Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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Fictional kings

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CultureHistoryEnglish Renaissance playsPlays adapted into operasBritish plays adapted into filmsFiction about suicidePlays adapted into television showsShakespearean tragediesGenghis KhanMedieval legendsMurder–suicide in fictionMythological kings

  1. Lear

    Melvyn Bragg discusses Shakespeare’s King Lear, a shocking and violent vision of a broken family in a godless world.

    28 February 2008

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    Featuring: Jonathan Bate, Katherine Duncan-Jones, Catherine Belsey

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    CultureEnglish Renaissance playsPlays adapted into operasBritish plays adapted into filmsFiction about suicidePlays adapted into television showsShakespearean tragediesMurder–suicide in fictionFictional kings

  2. Prester John

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Prester John, the legendary Christian king said to rule over a lost nation in 'The Indies' and ready to support Christians in Europe.

    4 June 2015

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    Featuring: Marianne O'Doherty, Martin Palmer, Amanda Power

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    HistoryMedieval legendsFictional kingsMythological kingsGenghis Khan