Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

Chris Dye

Co-ordinator of the World Health Organisation's work on tuberculosis epidemiology

2 episodes

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  1. Immunisation

    Melvyn Bragg discusses immunisation and Edward Jenner’s risky experiment that led to a breakthrough in medical science - he called it vaccination.

    20 April 2006

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    Also featuring: Nadja Durbach, Sanjoy Bhattacharya

     
  2. Man and Disease

    Melvyn Bragg discusses how humans have understood and fought disease throughout history, and examines the social consequences of diseases such as smallpox, bubonic plague, cholera, TB and AIDS.

    12 December 2002

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    Also featuring: Anne Hardy, David Bradley