11 February 2023 slavery • london • abolitionism • racism • politics Ignatius Sancho The first black person to vote in a British election. Read on…
10 February 2023 music • blues • usa • kenya • india • bollywood • ethnomusicology • alps Blue Yodel A strange bridge between musical traditions, from the Alps to Kenya. Read on…
6 February 2023 theatre • london • regency-era • clowns Joseph Grimaldi An actor who invented our idea of clowns, and the sadness behind them. Read on…