Podcasts about gillray

PREVIEW: #LONDON: #ELECTION: Excerpt from a conversation with WSJ colleague Joseph Sternberg re the UK polling that shows that, in the next general election, the Conservatives may be cut to 100 seats in a new Parliament --  and what this would mean for Labour's planning of a five-year dominance.  More detail later. 1798 Gillray

In this captivating episode, we dive headfirst into the colorful world of Georgian satire and uncover its hidden gems. Join our host, Paul, as he welcomes the passionate and knowledgeable historian, Alice Loxton, to explore the life and work of James Gillray.Episode Highlights:Surreal Satire in the Georgian Age (00:40:07):Alice paints a vivid picture of the surreal and often overlooked aspect of the Georgian age.She emphasizes the brilliance of satirists like James Gillray in creating memorable and unnerving images.The conversation highlights how satirical art was a powerful tool in capturing and communicating the essence of an era.Satire, Scandals, and Legal Controversies (00:41:30):Dive into a fascinating discussion about the controversies and legal issues surrounding satirical pieces during the Georgian era.Alice delves into the infamous Mary Ann Clarke affair, involving the Duke of York and the scandal that shook the British public.The impact of satirical prints on politics and public figures is thoroughly explored.Overlooked Gems (00:46:00):Discover lesser-known satirical works and figures from the Georgian era.Alice introduces Thomas Rowlandson, Isaac Cruikshank, and Hannah Humphrey, the print shop owner who played a pivotal role behind the scenes.The importance of recognizing the contributions of these overlooked figures to the world of satire is highlighted.James Gillray's Legacy (00:49:36):Alice's passion for James Gillray shines through as she discusses the artist's impact on history and her commitment to bringing him back into the limelight.The conversation takes an amusing turn as they discuss historical figures going viral and the enduring power of satire in the digital age.Conclusion:This episode is an eye-opening journey through the world of Georgian satire, bringing to life the brilliant, bold, and often bizarre works of James Gillray. Join us in celebrating the overlooked figures and masterpieces of this bygone era and the enduring power of satire to shape history.Links:Alice's book UPROAR from The History Rage BookshopFollow Alice on Twitter @history_alice, on Instagram @history_alice and on TikTok @history_aliceJoin our 'Angry Mob' on PatreonYou can follow History Rage on Twitter @HistoryRage and let us know what you wish people would just stop believing using the Hashtag #HistoryRage.You can join our 'Angry Mob' on Patreon as well. £5 per month gets you episodes 3 months early, the invite to choose questions, entry into our prize draws and the coveted History Rage mug. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do cartoons and visual satire operate?This lecture will look at when humans first created art and at the dawn of satire.Examining the work of Swift, Hogarth, Gillray, David Low and Ronald Searle, this lecture by celebrated cartoonist Martin Rowson will also examine the role cartoons play in giving offence. Covering the Danish Cartoons scandal and the Charlie Hebdo massacre, this talk will also look at Martin Rowson's own cartoon output over the past 40 years.This lecture was recorded by Martin Rowson on 25th January 2024 at Barnard's Inn Hall, LondonThe transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website:https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/satirical-cartoons-historyGresham College has offered free public lectures for over 400 years, thanks to the generosity of our supporters. There are currently over 2,500 lectures free to access. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to learn from some of the greatest minds. To support Gresham's mission, please consider making a donation: https://gresham.ac.uk/support/Website:  https://gresham.ac.ukTwitter:  https://twitter.com/greshamcollegeFacebook: https://facebook.com/greshamcollegeInstagram: https://instagram.com/greshamcollegeSupport the show

This week we're at Gainsborough's House in Sudbury, Suffolk. We're always delighted to discover a true gem away from London and this most certainly is one. Housed in the home where the great 18th century portrait and landscape painter artist Thomas Gainsborough grew up, this is now Suffolk's largest art gallery and a global study centre for Gainsborough's work. The house has recently opened its new wing with three new superb and spacious exhibition spaces.  We're talking to Rebecca Salter, the President of the Royal Academy (and the first ever woman to hold the role) about her exhibition of beautiful Japanese-inspired works on show there.   We're also talking to Tim Clayton, the award-winning historian and broadcaster, who has curated a second exhibition on Gainsborough's contemporary, James Gillray, ‘father of the political cartoon'. Tim is also Gillray's biographer and has lots of fascinating insights into Gillray's life and work. The historic house itself is beautifully restored to give an insight into how Gainsborough lived.    There's a beautiful garden, complete with ancient mulberry tree (given Sudbury is the home of silk), a print workshop, a café and a very good shop.  Plus, there's a top floor studio to the new wing with panoramic views over the garden and Sudbury. With this meticulously curated collection of Gillray's prints and Rebecca's beautiful,  meditative, calming paintings on show, it's truly worth a visit. In View:  Rebecca Salter until 10th March James Gillray: Characters in Charicature until  10th March 

Comic Histories: the Panel Borders Summer Special – in a couple of public talks, a pair of academics discuss the early history of comics. Alice Loxton investigates the saga of 18th Century satirical prints, as made by Gillray, Cruikshank and Rowlandson in a talk recorded at The Cartoon Museum in conjuction with the launch of […]

As today's guest Tim Clayton explains, 'the late eighteenth-century mixed the extremely crude with the extremely fine in a fascinating sort of way.' The grand master of this potent concoction was the greatest political caricaturist of modern times: James Gillray. Gillray worked in raucous, restless times. He began in the wake of the American War of Independence and, having charted each twist and turn of the French Revolution, he died a short time before the Battle of Waterloo. In this time he pioneered a fearless new brand of political satire. No one was spared. He lampooned King George III; his son the Prince of W(h)ales; the prime minister William Pitt the Younger, and all the prominent cultural and political figures in London life. But how did he get away with it? What was his true motivation? How clever really was James Gillray? In this episode the historian Tim Clayton takes us back to 1792, a testing year for Gillray, to find out. The characters and stories that feature in this episode of Travels Through Time form part of Clayton's latest book. James Gillray: A Revolution in Satire is out now. Show notes Scene One: February/March 1792 London and Hannah Humphrey's house at 18 Old Bond Street. Scene Two: 21 May 1792. The Royal Proclamation against seditious writing. Scene Three: December 1792. The French King is on trial and Gillray releases his series of ‘pro bono publico' prints. Memento: A fire screen, painted on both sides by Gillray, as presented by the artist to Hannah Humphrey. People/Social Presenter: Peter Moore Guest: Tim Clayton Production: Maria Nolan Podcast partner: Ace Cultural Tours Theme music: ‘Love Token' from the album ‘This Is Us' By Slava and Leonard Grigoryan Follow us on Twitter: @tttpodcast_ See where 1972 fits on our Timeline

 Hello bug lovers! Today is the first part in a multi-part series that will focus on the history of Napoleon Bonaparte and his very special interactions with insects and the pathogens they may harbor. This is a labor of love from host Michael Skvarla and this first episode is a prelude of sorts. Tune in to learn about the context in which Napoleon ascends to power, thus being informed for the future episodes that will have more entomology flavor to them. Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1792,  aged 23, as lieutenant-colonel of a battalion of Corsican Republican volunteers, by Henri Félix Emmanuel Philippoteaux.Show notes and imagesJames Gillray's policital cartoons helped cement the image of Napoleon as a short, angry man in the public imagination. Shown here is "Maniac-raving's-or-Little Boney in a strong fit", which is characteristic of Gillray's depictions of Napoleon.Portrait of King Louis XVI by Antoine-François Callet.The regional Parlements in 1789. Note the extreme differences in size between the various Parlements.Opening of the Estates General on May 5, 1789 in the Grands Salles des Menus-Plaisirs in VersaillesThe storming of the Bastille, an important turning point during the French Revolution. By Jean-Pierre Houël.King Louis XVI and his family, dressed as bourgeois, arrested during the Flight to Varrens. By Thomas Falcon Marshall.Bonaparte at the Siege of Toulon, 1793, by Édouard Detaille.Napoleon quelling of the Royalist revolt of 13 Vendémiaire using well-placed cannon fire and a "whiff of grapeshot". By Charles Monnet.Napoleon at the Battle of Rivoli, one of the most important battles during the Italian campaign. Painting by Henri Félix Emmanuel Philippoteaux, 1845.Questions? Comments? Follow the show on Twitter @Arthro_PodshowFollow the hosts on Twitter @bugmanjon, @JodyBugsmeUNL, and @MSkvarla36Get the show through Apple Podcasts!Subscribe to our feed on Feedburner!  We're also on Stitcher!This episode is freely available on archive.org and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Beginning/ending theme: "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

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What surprising room might Mr Darcy and guests retire to after dinner? What exactly was Admiral Croft looking at in the shop window in Bath? Where did Jane and Cassandra get their ideas from for their youthful collaboration on The History of England? You can find out the answers to these questions and much more when you listen to Dr David Taylor, St Hugh's College, Oxford, and expert on the political cartoon culture in Jane Austen's era. He can also tell you about how Austen's work has provided modern cartoonists with material for their satirical pictures.

A flesh and blood monster stalks the streets of London, causing bloodshed, outrage and mass hysteria. James and Alasdair meet innocent victims, scurrilous liars and the 18th Century’s greatest prankster.   @loremenpod www.instagram.com/loremenpod www.facebook.com/loremenpod @JamesShakeshaft | @MisterABK   Featured image: “The monster disappointed of his afternoons luncheon-or porridge-potts preferable to cork-rumps.” etching by J. Gillray, 1790. Credit: British Museum (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

15 October 2018 - 18:30 pm - 19:30 pm River Room, King's College London, Strand, London WC2R 2LS As Brexit negotiations proceed, all eyes are on the actions and perspectives of the UK government and the European Commission – but how do the perspectives of other major EU member nations feed into the process? British history has often been deployed by participants in the debate, but how might other national histories have brought us to this moment? And what does the political class in France make of the post-Brexit future? SPEAKER: Dr Sophie Loussouarn is an Assistant Professor in British History at the University of Amiens and a Visiting Professor at the University of Alicante in Spain where she gives a seminar on Brexit. She is an alumna of the Ecole Normale Supérieure (Ulm) and Oxford (Wadham College). She graduated from the Institute of Political Science in Paris and published a biography of Tony Blair (2009) and of David Cameron (2010). Sophie is often interviewed on British politics and Brexit on French television and radio. She organized an international conference on the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta in Amiens in December 2015. Her article on “Gillray and the French Revolution” was published in National Identities in June 2015. RESPONDENT: The Rt Hon. Dominic Grieve QC MP is Conservative Member of Parliament for Beaconsfield and has taken a prominent role in the Brexit debate both within and outside Parliament. He is President of the Franco-British Society and a recipient of the Légion d'honneur. Note: Mr Grieve has unfortunately had to withdraw from the event and has sent his apologies. CHAIR: Michael Jay, Baron Jay of Ewelme is a crossbench member of the House of Lords, and previously served as the UK Ambassador to France and Permanent Under Secretary at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

15 October 2018 - 18:30 pm - 19:30 pm River Room, King's College London, Strand, London WC2R 2LS As Brexit negotiations proceed, all eyes are on the actions and perspectives of the UK government and the European Commission – but how do the perspectives of other major EU member nations feed into the process? British history has often been deployed by participants in the debate, but how might other national histories have brought us to this moment? And what does the political class in France make of the post-Brexit future? SPEAKER: Dr Sophie Loussouarn is an Assistant Professor in British History at the University of Amiens and a Visiting Professor at the University of Alicante in Spain where she gives a seminar on Brexit. She is an alumna of the Ecole Normale Supérieure (Ulm) and Oxford (Wadham College). She graduated from the Institute of Political Science in Paris and published a biography of Tony Blair (2009) and of David Cameron (2010). Sophie is often interviewed on British politics and Brexit on French television and radio. She organized an international conference on the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta in Amiens in December 2015. Her article on “Gillray and the French Revolution” was published in National Identities in June 2015. RESPONDENT: The Rt Hon. Dominic Grieve QC MP is Conservative Member of Parliament for Beaconsfield and has taken a prominent role in the Brexit debate both within and outside Parliament. He is President of the Franco-British Society and a recipient of the Légion d'honneur. Note: Mr Grieve has unfortunately had to withdraw from the event and has sent his apologies. CHAIR: Michael Jay, Baron Jay of Ewelme is a crossbench member of the House of Lords, and previously served as the UK Ambassador to France and Permanent Under Secretary at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

How can an 18th Century cartoonist be the inspiration for modern day mixology? Sam Mitchell has found a way and lucky for us we get to sample his artistic creations? James Gillray might not be as well known as his fellow 18thC cartoonist Hogarth, but does William have one of the great Gin Bars in London bearing his name? I think not. Gillray was known as "the father of the political cartoon" for poking fun at the mad King George III and others in his wake. Hogarth and he reigned supreme with their humorous, witty and biting caricatures. Now, as in the 17th C, the spirit known as Mother's Ruin is also reigning supreme in the city of its birth. Sam Mitchell who helms Gillray’s Bar at the London Marriott Hotel County Hall joins us today on the show to explain his take on this craze. He talks, among other things, about how he draws inspiration from the artist's work in creating the exciting menu. It adds to the enjoyment, but is not essential, to come along already versed in Gillray's work. Download the audio Watch Sam rustle up a Regardez-Moi on Mixology in a Minute Here are four of the cartoons which have leant their names to a few of the cocktails on the menu. From top to bottom, left to right the images are: 'Drawing out a new batching of kings’ by James Gillray 'Regardez moi’ by James Gillray, hand-coloured etching and aquatint, 1781 ‘The Jubilee’ by James Gillray, published by  Elizabeth d’Acheryby James Gillray, published by  Elizabeth d’Achery, hand-coloured etching, published 2 August 1782 ‘Uncorking Old Sherry’ by James Gillray WHERE YOU CAN HEAR ME DRINKING NEXT: Next week, and the last before Best Sips takes a summer holiday, are the tag team of bar manager Daniel Thompson & bartender Carlo Lorenzon over at TwoRuba at Hilton London Tower Bridge. ARE YOU A REGULAR LISTENER OF THE BEST SIPS WORLDWIDE PODCAST? You can get this and all future audio files automatically downloaded to your mobile device easy. If you’re on iOS, you can listen with iTunes. Android users can get it on Google Play. Or click the player or link below to listen to just this episode. (But trust me, you’ll want to subscribe!)