Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

Male characters in literature

Daniel Anthony Torrance, also known as Doc, Danny, Dan, and later Doctor Sleep, is a fictional character who first appears in the 1977 novel The Shining by Stephen King as a child with psychic powers called "the shining". His parents are father Jack Torrance and mother Wendy Torrance.

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  1. Eugene Onegin

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837), often described as his masterpiece, which tells the tragic story of Onegin, Lensky and Tatyana.

    22 June 2017

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    Featuring: Andrew Kahn, Emily Finer, Simon Dixon

     
  2. Merlin

    Melvyn Bragg discusses Merlin, prophet, magician, king maker and the original mad man of the woods, distraught at the death of his lord in battle.

    30 June 2005

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    Featuring: Juliette Wood, Stephen Knight, Peter Forshaw

     
  3. Robinson Crusoe

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Daniel Defoe's seminal novel Robinson Crusoe. Published in 1719, it was an immediate success and is considered the classic adventure story.

    22 December 2011

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    Featuring: Karen O'Brien, Judith Hawley, Bob Owens

     
  4. Voltaire's Candide

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Voltaire's satirical novel Candide, first published in 1759.

    3 May 2012

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    Featuring: David Wootton, Nicholas Cronk, Caroline Warman