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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. Read Transcript
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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
Sunday 3.45pm
repeated Wednesday 8.35pm
Presented by
Rachael Kohn
Sunday 07 September 2008
St Martin's Church at Hawksburn in Victoria is about to show its impressive collection of Arundel prints, which originated in the 19th century as a means of making the paintings of the Great Masters available to all. The value of these prints, often of religious scenes, were greatly underestimated, but are now sought after as the interest in religious art grows.
3pm AEST
Into the Music
with Robyn Johnston
Music documentaries
