BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time

The City - a history, part 2

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of the city.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the rise of the city, from its Bronze Age origins to 1800.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Edvard Munch and his most famous painting, The Scream.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and mythologisation of Boudica.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss what new research reveals about the infant brain.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas of John Calvin and their impact.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Indian Mutiny of 1857 and the rebellion which followed

Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the unintended consequences of mathematical discoveries.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 14th-century Arab philosopher of history Ibn Khaldun.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss George Eliot's 1861 novel Silas Marner.