The Operatic Showstopper: ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ This lecture considers ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ from Carousel (1945)...
Unwrapping Irving Berlin’s "White Christmas" This festive lecture explores the unusual roots of the song...
The Origins of Modern Paganism This lecture provides a deeper exploration of Paganism, beginning with...
The Sondheim Showstopper: ‘Send in the Clowns’ 'Send in the Clowns’ was probably the most commercially successful...
Dyslexia and Language - Disorder or Difference? Difficulties with reading and writing have wide-ranging effects beyond academic...
Endings in the Novel, from Austen and Dickens to Edward St Aubyn and Rachel Cusk More than anything else, the end matters to the novel...
Queen Victoria: Images of Power and Empire This lecture will examine the images of power and empire...
Sanskrit Mathematics in the Language of Poetry This event will focus upon mathematics as expressed in different languages and cultures.