Broad Oak Magazine

I came across this article from the Countryside Alliance the other day, in itself not exactly prime cause for concern for the average vo...

Still with us in the 20th century: "Ratcatchers during a 1900 outbreak of the Bubonic Plague, Australia" (From Historium ) ...

From the nuclear war satire "Doctor Strangelove": General "Buck" Turgidson : Mr. President, we are rapidly approachin...

This week's musical offering is from Cuba which has a very rich and varied musical heritage- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Cub...

Robert Harris' novel, "Dictator" depicts Julius Caesar as a cold psychopath: "A vast but peaceful German migration of 4...

This evening, Friday, BBC4 will be showing the Wim Wenders film "Buena Vista Social Club". Ry Cooder was responsible for bringing ...

Robert Harris' "Imperium" describes Cicero's prosecution of Gaius Verres for what the latter did during his reign as Gover...