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In Our Time Episodes

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    Memory and Culture

    Melvyn Bragg examines how our collective and individual ways of remembering have changed.

  2. The Universe's Origins

    Melvyn Bragg examines the history of what we know about the origins of the universe.

  3. Multiculturalism

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 20th century鈥檚 vast population and cultural shifts.

  4. Mathematics

    Melvyn Bragg examines the importance of mathematics in relation to other sciences.

  5. Artificial Intelligence

    Melvyn Bragg examines whether we are near to achieving the thinking, feeling computer.

  6. Fundamentalism

    Melvyn Bragg examines the roots and the consequences of religious fundamentalism.

  7. Evolution

    Melvyn Bragg examines the future of gene therapy and advances in evolutionary biology.

  8. Writing and Political Oppression

    Melvyn Bragg examines whether writers have a political role in modern society.

  9. Good and Evil

    Melvyn Bragg examines how we judge good and evil in modern western civilisation.

  10. Architecture in the 20th Century

    Melvyn Bragg examines what the architecture of the 20th century says about the age.

  11. Animal Experiments and Rights

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the role of animals in humankind鈥檚 search for knowledge.

  12. History as Science

    Melvyn Bragg examines the importance of geography and ecology in shaping world history.

  13. Shakespeare and Literary Criticism

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the enduring popular and academic appeal of Shakespeare.

  14. The Avant Garde's Decline and Fall in the 20th Century

    Melvyn Bragg examines the history and legacy of 20th Century Avant Garde painting.

  15. Space in Religion and Science

    Melvyn Bragg looks at how cyberspace has introduced a new concept of space in our world.

  16. Language and the Mind

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss whether the formation of language is innate or cultural.

  17. Psychoanalysis and its Legacy

    Melvyn Bragg examines the relevance of psychoanalysis at the end of the 20th century.

  18. Ageing

    Melvyn Bragg looks at the ethical, economic and biological implications of living longer.

  19. Modern Culture

    Melvyn Bragg examines the definition and state of modern culture in the 20th century.

  20. Genetic Engineering

    Melvyn Bragg examines the implications of the developments in genetic engineering.

  21. Feminism

    Melvyn Bragg examines the development of the empowerment of women in the 20th century.

  22. The British Empire's Legacy

    Melvyn Bragg examines the impact of Britain鈥檚 colonial past on its current identity.

  23. Neuroscience in the 20th century

    Melvyn Bragg examines the little we know and what we don鈥檛 yet know about the brain.

  24. The American Century

    Melvyn Bragg examines how legitimate it is to call the 20th century the American century.

  25. Cultural Rights in the 20th Century

    Melvyn Bragg examines what impact globalisation has had on human rights.

  26. History's relevance in the 20th century

    Melvyn Bragg considers the relevance of the study of history in the 20th century.

  27. Work in the 20th Century

    Melvyn Bragg examines the changing ideas about the function of work in the 20th century.

  28. The Brain and Consciousness

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss our knowledge of memory and the functioning of the brain.

  29. The City in the 20th Century

    Melvyn Bragg looks at the innovative developments of the city in the 20th century.

  30. Science in the 20th century

    Melvyn Bragg examines how perceptions of science have changed in the 20th century.

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