S8E6 Romeo and Juliet Part 2

Ever wonder why the sky is blue during the day and orange during a sunset? Tune in for a quick science lesson on the electromagnetic spectrum and the science behind a blood moon. We'll also listen to Psalm 8, Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata", and "The Learn'd Astronomer" by Walt Wh ... Show More

Kepler, "Come Thou Fount", Psalm 19, "The Celestial Surgeon", "Daedalus", "Saturn" by Holst, and more!  

Galileo, "Come Thou Fount", Psalm 19, "The Celestial Surgeon", "The Horse and the Olive", "Jupiter" by Holst, and more!  

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Claire and I swoon over our favorite bits of Romeo and Juliet, and discuss why this play is not a cautionary tale of unbridled passion and the excesses of youth, but rather a hymn to the redemptive powers of love itself.  

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss William Shakespeare's famous tragedy, written in the early 1590s after a series of histories and comedies. His audience already knew the story of the feuding Capulets and Montagues in Verona and the fate of the young lovers from their rival houses, ... Show More

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss William Shakespeare's famous tragedy, written in the early 1590s after a series of histories and comedies. His audience already knew the story of the feuding Capulets and Montagues in Verona and the fate of the young lovers from their rival houses, ... Show More

The "love theme" from Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture is one of the most famous themes in the history of Western Classical Music.  The story it accompanies might be the most famous Western play ever written.   Just like Eine Kleine Nachtmusik seems to define the p ... Show More

The Juliet Club is in Verona, Italy, a place known throughout the world as being the city of love. The club has been replying to mail addressed to Shakespeare’s tragic heroine, Juliet since the early 1990s. The story of the Juliet letters started in the 1930s when the guardian of ... Show More

Sophie Duncan delves into the playwright’s world-famous tragedy to reveal what it tells us about youth in the Tudor era The doomed romance of young lovers Romeo and Juliet has captured imaginations across the centuries – but what does William Shakespeare’s play tell us about the ... Show More

In the series conclusion, John and Stasi discuss the importance of learning to love.