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In Our Time Episodes

  1. Sunday 23:00
    BBC Radio 4

    Casablanca

    The classic 1942 movie that convinced Americans the Second World War was worth fighting.

  2. Next Thursday 09:00
    BBC Radio 4

    Megalosaurus: the first dinosaur to ever be scientifically named

    The 'great lizard' that changed how we understood the history of life on our planet.

  3. Sun 11 Oct 2026 23:00
    BBC Radio 4

    Megalosaurus: the first dinosaur to ever be scientifically named

    The 'great lizard' that changed how we understood the history of life on our planet.

  4. Thu 15 Oct 2026 09:00
    BBC Radio 4

    The Battle of Antietam

    The American Civil War battle that prompted Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.

  5. Sat 17 Oct 2026 12:06
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    Indian Indentured Labour

    How slavery’s abolition led to Indian workers being recruited to work in British colonies.

  6. Sun 18 Oct 2026 03:06
    BBC World Service

    Indian Indentured Labour

    How slavery’s abolition led to Indian workers being recruited to work in British colonies. (R)

  7. Sun 18 Oct 2026 14:06
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    Indian Indentured Labour

    How slavery’s abolition led to Indian workers being recruited to work in British colonies. (R)

  8. Sun 18 Oct 2026 17:06
    BBC World Service News Internet

    Indian Indentured Labour

    How slavery’s abolition led to Indian workers being recruited to work in British colonies. (R)

  9. Sun 18 Oct 2026 23:00
    BBC Radio 4

    The Battle of Antietam

    The American Civil War battle that prompted Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.

  10. Wed 21 Oct 2026 10:06
    BBC World Service

    Indian Indentured Labour

    How slavery’s abolition led to Indian workers being recruited to work in British colonies. (R)

  11. Thu 22 Oct 2026 00:06
    BBC World Service

    Indian Indentured Labour

    How slavery’s abolition led to Indian workers being recruited to work in British colonies. (R)

  12. Thu 22 Oct 2026 09:00
    BBC Radio 4

    22/10/2026

    Misha Glenny and guests discuss the ideas, people and events that have shaped our world.