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The Ghost of Vauxhall Walk...
...comes to a radio near you.... Ghosts, a mysterious stranger, and what is going on with that hat? Tune in ( see below ) to find out in our latest auricular adventure, as it comes to radio this spring. Our latest, The Ghost of Vauxhall Walk , combines two 1882 stories by Charlotte Riddell; alongside its ration of ghosts, there is also a mysterious stranger, and what in the world is going on with that hat? Tune in at 95.5 FM, or go online to kcbpradio.org . What’s more, KCBP
Julia Warren
Apr 41 min read


Walking with Christina
A Literary Tour Through Victorian London Celebrating Christina Rossetti's birthday earlier this month with a walking tour. “She is the finest woman-poet since Mrs. Browning, by a long way; and in artless art, if not in intellectual impulse, is greatly Mrs. Browning’s superior.” (Dante Gabriel Rossetti) The poet Christina Rossetti, is perhaps best remembered for 'Goblin Market', 'Remember', and 'In the Bleak Midwinter'. The daughter of Italian poet,scholar and political exile
Julia Warren
Dec 10, 20256 min read


London Through Blake's Eyes
Celebrating William Blake’s birthday with a poetic, historical, and slightly mystical stroll through the city that shaped a visionary. William Blake was very much a child of London. He rarely left the city, and the streets, churches, and riverbanks seeped into his poetry and art. This is a look at London - not as we experience it, but rather as Blake perceived it: full of angels, revolution, and strange beauty. 🚶♂️ Stop 1: Soho – Blake’s Birthplace Location: 28 Broad Stre
Julia Warren
Nov 28, 20256 min read


The Boy from Nantes : Jules Verne the reluctant père of sci-fi
"Gathering from the best sources authentic information about underwater world". Cover of "L'Algerie" Magazine, 15 June 1884 Jules Verne:...
Julia Warren
Feb 8, 20254 min read
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