Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

Scientific Revolution

5 episodes

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  1. The Encyclopédie

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the French encyclopédie, one of the great achievements of the Enlightenment with contributors such as Voltaire, Rousseau, D’Alembert and Dennis Diderot.

    26 October 2006

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    Featuring: Judith Hawley, Caroline Warman, David Wootton

     
  2. The Enlightenment in Britain

    Melvyn Bragg examines the part British thinkers played in the Enlightenment in the 18th century, and examines whether the shifts of thought in those years provided the platform for the modern world.

    18 January 2001

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    Featuring: Roy Porter, Linda Colley, Jeremy Black

     
  3. The Enlightenment in Scotland

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the emergence and impact of the Scottish Enlightenment which was led by the philosopher David Hume and the father of modern economics, Adam Smith.

    5 December 2002

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    Featuring: Tom Devine, Karen O'Brien, Alexander Broadie

     
  4. The Scientific method

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Scientific Method, the systematic and analytical approach to scientific discovery.

    26 January 2012

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    Featuring: Simon Schaffer, John Worrall, Michela Massimi

     
  5. Women and Enlightenment Science

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the role played by women in Enlightenment science.

    4 November 2010

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    Featuring: Patricia Fara, Karen O'Brien, Judith Hawley