BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time

The Industrial Revolution

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Industrial Revolution.

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Daoism, the ancient Chinese philosophy and religion.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the American technological pioneer Thomas Edison.

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Cleopatra, the famed last pharaoh of Egypt.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of metaphor.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Foxe's Book of Martyrs.

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Volga Vikings.

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the role played by women in Enlightenment science.

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the history and mythology of the unicorn.

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the history of logic.