In Our Time Archive: Culture

Melvyn Bragg investigates the changing ideals of masculinity in 20th century literature. With guests Martin Amis and Cora Kaplan.

Melvyn Bragg examines whether the ancient genre of tragedy has a place in our own time. With George Steiner and Catherine Belsey.

Melvyn Bragg and guests consider the development and the future of the novel. With D.J. Taylor, Gillian Beer

Melvyn Bragg examines whether it is possible to apply mathematical logic to literature. With Marina Warner and John Allen Paulos.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss whether it matters if memoirs aren’t entirely truthful. With Elena Lappin and Nick Groom.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of capitalism from Marx to the collapse of Communism. With Anatole Kaletsky and Edward Luttwak.

Melvyn Bragg examines the enduring strengths and the current role of the British monarchy. With Bea Campbell and David Cannadine.

Melvyn Bragg examines how our collective and individual ways of remembering have changed. With Malcolm Bowie and Nancy Wood.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 20th century’s vast population and cultural shifts. With Avtar Brah and Stuart Hall.

Melvyn Bragg examines whether writers have a political role in modern society. With writers Nadine Gordimer and Ariel Dorfman.

Melvyn Bragg and guests consider what the architecture of the 20th century says about the age. With Daniel Libeskind and Richard Weston.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the enduring popular and academic appeal of Shakespeare. With Harold Bloom and Jacqueline Rose.

Melvyn Bragg examines the history and legacy of 20th Century Avant Garde painting. With Frances Morris and Eric Hobsbawm.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss whether the formation of language is innate or cultural. With Steven Pinker and Jonathan Miller.

Melvyn Bragg examines the definition and state of modern culture in the 20th century. With Roger Scruton and Will Self.