Robert Birley's guest appearances

Robert Birley

The Reith Lectures

The Book Collector Podcast

Henry James

Brian Cox

Ian Fleming

Grayson Perry

Nikolaus Pevsner

Bertrand Russell

John Ruskin

Michael Sandel

Eliza Manningham-Buller

Dashiell Hammett

John Carter

Anand Menon

John Pearson

Peter Fleming

James Fleming

OwlTail

Nicolas Barker

A review of 'Bibliotheca Lindesiana. The Lives and Collections of Alexander William 25th Earl of Crawford and 8th earl of Balcarres, and James Ludovic, 26th Earl of Crawford and 9th Earl of Balcarres' (London, 1977, Bernard Quaritch, £25). The book was written by Nicolas Barker, former editor of The Book Collector, and reviewed by Robert Birley, former headmaster at Eton College (1949 - 1963). The Review appeared in The Book Collector's Winter Issue, 1978.It is read by James Fleming.

A review of 'Bibliotheca Lindesiana. The Lives and Collections of Alexander William 25th Earl of Crawford and 8th earl of Balcarres, and James Ludovic, 26th Earl of Crawford and 9th Earl of Balcarres' (London, 1977, Bernard Quaritch, £25). The book was written by Nicolas Barker, former editor of The Book Collector, and reviewed by Robert Birley, former headmaster at Eton College (1949 - 1963). The Review appeared in The Book Collector's Winter Issue, 1978. It is read by James Fleming.

Book Review: Bibliotheca Lindesiana by Nicolas Barker, by Robert Birley

Robert Birley's 1949 Reith Lectures series, "Britain in Europe", remain urgently topical today. Sarah Montague discusses the lectures with Professor Anand Menon.The Reith Lectures began in 1948 on the Home Service, subsequently moving to Radio 4 and becoming a major national occasion for intellectual debate. As part of the celebrations of Radio 4's 50th anniversary, the network looks back at the first 10 years of the Reith Lectures to explore how they reflect the times in which they were delivered and how well they stand up now.Robert Birley was headmaster of Eton who had worked in postwar Germany. In his lectures, he looked forward to what he described as a European Union and discussed how far Britain would become integrated in it. Sarah assesses his lectures with the help of Anand Menon, who heads The UK In A Changing Europe thinktank.Producer: Neil KoenigResearcher: Josephine Casserley

Robert Birley's 1949 Reith Lectures series, "Britain in Europe", remain urgently topical today. Sarah Montague discusses the lectures with Professor Anand Menon. The Reith Lectures began in 1948 on the Home Service, subsequently moving to Radio 4 and becoming a major national occasion for intellectual debate. As part of the celebrations of Radio 4's 50th anniversary, the network looks back at the first 10 years of the Reith Lectures to explore how they reflect the times in which they were delivered and how well they stand up now. Robert Birley was headmaster of Eton who had worked in postwar Germany. In his lectures, he looked forward to what he described as a European Union and discussed how far Britain would become integrated in it. Sarah assesses his lectures with the help of Anand Menon, who heads The UK In A Changing Europe thinktank. Producer: Neil Koenig Researcher: Josephine Casserley

Reith Revisited: Anand Menon on Robert Birley