Bishopsgate Institute Podcasts, January - July 2009

Hackney, That Rose-Red Empire - A Confidential Report
Speakers: Iain Sinclair with Michael Rosen, Sheila Rowbotham, Rachel Lichtenstein and Patrick Wright
26 March 2009

Sheila Rowbotham, Rachel Lichtenstein, Patrick Wright and Michael Rosen join author Iain Sinclair to discuss his latest book, Hackney, That Rose-Red Empire, and a London borough that has been persistently revived, reinvented and betrayed. This event was organised in partnership with Newham Bookshop. 

In Conversation with Steven Berkoff 
Speakers: Steven Berkoff with Dr Michelle Johansen 
7 May 2009

Steven Berkoff discusses his memories of growing up in East London with Dr Michelle Johansen. 


Tristram Hunt: The Frock-Coated Communist
Speaker: Tristram Hunt
21 May 2009

Tristram Hunt discusses his biography of Friedrich Engels, The Frock-Coated Communist. This event was organised in partnership with Newham Bookshop.  


The Partisan Coffee House: Cultural Politics and the Early New Left
Speaker: Mike Berlin
11 June 2009

A look at the Partisan Coffee House, the spiritual home of the New Left. 


Shopping for All - The Development of the Department Store in Edwardian London  
Speaker: Lindy Woodhead
16 June 2009

From the great 19th century department stores to the suited and booted female war worker. 


The Museum and its Public in 19th Century Britain
Speaker: Giles Waterfield
23 June 2009

Exploring the growth of galleries and museums in the 19th century, particularly in London.