In Our Time
Misha Glenny and guests discuss the ideas, people and events that have shaped our world.
Episodes (440 available)
The ancient goddess responsible for both the fertility of life and the bloodshed of war.
The American Civil War battle that prompted Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.
The enormous machines that seek to answer the fundamental questions about our universe.
53 mins
Misha Glenny selects a classic episode from the archive on the humanist scholar Erasmus.
43 mins
How the description of a fictional island has fascinated readers for centuries.
55 mins
Misha Glenny selects a classic episode from the archive on how humans have measured time.
43 mins
Misha Glenny picks a classic In Our Time episode: the Trinity, a key Christian doctrine.
45 mins
The ideas, people and discoveries that have shaped our world.
2 mins