Charles Dickens invents the soap opera
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1859 Charles Dickens published the last weekly instalment of A Tale of Two... Read More
Yukio Mishima – Japan’s extreme self publicist
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1970 the Japanese poet and writer Yukio Mishima committed ritual suicide. Considered one... Read More
J F Kennedy – hero with a secret
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1963 US President John F Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. The... Read More
Sir Christopher Wren rebuilds London
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1632 the English architect and astronomer Sir Christopher Wren was born. He will... Read More
Voltaire – incorrigible in literature and in love
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1694, François-Marie Arouet, later known as Voltaire, was born in Paris. He re-named... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More