Dylan Thomas – poet and pub-lover
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1914 Welsh poet Dylan Thomas was born. Now I know that they say... Read More
Charles Dickens invents the soap opera
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1859 Charles Dickens published the last weekly instalment of A Tale of Two... Read More
Yukio Mishima – Japan’s extreme self publicist
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1970 the Japanese poet and writer Yukio Mishima committed ritual suicide. Considered one... Read More
Charles Darwin shakes the world
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1859 Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural... Read More
J F Kennedy – hero with a secret
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1963 US President John F Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. The... Read More
Sir Christopher Wren rebuilds London
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1632 the English architect and astronomer Sir Christopher Wren was born. He will... Read More
Voltaire – incorrigible in literature and in love
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1694, François-Marie Arouet, later known as Voltaire, was born in Paris. He re-named... Read More