Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

Christina Hardyment

Social historian and journalist

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2 episodes

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  1. 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

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    Also featuring: Janet Soskice, Frederik Pedersen

     
  2. 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

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    Also featuring: Theodore Zeldin