Florence
The Rest Is History. The Medici: The Bonfire of the Vanities (Part 4) Audio, 66 minutes
Dominic and Tom discuss the fall of the flamboyant Medici
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The Rest Is History. The Medici: Curse of the Mad Monk (Part 3) Audio, 56 minutes
The rise of history's most fearsome monk: Girolamo Savonarola.
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The Rest Is History. The Medici: Lorenzo the Magnificent (Part 2) Audio, 54 minutes
The reign of history's most glamorous tyrant: Lorenzo Medici, 'The Magnificent'
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The Rest Is History. The Medici: Masters of Florence (Part 1) Audio, 60 minutes
Who was Cosimo de Medici, the Renaissance Godfather of Florence?
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- Posted23 June
The Documentary Podcast. The street that tech built. Audio, 27 minutes
Are new technology and hyper-tourism changing the Italian city of Florence forever?
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- Posted17 July 2024
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- Posted24 June 2024
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- Posted6 May 2024
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- Posted7 May 2023
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- Posted29 April 2023
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- Posted27 March 2023
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- Posted22 December 2022
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- Posted17 July 2022
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- Posted25 January 2022
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- Posted14 January 2022
Civilisation. Man: The Measure of All Things. Video, 49 minutes
Kenneth Clark continues his reflections on civilisation with a look at Renaissance man.
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The Essay. Blood and Bronze, Rebirth. Audio, 14 minutes
Cellini’s violent life leaves behind a controversial legacy.
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The Essay. Blood and Bronze, Sex and Death. Audio, 14 minutes
Cellini’s misconduct leads him back to jail, where he completes another masterpiece.
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The Essay. Blood and Bronze, Forging the Renaissance. Audio, 14 minutes
Back in Florence, Cellini works for Cosimo de’ Medici and creates his greatest work.
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The Essay. Blood and Bronze, The Scorpion. Audio, 14 minutes
Cellini roams between the great Italian courts, making art and causing trouble.
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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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The Essay. Blood and Bronze, Storming the Capitol. Audio, 14 minutes
Having built a career as a goldsmith, Cellini becomes a soldier during the Sack of Rome.
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The Essay. Blood and Bronze, Overture. Audio, 14 minutes
Cellini’s early years are spent training as a musician.
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