This is a historian at his best. A person's reputation recovered and a 1st class detective story.

He is pointing at something, at one of the books? Which book.

Brave and intellectual absolutely outstanding!

Look closer at the floor it a Masonic floor.

Why talk only about Putin? Russian national interests are at stake. It is Russia acting. I find the approach of Putin this and Putin that generally comes from a place of Russophobia and ignorance about Russia.

what's the word @1:07:20 actor sth?

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Claire’s got a lovely posh voice.

A joy to have as accompaniment to the painting being worked on.

Brilliant. 👏🏻

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I love adrienne rich, thank you for publishing this!

I read the article right now. I always used to wonder why people spend millions on a painting? its just a painting, it doesnt signify anything.. now I finally what art signifies. It signifies societal problems at a time, it shows the perspective of the person drwaing it. it shoes the self perception of the person being drawn. the article was so well written that I could not stop reading. It was extraordinary

Guy can’t be any worse then cum coin! Lol

Excellent lecture. Thank you for sharing.

well done....thank you for sharing....

What an absolutely fascinating and informative talk! Thank you very much.

woo hoo!

This should be disseminated massively more widely.

Very interesting. Thank you.

Wiill made an appearance on radio 4 a few weeks ago.I don't think it was a repeat. He had become a hermit, he was almost completely alone ; estranged, perhaps not the right word, from family and friends. I think he was en route to get medical treatment and dropped in to r4 to expand a bit on the thinking behind his recent misanthropy. I think Will is Ok, but right now hes not ok.

Brillliant!

"...Before demise comes, the Fa [Law] principles that save people are spreading..." full poem: "Why Did You Come Here All are waiting for the Creator’s salvation at the end times Before demise comes, the Fa [Law] principles that save people are spreading Yet people chase after fame and gain What’s acquired in a lifetime’s effort cannot be carried away with you Coming and going-you alone In a busy life you’ve forgotten why you came here Before descending, most of you were Kings in your heavenly kingdoms Giving up your divine bodies to save the heavenly beings Gain in the human world is not important Connect your divine destiny, remake yourself Seek the truth, break free from delusion Fulfill the wish you came with to the world-that’s your great joy January 5, 2016" Master Li Hongzhi (Hong Yin V, from Falun Dafa teachings)

always honest and objective mishra thank you

1848 Revolution (European) used as nationalism revolutions retrospectively. Use it as narrative Department of public safety (french revolution and here as well - radical move)

Amazing

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You have a few good insights, but a lot is harsh and irrelevant. You criticise Waugh but don’t consider the book you’re supposed to be reviewing. There is little indication that you have even read it. You blame Waugh for not writing about servants, but this is not a story about servants. An author is at liberty to choose his characters. No one criticises Jane Austen , the Brontes, Tennyson, Virginia Woolf or Huxley for not writing about servants. Plenty of people enjoy muffins without having butlers or country houses. You also fail to give him credit for the undoubted conviction of his Catholic faith, which was an essential part of most of his writing, though not of this book.

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No!!! The child said look mama a Nigg is he going to eat me ? .

Thanks for making this documentary. Remarkable presentation of intellectual achievement as to why emphasis should be made to study history and connect the dots and tread the path as to how we have reached this point.Superb presentation.

The Iliad is about the notion that human dignity (BOTH MALE AND FEMALE) arises from the ability to CHOOSE in the face of mortality. The gods are powerful and immortal BUT their actions lack the gravitas that human decisions have. For example, Achilles was offered the choice between a long and peaceful life or a short but glorious one - he CONSCIOUSLY CHOSE the short but glorious one FULLY AWARE of the cost. You can literally go through every character in The Iliad and look at their choices through this lens. You should try it!

Does anyone know the name of the jazz piece at the end credits?

Fox and GB News as reps of reactionary nature. They're paid up MSM propagandists! This pair are metro "elite" bubble dwelling Lefties of typical hue. The lack of perspective and context is blatant. I'm unsubscribibg from this channel.

‘Spain’ was a prayer for democracy. Spain was not a Marxist state. It was a democracy. Those who went to defend the Spain where not going to make a revolution but to defend democracy in Europe. “If you tolerate this, your children will be next.” We did tolerate it by imposing a blockade on Spain. Our children were next. Auden would have had no cause to regret if Britain and France had joined hands in defence of Spanish democracy. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqOXdoCbiLx_nMk

This is a very odd, ill-informed portrait of Robert Lowell. The two commentators talk about Lowell's family history and suggest that the poems in Life Studies are personal in nature; but they say nothing about Lowell's battle with mental illness, his religious views, his refusal to fight in World War II, his later political activities, his marriages with talented women, his poetics, his awkwardness. In fact, they say nothing of any importance. Most of the discussion is focused on the very old-school British obsession with class standing. This is a drum that one can thump only so many times. When I saw Lowell at a charity poetry reading in Maine around 1970, he presented himself a rather shy, rumpled man who had a slight speech impediment. His recited his poems quietly and without theatrics. There was no hint of the imperial attitude that this discussion seems to imply.

I find it amazing how many words you can use to say nothing. It's almost an art form.

What a phenomenal professor. Singing. i don’t know how many Languages. I am jealous.

Amazing writer Mr Alan Bennett I enjoyed your extracts immensely. Thank you

Do not read texts.

On the morning of 4th October 2024, the release of the Final Report into the fire, Prime Minister Starmer used the following words: "Seven years - still waiting for the justice you deserve." And yet the Police don't expect to make charges before 2026, then the CPS have to decide if they can make it stick, then the Court has to find a slot, and the trial has to be worked through, with all the arguments about Crown Immunity, and interference from politicians, and...

I didn't know that the British were like the CIA , completely mad in the persecution of communists . In some sense , UK and USA are directed by only one government since the end of the second world war , I think

somehow you took amazing stories and made them deadly dull. congrats.

The sheer adoration in the comments guides me to watch this.

Very good talk

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