Well, it is my first time thinking freely, so I am looking forward to the weekend. Radio 4 listeners might appreciate Start the Week, for which there are still tickets available on Sunday afternoon. Anne McElvoy talks to the historian Catherine Merridale about the Russian fortress, the Kremlin – a building which has retained its original medieval function to intimidate, and which holds a special place in the imagination.
BBC Radio 4 - Start the Week
Few buildings in England inspire such fear, but Simon Thurley explores how the country’s architecture has influenced the world. The Newcastle-born writer Michael Chaplin looks to the history of the River Tyne to understand the changing fortunes of the city and its population; and the Indian writer Amit Chaudhuri attempts to save the remnants of Calcutta’s colonial past under its ever-changing skyline.
Sage Gateshead - Start The Week
BBC Radio 4 - Start the Week
Few buildings in England inspire such fear, but Simon Thurley explores how the country’s architecture has influenced the world. The Newcastle-born writer Michael Chaplin looks to the history of the River Tyne to understand the changing fortunes of the city and its population; and the Indian writer Amit Chaudhuri attempts to save the remnants of Calcutta’s colonial past under its ever-changing skyline.
Sage Gateshead - Start The Week
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