One of the British Broadcasting Corporation’s (BBC) finest products is a radio show called “In Our Time.” Until recently, it was hosted by a Jack-of-all-intellectual-trades named Melvyn Bragg who, each episode, would sit with two or three academics and discuss some random subject for an hour or so.
In honor of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, here are three episodes on the subject from the show’s vaults.
I should add that this show almost makes the tax which funds the BBC worthwhile. But, obviously, if you don’t listen to it but still have to pay the tax to fund it you might not agree. If you’re listening in the United States, you don’t need to worry about any of that, as it is funded by adverts. As irritating as these might be, it is surely less irritating than being prosecuted for the crime of listening to the radio or watching TV without a license, which has, in recent years, accounted for as much as 10% of all criminal prosecutions in the Mother Country.
Revolutions have started over less.
