BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time

Rome and European Civilization

Melvyn Bragg and guests assess the role that Rome has played in European civilization.

Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the development of the science of genetics.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Oscar Wilde, his literary legacy and the Aesthetes.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the highs and lows of the Third Crusade.

Melvyn Bragg explores what science has revealed, and we still don't know, about the sea.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss surrealism, the art of the unconscious.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ethos and legacy of the British Empire.

Melvyn Bragg and guests examine the chinese philosophy of Confucianism.

The comparative histories of two titans of 19th century history.

Melvyn Bragg examines the origins of the most cherished form of government in the world.