Search results

What is Greek Theatre?

Prof. Edith Hall breaks down the tragedy from the comedy...

Stand-Up Comedy

Professor Pick traces the evolution of the modern stand-up comic...

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.

Unwrapping Irving Berlin’s "White Christmas"

This festive lecture explores the unusual roots of the song...

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas: Anatomy of a Christmas Classic

This lecture investigates how and why the song ‘Have Yourself...

Twentieth-Century Divas: Barbra Streisand

Since her debut in Funny Girl, her bold vision and...

‘What, then, is the American, this new man?’

The Presidential Election of 1968 - and Implications for 2024

The 1968 Presidential Election remains the most divisive in modern...

Writing a British Constitution

Recently, the UK has gotten into a muddle over Scottish...

The US Constitution: A Catalogue of Complaints about Britain

The US Constitution, both in its structural element and the...