Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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  1. Socrates

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the iconic Greek philosopher Socrates. He is the founder of Western philosophy, he was funny, irritating and rude but left not a single word in his own hand.

    27 September 2007

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    Featuring: Angie Hobbs, David Sedley, Paul Millett

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    PhilosophyPhilosophers of educationPhilosophers of loveCritics of religionsExecuted philosophersAncient Greek philosophers of mindIrony theoristsAncient Greek political philosophersClassical theismAncient Athenian philosophers5th-century BC Athenians5th-century BC Greek philosophersForced suicides470s BC birthsSocratesAncient Greek ethicists, Ancient Greek epistemologists

  2. Thucydides

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ancient Greek historian Thucydides and his work entitled The History of the Peloponnesian War.

    29 January 2015

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    Featuring: Paul Cartledge, Katherine Harloe, Neville Morley

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    HistoryPolitical realistsAttic Greek writers5th-century BC historiansClassical-era Greek historians5th-century BC AtheniansAncient Athenian generalsAthenians of the Peloponnesian War470s BC birthsAncient Athenian historians, Ostracized Athenians