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
Oscar Wilde’s fall from grace
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1854 the Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde was born. London’s most popular... Read More
Nietzsche’s heavyweight thinking
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1844 the great German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche was born. A strong atheist, he... Read More