In Our Time Returns for a New Series
In Our Time

In Our Time Returns for a New Series

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 7, 20262 min

In Our Time returns for a new series with host Misha Glenny. A world class seminar, every week. In Our Time explores the ideas, people and discoveries that have shaped our world, spanning history, philosophy, religion, science, literature, art and culture. On Thursdays, hear brand-new episodes with Misha Glenny and leading academics. On Mondays, discover Misha's Archive Picks: classic conversations from the In Our Time archive, originally presented by Melvyn Bragg. Recent episodes have featured topics as wide-ranging as the Roman Arena, Handel's Messiah, John Keats, On Liberty and the Mariana Trench, bringing expert insight to pivotal...

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This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK. The It often starts with a question. What were Lyons doing in York in the third century?

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Was he always interested in maths? Why was Jeremy a lonely snail? Then we search for answers. This is one of the big mysteries in the history of life on Earth.

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In a way it's one of the big problems in all of biology. In Our Time is a world class seminar every week exploring the ideas, people and events that have shaped our world. It's a novel where nothing happens and everything happens.

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