9 Podcast Episodes
The Beauty and the Terror - with Catherine Fletcher
The Beauty and the Terror - with Catherine Fletcher
Join us as we speak to Catherine Fletcher about their work on the darker side of the Italian Renaissance, chatting all a... Read more
15 Jun 2021
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31mins
Catherine Fletcher on public engagement, academic labour and her book on the Renaissance
Catherine Fletcher on public engagement, academic labour and her book on the Renaissance
In this film we celebrate Catherine Fletcher's new book, The Beauty and the Terror: An Alternative History of the Italia... Read more
21 May 2021
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1hr
The Italian Renaissance featuring Dr. Catherine Fletcher
The Italian Renaissance featuring Dr. Catherine Fletcher
The period between 1492--resonant for a number of reasons--and 1571, when the Ottoman navy was defeated in the Battle of... Read more
16 May 2021
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30mins
Dangerous Beauty (1998)
Dangerous Beauty (1998)
Dangerous Beauty (1998), also released as A Destiny Of Her Own or The Honest Courtesan, is a fun and frothy romance abou... Read more
12 Apr 2021
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1hr 4mins
A Book Review - The Beauty and the Terror: An Alternative History of the Italian Renaissance Book by Catherine Fletcher
A Book Review - The Beauty and the Terror: An Alternative History of the Italian Renaissance Book by Catherine Fletcher
A new account of the birth of the West through its birthplace--Renaissance Italy The period between 1492--resonant for ... Read more
25 Feb 2021
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4mins
Catherine Fletcher on the Dark Side of the Italian Renaissance
Catherine Fletcher on the Dark Side of the Italian Renaissance
Catherine Fletcher talks about the Italian Renaissance, giving a run-down of her new book, The Beauty and the Terror. Sh... Read more
25 Nov 2020
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31mins
Catherine Fletcher: The Beauty and the Terror (1492)
Catherine Fletcher: The Beauty and the Terror (1492)
In this episode Professor Catherine Fletcher takes us back to 1492 and the heart of the Renaissance. She takes us to the... Read more
29 Sep 2020
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46mins
Lost Voices: Fred D'Aguiar, David Olusoga, Catherine Fletcher and Nandini Das
Lost Voices: Fred D'Aguiar, David Olusoga, Catherine Fletcher and Nandini Das
The fleeting appearance of black faces in Tudor paintings marks the silent presence of a community's untold story. Who w... Read more
10 Jun 2020
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55mins
Simon Schama, Siri Hustvedt, Catherine Fletcher at Hay.
Simon Schama, Siri Hustvedt, Catherine Fletcher at Hay.
How does writing about art help us embrace a new way of seeing the work ? Rana Mitter is joined at the Hay Festival by t... Read more
30 May 2019
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45mins