The grinning shadow that sat at the feast: In commemoration of Hector Munro, 'Saki' Hector Munro was a journalist better known for his satire...
Dickens’s law makers and law breakers: Barnard's Inn and beyond Dickens had no love for lawyers. He had been trained...
Pathogens and parasites; plagues and pandemics The earliest gains in life expectancy were made by understanding...
The Times of Our Lives: A history of longevity Notwithstanding Bible stories, the average human lifespan has reached "three...
Japanese Women in Tanka Poetry: from the 4th to the 13th Century Hisashi Nakamura and Ria Ulleri introduced the poetic world of...
Painting the Soul: Byzantium to El Greco Professor Robin Cormack, The Getty Research Institute and Courtauld Institute...
Front line infectious disease control at Britain's borders The series ended with a lecture bringing us up-to-date with...
The Pathology of Discovery and Conquest This lecture examined the spread of diseases that accompanied European...
The face of Charles Dickens - portraits of the great author Charles Dickens was drawn, painted and photographed more than most...