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In Our Time Episodes

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    Utopia

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss why we are as enthralled as ever by the idea of a Utopia.

  2. Maths and Storytelling

    Melvyn Bragg examines whether it is possible to apply mathematical logic to literature.

  3. Genetic Determinism

    Melvyn Bragg explores the part genes play in our personalities.

  4. Pain

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the causes and our mechanisms of coping with pain.

  5. Truth, Lies and Fiction

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss whether it matters if memoirs aren鈥檛 entirely truthful.

  6. Africa

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the roots of Africa's current political and social crises.

  7. Intelligence

    Melvyn Bragg explores the origins, manifestations and possibilities of intelligence.

  8. Capitalism

    Melvyn Bragg examines the history of capitalism from Marx to the collapse of Communism.

  9. The Great Disruption

    Melvyn Bragg looks at the 20th century shift from industrial to information society.

  10. The Monarchy

    Melvyn Bragg examines the enduring strengths and current role of the British monarchy.

  11. Just War

    Melvyn Bragg examines where the idea of a just war originated and if it can still exist.

  12. Memory and Culture

    Melvyn Bragg examines how our collective and individual ways of remembering have changed.

  13. The Universe's Origins

    Melvyn Bragg examines the history of what we know about the origins of the universe.

  14. Multiculturalism

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 20th century鈥檚 vast population and cultural shifts.

  15. Mathematics

    Melvyn Bragg examines the importance of mathematics in relation to other sciences.

  16. Artificial Intelligence

    Melvyn Bragg examines whether we are near to achieving the thinking, feeling computer.

  17. Fundamentalism

    Melvyn Bragg examines the roots and the consequences of religious fundamentalism.

  18. Evolution

    Melvyn Bragg examines the future of gene therapy and advances in evolutionary biology.

  19. Writing and Political Oppression

    Melvyn Bragg examines whether writers have a political role in modern society.

  20. Good and Evil

    Melvyn Bragg examines how we judge good and evil in modern western civilisation.

  21. Architecture in the 20th Century

    Melvyn Bragg examines what the architecture of the 20th century says about the age.

  22. Animal Experiments and Rights

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the role of animals in humankind鈥檚 search for knowledge.

  23. History as Science

    Melvyn Bragg examines the importance of geography and ecology in shaping world history.

  24. Shakespeare and Literary Criticism

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the enduring popular and academic appeal of Shakespeare.

  25. The Avant Garde's Decline and Fall in the 20th Century

    Melvyn Bragg examines the history and legacy of 20th Century Avant Garde painting.

  26. Space in Religion and Science

    Melvyn Bragg looks at how cyberspace has introduced a new concept of space in our world.

  27. Language and the Mind

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss whether the formation of language is innate or cultural.

  28. Psychoanalysis and its Legacy

    Melvyn Bragg examines the relevance of psychoanalysis at the end of the 20th century.

  29. Ageing

    Melvyn Bragg looks at the ethical, economic and biological implications of living longer.

  30. Modern Culture

    Melvyn Bragg examines the definition and state of modern culture in the 20th century.

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