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In Our Time
光陰的故事
1982 · Film · 110 min
Directed by Ko I-chen, Chang Yi, Edward Yang, Jim Tao
Four vignettes, each set in different decades from the 1950s through the 1980s, deal with protagonists at different stages of life between childhood and young adulthood.
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every episode of In Our Time is interesting. The new guy's doing a really good job too!
Sad news. 'In Our Time' episodes are actually timeless, I am frequently amazed by the quality of episodes from over twenty years ago.
Frankly, I believe that instead of finding a new presenter, the BBC could be retire the whole series and its legend. Let the new presenter start a new series, even if the set-up remains the same (including having further discussions with a cup of tea after the radio time limit has ended)
- In Our Time (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qykl) - nearly 1,000 episodes since the late 90s, covering history, science and literature. Different expert panel every week with some amazing reoccurring guests (Ian Stewart, Martin Palmer, Mary Beard, Angie Hobbs, Paul Cartledge, Caroline Crawford).
for anyone interested there is a wonderful episode about how coffehouses became popular in Britain in the "In our Time" BBC podcast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000c4x1
> Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history and social impact of coffee. From its origins in Ethiopia, coffea arabica spread through the Ottoman Empire before reaching Western Europe where, in the 17th century, coffee houses were becoming established. There, caffeinated customers stayed awake for longer and were more animated, and this helped to spread ideas and influence culture. Coffee became a colonial product, grown by slaves or indentured labour, with coffea robusta replacing arabica where disease had struck, and was traded extensively by the Dutch and French empires; by the 19th century, Brazil had developed into a major coffee producer, meeting demand in the USA that had grown on the waggon trails.
In Our Time does indeed sound very good - I'll have to check it out - thanks.
> And have you really never heard of the Today Programme or are you exaggerating for effect?
I've heard of it - never seen an episode so couldn't say what it was about (although the name probably gives it away). Traditionally I've not really watched much "broadcast" TV, even as a kid. I spent most my childhood in front of a computer...
> ...but you don't have to, for radio.
True, but does feel like free-loading a little?
> No idea what any of those shows you listed are ... My interests are science, history, computing, polictics
Well I don't know what to say apart from that absolutely astounds me. They're the background noise of many British homes and you're severely missing out if these are your interests.
For example, In Our Time alone is 900 45-minute episodes each about an individual topic of science, history, maths, politics, art, culture, religion, etc, sometimes even computing, with genuine experts coming to discuss and debate it starting with a basic introduction anyone can follow and then going into the details.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_In_Our_Time_programmes
I think literally nobody else in the world produces this kind of super-high-quality and enduring intelligent spoken-word content. Even the NPR in the US is very poor in comparison.
And have you really never heard of the Today Programme or are you exaggerating for effect? It really sets the national daily political agenda in the UK like nothing else. I can't practically understand how you can follow politics and never had heard anyone say 'they said on the Today Programme...'
> I felt it wasn't worth paying £120 to the BBC every year
...but you don't have to, for radio.
I listen to a mix of BBC programming and commercial radio while driving to work. The ad-free BBC allows for some real immersion in the programme content, which is great for plays and documentary. E.g. something like “In our time” which devotes 45 totally uninterrupted mins to a single subject. When I get bored with the serious stuff I switch to commercial music radio and use the ad-breaks to cycle to the next station that is playing music. So, lack of ads allows real depth in the content.
In Our Time is a fantastic source of interesting topics, especially since all it's past episodes are available for free on the BBC's website. With over 640 episodes it shouldn't be too hard to find something of interest!
For those not familiar with the show, the format is simple. A topic is picked for each week and it consists of the host, Melvyn Bragg, and three experts on that topic. The experts are then left to discuss the topic for 45 minutes with the host only interjecting to ask questions and steer the conversation. It's very much the pinnacle of listening to smart people talk about things that they're interested in.
Recent episodes have covered topics as diverse as The Talmud, Photosynthesis, States of Matter, Spartacus and Early Chinese History.
A list of episiodes can be found here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qykl/episodes/player - and there's links on the site to download all the episodes since 2011.
The infinite monkey cage
http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/timc
In Our Time
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qykl
In Our Time is an excellent radio programme, and every episode is available online. There is plenty of choice.