Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

English Nobel laureates

The Nobel Prize in Literature (Swedish: Nobelpriset i litteratur) is awarded annually by the Swedish Academy to authors for outstanding contributions in the field of literature. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the 1895 will of Alfred Nobel, which are awarded for outstanding contributions in chemistry, physics, literature, peace, and physiology or medicine.

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CulturePhilosophyScienceFellows of the Royal SocietyOntologistsFellows of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesPhilosophers of literatureTheorists on Western civilizationPhilosophers of historyWriters about activism and social changeMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyCritics of the Catholic ChurchEnglish essayistsEnglish male non-fiction writersRecipients of the Copley MedalWriters about religion and scienceAtheist philosophersBurials at Westminster AbbeyPhilosophers of law20th-century atheistsNobel laureates in LiteraturePhilosophers of social scienceForeign associates of the National Academy of SciencesMetaphilosophersPhilosophers of economicsPhilosophers of mathematicsAristotelian philosophersEnglish male novelistsEnglish people of Scottish descentLogiciansPhilosophers of lovePhilosophers of sexuality19th-century English poets19th-century atheistsCritics of work and the work ethicEmpiricistsEnglish male short story writersVictorian novelists19th-century English novelists20th-century English male writers20th-century English poetsAlumni of St John's College, CambridgeAnalytic philosophersEnglish agnosticsPhilosophers of technologyRoyal Medal winners19th-century English non-fiction writers20th-century English novelistsAnti-nationalistsBritish critics of religionsBritish philosophers of educationEnglish socialistsKnights BachelorMembers of the Order of MeritMetaphysics writersRhetoric theoristsWriters about globalization19th-century British physicists20th-century English philosophersAcademic staff of the University of GöttingenAlumni of Newnham College, CambridgeAlumni of Trinity College, CambridgeBritish Nobel laureatesBritish ethicistsBritish philosophers of mindBritish political philosophersDiscoverers of chemical elementsEnglish people of Welsh descentEnglish political philosophersEuropean democratic socialistsFellows of the Royal Society of LiteratureFreethought writersUtilitarians19th-century English essayists19th-century English philosophers20th-century British biologists20th-century English mathematicians20th-century English memoiristsAlumni of Somerville College, OxfordBritish consciousness researchers and theoristsBritish free speech activistsBritish historians of philosophyBritish philosophers of languageConsequentialistsEnglish emigrants to the United StatesEnglish logiciansEnglish political writersEnglish-language poets from IndiaExperimental physicistsFellows of Somerville College, OxfordFellows of Trinity College, CambridgeGeorgistsHonorary members of the USSR Academy of Sciences, Recipients of the Matteucci MedalInstitute for Advanced Study visiting scholarsJerusalem Prize recipientsLinguistic turnMythopoeic writersNobel laureates in ChemistryNobel laureates in PhysicsPresidents of the Aristotelian SocietyRecipients of Franklin MedalRecipients of the Austrian Decoration for Science and ArtWinners of the Max Planck Medal19th-century English mathematicians19th-century English short story writers20th-century British chemists, British biophysicists, British crystallographers20th-century British physicists, Members of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences20th-century British scientistsAcademics of the London School of Economics, British philosophers of scienceAcademics of the Victoria University of ManchesterBritish atheism activistsBritish biochemistsBritish critics of ChristianityBritish philosophers of culture, English pacifistsBritish philosophers of logicBritish philosophers of religionBritish scientists with disabilitiesBritish theoretical physicists, Mathematical physicistsCavendish Professors of PhysicsCorresponding Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1917–1925)Deaths from ulcersEnglish anti-fascistsEnglish children's writersEnglish humanistsEnglish hymnwritersEnglish prisoners and detaineesEnglish scepticsEnglish science fiction writersForeign members of the USSR Academy of SciencesFree love advocatesFreemasons of the United Grand Lodge of EnglandHonorary Fellows of the Royal Society of EdinburghIntellectual historians, University of Chicago facultyMaritime writersPeople from MonmouthshirePeople of the Victorian eraPersons of National Historic Significance (Canada)Radio pioneersRecipients of the Dalton MedalRectors of the University of St AndrewsSecular humanistsSet theoristsUniversal basic income writersUniversity of California, Los Angeles facultyWomen Nobel laureatesWriters about communism
  1. Bertrand Russell

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the influential 20th-century British thinker Bertrand Russell, widely regarded as one of the founders of Analytical philosophy.

    6 December 2012

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    Featuring: A. C. Grayling, Mike Beaney, Hilary Greaves

     
    PhilosophyNobel laureates in LiteratureBritish philosophers of languageGeorgistsEnglish political writersFree love advocatesSet theoristsAristotelian philosophersWriters about religion and scienceJerusalem Prize recipientsFellows of Trinity College, CambridgeEnglish logiciansPhilosophers of mathematicsBritish historians of philosophyEmpiricistsOntologistsMetaphysics writersBritish political philosophersFellows of the Royal SocietyMetaphilosophersTheorists on Western civilizationBritish ethicistsPhilosophers of literatureBritish free speech activists20th-century English philosophersAnalytic philosophersEnglish humanistsRhetoric theoristsAtheist philosophersEnglish political philosophersEnglish anti-fascistsEnglish people of Scottish descentPhilosophers of historyEnglish agnostics20th-century atheistsConsequentialistsEnglish socialistsPhilosophers of social scienceBritish philosophers of religionPresidents of the Aristotelian SocietyLogiciansPhilosophers of lawPhilosophers of sexuality19th-century English mathematiciansCritics of work and the work ethicSecular humanistsPhilosophers of technologyPhilosophers of economicsWriters about globalizationBritish philosophers of educationBritish philosophers of culture, English pacifistsBritish philosophers of logicCritics of the Catholic ChurchPeople from MonmouthshireAlumni of Trinity College, CambridgeLinguistic turnPhilosophers of loveEuropean democratic socialistsBritish consciousness researchers and theoristsWriters about activism and social changeEnglish Nobel laureatesMembers of the Order of MeritEnglish prisoners and detaineesUtilitariansIntellectual historians, University of Chicago facultyEnglish scepticsBritish critics of ChristianityEnglish people of Welsh descentUniversal basic income writersBritish philosophers of mind19th-century English philosophersBritish critics of religionsAcademics of the London School of Economics, British philosophers of science19th-century atheistsUniversity of California, Los Angeles facultyAnti-nationalists20th-century English mathematiciansEnglish essayistsFreethought writersBritish atheism activistsWriters about communism19th-century English essayistsEnglish male non-fiction writers
  2. Dorothy Hodgkin

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the work, ideas and life of the woman who won the 1964 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her work on the structures of vitamin B12 and penicillin.

    3 October 2019

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    Featuring: Georgina Ferry, Judith Howard, Patricia Fara

     
  3. Paul Dirac

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Bristolian theoretical physicist, ranked alongside Einstein by his peers, who won a Nobel for his work on quantum mechanics.

    5 March 2020

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    Featuring: Graham Farmelo, Valerie Gibson, David Berman

     
  4. Rudyard Kipling

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life and work of Rudyard Kipling, a writer sometimes described as the poet of empire.

    16 October 2014

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    Featuring: Howard Booth, Daniel Karlin, Jan Montefiore

     
  5. Rutherford

    Melvyn Bragg discusses Ernest Rutherford. He is seen as the father of nuclear science, a great charismatic figure who mapped the landscape of the sub-atomic world.

    19 February 2004

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    Featuring: Simon Schaffer, Jim Al-Khalili, Patricia Fara