![]() Threading through the scenes of terror, suffering and hope – in hospitals and prisons, palaces and slums – are an unforgettable cast of characters. But as he shows, in his epic history of vulnerable humanity caught between the terror of contagion and the ingenuity of science, it has happened before.Ĭharacteristically with Simon Schama, the message is delivered through gripping, page-turning stories set in the 18th and 19th centuries: smallpox strikes London, cholera hits Paris, plague comes to India. This is what the world has just gone through with Covid-19. ![]() Viewing links will be sent out shortly before the event.īestselling author, historian and broadcaster Simon Schama introduces Foreign Bodies, his new and vibrant cultural history of pandemics and vaccines.Ĭities and countries engulfed by panic and death, desperate for vaccines but fearful of what inoculation may bring. Tickets may be booked either to attend in person, or to watch on our platform (online) either live or within 48 hours on catch up. This event takes place in the British Library and will be simultaneously live streamed on the British Library platform. ![]()
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