Mark Chinca
Professor of Medieval German and Comparative Literature at the University of Cambridge
2 episodes
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The Nibelungenlied
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the epic German poem of Siegfried and Kriemhild against Gunther and Brunhilda, two powerful couples whose friendship turns to rivalry and revenge.
1 December 2022
Also featuring: Sarah Bowden, Bettina Bildhauer
Tristan and Iseult
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Tristan and Iseult, as told by Thomas of Britain and Beroul in the 12th century and reworked by Gottfried of Strasbourg and others, including Wagner.
31 December 2015
Also featuring: Laura Ashe, Juliette Wood