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In Our Time Episodes

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    Johnson

    The life and work of Samuel Johnson, a giant of 18th century literature.

  2. Cynicism

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Cynics, the performance artists of philosophy.

  3. Mammals

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the rise of the mammals which began 65 million years ago.

  4. The Field of the Cloth of Gold

    Melvyn Bragg examines the Field of the Cloth of Gold, and Tudor conspicuous consumption.

  5. Magnetism

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history and mysterious force of magnetism.

  6. Marx

    The life and ideas of Karl Marx who changed the world with his Communist Manifesto.

  7. Marlowe

    Melvyn Bragg examines the life of glittering Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlowe.

  8. Merlin

    Melvyn Bragg examines Merlin, prophet, magician, king maker and the mad man of the woods.

  9. The KT Boundary

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the KT Boundary and the extinction of the dinosaurs.

  10. Paganism in the Renaissance

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the return of classical pagan thought in the Renaissance.

  11. The Scriblerus Club

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the satirical 18th century Scriblerus Club.

  12. Renaissance Maths

    Melvyn Bragg explores Renaissance Mathematics, when maths moved from an art to a science.

  13. The French Revolution's reign of terror

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the reign of terror during the French Revolution.

  14. Beauty

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the qualities of beauty and the history of aesthetics.

  15. Abelard and Heloise

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the medieval tale of Abelard and Heloise.

  16. Perception and the Senses

    Melvyn Bragg examines perception: how the brain reacts to the mass of data crowding it.

  17. The Aeneid

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss 鈥楾he Aeneid鈥�, Virgil's great epic poem about Rome.

  18. Archaeology and Imperialism

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the link between archaeology and imperialism.

  19. Alfred and the Battle of Edington

    Melvyn Bragg examines King Alfred and the defeat of the Vikings at Battle of Edington.

  20. John Ruskin

    The life and work of one of the most influential figures of the Victorian era.

  21. Angels

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the heavenly host of Angels.

  22. Dark Energy

    Melvyn Bragg examines recently discovered 'dark energy' and its effect on the universe.

  23. Modernist Utopias

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the mad, bad world of modern utopias.

  24. Stoicism

    Melvyn Bragg explore Stoicism, the most influential philosophy in the Ancient World.

  25. Alchemy

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Alchemy, the ancient science of transformations.

  26. The Cambrian Period

    Melvyn Bragg examines the Cambrian period, when there was an explosion of life on Earth.

  27. The Mind/Body Problem

    Melvyn Bragg examines the history of thought about the mind/body problem in philosophy.

  28. Tsar Alexander II's assassination

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the assassination of Tsar Alexander II in 1881.

  29. The Roman Republic

    The rise and eventual downfall of the Roman Republic which survived for 500 years.

  30. Faust

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the myth of Faustus and temptation by evil.

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