In Our Time Episodes Available now
Tang Era Poetry
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Li Bai and Du Fu from the Golden Age of Chinese Poetry.
The Davidian Revolution
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the lasting impact of David I, King of Scotland c1084-1153
Early Christian Martyrdom
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Eusebius of Caesarea and his stories of Christian martyrs.
Olympe de Gouges
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the author of The Declaration of the Rights of Woman, 1791
Homo erectus
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the two-million-year span of our most adaptable ancestor.
Polidori's The Vampyre
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 1819 work that inspired two centuries of vampire tales
The Sistine Chapel
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Michelangelo's iconic frescoes in Renaissance Rome.
Antigone
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Sophocles' tragedy of an autocrat who defies family ties.
Charisma
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Max Weber's idea of charismatic authority in leadership
Seismology
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how the study of earthquakes helps reveal Earth's secrets.
