Free Thinking: The Wolfson Prize
The 6 shortlisted historians join Rana Mitter and an audience at the British Academy for a discussion about writing the past into the present.
Rana Mitter is joined by the 6 shortlisted authors and an audience at the British Academy for a discussion about writing history. This is the first year that the Wolfson History Prize has announced a shortlist. The winner will be named on May 15th.
Daniel Beer, THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD: SIBERIAN EXILE UNDER THE TSARS
Chris Given-Wilson, HENRY IV
Christopher de Hamel, MEETINGS WITH REMARKABLE MANUSCRIPTS
Sasha Handley, SLEEP IN EARLY MODERN ENGLAND
Lyndal Roper, MARTIN LUTHER: RENEGADE AND PROPHET
Matthew Strickland, HENRY THE YOUNG KING, 1155-1183
Producer: Jacqueline Smith
Discussions and talks from the Free Thinking Festival 2019
Angry politics, what we can’t say, being diplomatic, weeping, emotion in music, film & TV
Click to listen to discussions, talks and music as the Free Thinking Festival 2019 Gets Emotional
Angry politics, what we can’t say, being diplomatic, weeping, emotion in music, film & TV
CLICK to LISTEN & SEE programmes from the Free Thinking Festival 2018: The One & the Many
We examine the fast-changing relationship between the individual & the crowd
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Free Thinking Festival 2017: The Speed of Life
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