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Illuminated Psalter Manuscripts - Dr Sally Dormer
Psalters containing the 150 Psalms were immensely popular medieval manuscripts, used by a wide array of patrons for liturgical, scholastic and devoti…
6 days, 18 hours ago
The Natural Environment of Tudor London
Tudor London is variously reported as a squalid seething mass of humanity choking on its own filth and fumes, and as a delightful garden where babbli…
6 days, 19 hours ago
The Unacclaimed Accompanist
There is far more to piano accompaniment than meets the ear or eye. Vocal celebrities are reliant on an accompanist's skills in indisputably great mu…
6 days, 20 hours ago
Perceptions, Expectations, and Discoveries
The Greeks famously identified many patterns and rhythms in the sky, deducing detailed information about eclipses and orbits that still have relevanc…
6 days, 21 hours ago
Arthur Conan Doyle and London: "A Stout Heart in the Great Cesspool" - Richard Burnip
From the impressions of his first youthful visit, to his mature years when all doors opened for him, London was an important backdrop to much of Cona…
6 days, 22 hours ago
Cosmic Vision: Watching the Radio
At longer wavelengths than the normal optical wavelengths to which human eyes are normally sensitive, is the radio part of the electromagnetic spectr…
6 days, 22 hours ago
The Rite of Spring: A Failure and A Triumph
The Rite of Spring was the startling result of a collaboration between Stravinsky, Nijinsky (choreography) and Roerich (sets and costumes). In the im…
6 days, 23 hours ago
AI and Education: The Reality and the Potential
This lecture will consider the current reality of AI in education and its transformative potential.
Uploaded 10-06-26
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'This ain't the shop for justice': Crime in Dickens's London - Dr Tony Williams
From his childhood acquaintance with London, when he feared he might become 'a little robber or a little vagabond', Charles Dickens was fascinated by…
1 week ago
The Child and Medical Treatment: The Chance to Live, or to Die with Dignity?
What happens when doctors and parents cannot agree on whether a child should be given experimental medical treatment? Why is there any question mark …
1 week ago