Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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Richard Parkinson

Professor of Egyptology at the University of Oxford and Fellow of the Queen's College

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3 episodes

Covers topics in categories such as:

CulturePhilosophyWorks of unknown authorshipFounders of religionsAnthropologyAtenismDamnatio memoriaeCity foundersPharaohs of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt, Historical negationism in ancient EgyptHistory14th-century BC pharaohs, Tutankhamun

  1. The Egyptian Book of the Dead

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss The Book of the Dead, an ancient Egyptian collection of spells intended to assist the journey of the deceased through the underworld.

    27 April 2017

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    Also featuring: John Taylor, Kate Spence

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    HistoryWorks of unknown authorship

  2. Akhenaten

    Melvyn Bragg and guests Elizabeth Frood, Richard Parkinson and Kate Spence discuss Akhenaten, the ruler who brought revolutionary change to ancient Egypt.

    1 October 2009

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    Also featuring: Elizabeth Frood, Kate Spence

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    CultureFounders of religionsAtenismDamnatio memoriaeCity foundersPharaohs of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt, Historical negationism in ancient Egypt14th-century BC pharaohs, Tutankhamun

  3. Archaeology and Imperialism

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the link between archaeology and imperialism, and why there was such a fascination with Egypt, Greece and Mesopotamia in the 18th and 19th centuries.

    14 April 2005

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    Also featuring: Tim Champion, Eleanor Robson

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    PhilosophyAnthropology