Browse the 18th Century era within the In Our Time archive.
Melvyn Bragg and guests examine how much the British Raj owed to the Mughal Emperors.
Melvyn Bragg examines the Needham Question; why Europe, not China made modern technology.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 18th century obsession with taste.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss tea, the first truly global commodity.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the observatory at Jaipur.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss William Wordsworth’s poem, The Prelude.
Melvyn Bragg examines the spread of religious doubt over the last three centuries.
How Newton tested the lines between government-funded research and public access.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the satirical 18th century Scriblerus Club.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Social Contract; a key idea in political philosophy.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the great achievements of the Enlightenment.
Melvyn Bragg examines the emergence and impact of the Scottish Enlightenment.
The impact and legacy of the French Revolution on European culture and politics.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the reign of terror during the French Revolution.
The origins and cultural impact of 18th century tourism.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Industrial Revolution.
Melvyn Bragg examines the Stuart dynasty's final attempt to reclaim the throne of England.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the South Sea Bubble of the early 18th century.
Melvyn Bragg explores a transcendental idea that took hold on the Age of Enlightenment.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 18th and 19th century quest for the spark of life.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Voltaire's satirical novel Candide, published in 1759.
Melvyn Bragg examines the first President of the US and what drove him to revolution.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and works of the essayist William Hazlitt.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the role played by women in Enlightenment science.
