Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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Rebecca Spang

Lecturer in Modern History at University College London

2 episodes

Covers topics in categories such as:

CulturePersecution of ChristiansPeople killed in the French RevolutionAnti-Catholicism in FrancePolitical and cultural purges, PoliticidesPolitical repression in France, Terrorist incidents in FranceHistory

  1. The French Revolution's Reign of Terror

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the reign of terror during the French Revolution and whether it was an aberration of the revolutionary cause or its natural culmination.

    26 May 2005

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    Also featuring: Mike Broers, Tim Blanning

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    HistoryPersecution of ChristiansPeople killed in the French RevolutionAnti-Catholicism in FrancePolitical and cultural purges, PoliticidesPolitical repression in France, Terrorist incidents in France

  2. Food

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the history of food in Modern Europe, a cultural as well as a culinary story.

    27 December 2001

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    Also featuring: Ivan Day, Felipe Fernández-Armesto

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    Culture