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Historical themes, events and key individuals from Akhenaten to Xenophon.

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New Series

2026/10/14

Misha Glenny introduces the brand new series of In Our Time, which begins with a discussion on Thomas More’s 16th-century ‘bestseller’ Utopia, his vision of a perfect republic. This follows his latest archive selection, from 2012, that explores timekeeping in the ancient world up to the modern digital clock. This podcast collection is now unavailable. To continue listening, search for and follow the main In Our Time podcast on BBC Sounds or wherever you find your BBC podcasts. New episodes arrive weekly.

A Message from Misha

2026/10/12

This podcast collection is now unavailable. To continue listening, search for and follow the main In Our Time podcast on BBC Sounds or wherever you find your podcasts. New episodes arrive weekly.

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1861 reviews

★★★★★

wheelingsteel 2026/06/10

Good Show, Bad American Academics

So good, and Melvyn is a delight, but it gets so unbearable when they have the American academics on during COVID—they’re so insufferably self-righteo...

★★★★★

Zgkfkovnxnd 2026/05/05

Thank you Melvyn

This is one of the greatest podcast channels. Thank you for making this very thoughtful content over the years.

★★★★★

db721 2026/04/30

These were and are great.

Bragg and the series is really good!! Not perfect. But still consistently outstanding.

★★★★★

itsPeteski 2026/03/09

Liked the old guy, like the new guy

Oh boy Melvyn became a hard listen there at the end, you can hear him struggling, it wasn’t ideal. The new guy’s good. It’s a great listen then and no...

★★★★★

Magazinefan 2025/08/25

The best professors all in one place

It said that Greek theater was so successful because the unit of time the unity of place and the unity of action. The host does such a wonderful job h...

★★★★★

EGoBraugh 2025/08/21

Critical for society

This series reviews history, yes, but impressed upon us the need to live in and for our societies. Particularly now, with angst in the world, it is im...

★★☆☆☆

Bandboxxer 2024/11/30

Poor host

The interesting guests would be more engaging if Torquemada wasn't conducting the interview.

★★★☆☆

JustMakeSomethingUp 2024/09/08

Almost

The questions asked and topics chosen are brilliant, the guests are wonderful. The only problem is the host won’t let them answer a question. Just whe...

★★★★★

Cenizo99 2024/07/31

So informative!

I always enjoy this ram. The range of topics and the incisive interview questions are two important reasons. Sometimes the questioning is a bit brusqu...

★★☆☆☆

kyleesi 2024/04/25

Great guests. Bad host.

Very informative with excellent guest contributors. However couldn't get through one whole episode because the host is so arrogant and rude. He inter...

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