{"product_id":"book-ge75","title":"In Our Time: 25 Classic Novels","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelvyn Bragg and guests tell the story of the novel over 400 years, via key literary works and movements\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'One of Radio 4's quiet jewels in its crown'\u003c\/i\u003e                \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1998, a brand new culture show was launched on Radio 4, featuring Melvyn Bragg and a panel of leading academics discussing the ideas, individuals and events that have shaped our world. \u003ci\u003eIn Our Time \u003c\/i\u003erapidly became one of radio's most well-loved programmes, regularly attracting over 2 million listeners eager to learn more about the topic of the week - which could be asteroids, Zoroastrianism or anything in between.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis specially curated collection charts the evolution of the novel as a literary form throughout the past four centuries, analysing 25 works ranging from Cervantes' 17th century epic \u003ci\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/i\u003e to George Orwell's 1945 political fable \u003ci\u003eAnimal Farm\u003c\/i\u003e. Some of the best books of all time are examined and elucidated here, including \u003ci\u003eRobinson Crusoe, Tristram Shandy, Emma, Frankenstein, Jane Eyre, Crime and Punishment, Ulysses\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMrs Dalloway\u003c\/i\u003e. Three additional programmes, on 'The Novel', 'Victorian Realism' and 'Literary Modernism', set these masterpieces in their historical context.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDevotees of fiction, \u003ci\u003eIn Our Time\u003c\/i\u003e fans and the intellectually curious will love these dynamic, stimulating discussions, which open the door to a whole world of classic literature and invite us to venture in.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eProduction credits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresented by Melvyn Bragg\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Olivia Seligman, Natalia Fernandez, Thomas Morris, Simon Tillotson, Julia Johnson, Luke Mulhall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on the following dates:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePart I: The Early Novel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Novel                               \u003c\/i\u003e                                    11 November 1999\u003cbr\u003eWith D J Taylor and Gillian Beer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDon Quixote                            \u003c\/i\u003e                                    16 March 2006\u003cbr\u003eWith Barry Ife, Edwin Williamson and Jane Whetnall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobinson Crusoe                                \u003c\/i\u003e                        22 December 2011\u003cbr\u003eWith Karen O'Brien, Judith Hawley and Bob Owens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoltaire's Candide                               \u003c\/i\u003e                        3 May 2012\u003cbr\u003eWith David Wootton, Nicholas Cronk and Caroline Warman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTristram Shandy                                 \u003c\/i\u003e                        24 April 2014\u003cbr\u003eWith Judith Hawley, John Mullan and Mary Newbould\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmma                                                  \u003c\/i\u003e                        19 November 2015\u003cbr\u003eWith Janet Todd, John Mullan and Emma Clery\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrankenstein                                                   \u003c\/i\u003e            16 May 2019\u003cbr\u003eWith Karen O'Brien, Michael Rossington and Jane Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEugene Onegin                                               \u003c\/i\u003e            22 June 2017\u003cbr\u003eWith Andrew Kahn, Emily Finer and Simon Dixon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePart II: The Victorian Novel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVictorian Realism        \u003c\/i\u003e                                                14 November 2002\u003cbr\u003eWith Philip Davis, AN Wilson and Dinah Birch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Christmas Carol          \u003c\/i\u003e                                                          16 December 2021\u003cbr\u003eWith Juliet John, Jon Mee and Dinah Birch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJane Eyre          \u003c\/i\u003e                                                                        18 June 2015\u003cbr\u003eWith Dinah Birch, Karen O'Brien and Sara Lyons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWuthering Heights                        \u003c\/i\u003e                                           28 September 2017\u003cbr\u003eWith Karen O'Brien, John Bowen and Alexandra Lewis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tenant of Wildfell Hall     \u003c\/i\u003e                                    30 September 2021\u003cbr\u003eWith Alexandra Lewis, Marianne Thormählen and John Bowen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoby Dick                               \u003c\/i\u003e                                    7 December 2017\u003cbr\u003eWith Bridget Bennett, Katie McGettigan and Graham Thompson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNorth and South                                  \u003c\/i\u003e                        9 March 2017\u003cbr\u003eWith Sally Shuttleworth, Jenny Uglow and Dinah Birch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAurora Leigh                                  \u003c\/i\u003e                                           24 March 2016\u003cbr\u003eWith Margaret Reynolds, Daniel Karlin and Karen O'Brien\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrime and Punishment                \u003c\/i\u003e                                           14 November 2019\u003cbr\u003eWith Sarah Hudspith, Oliver Ready and Sarah Young\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiddlemarch\u003c\/i\u003e                                                                              19 April 2018\u003cbr\u003eWith Rosemary Ashton, Kathryn Hughes and John Bowen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTess of the d'Urbervilles                                           \u003c\/i\u003e              5 May 2016\u003cbr\u003eWith Dinah Birch, Francis O'Gorman and Jane Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Time Machine                        \u003c\/i\u003e                                           17 October 2019\u003cbr\u003eWith Simon Schaffer, Amanda Rees and Simon James\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePart III: The Modernist Novel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiterary Modernism                       \u003c\/i\u003e                                           26 April 2001\u003cbr\u003eWith John Carey, Laura Marcus and Valentine Cunningham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeart of Darkness                         \u003c\/i\u003e                                           15 February 2007\u003cbr\u003eWith Susan Jones, Robert Hampson and Laurence Davies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Joyce's Ulysses\u003c\/i\u003e                                           14 June 2012\u003cbr\u003eWith Steven Connor, Jeri Johnson and Richard 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