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Shakespeare's London and Ancient Rome

Jonathan Bate tells the story of how and why Shakespeare was steeped in the classics, from his earliest plays such as Titus Andronicus and The Comedy of Errors to his dramatisations of the stories of Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra.

Bach's 'Orgelbüchlein' (Little Organ Book)

A musical journey into The Orgelbüchlein - the jewel in Bach's organ music - a collection of magnificent miniatures which encompass all the musical emotions and which allow the organist to show all the colours and sonorities of the instrument at his disposal.

Shakespeare's Sonnets and the Use of Personification

'When well-appareled April on the heel / Of limping winter treads'. A calendar month cannot dress, nor can a season walk. This lecture will explore the magic of personification in Shakespeare's poetry.

Sir Walter Scott's Involvement In King George IV Visiting Scotland

A question from the lecture 'Did Sir Walter Scott Invent...

Shakespeare's Astronomy

Amongst all his astronomical allusions, Shakespeare demonstrates a deep knowledge of the night sky and its movements, including the new Copernican world-view. What can we learn of Elizabethan astronomy and Shakespeare's knowledge of it from the plays?

Theatre and Love: Tom Stoppard, 'The Real Thing'

It would be churlish to finish a series of lectures...

A Play Within A Play: Behind the Phrase 'House of Cards'

When referring to the play within the play ‘The Real...

Sir Christopher Wren: Buildings, Place and Genius

Who makes great buildings patrons, architects and builders? Are successful...

Theatre and Language: Samuel Beckett, 'Waiting for Godot'

Beckett's Waiting for Godot has been interpreted in myriad ways...

Waiting for Godot at Tour De France