In Our Time: History
BBC Radio 4
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Historical themes, events and key individuals from Akhenaten to Xenophon.
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DEC 14, 2023
The Theory of the Leisure Class
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Veblen on conspicuous consumption and conspicuous leisure.
55 MIN
DEC 7, 2023
The Barbary Corsairs
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the impact of North African privateers on law and language
52 MIN
NOV 9, 2023
The Federalist Papers
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Hamilton, Madison and Jay's urgings for a US Constitution.
50 MIN
OCT 26, 2023
The Economic Consequences of the Peace
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Keynes' influential attack on the Treaty of Versailles
66 MIN
JUN 22, 2023
Louis XIV: The Sun King
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and reign of the French king who built Versailles
47 MIN
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