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:
The life and work of French novelist, playwright and philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. With guests Jonathan Ree, Benedict O’Donohue and Christina Howells.
Melvyn Bragg examines the cultural effect of the eighteenth century idea of Politeness. With Amanda Vickery, John Mullan and David Wootton.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the monster filled epic, Homer’s Odyssey. Guests include Oliver Taplin, Edith Hall and Simon Goldhill.
Melvyn Bragg examines the poetry, tragedy and idealism of Byron, Shelley and Keats. With guests Robert Woof, Jonathan Bate and Jennifer Wallace.
Melvyn Bragg examines the myths and theology that inspired the Vikings. With guests Carrolyn Larrington, Heather O’Donohue and John Hines.
Melvyn Bragg explores a transcendental idea that took hold on the Age of Enlightenment. With Annie Janowitz, Peter De Bolla and Janet Todd.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the novels of sensation, a Victorian literary phenomenon. Guests include John Mullen, Dinah Birch and Lyn Pykett.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the centuries old myth of the most romantic noble outlaw. Guests include Stephen Knight, Juliette Wood and Thomas Kahn.
Melvyn Bragg examines the 19th century Parisian philosophy of life lived for art. With guests Hermione Lee, Virginia Nicholson and Graham Robb.
Melvyn Bragg examines the history of concepts and ideas on youth from antiquity to today. With guests Deborah Thom, Tim Whitmarsh and Tom Healy.
The life and work of 19th century French novelist Marcel Proust. With Malcolm Bowie, Jacqueline Rose and Robert Fraser.
Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the creative force of originality. Guests include John Deathridge, Catherine Belsey and Jonathan Ree.
The history of the epic, from Homer's Odyssey to Joyce’s Ulysses. With John Carey, Karen Edwards and Oliver Taplin.
Melvyn Bragg explores Victorian realism and its focus on the ordinariness of life. Including guests Phil Davis, Dinah Birch and Andrew Wilson.
Melvyn Bragg examines how a dominant power can exert a cultural influence on its empire. With guests Linda Colley, Mary Beard and Philip Dodd.
