In Our Time Episodes Available now
The Emancipation of the Serfs
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the freeing of a third of Russians from serfdom in 1861.
The Mabinogion
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the medieval Welsh stories of Celtic mythology.
The Almoravid Empire
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the great empires of the Islamic west.
The Proton
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Proton, found in the nuclei of all elements.
Middlemarch
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss George Eliot's greatest novel, published 1871-72.
George and Robert Stephenson
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss George and Robert Stephenson and the birth of railways.
Roman Slavery
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the relationship between slavery and the power of Rome.
Tocqueville: Democracy in America
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Alexis de Tocqueville's analysis of American democracy.
Augustine's Confessions
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss St Augustine's account of his conversion to Christianity.
The Highland Clearances
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss evictions and migrations in the 18th and 19th centuries.
