Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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English Quakers

Quakers are people who belong to a historically Protestant Christian set of denominations known as the Religious Society of Friends. Members of these movements ("the Friends") are generally united by a belief in each human's ability to experience the light within or see "that of God in every one".

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HistoryReligionFellows of the Royal SocietyAnglican saintsFellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences17th-century English male writersChristian radicals17th-century English writersFounders of religionsRoyal Medal winners19th-century British physicistsEnglish religious writersEnglish evangelicals17th-century Christian mystics19th-century British chemistsEnglish Christian theologiansEnglish DissentersHistory of Greater Manchester

  1. George Fox and the Quakers

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the foundation of the Religious Society of Friends, otherwise known as the Quakers, in the 17th century.

    5 April 2012

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    Featuring: Justin Champion, John Coffey, Kate Peters

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    ReligionAnglican saints17th-century English male writersChristian radicalsFounders of religions17th-century English writersEnglish religious writersEnglish evangelicalsEnglish Quakers17th-century Christian mysticsEnglish DissentersEnglish Christian theologians

  2. John Dalton

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss scientist John Dalton, who pioneered the development of atomic theory and carried out research into meteorology and colour blindness.

    27 October 2016

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    Featuring: Jim Bennett, Aileen Fyfe, James Sumner

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    HistoryFellows of the Royal SocietyFellows of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesRoyal Medal winners19th-century British physicistsEnglish QuakersHistory of Greater Manchester19th-century British chemists