Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

19th-century deaths from tuberculosis

3 episodes

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  1. Bolivar

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and times of Simon Bolivar, hero of the revolutionary wars that liberated Spanish America from Spain.

    30 October 2008

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    Featuring: Anthony McFarlane, John Fisher, Catherine Davies

     
  2. Kierkegaard

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the rich and radical ideas of Soren Kierkegaard, often called the father of Existentialism.

    20 March 2008

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    Featuring: Jonathan Rée, Clare Carlisle, John Lippitt

     
  3. Thoreau and the American Idyll

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the American 19th century writer and philosopher, Henry David Thoreau

    15 January 2009

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    Featuring: Kathleen Burk, Tim Morris, Stephen Fender