Kristen Lippincott
Former Director of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich
3 episodes
Covers topics in categories such as:
The Measurement of Time
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the measurement of time and the various methods used for doing so over millennia of human history.
29 March 2012
Also featuring: Jim Bennett, Jonathan Betts
Astronomy and Empire
Melvyn Bragg discusses the relationship between astronomy and the British Empire, how astronomical science provided a means for navigation and British naval control.
4 May 2006
Also featuring: Simon Schaffer, Allan Chapman
The Calendar
Melvyn Bragg discusses the Roman, Babylonian, Egyptian and Jewish origins of our Gregorian calendar. Who named the concepts of days, weeks and months, and through them shaped our lives so absolutely?
19 December 2002
Also featuring: Robert Poole, Peter Watson