The fourth radio talk from Lewis’s first broadcast series was given today (8/27) in 1941; it was called “What Can We Do About It.”
FACT: August 20, 2013
The third radio talk from Lewis’s first broadcast series was given today in 1941; it was called “Materialism or Religion”
RETRO: August 12th – 21st
Highlights for August 12-21 include: A final series of radio talks, the concluding book of a series, two more talks from his initial broadcast series and a never before published essay by Lewis becoming available in 1990.
The first scholarly book by Lewis was The Allegory of Love: A Study in Medieval Tradition. The theme of love in a broader sense is (obviously) of great importance to him and can be
Quote: July 13, 2013
“Whenever you find a man who says he does not believe in a real Right and Wrong, you will find the same man going back on this a moment later. He may break his promise to you, but if you try breaking one to him he will be complaining ‘It’s not fair’ before you can say Jack Robinson.”
Broadcast Talks (Part 1, Chapter 1)
(Published 7/13/1942
Fact: July 13, 2013
Broadcast Talks was first released in the U.K. on this date in 1942, containing the initial two radio series on the BBC.
It was also on this day in 1960 that Joy Davidman, Lewis’s wife died, after losing her battle with cancer.
Retro: July 11th – 21st
Highlights for the period of July 11-21 include: the first book as the result of speaking on the BBC, an unusual meditation, and the sad passing of Lewis’s wife.
When Lewis agreed to do talks over the radio he had no idea how well received they would be. After two successful series of talks that were each in five parts and another series scheduled in a couple of months
Fact: July 3, 2013
Lewis’s first radio series was scheduled to be only four talks, but he got a lot of questions so he agreed to do a fifth broadcast.