Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

Ruth Gregory

Professor of Mathematics and Physics at Durham University

wikipedia ↗

4 episodes

Appears in multiple episodes with: Frank Close

Covers topics in categories such as:

  1. Perpetual motion

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how the laws of thermodynamics put a stop to the idea perpetual motion.

    24 September 2015

    listen ↗

    Also featuring: Frank Close, Steven Bramwell

     
  2. Relativity

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Einstein's theory of relativity, a hypothetical framework that transformed our understanding of the universe.

    6 June 2013

    listen ↗

    Also featuring: Martin Rees, Roger Penrose

     
  3. The Vacuum of Space

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Vacuum of Space, from the innards of the atom to the outer reaches of space.

    30 April 2009

    listen ↗

    Also featuring: Frank Close, Jocelyn Bell Burnell

     
  4. Antimatter

    Melvyn Bragg discusses theories of Antimatter in particle physics and cosmology and finds out why there isn’t more of it in the universe.

    4 October 2007

    listen ↗

    Also featuring: Val Gibson, Frank Close