Frenzy in a candy store

I bet everybody can remember some occasion when he was still a lad to stand in a candy store and suddenly notice that you have been standing there for at least a minute of your jaw somewhere around your knees looking at all the good life has to offer you. Boy, I can still remember the slight drooling and mumbling “hmmm, candy…!” to myself. Those were the days (last week, actually).

I got the same feeling of joy and disorientation for where to begin when I found the archives for the BBC‘s In Our Time. This is a marvellous show on different aspects of history and the world, including history, science, philosophy, religion and culture. I recently discovered the “podcasts” for this 45 min. radio 4-show via Odeo and I really enjoy listening to all these conversations. Now I found the archives, I don’t know where to start! There’s just so much of the good stuff there: the Spanish civil war, the Roman republic, the rise of mammals…

I you like history and you like radio, be sure to give this a try. Only the latest shows are available as MP3-downloads, but all seems to be available as RAM which you can stream using the RealPlayer. So, find the archives here and enjoy.