Katy's History Travels

A Visit to Chaplin's World: The Silent Star's Swiss Haven

Join me as I visit Chaplin’s World [https://www.chaplinsworld.com/en/discover-chaplins-world/the-manoir], the amazing museum dedicated to the life and work of the great Charlie Chaplin in the Swiss town of Corsier-sur-Vevey. Before it opened in 2016 I was able to walk through the very house where Chaplin lived for the last 25 years of his life. Find out why he chose Switzerland as his final hideaway and what he left behind. Join me for a behind-the-scenes look at one of the most famous men in cinema history! This feature was first broadcast on World Radio Switzerland in 2016.

Celebrating the creation of Frankenstein on the shores of Lake Geneva

In June 1816, gothic writer Mary Shelley and her soon-to-be husband Percy Shelley stayed with Lord Byron in Cologny on the shores of Lake Geneva. It was at the⁠ Villa Diodati ⁠ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_Diodati]where the first seeds of her novel Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus, were sown when Byron challenged each member of the group to write a ghost story In 2018 the ⁠Martin Bodmer Foundation⁠ [https://fondationbodmer.ch/en/martinbodmer/] in Geneva held a ⁠special exhibition⁠ [https://fondationbodmer.ch/product/frankenstein-cree-des-tenebres-catalogue-de-l-exposition/] to mark the 200th anniversary. Katy Dartford went along to find out more. Read about Byron, and Mary and Percey Shelley at my website: ⁠'So you think you know Chamonix'.⁠ [https://katydartford.com/2016/12/08/so-you-think-you-know-chamonix/] 2024 is the bicentenary of Lord Byron's death About me: www.katydartford.com [https://katydartford.com/] https://www.instagram.com/katy_history_travel/ [https://www.instagram.com/katy_history_travel/] https://www.tiktok.com/@cayteye [https://www.tiktok.com/@cayteye] https://x.com/cayteye [https://x.com/cayteye] https://www.facebook.com/cayteye [https://www.facebook.com/cayteye] https://substack.com/@katyshistorytravels [https://substack.com/@katyshistorytravels]

Lord Byron and The Prisoner of Chillon

In this episode, Katy visits Chillon Castle in Switzerland, a place that inspired one of Lord Byron’s most important poems. Byron stayed at the Château de Chillon in 1816 and to mark the 200th anniversary of the visit, the castle held a special exhibition about the poet and his time there. This podcast was first aired on World Radio Switzerland on the 25th of June 2016. 2024 marks the bicentenary of Lord Byron's death. www.katydartford.com @katy_history_travel @cayteye