Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

Animal anatomy

Anatomy (from Ancient Greek ἀνατομή (anatomḗ) 'dissection') is the branch of morphology concerned with the study of the internal structure of organisms and their parts. Anatomy is a branch of natural science that deals with the structural organization of living things.

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  1. Metamorphosis

    Melvyn Bragg explores the enduring appeal of the Roman poet Ovid’s masterpiece Metamorphoses, examining its wide sweep through Roman and Greek mythology and its influence on subsequent writers.

    2 March 2000

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    Featuring: A. S. Byatt, Catherine Bates

     
  2. The Brain and Consciousness

    Melvyn Bragg discusses how our increased knowledge of the functioning of the brain has changed our feelings about our own natures, and our approach to the behaviour and treatment of others.

    19 November 1998

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    Featuring: Steven Rose, Dan Robinson

     
  3. The Infant Brain

    Melvyn Bragg and guests Usha Goswami, Annette Karmiloff-Smith and Denis Mareschal discuss what new research reveals about the infant brain.

    4 March 2010

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    Featuring: Usha Goswami, Annette Karmiloff-Smith, Denis Mareschal