The new localism: Local government and the Constitution Many argue that Britain has become too centralized, that Whitehall...
Classical Music, Noisy Listening In this lecture, we will introduce the idea of musical works as tools for listening, from Mozart to Mahler, from medieval repertoires to minimalism.
An Introduction to Film Music Music has always been closely associated with film. From Saint-Saëns...
Music of the Last Century: Did Schoenberg get it right? The composers least noticed by writers on music history seem...
The Building of England: Retrospect and Prospect 410 AD to 2000 In this the final lecture in his series on the...
In Prison Camp: Messiaen 'Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps' A lecture with live musical illustrations on Olivier Messiaen's 'Quatuor...
Engineering: Archimedes of Syracuse In the 3rd century BCE, the Sicilian polymath Archimedes significantly advanced human understanding of mathematics, geometry and astronomy.
The Theatre of Dionysus This lecture outlines the origins of Greek drama in this historic setting, its architectural development and some of the greatest masterpieces.
Darkness Audible: Benjamin Britten at 100 - Middle, 1945-1970 The success of Peter Grimes caught Britten by surprise. It...