In Our Time by Melvyn Bragg
Shares rank 25 of 42 podcasts by recommenders
People recommend this BBC Radio 4 podcast for its interesting episodes on a wide range of topics, and some listeners use it as a reading list source or a bedtime listen.
People recommend this BBC Radio 4 podcast for its interesting episodes on a wide range of topics, and some listeners use it as a reading list source or a bedtime listen.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Interesting episodes on many topics
“The episode of BBC In Our Time on Guernica was very interesting”
Comment from 15 Apr 2026 in “Picasso's Guernica (Gigapixel)” “every episode of In Our Time is interesting”
Comment from 15 Apr 2026 in “Picasso's Guernica (Gigapixel)” Related episodes and reading lists
“See the reading list on topics of interest in the podcast "In our time."”
Comment from 27 Aug 2026 in “Ask HN: If I am 16 what should I learn? Which books should read?” “I think it will go quite well with a few related In Our Time episodes.”
Comment from 22 Jan 2026 in “Claude's New Constitution” “several BBC In Our Time episodes”
Comment from 18 Nov 2025 in “Early Morning Walks”
Other podcasts people recommend
The four most recommended other podcasts, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwarkesh Podcast | 29 | 8 | 78% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Oxide and Friends | 26 | 3 | 90% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Acquired podcast | 25 | 0 | 100% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Behind the Bastards podcast | 18 | 1 | 95% | 11 | — | Approved |
| In Our Time by Melvyn BraggThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
All 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“See the reading list on topics of interest in the podcast "In our time."”
“Is always fascinating and always puts be to sleep - I have to consume it in 10 minute nightly chunks”
“every episode of In Our Time is interesting”
“The episode of BBC In Our Time on Guernica was very interesting”
“I think it will go quite well with a few related In Our Time episodes.”
“several BBC In Our Time episodes”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.