Leonie Frieda

Friday 04/29/2005

Leonie Frieda on her book "Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France," in which she takes issue with the myths surrounding the much-maligned Queen, and reveals the truth about the woman she was.

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Category: Politics Books History
Other appearances: April 2005

Laurent Fabius; Elliot Greenebaum; Leonie...
World, Politics, Society, History
Air Date 04/29/2005
French socialist Laurent Fabius; Greenebaum on his docudrama "Assisted Living"; Frieda on Catherine de Medici. 53:06
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John Updike
Books
Air Date 04/04/2000
Writer John Updike talks about his latest book, "Gertrude and Claudius." 25:10
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John Updike; Tom Stoppard; Harold Bloom
Books
Air Date 08/10/2000
A collection of past conversations with Shakespearean writers John Updike, Tom Stoppard, and Harold Bloom. 54:06
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1968; Ann Druyan; Peter Balakian
Entertainment, Society, History
Air Date 07/18/1997
On the events of ‘68 that turned the U.S. against liberalism. Druyan on her late husband Carl Sagan and "Contact." Balakian on the Armenian genocide. 54:06
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Alan Furst
Books
Air Date 08/04/2006
Acclaimed espionage writer Alan Furst presents his new book, "The Foreign Correspondent." 18:30
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