The Pre-Raphaelite Podcast

The Pre-Raphaelite Society
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We are delighted to introduce The Pre-Raphaelite Podcast. Featuring guest speakers, roundtable discussions as well as interviews with artists and poets, we shall bring quality Pre-Raphaelite content directly to you. Available now on all major streaming platforms. Please visit The Pre-Raphaelite Society online: www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org

  1. FEB 7

    Waterhouse and The Golden Dawn

    It is a pleasure to welcome back the wonderful Cecelia Rose to share her research around John William Waterhouse's likely membership of The Golden Dawn, a secret society formed in the late nineteenth-century. Cecelia explains how the Golden Dawn was linked to many artists and literary figures at the time and shows us a number of hidden clues and symbols in Waterhouse's art pointing towards membership.

    36 min
  2. Darling Blue

    JAN 24

    Darling Blue

    A wonderful, warm welcome to the poet Sarah James who joins our guest presenter Sarah Doyle to discuss her latest publication 'Darling Blue'. Sarah shares her creative journey and poetic processes as well as discussing some of the paintings that have inspired her poetry. 'Darling Blue' is available now, please visit: https://www.sarah-james.co.uk/?page_id=17191 to find out more and order a copy, you will not be disappointed.

    42 min

  3. 12/06/2025

    'The Death of a Stepmother': Reinterpreting Phaedra, Hippolytus and Theseus

    It is a pleasure to welcome back the wonderful scholar and novelist Mercedes Aguirre to look at her latest work 'La muerte de una madrasta' which translate to 'The Death of a Stepmother'. While only available in Spanish at present, Mercedes' novel is a nineteenth century, crime-fiction retelling of the myths of Phaedra, Hippolytus and Theseus. Mercedes' work frequently interweaves her expertise in nineteenth century British art with Greek mythology.    To find out more please visit:  https://mercedesaguirrecastro.com/la-muerte-de-una-madrastra-es/

    50 min

  4. 11/22/2025

    Women Who Meant Business

    It is a pleasure to welcome Lizzie Broadbent to the podcast to discuss her research project 'Women Who Meant Business' which focuses on the commercial and business aspects of women's lives in the nineteenth century. Lizzie explores the roles of a number of women within the Pre-Raphaelite and Arts and Crafts movements from a business perspective, showing how many were successful entrepreneurs in their own right and how progress in this area may not be as linear as we think.    To find out more about Lizzie's project, please visit: https://womenwhomeantbusiness.substack.com/about   For more information and to subscribe to the Pre-Raphaelite Society, please visit www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org    All donations towards the maintenance of this podcast are gratefully received: https://gofund.me/60a58f68

    29 min
  5. Evelyn De Morgan and All Saints Church, Cawthorne

    10/25/2025

    Evelyn De Morgan and All Saints Church, Cawthorne

    It is a pleasure to welcome the wonderful Edith Charlesworth to the podcast to talk about her research into a series of hidden De Morgan panels. Once a bright, vibrant and gleaming gold, the panels are now somewhat neglected, decontextualised and forgotten. Edith explains the history and connections between De Morgan, Stanhope and the wider Pre-Raphaelite movement with Cawthorne, whilst explaining the importance of the panels and passionately appealing for their restoration.    To find out more, please visit:    https://www.instagram.com/edith.charlesworth?igsh=M3RkYTh2M3A0anF2 https://www.demorgan.org.uk/evelyn-de-morgans-angel-panels-all-saints-church-cawthorne/ https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/18084/   For more information and to subscribe to the Pre-Raphaelite Society, please visit www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org    All donations towards the maintenance of this podcast are gratefully received: https://gofund.me/60a58f68

    28 min
  6. The History of Art in One Sentence: 500 Years of Art (But Funny)

    10/04/2025

    The History of Art in One Sentence: 500 Years of Art (But Funny)

    It is a pleasure to welcome the wonderful comedian and art historian Verity Babbs to the podcast. Verity's book 'The History of Art in One Sentence' is released this week in all bookshops everywhere, reputable, or otherwise. Verity talks us through the creation of this impressive book, the interweaving of comedy and history and some of the less serious takes on Pre-Raphaelitism art history.   For more information and to subscribe to the Pre-Raphaelite Society, please visit www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org    All donations towards the maintenance of this podcast are gratefully received: https://gofund.me/60a58f68

    46 min

  7. 09/27/2025

    The Pre-Raphaelites: Exhibition and Critical Reputations

    A huge welcome back to the podcast for John Reed who joins us today to discuss his brilliant new PhD project. John's work examines how exhibitions of Pre-Raphaelite art shapes the narratives and critical reputations built up around the Pre-Raphaelites. John discusses a range of critical theory that has been applied to this art from earlier 1980's exhibitions, through the era of the 'Victorian Avant-Garde' up to the recent 'Victorian Radicals' exhibition.    For more information and to subscribe to the Pre-Raphaelite Society, please visit www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org    All donations towards the maintenance of this podcast are gratefully received: https://gofund.me/60a58f68

    52 min
  8. Mermaids, Sirens and the Pre-Raphaelites

    07/05/2025

    Mermaids, Sirens and the Pre-Raphaelites

    We are delighted to welcome Cecilia Neil-Smith to the podcast to talk about her fantastic work on depictions of mermaids and sirens within Pre-Raphaelite art. Cecilia plunges the aquatic depths of Burne-Jones, de Morgan and Waterhouse, showing how the mermaid has transformed from an ancient and medieval symbol to a challenge for Victorian conceptions of gender, sexuality, conformity and biology.    For more information and to subscribe to the Pre-Raphaelite Society, please visit www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org    All donations towards the maintenance of this podcast are gratefully received: https://gofund.me/60a58f68

    50 min
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We are delighted to introduce The Pre-Raphaelite Podcast. Featuring guest speakers, roundtable discussions as well as interviews with artists and poets, we shall bring quality Pre-Raphaelite content directly to you. Available now on all major streaming platforms. Please visit The Pre-Raphaelite Society online: www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org

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  • Creator
    The Pre-Raphaelite Society
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    89
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