Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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Nazanin Boniadi (Persian: نازنین بنیادی, [nɑːzæˈniːn bonjɑːˈdiː]; born 22 May 1980) is a British actress and activist. Born in Iran and raised in London, she went to university in the United States, where she landed her first major acting role as Leyla Mir in the medical drama General Hospital (2007–2009) and its spin-off General Hospital: Night Shift (2007).

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  1. Annie Besant

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life of 19th-century writer and campaigner Annie Besant.

    21 June 2012

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    Featuring: Lawrence Goldman, David Stack, Yasmin Khan

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    CultureEnglish non-fiction writersWomen mysticsEnglish socialists19th-century English women writersVictorian writersEnglish women activistsEnglish people of Irish descentEnglish suffragistsVictorian women writersEnglish activistsNew Age predecessorsBritish women's rights activistsFormer AnglicansSocial Democratic Federation membersFounders of Indian schools and collegesBritish reformersEnglish feminists, English feminist writers

  2. Mary Astell

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the philosopher Mary Astell (1666 – 1731) who has been described as "the first English feminist".

    5 November 2020

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    Featuring: Hannah Dawson, Mark Goldie, Teresa Bejan

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    Philosophy17th-century English writersPseudonymous women writers17th-century English philosophers18th-century English writersFeminism and history18th-century English non-fiction writers18th-century British philosophersEnglish educational theoristsEnglish women activistsEnglish women non-fiction writers18th-century pseudonymous writersEnglish rhetoricians17th-century English educators17th-century English women writers18th-century English women writersBritish women's rights activists18th-century English philosophersFeminist studies scholarsEnglish feminists, English feminist writers

  3. Octavia Hill

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Victorian reformer Octavia Hill, pioneer of social housing and campaigner for public open spaces.

    7 April 2011

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    Featuring: Dinah Birch, Lawrence Goldman, Gillian Darley

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    HistoryAnglican saintsEnglish non-fiction writers19th-century British philanthropistsEnglish philanthropistsBritish social reformersEnglish women activistsEnglish women non-fiction writersEnglish activistsWomen of the Victorian era