Watch videos about the life and literature of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of Sherlock Holmes.

Alison Becker talks about the visions that poet and author William Blake had as a child and how they affected his work.

Alison Becker talks about William Golding's not-so-successful career as a teacher and how it inspired him to write "Lord of the Flies."

Alison Becker talks about C.S. Lewis' literary society at Oxford, The Inklings.

Jacqui Rossi talks about philosopher Sir Francis Bacon's life, his rivalry with King Phillip, and the conspiracy theories surrounding him.

Jacqui Rossi talks about the life and achievements of Sir J.J. Thomson – the English scientist who discovered the electron.

Alison Becker talks about the day jobs held by the father of English literature, Geoffrey Chaucer.

Naomi Ekperigin talks about John du Pont's strange, wealthy upbringing and his murder of wrestler Dave Schultz.

Historian Alexis Coe talks about Larry Sanders, the older brother of U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, and the vote he cast for Bernie at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.