In Our Time
Author(s): Melvyn Bragg (ed.)
Melvyn Bragg's In Our Time series regularly entertains and fascinates substantial audiences on BBC Radio 4. For this book he has selected episodes which reflect the diversity of the radio programmes, and take us on an amazing tour through the history of ideas, from philosophy, science and history to politics, literature and art. We can discover the reasons for the fall of the Byzantine empire, and why women were persecuted as witches in the seventeenth century. What happened in the peasants' revolt? What is the real American West behind the glamour of Hollywood films? What shape is the universe? Where does our calendar come from? Melvyn Bragg orchestrates the ideas of leading experts in each field so that the dynamic and lively discussion from the programmes comes through vividly on the page. In Our Time brings to life the signposts of history, the moments that fundamentally changed the world as we know it, and the individuals and ideas that made us what we are today.
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Praise for THE ADVENTURE OF ENGLISH -- - 'Bragg's excellent radio programmes on the subject ...are the basis of this history of English over the past 1,500 years.' -- Guardian 'Always readable, often thought-provoking, and consistently entertaining.' -- Independent 'This is a highly readable, jargon-free treatise on a notoriously prickly subject. Bragg's affection for his subject is infectious.' -- Observer 'Melvyn Bragg's superb new history of the English language is told as an adventure story, and rightly so. There is much splendid intellectual firepower in this book.' -- Andrew Roberts, Spectator 'Beautifully clear and, indeed, thrilling' -- Waterstone's Books Quarterly 'Bragg's approachable account...gleams with little gems. His enthusiasm is appealing...he digs beneath modernity and examines our bedrock with a sympathetic eye. It has power and clarity...this adventure is rewarding.' -- Sunday Herald
General Fields
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- : Hodder & Stoughton
- : Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
- : 0.8
- : 31 December 2008
- : 234mm X 153mm X 44mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : 608
- : Paperback
- : Melvyn Bragg (ed.)
