In Our Time Archive: History

Melvyn Bragg examines the Arab conquests which helped communicate Islam to the world. With guests Hugh Kennedy, Robert Hoyland and Amira Bennison.

Melvyn Bragg and guests examine the Black Death and its effect on medieval society. Guests include Miri Rubin, Paul Binski and Samuel Kline Cohn Jnr.

Melvyn Bragg examines the enclosure movement that fenced in the British countryside. Guests include Murray Pittock, Rosemary Sweet and Mark Overton.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss ‘the Norman Yoke'. With guests Richard Gameson, Sarah Foot and Matthew Strickland.

Melvyn Bragg examines Henry VIII's policy of the Dissolution of the Monasteries. With Diarmaid MacCulloch, George Bernard and Diane Purkiss.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Statue of Liberty. Guests include John Keane, Kathleen Burk and Robert Gildea.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Rudolph II and his Renaissance Court in Prague. Guests include Peter Forshaw, Howard Hotson and Adam Mosley.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Charge of the Light Brigade. Guests include Saul David, Trudi Tate and Mike Broers.

Melvyn Bragg discusses the Sassanian Empire in Persia from the 3rd to the 7th century AD. Guests include Hugh Kennedy, James Howard-Johnston and Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis.

Melvyn Bragg discusses the idea that kingly authority derives from God. With Justin Champion, Tom Healy and Clare Jackson.

Melvyn Bragg discusses what the Pilgrim Fathers and the Mayflower mean to Americans. With Kathleen Burk, Tim Lockley and Harry Bennett.

Melvyn Bragg discusses Joan of Arc's role in the 1428 Siege of Orléans. With Malcolm Vale, Anne Curry and Matthew Bennett.

Melvyn Bragg discusses the 19th century Opium Wars between Britain and China. With Yangwen Zheng, Xun Zhou and Lars Laamann.

Melvyn Bragg discusses the original Iron Chancellor, Otto Von Bismarck. With guests Richard Evans, Kathy Lerman and Chris Clark.

Melvyn Bragg discusses Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire. With Peter Jackson, Naomi Standen and George Lane.