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Tom Abbott
Specialist in architectural history from the Baroque to the 20th century with a wide knowledge of the performing arts—graduated in Psychology and Art History from Carleton College, Minnesota and studied at the Louvre School of Art History in Paris—moved to Berlin in 1987—in recent years has organised and led many academic tours in Berlin and elsewhere in Germany.
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Music in Berlin at Christmas
MX 777
Berlin, Potsdam, Dresden
MX 849
Organs of Bach’s Time
MX 909
Music in Berlin
MX 812
King Ludwig II
MX 922
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Saeed Alizadeh
A native of Tehran—professional translator and interpreter who studied in London and has taught English for ten years—a lecturer on the history, art, architecture, religion and cultural traditions of Iran for many years—co-author of Iran: A Chronological History—qualified national guide who has worked with MRT since 2001.
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Persia
MX 732
MX 841
MY 100
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Professor James Allan
Specialist in Islamic art and architecture and Middle-Eastern archeaology—read Arabic at Oxford, where he also completed his doctorate—has worked for the Ashmolean and as a field archeaologist in Jerusalem and at Siraf—President of the British Institute of Persian Studies, 2002–6 and now lectures for the faculty of Oriental Studies at Oxford.
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Transoxiana
MY 955
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Dr Paul Atterbury
Trained as a graphic designer and then as an art historian—independent writer, lecturer and broadcaster, specialising in the art, architecture and design of the 19th and 20th centuries—has worked as an external curator for the V&A Museum on a number of exhibitions, including Pugin and the Victorian Vision—books include works on pottery and porcelain, antiques, railways and canals—member of the team of experts for BBC’s Antiques Roadshow.
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The Victorian Achievement
MX 924
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Emma Rose Barber
An art history tutor and museum educator who has lectured for SOAS, The Open University and as head of History of Art for the British Institute of Florence—received her MA in Renassiance Studies from Birkbeck College and is currently researching for a PhD on the Mediaeval Wayfarer—works for the continuing education department at Oxford University and the University of Kent.
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Florence
MY 109
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Dr Rosamund Bartlett
Writer, lecturer and translator specializing in Russian cultural history, literature and music—books include Wagner and Russia, Shostakovich in Context, Chekhov: Scenes from a Life and Literary Russia: A Guide—has taught at universities in the UK and the United States and led tours throughout Eastern Europe—currently completing a new translation of Anna Karenina, editing the Cambridge Companion to Russian Music, and writing a cultural history of opera in Russia.
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Professor Mary Beard
The best-known classicist in Britain today, Mary Beard is Professor of Classics at the University of Cambridge where she has taught for the last 25 years. She has written numerous books on the Ancient World, including the 2008 Wolfson Prize-winner, Pompeii: The Life of a Roman Town (Profile 2008), The Roman Triumph (Harvard 2007), Classical Art from Greece to Rome (Oxford University Press 2001) and books on the Parthenon and the Colosseum. Her interests range from the social and cultural life of Ancient Greece and Rome to the Victorian understanding of antiquity. Mary is Classics editor of the Times Literary Supplement and a frequent contributor to newspapers and magazines.
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Writers at the Castle
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Dr Paul Bennett
Archaeologist and Director of the Canterbury Archaeological Trust— honorary lecturer in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Kent—Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and a founder member of the Institute of Field Archaeologists—has carried out fieldwork in the Libyan valleys and in Cyrenaica annually since 1996—joint director of the Euesperides (Benghazi) project—presently Chairman of the Society for Libyan Studies.
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Libya
MX 735
MY 983
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Dr Amira Bennison
Currently senior lecturer in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at the University of Cambridge—gained her doctorate in Moroccan history from the School of Oriental and African Studies—publications include Jihad and its Interpretations in Precolonial Morocco, and numerous articles on the culture, society and politics of Islamic Spain and Morocco—has travelled extensively in north Africa and the Middle East as a lecturer and researcher.
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Morocco
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Gail Bent
Expert on British architectural history and historic interiors—interior designer and artist—studied at Toronto and Leeds Universities and Edinburgh College of Art—has taught at the University of Leeds, Christ Church Oxford, York and Nottingham—lectures for The Art Fund, The National Trust and NADFAS.
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Great Houses of England, 1
MY 979
Great Houses of England, 2
MX 857
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Dr Steven Blake
Worked for 30 years at Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum, ending up as Museum & Collections Manager—particular interest in local and social history, especially of Cheltenham, and was previously Chairman of the Cheltenham Local History Society—a passion for medieval history and architecture, in particular churches and medieval pilgrimage routes—fellow of the Museums Association and the Society of Antiquaries, and a Trustee of Cheltenham’s Gustav Holst Birthplace Museum.
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The Cotswolds
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MY 972
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Professor Tim Blanning
Until his retirement in 2009, Tim Blanning was Professor of Modern European History at the University of Cambridge where he gained a reputation for the vitality and incisiveness of his lectures. He remains a Fellow of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge and is a Fellow of the British Academy. Recent publications are the award-winning The Culture of Power and the Power of Culture 1660-1789 (Oxford University Press 2002), The Pursuit of Glory: Europe 1648-1815 (Penguin 2006), The Triumph of Music (Penguin 2008) and The Romantic Revolution (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2010).
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Writers at the Castle
MX752
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Dr Flavio Boggi
Art historian specialising in Italian late medieval and renaissance art—received his PhD from Glasgow University after studying art history at Rome, Florence and Pisa and now lectures at University College, Cork, where he set up the art history programme—his research and publications have focussed on the art of Tuscany, and he is co-author of a book on the Bolognese painter Lippo di Dalmasio published in 2010.
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Monica Bohm-Duchen
Independent lecturer, writer and curator specialising in twentieth-century art. Studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem before graduating in English Literature and History of Art from University College London and with an MA in Art History from the Courtauld Institute. She has lectured for the National Gallery, Tate, Royal Academy, Courtauld Institute, Sotheby’s and Birkbeck College. Her many publications include Chagall (Phaidon 1998/2001) and The Private Life of a Masterpiece (BBC Worldwide 2001).
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Art on the Côte D'Azur
MX 734
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Dr Xavier Bray
Art historian specialising in Spanish art and sculpture—currently Assistant Curator of 17th and 18th-century European Paintings at the National Gallery, London, where he has co-curated numerous exhibitions: El Greco, Caravaggio: the final years, Velázquez and: The Sacred Made Real: Spanish Painting and Sculpture 1600–1700—studied at UCL and completed his PhD at Trinity College, Dublin—former posts have included Curator of Paintings at the Fine Arts Museum in Bilbao.
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Art in Madrid
MY 996
Renaissance & Baroque
MX 880
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Professor David Breeze
Former Chief Inspector of Ancient Monuments in Scotland, President of the Newcastle Society of Antiquaries and holder of three honorary Professorships—author of the English Heritage guide-book to Hadrian’s Wall and co-author with Brian Dobson of the basic text book on the Wall—has also written on the Antonine Wall and has just completed a book on the Frontiers of the Roman Empire.
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Hadrian’s Wall
MX 888
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James Brown
Historian specialising in Morocco and with a wider interest in the history of the Muslim world and global history—studied at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge and the School of Oriental and African Studies, London—has worked as a journalist and teacher, currently planning post-doctoral research on the relations between Morocco and Europe in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
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Morocco
MX 825
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Professor Trevor Bryce
Classicist and ancient Near Eastern historian who has published extensively on the Classical and Near Eastern worlds—his most recent publications are The Kingdom of the Hittites (new edition) and The Trojans and their Neighbours, which includes a discussion on the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations—Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities and has held visiting Fellowships at Princeton, Oxford and Canberra—his university career has included appointments as Professor of Classics and Ancient History at the University of New England, Australia and Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Lincoln University, NZ.
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Classical Turkey
MX 712
MX 836
Classical Greece
MX 725
MX 834
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Sandy Burnett
Broadcaster, conductor and performer—presents regularly on BBC Radio 3 and has worked as musical director for the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre—has conducted several choirs and is currently masterminding a complete cycle of Bach’s surviving sacred cantatas in west London—obtained his MA in Music from St Catharine’s College, Cambridge.
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The Leipzig Bach Festival
MX 878
The Wihan Quartet
MX 801
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Ross Burns
Middle East specialist and author of Monuments of Syria and Damascus, A History. He was formerly in the Australian Foreign Service and has held a number of Middle East postings including Ambassador to Syria (1984–7) and to Greece (1998–2001). He is currently completing a doctorate on the architecture of the cities of the Roman East at Macquarie University, Sydney. His website, www.monumentsofsyria.com, gives information and contains many photos of the archaeological monuments in Syria.
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Essential Syria
MX 813
Lebanon
MX 831
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Polly Buston
Followed an MA in French with English at Edinburgh University with an MA at the Courtauld Institute—freelance lecturer at the Courtauld Summer School—works for art history publishers as editor and picture researcher, and was co-author of Titian’s Venice, a multi-media project accompanying the 2003 National Gallery Titian exhibition.
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The Art History of Venice
MY 121
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