Nigel Aston
Reader in Early Modern History at the University of Leicester
2 episodes
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The Baroque Movement
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the culture of the Baroque, from Bach and Caavaggio to the Colonnades of St Peter’s.
20 November 2008
Also featuring: T. C. W. Blanning, Helen Hills
The Jesuits
Melvyn Bragg discusses the Jesuits and their role in the education, art, politics and mythology of the Counter-Reformation.
18 January 2007
Also featuring: Simon Ditchfield, Dame Olwen Hufton