David O’Shaughnessy
Professor of Eighteenth-Century Studies at the University of Galway
1 episode
Covers topics in categories such as:
CultureIrish male dramatists and playwrightsIrish male poetsAlumni of Trinity College DublinIrish AnglicansAlumni of the University of EdinburghIrish male novelistsStreathamites18th-century Anglo-Irish people, 18th-century Irish male writers18th-century Irish novelists, 18th-century Irish poetsIrish essayists
Oliver Goldsmith
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the author of She Stoops to Conquer, The Vicar of Wakefield and The Deserted Village who was a great populariser of science and history in his time.
20 February 2025
Also featuring: Judith Hawley, Michael Griffin
CultureIrish AnglicansIrish male novelistsIrish male dramatists and playwrightsIrish male poetsStreathamites18th-century Irish novelists, 18th-century Irish poetsIrish essayistsAlumni of Trinity College Dublin18th-century Anglo-Irish people, 18th-century Irish male writersAlumni of the University of Edinburgh