In Our Time Episodes Available now
A Christmas Carol
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Charles Dickens' celebrated story of Scrooge's redemption.
The May Fourth Movement
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas and protests in 1919 that shaped modern China.
The Battle of Trafalgar
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Nelson's famous victory and death on 21 October 1805.
Plato's Gorgias
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Plato's exploration of the nature of power and freedom.
The Decadent Movement
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Beardsley, Wilde and art for art's sake in the 1890s.
William and Caroline Herschel
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the siblings at the forefront of 18th-century astronomy
The Song of Roland
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss a masterpiece of French epic poetry from the 12th century.
Corals
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the simple animals which form the now-threatened reefs.
Iris Murdoch
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the philosophy of the celebrated author of The Bell.
The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Europe's largest republic, before its partition in 1772.
