In Our Time

In Our Time

Hosted by Misha Glenny and Melvyn Bragg · BBC Radio 4

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67Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
1,100
Episodes
148
Transcribed
7,914
Ratings
Weekly
Cadence
2000
First episode

About In Our Time

A world-class seminar, every week. In Our Time explores the ideas, people and discoveries that have shaped our world, spanning history, philosophy, religion, science, literature, art and culture. On Thursdays, hear brand-new episodes hosted by Misha Glenny and leading academics. On Mondays, discover Misha's Archive Picks: classic conversations from the In Our Time archive, originally presented by Melvyn Bragg. Recent episodes have featured topics as wide-ranging as the Roman Arena, Handel's Messiah, John Keats, On Liberty and the Mariana Trench, bringing expert insight to pivotal events, influential thinkers and remarkable discoveries. Throughout the archive, you can hear discussions on historical figures such as Marie Antoinette, Nefertiti, Mary Wollstonecraft, Karl Marx and Albert Einstein; explore great works of literature such as Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and the poetry of John Donne; uncover the stories behind cultural masterpieces including Van Gogh's Sunflowers and Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel; or journey from Jupiter and the death of stars, to the theories of Plato and Aristotle. In Our Time celebrates the pursuit of knowledge and the enduring power of ideas.

Publisher
BBC Radio 4
Category
history
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
6 Jan 2000
Latest episode
5 Nov 2026
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148 of 1,100 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Megalosaurus

  2. 2 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Archive: Citizen Kane

  3. 29 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Casablanca

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Megalosaurus

Published 5 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] We can look at things like the thickness of some of the bones that are supporting the body. There's a real relationship there between how thick a bone is and the body mass of that animal. We've been able to test that in living animals and then extrapolate that back to dinosaurs to give us an estimate. […]

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  • Emily Rayfield
  • Emma Nicholls
  • Steve Brusatte
  • Stella Bruzzi
  • Ian Christie

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5,238 ratings
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Podcast Authority Score: 67 / 100

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Misha Glenny and Melvyn Bragg host the show. Published by BBC Radio 4.

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