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The beheading of Anne Boleyn - 19 May 1536
Remembering the beheading of Anne Boleyn on 19 May 1536, and how - posthumously - she changed England forever.
The beheading of Anne Boleyn - 19 May 1536
Remembering the beheading of Anne Boleyn on 19 May 1536, and how - posthumously - she changed England forever.
The terrible price of Kenyan flowers
Cheap flowers at the supermarket or petrol station come at an appalling cost to the men and women who tend them where they grow on the shores of Lake Naivasha,...
The terrible price of Kenyan flowers
Cheap flowers at the supermarket or petrol station come at an appalling cost to the men and women who tend them where they grow on the shores of Lake Naivasha,...
Paul Gauguin's grave
A visit to the grave of artist Paul Gauguin, who is buried on the Marquesan Island of Hiva Oa in French Polynesia
Paul Gauguin's grave
A visit to the grave of artist Paul Gauguin, who is buried on the Marquesan Island of Hiva Oa in French Polynesia
Jacques Brel's grave
In the same cemetery where Paul Gauguin is buried, is also Jacques Brel's grave. In the Francophone world Brel is a legendary folk singer.
Jacques Brel's grave
In the same cemetery where Paul Gauguin is buried, is also Jacques Brel's grave. In the Francophone world Brel is a legendary folk singer.
A moment with David Attenborough
A moment with David Attenborough - greeting, shaking hands with and most of all thanking the legendary broadcaster, communicator and teacher
A moment with David Attenborough
A moment with David Attenborough - greeting, shaking hands with and most of all thanking the legendary broadcaster, communicator and teacher
Starry nights with Vincent van Gogh
I have followed in the footsteps of Vincent van Gogh all over Europe seeking out the places he painted. To discover two of the sites where he painted his starry...
Starry nights with Vincent van Gogh
I have followed in the footsteps of Vincent van Gogh all over Europe seeking out the places he painted. To discover two of the sites where he painted his starry...
Van Gogh in Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
A visit to Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer in search of the places where Vincent van Gogh painted in 1888.
Van Gogh in Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
A visit to Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer in search of the places where Vincent van Gogh painted in 1888.
Dr Gachet's house in Auvers-sur-Oise
Paul Gachet was van Gogh's doctor when he lived in Auvers-sur-Oise. Vincent visited his house many times & painted there. It's now possible to visit, as we did.
Dr Gachet's house in Auvers-sur-Oise
Paul Gachet was van Gogh's doctor when he lived in Auvers-sur-Oise. Vincent visited his house many times & painted there. It's now possible to visit, as we did.
Vincent van Gogh on the road to Tarascon
The road to Tarascon heads north out of Arles from Place Lamartine, which in 1888 was the site of Vincent van Gogh's Yellow House. The road is still tree-lined and...
Vincent van Gogh on the road to Tarascon
The road to Tarascon heads north out of Arles from Place Lamartine, which in 1888 was the site of Vincent van Gogh's Yellow House. The road is still tree-lined and...
Van Gogh in Auvers-sur-Oise
Van Gogh in Auvers-sur-Oise - follow in Vincent’s footsteps in Auvers-sur-Oise, the village north of Paris where he is buried. A visit to the Auberge, the Church and the Cemetery.
Van Gogh in Auvers-sur-Oise
Van Gogh in Auvers-sur-Oise - follow in Vincent’s footsteps in Auvers-sur-Oise, the village north of Paris where he is buried. A visit to the Auberge, the Church and the Cemetery.
Van Gogh in St Remy de Provence
A visit to St Remy de Provence in search of the places Vincent van Gogh would have known during his stay at the hospital in 1889.
Van Gogh in St Remy de Provence
A visit to St Remy de Provence in search of the places Vincent van Gogh would have known during his stay at the hospital in 1889.
Van Gogh in Arles - a walk in Vincent's footsteps
Van Gogh arrived in Arles in the south of France in February 1888. Vincent van Gogh sought subjects, light, warmth and colour for his paintings. He had other romantic reasons...
Van Gogh in Arles - a walk in Vincent's footsteps
Van Gogh arrived in Arles in the south of France in February 1888. Vincent van Gogh sought subjects, light, warmth and colour for his paintings. He had other romantic reasons...