
Christina Hardyment
Social historian and journalist
2 episodes
Covers topics in categories such as:
Marriage
Melvyn Bragg discusses the history of the institution of marriage from ancient Greeks and Babylonian times to today, and examines how monogamy came to be the favoured mode in the West.
21 March 2002
Also featuring: Janet Soskice, Frederik Pedersen
Childhood
Melvyn Bragg examines how perceptions of childhood have changed during the 20th century and discusses whether a clear distinction can always be made between childhood and adulthood.
9 December 1999
Also featuring: Theodore Zeldin