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Gresham College has been providing free public lectures since 1597 and continues the tradition with new lectures every week. Each lecture is an hour long and is available for download as either MP3 or MP4 files. As well as the eight Gresham Professors who deliver ...
Gresham College has been providing free public lectures since 1597 and continues the tradition with new lectures every week. Each lecture is an hour long and is available for download as either MP3 or MP4 files. As well as the eight Gresham Professors who deliver annual lecture series, we have a stream of acclaimed visiting lecturers who talk on topics as varied as history, politics, art, astronomy, religion, mathematics and much more. Visit our website for further information: www.gresham.ac.uk
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Britain in the 20th Century: The Road to War - Professor Vernon Bogdanor
In underestimating Hitler, was Chamberlain personally culpable for war? Did ...
In underestimating Hitler, was Chamberlain personally culpable for war? Did Britain consider suing for peace in 1940?
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From Composer to Printed Page - Professor Christopher Hogwood
When even the language of musical notation is both inexact ...
When even the language of musical notation is both inexact and changeable, what are the challenges that face musical understanding across time?
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Britain in the 20th Century: "Appeasement" - Professor Vernon Bogdanor
How should history judge Neville Chamberlain’s 1930’s government that was ...
How should history judge Neville Chamberlain’s 1930’s government that was completely unmatched to the storm that would become World War II?
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Britain in the 20th Century: The Economic Crisis and its Consequences - Professor Vernon Bogdanor
The economic crisis of 1931 marked the downfall of the ...
The economic crisis of 1931 marked the downfall of the labour party's government as it lost the support of the unions, the cabinet and eventually the British people.
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At the End of the Line: Students helping students - Dr Ann Conlon
Nightline: The story behind the student-ran volunteer helpline that runs ...
Nightline: The story behind the student-ran volunteer helpline that runs through the night and helps thousands of Londoners every year.
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Future Brain - Professor Keith Kendrick
From improving our own brains to creating artificial ones – ...
From improving our own brains to creating artificial ones – Professor Kendrick describes what the future of the brain might look like.
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Understanding Faith Through the Eyes of Stanley Spencer - The Rt Revd Lord Harries
A look at the unique vision and Christian love of ...
A look at the unique vision and Christian love of Stanley Spencer.
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The Victorians: Religion and Science - Professor Richard J Evans
Christianity pervaded all of society and private life in the ...
Christianity pervaded all of society and private life in the Victorian era, and yet the discoveries of Darwin were to change this forever. Professor Evans explains all.
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Your night is my day: London's Underground never sleeps - Oliver Green
What goes in the underground when it closes down for ...
What goes in the underground when it closes down for the night?
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The Importance of Proving Things - Professor Mark Ronan
Why proofs are important not just for avoiding errors, but ...
Why proofs are important not just for avoiding errors, but for progress in mathematics itself.