Pablo Picasso’s attempts at poetry
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1881 the painter Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain. The son of... Read More
Dr Zhivago was smuggled out of Russia
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1958 the Russian author Boris Pasternak was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature... Read More
Jean Paul Sartre refuses the Nobel Prize
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1964 the French philosopher and writer Jean Paul Sartre refused to accept the... Read More
Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s opium addiction
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1772 the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge was born. A huge influence on later... Read More
Arthur Rimbaud’s explosive life
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1854 the French poet Arthur Rimbaud was born. Rimbaud was born a country... Read More
Yorktown – British army’s day of shame
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1781, the British Army under General Charles Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown, Virginia thus... Read More
The BBC, an Auntie to be reckoned with
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1922 the British Broadcasting Corporation was founded. Originally a consortium of private companies, some... Read More