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“A great informational podcast but they only focus on scientific advances that took place in Europe. Quite whitewashed. Africa, South America, Asia, Russia are NEVER mentioned.”
SnappyDani via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/04/24
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“Love Melvyn. We need more like him, can’t think of anyone younger who could replace him. He must do so much research for each of the wide ranging topics as he always asks relevant and focused questions, keeping the conversation interesting. He’s a less well known but nevertheless absolute...”Read full review »
Springy step via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/10/24
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“Melvyn Bragg uses unacceptable behavior with women: rude, domineering, interrupting, and foolish, useful questions. Please seek another host.”
Benji X. via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/06/23
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“The range of fascinating topics curated by the excellent Melvin Bragg and the very-well chosen guests is a treat.”
queen of the Anthropocene via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/15/23
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“Brilliant show. Melvyn Bragg had this amazing knack of making the contributors get to the point of the argument in question by asking timely and pertinent questions. He also insists on a language that is clear and accessible to the audience, most of whom are not experts in the field. His...”Read full review »
Rasknikof S via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/18/23
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“The contents of the show are great and informative. However, the host constantly interrupts the guests in a rather rude manner. Hey oh.”
•Shushimi•9 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/05/23
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“Virtually non-agenda driven scientific information. Fantastic! I maintain local copies of the entire catalogue and listen frequently.
(Melvin might talk less and listen more and stop with the western religion thing.)”
Gern Blasnton via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/08/23
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“I enjoy the freedom from limbic high-jack techniques.”
Jed-I jester via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/18/23
“dear Sir
If Laura Laverne would ask me what to take with me to a “ Desert Island “ ( which she never will of course ) it would be the entire “ In Our Time “ library.
Also here near Brughes in Flanders, we can’t wait to hear the next episode…
Sincerely
Johan Van Roosmaelen
Manor...”Read full review »
Coates-Carter via Apple Podcasts ·
Belgium ·
04/20/23
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“Are you a child of the 60s, eager to hear a Brit have a go at straight-faced untiring mimicry of Jim Backus's Locust Valley lockjaw? Perhaps you're a millennial, most comfortable with podcast guests whose erudition and generational solidarity are best evinced by nearly every response...”Read full review »
TooIllOrEase via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/12/23
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“Absolutely love the content. What is less enjoyable is the fact that Melvyn interrupts his guests in quite an irritating way and constantly talks over or cuts across the female academics.”
BFe19 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/09/23
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“Except for the colonial British nationalism of the host, this podcast is excellent!”
yoga.aha via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/13/23
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“Thank you BBC for making this accessible to those of us outside of the UK.”
Archibald Menzies via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/04/23
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“If an alien came down from outer-space and asked me what’s so good about the BBC, I’d sit them down and play them this.”
Johnnydivv via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
12/29/22
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“These podcasts are perhaps the best I’ve heard at going deep into detail about a scientific topic and breaking down complex science into understandable concepts for the layperson. And this is all due to the host, who asks probing questions, challenges guests’ statements, and corrals wayward...”Read full review »
CAMarathonRunner via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/21/22
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“Great content and wonderful guests, shame about Melvin’s patronising interruptions.”
charlotteb92 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/11/22
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“On the whole I really enjoy the podcast and look forward to new episodes. The guests always have very interesting things to say about their topics and I always learn something new. The only annoyance is the main presenter who often interjects with their own naive views and questions which lowers...”Read full review »
mjadmusic via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
07/14/22
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“Very informative and easy listening! My IQ increased with each podcast episode!!”
MimiRue via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/21/22
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“This program is absolutely the best on BBC radio. Melvyn Bragg is an excellent host for an enormous variety of subjects and teams of experts. His excitement in the discussions is infectious and , while I love all of the programs, his science encounters with academic experts are the very best, in...”Read full review »
dave B of Buntingford via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
01/16/22
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“Excellent on all counts.”
MIflyer via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/13/22
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“I love this pod cast!”
AsDicking via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/05/22
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“This host is rude and condescending to his guests.”
Cleverhanz via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/16/21
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“I really enjoy listening to the contributors in their various fields of endeavour. I find some of the insights extremely thought-provoking and at the age of 81, you need such spurs in the flanks to make one think about the fundamentals.
My sole criticism of these programs is the interventions...”Read full review »
Wafter1940 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/31/21
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“I love getting listen to the originating scientists explain the evidence they have. Revealing stories of ‘Crocs’ that are fascinating and unexpected”
Roxt Eddie via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/21/21
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“Love to hear experts at the top of their fields. Melvyn does a brilliant job as a question master.”
ff123df via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/11/21
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“Love all of Melvyn’s podcasts, except for the ‘chaos theory’ podcast. Although aptly named, I learnt and understood nothing, in fact I’m even more puzzled.”
Anynamewilldo22 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
08/22/21
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“I wish for more episodes. The last one was in May of this year. I really miss it. This show has great content. I enjoy listening to the past shows. Please create more episodes.”
Plantladydiane via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/20/21
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“Erinomaisen sivistävä ohjelmasarja.”
Von Öf via Apple Podcasts ·
Finland ·
06/27/21
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“~ Heavy signature accents, the only distractions, lol”
HYPRTCKR via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/12/21
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“...the host not so much. He abruptly interrupts the expert guests mid-sentence. It’s too bad because when he’s not being rude it’s a fascinating podcast.”
EnidaV via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
03/25/21
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“In Our Time: exceptional. Melvyn Bragg: irreplaceable.
This long-running series would, on its own, justify the entire BBC licence fee.
You’d be hard pushed to find content liked this anywhere in the world.
It has broadened my knowledge and enriched my life enormously.”
JohninDubai via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/28/21
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“Ummm who’s science and why is he so popular”
justin makes me horny via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
12/31/20
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“I also listen to this to go to sleep as i like the soothing accents but i listen to it in the day time as well, i especially like the science subjects”
dannyjackie via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
11/20/20
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“Absolutely brilliant.”
James T Lovell via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/07/20
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“I appreciate how she mentions that reconciliation can’t be opposed (from the colonizer) because then it’s like starting a fire, burning property, raping women and children, committing genocide,and then putting out the fire and call yourself the hero ! It’s whack !!”
firlotte via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
11/02/20
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“This truly is a national treasure and Melvyn Bragg is the irreplaceable jewell in the crown. Anyone who has worked with academics knows they are prone to over pompous, pontificating and straying off the road. His abrupt but good natured interventions, the mark of the journalist who knows what the...”Read full review »
KenCharman via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/03/20
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“I really enjoy the content of the podcast, I just wish Melvyn would stop interrupting all the time. I think he wants to be the “expert”.”
clearwater101 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/16/20
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“Melvyn Bragg is to educational podcasts what Sir David Attenborough is to nature documentaries. in our time offers an encyclopedic archive of episodes on wide ranging subjects.”
mjvd19 via Apple Podcasts ·
Germany ·
08/30/20
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“Great guests, great archives, all I ask is more more more”
Jjjhoyt via Apple Podcasts ·
Germany ·
07/18/20
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“In fact i normally listen to whilst going to sleep, no disrespect p, it’s informative yet relaxing. Maybe I Neill wakeup with super leanings.”
Tom Thumb77 via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
05/01/20
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“Melvin Bragg is a host from a different era: knighted for his public radio work, a writer himself, he prepares extensively for each program and holds the guests to a much higher standard than do hosts in almost all other podcasts around these days. Yes he is direct and sometimes rude, probably...”Read full review »
omegaxx19 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/25/20
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“Great choice of topics in that there’s something for everyone. Melvyn is good at drawing out the academics but I wish he didn’t keep interrupting them to show off his tiny bit of knowledge. Fortunately the repeats have these edited out.”
karenPret via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
03/28/20
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“Marvellous podcast. The one I could listen to over and over again.
The Topics are fascinating. They are so varied each week. Love the different approaches of the experts. Each separate strand of information is skilfully examined, discussed and applied to the central subject
Please don’t ever...”Read full review »
macann7 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/10/20
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“I love In Our Time, particularly the programmes about science and philosophy. To me it’s the BBC at its best.
Melvyn Bragg is a superb host. He asks the right questions and keeps it moving - focused and efficient, but exploring interesting tangents where appropriate.
The topics are varied....”Read full review »
Ferdob via Apple Podcasts ·
Ireland ·
02/09/20
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“I’ve enjoyed nearly all that I’ve listened to and the ones I didn’t enjoy so much, half of those were a bit beyond me though some of them, I thought, well, the scientists don’t know much, I don’t know why they bothered doing the show (eg Bird Migration). But still I really enjoy and appreciate...”Read full review »
Hebairt via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
02/04/20
“Very much enjoyed this (“Hybrids” is my first exposure). This is a discussion not a lecture. This is the discussion one might want before embarking on a deep dive. Context. Some interesting anecdotal examples of this concept or that. Of course, science is also history... as ideas emerge and...”Read full review »
Hank in Texas USA via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/25/19
“Excellent. My most favourite podcasts are the science ones hosted by Melvyn Bragg. Complex topics are made clear through his questions that speak plain English. My regret?....there are not more new shows to listen to.”
sculptor1000 via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
06/19/19
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