Emma Griffin
Professor of Modern British History at the University of East Anglia and President of the Royal Historical Society
6 episodes
Appears in multiple episodes with: Lawrence Goldman
Covers topics in categories such as:
Chartism
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 19th-century campaign for greater democracy: the changes demanded in the People's Charter included votes for all men and secret ballots.
9 Feb 2023
Also featuring: Joan Allen, Robert Saunders
Booth's Life and Labour Survey
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Charles Booth's ambitious project to discover how many people in late Victorian London were living in poverty, and understand why
10 June 2021
Also featuring: Sarah Wise, Lawrence Goldman
The Poor Laws
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 19th century legislation intended to discourage poor people from seeking relief instead of work, with handouts replaced by the workhouse
20 December 2018
Also featuring: Samantha Shave, Steven King
The Lancashire Cotton Famine
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the cotton famine in Lancashire during the American Civil War, when the supply of cotton from the south was blocked and mills closed.
14 May 2015
Also featuring: Chandrika Kaul, David Brown
Malthusianism
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Malthusianism, the influential theory of population growth first articulated by the Reverend Thomas Malthus in 1798.
23 June 2011
Also featuring: Karen O'Brien, Mark Philp
Consequences of the Industrial Revolution
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the far-reaching consequences of the Industrial Revolution, which brought widespread social and intellectual change to Britain.
30 December 2010
Also featuring: Jane Humphries, Lawrence Goldman