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 discuss the 18th century obsession with taste. Guests include Amanda Vickery, John Mullan and Jeremy Black.
Melvyn Bragg discusses the myths, tales and legends of the Arabian Nights. With guests Robert Irwin, Geert van Gelder and Marina Warner.
Melvyn Bragg discusses the 1857 trial of Gustave Flaubert's novel, Madame Bovary. With guests Andy Martin, Mary Orr and Robert Gildea.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the war poet Siegfried Sassoon. Guests include Jean Moorcroft Wilson, Fran Brearton and Max Egremont.
Melvyn Bragg discusses the high pessimism of Victorian culture. Guests include Dinah Birch, Rosemary Ashton and Peter Mandler.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Greek and Roman love poetry. Guests include Nick Lowe, Edith Hall and Maria Wyke.
Melvyn Bragg discusses epistolary literature from Aphra Benn to Les Liaisons Dangereuses. With John Mullan, Brean Hammond and Karen O’Brien.
Melvyn Bragg discusses Joseph Conrad’s novel, Heart of Darkness. With Laurence Davies, Robert Hampson and Susan Jones.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and work of Jorge Luis Borges. Guests include Edwin Williamson, Efrain Kristal and Evelyn Fishburn.
The life and work of the brilliant, acerbic and unpopular poet Alexander Pope. With John Mullan, Jim McLaverty and Valerie Rumbold.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the great achievements of the Enlightenment. Guests include David Wootton, Caroline Warman and Judith Hawley.
Melvyn Bragg explores comedy in Ancient Greek theatre including Aristophanes and Menander. With Edith Hall, Nick Lowe and Paul Cartledge.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss pastoral literature from Virgil to Dylan Thomas. With Helen Cooper, Julie Sanders and Laurence Lerner.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 19th century anti-slavery novel, 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'. With Clive Webb, Celeste-Marie Bernier and Sarah Meer.
Melvyn Bragg examines the mathematical structures that lie within the heart of music. With Marcus du Sautoy, Robin Wilson and Ruth Tatlow.
