Dr John Gallagher presents BBC Radio show about playwright and poet Aphra Behn
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Thursday 7th January saw the School of History’s Dr John Gallagher present Free Thinking on BBC Radio 3, discussing 17th-century female playwright, poet and spy Aphra Behn.
A prolific playwright, poet, translator and fiction writer in the Restoration period, Aphra Behn was one of the first professional female writers in Britain and a fascinating figure. Dr John Gallagher hosts a conversation about her life and literary works with Claire Bowditch, Annalisa Nicholson and Tom Charlton.
Free Thinking is broadcast Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday on BBC Radio 3 at 22:00 and their programming is available on demand via the BBC Radio 3 website, or through the BBC Sounds app by searching “Free Thinking”.
Dr John Gallagher is a lecturer in Early Modern History here in the School of History, he is a cultural and social historian of early modern Britain and Europe, with a particular interest in language, migration and education.