In Our Time is a live BBC talk show radio series and podcast that explores a wide variety of historical topics through interviews with academics and scholars. It is presented by Melvyn Bragg and is broadcast weekly throughout the year. It features topics in history, philosophy, psychology, economics, and a variety of other disciplines.
In this two-hour special event, filmed at Bafta, Melvyn Bragg is joined by some of British television's key figures from the last 60 years to look at the extraordinary impact British television has made since its first great unifying moment - the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.
Through a series of short, archive-based films and studio discussion, Bragg and his guests ...
A multi-award winning biography covering the life and career of actor/director Laurence Olivier.
A 50 something English Banker falls for and has an affair with a teenage Irish waif from the wrong side of the tracks causing him grief at work and at home.
Melvyn Bragg explores the relationship, from 1911 to 2011, between class and culture.
Two young London actors set out together to face the greatest challenge in the world of acting - Shakespeare.
Melvyn Bragg explores the dramatic story of William Tyndale and his mission to translate the Bible into English. Melvyn reveals the story of a man whose life and legacy have been hidden from history but whose impact on Christianity in Britain and on the English language endures today. His radical translation of the Bible into English made him a profound threat to the authority ...
The film traces Orwell's life during 1936 when he spent time in the depressed north of England, married, set off for the Spanish Civil War and completed his book 'The Road to Wigan Pier', which marked his beginnings as a political author.
A documentary filmed during the summer of 2008 examining the thoughts and observations of writer, raconteur and national treasure, Sir John Mortimer. This with an additional dedication at the end of the programme was broadcast as a part of night's scheduling given over to John who died on the 16th January
Sir John Mortimer enjoyed a successful career as a QC before becoming a f...