BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time

The Great Irish Famine

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the causes and consequences of the Famine of 1845-49.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Danish impact on England in 9th and 10th centuries.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss 'the only influential poet of the Victorian age'.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss what it means to be oneself

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the most powerful man in the court of Elizabeth I.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the poetry and context of this pre-Islamic Arabian knight

A discussion of the chemicals that animals use in order to affect others of their species.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how this Bible story has inspired artists for centuries.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the scientific study of life, originated by Aristotle.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the fight for Welsh independence in the early 15th century