Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

Dragons

A dragon is a magical legendary creature that appears in the folklore of multiple cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but dragons in Western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted as winged, horned, and capable of breathing fire.

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  1. Dragons

    Dragons have breathed fire into folklore, literature and popular culture from the ancient world to the Christian Bible, the tales of Tolkien to The Game of Thrones.

    26 June 2025

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    Featuring: Kelsey Granger, Daniel Ogden, Juliette Wood

     
  2. The Devil

    Melvyn Bragg discusses how the Devil came into being and why it took so long for him to become an established figure in Christianity.

    11 December 2003

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    Featuring: Martin Palmer, Alison Rowlands, David Wootton