Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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Vedat Kokona (August 8, 1913 – October 14, 1998) was an Albanian translator, writer and lexicologist of the 20th century, well known for his dual dictionaries English-Albanian and French-Albanian and his contributions in Albanian lexicology and lexicography.

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  1. Anna Akhmatova

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the poetry of Anna Akhmatova (1889-1966) whose work was banned under Stalin and who lived under constant threat of the gulags.

    18 January 2018

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    Featuring: Katharine Hodgson, Alexandra Harrington, Michael Basker

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    CulturePseudonymous women writersNobility from the Russian EmpireCensorship in the Soviet Union20th-century pseudonymous writers20th-century translators19th century20th centuryRussia

  2. Jorge Luis Borges

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and work of the Argentinian master of the short story, Jorge Luis Borges.

    4 January 2007

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    Featuring: Edwin Williamson, Efraín Kristal, Evelyn Fishburn

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    Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyPostmodern writers, Recipients of the Legion of HonourPhilosophers of culturePhilosophers of timeSpanish-language poetsPhilosophers of mindSurrealist writersBlind poetsLiteracy and society theoristsPhilosophers of pessimismMetaphysics writers20th-century mysticsMetaphor theoristsSonneteersPhilosophers of artJerusalem Prize recipientsMagic realism writersTrope theoristsBlind writersPhilosophers of identityLecturersPhilosophers of mathematics20th-century translatorsHaiku poetsLiterary theoristsAnthologistsAphorists20th-century essayistsPhilosophers of literature20th centuryLanguageMathematics

  3. Lawrence of Arabia

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Lawrence of Arabia, the legend and its context, an idea drawn from over 1200 suggested by listeners this autumn

    5 December 2019

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    Featuring: Hussein Omar, Catriona Pennell, Neil Faulkner

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    HistoryTranslators of HomerGuerrilla warfare theoristsKnights of the Legion of HonourAlumni of Magdalen College, OxfordBritish Army personnel of World War IFrench–English translatorsBritish people of Irish descent20th-century translators12th century20th centuryWar

  4. Robert Graves

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and works of the author of I, Claudius, especially his love and war poems and his ideas on the source of all creativity.

    10 October 2024

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    Featuring: Paul O'Prey, Fran Brearton, Bob Davis

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