<p>A world-class seminar, every week. In Our Time explores the ideas, people and discoveries that have shaped our world, spanning history, philosophy, religion, science, literature, art and culture. On Thursdays, hear brand-new episodes hosted by Misha Glenny and leading academics. On Mondays, discover Misha's Archive Picks: classic conversations from the In Our Time archive, originally presented by Melvyn Bragg. Recent episodes have featured topics as wide-ranging as the Roman Arena, Handel's Messiah, John Keats, On Liberty and the Mariana Trench, bringing expert insight to pivotal events, influential thinkers and remarkable discoveries. Throughout the archive, you can hear discussions on historical figures such as Marie Antoinette, Nefertiti, Mary Wollstonecraft, Karl Marx and Albert Einstein; explore great works of literature such as Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and the poetry of John Donne; uncover the stories behind cultural masterpieces including Van Gogh's Sunflowers and Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel; or journey from Jupiter and the death of stars, to the theories of Plato and Aristotle. In Our Time celebrates the pursuit of knowledge and the enduring power of ideas.</p>

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Title Date published
The Battle of Bannockburn 2011-02-02
Aristotle's Poetics 2011-01-27
The Mexican Revolution 2011-01-20
Random and Pseudorandom 2011-01-13
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage 2011-01-06
Consequences of the Industrial Revolution 2010-12-30
The Industrial Revolution 2010-12-22
Daoism 2010-12-15
Thomas Edison 2010-12-09
Cleopatra 2010-12-02
History of Metaphor 2010-11-25
Foxe's Book of Martyrs 2010-11-18
The Volga Vikings 2010-11-11
Women and Enlightenment Science 2010-11-04
The Unicorn 2010-10-28
Logic 2010-10-21
Sturm und Drang 2010-10-14
The Spanish Armada 2010-10-07
The Delphic Oracle 2010-09-30
Imaginary Numbers 2010-09-23
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