Artists who died by suicide
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CultureHistoryFormer Roman CatholicsGerman critics of ChristianityGerman revolutionaries20th-century German male writers20th-century German non-fiction writers20th-century presidents of Germany, German anti-communists, Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914), 1st classAustrian emigrants to GermanyDutch expatriates in FranceDutch landscape paintersGerman eugenicistsHeads of state who died by suicidePeople with Parkinson's disease
Hitler in History
Melvyn Bragg examines the debate between various historiographical theories. How do Intentionalist, Structralist and Marxist views of history explain events in Nazi Germany?
5 October 2000
Featuring: Ian Kershaw, Niall Ferguson, Mary Fulbrook
History20th-century German non-fiction writersArtists who died by suicideAustrian emigrants to Germany20th-century German male writersGerman revolutionariesGerman critics of ChristianityHeads of state who died by suicide20th-century presidents of Germany, German anti-communists, Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914), 1st classGerman eugenicistsFormer Roman CatholicsPeople with Parkinson's diseaseVincent van Gogh
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the career of the Dutch artist celebrated after his death for his paintings of sunflowers and starry nights but selling only one work in his life.
21 December 2023
Featuring: Christopher Riopelle, Martin Bailey, Frances Fowle