June 2004 Issue Andrew Roberts Duel of the Despots The Dictators: Hitler's Germany, Stalin's Russia By Richard Overy LR
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May 2008 Issue Nigel Jones Behind the Wire Under Two Dictators: Prisoner of Stalin and Hitler By Margarete Buber-Neumann LR
September 2007 Issue Richard Overy Twentieth Century Monsters Lenin, Stalin and Hitler: The Age of Social Catastrophe By Robert Gellately LR
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Winston Churchill's devotion to the monarchy was fervent; he viewed the sovereign as the very fount of honour and majesty.
Piers Brendon investigates the theatrical nature of Churchill's loyalty to the crown.
Piers Brendon - Top Hat, Rubber Stamp
Piers Brendon: Top Hat, Rubber Stamp - Churchill and the Crown by Ted Powell
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For years, the classical tradition has trained female musicians to do away with their vocal break, smoothing it over in the quest for an idealised tone.
@MarenMeinhardt explores the politics and ideas that have controlled the female voice.
Maren Meinhardt - While the Music Lasts
Maren Meinhardt: While the Music Lasts - Vocal Break: On Women, Music and Power by Lauren Elkin
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Dogs are everywhere in art, at the feet of scholars and St Jeromes, posing with their owners and striding through Paris.
What can we learn about ourselves, Kirsten Tambling wonders, from the ways we depict our animal companions?
Kirsten Tambling - Artist’s Best Friend
Kirsten Tambling: Artist’s Best Friend - The Dog’s Gaze: A Visual History by Thomas W Laqueur
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