In Our Time Episodes Episode guide
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Wilberforce
Melvyn Bragg examines the life of anti-slavery campaigner, William Wilberforce.
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Heart of Darkness
Melvyn Bragg discusses Joseph Conrad鈥檚 novel, Heart of Darkness.
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Popper
Melvyn Bragg discusses the Anglo-Austrian philosopher Karl Popper.
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01/02/2007
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of ideas.
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Genghis Khan
Melvyn Bragg discusses Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire.
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Archimedes
Melvyn Bragg discusses the Greek mathematician Archimedes and his famous cry of 鈥渆ureka!鈥�
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The Jesuits
Melvyn Bragg discusses the Jesuits, 鈥渢he school masters of Europe鈥�.
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Mars
Melvyn Bragg discusses the planet Mars, a source of endless fascination in human history
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Constantinople Siege and Fall
Melvyn Bragg examines the 1453 siege of Constantinople which ended the Byzantine Empire.
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Hell
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of Hell and its representation in the arts.
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Indian Mathematics
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 5000 year long story of Indian Maths.
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Anarchism
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the political creed of Anarchism.
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The Speed of Light
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the speed of light, lynchpin of Einstein鈥檚 universe.
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Altruism
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss philosophical and evolutionary arguments over altruism.
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The Peasants鈥� Revolt
Melvyn Bragg examines the 1381 Peasants鈥� Revolt, a pivotal moment in England鈥檚 history.
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Pope
The life and work of the brilliant, acerbic and unpopular poet Alexander Pope.
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The Poincar茅 Conjecture
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss a puzzle that may explain the shape of the universe.
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The Encyclop茅die
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the great achievements of the Enlightenment.
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The Needham Question
Melvyn Bragg examines the Needham Question; why Europe, not China made modern technology.
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The Diet of Worms
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the events that helped trigger the European Reformation.
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Averroes
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 12th century Islamic philosopher, Averroes.
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Humboldt
Melvyn Bragg examines the Prussian naturalist and explorer, Alexander Von Humboldt.
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Comedy in Ancient Greek Theatre
Melvyn Bragg explores comedy in Ancient Greek theatre including Aristophanes and Menander.
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Pastoral Literature
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss pastoral literature from Virgil to Dylan Thomas.
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Galaxies
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the creation and destruction of galaxies.
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The Spanish Inquisition
Melvyn Bragg examines the Spanish Inquisition, defenders of medieval orthodoxy.
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Carbon
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss carbon, which forms the basis of all organic life.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 19th century anti-slavery novel, 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'.
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The Heart
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of ideas about the heart.
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Mathematics and Music
Melvyn Bragg examines the mathematical structures that lie within the heart of music.
