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In Our Time Episodes

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    Prayer

    Melvyn Bragg examines the purpose and effects of prayer.

  2. Medical Ethics

    Melvyn Bragg examines the technological advances and ethics of modern medicine.

  3. Childhood

    Melvyn Bragg looks at how perceptions of childhood have changed over the last 100 years.

  4. Tragedy

    Melvyn Bragg examines whether the ancient genre of tragedy has a place in our own time.

  5. Consciousness

    Melvyn Bragg examines why ideas about consciousness preoccupy philosophers and scientists.

  6. Progress

    Melvyn Bragg examines whether mankind has made as much moral as material progress.

  7. The Novel

    Melvyn Bragg and guests consider the development and the future of the novel.

  8. Education

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history and the modern purpose of education.

  9. Atrocity in the 20th Century

    Melvyn Bragg examines the widespread and chilling inhumanity of the 20th century.

  10. The Individual

    Melvyn Bragg explores the concept of the individual from the Renaissance to today.

  11. The Nation State

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss whether it is appropriate to think of the UK as a nation.

  12. Utopia

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss why we are as enthralled as ever by the idea of a Utopia.

  13. Maths and Storytelling

    Melvyn Bragg examines whether it is possible to apply mathematical logic to literature.

  14. Genetic Determinism

    Melvyn Bragg explores the part genes play in our personalities.

  15. Pain

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the causes and our mechanisms of coping with pain.

  16. Truth, Lies and Fiction

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss whether it matters if memoirs aren鈥檛 entirely truthful.

  17. Africa

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the roots of Africa's current political and social crises.

  18. Intelligence

    Melvyn Bragg explores the origins, manifestations and possibilities of intelligence.

  19. Capitalism

    Melvyn Bragg examines the history of capitalism from Marx to the collapse of Communism.

  20. The Great Disruption

    Melvyn Bragg looks at the 20th century shift from industrial to information society.

  21. The Monarchy

    Melvyn Bragg examines the enduring strengths and current role of the British monarchy.

  22. Just War

    Melvyn Bragg examines where the idea of a just war originated and if it can still exist.

  23. Memory and Culture

    Melvyn Bragg examines how our collective and individual ways of remembering have changed.

  24. The Universe's Origins

    Melvyn Bragg examines the history of what we know about the origins of the universe.

  25. Multiculturalism

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 20th century鈥檚 vast population and cultural shifts.

  26. Mathematics

    Melvyn Bragg examines the importance of mathematics in relation to other sciences.

  27. Artificial Intelligence

    Melvyn Bragg examines whether we are near to achieving the thinking, feeling computer.

  28. Fundamentalism

    Melvyn Bragg examines the roots and the consequences of religious fundamentalism.

  29. Evolution

    Melvyn Bragg examines the future of gene therapy and advances in evolutionary biology.

  30. Writing and Political Oppression

    Melvyn Bragg examines whether writers have a political role in modern society.

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