Virgil, Rome’s great poet
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 19 BC the Roman poet Virgil (Publius Vergilius Maro) died. A shy and retiring bachelor from northern Italy who was physically too weak... Read More
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The brothers Grimm write some stories
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1863 Jakob Grimm died, the elder of the German Brothers Grimm. A notable scholar, his great work was the definitive German Dictionary (Deutsches... Read More
William Golding, Lord of the Flies
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1911 the English novelist William Golding was born. In 1983 he won the Nobel Prize for Literature. His first and most famous novel... Read More
Poetry Blog
Poetry Therapy for the Inner Child
When Paul Gauguin painted his famous masterpiece ‘D’où Venons Nous / Que Sommes Nous / Où Allons Nous’ (Where Do We Come From, What... Read More
William Dalrymple, Historian, Presenter and Chronicler of Djinns, Jains and Jesus (and so much more)
The genial yet commanding figure of William Dalrymple has been a regular feature of the wonderfully unique Beyond Borders International Festival at Traquair House, Innerleithen... Read More
The Rapid Growth of Addiction
When did addiction start and is it a problem that is still increasing? To answer that fully, we need to look back four hundred years... Read More