Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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Sophie Forgan

Retired Principal Lecturer at the University of Teesside, and Chairman of Trustees of the Captain Cook Museum, Whitby

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Fellows of the Royal SocietyRecipients of the Copley MedalEnglish people of Scottish descent18th-century English peopleCircumnavigators of the globeMaritime writersPersons of National Historic Significance (Canada)History

  1. Voyages of James Cook

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the science behind Capt James Cook's three voyages of discovery, from 1768 to 1779, one of over a thousand ideas suggested by listeners.

    3 December 2015

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    Also featuring: Simon Schaffer, Rebekah Higgitt

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    HistoryFellows of the Royal SocietyRecipients of the Copley MedalEnglish people of Scottish descent18th-century English peopleCircumnavigators of the globeMaritime writersPersons of National Historic Significance (Canada)