Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

Roel Sterckx

Joseph Needham Professor of Chinese History at the University of Cambridge

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4 episodes

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  1. Chinese Legalism

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the rise of Chinese Legalism under the First Emperor, its relationship with Confucianism and its legacy today.

    10 December 2015

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    Also featuring: Frances Wood, Hilde de Weerdt

     
  2. The Han Synthesis

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the Han Synthesis, an overarching system of thought which still defines Chinese culture today.

    14 October 2004

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    Also featuring: Christopher Cullen, Carol Michaelson