About this episode

This episode covers significant historical events and figures, including the Rosetta Stone and notable authors.

Finding the Rosetta Stone, the Spanish Inquisition ends, Alzheimers is named, and the birthday club includes Clement Clark Moore and Iris Murdoch - with a reading from Murdoch's "The Sea, The Sea."

People in this episode

Host: Jon Brown

Topics covered

• history
• literature
• inquisition
• archaeology
• medical history

Keywords

• Rosetta Stone
• Spanish Inquisition
• Alzheimers
• Clement Clark Moore
• Iris Murdoch

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Sea, The Sea

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