Robert Weinberg

Art historian, writer, podcast and radio producer

Robert Weinberg writes articles and exhibition reviews for the Telegraph, Apollo magazine, Fortean Times, TheArtStory, IranWire and numerous other publications and websites. Since 1988, he has been producing radio programmes for the BBC and Classic FM in the UK and more recently, bi-weekly podcasts for the History Hit networkNot Just the Tudors with Professor Suzannah Lipscomb and Gone Medieval with Dr. Eleanor Janega and Matt Lewis.  He is the author and editor of several books and articles, and has contributed as a scriptwriter and creative adviser to television programmes and several documentary film productions.
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The Telegraph

The Telegraph

Articles and exhibition reviews for the Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph

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Apollo magazine

Apollo magazine

Exhibition reviews and articles for Apollo magazine

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The Art Story

The Art Story

Artist pages and collections for The Art Story website

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Other publications

Other publications

Various articles and essays from assorted publications

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Not Just the Tudors

Not Just the Tudors

Historian Suzannah Lipscomb talks about everything - not just the Tudors, but most definitely also the Tudors. Produced by Rob Weinberg

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Ambassador to Humanity

Ambassador to Humanity

This series of nine podcasts was written and produced by Robert Weinberg and Nathan Rainsford, and presented by Rainn Wilson and Parisa Fitz-Henley, especially for the centenary of the passing of 'Abdu’l-Baha. It recounts the life and work of this unique figure in human history, celebrating his life, his legacy, and his enduring influence on humanity. It includes eyewitness accounts from those who encountered 'Abdu’l-Baha and commentary from those who have studied his life and example.

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How and Why History

How and Why History

Robert Weinberg produces and presents How and Why History for Dan Snow's History Hit, a lively and accessible introduction to history. Historians and writers explore the big questions about history's most significant events and personalities, from the ancient world to recent times.

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Historical Fiction

Historical Fiction

In Historical Fiction podcast, produced and presented by Robert Weinberg, authors of newly published novels talk about their work, historians and writers discuss how great historical figures are depicted in fiction, and commentators explore contemporary concerns about "fake news" and "post-truth".

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Ponder

Ponder

Ponder casts a new eye over culture from around the world, promoting unity in diversity, highlighting the power of culture to stimulate thought and change, and showcasing what is most fascinating and beautiful, inspiring and thought-provoking.

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Classic FM Handy Guides: Film Music

Classic FM Handy Guides: Film Music

This handy reference guide showcases some of the greatest composers of film scores, along with plenty of suggestions for musical delights ready to be discovered.

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Classic FM Handy Guides: Opera

Classic FM Handy Guides: Opera

This handy reference guide covers the major milestones and composers in the history of opera, featuring some of the greatest works ever written, to help you discover the extraordinary world of opera.

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An Opera Miscellany

An Opera Miscellany

This fascinating book brings together for the first time everything you never knew about the world of opera. Fun, engaging and entertaining, it is a collection of facts, figures and miscellany which captures the sublimity and silliness of opera.

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Lady Blomfield

Lady Blomfield

A fascinating look at the life of Sara Louisa, Lady Blomfield, one of the most socially distinguished adherents of the Bahá’í Faith, the hostess to ‘Abdu’l Bahá on His historic visits to London in 1911 and 1912-13 and the chronicler of Bahá’í history in her book The Chosen Highway.

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Spinning the Clay into Stars

Spinning the Clay into Stars

This commemorative volume was published to mark the 20th anniversary of the death of Bernard Leach in 1979. It is an anthology of his own testimonies - about pottery and life, philosophy, and his lifelong desire to see, and assist, East and West embrace.

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Ambassador to Humanity

Ambassador to Humanity

This anthology is designed to increase devotion to 'Abdu'l-Bahá and aid profound reflection on His life, His mission and His unique qualities.

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The Primal Point

The Primal Point

An anthology marking the bicentenary of the Báb’s birth collecting together some of the many tributes and testimonials to the Báb that capture, not so much the chronological details of His earthly life, but rather the importance of His station and the impact of His Revelation.

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Ethel Jenner Rosenberg

Ethel Jenner Rosenberg

Using Ethel Rosenberg's own diaries and letters, minutes and notes from the meetings of the first Bahá'í institutions in Britain, and other original documents, Robert Weinberg explores the life of this fascinating woman.

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Sacred Earth

Sacred Earth

In our increasingly urbanized, mechanized society, so many of us have lost the ability to listen to nature's voice and learn from its ways. This book shows how we may turn to nature - and to those sacred scriptures that draw on its images and ways, its patterns of growth, the rhythm of its cycles - to find answers to some of our most puzzling questions, and experience the solace, inspiration and sense of awe for which we yearn.

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War Art of the Western Front

War Art of the Western Front

In this documentary - written and narrated by Robert Weinberg - historians Stephen Badsey, Rebecca Newell and Gordon Corrigan analyse the impact of World War One on contemporary artwork that depicted the brutal and bloody conflict.

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Dawn of the Light

Dawn of the Light

Dawn of the Light portrays several individuals from different continents as they relate their own personal search after truth and meaning. The film shows glimpses of how this same discovery is inspiring the efforts of many across the globe to serve humanity and to contribute to building a new pattern of life.

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