In Our Time Episodes Available now
The Dead Sea Scrolls
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Biblical texts and documents found in the late 1940s.
Walt Whitman
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the innovative and highly influential American poet.
Linnaeus
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas and legacy of the pioneering Swedish botanist.
The Battle of Cr茅cy
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 1346 conflict between the armies of France and England
Cnut
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Dane who became a powerful King of England in 1016.
A Room of One's Own
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Virginia Woolf's essay on women and literature.
Solon the Lawgiver
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the statesman who transformed Athens in the 6th century BC
Mercantilism
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the idea which dominated European economies for 300 years.
The Ramayana
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ancient Sanskrit epic.
Megaliths
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss what we know about ancient stones placed in the landscape.
