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BBC Radio 4 · 914 episodes with transcripts

A world-class seminar, every week. In Our Time explores the ideas, people and discoveries that have shaped our world, spanning history, philosophy, religion, science, literature, art and culture. On Thursdays, hear brand-new episodes hosted by Misha Glenny and leading academics.

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Megalosaurus: the first dinosaur to ever be scientifically named

November 5, 2026

Misha Glenny (0:00)

This is one of more than a thousand episodes that you can find in the In Our Time Archive. A reading list for this edition can be found in the episode description wherever you're listening. I hope you enjoy the program. Hello.

On February the 20th, 1824, a man called William Buckland stood before the annual meeting of the Geological Society of London. He had been studying some large fossilized bones, which didn't resemble those of any living creature. And as he told his rapt audience at that meeting, he had a new name for this mysterious…

Steve Brusatte (1:36)

This is at the beginning of the 1800s, and this was a very different time from today, especially here in Britain.

It hadn't been too long before really that you had Newton, you had Galileo, you had Kepler, and these new ideas about the place of the Earth in the cosmos, and of course what that meant for our place in the cosmos. Now in the early 1800s, people were starting to think more about our place on the Earth. Where did…

Misha Glenny (3:26)

So, I mentioned at the start this fellow, William Buckland. Can you tell us a bit about him? He sounds like quite a character.

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