesthetics.
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Bismarck
Melvyn Bragg discusses the original Iron Chancellor, Otto Von Bismarck.
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Epistolary Literature
Melvyn Bragg discusses epistolary literature from Aphra Benn to Les Liaisons Dangereuses
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Microbiology
Melvyn Bragg discusses the history of microbiology, the study of microscopic life.
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Optics
Melvyn Bragg discusses the history of the science of optics
