In Our Time Episodes Available now
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Aurora Leigh
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Aurora Leigh by Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
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Bedlam
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the early history of Bethlehem Hospital, known as Bedlam.
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The Maya Civilization
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Maya civilization in central America.
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The Dutch East India Company
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Dutch East India Company.
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Mary Magdalene
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Mary Magdalene, one of the best-known figures in the Bible
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Robert Hooke
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss 17th-century scientist Robert Hooke.
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Rumi's Poetry
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the poetry of Rumi (1207-1273).
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Chromatography
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the origins, development and uses of chromatography.
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Eleanor of Aquitaine
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Eleanor of Aquitaine, the most powerful woman of her time.
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Thomas Paine's Common Sense
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense, published in 1776.