In Our Time Archive: Culture
Summary: Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the history of ideas as it applies to culture - from literature and the visual arts to artistic movements and their origins.
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Podcasts:
Melvyn Bragg and guests consider the enigma of the life of William Shakespeare. Including guests Katherine Duncan-Jones, John Sutherland and Grace Iopollo.
Melvyn Bragg examines the origins and significance of the 18th century Gothic movement. With Chris Baldick, Andrew Wilson and Emma Clery.
Melvyn Bragg assesses the role of Freudian analysis in understanding literature. With guests Malcolm Bowie, Adam Philips and Lisa Appignanesi.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideals, exponents and legacy of Romanticism. Including guests Jonathan Bate, Rosemary Ashton and Nicholas Roe.
The history of London from its Neolithic origin to the digitalised capital city of today. With Peter Ackroyd, Claire Tomalin and Iain Sinclair.
Melvyn Bragg examines why the public is fascinated with the private lives of individuals. Including guests Richard Holmes, Amanda Foreman and Nigel Hamilton.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the true meaning of genius and whether it is born or made. With Arthur I. Miller, Juliet Mitchell and Michael Howe.
Melvyn Bragg explores the veracity of modern claims about the culture of the Renaissance. With guests Evelyn Welch, Peter Burke and Francis Ames-Lewis.
Melvyn Bragg and guests examine the ideals that underwrite the idealism of America. With Susan Sontag, Christopher Hitchens and John Keane.
Melvyn Bragg examines what it is about Shakespeare’s work that makes it universal. With Frank Kermode, Michael Bogdanov and Germaine Greer.
Melvyn Bragg examines the development of Western rituals and attitudes to death. With guests Thomas Lynch, Jonathan Dollimore and Marilyn Butler.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the characteristics of the English identity. Including guests Paul Langford, Lola Young and Peter Mandler.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the development and future of material culture. With William Gibson and Rachel Bowlby.
Melvyn Bragg explores the enduring appeal of the Roman poet Ovid’s work Metamorphoses. With A.S. Byatt and A. Catherine Bates.
The history of the politics, practice and process of reading. With guests Kevin Sharpe and Jacqueline Pearson.
