English abolitionists
4 episodes
Episodes in this category also belong to the following categories:
HistoryReligionScienceFellows of the Royal SocietyAnglican saintsMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyRecipients of the Copley MedalBurials at Westminster AbbeyEnglish male non-fiction writersChristian humanistsMembers of the Royal Swedish Academy of SciencesEnglish AnglicansMembers of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences19th-century atheistsChristian radicalsVictorian novelists19th-century English novelistsAlumni of St John's College, CambridgeEnglish agnosticsEnglish travel writersFounders of religionsLutheran saintsPeople celebrated in the Lutheran liturgical calendarRoyal Medal winners19th-century English non-fiction writers19th-century English women writers19th-century English writersCharles DarwinEnglish atheistsEnglish women novelistsRecipients of the Pour le Mérite (civil class)Alumni of the University of EdinburghAnglican writersEnglish philanthropistsEnglish religious writersFeminism and historyIndependent scientistsUtilitarians19th-century Anglicans19th-century British economists19th-century English philosophersAlumni of Christ Church, OxfordBritish women essayistsDeaths from coronary thrombosisEnglish UnitariansEnglish evangelicalsEnglish pamphleteersEnglish suffragistsEnglish women philosophersEnglish writers with disabilitiesFounders of English schools and collegesGerman–English translatorsHuman evolutionMembers of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies, British MPs 1780–1784Victorian women writersWriters from Norwich18th-century Anglican theologians18th-century English diarists18th-century evangelicals19th-century English politicians19th-century English short story writersAlumni of Christ's College, CambridgeBritish MPs 1790–1796, British MPs 1784–1790British atheism activistsBritish reformersBritish scientists with disabilitiesChristian vegetariansChristianity in OxfordCircumnavigators of the globeEnglish Anglican theologiansEnglish historical novelists, 19th-century English historiansEnglish people of French descentEnglish scepticsEnglish sermon writersFellows of the Royal Geographical Society, 19th-century British biologists, 19th-century English naturalists, British evolutionary biologists, Fellows of the Zoological Society of London, Fellows of the Linnean Society of LondonFellows of the Royal Society of ArtsMembers of the Lincean AcademyPositivistsTheoretical biologistsTranslators of the Bible into EnglishUK MPs 1820–1826, UK MPs 1818–1820
Darwin: On the Origins of Charles Darwin
Melvyn Bragg presents a series about the life and work of Charles Darwin. Darwin's early life and time at Cambridge, where his interests shifted from religion to natural science.
5 January 2009
Featuring: Jim Moore, Steve Jones, David Norman, Colin Higgins
ScienceFellows of the Royal SocietyMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyRecipients of the Copley MedalBurials at Westminster AbbeyMembers of the Royal Swedish Academy of SciencesEnglish AnglicansMembers of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and SciencesEnglish agnosticsRoyal Medal winnersEnglish travel writers19th-century English writersRecipients of the Pour le Mérite (civil class)Charles DarwinAlumni of the University of EdinburghUtilitariansEnglish abolitionistsIndependent scientists19th-century AnglicansDeaths from coronary thrombosisHuman evolutionTheoretical biologistsMembers of the Lincean AcademyCircumnavigators of the globeEnglish scepticsAlumni of Christ's College, CambridgeFellows of the Royal Geographical Society, 19th-century British biologists, 19th-century English naturalists, British evolutionary biologists, Fellows of the Zoological Society of London, Fellows of the Linnean Society of LondonHarriet Martineau
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Harriet Martineau who wrote extensively in the C19th on a wide range of subjects including abolition, and is called the mother of sociology.
8 December 2016
Featuring: Valerie Sanders, Karen O'Brien, Ella Dzelzainis
HistoryVictorian novelists19th-century atheists19th-century English novelistsEnglish travel writersEnglish atheistsEnglish women novelists19th-century English women writersEnglish abolitionistsFeminism and historyEnglish women philosophersWriters from NorwichEnglish writers with disabilities19th-century British economistsEnglish Unitarians19th-century English philosophersBritish women essayistsEnglish suffragistsVictorian women writersBritish scientists with disabilitiesBritish atheism activistsEnglish people of French descentPositivists19th-century English short story writersEnglish historical novelists, 19th-century English historiansJohn Wesley and Methodism
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the difference John Wesley made during the Christian Revival of the 18th Century, developing Methodism into a major movement around the world
10 December 2020
Featuring: Stephen Plant, Eryn White, William Gibson
ReligionAnglican saintsChristian humanistsChristian radicalsLutheran saintsPeople celebrated in the Lutheran liturgical calendarFounders of religionsEnglish abolitionistsAlumni of Christ Church, OxfordEnglish evangelicalsEnglish pamphleteersFounders of English schools and collegesGerman–English translators18th-century Anglican theologians18th-century English diarists18th-century evangelicalsChristian vegetariansChristianity in OxfordEnglish Anglican theologiansEnglish sermon writersTranslators of the Bible into EnglishWilberforce
In an unusual edition of In Our Time, marking the 1807 Abolition of the Slave Trade, Melvyn Bragg leaves the studio to examine the life of William Wilberforce.
22 February 2007
Featuring
ReligionAnglican saintsEnglish male non-fiction writersBurials at Westminster AbbeyEnglish AnglicansChristian radicalsAlumni of St John's College, Cambridge19th-century English non-fiction writersEnglish religious writersEnglish philanthropistsEnglish abolitionistsAnglican writers19th-century Anglicans19th-century English politicians18th-century evangelicalsBritish reformersFellows of the Royal Society of ArtsMembers of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies, British MPs 1780–1784UK MPs 1820–1826, UK MPs 1818–1820British MPs 1790–1796, British MPs 1784–1790