In Our Time Archive: History

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the reign of Athelstan, the first king of all England. With Sarah Foot, John Hines and Richard Gameson.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the evolution and characteristics of the Neanderthals. Guests include Danielle Schreve, Chris Stringer and Simon Conway Morris.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss The Great Wall of China. With Rana Mitter, Frances Wood and Julia Lovell.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the rise and fall of the Zulu Nation. With guests Saul David, Saul Dubow and Shula Marks.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of the city. Guests include Peter Hall, Tristram Hunt and Ricky Burdett.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the rise of the city, from its Bronze Age origins to 1800. With Peter Hall, Julia Merritt and Greg Woolf.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and mythologisation of Boudica. Guests include Miranda Aldhouse-Green, Richard Hingley and Juliette Wood.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Indian Mutiny of 1857 and the rebellion which followed. Guests include Shruti Kapila, Faisal Devji and Chandrika Kaul.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Glencoe Massacre of 1692. Guests include Murray Pittock, Karin Bowie and Daniel Szechi.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history and myth of the Samurai. Guests include Angus Lockyer, Nicola Liscutin and Gregory Irvine.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Silk Road, the trade routes which spanned Asia. Guests include Frances Wood, Tim Barrett and Naomi Standen.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Ancient Greek city-state of Sparta. With Paul Cartledge, Angie Hobbs and Edith Hall.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Siege of Munster in 1534-35. Guests include Diarmaid MacCulloch, Charlotte Methuen and Lucy Wooding.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the death of Queen Elizabeth I. With John Guy, Helen Hackett and Clare Jackson.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Dreyfus Affair, which tore France apart in the 1890s. With Robert Gildea, Robert Tombs and Ruth Harris.