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...family moved to Berlin, and Nabokov subsequently went on to study at Cambridge University. His father was murdered by a Russian monarchist in 1922. Back in Berlin after graduating, Nabokov worked as a translator, tutor, tennis coach, and compiler of crossword puzzles. In 1937 he moved to Paris, then in 1940 to the United States with his wife and child. He lectured, and...

...family seemed partial to creating scenes, but with a clear thread of pretence running through their ‘performances’. Gibbons felt that the genre of the rural novel – ‘The Loam and Lovechild School of Fiction’ - had run its course and offered itself to parody. Writers such as Mary Webb irritated her, so she offered an alternative vision of country living. Stock...

...families. This material forms part of The Open University course KE312 Working together for children... Growing up with Disability A short introduction to this album. The Voluntary Organisation PLUS An introduction to the voluntary organisation PLUS. Circles of Support Forming volunteer groups of peers to help create natural friendship bonds with a focused child. Local...

...history of evolution Consciousness "Could it be that the human mind is just not built to understand its own basis?" First broadcast: November 1999 Guests: Ted Honderich; Sir Roger Penrose Listen to the Consciousness episode And read Roger Penrose trying to bridge the gap between arts and science Human Nature "Is there really such a thing as human nature? And, if there is,...