The Thinking Traveller
A series that draws on the passions, expertise and interests of Academy Travel's academic tour leaders, to bring a wealth of additional knowledge to your travels, one topic at a time. Our tour leaders talk on a range of topics and interests related to travel, covering history, culture, archaeology, architecture, the visual arts and the performing arts.
Podcasting since 2020 • 76 episodes
The Thinking Traveller
Latest Episodes
King Louis XIV’s Favourite Composer - Jean-Baptiste Lully
At the glittering court of Louis XIV, where art functioned as an extension of power, no figure defined the sound of absolutism more completely than Jean-Baptiste Lully.Rising from modest origins in Florence to become the most influential...
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Corinth - Discovering a Greek, Roman & Christian City
Corinth was a central city of the Greek world, influential in shipbuilding, colonisation and pottery production, and later in architecture, politics and early Christianity.Today we are joined by Dr Amelia Brown – an archaeologist, histor...
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Slovenia - Empires, Landscapes & Legends
Slovenia sits at a crossroads of Europe – where the Alps meet the Pannonian Plain and where a short Adriatic coastline opens onto the wider Mediterranean world.From Lake Bled and its island church to ancient pagan traditions and Ljubljan...
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