Podcast appearances and mentions of Justin Champion

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the intense political activity at the turn of the 18th Century, when many politicians in London went to great lengths to find a Protestant successor to the throne of Great Britain and Ireland and others went to equal lengths to oppose them. Queen Anne had no surviving children and, following the old rules, there were at least 50 Catholic candidates ahead of any Protestant ones and among those by far the most obvious candidate was James, the only son of James II. Yet with the passing of the Act of Settlement in 1701 ahead of Anne's own succession, focus turned to Europe and to Princess Sophia, an Electress of the Holy Roman Empire in Hanover who, as a granddaughter of James I, thus became next in line to be crowned at Westminster Abbey. It was not clear that Hanover would want this role, given its own ambitions and the risks, in Europe, of siding with Protestants, and soon George I was minded to break the rules of succession so that he would be the last Hanoverian monarch as well as the first.WithAndreas Gestrich Professor Emeritus at Trier University and Former Director of the German Historical Institute in LondonElaine Chalus Professor of British History at the University of LiverpoolAnd Mark Knights Professor of History at the University of WarwickProducer: Simon TillotsonReading list:J.M. Beattie, The English Court in the Reign of George I (Cambridge University Press, 1967)Jeremy Black, The Hanoverians: The History of a Dynasty (Hambledon Continuum, 2006)Justin Champion, Republican Learning: John Toland and the Crisis of Christian Culture 1696-1722 (Manchester University Press, 2003), especially his chapter ‘Anglia libera: Protestant liberties and the Hanoverian succession, 1700–14'Linda Colley, Britons: Forging the Nation 1707 – 1837 (Yale University Press, 2009)Andreas Gestrich and Michael Schaich (eds), The Hanoverian Succession: Dynastic Politics and Monarchical Culture (‎Ashgate, 2015)Ragnhild Hatton, George I: Elector and King (Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1979)Mark Knights, Representation and Misrepresentation in Later Stuart Britain: Partisanship and Political Culture (Oxford University Press, 2005) Mark Knights, Faction Displayed: Reconsidering the Impeachment of Dr Henry Sacheverell (Blackwell, 2012)Joanna Marschner, Queen Caroline: Cultural Politics at the Early Eighteenth-Century Court (Yale University Press, 2014)Ashley Marshall, ‘Radical Steele: Popular Politics and the Limits of Authority' (Journal of British Studies 58, 2019)Paul Monod, Jacobitism and the English People, 1688-1788 (Cambridge University Press, 1989)Hannah Smith, Georgian Monarchy: Politics and Culture 1714-1760 (Cambridge University Press, 2006)Daniel Szechi, 1715: The Great Jacobite Rebellion (Yale University Press, 2006)A.C. Thompson, George II : King and Elector (Yale University Press, 2011)In Our Time is a BBC Studios Audio Production

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the intense political activity at the turn of the 18th Century, when many politicians in London went to great lengths to find a Protestant successor to the throne of Great Britain and Ireland and others went to equal lengths to oppose them. Queen Anne had no surviving children and, following the old rules, there were at least 50 Catholic candidates ahead of any Protestant ones and among those by far the most obvious candidate was James, the only son of James II. Yet with the passing of the Act of Settlement in 1701 ahead of Anne's own succession, focus turned to Europe and to Princess Sophia, an Electress of the Holy Roman Empire in Hanover who, as a granddaughter of James I, thus became next in line to be crowned at Westminster Abbey. It was not clear that Hanover would want this role, given its own ambitions and the risks, in Europe, of siding with Protestants, and soon George I was minded to break the rules of succession so that he would be the last Hanoverian monarch as well as the first.WithAndreas Gestrich Professor Emeritus at Trier University and Former Director of the German Historical Institute in LondonElaine Chalus Professor of British History at the University of LiverpoolAnd Mark Knights Professor of History at the University of WarwickProducer: Simon TillotsonReading list:J.M. Beattie, The English Court in the Reign of George I (Cambridge University Press, 1967)Jeremy Black, The Hanoverians: The History of a Dynasty (Hambledon Continuum, 2006)Justin Champion, Republican Learning: John Toland and the Crisis of Christian Culture 1696-1722 (Manchester University Press, 2003), especially his chapter ‘Anglia libera: Protestant liberties and the Hanoverian succession, 1700–14'Linda Colley, Britons: Forging the Nation 1707 – 1837 (Yale University Press, 2009)Andreas Gestrich and Michael Schaich (eds), The Hanoverian Succession: Dynastic Politics and Monarchical Culture (‎Ashgate, 2015)Ragnhild Hatton, George I: Elector and King (Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1979)Mark Knights, Representation and Misrepresentation in Later Stuart Britain: Partisanship and Political Culture (Oxford University Press, 2005) Mark Knights, Faction Displayed: Reconsidering the Impeachment of Dr Henry Sacheverell (Blackwell, 2012)Joanna Marschner, Queen Caroline: Cultural Politics at the Early Eighteenth-Century Court (Yale University Press, 2014)Ashley Marshall, ‘Radical Steele: Popular Politics and the Limits of Authority' (Journal of British Studies 58, 2019)Paul Monod, Jacobitism and the English People, 1688-1788 (Cambridge University Press, 1989)Hannah Smith, Georgian Monarchy: Politics and Culture 1714-1760 (Cambridge University Press, 2006)Daniel Szechi, 1715: The Great Jacobite Rebellion (Yale University Press, 2006)A.C. Thompson, George II : King and Elector (Yale University Press, 2011)In Our Time is a BBC Studios Audio Production

There are many things to consider when launching a new product. But there are ways of getting everything ready and popping the cork in Google once you go live. HubSpot's Aja Frost & Justin Champion joined me on the SEJShow to discuss the role of SEO in product launches, how its seamless integration helped HubSpot's launch of CMS Free, and how your company can incorporate these learnings into your next launch, expansion, or growth initiative.   I think the best way to understand what someone is looking for is to look at the SERP and then ask yourself what the format and meaning of the content ranking are and how you match that. –Aja Frost, [17:20] It has free web hosts and free SSL, so when you're thinking about launching a website that the cool thing is that you can have a sales arm and a marketing arm that fits right into your CMS. –Justin Champion, [04:21] I like taking a hybrid approach from time to time because the SERPs themselves are constantly changing. So putting all of your eggs in one search intent basket may work for a shorter period but can come back to bite you in the end. –Loren Baker, [17:35]   [00:00] - How Aja & Justin got started in SEO & HubSpot. [02:46] - What is HubSpot's CMS Free? [05:01] - Unique SEO plays that are incorporated into this rollout. [07:54] - How easy is it to get stakeholders' buy-in? [15:24] - How do you handle informational vs. transactional intent queries? [19:15] - A walkthrough on pre-launch pages. [26:09] - Were the launch pages made indexable and included in XML? [27:07] - The Nike strategy. [29:26] - Ways that improved the value of pages linking to them. [32:20] - What else can SEO professionals do to improve relationships? [38:27] - How to incentivize for user-generated content. [45:56] - Thoughts on ads to a landing page & organic discovery. [53:53] - Final tips on the linking & SEO side.   Resources mentioned: CMS Hub Free Web Hosting: https://www.hubspot.com/products/cms/web-hosting   We find much more value in investing in relationships so that when something happens where a page comes out, we can tap into resources and build inbound links quickly. –Justin Champion, [22:37] I would urge anyone listening to this who ranks both in ads and an organic listing for one query to map the relationship between spend and click-through rate. –Aja Frost, [46:46] I have so many conversations with SEOs that have gotten into this practice within the past five or six years and are afraid almost to do anything that's link-building oriented, like "Break The Rules," like whose rules? I don't know! –Loren Baker, [36:22]   For more content like this, subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/searchenginejournal Are you looking to keep up with current and effective digital marketing today? Check out https://www.searchenginejournal.com for everything you need to know within the digital marketing space and improve your skills as an internet marketer.   Connect with Aja Frost & Justin Champion:   HubSpot's Director of English Growth, Aja Frost, channels her inner rock star to ensure the company reaches the right audiences with organic search strategies. Author of Work-From-Home-Hacks and former head of content SEO, she also shares her tips on working remotely successfully. Justin Champion is an expert in the field of link building, with years of experience that can help you grow your business. As HubSpot's Head of Link Building, an instructor for higher education, and the author of Inbound Content, he knows what it takes to find the most effective strategies. Connect with Aja on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajafrost/ Connect with Justin on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/championjr/ Follow Aja on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ajavuu Follow Justin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/justinrchampion   Connect with Loren Baker, Founder of Search Engine Journal: Follow him on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/lorenbaker Connect with him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorenbaker

HubSpot's Justin Champion returns to the show for another helpful conversation about ways to use inbound content strategy to create experiences both humans and search engines will love.   Get Justin's new book Trailblazing Your Inbound Content Strategy: An Advanced Guide to Creating Experiences That Both Humans and Search Engines Will Love.   For additional show notes, visit ShaunTabatt.com/440.   The Shaun Tabatt Show is part of the Destiny Image Podcast Network.

Hansen Hunt, of https://www.certifiedmastery.com, and Justin Champion, of https://academy.hubspot.com, share what you should consider as you’re looking into marketing certifications and how to learn while also getting badges for your accomplishments.

Justin Champion joined Hubspot Academy in 2016, as the content professor tasked with creating their, now renowned, Content Marketing Certification Course. In this episode we discuss why creating 250 pages of content for Hubspot Academy was the pinnacle of Justin’s career, and how this led to him working on more on what he’s curious and passionate about: solving for the user. We discuss Justin’s approach to creating user-first content and engaging with the personas of the customer, including understanding their journey rather than starting without a plan. Unpacking why 20% of content can create 80% of leads for a business and tips on how to archive and repurpose old content into guest blogs to build backlinks to your site. Plus, what qualities you need in order to make a nomadic lifestyle work, whilst working for an organisation like Hubspot. Lastly, we enter into a quick-fire round where Justin answers some listener questions from you, our audience. Links to more of Justin’s work and the tools he mentions in this episode at bethgladstone.com/blog/episode17.

On this Special Series episode of the Hubcast, Carina interviews Justin Champion, Content Professor for HubSpot Academy, about the future on content strategy in 2020.

Today I'm so excited to be joined by my guru for content strategy, Justin Champion. Justin has been a digital marketer for the past decade, and he's here to share some great insight and tools that will help you get started on improving and expanding your inbound content strategy. You can find show notes and more information by clicking here:  http://bit.ly/2QpjLRJ 

Audio recoding of Justin Champion's class in Savannah, GA for the HubSpot User Group there. Covers SEO topics and how to build a digital marketing strategy.

Eine Einleitung für Anfänger für die Produktion von guten Inhalten. Justin Champion deckt alle Basics ab und verweist auch auf ein paar Studien, von denen ich noch nicht gehört hatte. Creating Quality Content in 2019 (For Search Engines and People)

Jonathan Freedland considers the career of Julian Assange and looks back at the life of Robert Ferguson, a seventeenth century pamphleteer and fugitive. Harnessing the power of new media to challenge the authority of English Kings, Ferguson was accused of conspiracy and forced to seek refuge in the Netherlands. Back in England he faced prison and notoriety as a plotter and possible double agent. Joining Jonathan to take the long view of journalists on the run are Justin Champion, Professor of History at Royal Holloway College, University of London, the journalist James Ball, lawyer Michael O'Kane, Senior Partner at Peters and Peters and Dr Karin von Hippel, Director-General of the Royal United Services Institute.

t was only going to be a matter of time before I found an excuse to bring one of my favorite content nerds back to the show -- Justin Champion, content professor extraordinaire at HubSpot Academy.  While I am prone to theatrics -- which, as an only child, I believe to well within my rights -- I am not being hyperbolic when I say this is one of the most actionable episodes of the Content Lab to-date.  Fresh off launching a brand new business blogging course for HubSpot, we zeroed in on the final lesson -- guest blogging as a link-building strategy and how to do it well. We wanted to talk about this topic for two critical reasons: First, link-building is one of the most criminally overlooked aspects of building out effective topic cluster-based content strategies; and Guest blogging has a bad reputation, and there are a ton of people in the marketing and inbound fields who say guest blogging is totally ineffective.  So, in this episode, we talk about: Why link-building is so important if you want to see long-term success with any content you create, but particularly topic clusters and pillars;  Why guest blogging is a strategy you need to bring into your content processes; What you should be guest blogging about and the strategic approach you need to take to develop topics and create guest blog drafts; How to build relationships and effectively pitch story ideas to other publications; How to write an incredible guest blog author bio, because I learned in this episode that I was totally blowing this step. (Oops.) Enjoy! 

Philosopher and author Julian Baggini speaks about his new book, How the World Thinks, in conversation with the historian Justin Champion. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I’ve been working with Carina Duffy, IMPACT’s resident HubSpot & Inbound Specialist (and co-host of the Hubcast with Marcus Sheridan) on a piece of pillar content about HubSpot Marketing as part of a larger pillar content strategy I'm helming at IMPACT. Now that Carina is almost to the end of her writing marathon, with me cracking the whip and walking her through the process of what it really takes to create a piece of pillar content, I wanted her to join me this week to share her experience.  During our interview, she shared a candid pillar content creation retrospective on what surprised her, what she’s learned, and what advice she would give to others who have a similar content mountain to climb. (It's almost like a sequel to the very first episode of the Content Lab, during which I was joined by Justin Champion of HubSpot to demystify pillar content.) I would consider a must-listen for anyone who is tackling a pillar content strategy or is being asked to write a piece of pillar content -- or any large long-form piece, for that matter.

Since it's the first episode, I could have played it safe by sticking a timid toe in the shallow part of the pool in the form of an easy topic. But instead, I decided to dive right in to the deep end with a big and meaty topic -- pillar content. In case you're new around here, I'm a little obsessed with pillar content, so I like to write about it: Pillar Content: 4 Important Lessons for Beginners [Series] Pillar Content: 2 Dos & 2 Don'ts for Marketers [Series] Pillar Content Workbook [Downloadable] (I'm also going to be talking about it at IMPACT Live!) Why pillar content? It's complex topic that has prompted a lot of chatter in the inbound community, and for good reason. It's big. It's scary. It's exciting. It's intimidating. It's the future of content. Most of all, it's misunderstood. To help me unpack and demystify pillar content, I invited one of my absolute favorite fellow content nerds and industry friends to join me this week -- Justin Champion, content professor at the HubSpot Academy.   Pillar Content Examples The Ultimate Guide to Website Redesign for Businesses How to Create a Brand Messaging Strategy  Colgate Gum Disease (page #1) vs. Crest Gum Disease (page #9) Content Strategy for Website Projects by GatherContent Other Resources & Articles Keywords Everywhere Chrome Extension & Plugin Content Marketing Certification by HubSpot Free Content Marketing Training by HubSpot Articles by Justin Champion Pillar Content Planning Workbook by IMPACT One Thing: Be Specific My "one thing" for you all to do differently this week is to narrow the scope of what you cover in one piece of content. More specifically, no matter how long a piece of content is -- 400 words or 14,000 words -- you should identify a specific problem or question for you to solve or answer in every single piece of content you create.  In the context of pillar content, that might seem impossible, considering that a pillar, by definition, is supposed to be the most definitive resource on a particular topic.  But trust me, you can solve for specific problems in your pillars.  That's what we did at IMPACT with our pillar on website redesign. Website redesign is a broad, complex topic. Instead of treating our pillar like a kitchen sink, we opted to solve the problem of educating businesses on everything they need to know before they call an agency.  (Now, we can go back later and build out other pieces on that topic -- for example, website redesign process or web design trends.) Content that is everything to everyone ultimately pleases no one. So, tighten the focus on the content you're creating. Not only will you create content that's more effective, you'll also be able to come back and visit broad topics in different ways more easily in future. Weekly Awesome: Ubersuggest Neil Patel's Ubersuggest is one of my favorite keyword research tools that I use when working on our pillar content strategies. It's easy to use and understand, and I also get a lot of great ideas out of the related keywords it spits out. Also, as someone who is a content nerd first, this super simple tool really helped me bring data into my content development work. Like we talked about in this episode, you can create the most amazing content in the world, but no one will find it if you don't have a research-backed keyword strategy behind it. Check Out Justin's Book, Inbound Content! Your content must be valuable, relevant, and consistent -- but how should it be implemented at the actual content-creation level? This book shows you how to develop a unified strategy, create compelling content tailored to your needs, and utilize that content to its greatest advantage in order to build your brand. Get the book on Amazon. Connect with Justin Champion You can find him on Twitter, but also I would highly suggest checking out his Wild We Wander website and Instagram, which documents his and (his wife) Ariele's lives as digital nomads.  Subscribe to the Content Lab Monthly Newsletter Once a month, I'm going to send you an absurdly useful newsletter will tons of insights, tips, and tools for you to make your content amazing. It's that simple. So, what are you waiting for? Go to this page and sign-up. Content with Content Lab (& Me!) Okay, first, you've gotta subscribe to Content Lab on Apple Podcasts. That way you'll never miss an episode!  Content Lab: Twitter, Instagram Liz: Twitter, Instagram  Or you can comment on this episode below! I'd love to hear from you.

Subscribe now! Episodes featuring Justin Champion of HubSpot, Tamsen Webster, Laura Belgray of Talking Shrimp, Ann Handley of MarketingProfs, Rob Mills of GatherContent, and more will be dropping soon. 

HubSpot's Justin Champion joins me on The Shaun Tabatt Show to talk about life as a digital nomad, his path to becoming an inbound content expert, and some of the actionable things you'll discover in his brand new book Inbound Content: A Step-by-Step Guide To Doing Content Marketing the Inbound Way. About the Book:  Inbound Content is a step-by-step manual for attracting the right people, turning them into leads, and closing them into customers. Today, everyone knows that content is king. It's how we engage, how we inform, and how we pass the time; content is everywhere, and if you're not leveraging its power to promote your business, you've already been left behind. Having a website and social media is not enough; if you truly want to take advantage of unprecedented levels of connectedness, you have to create content that draws customers in. It's not about blindly expanding reach, it's about reaching out to the right audience. Today's marketplace is no longer about chasing the sale—with the right approach to content, your customers will come to you. Your content must be valuable, relevant, and consistent—but how should it be implemented at the actual content-creation level? This book shows you how to develop a unified strategy, create compelling content tailored to your needs, and utilize that content to its greatest advantage in order to build your brand. Discover the power of storytelling and generate effective content ideas Plan a long-term content strategy and a content creation framework Create great content, promote it, measure it, and analyze its performance Extend your content's value, become a more effective writer, and develop a growth mentality Effective content is worth its weight in marketing gold. It stands out from the noise, and to the customer, looks like an oasis in a desert of clickbait and paid reviews. Inbound Content shows you how to plan, build, and implement your content strategy for unprecedented engagement and sales. About the Author:  Justin Champion is a digital nomad, creating value from anywhere he can find a wireless connection. Justin has been a digital marketer since 2009, working with brands such as Wrangler Jeans, Majestic Athletic, and Hood River Distillers. Justin currently serves as the Content Professor for HubSpot Academy. Justin created HubSpot Academy's Content Marketing Certification, a globally recognized course. HubSpot Academy's purpose is to educate and inspire people so that we, together, transform the way the world does business. Connect with Justin: WildWeWander.com HubSpot.com/content Twitter For additional show notes, visit ShaunTabatt.com/221.

Professor Resource: How to Teach Content Marketing in 2018 [Workbook] http://bit.ly/2odd206 In the age of search engines and social networks, content marketing has become critical in enabling companies to communicate with their prospects and customers. In other words, teaching content marketing is an essential part of preparing students for careers in digital marketing, public relations, and entrepreneurship. This episode is a condensed recording of a workshop held by Professor Ian Cross and Justin Champion, creator of HubSpot's Content Marketing Certification. Whether you teach marketing, sales, communications or entrepreneurship, their crash-course is a compelling argument for teaching content marketing in 2018, and an easy-to-follow road map to integrating it into your course. The Teachers Lounge The Teachers Lounge is HubSpot's podcast for the Education Partner Program, which provides colleges and university professors with everything they need to teach leading courses in marketing, sales, entrepreneurship, and communications. Software, resources, and a community of professors -- all for free. Apply to be a HubSpot Education Partner: bit.ly/2z0IZwg

About Justin’s Plan HubSpot Academy Project Attend the event in Dallas on March 10th

Institute of Historical Research Public History Prize Symposium Professor Justin Champion (RHUL) Public History seminar series

On the final day of Jeremy Corbyn's first Labour Party conference as Leader, Philip Dodd presents a discussion about populism in politics, with philosopher Roger Scruton, historian Justin Champion, journalist and commentator John Lloyd, and activist Sirio Canos Donnay, a representative of the Spanish populist movement Podemos. Romola Garai stars in a new production of Measure for Measure directed by Joe Hill-Gibbins. They discuss this drama of puritanism and carnal desire.

Professor Justin Champion examines Locke's theory of Toleration through the inhabitants of Spitalfields past and present. He goes to Brick Lane whose famous mosque was built as a Huguenot Church and became a synagogue before becoming the centre of Bengali life in London. He meets the Bishop of London, himself of Huguenot descent and local politician Abdal Ullah to discuss religious tolerance then and now Producer: Maggie Ayre.

A history of ideas. Presented by Melvyn Bragg but told in many voices. Each week Melvyn is joined by four guests with different backgrounds to discuss a really big question. This week he's asking 'How should we live together?'. Helping him answer it are economist Kate Barker, historian Justin Champion and the philosophers Timothy Secret and Angie Hobbs. For the rest of the week Kate, Justin, Timothy and Angie will take us further into the history of ideas around this question with programmes of their own. Between them they will examine: Adam Smith's idea of the free market; John Locke's prescription for cohesion in a diverse society - Toleration; ideas of ancestor worship as practiced by followers of Confucius; and Plato's idea of the Philosopher Kings - government by the wise. Producer: Melvin Rickarby.

As Caryl Churchill's Light Shining in Buckinghamshire is revived at The National's Lyttelton Theatre, Anne McElvoy hears how it resonates with current historical research with historians Justin Champion and Emma Wilkins. Anne also visits the British Museum's exhibition Indigenous Australia: Enduring Culture in the company of curator Gaye Sculthorpe, and hears from australian aboriginal scholar Christine Nicholls. And then joined in the studio by anthropologist Howard Morphy to discuss the difficulty of translating the concept of Dreamtime into english and the role its related art has played in shaping views of aboriginal history and contemporary frustrations.

Hardworking families, alarm clock Britain, shirkers and strivers...there's no doubt that ideas about the moral power and value of hard work are embedded in our culture. But where did these ideas come from? The historian, Justin Champion, explores the ideas of the German thinker and father of sociology Max Weber. In his most famous book, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, Weber set out his idea that the roots of our beliefs about the value of hard work and material success are to be found in the religious thinking of Protestantism, the Puritans especially and Calvin in particular. For them finding a vocation, working hard and achieving material success were evidence that they were one of the elect: the people God had saved from eternal damnation. Those religious ideas have resonance today, albeit translated into a secular setting: Justin talks to Steve Finn, a former armed robber now involved in running, Blue Sky, a social enterprise that offers employment to ex-offenders so they can turn their lives around. He also hears from the entrepreneur Sara Murray for whom work and life are happily intermingled and whose sense of mission around the success of her company, Buddi, drives her. Justin also looks at the darker side. With the writer Madeleine Bunting, he explores how our culture's obsession with the "work ethic" can leave people unable to participate feeling deficient and judged. Producer: Natalie Steed.

A new history of ideas presented by Melvyn Bragg but told in many voices. Each week Melvyn is joined by four guests with different backgrounds to discuss a really big question. This week he's asking 'How do I live a good life'? Helping him answer it are historian Justin Champion, neuropsychologist Paul Broks , theologian Naomi Appleton and philosopher Jules Evans. For the rest of the week Jules, Paul, Justin and Naomi will take us further into the history of ideas about the good life with programmes of their own. Between them they will examine Aristotle's idea of flourishing, selfishness, the Protestant work ethic and Buddhism's Four Noble Truths. Producer: Melvin Rickarby.

Historian Justin Champion on Francis Bacon's anxieties about the fallibility of technological innovators. The 17th century polymath Francis Bacon blew a fanfare for the new scientific age: where man would dominate, understand and improve the world and use technology to achieve this. Optimistic about man's ingenuity and the potential perfectibility of human society he saw also that men were weak. Nature might have been laid out by God as a kind of book for man to read but individual humans were as likely to be motivated by greed, folly and pride as good intentions. He explored this idea in his book of 1609, The Wisdom of the Ancients, where he used the example of Daedalus, the most ingenious of inventors from Greek Myth to consider the ambiguities of technical progress. Daedalus inventions were truly marvellous but his pride and lack of forethought led to disaster for all around him, not least his son Icarus who perished testing out one his father's extraordinary inventions.

A new history of ideas presented by Melvyn Bragg but told in many voices. Melvyn is joined by four guests with different backgrounds to discuss a really big question. This week he's asking how has technology changed us? Helping him answer it are Archaeologist Matt Pope, the Surgeon Gabriel Weston, the technologist Tom Chatfield and the historian Justin Champion. For the rest of the week Matt, Gabriel, Tom and Justin will take us further into the history of ideas about technology with programmes of their own. Between them they will tell us about Plato and the internet, medieval medicine, tool use in human evolution and the origins of Modern Science.

Historian Justin Champion on Early Modern Comet Theory Those who watched in awe as the space craft Philae bounced its way onto a comet last November should hold a candle for William Whiston. Back in 1696 this British theologian, mathematician and acolyte of Isaac Newton published a book called 'A new theory of the earth'. In it he argued that comets were responsible for the origins of the earth and life upon it. This was what Philae was tasked to help us find out when it dotted down on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Not only does this feel like a coup for early modern farsightedness it also reminds us that much of early science was not built in opposition to Christianity but in order to justify it. Whiston's investigation of the natural world (like those of his peers) was designed to show how the biblical account of creation was true.

Institute of Historical Research Novel Approaches podcasts Justin Champion Novel approaches: from academic history to historical fiction

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The subject of this debate was the contested field of Public History, its strengths, shortcomings, and developments, and the place of history in public life in general. Academic and public historians are increasingly involved in public debates seeking to reach broader audiences and to shape public consciousness through the understanding of the past. Undoubtedly the popularity of history in public life has created political, economic, and cultural opportunities. But it also generated competition and barriers between the professional and the public historians. The GHIL has invited four speakers from Britain and Germany: Franziska Augstein is a journalist for the Sx81ddeutsche Zeitung (Munich) and has written on nineteenth-century Britain; Kathleen Burk (UCL) specialises on the twentieth century, in particular Anglo-American relations; Justin Champion is head of department at Royal Holloway, University of London, and works on early modern British and European history; Peter Mandler (Cambridge) concentrates on British cultural, intellectual, and social history since c.1800.

Melvyn Bragg and guests Justin Champion, Susan Hardman Moore and Diarmaid MacCulloch discuss the ideas of the religious reformer John Calvin - the theology known as Calvinism, or Reformed Protestantism - and its impact. John Calvin, a Frenchman exiled to Geneva, became a towering figure of the 16th century Reformation of the Christian Church. He achieved this not through charismatic oratory, but through the relentless rigour of his analysis of the Bible. In Geneva, he oversaw an austere, theocratic and sometimes brutal regime. Nonetheless, the explosion of printing made his theology highly mobile. The zeal he instilled in his followers, and the persecution which dogged them, rapidly spread the faith across Europe, and on to the New World in America. One of Calvin's most striking tenets was 'predestination': the idea that, even before the world began, God had already decided which human beings would be damned, and which saved. The hope of being one of the saved gave Calvinists a driving energy which has made their faith a galvanic force in the world, from business to politics. Anxiety about salvation, meanwhile, led to a constant introspection which has left its mark on literature.Justin Champion is Professor of the History of Early Modern Ideas at Royal Holloway, University of London; Susan Hardman Moore is Senior Lecturer in Divinity at the University of Edinburgh; Diarmaid MacCulloch, Professor of the History of the Church at the University of Oxford.

Melvyn Bragg and guests Justin Champion, Susan Hardman Moore and Diarmaid MacCulloch discuss the ideas of the religious reformer John Calvin - the theology known as Calvinism, or Reformed Protestantism - and its impact. John Calvin, a Frenchman exiled to Geneva, became a towering figure of the 16th century Reformation of the Christian Church. He achieved this not through charismatic oratory, but through the relentless rigour of his analysis of the Bible. In Geneva, he oversaw an austere, theocratic and sometimes brutal regime. Nonetheless, the explosion of printing made his theology highly mobile. The zeal he instilled in his followers, and the persecution which dogged them, rapidly spread the faith across Europe, and on to the New World in America. One of Calvin's most striking tenets was 'predestination': the idea that, even before the world began, God had already decided which human beings would be damned, and which saved. The hope of being one of the saved gave Calvinists a driving energy which has made their faith a galvanic force in the world, from business to politics. Anxiety about salvation, meanwhile, led to a constant introspection which has left its mark on literature.Justin Champion is Professor of the History of Early Modern Ideas at Royal Holloway, University of London; Susan Hardman Moore is Senior Lecturer in Divinity at the University of Edinburgh; Diarmaid MacCulloch, Professor of the History of the Church at the University of Oxford.

Melvyn Bragg and guests Justin Champion, Diane Purkiss and David Wootton discuss the trial of Charles I, recounting the high drama in Westminster Hall and the ideas that led to the execution.Begun on 20th January 1649, the trial culminated in the epoch-making execution of an English monarch. But on the way it was a drama of ideas about kingly authority, tax, parliamentary power and religion, all suffused with personal vendettas, political confusion and individual courage. It was also a forum in which the newly-ended Civil War and the events of Charles's reign were picked over by the people who had experienced them. Melvyn and guests recount the events of the trial, explore the central arguments and see whether, 350 years later, we can work out who really won.Justin Champion is Professor of the History of Early Modern Ideas at Royal Holloway, University of London; Diane Purkiss is a Fellow and tutor at Keble College, Oxford; David Wootton is Professor of History at the University of York.

Melvyn Bragg and guests Justin Champion, Diane Purkiss and David Wootton discuss the trial of Charles I, recounting the high drama in Westminster Hall and the ideas that led to the execution.Begun on 20th January 1649, the trial culminated in the epoch-making execution of an English monarch. But on the way it was a drama of ideas about kingly authority, tax, parliamentary power and religion, all suffused with personal vendettas, political confusion and individual courage. It was also a forum in which the newly-ended Civil War and the events of Charles's reign were picked over by the people who had experienced them. Melvyn and guests recount the events of the trial, explore the central arguments and see whether, 350 years later, we can work out who really won.Justin Champion is Professor of the History of Early Modern Ideas at Royal Holloway, University of London; Diane Purkiss is a Fellow and tutor at Keble College, Oxford; David Wootton is Professor of History at the University of York.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the parting of the Red Sea, the feeding of the five thousand and the general subject of miracles. Miracles have been part of human culture for thousands of years. From St Augustine in the 4th century through the medieval cult of saints to David Hume in the 18th, miracles have captured the imaginations of believers and sceptics alike. The way they have been celebrated, interpreted, dissected and refuted is a whole history of arguments between philosophy, science and religion. They have also been used by the corrupt and the powerful to gain their perverse ends. Miracles have been derided and proved to be fraudulent and yet, for many, the miraculous maintain a grip on our imagination, our language and our belief to this day. With Martin Palmer, Director of the International Consultancy on Religion, Education and Culture;Janet Soskice, Reader in Philosophical Theology at Cambridge University; Justin Champion, Professor of the History of Early Modern Ideas at Royal Holloway, University of London.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the parting of the Red Sea, the feeding of the five thousand and the general subject of miracles. Miracles have been part of human culture for thousands of years. From St Augustine in the 4th century through the medieval cult of saints to David Hume in the 18th, miracles have captured the imaginations of believers and sceptics alike. The way they have been celebrated, interpreted, dissected and refuted is a whole history of arguments between philosophy, science and religion. They have also been used by the corrupt and the powerful to gain their perverse ends. Miracles have been derided and proved to be fraudulent and yet, for many, the miraculous maintain a grip on our imagination, our language and our belief to this day. With Martin Palmer, Director of the International Consultancy on Religion, Education and Culture;Janet Soskice, Reader in Philosophical Theology at Cambridge University; Justin Champion, Professor of the History of Early Modern Ideas at Royal Holloway, University of London.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the parting of the Red Sea, the feeding of the five thousand and the general subject of miracles. Miracles have been part of human culture for thousands of years. From St Augustine in the 4th century through the medieval cult of saints to David Hume in the 18th, miracles have captured the imaginations of believers and sceptics alike. The way they have been celebrated, interpreted, dissected and refuted is a whole history of arguments between philosophy, science and religion. They have also been used by the corrupt and the powerful to gain their perverse ends. Miracles have been derided and proved to be fraudulent and yet, for many, the miraculous maintain a grip on our imagination, our language and our belief to this day. With Martin Palmer, Director of the International Consultancy on Religion, Education and Culture;Janet Soskice, Reader in Philosophical Theology at Cambridge University; Justin Champion, Professor of the History of Early Modern Ideas at Royal Holloway, University of London.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Apocalypse. George Bernard Shaw dismissed it as “the curious record of the visions of a drug addict” and if the Orthodox Christian Church had had its way, it would never have made it into the New Testament. But the Book of Revelation was included and its images of apocalypse, from the Four Horsemen to the Whore of Babylon, were fixed into the Christian imagination and its theology. As well as providing abundant imagery for artists from Durer to Blake, ideas of the end of the world have influenced the response to political, social and natural upheavals throughout history. Our understanding of history itself owes much to the apocalyptic way of thinking. But how did this powerful narrative of judgement and retribution evolve, and how does it still shape our thinking on the deepest questions of morality and history? With Martin Palmer, theologian and Director of the International Consultancy on Religion, Education and Culture; Marina Benjamin, journalist and author of Living at the End of the World; Justin Champion, Reader in the History of Early Modern Ideas at Royal Holloway College, University of London.

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Apocalypse. George Bernard Shaw dismissed it as “the curious record of the visions of a drug addict” and if the Orthodox Christian Church had had its way, it would never have made it into the New Testament. But the Book of Revelation was included and its images of apocalypse, from the Four Horsemen to the Whore of Babylon, were fixed into the Christian imagination and its theology. As well as providing abundant imagery for artists from Durer to Blake, ideas of the end of the world have influenced the response to political, social and natural upheavals throughout history. Our understanding of history itself owes much to the apocalyptic way of thinking. But how did this powerful narrative of judgement and retribution evolve, and how does it still shape our thinking on the deepest questions of morality and history? With Martin Palmer, theologian and Director of the International Consultancy on Religion, Education and Culture; Marina Benjamin, journalist and author of Living at the End of the World; Justin Champion, Reader in the History of Early Modern Ideas at Royal Holloway College, University of London.