Magical Mystery Tour: The Invention of The Beatles This lecture analyses the ‘psychedelic era’ of the Beatles, from...
Musical Consonance and Dissonance: The Good, Bad and Beautifully Ugly What makes a piece of music challenging, bland, intriguing, beautiful...
The Operatic Showstopper: ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ This lecture considers ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ from Carousel (1945)...
An Infernal Spark: Drink, Addiction and Disease Addiction is a familiar feature of contemporary society. Not only...
Debussy - Text and Ideas: Fête galante and the Salon of Marguerite de Saint-Marceaux The second half of the nineteenth century witnessed a resurgence...
Debussy and Mallarme: Symbolism and Les Mardistes Les Mardistes was a group of intellectuals who met every...
Agincourt or Azincourt? Victory, Defeat, and the War of 1415 In the year of the battle's 600th anniversary, Agincourt remains...
From the European Coal and Steel Community to the Common Market This lecture analyses early moves towards European unity in the...