VansaLovely podcast on the role of script supervisors, or ‘Script girls’ as they used to be called.Aug 24, 2023Aug 24, 2023
VansaHistories in stoneOne of the best books I read last year was Anirudh Kanisetti’s magisterial work on the medieval history of the Deccan ( between the 7th and…Feb 12, 2023Feb 12, 2023
VansaHistory Extra Podcast: Women in the 60sThe 60s are among my favourite historical periods-the clothes, the go-go boots and most importantly , the music. I know that’s a…Oct 25, 2022Oct 25, 2022
VansaMake Death Love Me:Antony and Cleopatra, BBC RadioI listened to this merely because the cast had Adjoa Andoh ( a spectacular Gagool on the BBC radio adaptation of King Solomon’s Mines) and…Jun 18, 2022Jun 18, 2022
VansaBBC Drama on 4-Breaking BlakeI knew George Blake was a spy and he was among those who defected to the Soviet Union. I didn't know about the fascinating…May 30, 2022May 30, 2022
VansaYou must remember this-Rudolph ValentinoI love Karina Longworth’s podcast on “Hollywood’s first Century”, as she styles it. THis is an episode from her season on fact-checking…May 27, 2022May 27, 2022
VansaEugene Onegin and PushkinExcellent BBC radio drama adaptation of Eugene Onegin, that weaves in a fictionalisation of Pushkin’s fatal duel. Eugene Onegin was clearly…May 27, 2022May 27, 2022
VansaHow to invent a country-GermanyThis was a deeply immersive, lucidly narrated podcast that focusses on the key events that turned nearly 400 provinces into a nation and…May 27, 2022May 27, 2022