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Gothold Lessing’s ‘Nathan the Wise’ was one of the greatest plays of the Enlightenment. Extracts taken from Acts 3 and 5 of a German production aim to put across some of the dramatist’s central ideas.
The chapter house of Santa Maria Novella in Florence, now known as the Spanish Chapel, contains an extraordinary fresco cycle by Andrea Bonaiuti. Dr Joanna Cannon explains some of the complex theological...
Discusses the role of needlework in women’s lives; its evolution from craft to art; the way women can use their needlework skills to improve their lives and give themselves a measure of economic independence.
Deals with women and design, particularly product design. Looks at the way designers have regarded women when creating domestic products and whether there is such a thing as a feminine/feminist design. Also...
Professor Hans Mayer worked closely with Brecht on the original production of ‘Mother Courage and Her Children’. In this programme he discusses how ‘Mother Courage’ was staged and the work of Brecht...
Poets James Berry, David Dabydeen and Jackie Kay discuss the varied traditions of poetry in the Caribbean. The programme looks at two distinct strands of poetry - the oral and the literary - and discusses...
The Palace of El Escorial in Spain was built by Philip II during the latter half of the 16th century. The building was supposed to combine all the functions of Church and State. On the outside the building...
A programme for the Open University Culture and Belief in Europe 1450-1600 course. Actors Jeremy Irons and Michael Pennington and director David Giles show how, through rehearsals, the complex role of...
Programme in the Open University Culture and Belief in Europe 1450-1600 course. Using extracts from two different productions actors Jeremy Irons and Michael Cronin, and director David Giles, discuss how the...
The University of Salamanca was founded in the 13th century. By the 16th century it was one of the major European universities. In the early part of the century it was a centre of humanist learning. Erasmus...
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