Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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Clive Emsley

Professor of History at the Open University

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2 episodes

Appears in multiple episodes with: Jeremy Black

Covers topics in categories such as:

Charles DarwinHistoryProtests in the United KingdomPolitical scandals in the United Kingdom19th-century military history of the United KingdomElectoral reform in the United Kingdom

  1. The Great Exhibition of 1851

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the 1851 Great Exhibition. Housed in the magnificent Crystal Palace, the exhibition showcased Victorian Britain's technical ingenuity and industrial might.

    27 April 2006

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    Also featuring: Jeremy Black, Hermione Hobhouse

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  2. The Peterloo Massacre

    Melvyn Bragg discusses The Peterloo Massacre on 16 August 1819, when British cavalry charged a vast crowd of protestors in Manchester.

    15 December 2005

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    Also featuring: Jeremy Black, Sarah Richardson

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    HistoryProtests in the United KingdomPolitical scandals in the United Kingdom19th-century military history of the United KingdomElectoral reform in the United Kingdom