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In Our Time Episodes

  1.

    The Second Law of Thermodynamics

    Melvyn Bragg examines the Second Law of Thermodynamics from steam to the Big Bang.

  2. Machiavelli and the Italian City States

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the political philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli.

  3. Jung

    The extraordinary mind and theories of the psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung.

  4. The Venerable Bede

    The life and work of the Venerable Bede who revolutionised Christian scholarship.

  5. Higgs Boson

    The history of the quest to find the Higgs Boson, also known as the 'God Particle'.

  6. Zoroastrianism

    The history of Zoroastrianism, claimed to be the first monotheistic religion.

  7. Electrickery

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the dawn of the age of electricity.

  8. Rhetoric

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discusses rhetoric; supported by Aristotle but reviled by Plato.

  9. Witchcraft

    The history of witchcraft in Reformation Europe.

  10. The Han Synthesis

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Han Synthesis philosophies of China.

  11. Sartre

    The life and work of French novelist, playwright and philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre.

  12. Politeness

    Melvyn Bragg examines the cultural effect of the eighteenth century idea of Politeness.

  13. The Origins of Life

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss when and how life on earth originated.

  14. Agincourt

    The history and legacy of the English army's defeat of the French at Agincourt in 1415.

  15. The Odyssey

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the monster filled epic, Homer鈥檚 Odyssey.

  16. Pi

    Melvyn Bragg examines the history of the longest and most detailed number in nature.

  17. Washington and the American Revolution

    Melvyn Bragg examines the first President of the US and what drove him to revolution.

  18. Renaissance Magic

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Renaissance obsession with Magic.

  19. Empiricism

    Melvyn Bragg examines the 17th century idea that all knowledge arises from experience.

  20. Babylon

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the truth behind the empire of Babylon.

  21. The Planets

    Melvyn Bragg examines our knowledge of the planets in both our and other solar systems.

  22. Toleration

    Melvyn Bragg looks at the politics behind the rise of religious freedom in England.

  23. Zero

    Melvyn Bragg examines the number between 1 and -1, once denounced as the devil's work.

  24. Heroism

    Melvyn Bragg explores what defines a hero, and their place in classical society.

  25. Tea

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss tea, the first truly global commodity.

  26. Hysteria

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how emotional experiences can become physical symptoms.

  27. The Later Romantics

    Melvyn Bragg examines the poetry, tragedy and idealism of Byron, Shelley and Keats.

  28. The Fall

    Melvyn Bragg examines the concept of original sin and its influence in Christian Europe.

  29. China's Warring States period

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the astonishing聽productivity of the Chinese Golden Age.

  30. Theories of Everything

    Melvyn Bragg explores the 30 year search to solve all the biggest questions in physics.

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