The Life and Work of Mervyn Peake Often described as the ultimate Renaissance Man, Mervyn Peake was...
Debussy - Text and Ideas: Maeterlinck's Golaud As title roles of both Maurice Maeterlinck’s play and Claude...
The permanent International Criminal Court – the ICC - and Africa The permanent International criminal Court – the ICC – was...
What is Happening to Christianity? Insights from Africa Christianity’s centre of gravity has shifted to the Global South. What do these changes mean for our understanding of the world’s largest religion?
Head of State Immunity – a Useful Relic? Head of State Immunity, once unchallengeable, may now seem an...
Ben Jonson, 'The Alchemist' and Blackfriars As part of the Literary Londoners series, this lecture explores...
Shakespeare, 'The Tempest' and its City Connections This lecture focuses on Shakespeare, in particular his final solo...
Citizen Authors and Their Heroes: Thomas Dekker, Thomas Heywood and Sir Thomas Gresham As part of the Literary Londoners series, this lecture focuses...
Orature, Oratory and Getting the Message Heard The most valued aspect of our entire culture in England...
Why is Africa still the poorest continent? Among 29 countries where human life expectancy is still 50...