Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s life of exile
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1970 the Russian dissident author Alexander Solzhenitsyn was awarded the Nobel Prize for... Read More
Niels Bohr’s quirky attitudes
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1885 the Danish physicist and peace campaigner Niels Bohr was born. In 1922... Read More
Le Corbusier brings Purism to architecture
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1887 the famous Swiss architect Le Corbusier (his real name was Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris)... Read More
The Day That Never Happened
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1582, 5th October never happened. Under the urging of the Catholic Church, much... Read More
Damon Runyon immortalises Broadway
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1880 the American writer and journalist Damon Runyon was born. Famous for his... Read More
Alain-Fournier’s haunting novel
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1886 was born Alain-Fournier (the pseudonym of Henri-Alban Fournier), author of the... Read More
Marcel Duchamp’s ‘ready-made’ urinal
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1968 the great French painter, sculptor and conceptual artist Marcel Duchamp died. He... Read More