BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time

William Cecil

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the most powerful man in the court of Elizabeth I.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the poetry and context of this pre-Islamic Arabian knight

A discussion of the chemicals that animals use in order to affect others of their species.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how this Bible story has inspired artists for centuries.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the scientific study of life, originated by Aristotle.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the fight for Welsh independence in the early 15th century

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas of one of the great 20th-century mathematicians.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the playwright and novelist, author of Waiting for Godot

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the idea that Popes cannot err in exercise of their office

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the planet closest to Earth, sometimes called Earth's twin