Browse the Victorian era within the In Our Time archive.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of anaesthetics.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the link between archaeology and imperialism.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Victorian poet Christina Rossetti.
Melvyn visits Darwin's home at Down House in Kent.
How Darwin was eventually persuaded to publish On the Origin of Species in November 1859.
Darwin's early life in Shropshire and his three years at Cambridge.
How Darwin's work during the Beagle expedition influenced his theories.
The achievements and legacy of the 19th century literary giant Charles Dickens.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the search for immunisation and its impact on society.
The life and work of one of the most influential figures of the Victorian era.
The life and ideas of Karl Marx who changed the world with his Communist Manifesto.
The life and ideas of the 19th century political philosopher John Stuart Mill.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Oscar Wilde, his literary legacy and the Aesthetes.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the novels of sensation, a Victorian literary phenomenon.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss George Eliot's 1861 novel Silas Marner.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ethos and legacy of the British Empire.
Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the scientific achievements of the Cavendish family.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Charge of the Light Brigade.
The history of the private trading company that helped forge the British Empire.
Melvyn Bragg examines the exhibition that showcased Victorian Britain's industrial might.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Indian Mutiny of 1857 and the rebellion which followed
Melvyn Bragg discusses the 19th century Opium Wars between Britain and China.
Melvyn Bragg examines the 19th century Catholic movement within the Church of England.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the prescient thriller about Anglo-German relations.
