In Our Time
Misha Glenny and guests discuss the ideas, people and events that have shaped our world.
Episodes (405 available)
How a discovery in the 1970s changed the theory of the origin of complex life on earth.
53 mins
How one woman helped her son survive the Wars of the Roses to become the first Tudor king.
54 mins
The impact of the spread of animals, crops and diseases between continents after 1492
53 mins
How one of the great Romantic poets produced so much in his brilliant but short life.
48 mins
The impact of the wide-ranging laws of Hammurabi, King of Babylon from 4,000 years ago.
50 mins
Shakespeare's powerful exploration of power and succession with Hotspur, Hal and Falstaff.
51 mins
Misha Glenny and guests discuss the origins and harsh realities of the gladiator life.
50 mins
Misha Glenny and guests discuss the exploration of the world's deepest ocean trench.
58 mins
John Stuart Mill's argument for the limits of power that society has over the individual.
49 mins
Misha Glenny introduces himself as he prepares for his first episode of In Our Time.
6 mins
