Mark Steel lecture: Mary Shelley 1 of 4

Historian Mark Steel takes a light hearted look at the writer of Frankenstein and her effect on the World. Key: Percy Shelly Lord Byron Wollstonecroft William Godwin
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[MRaverz]

We need this guy back on the BBC and doing more of these documentaries!

[fjordland]

@MRaverz : You would think they could at least run some repeats...

[jeanpaulsinatra]

There needs some way of standardising serials. And no Lord Byron lecture >:(

[fjordland]

There is some lord Byron audio about

[fjordland]

yes and he is in good form too!

[Gringoman911]

Interesting that some of the best science fiction writers are women, But ironically science fiction is still considered a geeky nerdy man's genre.

[ellyytheemo]

this is fun furious and bloody interesting! Great stuff

[incrobe]

I love this, I learnt more from this lecture than I ever did in English class :D

[Bobsyermomsuncle]

Thanks for sharing these. You're a peach!

[imgordonfreeman]

@Gringoman911 you sir must be joking HAHA thanks for the laugh my good sir

[gamesbok]

@TheGodlessGuitarist The Doomsday book contains a reference to man of Essex who went by the name of Roger God Save the Ladies.

[summergiles]

"My first ethnic cleanser" Lols!!

[TheGodlessGuitarist]

@fjordland

I think it is a reference to teenage age pregnancy rates in Romford. It's probably irrelavent now. As you have no doubt gathered Mark wrote this specifically for a British audience so there are quite a few cultural references that make little sense to folks outside the UK. To be honest the Romford reference didn't mean anything to me either, but my town once held the record for rate of teenage pregnancies, so I got it straight away.

[vulpecula999]

get the f************ adverts off you tossers

[natmanprime]

"ethnic cleanser" stone cold lol