BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time

[Fougasse]

There is an excellent programme on BBC Radio 4 called In Our Time which covers a wide range of historical subjects as well as philosophy, religion, science, art, etc. I think it would be impossible not to find something of interest in its archives however I have picked out those programmes of particular interest to the members of this forum and include links below. Enjoy and be enlightened!

Battle of Bannockburn

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00y2srx

The Glencoe Massacre

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00pxrr7

The Jacobite Rebellion

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00548y0

The Lindisfarne Gospels

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00548tq

The Enlightenment in Scotland

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00548ln

The Celts

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0054894

[Mael Coluim]

Wow, wonderful links. Thanks!

[brewerpaul]

Bookmarked and will be added to my winter radio listening. Thanks for the links.

[figheadair]

Melvyn Bragg's programmes are always excellent no matter what the subject.

[carlb]

I just recently started listening to this program; it reminds me a lot of a program that Chicago's public radio station used to produce called "Odyssey" - wide-ranging, as detailed as possible in an hour, and with actual experts on the subject. I really missed "Odyssey" when it went off the air, and this is a very welcome alternative.

The shows Fougasse linked to above can be found in podcast form in iTunes. Search the iTunes store for "In Our Time Archive" and you'll find old episodes, sorted into the categories of History, Science, Culture, Religion, and Philosophy. You can also subscribe to the current series podcasts by just searching for "In Our Time."

Just when I thought I had finally brought my podcast backlog down to a manageable size. *sigh*