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In Our Time

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

News imageIn Our Time

Episodes (417 available)

News imageIn Our Time, In Our Time, The Global Story - The soft power superpower, with Roman Mars

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

27 mins

News imageIn Our Time, In Our Time, The Evolution of Trees

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

4 Jun 2026

55 mins

News imageIn Our Time, In Our Time, The Welsh Marches

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

28 May 2026

52 mins

News imageIn Our Time, In Our Time, The Levellers

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

21 May 2026

56 mins

News imageIn Our Time, In Our Time, The Garamantes

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

14 May 2026

58 mins

News imageIn Our Time, In Our Time, Joseph Roth

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

7 May 2026

55 mins

News imageIn Our Time, In Our Time, Cybernetics

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

30 Apr 2026

53 mins

News imageIn Our Time, In Our Time, Indian Indentured Labour

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

23 Apr 2026

52 mins

News imageIn Our Time, In Our Time, M.C. Escher

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

16 Apr 2026

55 mins

News imageIn Our Time, In Our Time, Handel's Messiah

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

9 Apr 2026

54 mins

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