In Our Time
Misha Glenny and guests discuss the ideas, people and events that have shaped our world.
Episodes (423 available)
The surprising history of how women’s pockets fell in and out of fashion over time.
37 mins
Misha Glenny picks a classic episode from the In Our Time archive: the history of coffee
57 mins
Misha Glenny introduces a classic In Our Time episode: the playwright and spy Aphra Behn.
52 mins
The familiar sight in the sand that reveals the diversity and intricacy of marine life.
53 mins
The woman who became Marie Antoinette's official portraitist and won fame across Europe.
56 mins
The ancient alliance initially formed to protect Greek city states from the Persian Empire
55 mins
The great Brazilian novelist, whose satires of slave owners transcend time and place.
54 mins
How trees first arose from small plants and changed the world, and why new trees emerge.
55 mins
How the Norman invasion of Britain created semi-independent warlord territories in Wales.
52 mins
The political movement during the English Civil War committed to a new idea of equality.
56 mins