Camilla Townsend on the Aztecs (video)
Month: July 2020
Christopher Lloyd on Guy de Maupassant, teller of tales
This week we explore the life and work of the master of the 19th-century short story, Guy de Maupassant, in the company of his recent biographer Christopher Lloyd, who’s emeritus… Read More
Camilla Townsend on the Aztecs, but not as you know them
Exactly five hundred years ago, the Aztecs were locked in a monumental struggle for their civilization’s survival with the newly arrived Spanish conquistadors. Years later, Bernal Díaz, one of Hernando… Read More
Julian Baggini on Babette’s Feast
Babette’s Feast, released in 1987, was the first Danish submission to win the Oscar for best foreign language film and it’s the subject of Julian Baggini’s recent book in the… Read More