The Reith Lectures

Supporting Content

• The Reith Lectures on Radio 4

  Archive recordings from the BBC's flagship annual lecture series going back to 1948

  

• Hilary Mantel's tips for writing about the past

  The historical novelist's requirement to immerse themselves in their chosen era

  Duration: 2:03

• Was Tudor life as grim as we think?

  Hilary Mantel on hygiene, violence and table manners in the 1500s

  Duration: 3:08