BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time

The Examined Life

Melvyn Bragg investigates how our preoccupations about how to live have altered over time.

Melvyn Bragg examines the attempt to reconcile Quantum Theory and classical physics.

Melvyn Bragg explores the life and work of the 19th century Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy.

The history of the ancient kingdom and its religious, national and ethnic ideologies.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss our chances of ever discovering life on another planet.

Melvyn Bragg explores the history and changing the status of the artist.

The history of marriage from ancient Greek and Babylonian times to today.

The life of Siddhartha Gautama and the legacy of his teachings.

Melvyn Bragg examines both the literary and political careers of the poet John Milton.

Melvyn Bragg explores the meaning and purpose of the philosophical concept of virtue.