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In Our Time: 25 Theories and Thinkers in the History of Mathematics
- A BBC Radio 4 Collection
- By: Melvyn Bragg
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg, Various
- Length: 18 hrs and 30 mins
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Beginning with three introductory episodes, this specially curated collection explores 25 of the most important individuals, ideas and discoveries that have transformed our understanding of mathematics over the past 5,000 years. We learn how Indian mathematics provided the foundations for much of our modern thinking, discover why Euclid's Elements is the most influential textbook ever written and hear of the epic feud between Sir Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz over who invented calculus.
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In Our Time: 25 Theories and Thinkers in the History of Mathematics
- A BBC Radio 4 Collection
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg, Various
- Series: In Our Time
- Length: 18 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 12-10-23
- Language: English
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The Adventure of English
- The Biography of a Language
- By: Melvyn Bragg
- Narrated by: Robert Powell
- Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins
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This is the remarkable story of the English language; from its beginnings as a minor guttural Germanic dialect to its position today as a truly established global language. The Adventure of English is not only an enthralling story of power, religion, and trade, but also the story of people, and how their lives continue to change the extraordinary language that is English.
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All the voices
- By Francis on 13-09-06
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The Adventure of English
- The Biography of a Language
- Narrated by: Robert Powell
- Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 25-08-05
- Language: English
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In Our Time: 25 Concepts and Theories in the History of Physics
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- By: Melvyn Bragg
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg, Various
- Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins
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In this special themed collection, Melvyn Bragg is joined by guest experts including Simon Schaffer, John Gribbin, Jim Al-Khalili and Sir Martin Rees to discuss 25 of the key laws, principles and problems of physics. Here are examinations of major concepts including plasma, radiation, matter and antimatter and the Second Law of Thermodynamics, as well as discourses on historical theories such as Zeno's paradoxes, the speed of light and relativity.
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In Our Time: 25 Concepts and Theories in the History of Physics
- A BBC Radio 4 Collection
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg, Various
- Series: In Our Time
- Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 12-10-23
- Language: English
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In Our Time: 25 Pioneers in the History of Science
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- By: Melvyn Bragg
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg, Various
- Length: 20 hrs and 23 mins
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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss 25 scientific pioneers who have shaped the development of science over 500 years.
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In Our Time: 25 Pioneers in the History of Science
- A BBC Radio 4 Collection
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg, Various
- Series: In Our Time
- Length: 20 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 16-03-23
- Language: English
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In Our Time: 25 Defining Ideas of Christianity
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- By: Melvyn Bragg
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg, Various
- Length: 15 hrs and 36 mins
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This specially curated collection sees Melvyn Bragg and his panel of experts considering some of the central tenets of the Christian faith. Its wide-ranging scope incorporates key concepts including Heaven, Hell and Purgatory, angels and devils, prayers and miracles, the Fall of Man, the Apocalypse, the Trinity and the Nicene Creed. Also discussed are the most significant historical developments that shaped and influenced Christianity today, among them Gnosticism, Deism, Calvinism and Fundamentalism, the ontological argument, The Book of Common Prayer, papal infallibility and the Rapture.
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In Our Time: 25 Defining Ideas of Christianity
- A BBC Radio 4 Collection
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg, Various
- Series: In Our Time
- Length: 15 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 28-03-24
- Language: English
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In Our Time: 25 Iconic Poets and Poems in English
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- By: Melvyn Bragg
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg, Various
- Length: 17 hrs and 19 mins
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Since its debut in 1998, In Our Time has amassed a dedicated following of more than 2 million listeners. Hosted by Melvyn Bragg, with a panel of guest experts, each show features a plethora of fascinating facts and inspirational discourse on topics ranging from democracy to dark matter. This specially curated collection celebrates the rich diversity of poetry in English, focusing on 25 major works and writers from the mediaeval era to the 20th Century.
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In Our Time: 25 Iconic Poets and Poems in English
- A BBC Radio 4 Collection
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg, Various
- Series: In Our Time
- Length: 17 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 12-10-23
- Language: English
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In Our Time: 25 Landmarks in Military History
- A BBC Radio 4 Collection
- By: Melvyn Bragg
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg, Various
- Length: 22 hrs and 8 mins
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One of BBC Radio's flagship programmes, In Our Time is both highly acclaimed and immensely popular. First broadcast in 1998, it has built an audience of over 2 million listeners, who tune in each week to be enlightened and entertained by Melvyn Bragg and his expert panel as they tackle subjects ranging from macromolecules to the Muses. This special themed collection comprises the highlights of military history: 25 episodes exploring the most important conflicts of the past 3000 years, plus additional programmes discussing the history and future of war and key military themes.
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In Our Time: 25 Landmarks in Military History
- A BBC Radio 4 Collection
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg, Various
- Series: In Our Time
- Length: 22 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 13-10-22
- Language: English
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Love Without End
- A Story of Heloise and Abelard
- By: Melvyn Bragg
- Narrated by: Beth Eyre, Mark Hadfield
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
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Paris in 1117. Heloise, a brilliant young scholar, is astonished when the famous radical philosopher Peter Abelard consents to be her tutor. But what starts out as a meeting of minds turns into a passionate, dangerous love affair, which incurs terrible retribution. Nine centuries later, Arthur is in Paris to recreate the extraordinary story of Heloise and Abelard in a novel. To his surprise, his daughter visits and agrees to help, challenging his portraits of a couple who seem often inscrutable, sometimes breathtakingly modern.
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Love Without End
- A Story of Heloise and Abelard
- Narrated by: Beth Eyre, Mark Hadfield
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 07-03-19
- Language: English
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In Our Time: 25 Figures and Events in Christian History
- A BBC Radio 4 Collection
- By: Melvyn Bragg
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg, Various
- Length: 16 hrs and 40 mins
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In Our Time has been the cornerstone of broadcasting on BBC Radio 4 since its launch in 1998. Presented by one of Britain's greatest champions of the arts, Melvyn Bragg, the show explores ideas across history, religion, philosophy, science and culture. With a vast array of contributors from the world of academia, such as Mary Beard, Angie Hobbs and Diarmaid MacCulloch, it is one of Radio 4's most successful programmes. Collected in this thematic anthology are 25 episodes focusing on notable events and individuals in Christian history.
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In Our Time: 25 Figures and Events in Christian History
- A BBC Radio 4 Collection
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg, Various
- Series: In Our Time
- Length: 16 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 12-10-23
- Language: English
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Remember Me
- By: Melvyn Bragg
- Narrated by: Mark McGann
- Length: 21 hrs and 3 mins
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A passionate but ultimately tragic love affair starts when two students - one French, one English - meet at university at the beginning of the sixties. From its tentative, unpromising early stages, the relationship develops into a life-changing one, whose profound impact continues to reverberate forty years later.
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Remember Me
- By Simon J Painter on 19-05-10
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Remember Me
- Narrated by: Mark McGann
- Length: 21 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 23-03-09
- Language: English
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A Time to Dance
- By: Melvyn Bragg
- Narrated by: James Faulkner
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
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A Time to Dance charts the consequences of a relationship between a man of 54 and a girl of 18. The gap in their backgrounds, expectations, and experience proves to be as wide as that between their ages.
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A Time to Dance
- Narrated by: James Faulkner
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 01-10-09
- Language: English
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The Matter of the North
- How the North of England Shaped Modern Britain
- By: Melvyn Bragg
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg, Judi Dench, Simon Armitage, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
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In this captivating 10-part series, Melvyn Bragg brings all his enthusiasm, experience and expertise to a subject that has enthralled him his entire life: the importance of the North in shaping the United Kingdom. Joined by special guests, he charts the ebb and flow of Northern power and influence, examining how one smallish geographical region came to have such an enormous effect on our culture worldwide: from science and philosophy to music and sport.
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Concise and informative
- By Seayeaitch on 22-07-23
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The Matter of the North
- How the North of England Shaped Modern Britain
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg, Judi Dench, Simon Armitage, Maxine Peake, Joan Bakewell, full cast
- Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 07-10-21
- Language: English
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Now Is the Time
- By: Melvyn Bragg
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 11 hrs and 53 mins
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At the end of May 1381, the 14-year-old King of England had reason to be fearful: the plague had returned, the royal coffers were empty and a draconian poll tax was being widely evaded. Yet Richard, bolstered by his powerful, admired mother, felt secure in his God-given right to reign.
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History enlivened by a novelists imagination
- By Kirstine on 07-12-15
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Now Is the Time
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 11 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 08-10-15
- Language: English
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Kingdom Come
- The Cumbrian Trilogy, Book 3
- By: Melvyn Bragg
- Narrated by: Malcolm Sinclair
- Length: 13 hrs and 35 mins
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Douglas Tallentire has at last achieved what his father and grandfather before him fought for so bitterly. Educated and independent, he can carve out his own career and spread his wings. But success, freedom and happiness are more elusive than ever in the fiercely competitive '70s. From Cumbria to the frenetic whirl of sophisticated life in New York and London, Douglas, like all the Tallentires, must come to terms with private uncertainty and pain.
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Thy will be done.
- By Seayeaitch on 18-07-18
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Kingdom Come
- The Cumbrian Trilogy, Book 3
- Narrated by: Malcolm Sinclair
- Series: The Cumbrian Trilogy, Book 3
- Length: 13 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 03-12-15
- Language: English
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Crossing the Lines
- By: Melvyn Bragg
- Narrated by: Mark McGann
- Length: 14 hrs and 17 mins
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Continuing the story of Joe from A Son of War, this is the story of the rapid changes in his life from working-class Wigton to the rarified atmosphere of Oxford as he begins his studies there.
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Crossing the Lines
- Narrated by: Mark McGann
- Length: 14 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 20-08-07
- Language: English
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Voices of the Powerless: The Complete Series
- By: Melvyn Bragg
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg
- Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins
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Melvyn Bragg follows his long historical exploration of the Routes of English with ‘Voices of the Powerless’, the BBC Radio 4 series in which he explores the lives of the ordinary working men and women of Britain at critical moments across the last 1,000 years. The Norman Conquest is his starting point, a time when William the Conqueror’s ‘harrying of the North’ affected the poor apprentice, the lowly ploughman and the humble shepherd.
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Whispers from history
- By Nigel on 09-07-11
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Voices of the Powerless: The Complete Series
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg
- Series: Voices of the Powerless
- Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 06-05-11
- Language: English
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The Soldier's Return
- By: Melvyn Bragg
- Narrated by: Mark McGann
- Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
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In the spring of 1946, ex-corporal Samuel Richardson returns home from Burma to Wigton in Cumbria, to the relief of his young wife, Ellen. He finds a town in which little has changed. Sam, however, has changed: the war has left him with traumatic memories. And there's six-year-old Joe, a baby when Sam volunteered, who can scarcely remember his father. As all three strive to adjust, the bonds of love and loyalty become stretched to breaking point.
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Plodding story
- By John on 23-10-15
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The Soldier's Return
- Narrated by: Mark McGann
- Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 06-04-05
- Language: English
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A Place in England
- The Cumbrian Trilogy, Book 2
- By: Melvyn Bragg
- Narrated by: Malcolm Sinclair
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
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Joseph Tallantire has hope and ambition - like his father before him, he is determined to make something of himself and improve his lot. But life is not easy for an uneducated young man in Cumberland before and during World War II, and Joseph's struggle against the odds is the subject of this moving and evocative novel.
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Wearisome detail
- By J A. Leisten on 10-11-22
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A Place in England
- The Cumbrian Trilogy, Book 2
- Narrated by: Malcolm Sinclair
- Series: The Cumbrian Trilogy, Book 2
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 03-12-15
- Language: English
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In Our Time: 25 Journeys Through the History of the Islamic World
- A BBC Radio 4 Collection
- By: Melvyn Bragg
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg, Various
- Length: 15 hrs and 36 mins
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Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the history of the Islamic world through its religion, thinkers, poetry, empire and rulers. Since 1998, In Our Time has been the go-to radio programme for knowledge seekers and inquiring minds. This special themed collection provides a focussed, wide-ranging introduction to 25 of the ideas and events that shaped the Islamic world, highlighting the numerous connections between Islamdom and the West throughout history.
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In Our Time: 25 Journeys Through the History of the Islamic World
- A BBC Radio 4 Collection
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg, Various
- Series: In Our Time
- Length: 15 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 16-03-23
- Language: English
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In Our Time: 25 Perspectives on the Visual Arts
- A BBC Radio 4 Collection
- By: Melvyn Bragg
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg, Various
- Length: 19 hrs and 10 mins
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Radio 4's In Our Time has established itself at the pinnacle of essential conversation on a wide range of subjects from science, history, philosophy and the arts. The programme, which celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2023, is presented by Melvyn Bragg with contributors from the diverse worlds of academia. Opening with four contextual episodes - The Artist, Imagination, The Muses, and Architecture and Power - this thematic anthology contains 25 programmes on the history of visual art. Included are artistic styles and movements.
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In Our Time: 25 Perspectives on the Visual Arts
- A BBC Radio 4 Collection
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg, Various
- Series: In Our Time
- Length: 19 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 12-10-23
- Language: English
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