Melvyn Bragg

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1,061 appearances 8 recordings 1 series first heard Aug 2026 last heard yesterday

Melvyn Bragg’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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In Our Time · Archive: Plato's Republic · 10 Sep 2026 podcast

Can we take that state idea on a little because Plato and Socrates, through Socrates, makes a big thing of it. voice-verified

Angie Hobbes, one of the things about the ideal state is that it's ruled by philosophers. voice-verified

I'm faced by three philosophers, so there's not much disagreement there, I suppose. voice-verified

Still, anyway, that's a cheap jive. voice-verified

So how did he justify that and what's the point? voice-verified

Can I just come back to you for a moment, James? voice-verified

The philosopher is... I sort of was a little bit of a distraction by talking about you three because he or she has got to be... They can't become a ruling philosopher until they're about 50, as I understand it. voice-verified

They have to be specially trained and they have to be specially trained in the rigid distinction between knowledge and belief because most opinions are belief. voice-verified

Knowledge is greater than and behind and superior to belief. voice-verified

How does that go? voice-verified

How does that work? voice-verified

In a sense, there's almost a comparison. voice-verified

I'm sure one of you makes the comparison between them and a doctor. voice-verified

You go to them for expert, disinterested advice and it is given to you and you go down with your place in the state. voice-verified

Would you say that, voice-verified

I like experts. voice-verified

I voice-verified

I like the three of you. voice-verified

You're experts. voice-verified

I think voice-verified

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