Hans Christian Andersen’s lonely personal life
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1835 Hans Christian Andersen published his first book of fairy tales. Andersen lived... Read More
Winston Churchill’s many talents
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1874 Winston Churchill was born. Apart from being a hugely inspirational leader and... Read More
Erwin Schrödinger, physicist and cat lover
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1935 the physicist Erwin Schrödinger published his famous thought experiment Schrödinger’s Cat, a... Read More
William Blake – poet and painter of passion
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1757 the English poet and painter William Blake was born. A lover of... Read More
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