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History on stage |
In this episode, the contributors discuss why history so frequently featured on stage in this period, and the significance of the historical events that these dramas staged for contemporary audiences. |
Michael Burden, David Kennerley, Susan Valladares |
14 Dec 2016 |
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Simon Schama on Public History |
What does hip hop have in common with Herodotus? In this lecture celebrated historian Simon Schama explores the tradition of public history drawing on Walter Scott, Thomas Carlyle, Winston Churchill and Lin-Manuel Miranda. |
Simon Schama |
20 May 2016 |
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Julian Thompson on Sir Walter Scott |
Dr Julian Thompson introduces 'the least read great writer in our literature'. He describes the popularly of Walter Scott in his own time and suggests some highlights of the 'living Scots' of his fiction. |
Julian Thompson |
01 Aug 2012 |
