Winnie the Pooh was too successful
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1924, Winnie the Pooh by A A Milne was published. Milne wrote the stories about Pooh, Piglet and the rest for his young... Read More
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Roman Emperor Claudius, unusual for his integrity
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in AD 54 the Roman Emperor Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus died, supposedly poisoned. Known today as Claudius, he was the fourth Roman emperor... Read More
Christopher Columbus thought he’d reached China
To listen to this post, click here – -On this day in 1492 Christopher Columbus made his first landfall in the new world on the island he named San Salvador. In spite of making the... 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