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The greatest English playwright is still one of the most mysterious people. He may or may not have been a closet Catholic, and the relationship of the actor's life to his writing is not reconcilable, according to historian William Rubinstein. (Rpt) Read Transcript
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Anna, the 19th century governess to the King of Siam's harem, was famously depicted in the Broadway musical and Hollywood film, The King and I. But that story was tame by comparison to the real life of Anna Leonowens, who invented her past and then went on to become a world renowned lecturer, Sanskritist, and social reformer living in Australia, the US and Canada. Read Transcript
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It wasn't a popular idea when it was first held in 1867, but the Lambeth Conference was made necessary by the realities of an Anglican church in the colonies. Now held only once every decade, it's become the established way of deciding on ecclesiastical and theological issues for Anglicans worldwide, as Rev'd Dr Bruce Kaye explains. Read Transcript
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What do you get when you cross high education with stern Calvinism? Many schisms! The Scots Presbyterians had their share of splits back in Scotland but also in Australia where they became a prosperous community, as historian Malcolm Prentis explains. Read Transcript
Sunday 3.45pm
repeated Wednesday 8.35pm
Presented by
Rachael Kohn
Sunday 31 August 2008
Knights, damsels and chastity belts are the staple ingredients of medieval courtly tales, but although the first two existed, visiting scholar Albrecht Classen doubts the existence of the iron belts that guarded a wife's chastity. A specialist in the history of medieval sexuality, Classen looks at the evidence from art, literature, and museums.
6am AEST
Country Breakfast
with Matthew O'Sullivan
In-depth coverage of social, economic and political events affecting people beyond the urban fringe
