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A History of Ideas
- Key Philosophers and Their Theories
- By: Melvyn Bragg
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg
- Length: 11 hrs and 49 mins
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A major 60-part BBC radio series exploring the questions that have preoccupied philosophers through the ages, presented by Melvyn Bragg. With his landmark series In Our Time, Melvyn Bragg introduced an audience of over two million to big ideas across the realms of science, religion, culture, history and philosophy. Now, in A History of Ideas, he looks at the fundamental concepts that underpin our world, and the great thinkers who explored them - from Plato, Aristotle and Seneca to Freud, Rousseau, David Hume and John Stuart Mill.
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A History of Ideas
- Key Philosophers and Their Theories
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg
- Length: 11 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 03-18-21
- Language: English
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Back in the Day
- A Memoir
- By: Melvyn Bragg
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg
- Length: 10 hrs
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In this captivating memoir, Melvyn Bragg recalls growing up in the Cumbrian market town of Wigton, from his early childhood during the war to the moment he had to decide between staying on or spreading his wings. This is the tale of a boy who lived in a pub and expected to leave school at 15 yet won a scholarship to Oxford. Derailed by a severe breakdown when he was 13, he developed a passion for reading and study - though that didn't stop him playing in a skiffle band or falling in love.
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Back in the Day
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg
- Length: 10 hrs
- Release date: 07-28-22
- Language: English
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The Routes of English Complete Series 1-4
- By: Melvyn Bragg
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg, various
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
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In this collection, Melvyn Bragg surveys how English has evolved over 1,000 years. He starts by looking at the disappearance of old dialects like that of Cumbria, and how English has been enriched by foreign languages, from Latin and Old French to dozens more as conquest, trade and immigration played their part in recent centuries. He also examines new coinages, puns and wordplay; how accents and social class are entwined; swear words; attempts to stop the evolution of language in its tracks and, lastly, the many varieties of English that are spoken around the world today.
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The Routes of English Complete Series 1-4
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg, various
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 04-14-22
- Language: English
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In Our Time: The Written World
- By: Melvyn Bragg
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg
- Length: 2 hrs and 19 mins
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Broadcaster and arts presenter Melvyn Bragg fronts The Written World, a five-part BBC Radio 4 series following the origins of writing from its first appearance 6,000 years ago and exploring how it has shaped the world's intellectual history. In the first programme, he looks at the technology of writing, and how making signs on clay, wood, or parchment enabled the development of human culture.
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Enjoyable and informative audio book
- By Daryl on 01-30-15
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In Our Time: The Written World
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg
- Length: 2 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 01-14-12
- Language: English
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The Matter of the North
- How the North of England Shaped Modern Britain
- By: Melvyn Bragg
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg, Judi Dench, Simon Armitage, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
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In this captivating 10-part series, Melvyn Bragg brings all his enthusiasm, experience and expertise to a subject that has enthralled him his entire life: the importance of the North in shaping the United Kingdom. Joined by special guests, he charts the ebb and flow of Northern power and influence, examining how one smallish geographical region came to have such an enormous effect on our culture worldwide: from science and philosophy to music and sport.
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The Matter of the North
- How the North of England Shaped Modern Britain
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg, Judi Dench, Simon Armitage, Maxine Peake, Joan Bakewell, full cast
- Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 10-07-21
- Language: English
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Charles Dickens: A BBC Biography
- By: Armando Iannucci, Melvyn Bragg, Sam West, and others
- Narrated by: Armando Iannucci, Melvyn Bragg, Sam West, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
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Charles Dickens was a literary giant, second only to Shakespeare in the ranks of England's greatest writers. This extensive biographical collection looks at the man, his novels and his legacy to provide an all-round portrait of the much-loved author.
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Charles Dickens: A BBC Biography
- Narrated by: Armando Iannucci, Melvyn Bragg, Sam West, Tess Hadley, Romesh Gunesekera, A.L. Kennedy, Alexander McCall Smith, Claire Tomalin
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 10-07-21
- Language: English
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The Islamic Golden Age
- A BBC History 770-1258 CE
- By: Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, Kamila Shamsie
- Narrated by: Kamila Shamsie, Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, Melvyn Bragg
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
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Between the eighth and 13th century, the Islamic world flourished. This 500-year period of monumental political and cultural change became known as its 'Golden Age', characterised by unprecedented advancement in the fields of architecture, invention, medicine, innovation and philosophy, which still inform huge parts of the modern world. In these 20 episodes, we hear about some of the most remarkable events and individuals of this extraordinary epoch.
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The Islamic Golden Age
- A BBC History 770-1258 CE
- Narrated by: Kamila Shamsie, Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, Melvyn Bragg
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 08-12-21
- Language: English
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The Late Train to Gipsy Hill
- The gripping and fast-paced thriller
- By: Alan Johnson
- Narrated by: Alan Johnson, Melvyn Bragg, Oliver Chris
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
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Gary Nelson has a routine for the commute to his rather dull job in the city. Each day, he watches as a woman on the train applies her make up in a ritual he now knows by heart. He's never dared to strike up a conversation...but maybe one day. Then one evening, on the late train to Gipsy Hill, the woman invites him to take the empty seat beside her. Fiddling with her mascara, she holds up her mirror and Gary reads the words 'HELP ME' scrawled in sticky black letters on the glass.
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The Late Train to Gipsy Hill
- The gripping and fast-paced thriller
- Narrated by: Alan Johnson, Melvyn Bragg, Oliver Chris
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 09-02-21
- Language: English
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Voices of the Powerless: The Complete Series
- By: Melvyn Bragg
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg
- Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins
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Melvyn Bragg follows his long historical exploration of the Routes of English with ‘Voices of the Powerless’, the BBC Radio 4 series in which he explores the lives of the ordinary working men and women of Britain at critical moments across the last 1,000 years. The Norman Conquest is his starting point, a time when William the Conqueror’s ‘harrying of the North’ affected the poor apprentice, the lowly ploughman and the humble shepherd.
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Melvyn Bragg,need I say more ?
- By David on 10-20-11
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Voices of the Powerless: The Complete Series
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg
- Series: Voices of the Powerless
- Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 05-06-11
- Language: English
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The Adventure of English
- The Biography of a Language
- By: Melvyn Bragg
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg
- Length: 2 hrs and 45 mins
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English is the collective work of millions of people throughout the ages. It is democratic, ever-changing, and ingenious in its assimilation of other cultures. English runs through the heart of world finance, medicine, and the Internet, and it is understood by around 2.2 million people across the world. Yet it was very nearly wiped out in its early years.
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Educational
- By Debra on 01-28-10
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The Adventure of English
- The Biography of a Language
- Narrated by: Melvyn Bragg
- Length: 2 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 06-26-07
- Language: English
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