From Paradise to Palermo
I have written a few general papers, including a consideration of the influence of Galileo on John Milton (Prometheus), the question of whether science is bankrupting religion (New Scientist), research at the Vatican Academy of Sciences (Sunday Times), and a comment on Italy's 'Saints and Sinners' (In Other Words). I enjoy the theatre, and have reviewed a number of productions for the press, including BBC Oxford. And ... in 2019 ventured into writing in Welsh.
Biggin S. Tuscan Artist with Optic Glass - The Influence of Galileo on John Milton.
Proc. Congress Galileo Revisited, UNESCO, Venice, 12-13 Sept 1991. UNESCO, 1993, Prometheus, Nov 1993
Biggin S. Do we really need the universe? New Scientist, 26 Nov 1994
Biggin S. Italy's Saints and Sinners. In Peter Bush (ed.), In Other Words,
J. Literary Translators, Soc. Authors, UK, Summer 1996. ISSN 1361-911X
Biggin S (contributing author). Pope builds telescope to find God. Sunday Times, 14 Dec 1997
Biggin S. A Midsummer Night's Dream, BBC: www.bbc.co.uk/oxford/stage/2004/03/midsummer_review.shtml, Mar 2004
Biggin S. Solid Silver 60s, BBC: www.bbc.co.uk/oxford/stage/2004/03/solid_silver_60s_show_review.shtml, Mar 2004
Biggin S. Tom & Viv, BBC: www.bbc.co.uk/oxford/stage/2004/03/tom_and_viv.shtml, Mar 2004
Biggin S. The Beauty Queen of Leenane, BBC:
www.bbc.co.uk/oxford/stage/2004/04/the_beauty_queen_of_leneene.shtml, Mar 2004
Biggin S. School for Scandal, BBC: www.bbc.co.uk/oxford/stage/2004/05/school_for_scandal_preview.shtml, May 2004
Biggin S. Anna Karenina at The Fourcroft, Tenby Observer, 29 Nov 2013
Biggin S. Swanlake at Swansea Grand, Tenby Observer, 13 Dec 2013
Biggin S. Ar Lan y Môr, Y Dinesydd, Papur Pobl Caerdydd a'r Fro, April 2019, p.7