en-us Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:40:05 -0500 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20080313-1130.mp3 Melvyn Bragg delves into the rich and complex world of Greek mythology. He is joined by Nick Lowe, Senior Lecturer in Classics at Royal Holloway, University of London; Richard Buxton, Professor of Greek Language and Literature at the University of Bristol and Mary Beard, Professor of Classics at Cambridge University. Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:27:45 -0500 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20080313-1130.mp3 1082541 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20080320-1130.mp3 Melvyn Bragg discusses the rich and radical ideas of the 19th century Danish philosopher, Soren Kierkegaard, with John Lippitt, Professor of Ethics and Philosophy of Religion at the University of Hertfordshire; Clare Carlisle, Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Liverpool; and Jonathan Ree, Visiting Professor at Roehampton University and at the Royal College of Art. Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:27:43 -0500 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20080320-1130.mp3 1093149 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20080327-1130.mp3 Melvyn Bragg discusses the momentous historical event of the dissolution of the monasteries during the reign of Henry VIII with his guests: Diarmaid MacCulloch, Professor of the History of the Church at Oxford University; Diane Purkiss, Fellow and Tutor at Keble College, Oxford; and George Bernard, Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Southampton. Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:27:40 -0500 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20080327-1130.mp3 1104203 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20080403-1130.mp3 Melvyn Bragg discusses Newton's Laws of Motion - the three fundamental laws of physics that put man on the moon. He is joined by guests Simon Schaffer, Professor in History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of Darwin College; Raymond Flood, University Lecturer in Computing Studies and Mathematics and Senior Tutor at Kellogg College, University of Oxford and Rob Iliffe, Professor of Intellectual History and History of Science at the University of Sussex. Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:27:39 -0500 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20080403-1130.mp3 1116434 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20080417-1142.mp3 Unfortunately, for copyright reasons, this week's edition of the programme is not available to download. However, if you want to listen to it again, you can find 'In Our Time' on the radio 4 website at www.bbc.co.uk/radio4 Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:27:36 -0500 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20080417-1142.mp3 1139947 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20080410-1130.mp3 Melvyn Bragg discusses the Norman Yoke: the idea that the Battle of Hastings sparked the cruel oppression of Anglo-Saxon liberties by a foreign ruling class. He is joined by Sarah Foot, Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Christ Church, Oxford; Richard Gameson, Professor in the Department of History at Durham University and Matthew Strickland, Professor of Medieval History at the University of Glasgow. Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:27:36 -0500 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20080410-1130.mp3 1126061 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20080424-1130.mp3 Melvyn Bragg explores the philosophical concept of materialism with his guests this week - Anthony Grayling, Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck College, University of London; Caroline Warman, Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford; and Anthony O’Hear, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Buckingham. Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:27:28 -0500 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20080424-1130.mp3 1148682 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20080501-1130.mp3 Melvyn Bragg discusses the Enclosures of the 18th century that underpinned the agricultural revolution. He is joined by Rosemary Sweet, Director of the Centre for Urban History at the University of Leicester; Murray Pittock, Bradley Professor of English Literature at the University of Glasgow and Mark Overton, Professor of Economic and Social History at the University of Exeter. Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:27:27 -0500 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20080501-1130.mp3 1159177 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20080508-1130.mp3 Melvyn Bragg delves into the long and varied history of the brain with his three guests -Vivian Nutton, Professor of the History of Medicine at University College London; Jonathan Sawday, Professor of English Studies at the University of Strathclyde; and Marina Wallace, Professor at the University of the Arts, London, Central St Martin’s College of Art and Design. Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:27:20 -0500 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20080508-1130.mp3 1169692 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20080515-0755.mp3 Melvyn Bragg discusses the amazing discovery of the Library at Nineveh and the Assyrian Empire. He is joined by Eleanor Robson, Senior Lecturer at Cambridge University and Vice-Chair of the British Institute for the Study of Iraq; Karen Radner, Lecturer in the Ancient Near Eastern History at University College London; and Andrew George, Professor of Babylonian at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:27:19 -0500 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20080515-0755.mp3 1181537 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20080522-1115.mp3 Melvyn Bragg discusses the Black Death with Miri Rubin, Professor of Medieval and Early Modern History at Queen Mary, University of London; Samuel Cohn, Professor of Medieval History at the University of Glasgow; and Paul Binski, Professor of the History of Medieval Art at Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge. Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:27:16 -0500 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20080522-1115.mp3 1191514 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20080529-1137.mp3 Melvyn Bragg explores the mathematical concept of probability with his three guests: Marcus du Sautoy, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford; Colva Roney-Dougal, Lecturer in Pure Mathematics at the University of St Andrews; and Ian Stewart, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Warwick. Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:27:06 -0500 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20080529-1137.mp3 1201202 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20080605-1130.mp3 Melvyn Bragg discusses the Russian scientist, Trofim Lysenko, and the far-reaching effects his pseudo-science had on the Soviet Union. Melvyn's guests this week are Robert Service, Professor of Russian History at the University of Oxford; Steve Jones, Professor of Genetics at University College London; and Catherine Merridale, Professor of Contemporary History at Queen Mary, University of London. Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:27:01 -0500 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20080605-1130.mp3 1211675 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20080612-1130.mp3 Melvyn Bragg discusses the complexities of Anglo-German relations through the 19th century and in the build up to the First World War. He is joined by Richard Evans, Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge; Rosemary Ashton, Quain Professor of English Language and Literature at University College London; and Tim Blanning, Professor of Modern European History at Cambridge University. Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:27:00 -0500 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20080612-1130.mp3 1223461 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20080619-1130.mp3 Melvyn Bragg considers the celestial harmonies of the planets, a Pythagorean concept which fascinated astrologists, artists and mathematicians for centuries. He is joined by Peter Forshaw, Postdoctoral Fellow at Birkbeck, University of London Jim Bennett, Director of the Museum of the History of Science at the University of Oxford; and Angela Voss, Director of the Cultural Study of Cosmology and Divination at the University of Kent, Canterbury. Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:26:55 -0500 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20080619-1130.mp3 1233515 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20080626-1130.mp3 Melvyn Bragg discusses the mighty Arab conquests of the 7th century with his guests Hugh Kennedy, Professor of Arabic at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London; Amira Bennison, Senior Lecturer in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at the University of Cambridge; and Robert Hoyland, Professor in Arabic and Middle East Studies at the University of St Andrews. Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:26:52 -0500 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20080626-1130.mp3 1244339 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20080703-1130.mp3 Melvyn Bragg discusses the intriguing group of 17th century writers, the metaphysical poets, with a particular focus on John Donne. Melvyn is joined by Tom Healy, Professor of Renaissance Studies at Birkbeck College, University of London; Julie Sanders, Professor of English Literature and Drama at the University of Nottingham; and Tom Cain, Professor of Early Modern Literature at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:26:49 -0500 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20080703-1130.mp3 1254678 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20080710-1130.mp3 In this final programme in the current series of 'In Our Time', Melvyn Bragg explores the decadence and political corruption of Imperial Rome, as seen through the eyes of the ancient Roman historian, Tacitus. His guests this week are Catharine Edwards, Professor of Classics and Ancient History at Birkbeck, University of London; Ellen O’Gorman, Senior Lecturer in Classics at the University of Bristol; and Maria Wyke, Professor of Latin at University College London. Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:26:44 -0500 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20080710-1130.mp3 1264815 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20080925-1130a.mp3 Melvyn Bragg discusses the curious, wonderful and sacred history of miracles in this first programme of the new series of 'In Our Time'. He is joined by Justin Champion, Professor of the History of Early Modern Ideas at Royal Holloway, University of London; Martin Palmer, Director of the International Consultancy on Religion, Education, and Culture; and Janet Soskice, Reader in Philosophical Theology at Cambridge University. Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:26:43 -0500 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20080925-1130.mp3 1388306 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20081009-1130a.mp3 Melvyn Bragg grapples with the inconsistencies of mathematics as revealed by the Austrian mathematician Kurt Godel in 1930; a discovery which changed the perception of maths forever. He is joined by Marcus du Sautoy, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford; John Barrow, Professor of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Cambridge and Gresham Professor of Geometry; and Philip Welch, Professor of Mathematical Logic at the University of Bristol. Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:26:36 -0500 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20081009-1130.mp3 1413851 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20081002-1130a.mp3 Melvyn discusses the monumental impact of the Graeco-Arabic translation movement which began in the 8th century in Baghdad. His guests this week are Peter Adamson,Reader in Philosophy at King's College London; Amira Bennison, Senior Lecturer in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at the University of Cambridge; and Peter Pormann, Wellcome Trust Assistant Professor in Classics and Ancient History at the University of Warwick. Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:26:36 -0500 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20081002-1130.mp3 1399523 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20081016-1130c.mp3 Melvyn Bragg discusses the theory of Vitalism, the quest for the spark of life that ranged over centuries. He is joined by Patricia Fara, Fellow of Clare College and Affiliated Lecturer in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at Cambridge University; Andrew Mendelsohn, Senior Lecturer in the History of Science and Medicine at Imperial College, University of London; and Pietro Corsi, Professor of the History of Science at the University of Oxford. Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:26:30 -0500 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20081016-1130.mp3 1423199 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20081023-1130a.mp3 Melvyn Bragg delves into the depths of Dante's medieval poetic vision of hell. He is joined by Margaret Kean, University Lecturer in English and College Fellow at St Hilda’s College, University of Oxford; John Took, Professor of Dante Studies at University College London; and Claire Honess, Senior Lecturer in Italian at the University of Leeds and Co-Director of the Leeds Centre for Dante Studies. Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:26:28 -0500 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20081023-1130.mp3 1435007 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20081030-1130c.mp3 Melvyn Bragg discusses the Spanish American liberator, Simon Bolivar. He is joined by Anthony McFarlane, Professor of Latin American History at the University of Warwick; John Fisher, Professor of Latin American History at the University of Liverpool; and Catherine Davies, Professor in the Department of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies at the University of Nottingham. Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:26:24 -0500 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20081030-1130.mp3 1447747 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20081106-1130a.mp3 Melvyn Bragg discusses Aristotle's 'Politics' - a two and a half thousand year old collection of notes that have cast a very long shadow in political philosophy. He is joined by Angie Hobbs, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick; Paul Cartledge, AG Leventis Professor of Greek Culture at the University of Cambridge; and Annabel Brett, Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Cambridge. Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:26:22 -0500 http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20081106-1130.mp3 1458469