In Our Time

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the tiny drifting organisms in the oceans that sustain the food chai

In an extended version of the programme that was broadcast, Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the infl

In the 1000th edition of In Our Time, Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss arguably the most celebrated f

To mark his 1000th episode of In Our Time, Melvyn Bragg talks to Mishal Husain for Radio 4's Today p

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the man who, in 1905, produced several papers that were to change th

Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system, and it’s hard to imagine a world more alien and d

In 1956 Oxford University awarded an honorary degree to the former US president Harry S. Truman for

Death in Venice is Thomas Mann’s most famous – and infamous - novella. Published in 1912, it’s about

Sophocles’ play Oedipus Rex begins with a warning: the murderer of the old king of Thebes, Laius, ha

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the power-packs within cells in all complex life on Earth. Inside ea

In 1661 the 23 year-old French king Louis the XIV had been on the throne for 18 years when his chief

In the year 29 BC the great Roman poet Virgil published these lines: Blessed is he who has succeed

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Christian uprising in Japan and its profound and long-term conse

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the revelatory collection of Biblical texts, legal documents, commun

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the highly influential American poet Walt Whitman. In 1855 Whitman w

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life, ideas and legacy of the pioneering Swedish botanist Carl L

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the brutal events of 26 August 1346, when the armies of France and E

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Danish prince who became a very effective King of England in 101

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Virginia Woolf's highly influential essay on women and literature, w

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Solon, who was elected archon or chief magistrate of Athens in 594 B