A Moment in Time is a brief, exciting and compelling journey into the past. Created to excite and enlighten the public about the past, its relevance to the present and its impact on the future, A Moment In Time is a captivating historical narrative that is currently broadcast worldwide.
Dan Roberts, executive producer and host of the award-winning radio series, A Moment In Time created the show in 1993 while doing historical commentary for National Public Radio. A Moment In Time immediately captured the attention of its audience, and Richmond's public radio station WCVE became Roberts' partner in producing the show nationwide. Within each two-minute segment, Roberts sets past events in their historical context. Each episode stimulates listeners in an effort to ignite a passion for history in today's "sound-bite" society.
| Dante's Inferno IDante, one of the world’s finest and most influential poets of western literature, was born in Florence, Italy, in 1265. He got caught up in the economic and political upheavals of his day.Grades 6-8 | 9-12 English | History-Social Science |
| Cardinal RichelieuElevated in 1624, Cardinal Richelieu was the real ruler of France and, more than any king, helped establish the French monarchy as absolute.Grades 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Leaning Tower of PisaOne of the finest examples of medieval Italian Romanesque architecture is year by year, slowly, relentlessly inclining to the south. Despite all efforts to correct this, it remains one of the continent’s premier attractions, the Leaning Tower of Pisa.Grades 6-8 History-Social Science |
| Dante's Inferno IIAfter Dante was banished from Florence in 1302, he wrote his great masterpiece "The Divine Comedy." By writing it in Italian, the language of the people, he helped drag readers out of their slavish devotion to Latin.Grades 6-8 | 9-12 English | History-Social Science |
| BlackoutAt 5:15 PM on November 9, 1965 most of the northeastern United States went dark. The cause? Not a terrorist attack. Not a group of incompetent workers. Not a huge natural disaster. The great blackout was caused by a small metal relay doing exactly what it was supposed to do.Grades 6-8 Science |
| Churchill & Chamberlain IIn the late 1930s, with the world lurching toward another global conflict, the clash of two personalities helped define Britain's response to the Nazi threat.Grades 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Selma 1965 IIIIn 1965 the town of Selma, Alabama was the scene of protests and brutal repression. The results: A march to Montgomery and a new voting rights bill.Grades 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Churchill & Chamberlain IVWith the nation at war with Germany, Britain's Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain summoned an old political foe to join the war cabinet.Grades 9-12 History-Social Science |