Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

Simon Goldhill

Professor of Greek Literature and Culture and Fellow of King's College, Cambridge

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8 episodes

Appears in multiple episodes with: Edith Hall, Edith Hall

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  1. Marcus Aurelius

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life, meditations and reputation of this stoic and philosopher king, who Machiavelli called the last of the 'Five Good Emperors'.

    25 February 2021

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    Also featuring: Angie Hobbs, Catharine Edwards

     
  2. Aesop

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Aesop, legendary author of the famous collection of fables.

    20 November 2014

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    Also featuring: Pavlos Avlamis, Lucy Grig

     
  3. Xenophon

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life and work of the ancient Greek historian and soldier Xenophon.

    26 May 2011

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    Also featuring: Paul Cartledge, Edith Hall

     
  4. The Library of Alexandria

    Melvyn Bragg and guests Simon Goldhill, Serafina Cuomo and Matthew Nichols discuss the Library of Alexandria, one of the greatest libraries in history.

    12 March 2009

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    Also featuring: Matthew Nicholls, Serafina Cuomo

     
  5. The Oresteia

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the ‘Oresteia’, the first of the Classical tragedies that come out of fifth century Athens. It is a tale of homecoming, murder, bloody vengeance and the establishment of Law.

    29 December 2005

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    Also featuring: Edith Hall, Tom Healy

     
  6. The Odyssey

    Melvyn Bragg discusses Homer’s Odyssey, the epic story of the Greek hero Odysseus’ journey back from Troy, and its foundational position in the history of western literature and ideas.

    9 September 2004

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    Also featuring: Edith Hall, Oliver Taplin

     
  7. Thermopylae

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the Battle of Thermopylae, a defining clash between East and West, when King Leonidas and his defeated Spartans passed into legend.

    5 February 2004

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    Also featuring: Tom Holland, Edith Hall

     
  8. Humanism

    Melvyn Bragg examines what happened to Humanism after its invention by Cicero in the first century BC. What does humanism actually mean and is it still a classical force in contemporary ideas?

    8 February 2001

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    Also featuring: Tony Davies, Lisa Jardine