[mypastself]

I love the no-nonsense, down-to-business way he starts every show:

“Hello. In 1896…”

[tomstuart]

Then you might enjoy this: http://pascalwyse.com/blog/2017/12/15/in-our-time-machine

[mypastself]

Thank you, that is amazing. I just got to:

“Hello. Throughout history, people have taken drugs”

[ChrisKnott]

https://youtu.be/VdOr5FpLKR8

"And now it's time for In Our Time, the programme that just starts. The Byzantines..."

[Veen]

That's funny, although it's missing the one of the best bits about Radio 4: the Shipping Forecast. For some reason, I find the late (0040) and early morning (0520) shipping forcasts immensely familiar and comforting. It's been a part of my life since I was a small child getting up very early for school when I had no idea what Dogger, Forties, Cromarty and Rockall meant.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxHa5KaMBcM

[mypastself]

I’m completely unfamiliar with the other programmes, but that’s still pretty funny.