The Latest Breaking News from Melvyn Bragg

Thursday news quiz: Trump is unwise, an emperor dies and a €1m raffle prize

Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK · Apr 16

Another World by Melvyn Bragg review – portrait of the broadcaster as a young man

Leaving behind Cumbria for Oxford in the late 1950s, Bragg navigates class and culture in a world on the brink of change

The Guardian - UK · Feb 20

In Our Time review – the first Melvyn Bragg-less show will have made BBC management clench buttocks

Misha Glenny’s debut as host of the long-running Radio 4 series tackled JS Mill’s On Liberty – a bold move given the BBC’s current legal battles

The Guardian - UK · Jan 15

Melvyn Bragg explains why he left Radio 4’s In Our TIme

IN FULL

The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2025

Melvyn Bragg says he left Radio 4’s In Our Time before he was pushed

‘One way or another, we’ve all got to go sometime,’ presenter said

The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2025

Thursday mornings won’t be the same without Melvyn Bragg

Letters: Steve Brown reveals how In Our Time has provided a superb resource for his teaching, plus letters from Robert McNulty, Helen Read and Moxley Cooper

The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2025

Hilary Lloyd review: on Dennis Potter’s trail through an enchanted forest of film

The artist’s exhaustive engagement with the singular playwright leads us through landmark shows via midair screens, cat-videos and lunch with Richard E Grant

The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2025

The Guardian view on In Our Time: Melvyn Bragg has proved that media can be both serious and popular

Editorial: After 27 years, the presenter is leaving one of BBC Radio’s finest programmes. He never talked down, and never dumbed down either

The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2025

In Our Time: Who will replace Melvyn Bragg on the much-loved Radio 4 programme?

Presenter announced he’s stepping down as host of much-loved show after nearly three decades

The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2025

Melvyn Bragg steps down from BBC’s legendary ‘In Our Time’ – with new presenter to be announced

The presenter has reportedly suffered a string of health issues over the years

The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2025