In Our Time History

Melvyn Bragg has been hosting In Our Time since 1998, and the history episodes are arguably the crown jewels. Three academic experts sit down and discuss a topic for 45 minutes with zero dumbing down. This is intellectual BBC radio at its finest - challenging, rich, occasionally heated. Bragg's no pushover either; he'll interrupt experts who get too jargon-heavy. The archive alone is worth exploring for months. Not easy listening, but incredibly rewarding if you want history with real depth.