For her role in the play 'Present Laughter' - portraying the very understanding almost ex-wife of...
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Podcasts de rome
“We never closed…we never clothed” and more
A David gallimaufry TRANSCRIPT London calling. David here. Another gallimaufry tonight....
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Oct 18 Caravaggio and the Mafia
Caravaggio was one of the greatest artists of the European Renaissance. He also lead one of the...
Sep 28 The Witness, the Vatican Obelisk in St Peters Square
The Obelisk outside St Peters in Rome stood in Nero's Circus and witnessed the crucifixion of St...
The First Conclave of the Sistine Chapel - how did the Church develop this way of electing a Pope...
July 19 The Great Fire of Rome, Peter & Paul Executed
Today we remember how the Great Fire of Rome started near the Circus Maximus destroying most of...
May 22 The Trevi Fountain, Popes and Rome
Today we remember how Popes commissioned and Blessed the redesigned Trevi Fountain. The City of...
Michelangelo's Pieta is one of the greatest sculptures of all time, and today it was attacked by...
May 13 Shooting in St Peters Square
Turkish gunman Mehmet Ali Agca came millimeters from killing John Paul II today by shooting him...
Today we look at the laying of the cornerstone of St Peters Basilica in 1526. It would become the...
Apr 13 The Pope and the Synagogue
There was a saying in Rome, amongst the embattled Jewish community 'The persecution will end when...
Nov 1 Michelangelo's Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
After four years work - the Sistine Chapel was opened for public viewing on all Saints Day....
Nov 12 King Canute and the tide
King Canute the King of Denmark, Norway and England built up an Empire of the North Sea. He also...
Nov 18 A little piece of heaven as St Peters is consecrated
St Peters Basilica is world famous and today it was consecrated in 1626
Dec 2 Christopher Wren designs St Pauls
St Pauls was one of the worlds first Anglican Cathedrals and one the most iconic. This is the...
Episode 12 - We're Here To Empress You
This week we discuss the times and crimes of allegedly transgendered Roman Emperor Elagabalus....
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Dec 23 The Columbus of the Catacombs
Antonio Bosio was a remarkable man who discovered many of the catacombs in Rome. He often...
Dec 25 First record of Christmas as a holiday
The Philocalus Calendar is the first time we have Christmas Day recorded as an annual feast
Series 2 is coming soon and thanks for everybody's patience. In this series, we'll be...
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Stan-ley live in rome / 14.07.12
Stan-ley Live in Rome featuring music by: 1 - Moodymann - Pray 4 Love 2 -...
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