Simon Thurley's guest appearances

Simon Thurley

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Madingley Lectures

The Tudor History & Travel Show

Michael Boyd

Amanda Foreman

Max Richter

Kate Kennedy

Louis de Bernières

Clare Balding

Simon Sebag Montefiore

Tracy Chevalier

David Hepworth

William Boyd

John Finnemore

Philip Pullman

Stephen Fry

Michael Morpurgo

Ian Rankin

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The historian Simon Thurley tells Michael Berkeley about his passion for ancient buildings and the music associated with them. At the age of seven, Simon Thurley dug up what turned out to be Roman remains in his back garden in Cambridgeshire, and a lifelong passion for history - and historic buildings - was ignited. He went on to work as Curator of Historic Royal Palaces and as the Director of the Museum of London. Then, in 2002, at the astonishingly young age of 39, he was appointed Chief Executive of English Heritage, a post he held for 13 years, during which time he was responsible for overseeing over 400 historic sites from Dover Castle to Stonehenge.He is the author of more than a dozen books about history and architecture and since 2021 he has chaired the National Heritage Memorial Fund, the fund of last resort to protect the nation’s most vulnerable heritage when other routes have failed. Simon tells Michael about the building mania of Henry VIII, how we can make old buildings sustainable to live in today, and what the future might hold for the Royal Palaces under King Charles III.He chooses music by Holst which reminds him of his religious childhood, an opera by Bellini which conjures up the English Civil War, and music by Purcell which reminds him of up Hampton Court, one of the buildings he loves most and which he helped to restore after a devastating fire. Producer: Jane GreenwoodA Loftus Media production for BBC Radio 3

The historian Simon Thurley tells Michael Berkeley about his passion for ancient buildings and the music associated with them. At the age of seven, Simon Thurley dug up what turned out to be Roman remains in his back garden in Cambridgeshire, and a lifelong passion for history - and historic buildings - was ignited. He went on to work as Curator of Historic Royal Palaces and as the Director of the Museum of London. Then, in 2002, at the astonishingly young age of 39, he was appointed Chief Executive of English Heritage, a post he held for 13 years, during which time he was responsible for overseeing over 400 historic sites from Dover Castle to Stonehenge. He is the author of more than a dozen books about history and architecture and since 2021 he has chaired the National Heritage Memorial Fund, the fund of last resort to protect the nation’s most vulnerable heritage when other routes have failed. Simon tells Michael about the building mania of Henry VIII, how we can make old buildings sustainable to live in today, and what the future might hold for the Royal Palaces under King Charles III. He chooses music by Holst which reminds him of his religious childhood, an opera by Bellini which conjures up the English Civil War, and music by Purcell which reminds him of up Hampton Court, one of the buildings he loves most and which he helped to restore after a devastating fire. Producer: Jane Greenwood A Loftus Media production for BBC Radio 3

In this month's episode of The Tudor Travel Show: Extra! Sarah is in conversation with Professor Simon Thurley, a pre-eminent architectural historian, specialising in Britain's built environment. Sarah talks to Simon about the Boleyn properties of the early sixteenth century when the family was at the height of its power. She also explores with Simon the delights of his most recent book on Tudor buildings: Houses of Power.   Thank you to all those listeners who support my work by becoming a patron of the show. I am deeply grateful as it helps me to continue to create great content. If you have enjoyed this particular episode and you prefer to make a one-off contribution, you can do so via my PayPal.me tip jar, Just click here. Thank you!   LINKS: For Simon's up-and-coming Gresham lecture on the Cecils on 4 November 2020, click here to book your place. To buy The Royal Palaces of Tudor England, click here for Amazon UK and here for Amazon US. To buy Houses of Power online click here for Amazon UK and here for Amazon US. To buy a signed copy click here. For Simon's website: 'Royal Palaces' click here.   In the meantime, if you want to keep up to date with all the Tudor Travel Guide's adventures, as well as top tips for planning your own Tudor road trip, don't forget to subscribe to the blog via www.thetudortravelguide.com.   This podcast now has an accompanying closed Facebook group, dedicated to discussing the places and artefacts discussed in each episode. it is also a place to ask your fellow Tudor time travellers questions about visiting Tudor locations or planning your Tudor-themed vacation or sharing your top tips to help others get the most out of their Tudor adventures on the road. Go to The Tudor Travel Show: Hitting the Road to join the community.    You can also find The Tudor Travel Guide on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.   Credits: Presenter: Sarah Morris   Music by Jon Sayles Produced by Cutting Crew Productions

In this month's episode of The Tudor Travel Show: Extra! Sarah is in conversation with Professor Simon Thurley, a pre-eminent architectural historian, specialising in Britain's built environment. Sarah talks to Simon about the Boleyn properties of the early sixteenth century when the family was at the height of its power. She also explores with Simon the delights of his most recent book on Tudor buildings: Houses of Power. Thank you to all those listeners who support my work by becoming a patron of the show. I am deeply grateful as it helps me to continue to create great content. If you have enjoyed this particular episode and you prefer to make a one-off contribution, you can do so via my <a href="http://PayPal.me" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PayPal.me</a> tip jar, Just <a href="https://paypal.me/tudortravelguide?locale.x=en_GB" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here</a>. Thank you! LINKS: For Simon's up-and-coming Gresham lecture on the Cecils on 4 November 2020, <a href="https://www.crowdcast.io/e/gresham-cecil-architecture" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here to book your place</a>. To buy The Royal Palaces of Tudor England, <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Royal-Palaces-Tudor-England-Architecture/dp/0300054203/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1PL6EIZ4PJISP&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=the+royal+palaces+of+tudor+england&amp;qid=1604225933&amp;sprefix=the+royal+apalces+o%2Caps%2C160&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here for Amazon UK</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Royal-Palaces-Tudor-England-Architecture/dp/0300054203/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NFLJD2DLVETF&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=the+royal+palaces+of+tudor+england&amp;qid=1604225983&amp;sprefix=The+royal+palace%2Caps%2C211&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here for Amazon US</a>. To buy Houses of Power online <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Houses-Power-Places-Shaped-Tudor-dp-1784160490/dp/1784160490/ref=dp_ob_title_bk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here for Amazon UK</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Houses-Power-Places-Shaped-Tudor/dp/1784160490/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&amp;keywords=houses+of+power&amp;qid=1604226030&amp;sr=8-3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here for Amazon US</a>. To buy a signed copy <a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/233542788?iid=332854291191" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here</a>. For Simon's website: 'Royal Palaces' <a href="https://www.royalpalaces.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here</a>. In the meantime, if you want to keep up to date with all the Tudor Travel Guide's adventures, as well as top tips for planning your own Tudor road trip, don't forget to subscribe to the blog via <a href="http://www.thetudortravelguide.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.thetudortravelguide.com</a>. This podcast now has an accompanying closed Facebook group, dedicated to discussing the places and artefacts discussed in each episode. it is also a place to ask your fellow Tudor time travellers questions about visiting Tudor locations or planning your Tudor-themed vacation or sharing your top tips to help others get the most out of their Tudor adventures on the road. Go to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/449894509097849/about/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Tudor Travel Show: Hitting the Road</a> to join the community.  You can also find The Tudor Travel Guide on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TheTudorTravelGuide" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/TheTTGuide" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thetudortravelguide/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thetudortravelguide/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.pinterest.co.uk/thetudortravelguide/pins/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pinterest.</a> Credits: Presenter: Sarah Morris <a href="http://www.jsayles.com/familypages/earlymusic.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Music by Jon Sayles</a> Produced by Cutting Crew Productions

Tudor 'Houses of Power' with Prof Simon Thurley

This week's guest is Simon Thurley - historian, writer, broadcaster and Chief Executive of English Heritage. He talks to Sarah Walker about the pleasures and challenges of conserving the nation's heritage, his early work as Curator of Historic Royal Palaces, his childhood, his attitude towards the teaching of history and of course the music that he loves. Sarah concludes by choosing a piece of music specially for him, based on his choices during the week.

Dr Simon Thurley, Chief Executive of English Heritage delivers a public lecture at Madingley Hall on 14 July 2011.The lecture is chaired by Dr Frank Salmon, Head of the Department of History of Art at the University of Cambridge, and introduced by Dr Rebecca Lingwood, Director of Continuing Education.Please note that the lecture proper begins at the 3:40 minute point in the video.

Dr Simon Thurley, Chief Executive of English Heritage delivers a public lecture at Madingley Hall on 14 July 2011. The lecture is chaired by Dr Frank Salmon, Head of the Department of History of Art at the University of Cambridge, and introduced by Dr Rebecca Lingwood, Director of Continuing Education. Please note that the lecture proper begins at the 3:40 minute point in the video.