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The series, devised and produced by Olivia Seligman (with others) and currently produced by Simon Tillotson<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b084zk6z</ref> with Victoria Brignell,<ref>https://www.anglia.ac.uk/graduation-and-alumni/honorary-award-holders2/victoria-brignell</ref> runs weekly throughout the year on [[BBC Radio 4]], except for a summer break of approximately eight to ten weeks between July and September. Each programme covers a specific historical, philosophical, religious, cultural or scientific topic. In a November 2009 interview, Bragg described how he prepares for each show: "It's not easy, but I like reading. I enjoy what was called [[Cramming (education)|swotting]] in my day. I get the notes late Friday afternoon for the following Thursday morning. I find all the spare time I can for reading, get up very early on a Thursday morning, have a final two hours of nervousness, and away we go."<ref name="scot09">{{cite web| url= http://living.scotsman.com/books/Interview-Melvyn-Bragg--Man.5640953.jp | title=Interview: Melvyn Bragg - Man out of time |date= 9 November 2009 | publisher=[[The Scotsman]] | first=Chitra |last= Ramaswamy | accessdate= 2009-11-09}}</ref> |
The series, devised and produced by Olivia Seligman (with others) and currently produced by Simon Tillotson<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b084zk6z</ref> with Victoria Brignell,<ref>https://www.anglia.ac.uk/graduation-and-alumni/honorary-award-holders2/victoria-brignell</ref> runs weekly throughout the year on [[BBC Radio 4]], except for a summer break of approximately eight to ten weeks between July and September. Each programme covers a specific historical, philosophical, religious, cultural or scientific topic. In a November 2009 interview, Bragg described how he prepares for each show: "It's not easy, but I like reading. I enjoy what was called [[Cramming (education)|swotting]] in my day. I get the notes late Friday afternoon for the following Thursday morning. I find all the spare time I can for reading, get up very early on a Thursday morning, have a final two hours of nervousness, and away we go."<ref name="scot09">{{cite web| url= http://living.scotsman.com/books/Interview-Melvyn-Bragg--Man.5640953.jp | title=Interview: Melvyn Bragg - Man out of time |date= 9 November 2009 | publisher=[[The Scotsman]] | first=Chitra |last= Ramaswamy | accessdate= 2009-11-09}}</ref> |
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Bragg hosts discussion of the week's subject featuring what he has characterised as "three absolutely top-class academics"<ref name="bragg11"/> on the subject. The programme is normally broadcast live and unedited on Thursday mornings at |
Bragg hosts discussion of the week's subject featuring what he has characterised as "three absolutely top-class academics"<ref name="bragg11"/> on the subject. The programme is normally broadcast live and unedited on Thursday mornings at 9{{nbsp}}am, lasting around 42 minutes, and is then available online. He begins each episode with a short summary of the week's topic, then introduces the three guests. He guides the discussion along a generally chronological route, then either concludes the programme himself or invites summation remarks from one of the specialists. |
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{{quote|Bragg gives short shrift to pretension of any kind, while remaining stalwart in his search for knowledge. His methodology in ''In Our Time'' is... not unlike that of a man [[Fetch (game)|throwing a stick for a dog]]: he chucks his questions ahead, and if the chosen academic fails to bring it right back, he chides them. He retains enough of his bluff [[Cumbria]]n origins not to be taken in by gambolling and tweedy high spirits.|[[Will Self]], from a February 2010 issue<br/>of ''[[London Review of Books]]''<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.lrb.co.uk/v32/n04/will-self/diary |title= Diary on the Common | date= 25 February 2010 |first = Will | last= Self| authorlink = Will Self | publisher= [[London Review of Books]] | accessdate =2011-03-10}}</ref>}} |
{{quote|Bragg gives short shrift to pretension of any kind, while remaining stalwart in his search for knowledge. His methodology in ''In Our Time'' is... not unlike that of a man [[Fetch (game)|throwing a stick for a dog]]: he chucks his questions ahead, and if the chosen academic fails to bring it right back, he chides them. He retains enough of his bluff [[Cumbria]]n origins not to be taken in by gambolling and tweedy high spirits.|[[Will Self]], from a February 2010 issue<br/>of ''[[London Review of Books]]''<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.lrb.co.uk/v32/n04/will-self/diary |title= Diary on the Common | date= 25 February 2010 |first = Will | last= Self| authorlink = Will Self | publisher= [[London Review of Books]] | accessdate =2011-03-10}}</ref>}} |
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