Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

Hasok Chang

Hans Rausing Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge

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3 episodes

Appears in multiple episodes with: Simon Schaffer

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  1. Water

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss water, one of the most remarkable of all molecules.

    28 March 2013

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    Also featuring: Andrea Sella, Patricia Hunt

     
  2. Heat

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the history of scientific ideas about heat from fire to thermodynamics.

    4 December 2008

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    Also featuring: Simon Schaffer, Joanna Haigh

     
  3. Oxygen

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the discovery of Oxygen by Joseph Priestley and Antoine Lavoisier and the Anglo-French feud that accompanied it.

    15 November 2007

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    Also featuring: Simon Schaffer, Jenny Uglow