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Terence Stamp (Billy Budd) and Robert Ryan (John Claggert) in Billy Budd (1962)

Released on 2 November 2026:
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The panel discusses the first half of Melville’s unfinis...


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Detail from an engraving for The Purloined Letter

Released on 26 October 2026:
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The panel closes out OctPOEber 2026 with another C. Auguste Dupin story, examining its...


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Released on 19 October 2026:
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The panel discusses Poe’s first C. Auguste Dupin story, and exami...


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Detail from a Byam Shaw illustration for The Fall of the House of Usher

Released on 12 October 2026:
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The panel discusses Edgar Allan Poe’s The Fall of the House of A...


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