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Julian of Norwich, Margery Kempe
Historian Hetta Howes, novelists Claire Gilbert and Victoria MacKenzie join Shahidha Bari.
Julian of Norwich and Margery Kempe
Shahidha Bari hears about two inspirational medieval women mystics who wrote about faith
Kingship and ceremony
Anne McElvoy looks at royalty, pomp and glory in opera, ancient Persia and Tudor England.
Sidney Poitier
Matthew Sweet and guests discuss the career of Bahamian-American actor Sidney Poitier.
Sidney Poitier
Matthew Sweet and guests consider the career of the Bahamian-American actor (1927-2022)
Kingship and ceremony
Anne McElvoy looks at royalty, pomp and glory in opera, ancient Persia and Tudor England.
Sound, conflict and central heating
Matthew Sweet finds out how extreme temperatures changed Erland Cooper's music
Sound, conflict and central heating
Matthew Sweet finds out how extreme temperatures changed Erland Cooper's music
Lady Antonia Fraser
Rana Mitter talks to Antonia Fraser about the art of writing historical biography.
Lady Antonia Fraser
Rana Mitter talks to the author about her life & the art of writing historical biography.
