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- Mark Lawson looks at The Murders in the Rue Morgue, celebrating Poe's pioneering spirit and revealing this classic tale's influence on contemporary crime fiction.
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Loving the Raven, Through the Door, Beyond the Mirror
Wed, Dec 9
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Louise Welsh exposes and dissects Edgar Allan Poe's gothic heart.
Loving the Raven, The Raven in Love
Tue, Dec 8
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Joanne Harris discusses the women in Poe's life and the influence they had on his stories.
Loving the Raven, The Regency Parrot
Mon, Dec 7
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Andrew Taylor explores Poe's childhood in England and the inspiration behind his own novel
Enlightenment Voices, Smith/Hume, Part 5
Fri, Dec 4
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Simon Blackburn assesses David Hume's revolutionary Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion.
Enlightenment Voices, Smith/Hume, Part 4
Thu, Dec 3
Simon Blackburn on Hume's originality of thought and influence on thinkers such as Darwin.
Loving the Raven - An Inquiry Will Amuse Us - Poe and the Invention of Crim
today
Mark Lawson looks at The Murders in the Rue Morgue, celebrating Poe's pioneering spirit and revealing this classic tale's influence on contemporary crime fiction.
Loving the Raven - Thou Hast Murdered Thyself
tomorrow
Kim Newman on Poe, the man and his alter-ego, looking at one of his lesser known stories, William Wilson. He believes this best explains the terrors that fired Poe's imagination.
The Great and Good Mr Handel - Handel in Italy
Mon, Dec 14
Jonathan Keates focuses on Handel's early years spent in Italy when, as a budding young 21-year-old, he acquired sophistication and finesse from the enchanted land beyond the Alps.
The Great and Good Mr Handel - Handel and Relationships
Tue, Dec 15
Ellen T Harris explores some of Handel's relationships - social and professional.
The Great and Good Mr Handel - Handel's Working Practices
Wed, Dec 16
Donald Burrows asks what the composer's manuscripts say about his work.
The Great and Good Mr Handel - Handel and Literature
Thu, Dec 17
Derek Alsop explores ways in which Handel related his music to the texts he was setting.
The Great and Good Mr Handel - Handel and Nationality
Fri, Dec 18
Suzanne Aspden explores Handel's uncanny ability to absorb musical and cultural influences.
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