The brilliance of Henry James

In advance of a major new Henry James season on BBC Radio 4, Professor Sarah Churchwell explores the life and work of the great Anglo-American author, whose books offer insights to changes in the USA and in the role of women in the late 19th and early…

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(The Naked Bible Podcast) Naked Bible 168: Melchizedek Part 2

2017-07-23 1 0

In the previous two episodes on Melchizedek (1a, 1b) we covered the Old Testament data on this enigmatic figure. Jewish writers and readers in the Second Temple Period (ca. 500 BC – 70 AD) naturally had ideas on who Melchizedek was and how to understand

The English in America

Historian and author James Evans talks to us about his new book Emigrants, which explains why hundreds of thousands of English people decided to make a new life in the Americas during the 17th century. He also explores the challenges of migrating to…

How Weather Works

2017-07-20 TechStuff 0

In an effort to understand meteorology, we first must understand how weather works. What are the complex variables that determine weather patterns? Learn more about [Read more]

Germany’s World War Two

In a talk that he delivered at our recent World War Two event in Bristol, Professor Nicholas Stargardt reflects on how the Second World War was experienced by ordinary Germans, both on the front line and back home