What makes a great political speech?
27 September 2011Cambridge Festival of Ideas debate to examine the changing nature of political speeches.
Children’s literature an escape from the adult world
24 September 2011A ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge academic is to suggest that grown-ups enjoy children’s classics because they are dissatisfied with life in the adult world.
Adventures of a palaeolinguist
20 September 2011̽»¨Ö±²¥curious bronze, knuckle-shaped object pictured is an ancient weight excavated from the east coast of Italy. ̽»¨Ö±²¥inscription scrawled along its side is written in the language of ancient people, known to the Romans as the Frentani.
Whistleblowers, zombies… and how to stay out of prison
13 July 2011Freedom, revolution and communication have shaped human history since the earliest days of mankind.
Cambridge makes Hay
11 April 2011̽»¨Ö±²¥books that have changed our view of the Universe, eruptions that shook the world and Stalin's fiercest henchmen are just some of the themes that will be under discussion during the popular Cambridge Series at this year's Hay Literary Festival.
