Upcoming online talks with MRT speakers
last updated on 06/09/2024
Early Christian Rome – Architecture and Imagery from Constantine to Innocent II – six talks by John McNeill
3 December 2024–21 January 2025
Subscribers have until 17th March 2025 to watch all episodes.
1. Rome in the 4th Century (3rd December 2024)
2. Catacombs: Planning and Painting (10th December 2024)
3. Architecture from c.400 to Pope Honorius I (625-38) (17th December 2024)
4. Carolingian Rome (7th January 2025)
5. A Turbulent 11th Century (14th January 2025)
6. The 12th Century: San Clemente rises and Santa Maria is replaced (21st January 2025)
Questioning the First Christmas: the Nativity Story in Early Christian Traditions – four online talks by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
28 November–19 December 2024
Subscribers have until 13th February 2025 to watch all episodes.
1. Oh Little Town of ... Bethlehem or Nazareth? (28th November 2024)
2. Virgin Birth(s)? (5th December 2024)
3. How was Jesus Born? (12th December 2024)
4. How Many Wise Men Can You Count? (19th December 2024)
Fake Heritage – from Artefact to Artifice – six online talks by John Darlington
6 November–11 December 2024
Subscribers have until 5th February 2025 to watch all episodes.
1. Fame & Fortune (6th November 2024)
2. Art & Aesthetics (13th November 2024)
3. Education & Entertainment (20th November 2024)
4. Identity & Belief (27th November 2024)
5. When the Dust Settles (4th December 2024)
6. Protection Through Replication (11th December 2024)
The Reformation and Art in Germany – five online talks by Dr Ulrike Ziegler
24 October–21 November 2024
Subscribers have until 16th January 2025 to watch all episodes.
1. Martin Luther – a life in portraits (24th October 2024)
2. Propaganda in Print and Painting (31th October 2024)
3. Altarpieces and Church Architecture (7th November 2024)
4. Military Conflict – the Great Peasants’ War and the Schmalkaldic League (14th November 2024)
5. Art and Armour – the Schmalkaldic War and the Peace of Augsburg (21st November 2024)
Conflict & Penance: the remarkable history of Henry II & Thomas Becket – three online talks by Dr Hugh Doherty
9–23 October 2024
Subscribers have until 18th December 2024 to watch all episodes.
1. The King and the Chancellor: the making of a friendship (9th October 2024)
2. The King and the Archbishop: charisma & law (16th October 2024)
3. The King and the Saint: martyrdom & triumph (23rd October 2024)
Understanding Buddhist Art: A Journey of Cultural Connections – six online talks by Freddie Matthews
17 September–22 October 2024
Subscribers have until 17th December 2024 to watch all episodes.
1. The Life of the Buddha: Dawn of a Tradition (17th September 2024)
2. Ancient India and the Early Development of Buddhist Art & Architecture (24th September 2024)
3. Journeys to the Silk Roads: Exploring Chinese Buddhist Art (1st October 2024)
4. Unveiling the Himalayas: Secrets of Tibetan Tantra and its Artistic Legacy (8th October 2024)
5. A Sea Change: Buddhist Art's Refinement in Japan & Korea (15th October 2024)
6. A Cultural Mosaic: Buddhist Art Across Southeast Asia (22nd October 2024)
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Mozart’s Figaro – a Marriage made in Heaven – four online talks by Ian Page
5–26 September 2024
Subscribers have until 21st November 2024 to watch all episodes.
1. ACT ONE (5th September 2024)
2. ACT TWO (12th September 2024)
3. ACT THREE (19th September 2024)
4. ACT FOUR (26th September 2024)
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A Tale of Two Cities: Kyoto and Tokyo – four online talks by Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
6–27 August 2024
Subscribers have until 22nd October 2024 to watch all episodes.
1. Kyoto – The World of the Shining Prince (6th August 2024)
2. Kyoto – Crossing the Bridge of Dreams (13th August 2024)
3. Tokyo – Tokugawa Ieyasu and the Creation of Edo (20th August 2024)
4. Tokyo – Willow Worlds (27th August 2024)
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Showcasing Martin Randall Festivals in 2024
This episode has now taken place. To watch it in full, click here.
It is less than two weeks until we launch our fourth and final Martin Randall Festival planned for 2024, Opera in Sicily (18–24 October), and to mark this occasion we are hosting an exclusive free webinar episode on 16th November 2023.
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