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In Our Time : Celebrating Twenty Years of Essential Conversation, EPUB eBook

In Our Time : Celebrating Twenty Years of Essential Conversation EPUB

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Bragg gives short shrift to pretension of any kind, while remaining stalwart in his search for knowledge. His methodology inIn Our Timeis... not unlike that of a man throwing a stick at a dog: he chucks his questions ahead, and if the chosen academic fails to bring it right back, he chides them. He retains enough of his bluff Cumbrian origins not to be taken in by gambolling and tweedy high spirits. - Will Self, from a February 2010 issue of London Review of Books

In Our Time has been the cornerstone of broadcasting every Thursday morning on BBC Radio 4 for the past twenty years, with over800 episodes since its launch in October 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 MaryBeard, Angie Hobbsand Diarmaid MacCulloch, it is one of Radio 4's most successful programmes, attracting a weekly live audience exceeding 2 million listeners, and, per episode, it is one of the world's most downloaded podcasts.

To honour this majoranniversary of BBC broadcasting, this beautifully illustrated book provides a livelyand colourful guide to fifty of the most captivating discussions from thepast two decades of In Our Time, as chosen by Melvyn and the producer Simon Tillotson and influenced by listeners who have recommended their favourite programmes from those years.

Highlights include ';Romulus and Remus', ';The Death of Elizabeth I', ';Ada Lovelace', ';The Gin Craze', the ';Epic of Gilgamesh' and ';The Salem Witch Trials', and there are additional behind-the-scenes insights, peppered with Melvyn Bragg's remarks both on and off air. This is a captivating gift for all fans and a celebration of this iconic series.

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