Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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Nicholas Guyatt

Professor of North American History at the University of Cambridge

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4 episodes

Appears in multiple episodes with: Kathleen Burk

Covers topics in categories such as:

ReligionAnglican saintsSocial philosophersTheorists on Western civilizationWriters about activism and social changePhilosophers of historyEnlightenment philosophersMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyChristian terminology18th-century philosophersHall of Fame for Great Americans inducteesClassical liberalismAmerican male non-fiction writers19th-century male writers18th-century English male writers19th-century English writersWorks published under a pseudonym19th-century American male writersEnglish libertariansAmerican political philosophersEnglish inventorsDeist philosophers18th-century English writersCritics of JudaismEnglish republicansWorks published anonymouslyActivists for African-American civil rightsAmerican male journalistsAmerican lecturersAmerican autobiographersDeaths from coronary thrombosisAmerican philosophers of educationAmerican philosophers of cultureAmerican deists19th-century American philosophersAmerican philosophers of religion18th-century American writers, Founding Fathers of the United States, People of the American EnlightenmentBooks about conservatismUnited States documentsDemocracyHistoryEntering heaven alive19th-century American memoirists, People of the Six Years' War19th-century American businesspeopleUnderground Railroad peopleWriters from BaltimoreRadicalsUniversal basic income writersAnti-monarchistsNaturalized citizens of France19th-century American writers18th-century American male writers, American foreign policy writers18th-century English peoplePolitical activists from PennsylvaniaAmerican nationalists, American religious skepticsDeputies to the French National ConventionBritish deists

  1. The Federalist Papers

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the essays written in 1787/8 by some of the authors of the US Constitution which offer insight into the interpretation of the Constitution.

    12 October 2023

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    Also featuring: Frank Cogliano, Kathleen Burk

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    HistoryWorks published anonymouslyBooks about conservatismUnited States documentsDemocracyWorks published under a pseudonym18th century

  2. The Rapture

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the impact of the idea developed by John Nelson Darby that believers will vanish suddenly, 'to meet the Lord in the air' before the Second Coming

    26 September 2019

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    Also featuring: Elizabeth Phillips, Crawford Gribben

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    ReligionChristian terminologyEntering heaven alive

  3. Frederick Douglass

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and ideas of the prominent abolitionist, who in 1845 told his story in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave.

    8 February 2018

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    Also featuring: Celeste-Marie Bernier, Karen Salt

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    History19th-century American male writers19th-century American memoirists, People of the Six Years' WarAnglican saintsActivists for African-American civil rightsAmerican male journalists19th-century American businesspeopleUnderground Railroad peopleAmerican lecturersWriters from Baltimore19th-century male writersAmerican autobiographersDeaths from coronary thrombosis19th century

  4. Thomas Paine's Common Sense

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense, which was published in 1776 and bolstered support for American independence.

    21 January 2016

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    Also featuring: Kathleen Burk, Peter Thompson

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    HistoryHall of Fame for Great Americans inducteesAmerican philosophers of educationRadicalsAmerican philosophers of culture19th-century male writersUniversal basic income writersEnglish libertariansAmerican male non-fiction writersAmerican deistsAnti-monarchists18th-century philosophersWriters about activism and social changeAmerican political philosophersNaturalized citizens of France19th-century American writers18th-century English male writers19th-century American philosophersEnglish inventorsAmerican philosophers of religionClassical liberalismDeist philosophers18th-century American male writers, American foreign policy writers18th-century English peopleTheorists on Western civilizationPhilosophers of history18th-century English writersCritics of JudaismPolitical activists from PennsylvaniaAmerican nationalists, American religious skeptics18th-century American writers, Founding Fathers of the United States, People of the American Enlightenment19th-century English writersEnlightenment philosophersSocial philosophersMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyDeputies to the French National ConventionEnglish republicansBritish deists18th century19th centuryAmerica