A Recast of ‘In Our Time’
Spanning history, religion, culture, science and philosophy, In Our Time from BBC Radio 4 is essential listening for the intellectually curious. In each episode, host Melvyn Bragg and expert guests explore the characters, events and discoveries that have shaped our world. History fans can learn about pivotal wars and societal upheavals, such as the rise and fall of Napoleon, the Sack of Rome in 1527, and the political intrigue of the Russian Revolution. Those fascinated by the lives of kings and queens can journey to Versailles to meet Marie Antoinette and Louis XIV the Sun King, or to Ancient Egypt to meet Cleopatra and Nerfertiti. Or perhaps you’re looking to explore the history of religion, from Buddhism’s early teachings to the Protestant Reformation. If you’re interested in the stories behind iconic works of art, music and literature, dive in to discussions on the artistic genius of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel and Van Gogh’s famous Sunflowers. From Gothic architecture to the works of Shakespeare, each episode of In Our Time offers new insight into humanity’s cultural achievements. Those looking to enrich their scientific knowledge can hear episodes on black holes, the Periodic Table, and classical theories of gravity, motion, evolution and relativity. Learn how the discovery of penicillin revolutionised medicine, and how the death of stars can lead to the formation of new planets. Lovers of philosophy will find episodes on the big issues that define existence, from free will and ethics, to liberty and justice. In what ways did celebrated philosophers such as Mary Wollstonecraft and Karl Marx push forward radical new ideas? How has the concept of karma evolved from the ancient Sanskrit texts of Hinduism to today? What was Plato’s concept of an ideal republic, and how did he explore this through the legend of the lost city of Atlantis? In Our Time celebrates the pursuit of knowledge and the enduring power of ideas.
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Recastable Episodes (1116)
| 1. | Shinto | Sept. 22, 2011 |
| 2. | The Etruscan Civilisation | Sept. 29, 2011 |
| 3. | David Hume | Oct. 6, 2011 |
| 4. | The Ming Voyages | Oct. 13, 2011 |
| 5. | Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People | Oct. 20, 2011 |
| 6. | The Siege of Tenochtitlan | Oct. 27, 2011 |
| 7. | The Moon | Nov. 3, 2011 |
| 8. | The Continental-Analytic Split | Nov. 10, 2011 |
| 9. | Ptolemy and Ancient Astronomy | Nov. 17, 2011 |
| 10. | Judas Maccabeus | Nov. 24, 2011 |
| 11. | Christina Rossetti | Dec. 1, 2011 |
| 12. | Heraclitus | Dec. 8, 2011 |
| 13. | The Concordat of Worms | Dec. 15, 2011 |
| 14. | Robinson Crusoe | Dec. 22, 2011 |
| 15. | Macromolecules | Dec. 29, 2011 |
| 16. | The Safavid Dynasty | Jan. 12, 2012 |
| 17. | 1848: Year of Revolution | Jan. 19, 2012 |
| 18. | The Scientific Method | Jan. 26, 2012 |
| 19. | The Kama Sutra | Feb. 2, 2012 |
| 20. | Erasmus | Feb. 9, 2012 |
| 21. | The An Lushan Rebellion | Feb. 16, 2012 |
| 22. | Conductors and Semiconductors | Feb. 23, 2012 |
| 23. | Benjamin Franklin | March 1, 2012 |
| 24. | Lyrical Ballads | March 8, 2012 |
| 25. | Vitruvius and De Architectura | March 15, 2012 |
| 26. | Moses Mendelssohn | March 22, 2012 |
| 27. | The Measurement of Time | March 29, 2012 |
| 28. | George Fox and the Quakers | April 5, 2012 |
| 29. | Early Geology | April 12, 2012 |
| 30. | Neoplatonism | April 19, 2012 |
| 31. | The Battle of Bosworth Field | April 26, 2012 |
| 32. | Voltaire's Candide | May 3, 2012 |
| 33. | Game Theory | May 10, 2012 |
| 34. | Clausewitz and On War | May 17, 2012 |
| 35. | Marco Polo | May 24, 2012 |
| 36. | The Trojan War | May 31, 2012 |
| 37. | King Solomon | June 7, 2012 |
| 38. | James Joyce's Ulysses | June 14, 2012 |
| 39. | Annie Besant | June 21, 2012 |
| 40. | Al-Kindi | June 28, 2012 |
| 41. | Scepticism | July 5, 2012 |
| 42. | Hadrian's Wall | July 12, 2012 |
| 43. | The Cell | Sept. 13, 2012 |
| 44. | The Druids | Sept. 20, 2012 |
| 45. | The Ontological Argument | Sept. 27, 2012 |
| 46. | Gerald of Wales | Oct. 4, 2012 |
| 47. | Hannibal | Oct. 11, 2012 |
| 48. | Caxton and the Printing Press | Oct. 18, 2012 |
| 49. | Fermat's Last Theorem | Oct. 25, 2012 |
| 50. | The Anarchy | Nov. 1, 2012 |
| 51. | The Upanishads | Nov. 8, 2012 |
| 52. | Simone Weil | Nov. 15, 2012 |
| 53. | The Borgias | Nov. 22, 2012 |
| 54. | Crystallography | Nov. 28, 2012 |
| 55. | Bertrand Russell | Dec. 6, 2012 |
| 56. | Shahnameh of Ferdowsi | Dec. 13, 2012 |
| 57. | The South Sea Bubble | Dec. 20, 2012 |
| 58. | The Cult of Mithras | Dec. 27, 2012 |
| 59. | Le Morte d'Arthur | Jan. 10, 2013 |
| 60. | Comets | Jan. 17, 2013 |
| 61. | Romulus and Remus | Jan. 24, 2013 |
| 62. | The War of 1812 | Jan. 31, 2013 |
| 63. | Epicureanism | Feb. 7, 2013 |
| 64. | Ice Ages | Feb. 14, 2013 |
| 65. | Decline and Fall | Feb. 21, 2013 |
| 66. | Pitt-Rivers | Feb. 28, 2013 |
| 67. | Absolute Zero | March 7, 2013 |
| 68. | Chekhov | March 14, 2013 |
| 69. | Alfred Russel Wallace | March 21, 2013 |
| 70. | Water | March 28, 2013 |
| 71. | Japan's Sakoku Period | April 4, 2013 |
| 72. | The Amazons | April 11, 2013 |
| 73. | The Putney Debates | April 18, 2013 |
| 74. | Montaigne | April 25, 2013 |
| 75. | Gnosticism | May 2, 2013 |
| 76. | Icelandic Sagas | May 9, 2013 |
| 77. | Cosmic Rays | May 16, 2013 |
| 78. | Lévi-Strauss | May 23, 2013 |
| 79. | Queen Zenobia | May 30, 2013 |
| 80. | Relativity | June 6, 2013 |
| 81. | Prophecy | June 13, 2013 |
| 82. | The Physiocrats | June 20, 2013 |
| 83. | Romance of the Three Kingdoms | June 27, 2013 |
| 84. | The Invention of Radio | July 4, 2013 |
| 85. | Pascal | Sept. 19, 2013 |
| 86. | The Mamluks | Sept. 26, 2013 |
| 87. | Exoplanets | Oct. 3, 2013 |
| 88. | Galen | Oct. 10, 2013 |
| 89. | The Book of Common Prayer | Oct. 17, 2013 |
| 90. | The Corn Laws | Oct. 24, 2013 |
| 91. | The Berlin Conference | Oct. 31, 2013 |
| 92. | Ordinary Language Philosophy | Nov. 7, 2013 |
| 93. | The Tempest | Nov. 14, 2013 |
| 94. | Pocahontas | Nov. 21, 2013 |
| 95. | The Microscope | Nov. 28, 2013 |
| 96. | Hindu Ideas of Creation | Dec. 5, 2013 |
| 97. | Pliny the Younger | Dec. 12, 2013 |
| 98. | Complexity | Dec. 19, 2013 |
| 99. | The Medici | Dec. 26, 2013 |
| 100. | Plato's Symposium | Jan. 2, 2014 |
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