Suzannah Lipscomb's Blog, page 9
February 4, 2016
Credo – interview in The Independent
Dr Suzannah Lipscomb interview: The historian on why Liszt was the first Beatle, and how Henry VIII became a tyrant...
January 28, 2016
A Question of Interpretation
The public expects historians to deliver authoritative accounts of the past, yet different conclusions can be drawn from the same sources....
January 17, 2016
BBC Radio 4 Today programme: Historic anniversaries
On 6 January 2016, I went on to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme to speak to Sarah Montague and Anna...
BBC Radio 3 Free Thinking: Witch-Finding
On 27 October 2015, I joined Dr Matthew Sweet, and other guests, Prof. Marina Warner, Larushka Ivan-zadeh, Dr Claire Nally and...
Witch Hunt: A Century of Murder
Witch Hunt: A Century of Murder, my two-part docudrama series for Channel 5, examines the terrible fate of the people...
‘What Turns Me On’ – Sunday Mail
This provocatively named profile piece from the Sunday Mail of 3 January 2016 introduces my favourite films, books, theatre, and the...
January 16, 2016
The King is Dead: The last will and testament of Henry VIII
Published by Head of Zeus, November 2015. Henry VIII’s last will and testament, drawn up a month before his death,...
January 3, 2016
What Turns Me On… according to the Mail on Sunday
I didn’t choose the title. But, yes, here are the films and books and plays that I really love.
January 2, 2016
Repeat of three episodes of Hidden Killers on the Yesterday Channel
The Yesterday Channel are promoting the repeat of the Hidden Killers series. You can catch the first one on 19th...
