Plague
Witness History. India’s plague outbreak. Audio, 9 minutes
In 1994, hundreds of thousands of people fled the city of Surat
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- Posted29 August
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- Posted25 February
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- Posted19 February
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- Posted21 November 2023
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- Posted31 May 2023
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- Posted24 December 2021
Upstart Crow. Lockdown Christmas 1603. Video, 29 minutes
The plague has hit London, and Will and Kate are in wave fifteen of home confinement.
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- Posted17 August 2021
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- Posted29 June 2021
Drama on 4. Going Dark. Audio, 44 minutes
By Marcella Evaristi. In 1642, the Puritans close the theatres for 18 years.
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The Essay. Blood and Bronze, Death in Florence. Audio, 14 minutes
On his return to Florence, Cellini experiences the horrors of the plague.
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A Plague On All Our Houses. Audio, 28 minutes
How Covid is making us think differently about Shakespeare.
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Sunday Feature. New Generation Thinkers: Short Feature - COVID and the Black Death; the imperfect fit. Audio, 14 minutes
Dr Seb Falk challenges the repeated pandemic comparison of Covid-19 with the Black Death.
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- Posted7 July 2020
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- Posted7 July 2020
Is the coronavirus crisis a chance to reset the world? BBC Ideas. Video, 00:03:04
BBC Ideas looks at the crises that have led to profound changes in society
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- Posted19 June 2020
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- Posted6 July 2020
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- Posted18 July 2019
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- Posted8 July 2019
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- Posted4 June 2019
The Essay. Decameron Nights: Ten Italian Indelicacies Remixed from Boccaccio, A Quiet Night in Naples. Audio, 15 minutes
Terry Jones presents a retelling from The Decameron about adventures which end in triumph.
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The Essay. Decameron Nights: Ten Italian Indelicacies Remixed from Boccaccio, Love Lies Sleeping. Audio, 15 minutes
Terry Jones presents a retelling from The Decameron about loves which lead us to disaster.
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The Essay. Decameron Nights: Ten Italian Indelicacies Remixed from Boccaccio, A Job for the Boys. Audio, 15 minutes
Terry Jones introduces a retelling from The Decameron about a man posing as a deaf mute.
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