Daniel Karlin
Winterstoke Professor of English Literature at the University of Bristol
3 episodes
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CultureBurials at Westminster AbbeyNobel laureates in LiteratureEnglish male novelists19th-century English poetsEnglish people of Scottish descentVictorian novelistsEnglish male short story writers20th-century English male writers19th-century English novelists20th-century English poetsEnglish Nobel laureates19th-century English non-fiction writers20th-century English novelistsFellows of the Royal Society of LiteratureBritish Nobel laureatesBritish poemsMythopoeic writers20th-century English memoiristsEnglish-language poets from IndiaVerse novelsPeople of the Victorian eraDeaths from ulcersEnglish science fiction writersFreemasons of the United Grand Lodge of EnglandEnglish hymnwritersEnglish anti-fascistsMaritime writers19th-century English short story writersRectors of the University of St AndrewsEnglish children's writers1859 booksFin de sièclePoems in Persian
Aurora Leigh
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Aurora Leigh, Elizabeth Barrett Browning's novel-poem published in 1856, three years before her death in Florence.
24 March 2016
Also featuring: Margaret Reynolds, Karen O'Brien
Rudyard Kipling
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life and work of Rudyard Kipling, a writer sometimes described as the poet of empire.
16 October 2014
Also featuring: Howard Booth, Jan Montefiore
CultureFellows of the Royal Society of LiteraturePeople of the Victorian eraEnglish male novelistsDeaths from ulcersMythopoeic writersEnglish science fiction writersFreemasons of the United Grand Lodge of England20th-century English memoirists20th-century English male writersEnglish hymnwriters19th-century English poets19th-century English novelistsEnglish anti-fascistsVictorian novelistsMaritime writersEnglish-language poets from IndiaEnglish male short story writers19th-century English short story writersEnglish Nobel laureatesNobel laureates in LiteratureRectors of the University of St AndrewsEnglish children's writers19th-century English non-fiction writersBritish Nobel laureates20th-century English novelistsEnglish people of Scottish descent20th-century English poetsBurials at Westminster Abbey19th century20th centuryLanguageThe Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, a collection of Persian poetry translated into English in the 19th century by Edward FitzGerald.
22 May 2014
Also featuring: Charles Melville, Kirstie Blair