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In Our Time Episodes

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    Renaissance Maths

    Melvyn Bragg explores Renaissance Mathematics, when maths moved from an art to a science.

  2. The French Revolution's reign of terror

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the reign of terror during the French Revolution.

  3. Beauty

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the qualities of beauty and the history of aesthetics.

  4. Abelard and Heloise

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the medieval tale of Abelard and Heloise.

  5. Perception and the Senses

    Melvyn Bragg examines perception: how the brain reacts to the mass of data crowding it.

  6. The Aeneid

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss 鈥楾he Aeneid鈥�, Virgil's great epic poem about Rome.

  7. Archaeology and Imperialism

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the link between archaeology and imperialism.

  8. Alfred and the Battle of Edington

    Melvyn Bragg examines King Alfred and the defeat of the Vikings at Battle of Edington.

  9. John Ruskin

    The life and work of one of the most influential figures of the Victorian era.

  10. Angels

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the heavenly host of Angels.

  11. Dark Energy

    Melvyn Bragg examines recently discovered 'dark energy' and its effect on the universe.

  12. Modernist Utopias

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the mad, bad world of modern utopias.

  13. Stoicism

    Melvyn Bragg explore Stoicism, the most influential philosophy in the Ancient World.

  14. Alchemy

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Alchemy, the ancient science of transformations.

  15. The Cambrian Period

    Melvyn Bragg examines the Cambrian period, when there was an explosion of life on Earth.

  16. The Mind/Body Problem

    Melvyn Bragg examines the history of thought about the mind/body problem in philosophy.

  17. Tsar Alexander II's assassination

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the assassination of Tsar Alexander II in 1881.

  18. The Roman Republic

    The rise and eventual downfall of the Roman Republic which survived for 500 years.

  19. Faust

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the myth of Faustus and temptation by evil.

  20. The Second Law of Thermodynamics

    Melvyn Bragg examines the Second Law of Thermodynamics from steam to the Big Bang.

  21. Machiavelli and the Italian City States

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the political philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli.

  22. Jung

    The extraordinary mind and theories of the psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung.

  23. The Venerable Bede

    The life and work of the Venerable Bede who revolutionised Christian scholarship.

  24. Higgs Boson

    The history of the quest to find the Higgs Boson, also known as the 'God Particle'.

  25. Zoroastrianism

    The history of Zoroastrianism, claimed to be the first monotheistic religion.

  26. Electrickery

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the dawn of the age of electricity.

  27. Rhetoric

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discusses rhetoric; supported by Aristotle but reviled by Plato.

  28. Witchcraft

    The history of witchcraft in Reformation Europe.

  29. The Han Synthesis

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Han Synthesis philosophies of China.

  30. Sartre

    The life and work of French novelist, playwright and philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre.

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