Debussy and Mallarme: Symbolism and Les Mardistes Les Mardistes was a group of intellectuals who met every...
After Iraq - Shall we ever intervene again? The former leader of the Liberal Democrats, the Rt Hon...
Sir Christopher Wren: Architect & Courtier Sir Christopher Wren’s success was underpinned by his consummate skill...
Britten and Auden: Inventive Days, inebriated nights at 7 Middagh Street, Brooklyn In 1936, Britten and Auden established a friendship and creative...
The Question of Beauty in Architecture Alain de Botton, writer, broadcaster and producer, ponders the question...
The Age of Dictatorship: Europe 1918-1989 - The little dictators The third lecture in the series asked why so many...
The 19th-century Taming of the Christmas Carol, from St Erth to Truro At the end of the Georgian era, a revivalist collection...
Rare and Endangered Languages - 'Why should we protect endangered languages?' Dr Nicholas Ostler argues for the preservation of the world's...
Wolfgang Amadé Mozart, K 499 in D major Franz Anton Hoffmeister was in Vienna during Mozart's time in...
Roman Singing and its Influence Across Europe In this lecture we shall explore what the singing of Rome meant far afield: in northern England, Ireland, Spain and Germany.