
In Our Time
Misha Glenny and guests discuss the ideas, people and events that have shaped our world.

Episodes (417 available)

As 4th July approaches, we think you’ll like this episode of The Global Story.
27 mins

How trees first arose from small plants and changed the world, and why new trees emerge.
55 mins

How the Norman invasion of Britain created semi-independent warlord territories in Wales.
52 mins

The political movement during the English Civil War committed to a new idea of equality.
56 mins

The ancient civilisation which thrived in the Sahara Desert over 2,000 years ago.
58 mins

One of the great writers on Central Europe after WW1 and author of Radetzky March.
55 mins

The origins and lasting influences of the study of communication in animals and machines.
53 mins

How slavery's abolition led to Indian workers being recruited to work in British colonies.
52 mins

The graphic artist's amazing paradoxical world, and the interplay between maths and art.
55 mins

The origin and development of Handel's great sacred oratorio, premiered in Dublin in 1742.
54 mins
