Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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A. N. Wilson

novelist, biographer and author of The Victorians

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4 episodes

Covers topics in categories such as:

ReligionOntologistsSocial philosophersPhilosophers of mindPhilosophers of literatureWriters about activism and social changePhilosophers of historyPhilosophers of culturePhilosophers of religionMetaphysiciansEpistemologistsPhilosophers of educationHonorary members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of SciencesConcepts in epistemologyPolitical philosophersLiterary genresEmotions20th-century essayists19th-century literatureAnarchist writersCorresponding members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences19th-century essayistsGeorgists19th-century non-fiction writers from the Russian EmpireMembers of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts20th-century literatureRussian anarchists19th-century dramatists and playwrights from the Russian Empire, 19th-century short story writers from the Russian Empire, 20th-century Russian dramatists and playwrights, 20th-century Russian short story writers, Novelists from the Russian Empire, Philanthropists from the Russian Empire, Russian male dramatists and playwrights, Russian male novelists, Russian opinion journalists, Russian-language writersRussian male journalistsChristian vegetariansChristian anarchists, Nonviolence advocates20th-century letter writersGothic fictionDoubt, Skepticism

  1. Victorian Realism

    Melvyn Bragg discusses Victorian realism and its focus on the ordinariness of life which contained a complexity and depth previously unseen.

    14 November 2002

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    Also featuring: Philip Davis, Dinah Birch

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    19th-century literature20th-century literature19th century20th century

  2. Tolstoy

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the life and times of the 19th century Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, whose novels such as War and Peace gave expression to the compelling moral and social questions of their day.

    25 April 2002

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    Also featuring: Catriona Kelly, Sarah Hudspith

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    Philosophers of cultureRussian anarchistsPhilosophers of mindPhilosophers of religion19th-century dramatists and playwrights from the Russian Empire, 19th-century short story writers from the Russian Empire, 20th-century Russian dramatists and playwrights, 20th-century Russian short story writers, Novelists from the Russian Empire, Philanthropists from the Russian Empire, Russian male dramatists and playwrights, Russian male novelists, Russian opinion journalists, Russian-language writersAnarchist writersRussian male journalistsChristian vegetariansWriters about activism and social changeCorresponding members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of SciencesEpistemologistsPhilosophers of education19th-century essayistsMetaphysiciansPolitical philosophersHonorary members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of SciencesGeorgistsPhilosophers of history19th-century non-fiction writers from the Russian EmpireOntologistsSocial philosophersChristian anarchists, Nonviolence advocates20th-century letter writers20th-century essayistsMembers of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and ArtsPhilosophers of literature19th century20th centuryLanguageMedicineRussia

  3. Gothic

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss what inspired the 18th century anti-enlightenment Gothic movement, and examines how it has managed to secure itself a permanent position in popular culture even today.

    4 January 2001

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    Also featuring: Chris Baldick, Emma Clery

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    Literary genresGothic fiction18th century

  4. The Age of Doubt

    Melvyn Bragg examines who or what was responsible for the spread of religious doubt over the last three centuries and discusses the role of belief in God, in modern society.

    9 March 2000

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    Also featuring: Victoria Glendinning

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    ReligionDoubt, SkepticismEmotionsConcepts in epistemology19th century