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In Our Time

Sovereignty

Duration: 47 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of the idea of sovereignty, from ancient Greece and Rome to wars in France in the 1500s, to Thomas Hobbes and the revolutionary era. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Melvyn Bragg
Interviewed Guest:
Melissa Lane
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Bourke
Interviewed Guest:
Tim Stanton

In Our Time

Montesquieu

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas of the French political philosopher (1689-1755) whose work on liberty and republicanism, banned at home, influenced the US constitution. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Melvyn Bragg
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Bourke
Interviewed Guest:
Rachel Hammersley
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Whatmore