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Criticks Reviews: Media

Thomas Gray Archive – Three Years Later

Thomas Gray Archive – Three Years Later

An indispensable resource which has become even richer in recent years.

Reviewed by: Anthony Walker-Cook, Durham University

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The Great Forgetting Podcast

The Great Forgetting Podcast

An admirable attempt to bring eighteenth-century women writers back into the spotlight.

Event Date(s): 18th May 2016

Reviewed by: Leanne Cane, Northumbria University

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In Our Time: The Bluestocking and Scriblerus Clubs

In Our Time: The Bluestocking and Scriblerus Clubs

Two broadcasts which captured the eighteenth century's achievements in satire and rational conversation.

Event Date(s): 9th Jun 2004 - 5th Jun 2014

Reviewed by: Anthony Walker-Cook, Durham University

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State Papers Online: Eighteenth Century, 1714-1782 – Part One: State Papers Domestic and Privy Council

State Papers Online: Eighteenth Century, 1714-1782 – Part One: State Papers Domestic and Privy Council

A useful research tool and valuable resource for teaching.

Event Date(s): 1st Jun 2013

Reviewed by: John McTague, University of Bristol

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Inside Versailles

Inside Versailles

A valuable companion to the BBC drama series.

Event Date(s): 1st Jun 2016 - 10th Aug 2016

Reviewed by: Corrina Readioff, University of Liverpool

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“Don’t judge me… Don’t you dare judge me”: Women and Sex in Eighteenth Century Period Film and TV

“Don’t judge me… Don’t you dare judge me”: Women and Sex in Eighteenth Century Period Film and TV

A look back at the varied depictions of female sexuality in eighteenth-century-set film and TV.

Reviewed by: Laura Griffin

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The Mind is a Collection Digital Museum

The Mind is a Collection Digital Museum

A different kind of Enlightenment gallery.

Reviewed by: Andrea Haslanger, University of Sussex

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Sheffield: Print, Protest and Poetry, 1790-1810

Sheffield: Print, Protest and Poetry, 1790-1810

A digital resource capturing Sheffield's distinct cultures of protest in the late eighteenth century.

Event Date(s): 25th Jul 2016

Reviewed by: Gerard Lee McKeever, University of Glasgow

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Mozart’s London Odyssey – A Contributor’s Perspective

Mozart’s London Odyssey – A Contributor’s Perspective

Our Music editor reflects on a documentary to which she contributed.

Event Date(s): 21st Jun 2016

Reviewed by: Hannah Templeton, King's College London

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Love and Friendship

Love and Friendship

A sensitive and imaginative adaptation of Austen's 'Lady Susan'.

Event Date(s): 27th May 2016

Reviewed by: Katie Garner, University of St Andrews

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