Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

Vandalized works of art

St George is a marble sculpture by Donatello. It is one of fourteen sculptures commissioned by the guilds of Florence to decorate the external niches of the Orsanmichele church.

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  1. Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Eugene Delacroix's painting Liberty Leading the People, his celebrated depiction of the events of the 1830 July Revolution.

    20 October 2011

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    Featuring: Tim Blanning, Tamar Garb, Simon Lee

     
  2. The Cultural Revolution

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the decade of upheaval in China under Mao's revolt within his own party, led at first by the Red Guards, from 1966 until his death in 1976

    17 December 2020

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    Featuring: Rana Mitter, Sun Peidong, Julia Lovell