Katie McGettigan
Senior Lecturer in American Literature at Royal Holloway, University of London.
2 episodes
Covers topics in categories such as:
CultureNovels adapted into operasNovels adapted into comicsNovels adapted into radio programsAllegoryAmerican novels adapted into films, American novels adapted into plays, American novels adapted into television showsMaritime folkloreNovels about revengeIntellectual property lawHarper & Brothers books
Copyright
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the development of our legal system of copyright - from the Statute of Anne to artificial intelligence.
15 May 2025
Also featuring: Lionel Bently, Will Slauter
Moby Dick
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Moby-Dick (1851) by Herman Melville, the story of Ahab and the white whale, the most popular of around 1,000 ideas that listeners submitted.
7 December 2017
Also featuring: Bridget Bennett, Graham Thompson