Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

Christopher Phelps

associate Professor of American Studies at the University of Nottingham

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2 episodes

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  1. The Haymarket Affair

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the bombing at a Chicago workers' rally in 1886 and the trial, execution and subsequent pardoning of anarchists blamed for inciting the attack.

    3 October 2024

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    Also featuring: Ruth Kinna, Gary Gerstle

     
  2. The American Populists

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the C19th MidWest and Southern farmers' struggle for a better deal, claiming they suffered while industry and railroads thrived at their expense.

    15 June 2017

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    Also featuring: Lawrence Goldman, Mara Keire