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Shakespeare 400. James Loxley on Undiscovered Countries: Shakespeare and the Nation
James explores the light Shakespeare throws on national identity, then and now
Minds at War: Sean O'Casey's "The Silver Tassie"
Playwright and academic Elizabeth Kuti explores Sean O'Casey's "The Silver Tassie"
Minds at War: Father Browne's war photograph
Photographer John D McHugh explores one of the war photos taken by Fr Francis Browne
Minds at War: "O' Connell Street"
Poet and academic Gerald Dawe explores Francis Ledwidge's poem "O'Connell Street".
Minds at War: "The Last September"
Dr Heather Jones of the LSE explores Elizabeth Bowen's novel "The Last September"
Minds at War: "Ulysses"
The writer Fintan O'Toole reflects on James Joyce's novel "Ulysses"
Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks
Stephen Johnson studies the audience's reaction to Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 4
Stephen Johnson considers how Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 4 thrilled the first audience
Shostakovich: Symphony No 5
Stephen Johnson considers how Shostakovich's Symphony No 5 surprised it's first audience
Byrd: Mass for Four Voices
Stephen Johnson considers how Byrd's Mass for 4 voices was received by its first audience
