Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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Gillian Darley

Historian and biographer of Octavia Hill

2 episodes

Covers topics in categories such as:

PhilosophyAnglican saintsEnglish non-fiction writers19th-century British philanthropistsEnglish philanthropistsBritish social reformersEnglish women activistsEnglish women non-fiction writersEnglish activistsWomen of the Victorian eraHistory

  1. Octavia Hill

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Victorian reformer Octavia Hill, pioneer of social housing and campaigner for public open spaces.

    7 April 2011

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    Also featuring: Dinah Birch, Lawrence Goldman

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    HistoryAnglican saintsEnglish non-fiction writers19th-century British philanthropistsEnglish philanthropistsBritish social reformersEnglish women activistsEnglish women non-fiction writersEnglish activistsWomen of the Victorian era

  2. Architecture and Power

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the role which architecture has played in our public life throughout history. What can a country’s buildings tell us about its ideas of its own past and present identity?

    31 October 2002

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    Also featuring: Adrian Tinniswood, Gavin Stamp

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    Philosophy