Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

Fiction about poisonings

2 episodes

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  1. Hamlet

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the inspiration for Shakespeare's Hamlet, the play's context and meaning, and why it has fascinated audiences from its first performance.

    28 December 2017

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    Featuring: Jonathan Bate, Carol Rutter, Sonia Massai

     
  2. Romeo and Juliet

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the poetry and power of Shakespeare's tragedy of two young lovers in Verona, their families divided by a bitter feud

    17 February 2022

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    Featuring: Helen Hackett, Paul Prescott, Emma Smith