Edwin Hubble – astronomer with vision
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1889 the American astronomer Edwin Hubble was born. A keen sportsman, Hubble saw combat duty in the First World War. He moved with... Read More
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Alfred, Lord Tennyson – England’s long-lasting Poet Laureate
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1850 Alfred Tennyson became Poet Laureate succeeding William Wordsworth. The son of a country clergyman, Tennyson was the first to receive a peerage by... Read More
Terry Waite – envoy and hostage
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1991 Anglican Church envoy Terry Waite was released in Lebanon after more than four years in captivity. Waite, the special envoy of the... Read More
Poetry Blog
The New PCL Commonplace Book Has Arrived
The original book – Poetry Changes Lives – was inspired by the author’s commonplace book – that he was given at school. He has used... Read More
Poetry Therapy for the Inner Child
When Paul Gauguin painted his famous masterpiece ‘D’où Venons Nous / Que Sommes Nous / Où Allons Nous’ (Where Do We Come From, What... Read More
William Dalrymple, Historian, Presenter and Chronicler of Djinns, Jains and Jesus (and so much more)
The genial yet commanding figure of William Dalrymple has been a regular feature of the wonderfully unique Beyond Borders International Festival at Traquair House, Innerleithen... Read More