Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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:

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  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

     
  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

     
  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.

    9 February 2018

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    Also featuring: Celeste-Marie Bernier, Karen Salt

     
  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