Ivan Pavlov, physiologist and dog feeder
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1849 the Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov was born. During the 1890s Pavlov was... Read More
DH Lawrence, Lady Chatterley’s creator
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1885 the English writer, poet and painter DH Lawrence was born into a... Read More
JRR Tolkien, Lord of the Rings
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1973 the author and academic JRR Tolkien died. For most of his life... Read More
Diana, Princess of Wales, died in a car crash
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1997 Diana, Princess of Wales, died in a car crash in Paris aged... Read More
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley created Frankenstein’s monster
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1797, the author Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was born. Mary’s mother was the well-known... Read More
Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I have a dream” speech
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his speech “I have a dream,” addressing... Read More
Charlotte Bronte completed the manuscript of ‘Jane Eyre’.
To listen to this post, click here – On this day in 1847 Charlotte Brontë completed the manuscript of Jane Eyre. The longest lived of... Read More