Tim Barrett
Professor Emeritus of East Asian History at SOAS, University of London
8 episodes
Appears in multiple episodes with: Frances Wood, Hilde de Weerdt, Frances Wood
Covers topics in categories such as:
Tang Era Poetry
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the most celebrated poets of 8th-century China, Li Bai and Du Fu, and their influence from the Tang Era to the present day.
12 May 2022
Also featuring: Tian Yuan Tan, Frances Wood
Sun Tzu and The Art of War
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Chinese military adviser Sun Tzu from the 6th century BC and the influential work of military strategy associated with him, The Art of War.
1 March 2018
Also featuring: Hilde de Weerdt, Imre Galambos
HistoryPhilosophers of cultureAphoristsPhilosophers of educationPhilosophers of social scienceTheoretical historiansPeople whose existence is disputedPhilosophers of warPolitical realistsMilitary theoristsJourney to the West characters6th-century BC Chinese writers, Zhou dynasty philosophers, Deified Chinese men, Chinese political philosophers, 5th-century BC Chinese writers, Zhou dynasty writersZen
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Zen, a distinctively East Asian form of Buddhism.
4 December 2014
Also featuring: Lucia Dolce, Eric Greene
Sources of Early Chinese History
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss early Chinese history and the documents in which it was recorded.
23 January 2014
Also featuring: Roel Sterckx, Hilde de Weerdt
Daoism
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Daoism, a Chinese belief system encompassing both religion and philosophy.
16 December 2010
Also featuring: Martin Palmer, Hilde de Weerdt
The Silk Road
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Silk Road, the trade routes which spanned Asia for over a thousand years, carrying Buddhism to China and paper-making and gunpowder westwards.
3 December 2009
Also featuring: Frances Wood, Naomi Standen
The Needham Question
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Needham Question, which asks why China’s medieval technological advancement was overtaken by that of a relative backwater called Europe.
19 October 2006
Also featuring: Chris Cullen, Frances Wood
Confucius
Melvyn Bragg discusses the philosophy of Confucius, a body of ideas which, more than any other philosophy, has defined what it is to be Chinese.
1 November 2001
Also featuring: Frances Wood, Tao Tao Liu
PhilosophySocial philosophersPhilosophers of cultureAphoristsPhilosophers of lawPhilosophers of educationFounders of religionsClassical humanists5th-century BC historians6th-century BC Chinese writers, Zhou dynasty philosophers, Deified Chinese men, Chinese political philosophers, 5th-century BC Chinese writers, Zhou dynasty writers6th-century BC religious leaders, 5th-century BC religious leaders