Lucy Worsley and Helen Lewis on history and her book THE GENIUS MYTH
A brilliant discussion with the brilliant Helen Lewis! We talked about Jean Plaidy (naturally, everyone's favourite), Catherine de Medici, royal biographies, Tolstoy’s wife, and the problematic concept of the ‘genius’. Helen introduced her book THE GENIUS MYTH, talked about the role of biopics in the making of a ‘genius’, the way we like our geniuses to be flawed individuals, and the myth-making that grows up around them.
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Lucy Worsley and Annie Gray on the history of food
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Ian Hislop in conversation with Helen Lewis
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Working-class lives in Victorian London, with historian Jacqueline Riding
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Are all “geniuses” liars? | Helen Lewis interview
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Why Rosa Luxemburg Warned the Bolsheviks
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Lucy Worsley, Hallie Rubenhold, and Dr Crippen: Hallie's new book STORY OF A MURDER
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Why Has Comedy Become So Right-Wing? | The David Frum Show
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An hour with Deborah Levy | The Observer
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Sam Harris on the Culture Wars, DEI, and Political Polarization with Helen Lewis
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Q&A with Dr. Lucy Worsley | Lucy Worsley's Royal Myths & Secrets
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The First Georgians The German Kings Who Made Britain 1of3 With Lucy Worsley
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Comedy in Dark Times, with Armando Iannucci and Helen Lewis
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Alice Mitchell - Forbidden Love | Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley
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Philippa Gregory in conversation with Gareth Russell | About her new novel, Boleyn Traitor
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Dame Prue Leith On Food, Family & Falling In Love With Business | Fearless Podcast | Trinny
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How the Genius Myth Misleads Us (Helen Lewis)
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What the Tudors REALLY ate – and why it was healthier than you think
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Elegance and Decadence The Age of the Regency (3of3) with Lucy Worsley
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