Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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  1. John Keats

    Misha Glenny and guests discuss the short, brilliant life of one of the most celebrated Romantic poets and the works of his most intensely creative year from autumn 1818.

    19 February 2026

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    Featuring: Fiona Stafford, Nicholas Roe, Meiko O’Halloran

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  2. John Ruskin

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the life and work of John Ruskin, art and social critic, and one of the most influential figures of the Victorian era.

    31 March 2005

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    Featuring: Dinah Birch, Keith Hanley, Stefan Collini

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  3. Thomas Hardy's Poetry

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Hardy's poems, which he prized far above the novels which made him famous and rich, and his ambition to be ranked alongside Shelley and Byron.

    13 January 2022

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    Featuring: Mark Ford, Jane Thomas, Tim Armstrong

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