Summer announcement - listen even if you have...

Episode Show NotesLove poems that sound like a lovestruck teenager wrote them, but whose author has become a byword for scheming? In this episode we meet the real Niccolò Machiavelli, the Renaissance Florentine whose name became the adjective "Machiavellian." His reputation rests ...  Show more

So, over the years perhaps my greatest pleasure in interacting with you, my dear listener, has been the times someone has been to Italy and stopped off to see me. Actually, my star actress Lucy believes they probably come to see her, but that's part of the family debate.Anyway, I ...  Show more

For regular listeners, a brief update after a couple of unannounced weeks off-air, what happened, and when we'll be back in action (spoiler alert: v. soon!!).Questions? Comments? Requests? Or just want to say "thanks" - send me a text message (I read them all!). 

Listen to this short but important announcement. Then head to www.josephclough.info/live 

Just a little message to update you guys on everything