Kevin Sharpe
Professor of Renaissance Studies at Queen Mary University of London
2 episodes
Covers topics in categories such as:
Seventeenth Century Print Culture
Melvyn Bragg discusses 17th century print culture, the new technology of printed text reflected controversy in every area of politics, society and religion.
26 January 2006
Also featuring: Ann Hughes, Joad Raymond
Reading
Melvyn Bragg explores the history of reading from the prayer wheel of medieval England to the electronic book, and discusses whether what we read is essential or peripheral to the people we become.
17 February 2000
Also featuring: Jacqueline Pearson