Simon Bertin visits the Blake's Universe exhibition at the Fitzwilliam museum and interviews co-curator Professor David Bindman on reframing Blake; We take a look at Murder By the Book A celebration of 20th century British Crime Fiction exhibition at Cambridge University Library with co-curator Chris Burgess and discover Agatha Christie's tape … [Read more...]

Simon Bertin looks at Mary Shelley’s 1818 edition of Frankenstein with Clare College fellow Patricia Fara and discovers a comparable creature that modern technology might realise in the form of AI; we drop in on Fen Ditton Gallery’s Hannah Munby and discover how you get a piece of art that’s really reflects you; hear about a play with a new take on … [Read more...]

Simon Bertin previews the Raymond Briggs retrospective at Cambridge University Library and hears of an extraordinary artist who captivated a whole generation of children with curator Katie McCurrach; We investigate a heated debate about wealthy businessman William Gredley’s statue of Prince Phillip; And we visit Aka Contemporary, a new art gallery … [Read more...]

Simon Bertin invites Classics Professor Paul Cartledge to talk on the Parthenon marbles and secret talks over returning them to Greece that may eventually impact on the Fitzwilliam Museum; exhibition aerobatics pilot George Sealy, who creates large scale images in the sky using smoke with synchronised flying in teams; and we take a look at the … [Read more...]

Simon Bertin visits poet Mina Gorji who talks on her work and her new anthology; Kinaesthetic artist Chris Dobrowolski talks on his often-large scale installations and on having imposter syndrome that often sparks creative ideas; Cambridge University Scientific Historian Patricia Fara tells us about women’s suffrage in the first world war; and … [Read more...]

Simon Bertin previews the Cambridge Shakespeare festival with Artistic Director Dr David Crilly; He encounters the gorgon Medusa in a good mood at Artist sculptor Mel Fraser’s studios in Wilburton; Investigates the art of Calligraphy at the University’s Woolf Institute and samples the immensely popular Art in the Garden event with Penny Heath … [Read more...]