In Our Time Episodes Episode guide
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P v NP
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the mathematical problem of P versus NP.
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The Empire of Mali
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the empire of Mali.
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Simone de Beauvoir
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas, work and life of Simone de Beauvoir.
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Holbein at the Tudor Court
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Holbein at the court of Henry VIII.
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Alexander the Great
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and legacy of Alexander the Great.
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Perpetual Motion
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss perpetual motion.
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Frida Kahlo
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Frida Kahlo.
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Frederick the Great
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Frederick II, king of Prussia from 1740 to 1786.
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Extremophiles
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss extremophiles and astrobiology.
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Jane Eyre
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, first published in 1847.
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Utilitarianism
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Utilitarianism.
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Prester John
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the legend of Prester John.
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The Science of Glass
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the puzzling science of glass.
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Josephus
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Flavius Josephus, author of The Jewish War.
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The Lancashire Cotton Famine
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Lancashire cotton famine during the American Civil War
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Tagore
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Rabindranath Tagore.
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The Earth's Core
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Earth's core.
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Fanny Burney
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the work of the 18th-century writer Fanny Burney.
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Matteo Ricci and the Ming Dynasty
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Matteo Ricci's 16th-century travels in Ming China.
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Sappho
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the ancient Greek poet Sappho.
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The California Gold Rush
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the California Gold Rush of the 1850s.
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The Curies
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the scientific achievements of the Curie family.
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Al-Ghazali
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the medieval Islamic thinker Al-Ghazali.
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Dark Matter
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss dark matter, the 'missing mass' of the universe.
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Beowulf
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the epic Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf.
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The Eunuch
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the history and significance of eunuchs.
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The Wealth of Nations
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Adam Smith's economic treatise The Wealth of Nations.
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The Photon
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the photon, the fundamental particle of light.
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Ashoka the Great
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Indian ruler Ashoka the Great.
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Thucydides
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the ancient Greek historian Thucydides.
