In Our Time Episodes Available now
Seventeenth Century Print Culture
Melvyn Bragg examines the controversy and scandal of 17th century print culture.
Relativism
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss relativism; a philosophy with no absolute truths.
Prime Numbers
Melvyn Bragg examines prime numbers and their mysterious role in the universe of numbers.
The Oath
Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the importance of the oath in the Classical World.
The Oresteia
Melvyn Bragg examines the ‘Oresteia’, the seminal trilogy of tragedies by Aeschylus.
Heaven
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss ideas of heaven and the afterlife.
The Peterloo Massacre
Melvyn Bragg examines the 1819 Peterloo Massacre and the brutality of the British state.
Artificial Intelligence
Melvyn Bragg investigates artificial intelligence; can a computer imitate the human mind?
Hobbes
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the great 17th century philosopher Thomas Hobbes.
The Graviton
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the search for the Graviton particle in physics.
