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 5000 year cultural history of fairies. With guests Juliette Wood, Diane Purkiss and Nicola Bown.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the great German polymath, Johann Wolfgang Goethe. Guests include Tim Blanning, Dan Wilson and Sarah Colvin.
Melvyn Bragg considers the importance of the 17th century Spanish novel Don Quixote. With Edwin Williamson, Barry Ife and Jane Whetnall.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Geoffrey Chaucer, the father of English literature. Guests include Carolyne Larrington, Helen Cooper and Ardis Butterfield.
Melvyn Bragg examines the controversy and scandal of 17th century print culture. With Kevin Sharpe, Joad Raymond and Ann Hughes.
Melvyn Bragg examines the ‘Oresteia’, the seminal trilogy of tragedies by Aeschylus. With Edith Hall, Simon Goldhill and Tom Healy.
The life and work of Samuel Johnson, a giant of 18th century literature. With guests John Mullan, Judith Hawley and Jim McLaverty.
Melvyn Bragg examines the life of glittering Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlowe. With guests Jonathan Bate, Emma Smith and Katherine Duncan-Jones.
Melvyn Bragg examines Merlin, prophet, magician, king maker and the mad man of the woods. With Juliette Wood, Stephen Knight and Peter Forshaw.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the satirical 18th century Scriblerus Club. Guests include John Mullan, Judith Hawley and Marcus Walsh.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the medieval tale of Abelard and Heloise. Guests include Michael Clanchy, AC Grayling and Henrietta Leyser.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss ‘The Aeneid’, Virgil's great epic poem about Rome. Guests include Catherine Edwards, Edith Hall and Philip Hardie.
The life and work of one of the most influential figures of the Victorian era. With guests Dinah Birch, Stephan Collini and Keith Hanley.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the mad, bad world of modern utopias. Guests include Laura Marcus, Steve Connor and John Carey.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the myth of Faustus and temptation by evil. Guests include Osman Durrani, Juliette Wood and Rosemary Ashton.
