Noble beasts: hunting in 18th-century French art (book)

 Noble Beast: Hunters and Hunted in Eighteenth-Century French Art by Amy Freund is published by Yale University Press, in UK on 9th May

The Revolutionary calendar

 Posted on the SER / AHRF YouTube channel on 9th September: a short video on the Revolutionary calendar, presented by Pierre Bourdin, Professor of history at the University of Clermont-Ferrand. (In French only). 

Émilie Du Châtelet - online talk

On 17th December the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists at Paderborn University is holding an online event to mark Émilie du Châtelet’s 319th birthday.

John Hardman podcast

The latest episode of the  "The History with Jackson" Podcast (hosted by Jackson van Uden) features John Hardman on the political history of the Revolution. 

Historical Association French Revolution course

The Historical Association advertises a new short course, "The French Revoluton - not just a revolution in France" to begin in September-December 2025.

Robert Darnton podcast

A new Brussels Signal podcast (1st July) features a discussion by Robert Darnton on "The French Revolution and the Information Age".

Fashion victims (Video)

The National Arts Club in New York presents a talk by Dr. Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell, author of Fashion Victims: Dress at the Court of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette (2015).  

Darnton on pirating and publishing

The New Books Network for 29th December hosts a discussion with Robert Darnton based on his 2021 book Pirating and Publishing: the Book Trade in the Age of Enlightenment.

Christmas at Vaux-le-Vicomte

 This week, The Earful Tower podcast (hosted Australian expat Oliver Gee), focuses on Christmas at the Château of Vaux-le-Vicomte, home to a magnificent (and loosely period) festive extravaganza known as "Le Grand Noël". 

Gouverneur Morris

The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia publishes a podcast devoted to The Life and Constitutional Legacy of Gouverneur Morris (12th December 2024)

Revolution podcast

 Recently updated: "The French Revolution"  on The Rest is History podcast with Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook.  

David Andress - Videos & podcasts

The BBC's History Extra podcast and YouTube channel has published a short discussion of the guillotine by David Andress (Video of 18th July 2024).

"A drink with Robert Darnton" (Video)

 A video clip posted by The Idler on 9th February in its "A drink with..." series features an informal discussion with Robert Darnton on "The Revolutionary Temper". 

Ridley Scott's Napoleon - just once more....

 The "Aspects of History" Podcasts / YouTube channel has a new interview with Adam Zamoyski:

Legacy - new podcast series

"In their new podcast series, produced by Goalhanger & Wondery, Afua Hirsch and Peter Frankopan tell the wild stories of some of the most extraordinary men and women ever to have lived – and ask whether they have the reputation they deserve."

Dan Snow Ridley Scott interview (podcast)

Having been told by Ridley Scott to "get a life", Dan Snow has managed to score an interview with the great director for his History Hits podcasts (14th November)

Tom Paine one-man show

 The Hollywood-based actor Ian Ruskin is currently touring England and Ireland with his one-man show "To Begin the World Over Again: the Life of Thomas Paine’.  He will be in  Paine's birthplace of Thetford, tomorrow (13th October)

Peter Mcphee on the Statue of Liberty

Australia's ABC Radio series Night Life has already featured Peter McPhee talking about the Eiffel Tower.  Now here he is on the Statue of Liberty (Broadcast on Sunday 30th July)

Adam Zamoyski on Napoleon (podcast)

To mark the upcoming Ridley Scott epic, Dan Snow has reissued the "History Hit" podcast in which he discusses the early life of Napoleon with  Adam Zamoyski, author of Napoleon: a life (2018).

Peter McPhee on the Eiffel Tower

A bit too modern really - but here is a chance to hear Peter McPhee talk about the Eiffel Tower.  Broadcast on Sunday 7th May in Australia's ABC Radio series Night Life.