http://www.petermarshall.net All the latest news from Peter Marshall Tue, 04 Apr 0013 18:46:00 GMT I have decided not to go out this spring to put 'Celtic Gold' into the water but will do so at the beginning of September. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=104 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:46:07 GMT I have added a passage to 'Work in Progress' taken from the manuscript of 'Poseidon's Realm: A Voyage around the Aegean' about an encounter with the writer Patrick Leigh Fermor who lived in the Mani in the Peloponnese. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=103 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 15:57:12 GMT I am sailing in 'Celtic Gold' in Greek and Turkish waters in the south east Aegean until the end of October. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=102 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 15:38:21 GMT I have now finished the text of 'Poseidon's Realm' and sent it to my agent Bill Hamilton of A. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=99 Tue, 04 Sep 2012 18:32:41 GMT I gave a talk on the evening of the new moon on the 2 August at the Autonomy Club at Freedom Press in Angel Alley next to the Whitechapel Art Gallery in London. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=98 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 12:17:05 GMT A new Estonian translation of 'World Astrology'has been published by Dienas Gramata in Riga. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=97 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 12:06:09 GMT I have finished the first draft of my book about sailing around the Aegean and exploring ancient Greece. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=96 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 08:39:47 GMT . http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=95 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:50:51 GMT I was interviewed by Mitch Jeserich about anarchism and 'Demanding the Impossible' for his programme 'Letters & Politics' on 6 February 2012. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=93 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:20:55 GMT I'm now back home from the Aegean, where I sailed with Liz from Turkey to Greece, from Marmaris up to Delos,then down to Milos and finally back to Marmaris, with many magical islands in between. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=92 Sun, 06 Nov 2011 12:05:27 GMT Having completed the voyage for this book, I am now deep in editing the final manuscript. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=90 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:38:19 GMT I have just completed the first draft of the above book and intend to edit it over the summer. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=89 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:03:28 GMT I shall be giving a talk on the above on Thursday 21st July 2011 at the Lanternhouse Centre in Ulverston, Cumbria. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=88 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:56:17 GMT br br brI shall be giving the above talk followed by a discussion at the Leeds Philosophy Cafe on the 16th of March 2011. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=86 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:47:07 GMT I am now writing up 'Poseidon's Realm: A Voyage around the Aegean' in Devon having completed the voyage in the autumn. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=85 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:25:52 GMT At the beginning of September, I will be sailing with Liz on 'Celtic Gold'in the Aegean for the last leg of my journey for my next book entitled 'Poseidon's Realm: A Voyage around the Aegean'. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=82 Sat, 28 Aug 2010 11:06:32 GMT I am being filmed in Cambridge at the end of the month for a TV documentary on Isaac Newton and alchemy. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=80 Sat, 28 Aug 2010 11:00:24 GMT I shall be giving a very brief talk at Colin Ward's memorial on Saturday 10 July 2010. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=79 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:46:03 GMT I shall be giving a talk entitled 'Isaac Newton: The Ultimate Magus' to the Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution at 7. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=78 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:32:31 GMT Filming for the four-part TV series based on my book is now underway for the 'Voyager' series of Rai Due, Italy's national Channel 2. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=77 Wed, 12 May 2010 13:08:35 GMT An excellent review of the new American edition published this year by PM Press will be appearing in June in Publishers' Weekly in the US: br br'Marshall's comprehensive treatment [is]a timely read. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=76 Wed, 12 May 2010 13:04:39 GMT Liz and I are joining 'Celtic Gold' in Kusadasi to go sailing in the Aegean for the month of April. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=75 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:02:06 GMT Rai Due, Italy's second national TV channel, have commissioned from Videostar four programmes based on my book for their Voyager series. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=74 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:49:21 GMT In North America, PM Press have just brought out a new, corrected edition of 'Demanding the Impossible: A History of Anarchism'with an additional epilogue. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=73 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:25:08 GMT My preface to the book 'Anarchism and Utopianism', edited by Lawrence Davis and Ruth Kinna,has just been published by Manchester University Press. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=72 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 10:10:17 GMT I shall be giving at talk about recent developments in anarchism to celebrate the new edition and epilogue of my book 'Demanding the Impossible' at Exeter University on 3 December at 6 pm in room Amory 115. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=71 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:51:15 GMT At present the many entries in the forum for 'The brPhilosopher's Stone' and 'Europe's Lost Civilization' are not showing. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=70 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:06:59 GMT I have just now returned from sailing with Liz the eastern Aegean in 'Celtic Gold' and completed my circumnaviation. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=69 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:16:22 GMT I'm leaving with Liz for Turkey to join 'Celtic Gold' to complete the last leg of my circumnavigation of the Aegean for the book 'Poseidon's Realm'. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=68 Sun, 26 Jul 2009 10:39:38 GMT I shall be giving a short talk at 7 pm on 15 July 2009 at Housman's Bookshop (near King' Cross Station in London) to celebrate the third edition of my book on William Blake published by Freedom Press It contains illustrations in colour for the first time. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=67 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:16:20 GMT A Portuguese translation is being made of my history of anarchist ideas and movements and some chapters are already available on line - see links. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=66 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:56:26 GMT A newly designed website should be up and running in a couple of weeks, with a blog, 'work in progress'(containing articles, chapters, short stories,poems etc), a gallery of photographs and a more user-friendly forum. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=62 Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Continuum are publishing in London and New York this month a revised edition of 'Riding the Wind' with the new subtitle 'Liberation Ecology for a New Era'. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=63 Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT I shall be sailing with Liz in 'Celtic Gold' in Turkish waters for the month of April, continuing research for the proposed book 'Poseidon's Realm: A Voyage around the Aegean'. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=61 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT My book 'The Theatre of the World'(published in paperback as 'The Mercurial Emperor) is the subject of the coming TV programme 'Praga Magica' on the 'Voyager' series on Channel 2 of Italian national television. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=60 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT I shall be giving an illustrated talk on 'Europe's Lost Civilization'at this year's Megalithomania Conference on Saturday, the 17th of May, at 10:45 am at the Glastonbury Assembly Rooms, Glastonbury, Somerset. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=49 Sat, 17 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT An interview with Geoff Ward about my talk on 'Europe's Lost Civilization' and my latest publications and research will be broadcast on Radio Glastonbury on Friday 16 May at 8pm. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=51 Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT I shall be giving an illustrated talk to the Jupiter's Trust, Oxford,on 'The Mercurial Emperor: The Magic Circle in Renaissance Prague'. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=48 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT I shall be giving a talk about recent developments in anarchist theory and practice to celebrate the publication of the new edition of 'Demanding the Impossible: A History of Anarchism' at Goldsmith, University of London, New Cross SE16 6NW. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=50 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT To celebrate the new edition of 'Demanding the Impossible: A History of Anarchism' published by Harper Perennial, I shall be giving a talk on the latest developments in anarchist theory and practice at the University of Leeds on Weds 12th March at 5. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=47 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT An updated edition of Demanding the Impossible, with a new epilogue, has just been published by Harper Perennial in London. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=46 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT I shall be giving an illustrated talk about my voyage from Scotland to Malta exploring the mysteries of the megaliths to members of the University of the Third Age. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=45 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT I shall be giving an illustrated talk on 'Europe's Lost Civilization' and signing books at the above conference on Saturday 10 November. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=43 Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT This book has just been published in paperback by Pimlico. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=41 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT I shall be giving two illustrated lectures at the Festival. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=37 Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT I will be giving a talk on the above date at the Institution on my latest book 'The Theatre of the World: Alchemy, Astrology and Magic in Renaissance Prague'. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=36 Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT I shall be giving an illustrated talk on 'Europe's Lost Civilization: Uncovering the Megaliths from the Orkneys to Malta' for the RGS at 7. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=35 Wed, 07 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT A corrected and updated edition of the above book will be published by Harper Perennial later this year. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=34 Fri, 08 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT I shall be contributing Melvyn Bragg's programme 'In Our Time' on the subject of anarchism on BBC Radio 4 at 9am on the above date. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=33 Thu, 07 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT An interview with presenter Guy Leigh about how I came to write The Theatre of the World is now on line at Astraea Magazine Web Radio at the following link http://www. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=31 Tue, 10 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT On 26 October 2006, I shall be giving an open lecture on 'Riding the Wind: Liberation Ecology for the 21st Century'. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=32 Mon, 09 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT A cover feature with the above title was published in 'The Independent on Sunday' on 1 October. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=29 Sun, 01 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT The American edition with the above title of 'The Theatre of the World' has just been published in New York by Walker & Co. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=28 Tue, 12 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT The Canadian edition of 'The Theatre of the World' has just been published by McClelland & Stewart. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=25 Sun, 13 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT At the end of the month I shall be travelling to Japan to follow up my interest in Zen. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=24 Sat, 08 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT I shall be the guest on the John Coates show on BBC Radio Devon from 3-4pm on Tuesday, 4th of July. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=23 Tue, 04 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT I shall be giving an interview to the US History Channel on 2 June for a TV programme on The Philosopher's Stone to be aired in the autumn. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=22 Sat, 27 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT I shall be giving an illustrated talk and signing my latest book 'The Theatre of the World: Alchemy, Astrology and Magic in Renaissance Prague' in the Cube 3 Gallery, University of Plymouth, at 6. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=21 Sat, 20 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT At the Festival on Friday 19 May I shall be giving a short talk on my new book 'The Theatre of the World' and participating in a discussion on creative periods in history. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=20 Mon, 15 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT The paperback edition of the above title, with a fine new cover, was published by Headline on 1 May 2006. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=15 Thu, 04 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT My latest book The Theatre of the World: Alchemy, Astrology and Magic in Renaissance Prague will be published by Harvill Secker on 25 May. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=17 Thu, 04 May 2006 00:00:00 GMT I shall be giving an illustrated talk for the club on my travels for the book 'The Philosopher's Stone' at Magdalene auditorium at 8. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=12 Wed, 18 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT The exhibitionn accompanying the above lecture series is opening on 30 January to 7 April 2006 at the Cube 3 Gallery, Portland Square,University of Plymouth. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=13 Wed, 18 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT The American edition of Theatre of the World with the above title has just been published by Walker & Co. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=26 Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT The manuscript of the above book has now been delivered to the publishers. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=11 Sat, 10 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT On 7 February 2006, I shall be giving a talk on 'The Philosopher's Stone: A Quest for the Secrets of Alchemy'. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=9 Mon, 05 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT In 2006, I shall be sailing in my small yacht 'Celtic Gold' for a book on the nature and legacy of Greek civilization to be called 'Know Thyself: A Philosophical Journey around the Aegean'. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=10 Mon, 05 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT Contributions to two 15 minute-programmes on anarchism, to be aired on BBC Radio 4 on 10th and 17th July at 2245('Westminster Hour'), repeated 13th and 20th July at 2045. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=5 Sat, 25 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT Lecture at the conference on Elisee Reclus to be held at the University of Montpellier, France, on 4 July 2005. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=6 Sat, 25 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT Review article on three new books on anarchism in The Guardian Literary Review, Saturday, 9 April 2005. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=4 Thu, 07 Apr 2005 00:00:00 GMT Lecture, 13 November 2004, on 'The Philosopher's Stone: Alchemy and the Quest for the Secrets of Wellbeing' in the series 'Asia: Body, Mind and Spirit' organized by Asia House and accompanying an exhibition in the Brunei Gallery at the School of Oriental and African Studies(SOAS), University of London. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=3 Thu, 03 Jun 2004 00:00:00 GMT Talk on 'Europe's Lost Civilization' at the annual dinner of the Purchas Society, St John's College, Cambridge on 7 May 2004. http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/index.cfm http://www.petermarshall.net/pm/news.cfm?id=19 Mon, 10 May 2004 00:00:00 GMT