Letters That Changed The World
b'Following on from Intelligence Squared\\u2019s acclaimed events on great speeches and poetry, when Carey Mulligan, Simon Russell Beale, Helena Bonham Carter and other stars took to our stage, we now present\\xa0Letters That Changed The World, based on award-winning historian Simon Sebag Montefiore\\u2019s new book\\xa0Written in History: Letters that Changed the World. Joining him on stage were No 1 bestselling novelist Kate Mosse. Together they discussed letters by Michelangelo, Catherine the Great, Sarah Bernhardt, Rosa Parks, Nelson Mandela, Virginia Woolf, Alan Turing and Leonard Cohen. Some are inspiring, some unsettling, others express foreboding and despair. Many celebrate love and sex. A cast of performers, including Young Vic director\\xa0Kwame Kwei-Armah,\\xa0rising star\\xa0Jade Anouka, Dunkirk actor\\xa0Jack Lowden, and West End star\\xa0Tamsin Greig, brought the letters to life on stage. Listen and discover the bravery, beauty and visceral immediacy in these letters.\\nThis event was recorded in London on the 28th of February 2019. It was originally produced by Executive Producer Hannah Kaye\\n\\u2014\\nWe\\u2019d love to hear your feedback and what you think we should talk about next, who we should have on and what our future debates should be about. Send us an email or voice note with your thoughts to podcasts@intelligencesquared.com or Tweet us at @intelligence2.\\xa0\\nAt Intelligence Squared we\\u2019ve got our own online streaming platform, Intelligence Squared+ and we\\u2019d love you to give it a go. It\\u2019s packed with more than 20 years\\u2019 worth of video debates and conversations on the world\\u2019s most important topics as well as exclusive podcast content. Tune in to live events, ask your questions or watch on-demand, totally ad-free with hours of discussion to dive into. Visit intelligencesquaredplus.com to start watching today\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'