Episodes
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A discussion of religious dissent, the development of a secular education at London University in the 1820s, and Godwin's own lifelong concern with education.
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A discussion of the historical period in which William Godwin was writing and the social and political pressures that he was working under at the time.
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Missing episodes?
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A discussion about the social aspects of the life of the writer William Godwin- how he interacted with his friends and how he was seen by his peers.
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How far did Godwin have an impact on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1818) and what does it tell us about how she thought about his principles, and his life.
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A discussion of Godwin's relationships with unconventional women; and his 'Victorian' attitudes towards his daughter, Mary Shelley and his wife, Mary Wollstonecraft.
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The first part in this series gives a biography of the writer William Godwin, exploring his background and the key points from his life.
