The Pre-Raphaelite Podcast
Episodes
James McNeill Whistler
21 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We are pleased to welcome Bill Toomey, Daniel Sutherland and Carol Jacobi from the Whistler Society to explore the extraordinary life and works of Jam...
Morris Month
28 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
March is Morris Month. To celebrate, we are delighted to welcome Gabriella Esser and Vanessa Manson from The William Morris Society to share the life ...
Sisters in Art, and a Celebration
21 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A huge welcome and congratulations to the wonderful Dr Alex Round. A familiar voice to you all, Dr Alex has now completed her PhD and joins us today t...
Waterhouse and The Golden Dawn
07 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 Daw...
Darling Blue
24 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A wonderful, warm welcome to the poet Sarah James who joins our guest presenter Sarah Doyle to discuss her latest publication 'Darling Blue'. Sarah sh...
'The Death of a Stepmother': Reinterpreting Phaedra, Hippolytus and Theseus
06 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 tran...
Women Who Meant Business
22 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Evelyn De Morgan and All Saints Church, Cawthorne
25 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
The History of Art in One Sentence: 500 Years of Art (But Funny)
04 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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' i...
The Pre-Raphaelites: Exhibition and Critical Reputations
27 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Mermaids, Sirens and the Pre-Raphaelites
05 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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-Raphael...
Christina Rossetti, Transmediation and a Celebration
07 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A huge congratulations on behalf of the Pre-Raphaelite Society and the Podcast team to Dr Ester Diaz Morillo on the completion of her viva! In this ep...
Buscot Park and The Briar Rose Series
17 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Once again we are delighted to welcome Amy Lim to the podcast. Today, Amy puts on another of her hats to talk to us about the history of Buscot Park a...
Women Pioneers of the Arts and Crafts Movement
26 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are delighted to welcome Karen Livingstone to the Podcast to discuss her latest work 'Women Pioneers of the Arts and Crafts Movement'. Karen talks ...
The Three Graces
29 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It is a pleasure to welcome Andreane Rellou and Tessa Battaiotto to the podcast to talk about their impressive new film project 'The Three Graces'. Ce...
Finding Elizabeth Siddall
01 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A huge welcome to the wonderful researcher, gallery guide and PhD student Laure Nermel. Laure joins us to discuss her work into Elizabeth Siddall's cr...
'The Vegan Tigress' Mary De Morgan and her Fairy Tales
15 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It is a pleasure to welcome the wonderful writer and actress Claire Parker to discuss her latest project 'The Vegan Tigress' based on the fairy tales ...
The Maas Gallery
25 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It is a pleasure to welcome art specialist and gallery owner Rupert Maas to the podcast. Rupert tells us about his lifelong love of Pre-Raphaelite dra...
Poetry Readings for Winter
18 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to The Pre-Raphaelite Society's poet-in-residence Sarah Doyle for an incredible selection of Pre-Raphaelite poetry from the bleak mid-win...
Female Friendships
11 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year to all our listeners. To start 2025, it is a pleasure to welcome Dr Eliza Goodpasture, Dr Lucy Ella Rose and Dr Catia Rodriguez to the ...
William Bell Scott and the ’King’s Quair’ screen
25 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are pleased to welcome Emily Learmont to discuss the legacy of William Bell Scott and the Scottish connections with Pre-Raphaelitism. Today, the Sc...
Scent and the Art of the Pre-Raphaelites
07 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It is a pleasure to welcome back Dr Christina Bradstreet, joined by Antje Kiewel to talk about an innovative, olfactory exhibition currently showing a...
Painted Dreams: The Art of Evelyn De Morgan
23 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A huge welcome back to the podcast to Sarah Hardy, current chair of the De Morgan Foundation. Sarah joins both Alex and Hannah to talk about the incre...
Poetry Readings for Autumn
16 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A welcome return for The Pre-Raphaelite Society's poet-in-residence Sarah Doyle for a wonderful selection of Pre-Raphaelite poetry based around the he...
Second Spring: Encounters With the Male Stunner
09 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It is a pleasure to welcome Raphaël Neal to the podcast to talk about his amazing photography project inspired by the 'stunners' of Pre-Raphaelitism....
Miranda
26 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It is a pleasure to welcome back Rocio Moyano Rejano for another fascinating insight into one of Shakespeare's heroines. This time, we are exploring M...
The Pre-Raphaelites and Science
05 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It is a pleasure to welcome John Holmes to the podcast to talk about his incredible work in exploring the overlaps and mutual engagements between the ...
Poetry Readings for Summer
24 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An enormous welcome back for The Pre-Raphaelite Society's poet-in-residence Sarah Doyle for a selection of charming Pre-Raphaelite poetry based around...
John Ruskin
03 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It is a pleasure to welcome Sara Atwood and Gabriel Meyer from The Ruskin Art Club (founded 1888!) to discuss the life, works and legacy of the great ...
The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple
13 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It is a pleasure to welcome Dr Caroline Kaye to the podcast to discuss Holman Hunt's iconic 'The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple'. Speaking of th...
Pre-Raphaelite Letter Collecting
15 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It is a pleasure to welcome the Pre-Raphaelite Society's own Tim McGee to the Podcast. Many of you will know Tim for his incredible graphic design wor...
Fred Appleyard: From the Royal Academy to the Itchen Valley
08 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It is a pleasure to welcome Dr Melanie Rose and John Reed to the Podcast to talk about an upcoming exhibition on the underappreciated but talented and...
The Dove Upon Her Branch: A Novel Portrait of Christina Rossetti
18 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are delighted to welcome D M Denton (Diane) to the podcast to talk about her latest novel 'The Dove Upon Her Branch: A Novel Portrait of Chr...
Poetry Readings for Spring
11 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It feels like Spring has finally sprung, the sun is out and May Day has been and gone. This means that it is the perfect time to welcome back Pre-Raph...
Now You See Us: Women Artists in Britain 1520-1920
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are delighted to welcome Dr Amy Lim to the podcast to discuss the exhibition 'Now You See Us: Women Artists in Britain 1520-1920' which opens at Ta...
Pre-Raphaelites: Modern Renaissance
27 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are delighted to welcome Elizabeth Prettejohn and Peter Trippi to the podcast to discuss the stunning exhibition 'Pre-Raphaelites: Modern Renaissan...
Ophelia
13 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It is a pleasure to introduce Rocío Moyano Rejano to the podcast. Rocío is a PhD student from the University of Malaga who studies the depictions a...
This is Only Earth My Dear
06 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are delighted to welcome the wonderful Kyle Cassidy and Trillian Stars to the podcast to talk about their latest project which combines incredible ...
Poetry Readings: The Lady of Shalott, Cursed, La Belle Dame sans Merci
16 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are pleased to welcome the Pre-Raphaelite Society's poet-in-residence Sarah Doyle for something a little different. Sarah reads and explores two po...
D.G. Rossetti and T.S.Eliot: The Blessed Damozel and The Wasteland
02 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are delighted to welcome the wonderful Frances Dickey to the podcast to talk about the influences of Rossetti on T.S. Eliot. This episode focuses o...
Simeon Solomon: A Stage Play
24 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are delighted to welcome Stuart Eggleton to the Podcast to talk about an exciting new play based on the life of Simeon Solomon. Stuart outlines his...
Looking for Janey
17 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are delighted to welcome the wonderful Margje Bijl to the podcast to talk about her upcoming exhibition 'Looking for Janey'. Margje, an amazing mul...
'Victorian Radicals' at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
03 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It was a pleasure to join Victoria Osborne from Birmingham Museums to discuss the hotly awaited homecoming of the 'Victorian Radicals' exhibition from...
James Smetham: Pre-Raphaelite Outsider
20 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are delighted to welcome Dr Peter Forsaith and Dr Ruth Slatter to the podcast to talk about the life, times and works of James Smetham. A recent ex...
Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale and the Neo-Pre-Raphaelites
06 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It is a pleasure to welcome the legendary art historian and scholar Pamela Gerrish Nunn to the podcast to talk about the life and times of Eleanor For...
Pre-Raphaelite Muse Dolls
16 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are delighted to welcome the wonderful Marina Elphick to the podcast. A figurative and textile artist, Marina has combined her multiple talents to ...
’The Rossettis’ Live from Delaware!
18 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A first for us. We are live in front of a studio audience at Delaware Art Museum for the Pre-Raphaelite Weekend celebrating the launch of 'The Rossett...
Artista Prerrafaelita
21 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are delighted to welcome Celia Ramino to the podcast. Better know online as Artista Prerrafaelita, Celia speaks to Ester about her work in sharing ...
Revitalizing the Pre-Raphaelite Movement: A Conversation with Tim Barringer
07 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
To coincide with the Pre-Raphaelite Society's Annual General Meeting, we are pleased to present this episode featuring esteemed guest Tim Barringer. T...
Evelyn and William De Morgan
16 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are delighted to welcome Sarah Hardy from the De Morgan foundation to the Podcast. Sarah chats with Hannah about the life and works of this unique ...
The Rossettis are coming to Delaware!
09 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After the success of 'The Rossettis' at the Tate, the entire exhibition is moving across the ocean to Delaware Art Museum. Earlier this year, Sheri me...
Deborah Rose: Contemporary Pre-Raphaelite Music
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are doing something a little different today. It is a pleasure to welcome the wonderful Deborah Rose to the Podcast. Deborah is an internationally ...
Illustrating Christina Rossetti’s ’Goblin Market’
12 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are delighted to welcome illustrator Georgie McAusland to the podcast. Georgie and Ester chat about her new, fresh approaches to illustrating 'Gobl...
Simeon Solomon
29 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are pleased to welcome Dr Gayle Seymour to the podcast. Gayle talks to Sheri about her research career exploring the life and works of Simeon Solom...
Muse: Uncovering the Hidden Figures Behind Art History’s Masterpieces
08 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are delighted to welcome art historian and critic Ruth Millington to the podcast. Ruth joins Hannah Squire to discuss her latest work 'Muse: Uncove...
Julia Margaret Cameron and the Isle of Wight
10 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alex travelled all the way to the Isle of Wight to join the charming Dr Brian Hinton at Dimbola Museum and Galleries. Brian and Alex discuss the works...
Divine Beauty: Burne-Jones and Birmingham Cathedral
03 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Birmingham Cathedral houses four of Burne-Jones' most impressive stained glass windows. National Lottery Heritage Funding has enabled a major restorat...
Andrew Lloyd Webber
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It is an honour to welcome Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber to the podcast. Andrew talks to Alex about a lifetime of collecting Pre-Raphaelite art and how the...
Christina Rossetti in Music
13 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ester welcomes the wonderful Mary Arseneau to the podcast to talk about the incredible project 'Christina Rossetti in Music'. The musicality of Christ...
Leighton House
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hannah Squire is joined by Daniel Robbins and Hannah Lund, the curatorial team at Leighton House, home of the artist Frederic Lord Leighton. More that...
A Queer Reading of Elizabeth Siddall
29 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we are delighted to welcome the novelist and researcher Dr Nat Reeve for a fresh and unique look at the poetry of Elizabeth Siddall. ...
Christina Rossetti: Caring and Creativity
22 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As the exhibition at the Tate is now in full swing, Karl is delighted to welcome Dinah Roe to the podcast to introduce a rather different approach to ...
Marie Spartali Stillman’s Blue Plaque
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As Marie Spartali Stillman's new shiny blue plaque is unveiled today, Hannah Squire welcomes the eminent Pre-Raphaelite researcher and curator Jan Mar...
Dante Gabriel Rossetti: A Dynamic Experience
15 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are staying with the Rossetti's for a while! Today, Sheri welcomes Eleonora Sasso to the podcast to explore some of the key ways to explore the wor...
The Rossettis
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Alex and Hannah welcome Carol Jacobi, the curator of the monumental retrospective 'The Rossettis' which opens at the Tate gallery tod...
The Solomon Family
01 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are pleased to welcome Dr Roberto Ferrari, Curator of Art Properties at Columbia University to the Podcast. Roberto gives us an excellent overview...
Art for All by All
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The release of this episode coincides with the auction of Marie Spartali Stillman's 'The Old Barn' which is happening today (29th March 2023). Hannah ...
Pre-Raphaelite Sisters
25 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate the release of the wonderful book 'Pre-Raphaelite Sisters: Art, Poetry and Female Agency in Victorian Britain', we are delighted to welco...
The Manchester Connection: Annie Swynnerton, Isabel Dacre and the Suffrage Movement (Part 2)
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
PART 2: In this two-part special edition to mark International Women's Day, we are delighted to welcome renowned author and Suffrage researcher Elizab...
The Manchester Connection: Annie Swynnerton, Isabel Dacre and the Suffrage Movement (Part 1)
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this two-part special edition to mark International Women's Day, we are delighted to welcome renowned author and Suffrage researcher Elizabeth Craw...
Nature, Space and Place
04 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We delighted to welcome Jordan Walsh back to the Pre-Raphaelite Podcast. Today Jordan talks to Karl about his research exploring the themes of Religio...
Stanley Spencer’s Pre-Raphaelite Influences
18 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Amy Lim speaks to us from the Stanley Spencer Gallery about the influences of the Pre-Raphaelites on Stanley Spencer's work. Concentrating on the t...
Dreams and Stories: Modern Pre-Raphaelite Visionaries 1880-1930
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the Watts Gallery, Hannah is joined by curators Dr Lauren MacCulloch and Dr Alice Eden to explore the exhibition 'Dreams and Stories: Modern...
Staging Christina Rossetti’s ’Goblin Market’
11 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kath Burlinson speaks to us about adapting Rossetti's sensuous and magical 'Goblin Market' for the stage. Kath talks us through the scripting, costume...
Curating at Wightwick Manor with Hannah Squire
04 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hannah and Karl return to Wightwick Manor for a live recording. As well as being a founding member of the Pre-Raphaelite Podcast team, Hannah is museu...
The Legacy of Fanny Eaton
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fanny Eaton remains a significant figure in both art history and black history. Long overlooked and underappreciated, Fanny Eaton recently received th...
The Fall and Rise of Fanny Cornforth
08 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The wonderful Kirsty Stonell Walker talks to the team about the life and times of Fanny Cornforth. Possibly the most underappreciated of Rossetti's 's...
’A Young Teacher’ Rebecca Solomon, 1861
21 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Jan Marsh, one of the most eminent scholars of Pre-Raphaelitism, speaks to us about the temporary export bar on Rebecca Solomon's important work 'A...
A Christmas Gathering!
21 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Pre-Raphaelite Podcast team get back together for this special episode. We discuss the successes of the last few months, laugh about a few particu...
Digital Victorian Periodical Poetry: A Treasure Trove of Victorian Poetry
17 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The project manager, Dr Alison Chapman speaks about the treasure trove that is Digital Victorian Periodical Poetry (DVPP). A labour of love, this webs...
Scented Visions: Smell in Art 1850-1914
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How can you smell a painting? In her latest wonderful work, Dr Christina Bradstreet shows us how scent was exploited for its synesthetic potential in ...
Make It New: The Pre-Raphaelites and The Modernists
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Hannah Comer talks to Karl about the ways in which the Pre-Raphaelites and the Modernists shared a number of processes in their creat...
At Home With Jane Morris
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sheri and Ester are joined by Suzanne Fagence Cooper whose latest work 'How We Might Live: At Home With Jane and William Morris' explores the enormous...
’The Legend of King Arthur’
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Natalie Rigby speaks to Hannah about curating the wonderful exhibition 'The Legend of King Arthur'. Always a popular subject for Pre-Raphaelite enthus...
Studying the Pre-Raphaelites
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our special guest Jordan Welsh chats with Alex and Karl about studying for a PhD in the Pre-Raphaelites. All are at different stages of their journey ...
The Presence and the Dream, the book launch Special Edition, Part 2
29 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the second part of this special edition, The Pre-Raphaelite Society's Poet in Residence Sarah Doyle hosts an online launch for our latest poetry an...
The Presence and the Dream, the book launch Special Edition, Part 1
29 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this special edition, The Pre-Raphaelite Society's Poet in Residence Sarah Doyle hosts an online launch for our latest poetry anthology 'The Presen...
The Unfinished Painting: Mythology and the Pre-Raphaelites
15 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Novelist and scholar Mercedes Aguirre joins Ester to explore the use of Classical mythology in Pre-Raphaelite painting. Mercedes explains how her stor...
The Poems of Evelyn Pickering De Morgan
15 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The chair of The Pre-Raphaelite Society Dr Serena Trowbridge chats to Alex Round about compiling, editing and deciphering the handwriting of Evelyn De...
Wightwick Manor
15 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the beautiful Wightwick Manor! Our special guest Helen Bratt-Wyton is the Senior Collections and House Manager at Wightwick. Helen chats t...
Exoticism and the Pre-Raphaelites
15 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sheri Schrader and Karl Merrick discuss the themes of exoticism and orientalism in Pre-Raphaelite works, with a focus on D.G. Rossetti, William Holman...
Introduction- Meet the Team
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Pre-Raphaelite Podcast. In our first episode, we introduce ourselves, discuss our vision for the podcast, chat about our favourite pain...