In Our Time Episodes Available now
The Haymarket Affair
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 1886 bombing in Chicago amid violent labour conflict.
Wormholes
Melvyn Bragg and guests test the idea that there are shortcuts between distant galaxies.
Benjamin Disraeli
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the most prominent Victorian politicians.
Mitochondria (Summer Repeat)
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the power-packs within cells in all complex life on Earth.
Thomas Hardy's Poetry (Summer Repeat)
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Hardy's goal of being a great poet and how he succeeded
Charisma (Summer Repeat)
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Max Weber's idea of charismatic authority in leadership
Elizabeth Anscombe (Summer Repeat)
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the influential 20th-century moral philosopher
The Fish-Tetrapod Transition (Summer Repeat)
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the great stages in the evolution of life on Earth
Bacteriophages
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how viruses can help us track and cure bacterial illnesses
Monet in England
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Claude Monet's fascination with the foggy Thames.