in July 20222 we published the following:
…………… But the BBC contains another hidden gem. One that is free, easy to access, and which you may not have heard of. Ladies and Gentlemen, allow us to present Melvyn Bragg and In Our Time. [1]
………… a golden trove of learning on every conceivable subject and every intelligent man or woman who has ever lived(except for the ones they haven’t covered yet) Aeschylus, the Artheshastra, Booth, the Bacchae……Shakespeare, Schopenhauer……we could go on. All presented in the same easily-assimilable 48 minute format where Melvyn gets in three of the top academics in any chosen field and lets them talk. ………… And every show since 1998 has been collected and archived so you can dip in to as many or as few as you wish.
Well, today Melvyn’s show hits 1000 editions. Right now, they’re talking about the old film The Magnificent Deadly Seventh Seal. Or something like that. No matter! What counts is that you tune in and absorb another dose of free, high level learning. We recommend
[1]https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/b006qykl?page=3
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