Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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David (Hebrew: דָּוִד‎, Modern: Davīd, Tiberian: Dāwīḏ, "beloved one") was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan.

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  1. Constantine the Great

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Constantine the Great, the Roman emperor who made Constantinople his capital rather than Rome and who legalised Christianity across the Empire.

    5 October 2017

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    Featuring: Christopher Kelly, Lucy Grig, Greg Woolf

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    HistoryAngelic visionariesDeified Roman emperorsCity foundersValerii4th-century Roman consuls, Constantinian dynasty, 4th-century Roman emperors, Flavii

  2. Hildegard of Bingen

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the medieval mystic, composer and writer Hildegard of Bingen.

    26 June 2014

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    Featuring: Miri Rubin, William Flynn, Almut Suerbaum

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    HistoryAnglican saintsCatholic philosophersWomen religious writersWomen mysticsMedieval Latin-language poetsAngelic visionariesGerman classical composersGerman women philosophersRoman Catholic mystics12th-century writers in LatinDoctors of the ChurchManuscript illuminators12th-century Christian saintsPre-Reformation Anglican saintsMystic poetsBenedictine philosophersCreators of writing systemsHerbalists

  3. Mary Magdalene

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Mary Magdalene, one of the best-known figures in the Bible.

    25 February 2016

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    Featuring: Joanne Anderson, Eamon Duffy, Joan Taylor

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    ReligionAnglican saintsPeople celebrated in the Lutheran liturgical calendarAngelic visionaries1st-century deathsChristian saints from the New Testament

  4. St Thomas Aquinas

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss St Thomas Aquinas, the Catholic Church's foremost western philosopher and theologian.

    17 September 2009

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    Featuring: Martin Palmer, John Haldane, Annabel Brett

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    PhilosophyAnglican saintsMetaphysiciansWriters about religion and sciencePhilosophers of lawUniversity of Paris alumniAristotelian philosophersNatural law ethicistsCatholic philosophersVirtue ethicistsChristian ethicistsLutheran saintsScholastic philosophersClassical theismMedieval Latin-language poetsAngelic visionariesCritics of atheism13th-century writers in Latin13th-century philosophersDoctors of the ChurchSystematic theologiansChristian apologistsDominican mysticsThomas AquinasMagic (supernatural)