60 acast.com The TLS Podcast https://www.the-tls.co.uk/ en 072001 Books,Literature,Reading,BookTok,TLS,Times Literary Supplement,Culture,Art,Arts,lifestyle The TLS A weekly podcast from The Times Literary Supplement A weekly podcast on books and culture brought to you by the writers and editors of the Times Literary Supplement.

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]]> false TLS Voices info+af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241@mg-eu.acast.com af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 tlsvoices https://rss.acast.com/tlsvoices episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61ba0ef81a8cbec7663cf149/show-cover.png https://www.the-tls.co.uk/ The TLS Podcast https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 That Old Chestnut That Old Chestnut Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:11:00 GMT 53:40 69cd4321057b594995564f29 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/that-old-chestnut 69cd4321057b594995564f29 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 that-old-chestnut This week, John Banville considers the work of a formidable Irish writer; and Fiona Stafford on meetings with remarkable trees. full This week, John Banville considers the work of a formidable Irish writer; and Fiona Stafford on meetings with remarkable trees.


'An Arrow in Flight', by Mary Lavin, selected by Colm Tóibín

'The Genius of Trees: How trees mastered the elements and shaped the world', by Harriet Rix

The Great Tree Story: How forests have shaped our world', by Levison Wood


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'An Arrow in Flight', by Mary Lavin, selected by Colm Tóibín

'The Genius of Trees: How trees mastered the elements and shaped the world', by Harriet Rix

The Great Tree Story: How forests have shaped our world', by Levison Wood


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]]> Food fights Food fights Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:29:43 GMT 47:44 69c526b7c2759aa9b1a25987 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/food-fights 69c526b7c2759aa9b1a25987 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 food-fights full This week, Julian Evans on two books exploring the link between food and war in Ukraine; and Lily Herd introduces this issue's In Brief reviews.


'Strong Roots: A Ukrainian family story, interrupted', by Olia Hercules

'Bread and War: A Ukrainian story of food, bravery and hope', by Felicity Spector

In Brief: 'Postcards, translators and Esperanto pioneers', by Guilherme Fians, Bernhard Struck and Claire Taylor; 'Rapture of the deep', by Robert Irwin, completed by Andrew Crumey; 'Here comes the sun', by Bill McKibben; 'Queens at war', by Alison Weir; 'Interrupted journeys', by Adrian Potter; 'Literature and epistemic injustice', by Sarah Colvin; 'Invading the American canon', by Muireann Maguire; 'Nabokov and the Russian diaspora', by Bryan Karetnyk


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]]> This week, Julian Evans on two books exploring the link between food and war in Ukraine; and Lily Herd introduces this issue's In Brief reviews.


'Strong Roots: A Ukrainian family story, interrupted', by Olia Hercules

'Bread and War: A Ukrainian story of food, bravery and hope', by Felicity Spector

In Brief: 'Postcards, translators and Esperanto pioneers', by Guilherme Fians, Bernhard Struck and Claire Taylor; 'Rapture of the deep', by Robert Irwin, completed by Andrew Crumey; 'Here comes the sun', by Bill McKibben; 'Queens at war', by Alison Weir; 'Interrupted journeys', by Adrian Potter; 'Literature and epistemic injustice', by Sarah Colvin; 'Invading the American canon', by Muireann Maguire; 'Nabokov and the Russian diaspora', by Bryan Karetnyk


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]]> In Conversation with Michael Morpurgo In Conversation with Michael Morpurgo Mon, 23 Mar 2026 08:27:13 GMT 54:34 69c0f96262f6c66afe880587 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/in-conversation-with-michael-morpurgo 69c0f96262f6c66afe880587 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 in-conversation-with-michael-morpurgo Here is the interview with Michael Morpurgo in full. full Here is the interview with Michael Morpurgo in full.


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]]> Here is the interview with Michael Morpurgo in full.


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]]> From trains to treaties From trains to treaties Thu, 19 Mar 2026 11:11:00 GMT 53:32 69bbd023c84d1d69963cc768 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/from-trains-to-treaties 69bbd023c84d1d69963cc768 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 from-trains-to-treaties full This week, an interview with the inspirational Michael Morpurgo; and David Horspool discusses the Second World War with Tim Bouverie, the winner of this year's Pol Roger Duff Cooper Prize.


'The Line to Legend Land', with an introduction by Michael Morpurgo

'Black Beauty: A retelling', by Michael Morpurgo

'Allies at war: The politics of defeating Hitler', by Tim Bouverie


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]]> This week, an interview with the inspirational Michael Morpurgo; and David Horspool discusses the Second World War with Tim Bouverie, the winner of this year's Pol Roger Duff Cooper Prize.


'The Line to Legend Land', with an introduction by Michael Morpurgo

'Black Beauty: A retelling', by Michael Morpurgo

'Allies at war: The politics of defeating Hitler', by Tim Bouverie


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]]> Revolutionary Roads Revolutionary Roads Thu, 12 Mar 2026 11:29:11 GMT 44:14 69b2a387bba705d7aa706831 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/tls-revolutionary-roads 69b2a387bba705d7aa706831 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 tls-revolutionary-roads This week, the extraordinary stories of two pioneering women: Francesca Wade on Rhoda Power, and Sarah Lonsdale on Clemence Dane. full This week, the extraordinary stories of two pioneering women: Francesca Wade on Rhoda Power, and Sarah Lonsdale on Clemence Dane.


'In the Storm: Caught in the chaos of the Russian revolution 1917-18', by Rhoda Power

'Clemence Dane and Good Housekeeping: Modernity and common reading', by Stella Deen


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]]> This week, the extraordinary stories of two pioneering women: Francesca Wade on Rhoda Power, and Sarah Lonsdale on Clemence Dane.


'In the Storm: Caught in the chaos of the Russian revolution 1917-18', by Rhoda Power

'Clemence Dane and Good Housekeeping: Modernity and common reading', by Stella Deen


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]]> Full Interview with Francis Spufford Full Interview with Francis Spufford Sun, 08 Mar 2026 11:00:00 GMT 36:17 69ad444458d3d61b49608a0c false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/full-interview-with-francis-spufford 69ad444458d3d61b49608a0c af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 full-interview-with-francis-spufford Here is our full conversation with Francis Spufford, he joined us to talk about his new novel, Nonesuch. full Here is our full conversation with Francis Spufford, he joined us to talk about his new novel, Nonesuch.


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]]> Here is our full conversation with Francis Spufford, he joined us to talk about his new novel, Nonesuch.


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]]> Escape Artists Escape Artists Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:33:08 GMT 49:11 69a969f4f413fba64fa264a0 true https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/tls-escape-artists 69a969f4f413fba64fa264a0 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 tls-escape-artists This week, Christy Edwall on the boon of being a bookworm; and Norma Clarke is impressed by a memoir of a childhood survived. full This week, Christy Edwall on the boon of being a bookworm; and Norma Clarke is impressed by a memoir of a childhood survived.


'Books: A manifesto, or, How to build a library', by Ian Patterson

'The gifts of reading for the next generation: Essays on nurturing a passion for reading', edited by Jennie Orchard

'Relearning to read: Adventures in not-knowing', by Ann Morgan

'Leaving Home: A memoir in full colour', by Mark Haddon


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]]> This week, Christy Edwall on the boon of being a bookworm; and Norma Clarke is impressed by a memoir of a childhood survived.


'Books: A manifesto, or, How to build a library', by Ian Patterson

'The gifts of reading for the next generation: Essays on nurturing a passion for reading', edited by Jennie Orchard

'Relearning to read: Adventures in not-knowing', by Ann Morgan

'Leaving Home: A memoir in full colour', by Mark Haddon


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]]> February Highlights February Highlights Sun, 01 Mar 2026 09:00:00 GMT 18:54 69a3641ebbda7540f4ca7a5d false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/february-highlights 69a3641ebbda7540f4ca7a5d af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 february-highlights As February draws to a close, we’re taking a listen back at some of the conversations we’ve had over the past month on The TLS Podcast. full As February draws to a close, we’re taking a listen back at some of the conversations we’ve had over the past month on The TLS Podcast.


We listen back to Nick Enfield exploring the benefits of playing games, Mary Hitchman on the history of humanity's fascination with the moon, Peter Filkins, winner of the inaugural Freudenheim Translation Prize, joins us with chair of the judges Boyd Tonkin and Darra Goldstein on the hidden properties of kimchi and sourdough.


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]]> As February draws to a close, we’re taking a listen back at some of the conversations we’ve had over the past month on The TLS Podcast.


We listen back to Nick Enfield exploring the benefits of playing games, Mary Hitchman on the history of humanity's fascination with the moon, Peter Filkins, winner of the inaugural Freudenheim Translation Prize, joins us with chair of the judges Boyd Tonkin and Darra Goldstein on the hidden properties of kimchi and sourdough.


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]]> Darkness Visible Darkness Visible Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:11:00 GMT 40:56 69a01bc6fa5595772288fd7f true https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/darkness-visible 69a01bc6fa5595772288fd7f af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 darkness-visible This week, novelist Francis Spufford explains why the Blitz proved fertile territory for fantasy and the occult; and Darra Goldstein on the hidden properties of kimchi and sourdough. full This week, novelist Francis Spufford explains why the Blitz proved fertile territory for fantasy and the occult; and Darra Goldstein on the hidden properties of kimchi and sourdough. 


'Nonesuch', by Francis Spufford

'Adventures in Fermentation: From ancient origins to culinary frontiers, an exploration of the microbes that shape the world we live in', by Johnny Drain

'Ferment: The life-changing power of microbes', by Tim Spector


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]]> This week, novelist Francis Spufford explains why the Blitz proved fertile territory for fantasy and the occult; and Darra Goldstein on the hidden properties of kimchi and sourdough. 


'Nonesuch', by Francis Spufford

'Adventures in Fermentation: From ancient origins to culinary frontiers, an exploration of the microbes that shape the world we live in', by Johnny Drain

'Ferment: The life-changing power of microbes', by Tim Spector


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]]> A Cortège of Snails A Cortège of Snails Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:07:29 GMT 39:49 6996fd017012ce537692f6e3 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/a-cortege-of-snails 6996fd017012ce537692f6e3 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 a-cortege-of-snails This week, Peter Filkins, winner of the inaugural Freudenheim Translation Prize, joins us with chair of the judges Boyd Tonkin to talk about the mercurial genius of Elias Canetti; and a poem in praise of Tuesdays by Jamie McKendrick. full This week, Peter Filkins, winner of the inaugural Freudenheim Translation Prize, joins us with chair of the judges Boyd Tonkin to talk about the mercurial genius of Elias Canetti; and a poem in praise of Tuesdays by Jamie McKendrick.


'The Book Against Death', by Elias Canetti, translated by Peter Filkins

'Mardi Gras', by Jamie McKendrick


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]]> This week, Peter Filkins, winner of the inaugural Freudenheim Translation Prize, joins us with chair of the judges Boyd Tonkin to talk about the mercurial genius of Elias Canetti; and a poem in praise of Tuesdays by Jamie McKendrick.


'The Book Against Death', by Elias Canetti, translated by Peter Filkins

'Mardi Gras', by Jamie McKendrick


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]]> Great Balls of Fire Great Balls of Fire Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:56:41 GMT 51:04 698dbffad36bede6702202a7 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/great-balls-of-fire 698dbffad36bede6702202a7 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 great-balls-of-fire full This week, Mary Beard dons her VR set to experience a Roman cataclysm; and Mary Hitchman on the history of humanity's fascination with the moon.


'The Last Days of Pompeii: The immersive exhibition', Immerse LDN, Excel, London, until March 15

'The Medieval Moon', by Ayoush Lazikani


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]]> This week, Mary Beard dons her VR set to experience a Roman cataclysm; and Mary Hitchman on the history of humanity's fascination with the moon.


'The Last Days of Pompeii: The immersive exhibition', Immerse LDN, Excel, London, until March 15

'The Medieval Moon', by Ayoush Lazikani


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]]> <![CDATA[The Game's Afoot]]> Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:13:00 GMT 50:19 69847a34e98d78ec18a2aaf9 true https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/the-games-afoot 69847a34e98d78ec18a2aaf9 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 the-games-afoot This week, Nick Enfield explores the benefits of playing games - whether or not you keep score; and Mike Jakeman on how the football World Cup has got bigger and bigger. full This week, Nick Enfield explores the benefits of playing games - whether or not you keep score; and Mike Jakeman on how the football World Cup has got bigger and bigger.


'The Score: How to stop playing someone else's game', by C Thi Nguyen

'World Cup Fever: A footballing journey in nine tournaments', by Simon Kuper

'The Power and the Glory: A new history of the World Cup', by Jonathan Wilson


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]]> This week, Nick Enfield explores the benefits of playing games - whether or not you keep score; and Mike Jakeman on how the football World Cup has got bigger and bigger.


'The Score: How to stop playing someone else's game', by C Thi Nguyen

'World Cup Fever: A footballing journey in nine tournaments', by Simon Kuper

'The Power and the Glory: A new history of the World Cup', by Jonathan Wilson


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]]> January Highlights: Conversations That Started 2026 January Highlights: Conversations That Started 2026 Sun, 01 Feb 2026 10:00:00 GMT 18:03 697e717c4b1113c2c841b7c9 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/january-highlights-conversations-that-started-2026 697e717c4b1113c2c841b7c9 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 january-highlights-conversations-that-started-2026 As January draws to a close, we take a look back through some of the conversations we have had so far in 2026. full As January draws to a close, we take a look back through some of the conversations we have had so far in 2026. 


First, publisher Alessandro Gallenzi joined us to reveal how he turned literary detective and uncovered Dylan Thomas's youthful plagiarism, then Joanna Kavenna explains why she invented a game to write her new novel, Tristram Fane Saunders surveys the poetic landscape and Maria Scott talks us through her discovery of photographs of Jeanne Duval, muse and lover of Charles Baudelaire.


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]]> As January draws to a close, we take a look back through some of the conversations we have had so far in 2026. 


First, publisher Alessandro Gallenzi joined us to reveal how he turned literary detective and uncovered Dylan Thomas's youthful plagiarism, then Joanna Kavenna explains why she invented a game to write her new novel, Tristram Fane Saunders surveys the poetic landscape and Maria Scott talks us through her discovery of photographs of Jeanne Duval, muse and lover of Charles Baudelaire.


Produced by Charlotte Pardy



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]]> Now You See Me Now You See Me Thu, 29 Jan 2026 11:11:00 GMT 46:06 697b38a2fbdedf6404553ebb false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/now-you-see-me 697b38a2fbdedf6404553ebb af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 now-you-see-me This week, Maria Scott on recently discovered photographs of Jeanne Duval, muse and lover of Charles Baudelaire; and Pratinav Anil weighs up the case for and against reparations. full This week, Maria Scott on recently discovered photographs of Jeanne Duval, muse and lover of Charles Baudelaire; and Pratinav Anil weighs up the case for and against reparations.



'Reparations: Slavery and the tyranny of imaginary guilt', by Nigel Biggar

'The big payback: The case for reparations for slavery and how they would work', by Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder


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]]> This week, Maria Scott on recently discovered photographs of Jeanne Duval, muse and lover of Charles Baudelaire; and Pratinav Anil weighs up the case for and against reparations.



'Reparations: Slavery and the tyranny of imaginary guilt', by Nigel Biggar

'The big payback: The case for reparations for slavery and how they would work', by Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder


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]]> This Be The Verse This Be The Verse Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:11:00 GMT 52:13 6970fe8fad93e7a43127be30 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/this-be-the-verse 6970fe8fad93e7a43127be30 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 this-be-the-verse This week, Tristram Fane Saunders surveys the poetic landscape; and Toby Lichtig on a rediscovered slice of life in 1930s Berlin. full This week, Tristram Fane Saunders surveys the poetic landscape; and Toby Lichtig on a rediscovered slice of life in 1930s Berlin.


'A History of England in 25 Poems', by Catherine Clarke

'Rhyme and Reason: A short history of poetry and people (for people who don't usually read poetry)', by Mark Forsyth

'Endless Present: Selected articles, reviews and dispatches, 2010-23', by Rory Waterman

'The Privatisation of Poetry', by Andy Croft

'Beautiful Feelings of Sensitive People: Screen grabs of British poetry in the 21st century', by Andrew Duncan

'Berlin Shuffle', by Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz, translated by Philip Boehm


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]]> This week, Tristram Fane Saunders surveys the poetic landscape; and Toby Lichtig on a rediscovered slice of life in 1930s Berlin.


'A History of England in 25 Poems', by Catherine Clarke

'Rhyme and Reason: A short history of poetry and people (for people who don't usually read poetry)', by Mark Forsyth

'Endless Present: Selected articles, reviews and dispatches, 2010-23', by Rory Waterman

'The Privatisation of Poetry', by Andy Croft

'Beautiful Feelings of Sensitive People: Screen grabs of British poetry in the 21st century', by Andrew Duncan

'Berlin Shuffle', by Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz, translated by Philip Boehm


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]]> Mind Games Mind Games Thu, 15 Jan 2026 11:13:00 GMT 45:50 6968105140cb06a2d4229195 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/mind-games 6968105140cb06a2d4229195 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 mind-games This week, Joanna Kavenna explains why she invented a game to write her new novel; how to survive life online; and a new poem. full This week, Joanna Kavenna explains why she invented a game to write her new novel; how to survive life online; and a new poem.


'Seven', by Joanna Kavenna

'This Is for Everyone', by Tim Berners-Lee with Stephen Witt

'Enshittification: Why everything suddenly got worse and what to do about it', by Cory Doctorow

'How to Save the Internet: The threat to global connection in the age of AI and political conflict', by Nick Clegg

'The Future', by Jesse Nathan


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]]> This week, Joanna Kavenna explains why she invented a game to write her new novel; how to survive life online; and a new poem.


'Seven', by Joanna Kavenna

'This Is for Everyone', by Tim Berners-Lee with Stephen Witt

'Enshittification: Why everything suddenly got worse and what to do about it', by Cory Doctorow

'How to Save the Internet: The threat to global connection in the age of AI and political conflict', by Nick Clegg

'The Future', by Jesse Nathan


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]]> Exclusive: Doubting Thomas Exclusive: Doubting Thomas Wed, 07 Jan 2026 18:57:21 GMT 59:54 695eac91a32e86d775854ea3 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/exclusive-doubting-thomas 695eac91a32e86d775854ea3 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 exclusive-doubting-thomas full This week, publisher Alessandro Gallenzi reveals how he turned literary detective and uncovered Dylan Thomas's youthful plagiarism; and Norma Clarke on the stunning work of two 18th-century women portrait artists.


'Mrs Kauffman and Madame Le Brun: The entwined lives of two great eighteenth-century women artists' by Franny Moyle 


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]]> This week, publisher Alessandro Gallenzi reveals how he turned literary detective and uncovered Dylan Thomas's youthful plagiarism; and Norma Clarke on the stunning work of two 18th-century women portrait artists.


'Mrs Kauffman and Madame Le Brun: The entwined lives of two great eighteenth-century women artists' by Franny Moyle 


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]]> Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas! Thu, 25 Dec 2025 09:00:00 GMT 32:37 694c89596d80a931eba24f69 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/merry-christmas 694c89596d80a931eba24f69 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 merry-christmas full This week, we introduce a very festive issue; and Toby Lichtig on the puppeteers pulling the strings of this season's big productions.


'The Pelican Child', by Joy Williams

'The BFG', by Roald Dahl, adapted by Tom Wells RSC, Stratford-upon-Avon

'Pinocchio', by Carlo Collodi, adapted by Charlie Josephine, Globe Theatre


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]]> This week, we introduce a very festive issue; and Toby Lichtig on the puppeteers pulling the strings of this season's big productions.


'The Pelican Child', by Joy Williams

'The BFG', by Roald Dahl, adapted by Tom Wells RSC, Stratford-upon-Avon

'Pinocchio', by Carlo Collodi, adapted by Charlie Josephine, Globe Theatre


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]]> Altogether Elsewhere Altogether Elsewhere Thu, 18 Dec 2025 11:24:09 GMT 41:58 6943e4599a00ace34fbcd57f false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/altogether-elsewhere 6943e4599a00ace34fbcd57f af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 altogether-elsewhere This week, Lily Herd heads for outer space in the company of a prodigious imagination; and Andrew Motion joins us with a wonderful new poem. full This week, Lily Herd heads for outer space in the company of a prodigious imagination; and Andrew Motion joins us with a wonderful new poem.



'Collected Stories' by Cixin Liu, translated by John Chu, Andy Dudak et al

'All that We See or Seem', by Ken Liu

'Snow', by Andrew Motion 


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]]> This week, Lily Herd heads for outer space in the company of a prodigious imagination; and Andrew Motion joins us with a wonderful new poem.



'Collected Stories' by Cixin Liu, translated by John Chu, Andy Dudak et al

'All that We See or Seem', by Ken Liu

'Snow', by Andrew Motion 


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]]> Beyond the bonnet Beyond the bonnet Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:13:00 GMT 54:56 6939bab6a9d003889c05b9b3 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/beyond-the-bonnet 6939bab6a9d003889c05b9b3 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 beyond-the-bonnet full This week, Devoney Looser on what we don't know about Jane Austen; and Peter Swaab introduces a previously unpublished story by the great Sylvia Townsend Warner. 


'Jane Austen in 41 Objects', by Kathryn Sutherland

'Jane Austen’s Bookshelf: The women writers who shaped a legend', by Rebecca Romney

Jane Austen and George Eliot: The lady and the radical', by Edward Whitley

'Wild for Austen: A rebellious, subversive, and untamed Jane', by Devoney Looser

'The Pursuit and the End', by Sylvia Townsend Warner


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]]> This week, Devoney Looser on what we don't know about Jane Austen; and Peter Swaab introduces a previously unpublished story by the great Sylvia Townsend Warner. 


'Jane Austen in 41 Objects', by Kathryn Sutherland

'Jane Austen’s Bookshelf: The women writers who shaped a legend', by Rebecca Romney

Jane Austen and George Eliot: The lady and the radical', by Edward Whitley

'Wild for Austen: A rebellious, subversive, and untamed Jane', by Devoney Looser

'The Pursuit and the End', by Sylvia Townsend Warner


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]]> In Transit In Transit Thu, 04 Dec 2025 11:13:00 GMT 50:26 69315417f36823f3a2c31b11 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/in-transit 69315417f36823f3a2c31b11 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 in-transit This week, Camille Ralphs confides the highs and lows of travelling by Greyhound bus; and Alev Adil boards a train to join current night owls and bygone tourists. full This week, Camille Ralphs confides the highs and lows of travelling by Greyhound bus; and Alev Adil boards a train to join current night owls and bygone tourists.


'Greyhound', by Joanna Pocock

'Moonlight Express: Around the World by Night Train', by Monisha Rajesh

'To the Sea by Train: The Golden Age of Railway Travel', by Andrew Martin


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]]> This week, Camille Ralphs confides the highs and lows of travelling by Greyhound bus; and Alev Adil boards a train to join current night owls and bygone tourists.


'Greyhound', by Joanna Pocock

'Moonlight Express: Around the World by Night Train', by Monisha Rajesh

'To the Sea by Train: The Golden Age of Railway Travel', by Andrew Martin


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]]> Foundation course Foundation course Thu, 27 Nov 2025 11:13:00 GMT 56:56 69274b01064897cd5fe34e38 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/foundation-course 69274b01064897cd5fe34e38 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 foundation-course This week, Damian Flanagan explores the complex history of the Japanese masterpiece The Tale of Genji; and Miranda France on the eventful life and enduring work of Miguel de Cervantes. full This week, Damian Flanagan explores the complex history of the Japanese masterpiece The Tale of Genji; and Miranda France on the eventful life and enduring work of Miguel de Cervantes.


'The Tale of Genji', by Murasaki Shikibu

'El Verano de Cervantes', by Antonio Muñoz Molina

'El Cautivo', directed by Alejandro Amenábar


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]]> This week, Damian Flanagan explores the complex history of the Japanese masterpiece The Tale of Genji; and Miranda France on the eventful life and enduring work of Miguel de Cervantes.


'The Tale of Genji', by Murasaki Shikibu

'El Verano de Cervantes', by Antonio Muñoz Molina

'El Cautivo', directed by Alejandro Amenábar


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]]> Books of the Year Books of the Year Thu, 20 Nov 2025 11:28:34 GMT 47:55 691efb62087c4173abff440c false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/books-of-the-year 691efb62087c4173abff440c af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 books-of-the-year This week, TLS contributors select their favourites from 2025; plus an interview with CD Rose, winner of this year’s Goldsmiths Prize. full This week, TLS contributors select their favourites from 2025; plus an interview with CD Rose, winner of this year’s Goldsmiths Prize.


‘We Live Here Now’, by CD Rose


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‘We Live Here Now’, by CD Rose


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]]> Devices and Desires Devices and Desires Thu, 13 Nov 2025 11:13:00 GMT 47:33 6915aa27dac02c1fcf486f80 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/devices-and-desires 6915aa27dac02c1fcf486f80 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 devices-and-desires full This week, how well does Alan Hollinghurst's novel The Line of Beauty translate to the stage? And Toby Lichtig interviews the newest winner of the Booker Prize, David Szalay.


'The Line of Beauty', by Jack Holden, based on the novel by Alan Hollinghurst, Almeida Theatre, London, until November 29

'Flesh', by David Szalay


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]]> This week, how well does Alan Hollinghurst's novel The Line of Beauty translate to the stage? And Toby Lichtig interviews the newest winner of the Booker Prize, David Szalay.


'The Line of Beauty', by Jack Holden, based on the novel by Alan Hollinghurst, Almeida Theatre, London, until November 29

'Flesh', by David Szalay


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]]> Motherload Motherload Thu, 06 Nov 2025 11:43:42 GMT 44:14 690c89ee68ccec9b8e3c4a62 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/motherload 690c89ee68ccec9b8e3c4a62 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 motherload This week, Terri Apter reviews a quartet of books exploring the impact of parenthood on identity, particularly for women; and we revisit Helen Garner, as she wins the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction. full This week, Terri Apter reviews a quartet of books exploring the impact of parenthood on identity, particularly for women; and we revisit Helen Garner, as she wins the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction.


'Four Mothers: A year of motherhood around the world', by Abigail Leonard

'The Republic of Parenthood: On bringing up babies', by Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

'Second Life: Having a child in the digital age', by Amanda Hess

'Childless by Choice: The meaning and legacy of a childfree life', by Helen Taylor

'How to End a Story: Collected Diaries', by Helen Garner


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]]> This week, Terri Apter reviews a quartet of books exploring the impact of parenthood on identity, particularly for women; and we revisit Helen Garner, as she wins the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction.


'Four Mothers: A year of motherhood around the world', by Abigail Leonard

'The Republic of Parenthood: On bringing up babies', by Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

'Second Life: Having a child in the digital age', by Amanda Hess

'Childless by Choice: The meaning and legacy of a childfree life', by Helen Taylor

'How to End a Story: Collected Diaries', by Helen Garner


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]]> Scare Stories Scare Stories Thu, 30 Oct 2025 11:13:00 GMT 42:01 69034005076a402ee261cb4a false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/scare-stories 69034005076a402ee261cb4a af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 scare-stories This week, Lily Herd introduces us to the concept of Fascist Yoga; and Mark Storey on America’s ghosts. full This week, Lily Herd introduces us to the concept of Fascist Yoga; and Mark Storey on America’s ghosts.


‘Sick Houses: Haunted Homes and the Architecture of Dread’, by Leila Taylor

‘Haunted States: An American Gothic Guidebook’, by Miranda Corcoran


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]]> This week, Lily Herd introduces us to the concept of Fascist Yoga; and Mark Storey on America’s ghosts.


‘Sick Houses: Haunted Homes and the Architecture of Dread’, by Leila Taylor

‘Haunted States: An American Gothic Guidebook’, by Miranda Corcoran


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]]> Escape Artists Escape Artists Thu, 23 Oct 2025 10:13:00 GMT 50:28 68f94cf053978989ad9205a8 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/escape-artists 68f94cf053978989ad9205a8 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 escape-artists This week, Margaret Drabble enjoys an enthralling biography of an adventure writer and his entourage; and Thea Lenarduzzi on the gothic mystery at the heart of her new book. full This week, Margaret Drabble enjoys an enthralling biography of an adventure writer and his entourage; and Thea Lenarduzzi on the gothic mystery at the heart of her new book.


'Storyteller: The life of Robert Louis Stevenson', by Leo Damrosch

'The Tower', by Thea Lenarduzzi


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]]> This week, Margaret Drabble enjoys an enthralling biography of an adventure writer and his entourage; and Thea Lenarduzzi on the gothic mystery at the heart of her new book.


'Storyteller: The life of Robert Louis Stevenson', by Leo Damrosch

'The Tower', by Thea Lenarduzzi


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]]> Dramatic licence Dramatic licence Thu, 16 Oct 2025 10:32:54 GMT 57:22 68f0c9d71a1c560821f3e3bd true https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/dramatic-licence 68f0c9d71a1c560821f3e3bd af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 dramatic-licence full This week, Mary Beard grapples with a noisy new version of Euripides at the National Theatre; and Norma Clarke on the mysterious world of Helen DeWitt's new novel.


'Bacchae', by Nima Taleghani, after Euripedes, Olivier Theatre, National Theatre, London, until November 1

'Your Name Here', by Helen DeWitt and Ilya Gridneff


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]]> This week, Mary Beard grapples with a noisy new version of Euripides at the National Theatre; and Norma Clarke on the mysterious world of Helen DeWitt's new novel.


'Bacchae', by Nima Taleghani, after Euripedes, Olivier Theatre, National Theatre, London, until November 1

'Your Name Here', by Helen DeWitt and Ilya Gridneff


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]]> What Ho! What Ho! Thu, 09 Oct 2025 10:13:00 GMT 54:33 68e770c653a5e2858fb1fae2 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/what-ho 68e770c653a5e2858fb1fae2 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 what-ho This week, Tim Lake explains why Bertie Wooster is not half the dimwit we think he is; and fiction editor Toby Lichtig introduces the novels to look out for this autumn. full This week, Tim Lake explains why Bertie Wooster is not half the dimwit we think he is; and fiction editor Toby Lichtig introduces the novels to look out for this autumn.


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]]> This week, Tim Lake explains why Bertie Wooster is not half the dimwit we think he is; and fiction editor Toby Lichtig introduces the novels to look out for this autumn.


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]]> Not All Heroes Wear Capes Not All Heroes Wear Capes Thu, 02 Oct 2025 10:13:00 GMT 43:05 68de4dbacedc54691ead66aa false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/not-all-heroes-wear-capes 68de4dbacedc54691ead66aa af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 not-all-heroes-wear-capes This week, Nicola Shulman is entranced by the life of a naturalist; and Larry Wolff enjoys a night at the opera - with added superheroes. full This week, Nicola Shulman is entranced by the life of a naturalist; and Larry Wolff enjoys a night at the opera - with added superheroes.


'A year with Gilbert White: The first great nature writer', by Jenny Uglow

'The amazing adventures of Kavalier & Clay', by Mason Bates and Gene Scheer, based on the book by Michael Chabon, Metropolitan Opera, New York, until October 11


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]]> This week, Nicola Shulman is entranced by the life of a naturalist; and Larry Wolff enjoys a night at the opera - with added superheroes.


'A year with Gilbert White: The first great nature writer', by Jenny Uglow

'The amazing adventures of Kavalier & Clay', by Mason Bates and Gene Scheer, based on the book by Michael Chabon, Metropolitan Opera, New York, until October 11


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]]> All Rise All Rise Thu, 25 Sep 2025 10:31:00 GMT 55:20 68d50d204add6689806d8789 true https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/all-rise 68d50d204add6689806d8789 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 all-rise This week, Richard Sennett delivers a powerful warning to universities to defend their freedom; and Helena Kelly on the revolutionary world that shaped Jane Austen. full This week, Richard Sennett delivers a powerful warning to universities to defend their freedom; and Helena Kelly on the revolutionary world that shaped Jane Austen.


'The Worlds of Jane Austen: The Influence and Inspiration Behind the Novels', by Helena Kelly


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]]> This week, Richard Sennett delivers a powerful warning to universities to defend their freedom; and Helena Kelly on the revolutionary world that shaped Jane Austen.


'The Worlds of Jane Austen: The Influence and Inspiration Behind the Novels', by Helena Kelly


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]]> Epic moves Epic moves Thu, 18 Sep 2025 11:00:00 GMT 55:38 68cbe0cfb18fbabc05983494 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/epic-moves 68cbe0cfb18fbabc05983494 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 epic-moves full This week, AE Stallings immerses herself in Daniel Mendelsohn's new translation of Homer's Odyssey; and Dinah Birch is intrigued by an ambitious novel twenty years in the making. 


'The Odyssey', by Homer, translated by Daniel Mendelsohn 

'The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny', by Kiran Desai


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]]> This week, AE Stallings immerses herself in Daniel Mendelsohn's new translation of Homer's Odyssey; and Dinah Birch is intrigued by an ambitious novel twenty years in the making. 


'The Odyssey', by Homer, translated by Daniel Mendelsohn 

'The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny', by Kiran Desai


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]]> Such stuff as dreams are made on Such stuff as dreams are made on Thu, 11 Sep 2025 10:16:25 GMT 52:46 68c27e550fa00b58175084f6 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/such-stuff-as-dreams-are-made-on 68c27e550fa00b58175084f6 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 such-stuff-as-dreams-are-made-on full This week, James Shapiro celebrates New York's love affair with Shakespeare; Mark Nayler goes on the hunt for monsters; and Lily Herd introduces this issue's In Brief pages. 


'Monsterland: A journey around the world’s dark imagination', by Nicholas Jubber

'The Perilous Deep: A supernatural history of the Atlantic', by Karl Bell


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]]> This week, James Shapiro celebrates New York's love affair with Shakespeare; Mark Nayler goes on the hunt for monsters; and Lily Herd introduces this issue's In Brief pages. 


'Monsterland: A journey around the world’s dark imagination', by Nicholas Jubber

'The Perilous Deep: A supernatural history of the Atlantic', by Karl Bell


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]]> Code-breakers Code-breakers Fri, 05 Sep 2025 08:00:00 GMT 51:45 68b9b36e45004e42c97396cb true https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/code-breakers 68b9b36e45004e42c97396cb af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 code-breakers This week, Professor Jonathan Bate on a tiny Elizabethan portrait with an illuminating history; and novelist Gwendoline Riley assesses the mysterious life and work of Dame Muriel Spark. full This week, Professor Jonathan Bate on a tiny Elizabethan portrait with an illuminating history; and novelist Gwendoline Riley assesses the mysterious life and work of Dame Muriel Spark.


'Electric Spark: The enigma of Muriel Spark', by Frances Wilson

'The Letters of Muriel Spark – Volume 1: 1944–1963', edited by Dan Gunn


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]]> This week, Professor Jonathan Bate on a tiny Elizabethan portrait with an illuminating history; and novelist Gwendoline Riley assesses the mysterious life and work of Dame Muriel Spark.


'Electric Spark: The enigma of Muriel Spark', by Frances Wilson

'The Letters of Muriel Spark – Volume 1: 1944–1963', edited by Dan Gunn


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]]> <![CDATA[Let's Get Lost]]> Thu, 28 Aug 2025 10:02:00 GMT 50:29 68b01703744e1b1a4941dab1 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/lets-get-lost 68b01703744e1b1a4941dab1 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 lets-get-lost full This week, the winner of this year's TLS Ackerley Prize, Jeff Young, discusses his spellbinding memoir; and Toby Lichtig talks to the Australian novelist Michelle de Kretser at this year's Hay Festival.


'Wild Twin', by Jeff Young

'Theory & Practice', by Michelle de Kretser


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]]> This week, the winner of this year's TLS Ackerley Prize, Jeff Young, discusses his spellbinding memoir; and Toby Lichtig talks to the Australian novelist Michelle de Kretser at this year's Hay Festival.


'Wild Twin', by Jeff Young

'Theory & Practice', by Michelle de Kretser


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]]> In vino veritas In vino veritas Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:36:20 GMT 45:13 68a6f6a4e2f63983a7115858 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/in-vino-veritas 68a6f6a4e2f63983a7115858 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 in-vino-veritas This week, George Berridge instructs Lucy and Alex on the noble art of oenophilia; and Lucy takes in a trio of musicals. full This week, George Berridge instructs Lucy and Alex on the noble art of oenophilia; and Lucy takes in a trio of musicals.


'Who's Afraid of Romanée-Conti: A shortcut to drinking great wines', by Dan Keeling

'One Thousand Vines: A new way to understand wine', by Pascaline Peltier

'Good Night, Oscar', by Doug Wright, Barbican, until September 21

'Top Hat', by Irving Berlin, Chichester Festival Theatre, until September 6

'Brigadoon', by Alan Lerner and Frederick Loewe, adapted by Rona Munro, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, until September 20


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]]> This week, George Berridge instructs Lucy and Alex on the noble art of oenophilia; and Lucy takes in a trio of musicals.


'Who's Afraid of Romanée-Conti: A shortcut to drinking great wines', by Dan Keeling

'One Thousand Vines: A new way to understand wine', by Pascaline Peltier

'Good Night, Oscar', by Doug Wright, Barbican, until September 21

'Top Hat', by Irving Berlin, Chichester Festival Theatre, until September 6

'Brigadoon', by Alan Lerner and Frederick Loewe, adapted by Rona Munro, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, until September 20


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]]> A Force of Nature A Force of Nature Thu, 14 Aug 2025 10:31:00 GMT 53:30 689d082cb9b9dae0c7b022a5 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/a-force-of-nature 689d082cb9b9dae0c7b022a5 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 a-force-of-nature full Alex Clark celebrates the life and work of Edna O'Brien with filmmaker Sinéad O'Shea and novelists Eimear McBride and Jan Carson at this year's Belfast Book Festival.


'Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story', by Sinéad O'Shea


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]]> Alex Clark celebrates the life and work of Edna O'Brien with filmmaker Sinéad O'Shea and novelists Eimear McBride and Jan Carson at this year's Belfast Book Festival.


'Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story', by Sinéad O'Shea


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]]> Feather weight Feather weight Thu, 07 Aug 2025 10:30:00 GMT 49:47 68945705c952cf5978e5fa91 true https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/feather-weight 68945705c952cf5978e5fa91 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 feather-weight This week, a special interview with farmer and writer James Rebanks about a life-changing stay on the Norwegian coast. full This week, a special interview with farmer and writer James Rebanks about a life-changing stay on the Norwegian coast.


'The Place of Tides', by James Rebanks


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'The Place of Tides', by James Rebanks


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]]> Blowing in the wind Blowing in the wind Thu, 31 Jul 2025 10:31:00 GMT 53:51 688a52eebe8bca0ca2a9df2e false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/blowing-in-the-wind 688a52eebe8bca0ca2a9df2e af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 blowing-in-the-wind This week, Emile Chabal braces himself against the barrelling force of the Mistral; and Kathryn Hughes is exhilarated by memories of dancing to Dickens in the carpark of the Horsham Odeon. full This week, Emile Chabal braces himself against the barrelling force of the Mistral; and Kathryn Hughes is exhilarated by memories of dancing to Dickens in the carpark of the Horsham Odeon.


'The Mistral: A Windswept History of Modern France', by Catherine Tatiana Dunlop

'Showtime!', at the Charles Dickens Museum, until January 18, 2026


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]]> This week, Emile Chabal braces himself against the barrelling force of the Mistral; and Kathryn Hughes is exhilarated by memories of dancing to Dickens in the carpark of the Horsham Odeon.


'The Mistral: A Windswept History of Modern France', by Catherine Tatiana Dunlop

'Showtime!', at the Charles Dickens Museum, until January 18, 2026


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]]> Hedging Your Bets Hedging Your Bets Thu, 24 Jul 2025 10:30:00 GMT 50:36 6881f911911cb5ab74cc2add false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/hedging-your-bets 6881f911911cb5ab74cc2add af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 hedging-your-bets full This week, Norma Clarke explores the ancient arts of hedge-laying, thatching, hay-cutting and wood-turning; and highlights from this week's issue.


'Words from the Hedge: A hedgelayer’s view of the countryside', by Richard Negus

'Of Thorn and Briar: A year with the West Country hedgelayer', by Paul Lamb 

'On the Roof: A thatcher’s journey', by Tom Allan

'Where Are the Fellows Who Cut the Hay?: How traditions from the past can shape our future', by Robert Ashton

'Ingrained: The making of a craftsman', by Callum Robinson


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]]> This week, Norma Clarke explores the ancient arts of hedge-laying, thatching, hay-cutting and wood-turning; and highlights from this week's issue.


'Words from the Hedge: A hedgelayer’s view of the countryside', by Richard Negus

'Of Thorn and Briar: A year with the West Country hedgelayer', by Paul Lamb 

'On the Roof: A thatcher’s journey', by Tom Allan

'Where Are the Fellows Who Cut the Hay?: How traditions from the past can shape our future', by Robert Ashton

'Ingrained: The making of a craftsman', by Callum Robinson


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]]> Across the Pond Across the Pond Thu, 17 Jul 2025 10:31:00 GMT 45:39 6876b35ec32bf359c098ac28 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/across-the-pond 6876b35ec32bf359c098ac28 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 across-the-pond full This week, Alicia Rix charts Henry James's return to an unrecognisable homeland; and David Horspool on a Victorian conman and a contemporary swimmer.



'Henry James Comes Home: Rediscovering America in the Gilded Age', by Peter Brooks

'On Writers and Writing: Selected Essays', by Henry James, edited by Michael Gorra

'Swimmingly: Adventures in Water', by Vassos Alexander


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]]> This week, Alicia Rix charts Henry James's return to an unrecognisable homeland; and David Horspool on a Victorian conman and a contemporary swimmer.



'Henry James Comes Home: Rediscovering America in the Gilded Age', by Peter Brooks

'On Writers and Writing: Selected Essays', by Henry James, edited by Michael Gorra

'Swimmingly: Adventures in Water', by Vassos Alexander


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]]> Letters from America Letters from America Thu, 10 Jul 2025 12:04:29 GMT 45:50 686fac4dfe0897380e7cdc61 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/letters-from-america 686fac4dfe0897380e7cdc61 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 letters-from-america This week, Michael LaPointe celebrates a century of The Great Gatsby; and Miranda France on an epistolary novel by Natalia Ginzburg. full This week, Michael LaPointe celebrates a century of The Great Gatsby; and Miranda France on an epistolary novel by Natalia Ginzburg.



'The Cambridge Centennial Edition of The Great Gatsby', by F Scott Fitzgerald, edited by James LW West III, with an introduction by Sarah Churchwell

'The Annotated Great Gatsby', by F Scott Fitzgerald, edited by James LW West III, with an introduction by Amor Towles

'The Great Gatsby and Stories from All the Sad Young Men', by F Scott Fitzgerald, edited by Philip McGowan, with an introduction by Min Jin Lee

'The Bloomsbury Handbook to F Scott Fitzgerald', edited by Laura Rattray and Linda Wagner-Martin

'The City and the House', by Natalia Ginzburg, translated by Dick Davies


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]]> This week, Michael LaPointe celebrates a century of The Great Gatsby; and Miranda France on an epistolary novel by Natalia Ginzburg.



'The Cambridge Centennial Edition of The Great Gatsby', by F Scott Fitzgerald, edited by James LW West III, with an introduction by Sarah Churchwell

'The Annotated Great Gatsby', by F Scott Fitzgerald, edited by James LW West III, with an introduction by Amor Towles

'The Great Gatsby and Stories from All the Sad Young Men', by F Scott Fitzgerald, edited by Philip McGowan, with an introduction by Min Jin Lee

'The Bloomsbury Handbook to F Scott Fitzgerald', edited by Laura Rattray and Linda Wagner-Martin

'The City and the House', by Natalia Ginzburg, translated by Dick Davies


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]]> HORSE TRADING HORSE TRADING Thu, 03 Jul 2025 10:00:00 GMT 41:10 68664aa531a42ee04e37be8d false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/horse-trading 68664aa531a42ee04e37be8d af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 horse-trading full This week, Nicola Shulman is staggered by Sarah Vine's account of Westminster rivalry; and James Clackson on the irresistible rise of Indo-European.


'How not to be a political wife: A memoir', by Sarah Vine

'Proto: How one language went global', by Laura Spinney

'The Indo-Europeans rediscovered: How a scientific revolution is rewriting their story', by JP Mallory


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]]> This week, Nicola Shulman is staggered by Sarah Vine's account of Westminster rivalry; and James Clackson on the irresistible rise of Indo-European.


'How not to be a political wife: A memoir', by Sarah Vine

'Proto: How one language went global', by Laura Spinney

'The Indo-Europeans rediscovered: How a scientific revolution is rewriting their story', by JP Mallory


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]]> <![CDATA[DON'T STOP...]]> Thu, 26 Jun 2025 10:30:00 GMT 50:12 685d00bde36cea9c16effb78 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/dont-stop 685d00bde36cea9c16effb78 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 dont-stop ... thinking about tomorrow. This week, Michael Caines on a musical inspired by a classic album; and Toby Lichtig talks to Mike Berners-Lee about the future of cliimate action at the Guernsey Literary Festival. full ... thinking about tomorrow. This week, Michael Caines on a musical inspired by a classic album; and Toby Lichtig talks to Mike Berners-Lee about the future of cliimate action at the Guernsey Literary Festival.


'Sterophonic', by David Adjmi, Duke of York’s Theatre, until October 11

'A Climate of Truth: Why We Need It and How to Get It', by Mike Berners-Lee


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]]> ... thinking about tomorrow. This week, Michael Caines on a musical inspired by a classic album; and Toby Lichtig talks to Mike Berners-Lee about the future of cliimate action at the Guernsey Literary Festival.


'Sterophonic', by David Adjmi, Duke of York’s Theatre, until October 11

'A Climate of Truth: Why We Need It and How to Get It', by Mike Berners-Lee


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]]> Seasons in the Sun Seasons in the Sun Thu, 19 Jun 2025 10:30:00 GMT 52:23 68530b49002f9da49a0df74b false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/seasons-in-the-sun 68530b49002f9da49a0df74b af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 seasons-in-the-sun This week, what TLS contributors are reading this summer; and Catherine Taylor on a trio of novels highlighting the growing pains of adolescence. full This week, what TLS contributors are reading this summer; and Catherine Taylor on a trio of novels highlighting the growing pains of adolescence.


'Back in the Day', by Oliver Lovrenski, translated by Nichola Smalley

'Fun and Games', by John Patrick McHugh

'Girl, 1983', by Linn Ullmann, translated by Martin Aitken


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]]> This week, what TLS contributors are reading this summer; and Catherine Taylor on a trio of novels highlighting the growing pains of adolescence.


'Back in the Day', by Oliver Lovrenski, translated by Nichola Smalley

'Fun and Games', by John Patrick McHugh

'Girl, 1983', by Linn Ullmann, translated by Martin Aitken


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]]> It All Adds Up It All Adds Up Thu, 12 Jun 2025 12:35:15 GMT 49:37 684a9d4930de7a5085fdf891 true https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/it-all-adds-up 684a9d4930de7a5085fdf891 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 it-all-adds-up This week, Sara Lodge counts the ways that mathematics influenced writers from Byron to Trollope; and Russell Williams on the transformative power of rites and rituals. full This week, Sara Lodge counts the ways that mathematics influenced writers from Byron to Trollope; and Russell Williams on the transformative power of rites and rituals.


'The Number Sense of Nineteenth-Century British Literature', by Stefanie Markovits

'The Moon and Serpent Bumper Book of Magic', by Alan Moore and Steve Moore


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]]> This week, Sara Lodge counts the ways that mathematics influenced writers from Byron to Trollope; and Russell Williams on the transformative power of rites and rituals.


'The Number Sense of Nineteenth-Century British Literature', by Stefanie Markovits

'The Moon and Serpent Bumper Book of Magic', by Alan Moore and Steve Moore


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]]> Making Hay Making Hay Thu, 05 Jun 2025 12:29:49 GMT 1:03:58 68418dbde73daa464e2d9d8f false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/making-hay 68418dbde73daa464e2d9d8f af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 making-hay This week, a special podcast from the Hay Festival full This week, a special podcast from the Hay Festival ranges from the ancient world to the 16th-century, taking in the art of criticism, the centrality of religion and eco-catastrophe. With Stephanie Merritt, Edith Hall, Toby Lichtig and a guest appearance from TLS crossword compiler Praxiteles.



'Traitor's Legacy', by SJ Parris

'Epic of the Earth: Reading Homer's "Iliad" in the Fight for a Dying World', by Edith Hall


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]]> This week, a special podcast from the Hay Festival ranges from the ancient world to the 16th-century, taking in the art of criticism, the centrality of religion and eco-catastrophe. With Stephanie Merritt, Edith Hall, Toby Lichtig and a guest appearance from TLS crossword compiler Praxiteles.



'Traitor's Legacy', by SJ Parris

'Epic of the Earth: Reading Homer's "Iliad" in the Fight for a Dying World', by Edith Hall


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]]> Unearthed Treasures Unearthed Treasures Thu, 29 May 2025 10:30:00 GMT 52:53 68377165998551779fc4944e false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/unearthed-treasures 68377165998551779fc4944e af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 unearthed-treasures This week, Magna Carta experts David Carpenter and Nicholas Vincent tell us how they discovered a rare original of the document; and Michael Caines on a spritely new staging of a Shaw play starring mother and daughter Imelda Staunton and Bessie Carter. full This week, Magna Carta experts David Carpenter and Nicholas Vincent tell us how they discovered a rare original of the document; and Michael Caines on a spritely new staging of a Shaw play starring mother and daughter Imelda Staunton and Bessie Carter.


'Mrs Warren's Profession', by George Bernard Shaw, Garrick Theatre, London, until August 16


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]]> This week, Magna Carta experts David Carpenter and Nicholas Vincent tell us how they discovered a rare original of the document; and Michael Caines on a spritely new staging of a Shaw play starring mother and daughter Imelda Staunton and Bessie Carter.


'Mrs Warren's Profession', by George Bernard Shaw, Garrick Theatre, London, until August 16


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]]> Vagabond Hearts Vagabond Hearts Thu, 22 May 2025 11:30:00 GMT 42:45 682f02d695ade226985e9744 true https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/vagabond-hearts 682f02d695ade226985e9744 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 vagabond-hearts full This week, Eimear McBride is captivated by the life and work of Joyce's biographer; and Mark Nayler is hot on the trail of the wolf who walked alone.


'Ellmann's Joyce: the biography of a masterpiece and its maker', by Zachary Leader


'Lone wolf: walking the faultlines of Europe', by Adam Weymouth


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]]> This week, Eimear McBride is captivated by the life and work of Joyce's biographer; and Mark Nayler is hot on the trail of the wolf who walked alone.


'Ellmann's Joyce: the biography of a masterpiece and its maker', by Zachary Leader


'Lone wolf: walking the faultlines of Europe', by Adam Weymouth


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]]> Days to Remember Days to Remember Thu, 15 May 2025 10:30:00 GMT 46:46 6825a3e1ee813e8be2ae6f23 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/days-to-remember 6825a3e1ee813e8be2ae6f23 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 days-to-remember This week, Vanessa Curtis celebrates a century of Mrs Dalloway; and Claire Lowdon on the capacious diaries of Helen Garner. full This week, Vanessa Curtis celebrates a century of Mrs Dalloway; and Claire Lowdon on the capacious diaries of Helen Garner.


'Mrs Dalloway', by Virginia Woolf

'Monkey grip', 'The children's Bach', 'This house of grief', 'How to end a story: collected diaries', by Helen Garner


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]]> This week, Vanessa Curtis celebrates a century of Mrs Dalloway; and Claire Lowdon on the capacious diaries of Helen Garner.


'Mrs Dalloway', by Virginia Woolf

'Monkey grip', 'The children's Bach', 'This house of grief', 'How to end a story: collected diaries', by Helen Garner


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]]> Big Cheese, Big Apple Big Cheese, Big Apple Thu, 08 May 2025 10:15:00 GMT 45:57 681c7de024b1daf01a59a46a false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/big-cheese-big-apple 681c7de024b1daf01a59a46a af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 big-cheese-big-apple This week, Nicola Shulman salutes the memoirs of an old-school editor and socialite; and Rebecca Fraser on an unexpectedly peaceful transition of power in 17th-century America. full This week, Nicola Shulman salutes the memoirs of an old-school editor and socialite; and Rebecca Fraser on an unexpectedly peaceful transition of power in 17th-century America.


'When the going was good: an editor’s adventures during the last golden age of magazines', by Graydon Carter

'Taking Manhattan: the extraordinary events that created New York and shaped America', by Russell Shorto


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]]> This week, Nicola Shulman salutes the memoirs of an old-school editor and socialite; and Rebecca Fraser on an unexpectedly peaceful transition of power in 17th-century America.


'When the going was good: an editor’s adventures during the last golden age of magazines', by Graydon Carter

'Taking Manhattan: the extraordinary events that created New York and shaped America', by Russell Shorto


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]]> On our travels On our travels Thu, 01 May 2025 10:00:00 GMT 59:16 681284b6f7d552efdc59765f false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/on-our-travels 681284b6f7d552efdc59765f af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 on-our-travels This week, Toby Lichtig travels to Oslo to interview Nobel laureate Jon Fosse; meanwhile, Natasha Lehrer heads to Zurich for a compelling new play by Deborah Levy. full This week, Toby Lichtig travels to Oslo to interview Nobel laureate Jon Fosse; meanwhile, Natasha Lehrer heads to Zurich for a compelling new play by Deborah Levy.


Jon Fosse is published in English by Fitzcarraldo Editions

'50 Minutes', by Deborah Levy, Neumarkt Theatre, Zurich, until May 7


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]]> This week, Toby Lichtig travels to Oslo to interview Nobel laureate Jon Fosse; meanwhile, Natasha Lehrer heads to Zurich for a compelling new play by Deborah Levy.


Jon Fosse is published in English by Fitzcarraldo Editions

'50 Minutes', by Deborah Levy, Neumarkt Theatre, Zurich, until May 7


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]]> Renaissance Men Renaissance Men Thu, 24 Apr 2025 11:10:56 GMT 51:09 680a1c4033604afdc20d06f4 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/renaissance-men 680a1c4033604afdc20d06f4 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 renaissance-men This week, David Gallagher remembers Peruvian Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa; and Laurent Binet whisks us to 16th-century Florence to explore the world of his novel Perspectives. full This week, David Gallagher remembers Peruvian Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa; and Laurent Binet whisks us to 16th-century Florence to explore the world of his novel Perspectives.


'Perspectives', by Laurent Binet, translated by Sam Taylor


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]]> This week, David Gallagher remembers Peruvian Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa; and Laurent Binet whisks us to 16th-century Florence to explore the world of his novel Perspectives.


'Perspectives', by Laurent Binet, translated by Sam Taylor


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]]> Be not afraid of greatness! Be not afraid of greatness! Thu, 17 Apr 2025 10:31:00 GMT 51:10 6800c1853d09fdf27fe2c7dd false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/be-not-afraid-of-greatness 6800c1853d09fdf27fe2c7dd af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 be-not-afraid-of-greatness This week, Peter Holland treads the boards in Elizabethan London in search of Shakespeare before the Globe; and Muriel Zagha on a captivating tale of cheese-making in the Jura. full This week, Peter Holland treads the boards in Elizabethan London in search of Shakespeare before the Globe; and Muriel Zagha on a captivating tale of cheese-making in the Jura.


'The dream factory: London’s first playhouse and the making of William Shakespeare', by Daniel Swift

'Holy Cow', a film by Louise Courvoisier


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]]> This week, Peter Holland treads the boards in Elizabethan London in search of Shakespeare before the Globe; and Muriel Zagha on a captivating tale of cheese-making in the Jura.


'The dream factory: London’s first playhouse and the making of William Shakespeare', by Daniel Swift

'Holy Cow', a film by Louise Courvoisier


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]]> Psychopomp and circumstance Psychopomp and circumstance Thu, 10 Apr 2025 10:00:00 GMT 52:42 67f7784d3b75d517f92cb91e false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/psychopomp-and-circumstance 67f7784d3b75d517f92cb91e af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 psychopomp-and-circumstance This week, Margaret Drabble explores how Dickens drew on his love of the macabre and grotesque to create literary magic; and Norma Clarke takes a tour around the British coast. full This week, Margaret Drabble explores how Dickens drew on his love of the macabre and grotesque to create literary magic; and Norma Clarke takes a tour around the British coast.


'Dickens the enchanter: Inside the explosive imagination of the great storyteller', by Peter Conrad

'The restless coast: A journey around the edge of Britain', by Roger Morgan-Grenville

'Seascape: Notes from a changing coastline', by Matthew Yeomans

'The Shetland Way: Community and climate crisis on my father’s islands', by Marianne Brown


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]]> This week, Margaret Drabble explores how Dickens drew on his love of the macabre and grotesque to create literary magic; and Norma Clarke takes a tour around the British coast.


'Dickens the enchanter: Inside the explosive imagination of the great storyteller', by Peter Conrad

'The restless coast: A journey around the edge of Britain', by Roger Morgan-Grenville

'Seascape: Notes from a changing coastline', by Matthew Yeomans

'The Shetland Way: Community and climate crisis on my father’s islands', by Marianne Brown


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]]> Life is a Cabaret Life is a Cabaret Thu, 03 Apr 2025 10:00:00 GMT 46:56 67ee40fdd4b40d7b3025c73b false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/life-is-a-cabaret 67ee40fdd4b40d7b3025c73b af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 life-is-a-cabaret Caroline Moorehead salutes the energetic brilliance of singer Josephine Baker; and Aaron Peck on the past, present and future of the avant-garde. full Caroline Moorehead salutes the energetic brilliance of singer Josephine Baker; and Aaron Peck on the past, present and future of the avant-garde.


'Fearless and free: A memoir', by Josephine Baker, translated by Anam Zafar and Sophie Lewis

'Josephine Baker's secret war: The African American star who fought for France and freedom', by Hanna Diamond


'What art does: An unfinished theory', by Brian Eno and Bette A.

'How to be avant-garde: Modern artists and the quest to end art', by Morgan Falconer

'The uncanny muse: Music, art, and machines from automata to AI', by David Hajdu


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]]> Caroline Moorehead salutes the energetic brilliance of singer Josephine Baker; and Aaron Peck on the past, present and future of the avant-garde.


'Fearless and free: A memoir', by Josephine Baker, translated by Anam Zafar and Sophie Lewis

'Josephine Baker's secret war: The African American star who fought for France and freedom', by Hanna Diamond


'What art does: An unfinished theory', by Brian Eno and Bette A.

'How to be avant-garde: Modern artists and the quest to end art', by Morgan Falconer

'The uncanny muse: Music, art, and machines from automata to AI', by David Hajdu


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]]> Into The Wild Into The Wild Thu, 27 Mar 2025 11:00:00 GMT 48:08 67e44d93d6912226b5bfde62 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/into-the-wild 67e44d93d6912226b5bfde62 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 into-the-wild full This week, we're joined by Harriet Baker, winner of the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award; and Helen Scales tunes into the sonic marvels beneath the surface of the sea.


'Rural Hours: The country lives of Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Townsend Warner and Rosamond Lehmann', by Harriet Baker

'Sing Like a Fish: How sound rules life under water', by Amorina Kingdon



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]]> This week, we're joined by Harriet Baker, winner of the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award; and Helen Scales tunes into the sonic marvels beneath the surface of the sea.


'Rural Hours: The country lives of Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Townsend Warner and Rosamond Lehmann', by Harriet Baker

'Sing Like a Fish: How sound rules life under water', by Amorina Kingdon



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]]> Breaking Ground Breaking Ground Thu, 20 Mar 2025 11:30:00 GMT 49:36 67dbe450782fc3c7c6b2f169 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/breaking-ground 67dbe450782fc3c7c6b2f169 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 breaking-ground This week, novelist Damon Galgut remembers the ground-breaking South African playwright Athol Fugard; and Michael Caines on two very different approaches to the Danish prince. full This week, novelist Damon Galgut remembers the ground-breaking South African playwright Athol Fugard; and Michael Caines on two very different approaches to the Danish prince.


'Grand Theft Hamlet', on Mubi

'Hamlet', by William Shakespeare, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon- Avon, until March 29 


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]]> This week, novelist Damon Galgut remembers the ground-breaking South African playwright Athol Fugard; and Michael Caines on two very different approaches to the Danish prince.


'Grand Theft Hamlet', on Mubi

'Hamlet', by William Shakespeare, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon- Avon, until March 29 


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]]> Making Waves Making Waves Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:12:56 GMT 46:20 67d20304288f047939316a9a false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/making-waves 67d20304288f047939316a9a af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 making-waves full This week, Larry Wolff immerses himself in a bold operatic vision of Melville's classic; and Travis Elborough on a boosterish attempt to rescue Croydon from its knockers.


'Moby-Dick', composed by Jake Heggie, Metropolitan Opera House, New York, until March 29

'Croydonopolis: A Journey to the Greatest City that Never Was', by Will Noble


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]]> This week, Larry Wolff immerses himself in a bold operatic vision of Melville's classic; and Travis Elborough on a boosterish attempt to rescue Croydon from its knockers.


'Moby-Dick', composed by Jake Heggie, Metropolitan Opera House, New York, until March 29

'Croydonopolis: A Journey to the Greatest City that Never Was', by Will Noble


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]]> Once Upon a Time Once Upon a Time Thu, 06 Mar 2025 12:35:00 GMT 56:18 67c98980fc5f88b98d84a35c false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/once-upon-a-time 67c98980fc5f88b98d84a35c af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 once-upon-a-time full This week, Toby Lichtig chats to Sam Leith about formative literature at Jewish Book Week; and David Horspool meets Sue Prideaux, winner of this year's Pol Roger Duff Cooper Prize.


'The Haunted Wood: A History of Childhood Reading', by Sam Leith

'Wild Thing: A Life of Paul Gauguin', by Sue Prideaux


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]]> This week, Toby Lichtig chats to Sam Leith about formative literature at Jewish Book Week; and David Horspool meets Sue Prideaux, winner of this year's Pol Roger Duff Cooper Prize.


'The Haunted Wood: A History of Childhood Reading', by Sam Leith

'Wild Thing: A Life of Paul Gauguin', by Sue Prideaux


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]]> Hidden Realms Hidden Realms Thu, 27 Feb 2025 11:30:00 GMT 50:49 67c01bc3ddaea755a70a7e14 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/hidden-realms 67c01bc3ddaea755a70a7e14 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 hidden-realms full This week, Michael Caines interviews the men behind the Royal Shakespeare Company's thrilling new production of Christopher Marlowe's Edward II; and Nat Segnit finds Pico Iyer's journeys to a Californian monastery a welcome retreat from the world.



'Edward II', by Christopher Marlowe, Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, until April 5 2025

'Learning from Silence: Lessons from More Than 100 Retreats', by Pico Iyer


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]]> This week, Michael Caines interviews the men behind the Royal Shakespeare Company's thrilling new production of Christopher Marlowe's Edward II; and Nat Segnit finds Pico Iyer's journeys to a Californian monastery a welcome retreat from the world.



'Edward II', by Christopher Marlowe, Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, until April 5 2025

'Learning from Silence: Lessons from More Than 100 Retreats', by Pico Iyer


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]]> Hubris and Nemesis Hubris and Nemesis Thu, 20 Feb 2025 13:16:53 GMT 49:06 67b677fbd24f7fcce88d299c false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/hubris-and-nemesis 67b677fbd24f7fcce88d299c af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 hubris-and-nemesis This week, Edith Hall finds herself mesmerised, entranced and perplexed by Sophocles; and Barnaby Phillips on a bizarre imperial incursion in 19th-century Africa. full This week, Edith Hall finds herself mesmerised, entranced and perplexed by Sophocles; and Barnaby Phillips on a bizarre imperial incursion in 19th-century Africa.


'Oedipus', by Sophocles, Old Vic until March 29

'Electra', by Sophocles, Duke of York's Theatre until April 12

'A Training School for Elephants', by Sophy Roberts

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]]> This week, Edith Hall finds herself mesmerised, entranced and perplexed by Sophocles; and Barnaby Phillips on a bizarre imperial incursion in 19th-century Africa.


'Oedipus', by Sophocles, Old Vic until March 29

'Electra', by Sophocles, Duke of York's Theatre until April 12

'A Training School for Elephants', by Sophy Roberts

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]]> Elegant Variations Elegant Variations Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:11:58 GMT 44:29 67add37e8415e55e8a605943 true https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/elegant-variations 67add37e8415e55e8a605943 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 elegant-variations full This week, we're joined by Eimear McBride as she publishes a compelling new novel; and Anne Fuchs celebrates WG Sebald's illuminating and idiosyncratic essays.


'The City Changes Its Face', by Eimear McBride

'Silent Catastrophes: Essays in Austrian Literature', by WG Sebald, translated by Jo Catling


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]]> This week, we're joined by Eimear McBride as she publishes a compelling new novel; and Anne Fuchs celebrates WG Sebald's illuminating and idiosyncratic essays.


'The City Changes Its Face', by Eimear McBride

'Silent Catastrophes: Essays in Austrian Literature', by WG Sebald, translated by Jo Catling


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]]> Close Encounters Close Encounters Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMT 48:59 67a494eb9c6f7f7f2872939c true https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/close-encounters 67a494eb9c6f7f7f2872939c af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 close-encounters full This week, Kevin Brazil on the revealing tour d'horizontal of a great writer; and Keith Miller goes down a rabbit-hole in search of Richard Ayoade.


'The Loves of My Life: A Sex Memoir', by Edmund White

'The Unfinished Harauld Hughes', 'Plays, Prose, Pieces, Poetry', 'The Models Trilogy', 'Four Films', by Harauld Hughes/Richard Ayoade


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'The Loves of My Life: A Sex Memoir', by Edmund White

'The Unfinished Harauld Hughes', 'Plays, Prose, Pieces, Poetry', 'The Models Trilogy', 'Four Films', by Harauld Hughes/Richard Ayoade


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]]> His Back Pages His Back Pages Thu, 30 Jan 2025 12:30:42 GMT 53:55 679b70f22dc6067fdd303703 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/his-back-pages 679b70f22dc6067fdd303703 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 his-back-pages This week, Toby Lichtig assesses the latest recreation of Bob Dylan, man and myth; and David Gallagher on an academic and spy who inspired the work of Javier Marias. full This week, Toby Lichtig assesses the latest recreation of Bob Dylan, man and myth; and David Gallagher on an academic and spy who inspired the work of Javier Marias.


'A Complete Unknown', a film by James Mangold

'Scholar-Spy: The Worlds of Professor Sir Peter Russell', by Bruce Taylor


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]]> This week, Toby Lichtig assesses the latest recreation of Bob Dylan, man and myth; and David Gallagher on an academic and spy who inspired the work of Javier Marias.


'A Complete Unknown', a film by James Mangold

'Scholar-Spy: The Worlds of Professor Sir Peter Russell', by Bruce Taylor


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]]> Tales of the City Tales of the City Thu, 23 Jan 2025 10:57:07 GMT 42:13 679220836468d3dae31b9fd8 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/tales-of-the-city 679220836468d3dae31b9fd8 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 tales-of-the-city This week, Boris Dralyuk on a compelling portrait of the Black Sea port of Odesa, past and present; and Russell Williams is put in mind of the rumpled TV detective Columbo by a pacy French novel. full This week, Boris Dralyuk on a compelling portrait of the Black Sea port of Odesa, past and present; and Russell Williams is put in mind of the rumpled TV detective Columbo by a pacy French novel.


'Undefeatable: Odesa in Love and War', by Julian Evans

'Bristol', by Jean Echenoz


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]]> This week, Boris Dralyuk on a compelling portrait of the Black Sea port of Odesa, past and present; and Russell Williams is put in mind of the rumpled TV detective Columbo by a pacy French novel.


'Undefeatable: Odesa in Love and War', by Julian Evans

'Bristol', by Jean Echenoz


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]]> Picture This Picture This Thu, 16 Jan 2025 10:48:48 GMT 46:05 6788e410f9b19f000e49ffc6 true https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/picture-this 6788e410f9b19f000e49ffc6 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 picture-this full This week, Vanessa Curtis is entranced by the candour of the Bloomsbury set's photograph albums; and Emma Greensmith on the mythical creatures that fascinated the ancient world.


'The Bloomsbury Photographs", by Maggie Humm

'Centaurs and Snake-Kings: Hybrids and the Greek Imagination', by Jeremy McInerney


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]]> This week, Vanessa Curtis is entranced by the candour of the Bloomsbury set's photograph albums; and Emma Greensmith on the mythical creatures that fascinated the ancient world.


'The Bloomsbury Photographs", by Maggie Humm

'Centaurs and Snake-Kings: Hybrids and the Greek Imagination', by Jeremy McInerney


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]]> Keeping The Pot Boiling Keeping The Pot Boiling Thu, 09 Jan 2025 11:19:02 GMT 48:23 677fb0aae83bfb002de56fe1 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/keeping-the-pot-boiling 677fb0aae83bfb002de56fe1 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 keeping-the-pot-boiling This week, JS Barnes trembles in his boots before the latest incarnation of a classic vampire tale; and Mary C Flannery on the practical magic of the medieval kitchen. full This week, JS Barnes trembles in his boots before the latest incarnation of a classic vampire tale; and Mary C Flannery on the practical magic of the medieval kitchen.



'Nosferatu', various cinemas

'Recipes and Book Culture in England, 1350-1600', Carrie Griffin and Hannah Ryley, editors


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'Nosferatu', various cinemas

'Recipes and Book Culture in England, 1350-1600', Carrie Griffin and Hannah Ryley, editors


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]]> Happy New Year! Happy New Year! Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:07:06 GMT 35:45 6775b6de499663105e14586c false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/happy-new-year 6775b6de499663105e14586c af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 happy-new-year full This week, Alex Clark and Lucy Dallas look forward to 2025's most tempting reading, plan a Jane Austen road trip and resolve to sit up straight.


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]]> Glad to Exist Glad to Exist Thu, 19 Dec 2024 12:02:21 GMT 54:04 67640b4db49c6255e8ee8d00 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/glad-to-exist 67640b4db49c6255e8ee8d00 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 glad-to-exist full This week, Simone Gubler ponders the contents of a dog's mind; and Tristram Fane Saunders praises the poet Wendy Cope's strengths and subtleties.


'The Happiness of Dogs: Why the Unexamined Life is Most Worth Living', by Mark Rowlands

'Collared: How We Made the Modern Dog', by Chris Pearson

'Collected Poems', by Wendy Cope

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'The Happiness of Dogs: Why the Unexamined Life is Most Worth Living', by Mark Rowlands

'Collared: How We Made the Modern Dog', by Chris Pearson

'Collected Poems', by Wendy Cope

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]]> Revolutionary Roads Revolutionary Roads Thu, 12 Dec 2024 12:28:12 GMT 56:55 675ad6dc1016cee877a556e5 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/revolutionary-roads- 675ad6dc1016cee877a556e5 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 revolutionary-roads- full This week, Catriona Seth goes in search of the mysterious last queen of France; and Maria Margaronis is entranced by the stage adaptation of a children's classic.


'Marie-Antoinette', by Charles-Éloi Vial

'Ballet Shoes', adapted by Kendall Feaver from Noel Streatfeild's novel, National Theatre, London, until February 22

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'Marie-Antoinette', by Charles-Éloi Vial

'Ballet Shoes', adapted by Kendall Feaver from Noel Streatfeild's novel, National Theatre, London, until February 22

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]]> On the Shoulders of Giants On the Shoulders of Giants Thu, 05 Dec 2024 10:51:01 GMT 48:44 67518597927df756c161e5e7 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/on-the-shoulders-of-giants 67518597927df756c161e5e7 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 on-the-shoulders-of-giants This week, novelist and playwright Caryl Phillips remembers his friendship with the magnificent James Baldwin; and Robert Potts on the ingenious return of George Smiley. full This week, novelist and playwright Caryl Phillips remembers his friendship with the magnificent James Baldwin; and Robert Potts on the ingenious return of George Smiley.


The works of James Baldwin

'Karla's Choice', a John le Carré novel, by Nick Harkaway


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]]> This week, novelist and playwright Caryl Phillips remembers his friendship with the magnificent James Baldwin; and Robert Potts on the ingenious return of George Smiley.


The works of James Baldwin

'Karla's Choice', a John le Carré novel, by Nick Harkaway


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]]> Friends, Romans... Rhinoceroses? Friends, Romans... Rhinoceroses? Thu, 28 Nov 2024 10:57:59 GMT 53:31 67484cb7e8c8144286b781b8 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/friends-romans-rhinoceroses 67484cb7e8c8144286b781b8 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 friends-romans-rhinoceroses This week, Mary Beard squares up to the gorefest of Gladiator II; and Alan Hollinghurst in conversation at the Cambridge Literary Festival. full This week, Mary Beard squares up to the gorefest of Gladiator II; and Alan Hollinghurst in conversation at the Cambridge Literary Festival.


'Gladiator II', various cinemas

'Our Evenings', by Alan Hollinghurst


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]]> This week, Mary Beard squares up to the gorefest of Gladiator II; and Alan Hollinghurst in conversation at the Cambridge Literary Festival.


'Gladiator II', various cinemas

'Our Evenings', by Alan Hollinghurst


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]]> Coup de Foudre Coup de Foudre Thu, 21 Nov 2024 11:42:00 GMT 56:31 673e76435c6796525874092d true https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/coup-de-foudre 673e76435c6796525874092d af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 coup-de-foudre full This week, Lauren Elkin on a Nobel Prize-winner's obsession with images; and Judith Flanders assesses bold claims about the origins of contemporary English.


'The Use of Photography', by Annie Ernaux and Marc Marie, translated by Alison L. Strayer

'La Langue Anglaise N'existe Pas: C’est du français mal prononcé', by Bernard Cerquiglini


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]]> This week, Lauren Elkin on a Nobel Prize-winner's obsession with images; and Judith Flanders assesses bold claims about the origins of contemporary English.


'The Use of Photography', by Annie Ernaux and Marc Marie, translated by Alison L. Strayer

'La Langue Anglaise N'existe Pas: C’est du français mal prononcé', by Bernard Cerquiglini


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]]> Watch This Space Watch This Space Fri, 15 Nov 2024 10:34:19 GMT 43:43 673723abba4404855a79c90b false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/watch-this-space 673723abba4404855a79c90b af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 watch-this-space This week, Toby Lichtig talks to the new Booker Prize-winner Samantha Harvey about her voyage to the stars; and TLS contributors choose their books of the year. full This week, Toby Lichtig talks to the new Booker Prize-winner Samantha Harvey about her voyage to the stars; and TLS contributors choose their books of the year.


‘Orbital’, by Samantha Harvey


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]]> This week, Toby Lichtig talks to the new Booker Prize-winner Samantha Harvey about her voyage to the stars; and TLS contributors choose their books of the year.


‘Orbital’, by Samantha Harvey


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]]> Good at Games Good at Games Thu, 07 Nov 2024 12:00:41 GMT 43:46 672cabe95095c9add91101fd false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/good-at-games 672cabe95095c9add91101fd af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 good-at-games full This week, Norma Clarke explores the world of 18th-century chameleon Mary Robinson; and Devoney Looser on a soccer player's passion for Virginia Woolf.


'Mary Robinson: Actress, mistress, writer, radical',  Chawton House, Chawton, Hampshire, until April 21, 2025 

'The Striker and the Clock: On Being in the Game', by Georgia Cloepfil


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]]> This week, Norma Clarke explores the world of 18th-century chameleon Mary Robinson; and Devoney Looser on a soccer player's passion for Virginia Woolf.


'Mary Robinson: Actress, mistress, writer, radical',  Chawton House, Chawton, Hampshire, until April 21, 2025 

'The Striker and the Clock: On Being in the Game', by Georgia Cloepfil


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]]> Letter from the Capitol Letter from the Capitol Thu, 31 Oct 2024 12:45:40 GMT 48:14 67237bf40e172486e434fa19 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/letter-from-the-capitol 67237bf40e172486e434fa19 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 letter-from-the-capitol This week, Mary Beard reports on the American election from her billet on Pennysylvania Avenue; plus Regina Rini opens a can of temporal worms in a quest to cure worry. full This week, Mary Beard reports on the American election from her billet on Pennysylvania Avenue; plus Regina Rini opens a can of temporal worms in a quest to cure worry.


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]]> This week, Mary Beard reports on the American election from her billet on Pennysylvania Avenue; plus Regina Rini opens a can of temporal worms in a quest to cure worry.


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]]> Double Vision Double Vision Mon, 28 Oct 2024 11:36:27 GMT 33:04 671f773b98ad64d3dd48fc19 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/double-vision 671f773b98ad64d3dd48fc19 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 double-vision In a special interview, Lucy Dallas meets artist William Kentridge to explore his new set of films. full In a special interview, Lucy Dallas meets artist William Kentridge to explore his new set of films.


'Self-Portrait as a Coffee-Pot', by William Kentridge, available on Mubi

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]]> In a special interview, Lucy Dallas meets artist William Kentridge to explore his new set of films.


'Self-Portrait as a Coffee-Pot', by William Kentridge, available on Mubi

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]]> Home Truths Home Truths Thu, 24 Oct 2024 11:37:30 GMT 37:34 671a317af27beaa76964cc1c false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/home-truths 671a317af27beaa76964cc1c af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 home-truths full This week, Oonagh Devitt Tremblay is intrigued by the multiple voices in Sarah Moss's new memoir; and Lucy Dallas speaks to artist William Kentridge.


'My Good Bright Wolf', by Sarah Moss

'Self-Portrait as a Coffee-Pot', by William Kentridge, streaming on Mubi 


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]]> This week, Oonagh Devitt Tremblay is intrigued by the multiple voices in Sarah Moss's new memoir; and Lucy Dallas speaks to artist William Kentridge.


'My Good Bright Wolf', by Sarah Moss

'Self-Portrait as a Coffee-Pot', by William Kentridge, streaming on Mubi 


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]]> From Seoul to Stockholm From Seoul to Stockholm Thu, 17 Oct 2024 10:30:21 GMT 42:02 67101664488fde8559087d2b false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/from-seoul-to-stockholm 67101664488fde8559087d2b af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 from-seoul-to-stockholm This week, Yoojin Grace Wuertz celebrates this year’s Nobel Laureate in literature, South Korea’s Han Kang; and David Morley reads his new poem, and discusses the link between birds, music and poetry. full This week, Yoojin Grace Wuertz celebrates this year’s Nobel Laureate in literature, South Korea’s Han Kang; and David Morley reads his new poem, and discusses the link between birds, music and poetry.


‘The Vegetarian’, ‘Human Acts’ and ‘Greek Lessons’, by Han Kang

‘Beethoven’s Yellowhammer’, by David Morley


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]]> This week, Yoojin Grace Wuertz celebrates this year’s Nobel Laureate in literature, South Korea’s Han Kang; and David Morley reads his new poem, and discusses the link between birds, music and poetry.


‘The Vegetarian’, ‘Human Acts’ and ‘Greek Lessons’, by Han Kang

‘Beethoven’s Yellowhammer’, by David Morley


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]]> Cherchez La Femme Cherchez La Femme Thu, 10 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT 49:58 67077adbed8ff5205e71afbc false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/cherchez-la-femme 67077adbed8ff5205e71afbc af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 cherchez-la-femme full This week, Lisa Hilton on the truth behind life as a 'grand horizontale'; and Juliette Bretan explores why Virginia Woolf served up boeuf en daube in To the Lighthouse.


'Kingmaker: Pamela Churchill Harriman’s astonishing life of seduction, intrigue and power', by Sonia Purnell

'Europe in British Literature and Culture', edited by Petra Rau and William T Rossiter


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]]> This week, Lisa Hilton on the truth behind life as a 'grand horizontale'; and Juliette Bretan explores why Virginia Woolf served up boeuf en daube in To the Lighthouse.


'Kingmaker: Pamela Churchill Harriman’s astonishing life of seduction, intrigue and power', by Sonia Purnell

'Europe in British Literature and Culture', edited by Petra Rau and William T Rossiter


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]]> Taking flight Taking flight Thu, 03 Oct 2024 10:00:43 GMT 50:25 66fe5da7cb6b8e9cccb7e486 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/taking-flight 66fe5da7cb6b8e9cccb7e486 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 taking-flight This week, Larry Wolff admires an opera propelled by drone warfare; and Edward Carey describes how a love of theatre inspired his new novel. full This week, Larry Wolff admires an opera propelled by drone warfare; and Edward Carey describes how a love of theatre inspired his new novel.


'Grounded', by Jeanine Tesori, libretto by George Brant, Metropolitan Opera, New York, until October 19

'Edith Holler', by Edward Carey


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]]> This week, Larry Wolff admires an opera propelled by drone warfare; and Edward Carey describes how a love of theatre inspired his new novel.


'Grounded', by Jeanine Tesori, libretto by George Brant, Metropolitan Opera, New York, until October 19

'Edith Holler', by Edward Carey


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]]> Tuning In Tuning In Thu, 26 Sep 2024 10:00:02 GMT 43:47 66f3f1dadb4b1e72e5ca15d7 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/tuning-in 66f3f1dadb4b1e72e5ca15d7 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 tuning-in This week, we start with Donna Summer and finish with a Scotch Woodcock, as Milo Nesbitt goes in search of the future of music, and Roger Domeneghetti sings the praises of a little fish with a big flavour. full This week, we start with Donna Summer and finish with a Scotch Woodcock, as Milo Nesbitt goes in search of the future of music, and Roger Domeneghetti sings the praises of a little fish with a big flavour.


'Futuromania: Electronic dreams, desiring machines and tomorrow's music today', by Simon Reynolds

'A Twist in the Tail: How the humble anchovy flavoured western cuisine', by Christopher Beckman


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]]> This week, we start with Donna Summer and finish with a Scotch Woodcock, as Milo Nesbitt goes in search of the future of music, and Roger Domeneghetti sings the praises of a little fish with a big flavour.


'Futuromania: Electronic dreams, desiring machines and tomorrow's music today', by Simon Reynolds

'A Twist in the Tail: How the humble anchovy flavoured western cuisine', by Christopher Beckman


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]]> Autumn Leaves Autumn Leaves Fri, 20 Sep 2024 11:24:18 GMT 55:20 66ed308f71cd8f26d0a2b015 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/autumn-leaves 66ed308f71cd8f26d0a2b015 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 autumn-leaves This week, Toby Lichtig previews the season’s fictional highlights; and Ann Manov on Sally Rooney’s latest gambit. full This week, Toby Lichtig previews the season’s fictional highlights; and Ann Manov on Sally Rooney’s latest gambit.


‘Creation Lake’, by Rachel Kushner

‘Intermezzo’, by Sally Rooney


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]]> This week, Toby Lichtig previews the season’s fictional highlights; and Ann Manov on Sally Rooney’s latest gambit.


‘Creation Lake’, by Rachel Kushner

‘Intermezzo’, by Sally Rooney


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]]> Typecast Typecast Thu, 12 Sep 2024 11:04:32 GMT 49:37 66e2cac037aeaf72bf4aed12 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/typecast 66e2cac037aeaf72bf4aed12 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 typecast full This week, typographer Tom Cook on the fonts of all knowledge; and Graham Daseler explores Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler's firecracker relationship.


'Albertus: The Biography of a Typeface', by Simon Garfield

'Baskerville: The Biography of a Typeface', by Simon Garfield

'Comic Sans: The Biography of a Typeface', by Simon Garfield

'From the Moment They Met it was Murder: Double Indemnity and the Rise of Film Noir', by Alain Silver and James Ursini


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]]> This week, typographer Tom Cook on the fonts of all knowledge; and Graham Daseler explores Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler's firecracker relationship.


'Albertus: The Biography of a Typeface', by Simon Garfield

'Baskerville: The Biography of a Typeface', by Simon Garfield

'Comic Sans: The Biography of a Typeface', by Simon Garfield

'From the Moment They Met it was Murder: Double Indemnity and the Rise of Film Noir', by Alain Silver and James Ursini


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]]> HAPPY DAYS HAPPY DAYS Thu, 05 Sep 2024 12:01:18 GMT 51:42 66d99d8e29a27e316724579f false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/happy-days 66d99d8e29a27e316724579f af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 happy-days This week, Mary Beard joins us to explain why two recently discovered fragments of Euripides are big news; and an interview with director James Macdonald and actor Lucian Msamati on their new production of Waiting for Godot. full This week, Mary Beard joins us to explain why two recently discovered fragments of Euripides are big news; and an interview with director James Macdonald and actor Lucian Msamati on their new production of Waiting for Godot.


'Ino' and 'Polyidus', by Euripides

'Waiting for Godot', by Samuel Beckett, at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London, until December 14 2024


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]]> This week, Mary Beard joins us to explain why two recently discovered fragments of Euripides are big news; and an interview with director James Macdonald and actor Lucian Msamati on their new production of Waiting for Godot.


'Ino' and 'Polyidus', by Euripides

'Waiting for Godot', by Samuel Beckett, at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London, until December 14 2024


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]]> Magic of the Minds Magic of the Minds Thu, 29 Aug 2024 10:30:30 GMT 52:18 66cdb19b1ab05b141a399136 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/magic-of-the-minds 66cdb19b1ab05b141a399136 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 magic-of-the-minds This week, medieval spells and modern cures, as we look back at some podcast highlights with Mary C Flannery and Charles Foster. full This week, medieval spells and modern cures, as we look back at some podcast highlights with Mary C Flannery and Charles Foster.


'Textual Magic: Charms and Written Amulets in Medieval England', by Katherine Storm Hindley

'Ten Trips: The new reality of psychedelics', by Andy Mitchell

'Psychedelics: The revolutionary drugs that could change your life – a guide from the expert', by David Nutt

'I feel love: MDMA and the quest for connection in a fractured world', by Rachel Nuwer

'Psychonauts: Drugs and the making of the modern mind', by Mike Jay


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]]> This week, medieval spells and modern cures, as we look back at some podcast highlights with Mary C Flannery and Charles Foster.


'Textual Magic: Charms and Written Amulets in Medieval England', by Katherine Storm Hindley

'Ten Trips: The new reality of psychedelics', by Andy Mitchell

'Psychedelics: The revolutionary drugs that could change your life – a guide from the expert', by David Nutt

'I feel love: MDMA and the quest for connection in a fractured world', by Rachel Nuwer

'Psychonauts: Drugs and the making of the modern mind', by Mike Jay


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]]> Making Change Making Change Thu, 22 Aug 2024 11:06:35 GMT 43:00 66c71bbbb01596b92b49faec false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/making-change 66c71bbbb01596b92b49faec af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 making-change This week, Lucy and Alex are joined by Amber Massie-Blomfield, who discusses her new book about the connections between art and protest. full This week, Lucy and Alex are joined by Amber Massie-Blomfield, who discusses her new book about the connections between art and protest.


'Acts of Resistance: The Power of Art to Create a Better World', by

Amber Massie-Blomfield


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]]> This week, Lucy and Alex are joined by Amber Massie-Blomfield, who discusses her new book about the connections between art and protest.


'Acts of Resistance: The Power of Art to Create a Better World', by

Amber Massie-Blomfield


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]]> Fixtures and Funerals Fixtures and Funerals Thu, 15 Aug 2024 11:49:41 GMT 45:00 66bdeb594a224df83a9fa82c false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/fixtures-and-funerals 66bdeb594a224df83a9fa82c af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 fixtures-and-funerals This week, Lucy and Alex are joined by the novelist David Peace, who explains what drew him to writing about the 1958 Munich Air Disaster. full This week, Lucy and Alex are joined by the novelist David Peace, who explains what drew him to writing about the 1958 Munich Air Disaster.


'Munichs', by David Peace


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]]> This week, Lucy and Alex are joined by the novelist David Peace, who explains what drew him to writing about the 1958 Munich Air Disaster.


'Munichs', by David Peace


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]]> The History Boys The History Boys Thu, 08 Aug 2024 10:30:31 GMT 53:12 66b49e485a08b59918765c2d false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/the-history-boys 66b49e485a08b59918765c2d af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 the-history-boys full This week, we take a look back at Fintan O'Toole's pre-election assessment of Keir Starmer; and revisit a conversation with William Boyd.


'Keir Starmer: The Biography', by Tom Baldwin

'November 1942: An Intimate History of the Turning Point of World War

II’, by Peter Englund', translated by Peter Graves


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]]> This week, we take a look back at Fintan O'Toole's pre-election assessment of Keir Starmer; and revisit a conversation with William Boyd.


'Keir Starmer: The Biography', by Tom Baldwin

'November 1942: An Intimate History of the Turning Point of World War

II’, by Peter Englund', translated by Peter Graves


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]]> The Mind Bind The Mind Bind Thu, 01 Aug 2024 11:14:19 GMT 44:33 66ab6e0c4c0d738689127773 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/the-mind-bind 66ab6e0c4c0d738689127773 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 the-mind-bind This week, Philip Ball assesses the anxiety about AI - and provides some reassurance; and Jane Robinson on Emily Davies, the woman who founded Girton College, Cambridge. full This week, Philip Ball assesses the anxiety about AI - and provides some reassurance; and Jane Robinson on Emily Davies, the woman who founded Girton College, Cambridge.


'Moral AI: And how we get there', by Jana Schaich Borg, Walter Sinnott-Armstrong and Vincent Conitzer

'The AI Mirror: How to reclaim our humanity in an age of machine thinking', by Shannon Vallor

'Robots and the People Who Love Them: Holding on to our humanity in an age of social robots', by Eve Herold

'The Atomic Human: Understanding ourselves in the Age of AI', by Neil D. Lawrence

'Emily Davies and the Mid-Victorian Women's Movement', by John Hendry


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]]> This week, Philip Ball assesses the anxiety about AI - and provides some reassurance; and Jane Robinson on Emily Davies, the woman who founded Girton College, Cambridge.


'Moral AI: And how we get there', by Jana Schaich Borg, Walter Sinnott-Armstrong and Vincent Conitzer

'The AI Mirror: How to reclaim our humanity in an age of machine thinking', by Shannon Vallor

'Robots and the People Who Love Them: Holding on to our humanity in an age of social robots', by Eve Herold

'The Atomic Human: Understanding ourselves in the Age of AI', by Neil D. Lawrence

'Emily Davies and the Mid-Victorian Women's Movement', by John Hendry


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]]> After the Deluge After the Deluge Thu, 25 Jul 2024 10:54:21 GMT 44:24 66a22edd99c0cc0a51239fb1 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/after-the-deluge 66a22edd99c0cc0a51239fb1 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 after-the-deluge full This week, Isaac Nowell takes us out in all weathers, Sean O'Brien reads a new poem, and Norma Clarke on a fascinating story of exile and doomed love.


'In All Weathers: A Journey Through Rain, Fog, Wind, Ice and

Everything in Between', by Matt Gaw

'Fingerpost', by Sean O'Brien

'In Pursuit of Love: The Search for Victor Hugo's Daughter', by Mark Bostridge


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]]> This week, Isaac Nowell takes us out in all weathers, Sean O'Brien reads a new poem, and Norma Clarke on a fascinating story of exile and doomed love.


'In All Weathers: A Journey Through Rain, Fog, Wind, Ice and

Everything in Between', by Matt Gaw

'Fingerpost', by Sean O'Brien

'In Pursuit of Love: The Search for Victor Hugo's Daughter', by Mark Bostridge


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]]> Sitting Pretty Sitting Pretty Thu, 18 Jul 2024 09:44:05 GMT 51:26 6698e3e6f427aeeb3a59b653 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/sitting-pretty 6698e3e6f427aeeb3a59b653 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 sitting-pretty This week, Anna Katharina Schaffner on a top-to-tail exploration of deportment; and Toby Lichtig in conversation with novelist Hari Kunzru at the Hay Festival. full This week, Anna Katharina Schaffner on a top-to-tail exploration of deportment; and Toby Lichtig in conversation with novelist Hari Kunzru at the Hay Festival.


'Slouch: Posture Panic in Modern America', by Beth Linker

'Blue Ruin', by Hari Kunzru


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]]> This week, Anna Katharina Schaffner on a top-to-tail exploration of deportment; and Toby Lichtig in conversation with novelist Hari Kunzru at the Hay Festival.


'Slouch: Posture Panic in Modern America', by Beth Linker

'Blue Ruin', by Hari Kunzru


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]]> Testaments of Youth Testaments of Youth Thu, 11 Jul 2024 11:52:34 GMT 50:45 668fc78223d7b7c419e2906b false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/testaments-of-youth 668fc78223d7b7c419e2906b af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 testaments-of-youth full This week, Lily Herd on a child's-eye view of rockstar royalty; and Toby Lichtig talks to novelist Chigozie Obioma at the Hay Festival.


'My Family and Other Rock Stars', by Tiffany Murray

'The Road to the Country', by Chigozie Obioma


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]]> This week, Lily Herd on a child's-eye view of rockstar royalty; and Toby Lichtig talks to novelist Chigozie Obioma at the Hay Festival.


'My Family and Other Rock Stars', by Tiffany Murray

'The Road to the Country', by Chigozie Obioma


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]]> Private Eyes and Private Lives Private Eyes and Private Lives Thu, 04 Jul 2024 11:00:25 GMT 47:11 668576559249f596b75666d6 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/private-eyes-and-private-lives 668576559249f596b75666d6 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 private-eyes-and-private-lives full This week, Heather O'Donoghue puzzles over the locked rooms and red herrings of the crime genre; and Josh Raymond on an animated attempt to understand teenage turmoil.


'The Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and Their Creators', by Martin Edwards

'Inside Out 2'


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]]> This week, Heather O'Donoghue puzzles over the locked rooms and red herrings of the crime genre; and Josh Raymond on an animated attempt to understand teenage turmoil.


'The Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and Their Creators', by Martin Edwards

'Inside Out 2'


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]]> Marginal Gains Marginal Gains Thu, 27 Jun 2024 11:17:16 GMT 53:25 667d4a3d2036786e19640ef8 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/marginal-gains 667d4a3d2036786e19640ef8 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 marginal-gains This week, we accompany Stephen Sawyer on a speeded-up saunter through the arrondissements; and Toby Lichtig in conversation with Rory Stewart at the Hay Festival. full This week, we accompany Stephen Sawyer on a speeded-up saunter through the arrondissements; and Toby Lichtig in conversation with Rory Stewart at the Hay Festival.


'Impossible City: Paris in the Twenty-First Century', by Simon Kuper

'The Zone: An Alternative History of Paris', by Justinien Tribillon

'Politics on the Edge', by Rory Stewart


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]]> This week, we accompany Stephen Sawyer on a speeded-up saunter through the arrondissements; and Toby Lichtig in conversation with Rory Stewart at the Hay Festival.


'Impossible City: Paris in the Twenty-First Century', by Simon Kuper

'The Zone: An Alternative History of Paris', by Justinien Tribillon

'Politics on the Edge', by Rory Stewart


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]]> Here Comes the Sun Here Comes the Sun Thu, 20 Jun 2024 09:00:36 GMT 41:49 6673522adc8bd7c6873db425 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/here-comes-the-sun 6673522adc8bd7c6873db425 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 here-comes-the-sun This week, TLS editors and writers guide you through a summer of reading; and Sarah Watling explores the extraordinary story of an artistic double act. full This week, TLS editors and writers guide you through a summer of reading; and Sarah Watling explores the extraordinary story of an artistic double act.


'Dorothy Hepworth and Patricia Preece: An Untold Story', Charleston, Lewes, Sussex

'The Secret Art of Dorothy Hepworth, aka Patricia Preece', by Denys J. Wilcox


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]]> This week, TLS editors and writers guide you through a summer of reading; and Sarah Watling explores the extraordinary story of an artistic double act.


'Dorothy Hepworth and Patricia Preece: An Untold Story', Charleston, Lewes, Sussex

'The Secret Art of Dorothy Hepworth, aka Patricia Preece', by Denys J. Wilcox


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]]> Metamorphosis and Myth Metamorphosis and Myth Thu, 13 Jun 2024 09:36:58 GMT 52:08 666abdbbcbbc7e0012e87600 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/metamorphosis-and-myth 666abdbbcbbc7e0012e87600 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 metamorphosis-and-myth full This week, Ben Hutchinson on the making of Franz Kafka, a century after the writer's death; and an interview with Roz Dineen about her vision of climate catastrophe and societal collapse.


'Kafka: Making of an icon', Weston Library, Bodleian, Oxford, until October 27

Accompanying book edited by Ritchie Robertson

'Briefly Very Beautiful', by Roz Dineen


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]]> This week, Ben Hutchinson on the making of Franz Kafka, a century after the writer's death; and an interview with Roz Dineen about her vision of climate catastrophe and societal collapse.


'Kafka: Making of an icon', Weston Library, Bodleian, Oxford, until October 27

Accompanying book edited by Ritchie Robertson

'Briefly Very Beautiful', by Roz Dineen


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]]> The TLS on Tour The TLS on Tour Thu, 06 Jun 2024 10:32:16 GMT 1:01:00 666190306a3b3e0012173316 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/the-tls-on-tour 666190306a3b3e0012173316 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 the-tls-on-tour Join us for at the Hay Festival for a conversation encompassing portals to other worlds, rock bands, improbable giraffes and the travails of the M4. full Join us for at the Hay Festival for a conversation encompassing portals to other worlds, rock bands, improbable giraffes and the travails of the M4.


'Impossible Creatures', by Katherine Rundell

'One Ukrainian Summer: A Memoir About Falling in Love and Coming of Age in the Former USSR', by Viv Groskop


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]]> Join us for at the Hay Festival for a conversation encompassing portals to other worlds, rock bands, improbable giraffes and the travails of the M4.


'Impossible Creatures', by Katherine Rundell

'One Ukrainian Summer: A Memoir About Falling in Love and Coming of Age in the Former USSR', by Viv Groskop


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]]> Found in Translation Found in Translation Thu, 30 May 2024 13:10:49 GMT 52:51 66587ad934a8700012250a72 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/found-in-translation 66587ad934a8700012250a72 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 found-in-translation This week, we hear from two international prize-winning authors, Jenny Erpenbeck and Mircea Cărtărescu. full This week, we hear from two international prize-winning authors, Jenny Erpenbeck and Mircea Cărtărescu.


'Kairos' by Jenny Erpenbeck, translated by Michael Hofmann

'Solenoid' by Mircea Cărtărescu, translated by Sean Cotter


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]]> This week, we hear from two international prize-winning authors, Jenny Erpenbeck and Mircea Cărtărescu.


'Kairos' by Jenny Erpenbeck, translated by Michael Hofmann

'Solenoid' by Mircea Cărtărescu, translated by Sean Cotter


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]]> Let the Games Begin! Let the Games Begin! Thu, 23 May 2024 10:30:13 GMT 47:18 664e5be97a8a0500129213a8 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/let-the-games-begin 664e5be97a8a0500129213a8 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 let-the-games-begin full This week, writers including Andrew O'Hagan, Rose Tremain, Ayobami Adebayo and Marian Keyes select their most memorable sporting moments; and we drop in on the European Writers' Festival at the British Library.


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]]> This week, writers including Andrew O'Hagan, Rose Tremain, Ayobami Adebayo and Marian Keyes select their most memorable sporting moments; and we drop in on the European Writers' Festival at the British Library.


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]]> Regeneration Games Regeneration Games Thu, 16 May 2024 10:09:01 GMT 46:48 664530d3b6220600126a36e7 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/regeneration-ames 664530d3b6220600126a36e7 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 regeneration-ames This week, we look at the busy afterlives of two canonical characters: Nathalie Olah on Tom Ripley and Emelyne Godfrey on Sherlock Holmes. full This week, we look at the busy afterlives of two canonical characters: Nathalie Olah on Tom Ripley and Emelyne Godfrey on Sherlock Holmes.


'Ripley', on Netflix

'The Worlds of Sherlock Holmes: The inspiration behind the world’s greatest detective', by Andrew Lycett


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]]> This week, we look at the busy afterlives of two canonical characters: Nathalie Olah on Tom Ripley and Emelyne Godfrey on Sherlock Holmes.


'Ripley', on Netflix

'The Worlds of Sherlock Holmes: The inspiration behind the world’s greatest detective', by Andrew Lycett


Produced by Charlotte Pardy


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]]> How to Dress for Bouillabaisse How to Dress for Bouillabaisse Thu, 09 May 2024 10:11:00 GMT 46:28 663c956bcede820013664ee5 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/how-to-dress-for-bouillabaisse 663c956bcede820013664ee5 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 how-to-dress-for-bouillabaisse full This week, Susan Owens explores the surreal and vivid life of the artist Eileen Agar; and Rosie Goldsmith, curator of the European Writers' Festival, joins us to explain what's on the bill.


'A Look at My Life', by Eileen Agar

The European Writers' Festival, the British Library, London, 18-19 May 2024


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]]> This week, Susan Owens explores the surreal and vivid life of the artist Eileen Agar; and Rosie Goldsmith, curator of the European Writers' Festival, joins us to explain what's on the bill.


'A Look at My Life', by Eileen Agar

The European Writers' Festival, the British Library, London, 18-19 May 2024


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]]> Better to Travel Hopefully Better to Travel Hopefully Thu, 02 May 2024 10:00:00 GMT 50:56 6632331d3a18a60012711a93 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/better-to-travel-hopefully 6632331d3a18a60012711a93 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 better-to-travel-hopefully This week, Oxford Professor of Poetry AE Stallings explores the elliptical brilliance of Anne Carson; and an interview with writer, filmmaker and artist Miranda July about her forthcoming novel. full This week, Oxford Professor of Poetry AE Stallings explores the elliptical brilliance of Anne Carson; and an interview with writer, filmmaker and artist Miranda July about her forthcoming novel.


'Anne Carson: The Glass Essayist', by Elizabeth Sarah Coles

'Wrong Norma', by Anne Carson

'All Fours', by Miranda July


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]]> This week, Oxford Professor of Poetry AE Stallings explores the elliptical brilliance of Anne Carson; and an interview with writer, filmmaker and artist Miranda July about her forthcoming novel.


'Anne Carson: The Glass Essayist', by Elizabeth Sarah Coles

'Wrong Norma', by Anne Carson

'All Fours', by Miranda July


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]]> Super Furry Animals Super Furry Animals Thu, 25 Apr 2024 10:25:26 GMT 42:14 662a2f96a1c8cf00126b5168 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/super-furry-animals 662a2f96a1c8cf00126b5168 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 super-furry-animals full This week, Kathryn Hughes introduces her new book on the cat craze that swept Edwardian England; and she also tells us about an exhibition of the work of Julia Margaret Cameron and Francesca Woodman. Plus a review of Sunjeev Sahota's The Spoiled Heart.


'Catland: Feline Enchantment and the Making of the Modern World', by Kathryn Hughes

'Portraits to Dream In', at the National Portrait Gallery, London, until 16 June, 2024

'The Spoiled Heart', by Sunjeev Sahota


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]]> This week, Kathryn Hughes introduces her new book on the cat craze that swept Edwardian England; and she also tells us about an exhibition of the work of Julia Margaret Cameron and Francesca Woodman. Plus a review of Sunjeev Sahota's The Spoiled Heart.


'Catland: Feline Enchantment and the Making of the Modern World', by Kathryn Hughes

'Portraits to Dream In', at the National Portrait Gallery, London, until 16 June, 2024

'The Spoiled Heart', by Sunjeev Sahota


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]]> Power Plays Power Plays Thu, 18 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT 50:04 6620e6e55d8b3900110fc0f2 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/power-plays 6620e6e55d8b3900110fc0f2 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 power-plays full As the TLS celebrates all things Shakespeare, Emma Smith goes to see Ian McKellen's larger-than-life Falstaff; plus Rana Mitter on the immense impact and lasting legacy of the Tokyo Trial.


'Player Kings: Henry IV Parts 1 and 2', by William Shakespeare, adapted by Robert Icke, Noël Coward Theatre, London, until June 22, then touring 'Judgement at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia' by Gary J. Bass.


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]]> As the TLS celebrates all things Shakespeare, Emma Smith goes to see Ian McKellen's larger-than-life Falstaff; plus Rana Mitter on the immense impact and lasting legacy of the Tokyo Trial.


'Player Kings: Henry IV Parts 1 and 2', by William Shakespeare, adapted by Robert Icke, Noël Coward Theatre, London, until June 22, then touring 'Judgement at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia' by Gary J. Bass.


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]]> Unjust Deserts Unjust Deserts Thu, 11 Apr 2024 13:44:35 GMT 45:49 6617e943b9285e0016e5154d false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/unjust-deserts 6617e943b9285e0016e5154d af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 unjust-deserts This week, George Berridge is at the theatre to see Brian Cox in a classic role; and Toby Lichtig on a literary scandal with tragic consequences. full This week, George Berridge is at the theatre to see Brian Cox in a classic role; and Toby Lichtig on a literary scandal with tragic consequences.


'Long Day's Journey into Night', by Eugene O'Neill, Wyndham's Theatre,

London, until June 8

'Bound to Violence', by Yambo Ouologuem, translated by Ralph Manheim

'The Most Secret Memory of Men', by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, translated

by Lara Vergnaud

'The Extinction of Irena Rey, by Jennifer Croft


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]]> This week, George Berridge is at the theatre to see Brian Cox in a classic role; and Toby Lichtig on a literary scandal with tragic consequences.


'Long Day's Journey into Night', by Eugene O'Neill, Wyndham's Theatre,

London, until June 8

'Bound to Violence', by Yambo Ouologuem, translated by Ralph Manheim

'The Most Secret Memory of Men', by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, translated

by Lara Vergnaud

'The Extinction of Irena Rey, by Jennifer Croft


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]]> Time Past and Time Future Time Past and Time Future Thu, 04 Apr 2024 09:48:31 GMT 56:14 660e776f5f15a8001629446c false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/time-past-and-time-future 660e776f5f15a8001629446c af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 time-past-and-time-future This week, environmentalist Bill McKibben joins us to talk about the latest in the fight to avert climate catastrophe; and a conversation with the brilliant novelist Hisham Matar about his new novel. full This week, environmentalist Bill McKibben joins us to talk about the latest in the fight to avert climate catastrophe; and a conversation with the brilliant novelist Hisham Matar about his new novel.


'The Exhausted Earth: Politics in a Burning World', by Ajay Singh Chaudhary

'My Friends', by Hisham Matar


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]]> This week, environmentalist Bill McKibben joins us to talk about the latest in the fight to avert climate catastrophe; and a conversation with the brilliant novelist Hisham Matar about his new novel.


'The Exhausted Earth: Politics in a Burning World', by Ajay Singh Chaudhary

'My Friends', by Hisham Matar


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]]> Illustrated Men Illustrated Men Thu, 28 Mar 2024 14:24:00 GMT 53:04 66057d809610b80017f5055f false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/illustrated-men 66057d809610b80017f5055f af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 illustrated-men full This week, Suzi Feay sizes up the public intellectuals, deadbeat aristocrats, hedonistic oligarchs and hardened street soldiers of Andrew O'Hagan's panoramic new novel; and Michael Caines on the prolific and endlessly imaginative world of Ray Bradbury.


'Caledonian Road', by Andrew O'Hagan

'Remembrance: Selected Correspondence of Ray Bradbury', edited by Jonathan R. Eller


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]]> This week, Suzi Feay sizes up the public intellectuals, deadbeat aristocrats, hedonistic oligarchs and hardened street soldiers of Andrew O'Hagan's panoramic new novel; and Michael Caines on the prolific and endlessly imaginative world of Ray Bradbury.


'Caledonian Road', by Andrew O'Hagan

'Remembrance: Selected Correspondence of Ray Bradbury', edited by Jonathan R. Eller


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]]> O Pioneers! O Pioneers! Thu, 21 Mar 2024 11:16:33 GMT 46:56 65f9c6201c46ed0017cb8267 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/o-pioneers 65f9c6201c46ed0017cb8267 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 o-pioneers full This week, Andrew Holter takes us into the extraordinary world of Helen Keller, in her own words; and Peter Maber hails a magnificent retrospective of Yoko Ono's radical art and music.


'Autobiographies and Other Writings', by Helen Keller

'Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind', Tate Modern, London, until 1 September 2024


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]]> This week, Andrew Holter takes us into the extraordinary world of Helen Keller, in her own words; and Peter Maber hails a magnificent retrospective of Yoko Ono's radical art and music.


'Autobiographies and Other Writings', by Helen Keller

'Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind', Tate Modern, London, until 1 September 2024


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]]> Between The Sheets Between The Sheets Thu, 14 Mar 2024 11:25:42 GMT 47:20 65f2deb6eef3f000172d34b2 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/between-the-sheets 65f2deb6eef3f000172d34b2 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 between-the-sheets This week, Miranda France contemplates the final novel by Gabriel Garcia Marquez; and Nicola Shulman on what women write in their diaries. full This week, Miranda France contemplates the final novel by Gabriel Garcia Marquez; and Nicola Shulman on what women write in their diaries.


'Until August', by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, translated by Anne McLean

'Secret Voices: A Year of Women's Diaries', by Sarah Gristwood


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]]> This week, Miranda France contemplates the final novel by Gabriel Garcia Marquez; and Nicola Shulman on what women write in their diaries.


'Until August', by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, translated by Anne McLean

'Secret Voices: A Year of Women's Diaries', by Sarah Gristwood


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]]> A Worm’s-eye View A Worm’s-eye View Thu, 07 Mar 2024 12:04:44 GMT 50:00 65e9ad5db26e600016b3a0d2 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/a-worms-eye-view 65e9ad5db26e600016b3a0d2 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 a-worms-eye-view This week, novelist William Boyd praises a polyphonic account of a pivotal wartime moment; and Sarah Richmond explores how we may escape ceaseless toil. full This week, novelist William Boyd praises a polyphonic account of a pivotal wartime moment; and Sarah Richmond explores how we may escape ceaseless toil.


‘November 1942: An Intimate History of the Turning Point of World War II’, by Peter Englund, translated by Peter Graves

‘Hijacked: How Neoliberalism Turned the Work Ethic Against Workers and How Workers Can Take it Back’, by Elizabeth Anderson

‘After Work: A History of the Home and the Fight for Free Time’, by Helen Hester and Nick Srnicek


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]]> This week, novelist William Boyd praises a polyphonic account of a pivotal wartime moment; and Sarah Richmond explores how we may escape ceaseless toil.


‘November 1942: An Intimate History of the Turning Point of World War II’, by Peter Englund, translated by Peter Graves

‘Hijacked: How Neoliberalism Turned the Work Ethic Against Workers and How Workers Can Take it Back’, by Elizabeth Anderson

‘After Work: A History of the Home and the Fight for Free Time’, by Helen Hester and Nick Srnicek


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]]> Revivals Revivals Thu, 29 Feb 2024 11:51:29 GMT 48:42 65e06fc1bec0f30016017ace false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/revivals 65e06fc1bec0f30016017ace af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 revivals full This week, Damon Galgut praises Diane Oliver's exceptional short stories, newly published over half a century after her death; and Rosemary Waugh on theatre director Yaël Farber's visceral engagement with Shakespearean tragedy.



'Neighbors and Other Stories', by Diane Oliver

'King Lear', by William Shakespeare, directed by Yaël Farber, at the

Almeida Theatre, London, until March 30, 2024


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]]> This week, Damon Galgut praises Diane Oliver's exceptional short stories, newly published over half a century after her death; and Rosemary Waugh on theatre director Yaël Farber's visceral engagement with Shakespearean tragedy.



'Neighbors and Other Stories', by Diane Oliver

'King Lear', by William Shakespeare, directed by Yaël Farber, at the

Almeida Theatre, London, until March 30, 2024


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]]> Cometh the Hour Cometh the Hour Thu, 22 Feb 2024 10:30:46 GMT 55:17 65d712674393e500166b0c5d false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/cometh-the-hour 65d712674393e500166b0c5d af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 cometh-the-hour full This week, Fintan O'Toole assesses what makes Labour leader Keir Starmer tick; and Linda Kinstler on the Ukrainian writer, musician and activist Serhiy Zhadan's chronicles of life during wartime. Plus John Kinsella reads his new poem, 'Rooks'.


'Keir Starmer: The Biography', by Tom Baldwin

'Rooks', by John Kinsella

'How Fire Descends: New and Selected Poems', by Serhiy Zhadan, translated by Virlana Tkacz and Wanda Phipps

'Sky Above Kharkiv: Dispatches from the Ukrainian Front', by Serhiy Zhadan, translated by Reilly Costigan-Humes and Isaac Stackhouse Wheeler


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]]> This week, Fintan O'Toole assesses what makes Labour leader Keir Starmer tick; and Linda Kinstler on the Ukrainian writer, musician and activist Serhiy Zhadan's chronicles of life during wartime. Plus John Kinsella reads his new poem, 'Rooks'.


'Keir Starmer: The Biography', by Tom Baldwin

'Rooks', by John Kinsella

'How Fire Descends: New and Selected Poems', by Serhiy Zhadan, translated by Virlana Tkacz and Wanda Phipps

'Sky Above Kharkiv: Dispatches from the Ukrainian Front', by Serhiy Zhadan, translated by Reilly Costigan-Humes and Isaac Stackhouse Wheeler


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]]> Flights of Fantasy Flights of Fantasy Thu, 15 Feb 2024 11:29:04 GMT 52:27 65cdf580a7dbeb0016950cce false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/flights-of-fantasy 65cdf580a7dbeb0016950cce af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 flights-of-fantasy This week, comedian and actor Tim Key introduces us to his new book of poetry; and Devoney Looser on the bold runaway women of early British novels. full This week, comedian and actor Tim Key introduces us to his new book of poetry; and Devoney Looser on the bold runaway women of early British novels.


'Chapters', by Tim Key, designed by Emily Juniper

'Gone Girls,1684–1901: Flights of feminist resistance in the

eighteenth- and nineteenth-century British novel', by Nora Gilbert


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]]> This week, comedian and actor Tim Key introduces us to his new book of poetry; and Devoney Looser on the bold runaway women of early British novels.


'Chapters', by Tim Key, designed by Emily Juniper

'Gone Girls,1684–1901: Flights of feminist resistance in the

eighteenth- and nineteenth-century British novel', by Nora Gilbert


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]]> In Conversation with Richard Sennett In Conversation with Richard Sennett Sun, 11 Feb 2024 23:33:37 GMT 37:08 65c52b6a80a025001553ce6d false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/in-onversation-with-richard-sennett 65c52b6a80a025001553ce6d af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 in-onversation-with-richard-sennett The distinguished sociologist and cultural thinker Richard Sennett was once a professional cellist and his new book, The Performer, examines the links between artistic performance, politics and the publicsphere. full The distinguished sociologist and cultural thinker Richard Sennett was once a professional cellist and his new book, The Performer, examines the links between artistic performance, politics and the public-sphere.


We were delighted to talk to him about his own experiences asa musician and about prominent figures from Leonard Bernstein and Roland Barthes to Donald Trump and Boris Johnson.


'The Performer: Art, Life, Politics', by Richard Sennett


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]]> The distinguished sociologist and cultural thinker Richard Sennett was once a professional cellist and his new book, The Performer, examines the links between artistic performance, politics and the public-sphere.


We were delighted to talk to him about his own experiences asa musician and about prominent figures from Leonard Bernstein and Roland Barthes to Donald Trump and Boris Johnson.


'The Performer: Art, Life, Politics', by Richard Sennett


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]]> <![CDATA[All the World's a Stage]]> Thu, 08 Feb 2024 10:25:21 GMT 41:21 65c49f2b61faed00166c777a false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/all-the-worlds-a-stage 65c49f2b61faed00166c777a af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 all-the-worlds-a-stage This week, a special interview with the sociologist Richard Sennett takes us from Roland Barthes to Leonard Bernstein; and Hettie Judah on two memoirs inspired by a love of 17th-century art. full This week, a special interview with the sociologist Richard Sennett takes us from Roland Barthes to Leonard Bernstein; and Hettie Judah on two memoirs inspired by a love of 17th-century art.


'The Performer: Art, Life, Politics', by Richard Sennett

'Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life & Sudden Death', by Laura Cumming

'The Upside-Down World: Meetings with the Dutch Masters', by Benjamin Moser


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]]> This week, a special interview with the sociologist Richard Sennett takes us from Roland Barthes to Leonard Bernstein; and Hettie Judah on two memoirs inspired by a love of 17th-century art.


'The Performer: Art, Life, Politics', by Richard Sennett

'Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life & Sudden Death', by Laura Cumming

'The Upside-Down World: Meetings with the Dutch Masters', by Benjamin Moser


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]]> Splendid Isolation Splendid Isolation Thu, 01 Feb 2024 11:49:31 GMT 54:10 65bb854b62728e0015521f9e false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/splendid-isolation 65bb854b62728e0015521f9e af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 splendid-isolation full This week, Sinéad Gleeson delights in the byways of Maeve Brennan's New York; and Costica Bradatan explores the enduring appeal of Henry David Thoreau.


'The Long-Winded Lady', by Maeve Brennan, with an introduction by Sinéad Gleeson

'Thoreau's Axe: Distraction and Discipline in American Culture', by Caleb Smith

'Henry at Work: Thoreau on Making a Living', by John Kaag and Jonathan van Belle

'Henry David Thoreau: Thinking Disobediently', by Lawrence Buell


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]]> This week, Sinéad Gleeson delights in the byways of Maeve Brennan's New York; and Costica Bradatan explores the enduring appeal of Henry David Thoreau.


'The Long-Winded Lady', by Maeve Brennan, with an introduction by Sinéad Gleeson

'Thoreau's Axe: Distraction and Discipline in American Culture', by Caleb Smith

'Henry at Work: Thoreau on Making a Living', by John Kaag and Jonathan van Belle

'Henry David Thoreau: Thinking Disobediently', by Lawrence Buell


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]]> Class Struggles Class Struggles Thu, 25 Jan 2024 11:44:43 GMT 51:17 65b2470ac7999a00160274c2 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/class-struggles 65b2470ac7999a00160274c2 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 class-struggles full This week, Lamorna Ash goes back to school for the latest reboot of Tina Fey's Mean Girls; and Professor Eric Naiman on the challenges of teaching in the age of ChatGPT.


'Mean Girls', screenplay by Tina Fey, directed by Samantha Jayne and

Arturo Perez Jr

'The Brothers Karamazov', by Fyodor Dostoevsky


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]]> This week, Lamorna Ash goes back to school for the latest reboot of Tina Fey's Mean Girls; and Professor Eric Naiman on the challenges of teaching in the age of ChatGPT.


'Mean Girls', screenplay by Tina Fey, directed by Samantha Jayne and

Arturo Perez Jr

'The Brothers Karamazov', by Fyodor Dostoevsky


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]]> Energy Creation Energy Creation Thu, 18 Jan 2024 13:32:50 GMT 47:17 65a851a5aaa37d0016ad6b4f false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/energy-creation 65a851a5aaa37d0016ad6b4f af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 energy-creation full This week, will George Berridge be convinced by the film adaptation of Alasdair Gray's Poor Things? And Peter Geoghegan explores how the climate emergency is being treated in Westminster.


'Mission zero: The independent net zero review', by Chris Skidmore

'Climate capitalism: Winning the global race to zero emissions', by Akshat Rathi

'The price is wrong: Why capitalism won’t save the planet', by Brett

Christophers

'Poor things', directed by Yorgos Lanthimos


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]]> This week, will George Berridge be convinced by the film adaptation of Alasdair Gray's Poor Things? And Peter Geoghegan explores how the climate emergency is being treated in Westminster.


'Mission zero: The independent net zero review', by Chris Skidmore

'Climate capitalism: Winning the global race to zero emissions', by Akshat Rathi

'The price is wrong: Why capitalism won’t save the planet', by Brett

Christophers

'Poor things', directed by Yorgos Lanthimos


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]]> Out Of Our Minds Out Of Our Minds Thu, 11 Jan 2024 10:43:12 GMT 56:22 659fc6419ed21d00167e4632 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/out-of-our-minds 659fc6419ed21d00167e4632 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 out-of-our-minds This week, Charles Foster explores how psychedelic drugs are changing lives; and Alan Jenkins on the lure of the open seas. full This week, Charles Foster explores how psychedelic drugs are changing lives; and Alan Jenkins on the lure of the open seas.


'Ten Trips: The new reality of psychedelics', by Andy Mitchell

'Psychedelics: The revolutionary drugs that could change your life – a

guide from the expert', by David Nutt

'I feel love: MDMA and the quest for connection in a fractured world',

by Rachel Nuwer

'Psychonauts: Drugs and the making of the modern mind', by Mike Jay

'Sailing Alone: A history', by Richard J King


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]]> This week, Charles Foster explores how psychedelic drugs are changing lives; and Alan Jenkins on the lure of the open seas.


'Ten Trips: The new reality of psychedelics', by Andy Mitchell

'Psychedelics: The revolutionary drugs that could change your life – a

guide from the expert', by David Nutt

'I feel love: MDMA and the quest for connection in a fractured world',

by Rachel Nuwer

'Psychonauts: Drugs and the making of the modern mind', by Mike Jay

'Sailing Alone: A history', by Richard J King


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]]> Turning Leaves: Dame Penelope Lively and Josephine Lively Turning Leaves: Dame Penelope Lively and Josephine Lively Thu, 04 Jan 2024 11:10:46 GMT 51:15 65968b61cb51da00165bc59b false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/turning-leaves-dame-penelope-lively-and-josephine-lively 65968b61cb51da00165bc59b af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 turning-leaves-dame-penelope-lively-and-josephine-lively full The acclaimed novelist and her musician daughter on the joys of reading in trees, childhood gardens and what it's like to have a David Austin rose named after you.


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]]> The acclaimed novelist and her musician daughter on the joys of reading in trees, childhood gardens and what it's like to have a David Austin rose named after you.


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]]> A Cure for Twixmas A Cure for Twixmas Thu, 28 Dec 2023 11:41:19 GMT 37:22 658d5edfd006d30016536d2c false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/a-cure-for-twixmas 658d5edfd006d30016536d2c af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 a-cure-for-twixmas A special seasonal highlights show, with contributions from novelists Anne Enright and Samantha Harvey; and James Marcus on partygoers Susan Sontag and George Steiner. full A special seasonal highlights show, with contributions from novelists Anne Enright and Samantha Harvey; and James Marcus on partygoers Susan Sontag and George Steiner.


'The Wren, The Wren', by Anne Enright

'Orbital', by Samantha Harvey

'Maestros and monsters: Days & nights with Susan Sontag & George

Steiner', by Robert Boyers


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]]> A special seasonal highlights show, with contributions from novelists Anne Enright and Samantha Harvey; and James Marcus on partygoers Susan Sontag and George Steiner.


'The Wren, The Wren', by Anne Enright

'Orbital', by Samantha Harvey

'Maestros and monsters: Days & nights with Susan Sontag & George

Steiner', by Robert Boyers


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]]> Worlds of Pure Imagination Worlds of Pure Imagination Thu, 21 Dec 2023 10:30:10 GMT 54:29 6582d8425c8be200174163b7 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/worlds-of-pure-imagination 6582d8425c8be200174163b7 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 worlds-of-pure-imagination This week, Toby Lichtig goes to see the latest Roald Dahl adaptations, junior critic in tow; and Dinah Birch celebrates the enduring power of Ebenezer Scrooge. full This week, Toby Lichtig goes to see the latest Roald Dahl adaptations, junior critic in tow; and Dinah Birch celebrates the enduring power of Ebenezer Scrooge.


'The Witches', at the National Theatre, London, until 27 January 2024

'Wonka', on general release

'A Christmas Carol', by Charles Dickens


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]]> This week, Toby Lichtig goes to see the latest Roald Dahl adaptations, junior critic in tow; and Dinah Birch celebrates the enduring power of Ebenezer Scrooge.


'The Witches', at the National Theatre, London, until 27 January 2024

'Wonka', on general release

'A Christmas Carol', by Charles Dickens


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]]> From Paris To The Prairies From Paris To The Prairies Thu, 14 Dec 2023 10:11:49 GMT 53:22 657a12bd5431560017ae18ec false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/from-paris-to-the-prairies 657a12bd5431560017ae18ec af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 from-paris-to-the-prairies This week, Lauren Elkin takes an artistic stroll in the footsteps of Gertrude Stein; and Maria Margaronis goes in search of Willa Cather deep in the Midwest. full This week, Lauren Elkin takes an artistic stroll in the footsteps of Gertrude Stein; and Maria Margaronis goes in search of Willa Cather deep in the Midwest.


'Gertrude Stein et Pablo Picasso: L'invention du langage', at the Musée du Luxembourg, Paris, until 28 January 2024

'Chasing Bright Medusas: A life of Willa Cather', by Benjamin Taylor


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]]> This week, Lauren Elkin takes an artistic stroll in the footsteps of Gertrude Stein; and Maria Margaronis goes in search of Willa Cather deep in the Midwest.


'Gertrude Stein et Pablo Picasso: L'invention du langage', at the Musée du Luxembourg, Paris, until 28 January 2024

'Chasing Bright Medusas: A life of Willa Cather', by Benjamin Taylor


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]]> There May Be Trouble Ahead There May Be Trouble Ahead Thu, 07 Dec 2023 10:56:55 GMT 52:43 6570f6ddffda88001280231f false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/there-may-be-trouble-ahead 6570f6ddffda88001280231f af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 there-may-be-trouble-ahead full This week, TLS editor Martin Ivens and writer and broadcaster James O'Brien on the long decline of the Conservatives; and Muriel Zagha celebrates 75 years of Powell and Pressburger's The Red Shoes.


'The Party's Over: The rise and fall of the Conservatives from

Thatcher to Sunak', by Phil Barton-Cartledge

'The Right to Rule: Thirteen years, five prime ministers and the

implosion of the Tories', by Ben Riley-Smith

'The Case for the Centre Right', edited by David Gauke

'All to Play For: The advance of Rishi Sunak', by Michael Ashcroft

'The Red Shoes: Beyond the mirror', BFI Southbank, until January 7


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]]> This week, TLS editor Martin Ivens and writer and broadcaster James O'Brien on the long decline of the Conservatives; and Muriel Zagha celebrates 75 years of Powell and Pressburger's The Red Shoes.


'The Party's Over: The rise and fall of the Conservatives from

Thatcher to Sunak', by Phil Barton-Cartledge

'The Right to Rule: Thirteen years, five prime ministers and the

implosion of the Tories', by Ben Riley-Smith

'The Case for the Centre Right', edited by David Gauke

'All to Play For: The advance of Rishi Sunak', by Michael Ashcroft

'The Red Shoes: Beyond the mirror', BFI Southbank, until January 7


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]]> Silently And Very Fast Silently And Very Fast Thu, 30 Nov 2023 10:38:39 GMT 49:07 6567a95b7614a900127a8974 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/silently-and-very-fast 6567a95b7614a900127a8974 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 silently-and-very-fast full This week, our special interview with the newest winner of the Booker Prize, Paul Lynch; and Emily Kopley on new editions of Virginia Woolf's mesmerising diaries.


'Prophet Song', by Paul Lynch

'The Diary of Virginia Woolf', in five volumes.


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]]> This week, our special interview with the newest winner of the Booker Prize, Paul Lynch; and Emily Kopley on new editions of Virginia Woolf's mesmerising diaries.


'Prophet Song', by Paul Lynch

'The Diary of Virginia Woolf', in five volumes.


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]]> Charm School Charm School Thu, 23 Nov 2023 11:28:04 GMT 55:11 655e9877ba3425001296fabe false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/charm-school 655e9877ba3425001296fabe af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 charm-school This week, Mary C Flannery explores the spells and potions of medieval magic; and Jean Wilson on the trail of the ever elusive Anne Boleyn. full This week, Mary C Flannery explores the spells and potions of medieval magic; and Jean Wilson on the trail of the ever elusive Anne Boleyn.


‘Love spells and lost treasure: Service magic in England from the later Middle Ages to the early modern era’, by Tabitha Stanmore 

‘Textual magic: Charm and written amulets in medieval England’, by Katherine Storm Hindley

‘Hunting the falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn and the marriage that shook Europe’, by John Guy and Julia Fox 


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]]> This week, Mary C Flannery explores the spells and potions of medieval magic; and Jean Wilson on the trail of the ever elusive Anne Boleyn.


‘Love spells and lost treasure: Service magic in England from the later Middle Ages to the early modern era’, by Tabitha Stanmore 

‘Textual magic: Charm and written amulets in medieval England’, by Katherine Storm Hindley

‘Hunting the falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn and the marriage that shook Europe’, by John Guy and Julia Fox 


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]]> Back Of The Net! Back Of The Net! Thu, 16 Nov 2023 12:58:40 GMT 58:25 655612011a7d7e001242b016 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/back-of-the-et 655612011a7d7e001242b016 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 back-of-the-et full On this week's show, TLS contributors on the best books of 2023; and David Horspool explores the crucial part sport has played in the evolution of Britain and Britishness.


'More than a game: A history of how sport made Britain', by David Horspool


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]]> On this week's show, TLS contributors on the best books of 2023; and David Horspool explores the crucial part sport has played in the evolution of Britain and Britishness.


'More than a game: A history of how sport made Britain', by David Horspool


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]]> Lost In Space Lost In Space Thu, 09 Nov 2023 12:15:36 GMT 56:42 654ccd686b767e00122e8102 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/lost-in-space 654ccd686b767e00122e8102 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 lost-in-space This week, Samantha Harvey joins us to talk about her voyage around the earth; and Miranda France on a fascinating tour of the British archipelago. full This week, Samantha Harvey joins us to talk about her voyage around the earth; and Miranda France on a fascinating tour of the British archipelago.


‘Orbital’, by Samantha Harvey

‘The Britannias: An island quest’, by Alice Albinia


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]]> This week, Samantha Harvey joins us to talk about her voyage around the earth; and Miranda France on a fascinating tour of the British archipelago.


‘Orbital’, by Samantha Harvey

‘The Britannias: An island quest’, by Alice Albinia


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]]> <![CDATA[The Handmaids' Tales]]> Thu, 02 Nov 2023 12:59:31 GMT 57:54 65439d3366d4da00126922d2 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/the-handmaids-tales 65439d3366d4da00126922d2 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 the-handmaids-tales full This week, James Marcus goes partying with Susan Sontag and George Steiner; and Laura Beers sheds a light on Eileen O'Shaughnessy, George Orwell's first wife.


'Maestros and monsters: Days and nights with Susan Sontag and George

Steiner', by Robert Boyers

'Wifedom: Mrs Orwell's invisible life', by Anna Funder


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]]> This week, James Marcus goes partying with Susan Sontag and George Steiner; and Laura Beers sheds a light on Eileen O'Shaughnessy, George Orwell's first wife.


'Maestros and monsters: Days and nights with Susan Sontag and George

Steiner', by Robert Boyers

'Wifedom: Mrs Orwell's invisible life', by Anna Funder


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]]> History in the Making History in the Making Thu, 26 Oct 2023 10:15:02 GMT 54:38 653a3c26fc47340012d5c586 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/history-in-the-making 653a3c26fc47340012d5c586 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 history-in-the-making This week, Colin Jones explores the streets of Paris as the French Revolution grew pace; and an extract from a very special event at the British Library in celebration of Hilary Mantel. full This week, Colin Jones explores the streets of Paris as the French Revolution grew pace; and an extract from a very special event at the British Library in celebration of Hilary Mantel.


'The Revolutionary Temper: Paris, 1748-1789', by Robert Darnton

'A Memoir of My Former Self: A Life in Writing', by Hilary Mantel


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]]> This week, Colin Jones explores the streets of Paris as the French Revolution grew pace; and an extract from a very special event at the British Library in celebration of Hilary Mantel.


'The Revolutionary Temper: Paris, 1748-1789', by Robert Darnton

'A Memoir of My Former Self: A Life in Writing', by Hilary Mantel


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]]> Finding Tongues In Trees Finding Tongues In Trees Thu, 19 Oct 2023 13:06:26 GMT 48:59 653129d2f1669d00119d646a false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/finding-tongues-in-trees 653129d2f1669d00119d646a af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 finding-tongues-in-trees full This week, Ruth Scurr on a magnificent biography of Claude Monet; and Fiona Stafford explores how vital trees were to Wordsworth's work.


'Monet: the restless vision', by Jackie Wullschläger

'Versed in living nature: Wordsworth's trees', by Peter Dale and Brandon C Yen


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]]> This week, Ruth Scurr on a magnificent biography of Claude Monet; and Fiona Stafford explores how vital trees were to Wordsworth's work.


'Monet: the restless vision', by Jackie Wullschläger

'Versed in living nature: Wordsworth's trees', by Peter Dale and Brandon C Yen


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]]> Punching Above Their Weight Punching Above Their Weight Thu, 12 Oct 2023 09:45:24 GMT 46:02 652795842646e80012ada58b false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/punching-above-their-weight 652795842646e80012ada58b af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 punching-above-their-weight full This week, Theo Zenou introduces us to the heroes of Jewish boxing; and Sophie Oliver on the development of Virginia Woolf's 'frock consciousness' .


'Stars and scars: The story of Jewish boxing in London', by Jeff Jones

'Bring no clothes: Bloomsbury and the philosophy of fashion', by Charlie Porter

'Bring no clothes: Bloomsbury and Fashion', at Charleston in Lewes until 7 January 2024


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]]> This week, Theo Zenou introduces us to the heroes of Jewish boxing; and Sophie Oliver on the development of Virginia Woolf's 'frock consciousness' .


'Stars and scars: The story of Jewish boxing in London', by Jeff Jones

'Bring no clothes: Bloomsbury and the philosophy of fashion', by Charlie Porter

'Bring no clothes: Bloomsbury and Fashion', at Charleston in Lewes until 7 January 2024


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]]> Sing, O muses! Sing, O muses! Thu, 05 Oct 2023 11:22:16 GMT 44:14 651e9c690934650010d24fc3 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/sing-o-muses 651e9c690934650010d24fc3 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 sing-o-muses This week, Ysenda Maxtone Graham on the women who fought their way into horticulture; and Mary Beard leads us down a Homeric rabbit hole. full This week, Ysenda Maxtone Graham on the women who fought their way into horticulture; and Mary Beard leads us down a Homeric rabbit hole.


'An almost impossible thing: the radical lives of Britain's pioneering women gardeners', by Fiona Davison

'Homer and his Iliad', by Robin Lane Fox

'The Iliad', translated by Emily Wilson


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]]> This week, Ysenda Maxtone Graham on the women who fought their way into horticulture; and Mary Beard leads us down a Homeric rabbit hole.


'An almost impossible thing: the radical lives of Britain's pioneering women gardeners', by Fiona Davison

'Homer and his Iliad', by Robin Lane Fox

'The Iliad', translated by Emily Wilson


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]]> Elegies And Energies Elegies And Energies Thu, 28 Sep 2023 14:27:36 GMT 59:42 65158d5a48b6c80011688bbc false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/elegies-and-energies 65158d5a48b6c80011688bbc af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 elegies-and-energies This week, Elizabeth Lowry is impressed by a study of Hardy’s late-life love poetry; and TLS science editor Sam Graydon on his ‘mosaic’ biography of Einstein full This week, Elizabeth Lowry is impressed by a study of Hardy’s late-life love poetry; and TLS science editor Sam Graydon on his ‘mosaic’ biography of Einstein


‘Woman much missed: Thomas Hardy, Emma Hardy, and poetry’, by Mark Ford

‘Einstein in time and space: a life in 99 particles’, by Samuel Graydon 


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]]> This week, Elizabeth Lowry is impressed by a study of Hardy’s late-life love poetry; and TLS science editor Sam Graydon on his ‘mosaic’ biography of Einstein


‘Woman much missed: Thomas Hardy, Emma Hardy, and poetry’, by Mark Ford

‘Einstein in time and space: a life in 99 particles’, by Samuel Graydon 


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]]> Back To The Future Back To The Future Thu, 21 Sep 2023 11:30:20 GMT 41:42 650c23f9d0da1a0012842ff2 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/back-to-the-future 650c23f9d0da1a0012842ff2 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 back-to-the-future This week, Jonathan Barnes joins us to explore the visionary work of Quatermass creator Nigel Kneale; and a wonderful conversation about literature and horticulture between Dame Penelope Lively and her daughter, musician Josephine Lively. full This week, Jonathan Barnes joins us to explore the visionary work of Quatermass creator Nigel Kneale; and a wonderful conversation about literature and horticulture between Dame Penelope Lively and her daughter, musician Josephine Lively.


'The Quatermass Experiment 70th Anniversary', Nigel Kneale, Alexandra Palace

'You Must Listen', BBC Sounds

'Life in the Garden', by Penelope Lively


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]]> This week, Jonathan Barnes joins us to explore the visionary work of Quatermass creator Nigel Kneale; and a wonderful conversation about literature and horticulture between Dame Penelope Lively and her daughter, musician Josephine Lively.


'The Quatermass Experiment 70th Anniversary', Nigel Kneale, Alexandra Palace

'You Must Listen', BBC Sounds

'Life in the Garden', by Penelope Lively


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]]> Back to School! Back to School! Thu, 14 Sep 2023 09:30:50 GMT 56:56 6502a872a2cb6d0011d5483b false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/back-to-school 6502a872a2cb6d0011d5483b af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 back-to-school full This week, poet Camille Ralphs explains why she submitted to WH Auden's exacting syllabus; and Toby Lichtig joins us to preview the autumn's notable fiction.


'Daydream College for Bards', by Camille Ralphs

'The Fraud', by Zadie Smith

'North Woods', by Daniel Mason

'The Variations', by Patrick Langley

'The Wren, The Wren,' by Anne Enright


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]]> This week, poet Camille Ralphs explains why she submitted to WH Auden's exacting syllabus; and Toby Lichtig joins us to preview the autumn's notable fiction.


'Daydream College for Bards', by Camille Ralphs

'The Fraud', by Zadie Smith

'North Woods', by Daniel Mason

'The Variations', by Patrick Langley

'The Wren, The Wren,' by Anne Enright


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]]> Power Play Power Play Thu, 07 Sep 2023 11:18:10 GMT 1:05:56 64f9b172ad35b4001195b4b9 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/power-play 64f9b172ad35b4001195b4b9 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 power-play This week, we drop in on a conversation between Mary Beard and two former TLS editors; and Anne Enright joins us to talk about turning poet in her new novel. full This week, we drop in on a conversation between Mary Beard and two former TLS editors; and Anne Enright joins us to talk about turning poet in her new novel.



'Emperor of Rome: Ruling the ancient Roman world', by Mary Beard

'Big Caesars and little Caesars: How they rise and how they fall -

from Julius Caesar to Boris Johnson', by Ferdinand Mount

'Palatine: An alternative history of the Caesars', by Peter Stothard

'The Wren, The Wren', by Anne Enright


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]]> This week, we drop in on a conversation between Mary Beard and two former TLS editors; and Anne Enright joins us to talk about turning poet in her new novel.



'Emperor of Rome: Ruling the ancient Roman world', by Mary Beard

'Big Caesars and little Caesars: How they rise and how they fall -

from Julius Caesar to Boris Johnson', by Ferdinand Mount

'Palatine: An alternative history of the Caesars', by Peter Stothard

'The Wren, The Wren', by Anne Enright


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]]> To the Scriptorium! To the Scriptorium! Thu, 31 Aug 2023 10:26:25 GMT 59:31 64f06ad2a4f59f0012c77ad5 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/to-the-scriptorium 64f06ad2a4f59f0012c77ad5 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 to-the-scriptorium full This week, Nicola Shulman introduces the volunteer army who joined James Murray to create the OED; and John Niven on his extraordinary memoir of his brother's life.


'The Dictionary People: The unsung heroes who created the Oxford

English Dictionary', by Sarah Ogilvie

'O Brother', by John Niven


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]]> This week, Nicola Shulman introduces the volunteer army who joined James Murray to create the OED; and John Niven on his extraordinary memoir of his brother's life.


'The Dictionary People: The unsung heroes who created the Oxford

English Dictionary', by Sarah Ogilvie

'O Brother', by John Niven


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]]> Nevertheless, They Persisted Nevertheless, They Persisted Thu, 24 Aug 2023 10:01:37 GMT 1:00:39 64e72a81a62a1e00115a3262 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/nevertheless-they-persisted 64e72a81a62a1e00115a3262 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 nevertheless-they-persisted full This week, Adam Mars-Jones on the "fractal brocade" of his semi-infinite novel series; and Amber Massie-Blomfield revisits Susan Sontag's production of Waiting for Godot in Sarajevo, thirty years on.


'Caret', by Adam Mars-Jones


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]]> This week, Adam Mars-Jones on the "fractal brocade" of his semi-infinite novel series; and Amber Massie-Blomfield revisits Susan Sontag's production of Waiting for Godot in Sarajevo, thirty years on.


'Caret', by Adam Mars-Jones


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]]> The Pursuit Of The Interesting The Pursuit Of The Interesting Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:43:53 GMT 39:53 64ddebd9b5383100110b017a false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/the-pursuit-of-the-interesting 64ddebd9b5383100110b017a af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 the-pursuit-of-the-interesting In the last of our summer round-ups, Gwendoline Riley stalks the streets of London in the company of Michael Bracewell; and Ruth Scurron a final work by the indomitable Janet Malcolm. full In the last of our summer round-ups, Gwendoline Riley stalks the streets of London in the company of Michael Bracewell; and Ruth Scurron a final work by the indomitable Janet Malcolm.


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]]> In the last of our summer round-ups, Gwendoline Riley stalks the streets of London in the company of Michael Bracewell; and Ruth Scurron a final work by the indomitable Janet Malcolm.


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]]> Femmes Fatales Femmes Fatales Thu, 10 Aug 2023 09:00:15 GMT 38:44 64d49cf93298c80011989a27 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/femmes-fatales 64d49cf93298c80011989a27 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 femmes-fatales full In this week's round-up, we talk to Mary C Flannery about the continuing attraction of the irrepressible Wife of Bath; and mystery writer Nicola Upson on the unconventional life and unforgettable work of Josephine Tey.


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]]> In this week's round-up, we talk to Mary C Flannery about the continuing attraction of the irrepressible Wife of Bath; and mystery writer Nicola Upson on the unconventional life and unforgettable work of Josephine Tey.


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]]> Natural Passions Natural Passions Thu, 03 Aug 2023 09:55:45 GMT 38:06 64cb79a2611a3b0011f45b4a false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/natural-passions 64cb79a2611a3b0011f45b4a af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 natural-passions In the second of our summer round-ups, we revisit Richard Smyth discussing the life and the work of the naturalist Ronald Blythe; and Lucasta Miller on an extraodinary collection of commonplace books. full In the second of our summer round-ups, we revisit Richard Smyth discussing the life and the work of the naturalist Ronald Blythe; and Lucasta Miller on an extraordinary collection of commonplace books.


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]]> In the second of our summer round-ups, we revisit Richard Smyth discussing the life and the work of the naturalist Ronald Blythe; and Lucasta Miller on an extraordinary collection of commonplace books.


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]]> <![CDATA[School's Out For Summer]]> Thu, 27 Jul 2023 11:31:25 GMT 41:17 64c2286e8e16bd00117754c1 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/schools-out-for-summer 64c2286e8e16bd00117754c1 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 schools-out-for-summer full In the first of our seasonal round-ups, we look back at Stephen Marche on the agonies of the writing life; and Nat Segnit dives into Adam Gopnik's survey of mastery.


'On writing and failure: Or, the peculiar perseverance required to

endure the life of a writer', by Stephen Marche

'The real work: On the mystery of mastery', by Adam Gopnik


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]]> In the first of our seasonal round-ups, we look back at Stephen Marche on the agonies of the writing life; and Nat Segnit dives into Adam Gopnik's survey of mastery.


'On writing and failure: Or, the peculiar perseverance required to

endure the life of a writer', by Stephen Marche

'The real work: On the mystery of mastery', by Adam Gopnik


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]]> Running And Dancing Through Our Stories Running And Dancing Through Our Stories Thu, 20 Jul 2023 09:28:25 GMT 52:58 64b8d7c08fa9bb0010776c69 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/running-and-dancing-through-our-stories 64b8d7c08fa9bb0010776c69 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 running-and-dancing-through-our-stories This week, Kate Hext on women who have run or climbed their way through the world, despite efforts to stop them; and Alice Robb thinks about how - and why - we tell stories through dance. full This week, Kate Hext on women who have run or climbed their way through the world, despite efforts to stop them; and Alice Robb thinks about how - and why - we tell stories through dance.


'In Her Nature: How Women Break Boundaries in the Great Outdoors', by Rachel Hewitt


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]]> This week, Kate Hext on women who have run or climbed their way through the world, despite efforts to stop them; and Alice Robb thinks about how - and why - we tell stories through dance.


'In Her Nature: How Women Break Boundaries in the Great Outdoors', by Rachel Hewitt


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]]> Riders On The Storm Riders On The Storm Thu, 13 Jul 2023 09:00:00 GMT 59:27 64afae0a3cb2b00011c8f588 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/riders-on-the-storm 64afae0a3cb2b00011c8f588 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 riders-on-the-storm full This week, cycling commentator par excellence Ned Boulting on the Tour de France of a century ago; and Peter Parker delves into the many faces of the self-styled 'Master' playwright, Noel Coward.


'1923: The Mystery of Lot 212 and a Tour de France Obsession', by Ned Boulting

'Masquerade: The Lives of Noel Coward', by Oliver Soden 


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]]> This week, cycling commentator par excellence Ned Boulting on the Tour de France of a century ago; and Peter Parker delves into the many faces of the self-styled 'Master' playwright, Noel Coward.


'1923: The Mystery of Lot 212 and a Tour de France Obsession', by Ned Boulting

'Masquerade: The Lives of Noel Coward', by Oliver Soden 


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]]> Take A Walk On The Wild Side Take A Walk On The Wild Side Thu, 06 Jul 2023 09:28:44 GMT 1:01:01 64a6894c60f9770011834eb3 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/take-a-walk-on-the-wild-side 64a6894c60f9770011834eb3 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 take-a-walk-on-the-wild-side This week, AE Stallings, the new Oxford professor of poetry, on the lives of poets; and Ann Kennedy Smith considers the different faces of Cornwall. full This week, AE Stallings, the new Oxford professor of poetry, on the lives of poets; and Ann Kennedy Smith considers the different faces of Cornwall.



'Sleeping on islands: A life in poetry', by Andrew Motion

'The American poet laureate: A history of US poetry and the state', by Amy Paeth

'The granite kingdom: A Cornish journey', by Tim Hannigan

'Treasures of Cornwall: A literary anthology', edited by Luke Thompson 


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]]> This week, AE Stallings, the new Oxford professor of poetry, on the lives of poets; and Ann Kennedy Smith considers the different faces of Cornwall.



'Sleeping on islands: A life in poetry', by Andrew Motion

'The American poet laureate: A history of US poetry and the state', by Amy Paeth

'The granite kingdom: A Cornish journey', by Tim Hannigan

'Treasures of Cornwall: A literary anthology', edited by Luke Thompson 


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]]> The Writing on The Wall The Writing on The Wall Thu, 29 Jun 2023 08:55:08 GMT 48:22 649c8ac3ab8b53001140b6cb false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/the-writing-on-the-wall 649c8ac3ab8b53001140b6cb af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 the-writing-on-the-wall This week, Mary Beard is fascinated by an ancient graffito, and novelist Michael Hughes on the murder case that almost brought down the Irish government. full This week, Mary Beard is fascinated by an ancient graffito, and novelist Michael Hughes on the murder case that almost brought down the Irish government.


A Don's Life: https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/virgil-on-pots-and-walls-blog-post-mary-beard/

'A Thread of Violence: A Story of Truth, Invention and Murder', by Mark O'Connell


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]]> This week, Mary Beard is fascinated by an ancient graffito, and novelist Michael Hughes on the murder case that almost brought down the Irish government.


A Don's Life: https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/virgil-on-pots-and-walls-blog-post-mary-beard/

'A Thread of Violence: A Story of Truth, Invention and Murder', by Mark O'Connell


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]]> The Limits of Love The Limits of Love Sun, 25 Jun 2023 22:59:00 GMT 19:30 6498a7d5e13a7f0012e44571 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/the-limits-of-love 6498a7d5e13a7f0012e44571 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 the-limits-of-love Kathleen Taylor considers human personality under assault from advanced dementia full Kathleen Taylor considers human personality under assault from advanced dementia.


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/alzheimer-dementia-sandeep-jauhar-dasha-kiper-susan-elkin-book-review-kathleen-taylor/



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]]> Kathleen Taylor considers human personality under assault from advanced dementia.


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/alzheimer-dementia-sandeep-jauhar-dasha-kiper-susan-elkin-book-review-kathleen-taylor/



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]]> Long Hot Summer Long Hot Summer Thu, 22 Jun 2023 09:00:00 GMT 1:08:55 649406da8103980011535683 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/long-hot-summer 649406da8103980011535683 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 long-hot-summer full In this week's bumper podcast, George Berridge assesses the legacy of Cormac McCarthy; Toby Lichtig on this summer's ideal reads; and an interview with American novelist Brandon Taylor.


'The Late Americans', by Brandon Taylor



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]]> In this week's bumper podcast, George Berridge assesses the legacy of Cormac McCarthy; Toby Lichtig on this summer's ideal reads; and an interview with American novelist Brandon Taylor.


'The Late Americans', by Brandon Taylor



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]]> Winning On The Home Front Winning On The Home Front Sun, 18 Jun 2023 22:59:05 GMT 20:42 6489eb16ac7b860011997aa7 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/winning-on-the-home-front 6489eb16ac7b860011997aa7 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 winning-on-the-home-front Owen Matthews on the triumph of the Kremlin propaganda machine full Owen Matthews on the triumph of the Kremlin propaganda machine


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/russia-ian-garner-jade-mcglynn-alexandar-mihailovic-alexander-etkind-book-review-owen-matthews/

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]]> Owen Matthews on the triumph of the Kremlin propaganda machine


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/russia-ian-garner-jade-mcglynn-alexandar-mihailovic-alexander-etkind-book-review-owen-matthews/

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]]> Sauce Bolognese Sauce Bolognese Thu, 15 Jun 2023 09:00:07 GMT 51:32 6489ea9938fe900011b26ffd false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/sauce-bolognese 6489ea9938fe900011b26ffd af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 sauce-bolognese full This week, an exhibition of the Italian Renaissance painter Lavinia Fontana's work thrills Norma Clarke; and Kieran Setiya on Sarah Bakewell's bravura survey of the history of humanism.


'Lavinia Fontana: Trailblazer, rule breaker', at the National Gallery of Ireland until August 27, with accompanying book by Aoife Brady, Babette Bohn and Jonquil O'Reilly

'Humanly Possible: Seven hundred years of humanist freethinking, enquiry and hope' by Sarah Bakewell


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]]> This week, an exhibition of the Italian Renaissance painter Lavinia Fontana's work thrills Norma Clarke; and Kieran Setiya on Sarah Bakewell's bravura survey of the history of humanism.


'Lavinia Fontana: Trailblazer, rule breaker', at the National Gallery of Ireland until August 27, with accompanying book by Aoife Brady, Babette Bohn and Jonquil O'Reilly

'Humanly Possible: Seven hundred years of humanist freethinking, enquiry and hope' by Sarah Bakewell


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]]> Know Thyself Know Thyself Sun, 11 Jun 2023 22:15:35 GMT 20:31 6481cfca9833cf0011d0d6a9 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/know-thyself 6481cfca9833cf0011d0d6a9 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 know-thyself Peter Thonemann on a civilization that questions its first principles. full Peter Thonemann on a civilization that questions its first principles.


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]]> Peter Thonemann on a civilization that questions its first principles.


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/the-west-naoise-mac-sweeney-book-review-peter-thonemann/


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]]> Hay Festival Special Hay Festival Special Thu, 08 Jun 2023 09:29:02 GMT 47:47 64819f5ea9ca950011ba9fbc false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/hay-festival-special 64819f5ea9ca950011ba9fbc af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 hay-festival-special This week, Lucy and Alex head to Hay, and find guest stars Eleanor Catton and Sarah Raven. full This week, Lucy and Alex head to Hay, and find guest stars Eleanor Catton and Sarah Raven.


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]]> Puffed Up with Wind Puffed Up with Wind Mon, 05 Jun 2023 08:07:39 GMT 20:02 647d97cc1ff5130011141eb8 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/puffed-up-with-wind 647d97cc1ff5130011141eb8 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 puffed-up-with-wind Edward Chancellor considers why central bankers have lost the plot with inflation full Edward Chancellor considers why central bankers have lost the plot with inflation.


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/we-need-to-talk-about-inflation-stephen-d-king-book-review-edward-chancellor/



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]]> Edward Chancellor considers why central bankers have lost the plot with inflation.


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/we-need-to-talk-about-inflation-stephen-d-king-book-review-edward-chancellor/



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]]> Inheritance Taxes Inheritance Taxes Thu, 01 Jun 2023 09:00:00 GMT 52:39 6478593965426000118687d7 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/inheritance-taxes 6478593965426000118687d7 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 inheritance-taxes This week, Norma Clarke unpicks the complicated business of family legacy in Polly Toynbee’s memoir; and Nicholas Clee immerses himself in Paul Murray’s multi-generational saga of Irish small-town life. full This week, Norma Clarke unpicks the complicated business of family legacy in Polly Toynbee’s memoir; and Nicholas Clee immerses himself in Paul Murray’s multi-generational saga of Irish small-town life.



'An Uneasy Inheritance: My Family and Other Radicals’ by Polly Toynbee

’The Bee Sting’ by Paul Murray


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'An Uneasy Inheritance: My Family and Other Radicals’ by Polly Toynbee

’The Bee Sting’ by Paul Murray


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]]> Their Little Pony Their Little Pony Tue, 30 May 2023 09:48:44 GMT 11:49 6475c67da8992e001143b875 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/their-little-pony 6475c67da8992e001143b875 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 their-little-pony Joe Moran explores the weird world of fandom full Joe Moran explores the weird world of fandom.


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/fans-michael-bond-book-review-joe-moran/



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]]> Joe Moran explores the weird world of fandom.


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/fans-michael-bond-book-review-joe-moran/



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]]> O Tempora! O Mores! O Tempora! O Mores! Thu, 25 May 2023 09:35:56 GMT 53:25 646f2bfc4c586000123a6ee3 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/o-tempora-o-mores 646f2bfc4c586000123a6ee3 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 o-tempora-o-mores This week, TLS contributors on what art and literature mean in a time of crisis; and we take a trip to the melancholy, beautiful, faded English seaside. full This week, TLS contributors on what art and literature mean in a time of crisis; and we take a trip to the melancholy, beautiful, faded English seaside.


‘The Seaside: England’s Love Affair’, by Madeleine Bunting


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]]> This week, TLS contributors on what art and literature mean in a time of crisis; and we take a trip to the melancholy, beautiful, faded English seaside.


‘The Seaside: England’s Love Affair’, by Madeleine Bunting


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]]> Life In The Slow Lane Life In The Slow Lane Thu, 18 May 2023 09:30:00 GMT 51:57 6465e5290c37ff001135391c false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/life-in-the-slow-lane 6465e5290c37ff001135391c af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 life-in-the-slow-lane This week, Kate Simpson introduces us to the precarious and vital world of the gastropods; and James McConnachie plunges into the teeming waters of the St George’s Channel. full This week, Kate Simpson introduces us to the precarious and vital world of the gastropods; and James McConnachie plunges into the teeming waters of the St George’s Channel.


‘A World in a Shell: Snail Stories for a Time of Extinctions’ by Thom van Dooren

’The Turning Tide: A Biography of the Irish Sea’ by Jon Gower


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]]> This week, Kate Simpson introduces us to the precarious and vital world of the gastropods; and James McConnachie plunges into the teeming waters of the St George’s Channel.


‘A World in a Shell: Snail Stories for a Time of Extinctions’ by Thom van Dooren

’The Turning Tide: A Biography of the Irish Sea’ by Jon Gower


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]]> To The Barricades To The Barricades Sun, 14 May 2023 22:59:56 GMT 24:15 64612ff3616b8e0011ef975f false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/to-the-barricades 64612ff3616b8e0011ef975f af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 to-the-barricades Abigail Green considers a panoramic account of the continent-wide outbreak of revolutions in 1848 full Abigail Green considers a panoramic account of the continent-wide outbreak of revolutions in 1848.


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/revolutionary-spring-christopher-clark-book-review-abigail-green/ 



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]]> Abigail Green considers a panoramic account of the continent-wide outbreak of revolutions in 1848.


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/revolutionary-spring-christopher-clark-book-review-abigail-green/ 



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]]> All The News That’s Fit To Print All The News That’s Fit To Print Thu, 11 May 2023 09:00:03 GMT 44:08 645c9d71beaab40011fc0435 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/all-the-news-thats-fit-to-print 645c9d71beaab40011fc0435 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 all-the-news-thats-fit-to-print This week, Ben Hutchinson takes us to Paris to survey the invention of type; and Joe Moran on giving your creativity a workout. full This week, Ben Hutchinson takes us to Paris to survey the invention of type; and Joe Moran on giving your creativity a workout.


‘Imprimer! L’Europe de Gutenberg’, Bibliothèque nationale de France, until July 16

'Imprimer! L’Europe de Gutenberg 1450-1520’, edited by Nathalie Coilly and Caroline Vrand

‘The Imagination Muscle: Where good ideas come from (and how to have more of them)’, by Albert Read


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‘Imprimer! L’Europe de Gutenberg’, Bibliothèque nationale de France, until July 16

'Imprimer! L’Europe de Gutenberg 1450-1520’, edited by Nathalie Coilly and Caroline Vrand

‘The Imagination Muscle: Where good ideas come from (and how to have more of them)’, by Albert Read


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]]> Every Little Helps Every Little Helps Sun, 07 May 2023 22:59:37 GMT 22:45 64581df0c7168c0011c8d24a false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/every-little-helps 64581df0c7168c0011c8d24a af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 every-little-helps Tyler Cowen on the advantages of gradual reform over long-term thinking. full Tyler Cowen on the advantages of gradual reform over long-term thinking.


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/the-long-view-richard-fisher-the-lost-future-jan-zielonka-gradual-greg-berman-aubrey-fox-book-review-tyler-cowen/ 



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]]> Tyler Cowen on the advantages of gradual reform over long-term thinking.


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/the-long-view-richard-fisher-the-lost-future-jan-zielonka-gradual-greg-berman-aubrey-fox-book-review-tyler-cowen/ 



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]]> To Thine Own Self Be True To Thine Own Self Be True Thu, 04 May 2023 09:51:19 GMT 55:53 6453801730eeac0011ff7e6f true https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/to-thine-own-self-be-true 6453801730eeac0011ff7e6f af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 to-thine-own-self-be-true This week, Lucy and Alex discover how James Shapiro created his landmark work on a formative year in Shakespeare’s life; and Miranda France on her spellbinding study of memoir and creative writing. full This week, Lucy and Alex discover how James Shapiro created his landmark work on a formative year in Shakespeare’s life; and Miranda France on her spellbinding study of memoir and creative writing.


‘1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare’, by James Shapiro

‘The Writing School’, by Miranda France


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‘1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare’, by James Shapiro

‘The Writing School’, by Miranda France


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]]> Everyone’s Business Everyone’s Business Sun, 30 Apr 2023 22:59:01 GMT 11:49 644ed7b3427e6f0011961746 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/everyones-usiness 644ed7b3427e6f0011961746 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 everyones-usiness David Throsby on the ruthlessness of the consulting industry. full David Throsby on the ruthlessness of the consulting industry.


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/consulting-mckinsey-mariana-mazzucato-rosie-collington-walt-bogdanich-michael-forsythe-book-review-david-throsby/



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]]> David Throsby on the ruthlessness of the consulting industry.


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/consulting-mckinsey-mariana-mazzucato-rosie-collington-walt-bogdanich-michael-forsythe-book-review-david-throsby/



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]]> How To Respect A Chihuahua’s Privacy How To Respect A Chihuahua’s Privacy Thu, 27 Apr 2023 09:00:09 GMT 53:51 6449844c56fd8600111d3443 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/how-to-respect-a-chihuahuas-privacy 6449844c56fd8600111d3443 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 how-to-respect-a-chihuahuas-privacy This week, Laurie Maguire is in the audience for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet; and Lucy and Alex catch up with novelist Curtis Sittenfeld on her whistle-stop visit to the UK. full This week, Laurie Maguire is in the audience for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet; and Lucy and Alex catch up with novelist Curtis Sittenfeld on her whistle-stop visit to the UK.



‘Hamnet’, an RSC production, from the novel by Maggie O’Farrell

‘Romantic Comedy’, by Curtis Sittenfeld


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‘Hamnet’, an RSC production, from the novel by Maggie O’Farrell

‘Romantic Comedy’, by Curtis Sittenfeld


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]]> Look Back In Anger Look Back In Anger Sun, 23 Apr 2023 22:59:37 GMT 26:19 6445a65887116200117a76aa false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/look-back-in-anger 6445a65887116200117a76aa af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 look-back-in-anger Tristram Hunt revisits the monuments controversy. full Tristram Hunt revisits the monuments controversy. 


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/monumental-lies-robert-bevan-everyday-like-of-memorials-andrew-shanken-on-the-street-edwin-heathcote-book-review-tristram-hunt/



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]]> Tristram Hunt revisits the monuments controversy. 


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]]> A Place of Greater Safety A Place of Greater Safety Thu, 20 Apr 2023 09:10:27 GMT 51:47 6440710ac9ba5a001179a7a6 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/a-place-of-greater-safety 6440710ac9ba5a001179a7a6 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 a-place-of-greater-safety Historian Emily Baughan on two books chronicling the immense impact of the NHS and the welfare state on the lives of Britons; and a new film explores Patricia Highsmith’s hinterland. full Historian Emily Baughan on two books chronicling the immense impact of the NHS and the welfare state on the lives of Britons; and a new film explores Patricia Highsmith’s hinterland.



’The Welfare State generation: Women, agency and class in Britain since 1945’, by Eve Worth

‘Poster, protests and prescriptions: Cultural histories of the National Health Service in Britain’, edited by Jennifer Crane and Jane Hand

‘Loving Highsmith’, a film by Eva Vitija


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]]> Historian Emily Baughan on two books chronicling the immense impact of the NHS and the welfare state on the lives of Britons; and a new film explores Patricia Highsmith’s hinterland.



’The Welfare State generation: Women, agency and class in Britain since 1945’, by Eve Worth

‘Poster, protests and prescriptions: Cultural histories of the National Health Service in Britain’, edited by Jennifer Crane and Jane Hand

‘Loving Highsmith’, a film by Eva Vitija


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]]> So Long, Farewell So Long, Farewell Sun, 16 Apr 2023 22:59:56 GMT 18:52 643c429b334ade001183dbd6 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/so-long-farewell 643c429b334ade001183dbd6 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 so-long-farewell Nicola Shulman on two anthologies that display the obituarist’s art. full Nicola Shulman on two anthologies that display the obituarist’s art.


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/lives-less-ordinary-nigel-farndale-eccentric-lives-andrew-brown-book-review-nicola-shulman/


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]]> Nicola Shulman on two anthologies that display the obituarist’s art.


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/lives-less-ordinary-nigel-farndale-eccentric-lives-andrew-brown-book-review-nicola-shulman/


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]]> Connecting the Dots Connecting the Dots Thu, 13 Apr 2023 09:00:00 GMT 50:48 6437c0abccb34f0011623636 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/connecting-the-dots 6437c0abccb34f0011623636 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 connecting-the-dots Olga Tokarczuk on stage and the search for the source of the Nile full

Boyd Tonkin visits Complicité’s audacious adaptation of Olga Tokarczuk’s Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead; and Barnaby Phillips on two Victorian explorers at daggers drawn



'Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead’, staged by Complicité, based on the novel by Olga Tokarczuk

‘River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile’ by Candice Millard 


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Boyd Tonkin visits Complicité’s audacious adaptation of Olga Tokarczuk’s Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead; and Barnaby Phillips on two Victorian explorers at daggers drawn



'Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead’, staged by Complicité, based on the novel by Olga Tokarczuk

‘River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile’ by Candice Millard 


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]]> Searching for the Good Life Searching for the Good Life Sun, 09 Apr 2023 22:59:56 GMT 18:21 6432bd9ef699c50011b8775e false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/searching-for-the-good-life 6432bd9ef699c50011b8775e af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 searching-for-the-good-life Skye Clery on how to cope with the fear of death and other anxieties full Searching for the Good Life

Skye Clery on how to cope with the fear of death and other anxieties


 https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/life-is-short-dean-rickles-life-is-hard-kieran-setiya-book-review-skye-cleary/

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Skye Clery on how to cope with the fear of death and other anxieties


 https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/life-is-short-dean-rickles-life-is-hard-kieran-setiya-book-review-skye-cleary/

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]]> Disrupting the Narrative Disrupting the Narrative Thu, 06 Apr 2023 09:30:07 GMT 54:57 642e7e411c2e2600112cc978 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/disrupting-the-narrative 642e7e411c2e2600112cc978 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 disrupting-the-narrative Lamorna Ash talks about Shy, Max Porter’s tale of teenage angst; and Jonathan Taylor on an illuminating survey of the uses and abuses of storytelling. full Lamorna Ash joins us to talk about Shy, Max Porter’s tale of teenage angst; and Jonathan Taylor on an illuminating survey of the uses and abuses of storytelling.



’Shy’ by Max Porter

’Seduced by Story: The Use and Abuse of Narrative’ by Peter Brooks


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]]> Lamorna Ash joins us to talk about Shy, Max Porter’s tale of teenage angst; and Jonathan Taylor on an illuminating survey of the uses and abuses of storytelling.



’Shy’ by Max Porter

’Seduced by Story: The Use and Abuse of Narrative’ by Peter Brooks


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]]> Mother Knows Best Mother Knows Best Sun, 02 Apr 2023 22:59:45 GMT 27:27 642566584362ac001178afca false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/mother-knows-best 642566584362ac001178afca af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 mother-knows-best full Mother Knows Best


Michele Pridmore-Brown considers recent insights into parenthood from neuroscience, archaeology and social policy


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Michele Pridmore-Brown considers recent insights into parenthood from neuroscience, archaeology and social policy


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]]> Always Look On The Bright Side of Life Always Look On The Bright Side of Life Thu, 30 Mar 2023 09:00:00 GMT 49:03 6425422d56d10b0011b2ed4f false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/always-look-on-the-bright-side-of-life 6425422d56d10b0011b2ed4f af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 always-look-on-the-bright-side-of-life We go in search of the meaning of life, death and the universe, in the capable hands of Nat Segnit and Skye Cleary. full This week, we go in search of the meaning of life, death and the universe, in the capable hands of Nat Segnit and Skye Cleary.



‘The Real Work: On the Mystery of Mastery’ by Adam Gopnik

‘Life is Short: An Appropriately Brief Guide to Making It More Meaningful’ by Dean Rickles

‘Life is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way’ by Kieran Setiya


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]]> This week, we go in search of the meaning of life, death and the universe, in the capable hands of Nat Segnit and Skye Cleary.



‘The Real Work: On the Mystery of Mastery’ by Adam Gopnik

‘Life is Short: An Appropriately Brief Guide to Making It More Meaningful’ by Dean Rickles

‘Life is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way’ by Kieran Setiya


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]]> Scratch The Surface Scratch The Surface Sun, 26 Mar 2023 22:59:00 GMT 11:17 6420ae83cd1d610011829fd7 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/scratch-the-surface 6420ae83cd1d610011829fd7 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 scratch-the-surface full Irina Dumitrescu considers what psoriasis tells us about social outcasts.


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/skin-sergio-del-molino-book-review-irina-dumitrescu/


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]]> Irina Dumitrescu considers what psoriasis tells us about social outcasts.


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/skin-sergio-del-molino-book-review-irina-dumitrescu/


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]]> Private Faces In Public Places Private Faces In Public Places Thu, 23 Mar 2023 10:00:40 GMT 49:57 641c1d7c53171c0011c851a6 true https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/private-faces-in-public-places 641c1d7c53171c0011c851a6 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 private-faces-in-public-places This week, Margarette Lincoln on the secret life of Daniel Defoe, government agent; and Claire Lowdon transports herself back to the teenage turmoil of Martin Amis’s debut novel, fifty years on. full This week, Margarette Lincoln on the secret life of Daniel Defoe, government agent; and Claire Lowdon transports herself back to the teenage turmoil of Martin Amis’s debut novel, fifty years on. 


‘The Cambridge Edition of the Correspondence of Daniel Defoe’ edited by Nicholas Seager

‘The Rachel Papers’ by Martin Amis


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]]> This week, Margarette Lincoln on the secret life of Daniel Defoe, government agent; and Claire Lowdon transports herself back to the teenage turmoil of Martin Amis’s debut novel, fifty years on. 


‘The Cambridge Edition of the Correspondence of Daniel Defoe’ edited by Nicholas Seager

‘The Rachel Papers’ by Martin Amis


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]]> In A Green Shade In A Green Shade Thu, 16 Mar 2023 10:00:50 GMT 48:41 6412bf55aa0b0f0012f0bb4c false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/in-a-green-shade 6412bf55aa0b0f0012f0bb4c af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 in-a-green-shade This week, Helen Bynum enjoins us to consider the secret lives of plants; and Jacqueline Banerjee on love and marriage in the world of George Eliot. full This week, Helen Bynum enjoins us to consider the secret lives of plants; and Jacqueline Banerjee on love and marriage in the world of George Eliot.


‘Planta Sapiens: Unmasking Plant Intelligence’ by Paco Calvo with Natalie Lawrence

‘The Marriage Question: George Eliot’s Double Life’ by Clare Carlisle


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]]> This week, Helen Bynum enjoins us to consider the secret lives of plants; and Jacqueline Banerjee on love and marriage in the world of George Eliot.


‘Planta Sapiens: Unmasking Plant Intelligence’ by Paco Calvo with Natalie Lawrence

‘The Marriage Question: George Eliot’s Double Life’ by Clare Carlisle


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]]> American Paranoia American Paranoia Sun, 12 Mar 2023 23:59:51 GMT 25:58 640b4387dd42880011ee1988 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/american-paranoia 640b4387dd42880011ee1988 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 american-paranoia Geoffrey Wheatcroft considers how the First World War triggered a wave of xenophobia and a Red Scare. full Geoffrey Wheatcroft considers how the First World War triggered a wave of xenophobia and a Red Scare.


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/american-midnight-adam-hochschild-book-review-geoffrey-wheatcroft/



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]]> Geoffrey Wheatcroft considers how the First World War triggered a wave of xenophobia and a Red Scare.


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/american-midnight-adam-hochschild-book-review-geoffrey-wheatcroft/



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]]> The Isle is Full of Noises The Isle is Full of Noises Thu, 09 Mar 2023 10:00:44 GMT 51:11 64093ad9d7904800116c9cd3 true https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/the-isle-is-full-of-noises 64093ad9d7904800116c9cd3 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 the-isle-is-full-of-noises Flora Willson explores the struggle of four women composers to have their work heard, and Biancamaria Fontana on the late David Graeber’s survey of Madagascan pirate kingdoms. full Flora Willson explores the struggle of four women composers to have their work heard, and Biancamaria Fontana on the late David Graeber’s survey of Madagascan pirate kingdoms.


‘Quartet: How Four Women Changed the Musical World’ by Leah Broad

‘Pirate Enlightenment: Or the Real Libertalia’ by David Graeber


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]]> Flora Willson explores the struggle of four women composers to have their work heard, and Biancamaria Fontana on the late David Graeber’s survey of Madagascan pirate kingdoms.


‘Quartet: How Four Women Changed the Musical World’ by Leah Broad

‘Pirate Enlightenment: Or the Real Libertalia’ by David Graeber


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]]> Turning Leaves Turning Leaves Tue, 07 Mar 2023 17:58:12 GMT 44:41 64077b342353640011255dad false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/turning-leaves-a-brandnew-podcast-from-the-tls 64077b342353640011255dad af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 turning-leaves-a-brandnew-podcast-from-the-tls A BRAND NEW PODCAST FROM THE TLS full

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]]> Give Them Back! Give Them Back! Sun, 05 Mar 2023 23:59:00 GMT 21:01 64050423c1e8c70011aef260 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/give-them-back 64050423c1e8c70011aef260 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 give-them-back Mark Mazower asks: did the Ottomans preserve the Parthenon and Elgin wreck it? full Mark Mazower asks: did the Ottomans preserve the Parthenon and Elgin wreck it?


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/who-saved-the-parthenon-william-st-clair-book-review-mark-mazower/

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]]> Mark Mazower asks: did the Ottomans preserve the Parthenon and Elgin wreck it?


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/who-saved-the-parthenon-william-st-clair-book-review-mark-mazower/

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]]> Coming to Fruition Coming to Fruition Thu, 02 Mar 2023 10:00:57 GMT 49:57 640058ebe8c75200112a8fc5 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/time-and-tide 640058ebe8c75200112a8fc5 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 time-and-tide This week, Margaret Drabble and Joe Swift talk about the relationship between literature and gardening; and a new short-story collection from Margaret Atwood. full This week, Margaret Drabble and Joe Swift talk about the relationship between literature and gardening; and a new short-story collection from Margaret Atwood.


‘Turning Leaves’, a new podcast from the TLS team

‘Old Babes in the Wood’ by Margaret Atwood


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]]> This week, Margaret Drabble and Joe Swift talk about the relationship between literature and gardening; and a new short-story collection from Margaret Atwood.


‘Turning Leaves’, a new podcast from the TLS team

‘Old Babes in the Wood’ by Margaret Atwood


Produced by Charlotte Pardy

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]]> Good Chaps Good Chaps Mon, 27 Feb 2023 00:20:57 GMT 26:37 63fbf769d6d59700111b698f false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/good-chaps 63fbf769d6d59700111b698f af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 good-chaps Ferdinand Mount considers how the English upper classes appropriated fair play from the lower orders. full Ferdinand Mount considers how the English upper classes appropriated fair play from the lower orders.


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/an-english-tradition-jonathan-duke-evans-book-review-ferdinand-mount/



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]]> Ferdinand Mount considers how the English upper classes appropriated fair play from the lower orders.


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/an-english-tradition-jonathan-duke-evans-book-review-ferdinand-mount/



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]]> A Treasure on Your Shelf, Waiting A Treasure on Your Shelf, Waiting Thu, 23 Feb 2023 10:00:37 GMT 52:01 63f72d58397aea0011b40d79 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/a-treasure-on-your-shelf-waiting 63f72d58397aea0011b40d79 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 a-treasure-on-your-shelf-waiting This week we hear about the pursuit of the perfect library, and celebrate the brilliance of crime writer Josephine Tey. full This week we hear about the pursuit of the perfect library, and celebrate the brilliance of crime writer Josephine Tey. 


Irina Dumitrescu on the bibliophile’s life

‘The Franchise Affair’, ‘To Love and Be Wise’ and ‘The Daughter of Time’ by Josephine Tey


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]]> This week we hear about the pursuit of the perfect library, and celebrate the brilliance of crime writer Josephine Tey. 


Irina Dumitrescu on the bibliophile’s life

‘The Franchise Affair’, ‘To Love and Be Wise’ and ‘The Daughter of Time’ by Josephine Tey


Produced by Charlotte



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]]> Into The Woods Into The Woods Sun, 19 Feb 2023 23:59:40 GMT 19:25 63f2888c479d500011329196 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/into-the-woods 63f2888c479d500011329196 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 into-the-woods full Peter Godfrey-Smith on two books about living like a deer and learning from the birds.


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/deer-man-geoffroy-delorme-the-parrot-in-the-mirror-antone-martinho-truswell-book-review-peter-godfrey-smith/ 


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]]> Peter Godfrey-Smith on two books about living like a deer and learning from the birds.


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/deer-man-geoffroy-delorme-the-parrot-in-the-mirror-antone-martinho-truswell-book-review-peter-godfrey-smith/ 


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]]> Dogs Days in the Writer’s Life Dogs Days in the Writer’s Life Thu, 16 Feb 2023 10:00:46 GMT 52:02 63ede2ce2b8329001190e8cd false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/dogs-days-in-the-writers-life 63ede2ce2b8329001190e8cd af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 dogs-days-in-the-writers-life This week, we examine the highs and very many lows of the writing life. Tom Seymour Evans explores a disquieting biography of crime writer James Ellroy, and Stephen Marche shines a light into the abyss of literary failure in his new book. full This week, we examine the highs and very many lows of the writing life. Tom Seymour Evans explores a disquieting biography of crime writer James Ellroy, and Stephen Marche shines a light into the abyss of literary failure in his new book.


‘Love Me Fierce in Danger: The Life of James Ellroy’ by Steven Powell

‘On Writing and Failure’ by Stephen Marche


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]]> This week, we examine the highs and very many lows of the writing life. Tom Seymour Evans explores a disquieting biography of crime writer James Ellroy, and Stephen Marche shines a light into the abyss of literary failure in his new book.


‘Love Me Fierce in Danger: The Life of James Ellroy’ by Steven Powell

‘On Writing and Failure’ by Stephen Marche


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]]> A Town Called Sue A Town Called Sue Sun, 12 Feb 2023 23:59:28 GMT 31:03 63e944daf91bf60011e94332 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/a-town-called-sue 63e944daf91bf60011e94332 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 a-town-called-sue In an extract from Lawcraft, published by TLS Books last month, Geoffrey Robertson explains how Russian oligarchs use British courts to close down investigative journalism bonus In an extract from Lawcraft, published by TLS Books last month, Geoffrey Robertson explains how Russian oligarchs use British courts to close down investigative journalism.


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/lawfare-geoffrey-robertson-extract-russia-free-speech/



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]]> In an extract from Lawcraft, published by TLS Books last month, Geoffrey Robertson explains how Russian oligarchs use British courts to close down investigative journalism.


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/lawfare-geoffrey-robertson-extract-russia-free-speech/



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]]> State Secrets and Private Passions State Secrets and Private Passions Thu, 09 Feb 2023 10:00:00 GMT 49:57 63e4bf0a76a4a4001077feb7 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/state-secrets-and-private-passions 63e4bf0a76a4a4001077feb7 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 state-secrets-and-private-passions This week, Richard Norton-Taylor braves the terrifying world of cyberattacks and their brutal cost; and Lucasta Miller on an intriguing collection of 19th-century commonplace books. full This week, Richard Norton-Taylor braves the terrifying world of cyberattacks and their brutal cost; and Lucasta Miller on an intriguing collection of 19th-century commonplace books.


'Pegasus: The Story of the World’s Most Dangerous Spyware’ by Laurent Richard and Sandrine Rigaud

‘Striking Back: The End of Peace in Cyberspace - and How to Restore It’ by Lucas Kello

The work of scholar and collector William St Clair


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]]> This week, Richard Norton-Taylor braves the terrifying world of cyberattacks and their brutal cost; and Lucasta Miller on an intriguing collection of 19th-century commonplace books.


'Pegasus: The Story of the World’s Most Dangerous Spyware’ by Laurent Richard and Sandrine Rigaud

‘Striking Back: The End of Peace in Cyberspace - and How to Restore It’ by Lucas Kello

The work of scholar and collector William St Clair


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]]> Big Tech Is Reading Your Mind Big Tech Is Reading Your Mind Sun, 05 Feb 2023 23:59:17 GMT 15:24 63db6dcd7aca15001115aa4f false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/big-tech-is-reading-your-ind 63db6dcd7aca15001115aa4f af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 big-tech-is-reading-your-ind full N. J. Enfield considers how software engineers became social engineers in our democracies.


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/freedom-to-think-susie-alegre-the-digital-republic-jamie-susskind-book-review-n-j-enfield/ 



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]]> N. J. Enfield considers how software engineers became social engineers in our democracies.


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/freedom-to-think-susie-alegre-the-digital-republic-jamie-susskind-book-review-n-j-enfield/ 



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]]> All Those Old Familiar Places All Those Old Familiar Places Thu, 02 Feb 2023 10:00:00 GMT 51:25 63db5a64f6391d00117e9008 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/all-those-old-familiar-places 63db5a64f6391d00117e9008 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 all-those-old-familiar-places This week, Elizabeth Dearnley hunts for the hags, fairies and wandering women of the pagan past; and Ruth Scurr on a thrilling final book from the celebrated journalist Janet Malcolm. full This week, Elizabeth Dearnley hunts for the hags, fairies and wandering women of the pagan past; and Ruth Scurr on a thrilling final book from the celebrated journalist Janet Malcolm.


‘Queens of the Wild: Pagan Goddesses In Christian Europe’ by Ronald Hutton

‘Still Pictures: On Photography and Memory’ by Janet Malcolm


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]]> This week, Elizabeth Dearnley hunts for the hags, fairies and wandering women of the pagan past; and Ruth Scurr on a thrilling final book from the celebrated journalist Janet Malcolm.


‘Queens of the Wild: Pagan Goddesses In Christian Europe’ by Ronald Hutton

‘Still Pictures: On Photography and Memory’ by Janet Malcolm


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]]> The Gene Genie The Gene Genie Sun, 29 Jan 2023 23:59:16 GMT 15:58 63d29f53655f7c0011399d65 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/the-gene-genie 63d29f53655f7c0011399d65 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 the-gene-genie Nessa Carey explores how recent scientific breakthroughs allow experimentation with the DNA of all living species. full Nessa Carey explores how recent scientific breakthroughs allow experimentation with the DNA of all living species.


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/the-genetic-age-matthew-cobb-book-review-nessa-carey/

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]]> Nessa Carey explores how recent scientific breakthroughs allow experimentation with the DNA of all living species.


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/the-genetic-age-matthew-cobb-book-review-nessa-carey/

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]]> Telling It Like It Is Telling It Like It Is Thu, 26 Jan 2023 10:00:00 GMT 50:08 63d20c1e5ef4bc00112f248c true https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/telling-it-like-it-is 63d20c1e5ef4bc00112f248c af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 telling-it-like-it-is Richard Smyth remembers the equanimity and attentiveness of Ronald Blythe; and Mary Flannery on the enduring appeal of Alison, the Wife of Bath. full Richard Smyth remembers the equanimity and attentiveness of Ronald Blythe; and Mary Flannery on the enduring appeal of Alison, the Wife of Bath.


‘Next to Nature: A Lifetime in the English Countryside’ by Ronald Blythe

‘The Wife of Bath: A Biography’ by Marion Turner


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]]> Richard Smyth remembers the equanimity and attentiveness of Ronald Blythe; and Mary Flannery on the enduring appeal of Alison, the Wife of Bath.


‘Next to Nature: A Lifetime in the English Countryside’ by Ronald Blythe

‘The Wife of Bath: A Biography’ by Marion Turner


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]]> Stories That Simply Unfold Stories That Simply Unfold Sun, 22 Jan 2023 23:59:16 GMT 17:25 63c82bde62c0100011dd3bd6 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/stories-that-simply-unfold 63c82bde62c0100011dd3bd6 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 stories-that-simply-unfold Kirsty Gunn considers Katherine Mansfield’s place in the literary canon. full Kirsty Gunn considers Katherine Mansfield’s place in the literary canon.


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/all-sorts-of-lives-katherine-mansfield-claire-harman-book-review-kirsty-gunn/

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]]> Kirsty Gunn considers Katherine Mansfield’s place in the literary canon.


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/all-sorts-of-lives-katherine-mansfield-claire-harman-book-review-kirsty-gunn/

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]]> Rattling The Handle On Life Rattling The Handle On Life Thu, 19 Jan 2023 10:00:09 GMT 52:48 63c875876bb05b0010c7b46d false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/rattling-the-handle-on-life 63c875876bb05b0010c7b46d af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 rattling-the-handle-on-life full This week, Gabriel Roberts explores the past, present and - we very much hope - the future of bioabundance in animal species; and novelist Gwendoline Riley takes us into the affecting and brutally funny world of Michael Bracewell’s return to fiction after 21 years.


Species loss and bioabundance, by Gabriel Roberts

‘Unfinished Business’ by Michael Bracewell


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]]> This week, Gabriel Roberts explores the past, present and - we very much hope - the future of bioabundance in animal species; and novelist Gwendoline Riley takes us into the affecting and brutally funny world of Michael Bracewell’s return to fiction after 21 years.


Species loss and bioabundance, by Gabriel Roberts

‘Unfinished Business’ by Michael Bracewell


Produced by Charlotte Pardy

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]]> A Sea-Brooding Poet A Sea-Brooding Poet Mon, 16 Jan 2023 18:04:56 GMT 16:29 63c591c89d8d4700115b4b6f false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/a-sea-brooding-poet 63c591c89d8d4700115b4b6f af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 a-sea-brooding-poet Christy Edwall reflects on a meditations on Keats’s poems, and a new account of his last days. full Christy Edwall reflects on a meditations on Keats’s poems, and a new account of his last days.


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/a-greeting-of-the-spirit-susan-wolfson-written-in-water-alessandro-gallenzi-keats-book-review-christy-edwall/

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]]> Christy Edwall reflects on a meditations on Keats’s poems, and a new account of his last days.


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/a-greeting-of-the-spirit-susan-wolfson-written-in-water-alessandro-gallenzi-keats-book-review-christy-edwall/

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]]> Radical Barbie Radical Barbie Mon, 09 Jan 2023 11:03:08 GMT 25:09 63bbf46dd785a40010d623a9 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/radical-barbie 63bbf46dd785a40010d623a9 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 radical-barbie Olivia Laing secrets and lies in the life and work of Kathy Acker full Olivia Laing secrets and lies in the life and work of Kathy Acker.


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/eat-your-mind-kathy-acker-jason-mcbride-book-review-olivia-laing/



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]]> Olivia Laing secrets and lies in the life and work of Kathy Acker.


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/eat-your-mind-kathy-acker-jason-mcbride-book-review-olivia-laing/



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]]> Festive Shadows and Feasts of Panackelty Festive Shadows and Feasts of Panackelty Thu, 22 Dec 2022 10:15:49 GMT 43:46 63a42e5669c77e00111b00e9 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/festive-shadows-and-feasts-of-panackelty 63a42e5669c77e00111b00e9 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 festive-shadows-and-feasts-of-panackelty full This week, Lucy Lethbridge explains what a curate's eye is, and how ideas of British cooking range from Aga fantasies to bacon butties; and J. S. Barnes takes us to the dark side of the festive season, via Dickens and M. R. James....


'The British Cookbook: Authentic home cooking recipes from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland' by Ben Mervis


'To Be Read At Dusk: Dickens, ghosts and the supernatural', Charles Dickens Museum, London, until March 5, 2023 


'The Witch Farm', BBC Radio 4 and Sounds 


'The Treasure of Abbot Thomas', Nunkie Theatre Company, December 24, live online  


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]]> This week, Lucy Lethbridge explains what a curate's eye is, and how ideas of British cooking range from Aga fantasies to bacon butties; and J. S. Barnes takes us to the dark side of the festive season, via Dickens and M. R. James....


'The British Cookbook: Authentic home cooking recipes from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland' by Ben Mervis


'To Be Read At Dusk: Dickens, ghosts and the supernatural', Charles Dickens Museum, London, until March 5, 2023 


'The Witch Farm', BBC Radio 4 and Sounds 


'The Treasure of Abbot Thomas', Nunkie Theatre Company, December 24, live online  


Produced by Charlotte Pardy

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]]> <![CDATA[Simon McBurney of Complicité - "We've always been interested in the idea of connection"]]> Sun, 18 Dec 2022 23:59:16 GMT 39:31 639f83716bb5ca0010cbda9e false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/simon-mcburney-of-complicite-weve-always-been-interested-in- 639f83716bb5ca0010cbda9e af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 simon-mcburney-of-complicite-weve-always-been-interested-in- Simon McBurney, the artistic director of the endlessly innovative and influential Complicité theatre company, talks to Lucy Dallas about two of their major new projects. full

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]]> The Power of Connections The Power of Connections Thu, 15 Dec 2022 10:35:46 GMT 47:59 639af884b090f900129cf453 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/the-power-of-connections 639af884b090f900129cf453 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 the-power-of-connections full This week, we hear how the music-hall star Josephine Baker became a secret agent; and we talk to Simon McBurney of Complicité theatre company, about their haunting audio production of Susan Cooper's The Dark Is Rising.


'The Flame of Resistance' by Damien Lewis


'The Dark Is Rising' by Susan Cooper, BBC World Service, December 20


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]]> This week, we hear how the music-hall star Josephine Baker became a secret agent; and we talk to Simon McBurney of Complicité theatre company, about their haunting audio production of Susan Cooper's The Dark Is Rising.


'The Flame of Resistance' by Damien Lewis


'The Dark Is Rising' by Susan Cooper, BBC World Service, December 20


Produced by Charlotte Pardy

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]]> The Road To St Helena The Road To St Helena Sun, 11 Dec 2022 23:59:20 GMT 21:34 639656c6b89a2a0010469b06 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/the-road-to-st-helena 639656c6b89a2a0010469b06 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 the-road-to-st-helena Alan Forrest on Napoleon’s enemies at home and abroad. full Alan Forrest on Napoleon’s enemies at home and abroad.


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/napoleon-michael-broers-napoleon-at-peace-william-doyle-book-review-alan-forrest/

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]]> Alan Forrest on Napoleon’s enemies at home and abroad.


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/napoleon-michael-broers-napoleon-at-peace-william-doyle-book-review-alan-forrest/

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]]> Female Perspectives Take Centre Stage Female Perspectives Take Centre Stage Thu, 08 Dec 2022 10:00:00 GMT 45:43 6391ab556e6bd10011c13215 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/female-perspectives-take-centre-stage 6391ab556e6bd10011c13215 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 female-perspectives-take-centre-stage This week, Breeze Barrington takes us through a history of art with a difference - there are no men; and Larry Wolff talks us through the diva-rich operatic event of the season, the world premiere of The Hours at the Met in New York. full This week, Breeze Barrington takes us through a history of art with a difference - there are no men; and Larry Wolff talks us through the diva-rich operatic event of the season, the world premiere of The Hours at the Met in New York.


'The Story of Art Without Men' by Katy Hessel


'The Hours' by Kevin Puts

Metropolitan Opera, New York, until December 15. Live transmission in various cinemas, December 10


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]]> This week, Breeze Barrington takes us through a history of art with a difference - there are no men; and Larry Wolff talks us through the diva-rich operatic event of the season, the world premiere of The Hours at the Met in New York.


'The Story of Art Without Men' by Katy Hessel


'The Hours' by Kevin Puts

Metropolitan Opera, New York, until December 15. Live transmission in various cinemas, December 10


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]]> His Biggest Role His Biggest Role Sun, 04 Dec 2022 23:59:47 GMT 21:44 6387c8ba1f877f0010dbc462 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/his-biggest-role 6387c8ba1f877f0010dbc462 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 his-biggest-role Anna Reid on the improbable rise of Volodymyr Zelensky full Anna Reid on the improbable rise of Volodymyr Zelensky

https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/volodymyr-zelensky-biographies-book-review-anna-reid/



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]]> Anna Reid on the improbable rise of Volodymyr Zelensky

https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/volodymyr-zelensky-biographies-book-review-anna-reid/



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]]> Roman Coins And Radical Rosa Bonheur Roman Coins And Radical Rosa Bonheur Thu, 01 Dec 2022 10:00:00 GMT 48:38 6387c50f9348cb0010e477e2 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/roman-coins-and-radical-rosa-bonheur 6387c50f9348cb0010e477e2 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 roman-coins-and-radical-rosa-bonheur This week, Mary Beard talks us through coins and emperors, and Norma Clarke discusses the life and work of Rosa Bonheur, a celebrated female artist who kept her radical private life to herself. full This week, Mary Beard talks us through coins and emperors, real and fake, and the hidden networks beneath the Roman Empire; and Norma Clarke discusses the life and work of Rosa Bonheur, a celebrated female artist who kept her radical private life to herself.


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]]> This week, Mary Beard talks us through coins and emperors, real and fake, and the hidden networks beneath the Roman Empire; and Norma Clarke discusses the life and work of Rosa Bonheur, a celebrated female artist who kept her radical private life to herself.


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]]> Conquering Sociopaths Conquering Sociopaths Mon, 28 Nov 2022 10:38:08 GMT 16:26 63848f943f9de200117c2960 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/conquering-sociopaths 63848f943f9de200117c2960 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 conquering-sociopaths full Michele Pridmore-Brown on the troubled dreams of the gods of the digital universe


https://www.the-tls.co.uk./articles/survival-of-the-richest-douglas-rushkoff-book-review-michele-pridmore-brown/


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]]> Michele Pridmore-Brown on the troubled dreams of the gods of the digital universe


https://www.the-tls.co.uk./articles/survival-of-the-richest-douglas-rushkoff-book-review-michele-pridmore-brown/


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]]> “It Is An Astonishment To Be Alive” “It Is An Astonishment To Be Alive” Thu, 24 Nov 2022 10:00:04 GMT 53:08 637ea9f8c2b67700116e5b66 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/it-is-an-astonishment-to-be-alive 637ea9f8c2b67700116e5b66 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 it-is-an-astonishment-to-be-alive This week, Baillie Gifford Prizewinner Katherine Rundell describes how John Donne’s life force captivated her; and celebrated actor and playwright Wallace Shawn surveys a lifetime of writing essays. full This week, Baillie Gifford Prizewinner Katherine Rundell describes how John Donne’s life force captivated her; and celebrated actor and playwright Wallace Shawn surveys a lifetime of writing essays.


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]]> This week, Baillie Gifford Prizewinner Katherine Rundell describes how John Donne’s life force captivated her; and celebrated actor and playwright Wallace Shawn surveys a lifetime of writing essays.


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]]> End Of The Road End Of The Road Sun, 20 Nov 2022 23:59:59 GMT 24:00 63774732cbbf2a001264bd4a false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/end-of-the-road 63774732cbbf2a001264bd4a af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 end-of-the-road full George Berridge on Cormac McCarthy’s long-awaited diptych of conspiracy and nuclear anxiety


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/the-passenger-stella-maris-cormac-mccarthy-book-review-george-berridge/


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]]> George Berridge on Cormac McCarthy’s long-awaited diptych of conspiracy and nuclear anxiety


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/the-passenger-stella-maris-cormac-mccarthy-book-review-george-berridge/


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]]> Bearing Witness To Terror Bearing Witness To Terror Thu, 17 Nov 2022 10:11:29 GMT 47:25 637608d334970700111721c3 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/bearing-witness-to-terror 637608d334970700111721c3 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 bearing-witness-to-terror This week, we discuss Emmanuel Carrère’s incisive account of France’s judicial response to the Bataclan attacks; and a host of TLS contributors on their favourite books of 2022 full This week, we discuss Emmanuel Carrère’s incisive account of France’s judicial response to the Bataclan attacks; and a host of TLS contributors on their favourite books of 2022.



‘V13: Chronique judiciare’ by Emmanuel Carrère

Books of the Year 2022


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]]> This week, we discuss Emmanuel Carrère’s incisive account of France’s judicial response to the Bataclan attacks; and a host of TLS contributors on their favourite books of 2022.



‘V13: Chronique judiciare’ by Emmanuel Carrère

Books of the Year 2022


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]]> Tinker, Tailor, Lover, Spy Tinker, Tailor, Lover, Spy Sun, 13 Nov 2022 23:59:00 GMT 16:51 637173baef3e200012bf95e6 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/tinker-tailor-lover-spy 637173baef3e200012bf95e6 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 tinker-tailor-lover-spy full Robert Potts considers the inconstancies of John le Carré.


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/private-spy-letters-john-le-carre-secret-heart-suleika-dawson-book-review-robert-potts/


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]]> Robert Potts considers the inconstancies of John le Carré.


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/private-spy-letters-john-le-carre-secret-heart-suleika-dawson-book-review-robert-potts/


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]]> Men On A Mission Men On A Mission Thu, 10 Nov 2022 09:59:21 GMT 46:58 636c2091b92b6400122b8c00 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/men-on-a-mission 636c2091b92b6400122b8c00 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 men-on-a-mission This week, Alex Clark and Lucy Dallas explore the rise to prominence of Volodymyr Zelensky, the satirical stand-up turned president and war leader; and blow the cobwebs off the world’s rarest medieval manuscripts. full This week, Alex Clark and Lucy Dallas explore the rise to prominence of Volodymyr Zelensky, the satirical stand-up turned president and war leader; and blow the cobwebs off the world’s rarest medieval manuscripts.



'The Zelensky Effect' by Olga Onuch and Henry E Hale

'Zelensky: Ukraine’s president and his country' by Steven Derix with Marina Shelkunova, translated by Brent Annable

'The Fight of Our Lives: My time with Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s battle for democracy, and what it means for the world' by Iuliia Mendel, translated by Madeline G Levine

'Zelensky: A biography' by Serhii Rudenko, translated by Michael M Naydan and Alla Perminova


'The Posthumous Papers of the Manuscripts Club' by Christopher de Hamel


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]]> This week, Alex Clark and Lucy Dallas explore the rise to prominence of Volodymyr Zelensky, the satirical stand-up turned president and war leader; and blow the cobwebs off the world’s rarest medieval manuscripts.



'The Zelensky Effect' by Olga Onuch and Henry E Hale

'Zelensky: Ukraine’s president and his country' by Steven Derix with Marina Shelkunova, translated by Brent Annable

'The Fight of Our Lives: My time with Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s battle for democracy, and what it means for the world' by Iuliia Mendel, translated by Madeline G Levine

'Zelensky: A biography' by Serhii Rudenko, translated by Michael M Naydan and Alla Perminova


'The Posthumous Papers of the Manuscripts Club' by Christopher de Hamel


Produced by Charlotte Pardy

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]]> One Step Beyond One Step Beyond Sun, 06 Nov 2022 23:59:00 GMT 19:37 6367da7b6dffc0001172b1e4 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/one-step-beyond 6367da7b6dffc0001172b1e4 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 one-step-beyond Colin Thubron on an anthology of human beings straining at the limits full Colin Thubron on an anthology of human beings straining at the limits.


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/endurance-levison-wood-book-review-colin-thubron/



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]]> Colin Thubron on an anthology of human beings straining at the limits.


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/endurance-levison-wood-book-review-colin-thubron/



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]]> Who Knows Where The Time Goes Who Knows Where The Time Goes Thu, 03 Nov 2022 10:00:00 GMT 45:55 63638e7d0608030011540d72 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/who-knows-where-the-time-goes 63638e7d0608030011540d72 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 who-knows-where-the-time-goes This week André Aciman toasts the genius of Marcel Proust, a century after his death; and Richard Lea on the mesmerising multiverses of John Banville. full This week André Aciman toasts the genius of Marcel Proust, a century after his death; and Richard Lea on the mesmerising multiverses of John Banville.


The works of Marcel Proust

‘The Singularities’ by John Banville


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]]> This week André Aciman toasts the genius of Marcel Proust, a century after his death; and Richard Lea on the mesmerising multiverses of John Banville.


The works of Marcel Proust

‘The Singularities’ by John Banville


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]]> Big Unfriendly Giant Big Unfriendly Giant Sun, 30 Oct 2022 23:59:00 GMT 14:41 635e93cc6c76fa0011948eca false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/big-unfriendly-giant 635e93cc6c76fa0011948eca af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 big-unfriendly-giant Sam Leith on Roald Dahl’s life of plane crashes, bunk-ups, secret agenting – and children’s writing full Sam Leith on Roald Dahl’s life of plane crashes, bunk-ups, secret agenting – and children’s writing


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/teller-of-the-unexpected-roald-dahl-matthew-dennison-book-review-sam-leith/

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]]> Sam Leith on Roald Dahl’s life of plane crashes, bunk-ups, secret agenting – and children’s writing


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/teller-of-the-unexpected-roald-dahl-matthew-dennison-book-review-sam-leith/

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]]> From Battleground to Billiard Table From Battleground to Billiard Table Thu, 27 Oct 2022 10:18:51 GMT 47:20 635a5b0c7bb79d0012e77370 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/from-battleground-to-billiard-table 635a5b0c7bb79d0012e77370 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 from-battleground-to-billiard-table This week, we learn about the final years of the Napoleonic era, poke around the exclusive gentlemen’s watering holes of Pall Mall, and discover how Roy Orbison ended up meeting his wife in Batley Variety Club. full This week, we learn about the final years of the Napoleonic era, poke around the exclusive gentlemen’s watering holes of Pall Mall, and discover how Roy Orbison ended up meeting his wife in Batley Variety Club.



’Napoleon: The decline and fall of an Empire, 1811-1821’ by Michael Broers

’Napoleon at Peace: How to end a revolution’ by William Doyle

‘Behind Close Doors: The secret life of London’s private members’ clubs’ by Seth Alexander Thévoz

‘Clubland: How the working men's club shaped Britain’ by Pete Brown


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]]> This week, we learn about the final years of the Napoleonic era, poke around the exclusive gentlemen’s watering holes of Pall Mall, and discover how Roy Orbison ended up meeting his wife in Batley Variety Club.



’Napoleon: The decline and fall of an Empire, 1811-1821’ by Michael Broers

’Napoleon at Peace: How to end a revolution’ by William Doyle

‘Behind Close Doors: The secret life of London’s private members’ clubs’ by Seth Alexander Thévoz

‘Clubland: How the working men's club shaped Britain’ by Pete Brown


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]]> Acid Raine Acid Raine Sun, 23 Oct 2022 22:59:41 GMT 12:16 635585de95f6ed0012810c44 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/acid-raine 635585de95f6ed0012810c44 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 acid-raine Laura Thompson on the much-married daughter of Barbara Cartland who became Lady Diana’s stepmother full Laura Thompson on the much-married daughter of Barbara Cartland who became Lady Diana’s stepmother


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/three-times-a-countess-tina-gaudoin-book-review-laura-thompson/


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]]> Laura Thompson on the much-married daughter of Barbara Cartland who became Lady Diana’s stepmother


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/three-times-a-countess-tina-gaudoin-book-review-laura-thompson/


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]]> A Journey Into The Ambiguous Afterlife A Journey Into The Ambiguous Afterlife Thu, 20 Oct 2022 09:00:00 GMT 52:41 6350f378f39e9c001205aa88 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/a-journey-into-the-ambiguous-fterlife 6350f378f39e9c001205aa88 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 a-journey-into-the-ambiguous-fterlife This week, Toby Lichtig interviews the new Booker laureate, Shehan Karunatilaka, and discovers why he killed off his protagonist; and we explore the latest developments in a Chaucerian controversy. full This week, Toby Lichtig interviews the new Booker laureate, Shehan Karunatilaka, and discovers why he killed off his protagonist; and we explore the latest developments in a Chaucerian controversy.


‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida’ by Shehan Karunatilaka

Mary C Flannery on Chaucer


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]]> This week, Toby Lichtig interviews the new Booker laureate, Shehan Karunatilaka, and discovers why he killed off his protagonist; and we explore the latest developments in a Chaucerian controversy.


‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida’ by Shehan Karunatilaka

Mary C Flannery on Chaucer


Produced by Charlotte Pardy

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]]> Beyond Flesh and Blood Beyond Flesh and Blood Sun, 16 Oct 2022 22:59:22 GMT 24:42 634be54871a00c001228b7c8 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/beyond-flesh-and-blood 634be54871a00c001228b7c8 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 beyond-flesh-and-blood Michele Pridmore-Brown considers our quest for godlike immortality full Michele Pridmore-Brown considers our quest for godlike immortality


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/hybrid-humans-harry-parker-the-price-of-immortality-peter-ward-book-review-michele-pridmore-brown/



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]]> Michele Pridmore-Brown considers our quest for godlike immortality


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/hybrid-humans-harry-parker-the-price-of-immortality-peter-ward-book-review-michele-pridmore-brown/



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]]> Measuring Our Lives, One Reindeer At A Time Measuring Our Lives, One Reindeer At A Time Thu, 13 Oct 2022 09:00:00 GMT 48:48 6347c64586ce0a0012ec52e4 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/measuring-our-lives-one-reindeer-at-a-time 6347c64586ce0a0012ec52e4 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 measuring-our-lives-one-reindeer-at-a-time Richard Dunn joins Alex and Lucy to discuss how humanity began to measure the world around it; and Lauren Elkin illuminates the immense artistic contribution of Annie Ernaux, this winner of this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature. full Richard Dunn joins Alex and Lucy to discuss how humanity began to measure the world around it; and Lauren Elkin illuminates the immense artistic contribution of Annie Ernaux, this winner of this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature.


‘Beyond Measure: The Hidden History of Measurement’ by James Vincent

The work of Annie Ernaux, Nobel Prize laureate 2022


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]]> Richard Dunn joins Alex and Lucy to discuss how humanity began to measure the world around it; and Lauren Elkin illuminates the immense artistic contribution of Annie Ernaux, this winner of this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature.


‘Beyond Measure: The Hidden History of Measurement’ by James Vincent

The work of Annie Ernaux, Nobel Prize laureate 2022


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]]> <![CDATA[What's For Dinner?]]> Sun, 09 Oct 2022 22:59:00 GMT 26:28 6342fbba081c4a0012281f93 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/whats-for-dinner 6342fbba081c4a0012281f93 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 whats-for-dinner full Bill McKibben considers the future of farming in a rapidly warming world

https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/rooted-sarah-langford-sixty-harvests-left-philip-lymbery-regenesis-george-monbiot-review-bill-mckibben/

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]]> Bill McKibben considers the future of farming in a rapidly warming world

https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/rooted-sarah-langford-sixty-harvests-left-philip-lymbery-regenesis-george-monbiot-review-bill-mckibben/

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]]> United We Stand United We Stand Thu, 06 Oct 2022 09:03:10 GMT 48:35 633e99ce05f68000110ffee4 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/united-we-stand 633e99ce05f68000110ffee4 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 united-we-stand full Sofia Chelyak joins us to preview this weekend’s Lviv International Book Forum, in which guests including Margaret Atwood and Henry Marsh will join Ukrainian writers and thinkers in an online extravaganza; plus highlights of our live podcast on narrative arcs in fiction, history and politics and how to support a literary fundraiser for those affected by floods in Pakistan.


Lviv International BookForum, 7-9 October 2022

https://airauctioneer.com/books-for-pakistan


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]]> Sofia Chelyak joins us to preview this weekend’s Lviv International Book Forum, in which guests including Margaret Atwood and Henry Marsh will join Ukrainian writers and thinkers in an online extravaganza; plus highlights of our live podcast on narrative arcs in fiction, history and politics and how to support a literary fundraiser for those affected by floods in Pakistan.


Lviv International BookForum, 7-9 October 2022

https://airauctioneer.com/books-for-pakistan


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]]> If We Only Had Eyes To See If We Only Had Eyes To See Sun, 02 Oct 2022 22:59:42 GMT 12:36 63355f7f45963e00125b7a36 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/if-we-only-had-eyes-to-see 63355f7f45963e00125b7a36 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 if-we-only-had-eyes-to-see full Charles Foster considers the extraordinary variety of animals’ sensory worlds


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/an-immense-world-ed-yong-book-review-charles-foster/


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]]> Charles Foster considers the extraordinary variety of animals’ sensory worlds


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/an-immense-world-ed-yong-book-review-charles-foster/


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]]> Marching To Their Own Tune Marching To Their Own Tune Thu, 29 Sep 2022 08:54:16 GMT 49:36 63355c8a69d9d000130d49e8 true https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/marching-to-their-own-tune 63355c8a69d9d000130d49e8 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 marching-to-their-own-tune This week, Dennis Zhou joins us to illuminate the activism, anarchism and agility of the poet Gary Snyder; and Hannah Skoda reports from the Globe on a bold reinterpretation of the life of Joan of Arc. full This week, Dennis Zhou joins us to illuminate the activism, anarchism and agility of the poet Gary Snyder; and Hannah Skoda reports from the Globe on a bold reinterpretation of the life of Joan of Arc.


'Collected Poems' by Gary Snyder, edited by Jack Shoemaker and Anthony Hunt

'I, Joan' by Charlie Josephine


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]]> This week, Dennis Zhou joins us to illuminate the activism, anarchism and agility of the poet Gary Snyder; and Hannah Skoda reports from the Globe on a bold reinterpretation of the life of Joan of Arc.


'Collected Poems' by Gary Snyder, edited by Jack Shoemaker and Anthony Hunt

'I, Joan' by Charlie Josephine


Produced by Charlotte Pardy.

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]]> Vaccines On Stage, Elves On Screen Vaccines On Stage, Elves On Screen Thu, 22 Sep 2022 09:00:41 GMT 43:27 632b5c10c44b1000119df829 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/vaccines-on-stage-elves-on-screen 632b5c10c44b1000119df829 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 vaccines-on-stage-elves-on-screen full This week, we talk to Jonathan Spector about the European premiere of his play at the Old Vic; and Dimitra Fimi unpacks what's behind the new tv series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.


Eureka Day, The Old Vic, London, until October 31


The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Amazon Prime


Produced by Charlotte Pardy


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]]> This week, we talk to Jonathan Spector about the European premiere of his play at the Old Vic; and Dimitra Fimi unpacks what's behind the new tv series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.


Eureka Day, The Old Vic, London, until October 31


The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Amazon Prime


Produced by Charlotte Pardy


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]]> Elizabeth II in History Elizabeth II in History Sun, 18 Sep 2022 23:15:32 GMT 15:56 6327a695c6e71900142620dd false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/elizabeth-ii-in-history 6327a695c6e71900142620dd af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 elizabeth-ii-in-history Jane Ridley looks back at the Queen’s eight-decade reign full

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]]> The Rise of Your Frenemy’s Sourdough The Rise of Your Frenemy’s Sourdough Thu, 15 Sep 2022 10:25:38 GMT 45:15 6322fda285cb8e0011f1231e false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/the-rise-of-your-frenemys-sourdough 6322fda285cb8e0011f1231e af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 the-rise-of-your-frenemys-sourdough This week, Miranda France explores a suite of books about motherhood; and we survey the pick of this autumn’s fiction with Toby Lichtig. full This week, Miranda France explores a suite of books about motherhood; and we survey the pick of this autumn’s fiction with Toby Lichtig. 


‘Don’t Forget to Scream: Unspoken Truths About Motherhood’ by Marianne Levy

‘Motherhood: Feminism’s Unfinished Business’ by Eliane Glaser

‘Motherload: Modern Motherhood and How to Survive It’ by Ingrid Wassenaar

The Baby on the Fire Escape: Creativity, Motherhood, and the Mind-Baby Problem’ by Julie Phillips

’Still Born’ by Guadelupe Nettel, translated by Rosalind Harvey

‘Abolish the Family: A Manifesto for Care and Liberation’ by Sophie Lewis

’The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida’ by Shehan Karunatilaka

’The Trees’ by Percival Everett

‘Haven’ by Emma Donoghue

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]]> This week, Miranda France explores a suite of books about motherhood; and we survey the pick of this autumn’s fiction with Toby Lichtig. 


‘Don’t Forget to Scream: Unspoken Truths About Motherhood’ by Marianne Levy

‘Motherhood: Feminism’s Unfinished Business’ by Eliane Glaser

‘Motherload: Modern Motherhood and How to Survive It’ by Ingrid Wassenaar

The Baby on the Fire Escape: Creativity, Motherhood, and the Mind-Baby Problem’ by Julie Phillips

’Still Born’ by Guadelupe Nettel, translated by Rosalind Harvey

‘Abolish the Family: A Manifesto for Care and Liberation’ by Sophie Lewis

’The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida’ by Shehan Karunatilaka

’The Trees’ by Percival Everett

‘Haven’ by Emma Donoghue

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]]> The Hour Of Our Death The Hour Of Our Death Sun, 11 Sep 2022 22:59:44 GMT 24:22 631a09ea2f200900127569ec false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/the-hour-of-our-death 631a09ea2f200900127569ec af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 the-hour-of-our-death Emily Wilson considers how we address our final days full Emily Wilson considers how we address our final days

Book reviewed: The Mortal Coil: A history of death by Andrew Doig

The Inevitable: Dispatches on the right to die by Katie Engelhart

All the Living and the Dead: A personal investigation into the death trade by Hayley Campbell


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/mortal-coil-andrew-doig-the-inevitable-katie-engelhart-all-the-living-and-the-dead-hayley-campbell-book-review-emily-wilsoniew-emily-wilson/

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]]> Emily Wilson considers how we address our final days

Book reviewed: The Mortal Coil: A history of death by Andrew Doig

The Inevitable: Dispatches on the right to die by Katie Engelhart

All the Living and the Dead: A personal investigation into the death trade by Hayley Campbell


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/mortal-coil-andrew-doig-the-inevitable-katie-engelhart-all-the-living-and-the-dead-hayley-campbell-book-review-emily-wilsoniew-emily-wilson/

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]]> Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? Thu, 08 Sep 2022 09:57:44 GMT 58:47 6319bc98d4eac10014260c3d false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/where-do-we-come-from-what-are-we-where-are-we-going 6319bc98d4eac10014260c3d af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 where-do-we-come-from-what-are-we-where-are-we-going This week, Thea Lenarduzzi joins us to explain how she captured the stories of her Italian grandmother; and Edmund Gordon admires how Ian McEwan’s new novel juxtaposes an individual life with memorable social and political events. full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi joins us to explain how she captured the stories of her Italian grandmother; and Edmund Gordon admires how Ian McEwan’s new novel juxtaposes an individual life with memorable social and political events.


‘Dandelions’ by Thea Lenarduzzi

‘Lessons’ by Ian McEwan

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‘Dandelions’ by Thea Lenarduzzi

‘Lessons’ by Ian McEwan

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]]> Our New Gilded Age Our New Gilded Age Sun, 04 Sep 2022 22:59:13 GMT 13:50 6313d7dc58fcaa0013e10d87 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/our-new-gilded-age 6313d7dc58fcaa0013e10d87 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 our-new-gilded-age Nat Segnit explores the strange world of the modern rich full Nat Segnit explores the strange world of the modern rich

Book reviewed: Serious Money: Walking plutocratic London by Caroline Knowles

A Class of Their Own: Adventures in tutoring the super-rich by Matt Knott


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]]> Nat Segnit explores the strange world of the modern rich

Book reviewed: Serious Money: Walking plutocratic London by Caroline Knowles

A Class of Their Own: Adventures in tutoring the super-rich by Matt Knott


https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/serious-money-caroline-knowles-class-of-their-own-matt-knott-book-review-nat-segnit/


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]]> Women In Cages, Everywhere Women In Cages, Everywhere Thu, 01 Sep 2022 09:16:10 GMT 55:44 6310785a0873810012c09860 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/women-in-cages-everywhere 6310785a0873810012c09860 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 women-in-cages-everywhere Alex Clark and Lucy Dallas are joined by Rohan Maitzen to discuss the new novel by Maggie O’Farrell, an ingenious and daring Browning version; and Sarah Hill charts musician Vashti Bunyan’s epic walk from London to Scotland in search of freedom. full Alex Clark and Lucy Dallas are joined by Rohan Maitzen to discuss the new novel by Maggie O’Farrell, an ingenious and daring Browning version; and Sarah Hill charts musician Vashti Bunyan’s epic walk from London to Scotland in search of freedom.


‘The Marriage Portrait’ by Maggie O’Farrell

‘Wayward: Just Another Life to Live’ by Vashti Bunyan

‘Stories I Might Regret Telling You: A Memoir’ by Martha Wainwright

‘This Woman’s Work: Essays on Music’ edited by Sinéad Gleeson and Kim Gordon


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]]> Alex Clark and Lucy Dallas are joined by Rohan Maitzen to discuss the new novel by Maggie O’Farrell, an ingenious and daring Browning version; and Sarah Hill charts musician Vashti Bunyan’s epic walk from London to Scotland in search of freedom.


‘The Marriage Portrait’ by Maggie O’Farrell

‘Wayward: Just Another Life to Live’ by Vashti Bunyan

‘Stories I Might Regret Telling You: A Memoir’ by Martha Wainwright

‘This Woman’s Work: Essays on Music’ edited by Sinéad Gleeson and Kim Gordon


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]]> In Which Summer’s Lease Runs Out In Which Summer’s Lease Runs Out Thu, 25 Aug 2022 09:00:48 GMT 1:02:57 63068c123072ab001299a5f7 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/in-which-summers-lease-runs-out 63068c123072ab001299a5f7 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 in-which-summers-lease-runs-out In the last of our August highlights programmes, Alex Clark and Lucy Dallas talk self-improvement with Kathryn Hughes. Westminster with Edward Docx, And revisit a magical Hay Festival full In the last of our August highlights programmes, Alex Clark and Lucy Dallas talk self-improvement with Kathryn Hughes and step into the mire of Westminster with Edward Docx. And we revisit a magical Hay Festival moment courtesy of correspondents Lyse Doucet and Sana Safi.


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]]> In the last of our August highlights programmes, Alex Clark and Lucy Dallas talk self-improvement with Kathryn Hughes and step into the mire of Westminster with Edward Docx. And we revisit a magical Hay Festival moment courtesy of correspondents Lyse Doucet and Sana Safi.


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]]> Earth Matters Earth Matters Thu, 18 Aug 2022 09:00:00 GMT 53:47 62fdf3b648ad370014500452 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/earth-matters 62fdf3b648ad370014500452 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 earth-matters This week, Alex Clark and Lucy Dallas look back at a riveting and prescient conversation with climate writer David Wallace-Wells; plus Margaret Drabble on the allure of roses, and Jeremy Mynott on our affinity with birds. full This week, Alex Clark and Lucy Dallas look back at a riveting and prescient conversation with climate writer David Wallace-Wells; plus Margaret Drabble on the allure of roses, and Jeremy Mynott on our affinity with birds.


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]]> This week, Alex Clark and Lucy Dallas look back at a riveting and prescient conversation with climate writer David Wallace-Wells; plus Margaret Drabble on the allure of roses, and Jeremy Mynott on our affinity with birds.


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]]> Visionaries Revisited Visionaries Revisited Thu, 11 Aug 2022 09:00:02 GMT 1:02:14 62f3d4a63e75ca0012fa737d false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/visionaries-revisited 62f3d4a63e75ca0012fa737d af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 visionaries-revisited In this week’s look at the highlights of the last year, Mary Norris explores Margaret Atwood’s dystopian fantasies, and we hear about James Joyce from Booker long-listed novelist Audrey Magee and poet Paul Muldoon. full In this week’s look at the highlights of the last year, Mary Norris explores Margaret Atwood’s dystopian fantasies, and we hear about James Joyce from Booker long-listed novelist Audrey Magee and poet Paul Muldoon.


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]]> In this week’s look at the highlights of the last year, Mary Norris explores Margaret Atwood’s dystopian fantasies, and we hear about James Joyce from Booker long-listed novelist Audrey Magee and poet Paul Muldoon.


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]]> Summer Breeze Summer Breeze Thu, 04 Aug 2022 09:00:00 GMT 52:59 62eb894ae38e4b0012f6a32a false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/summer-breeze 62eb894ae38e4b0012f6a32a af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 summer-breeze This week, Alex and Lucy look back over some recent highlights, including Mary Beard’s survey of the Romans at play, and the best summer reads. Plus: we hear from a cat called Vincent Price. full This week, Alex and Lucy look back over some recent highlights, including Mary Beard’s survey of the Romans at play, and the best summer reads. Plus: we hear from a cat called Vincent Price.


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]]> This week, Alex and Lucy look back over some recent highlights, including Mary Beard’s survey of the Romans at play, and the best summer reads. Plus: we hear from a cat called Vincent Price.


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]]> Revolutionary Roads Revolutionary Roads Thu, 28 Jul 2022 08:50:59 GMT 47:59 62e24df76d8af6001228c46a false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/revolutionary-roads 62e24df76d8af6001228c46a af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 revolutionary-roads full This week, Roy Foster introduces us to a Devonshire debutante turned IRA terrorist, and Emile Chabal explains how Marine Le Pen created the phenomenon of ‘cat-washing'.


'Heiress, Rebel, Vigilante, Bomber: The Extraordinary Life of Rose Dugdale' by Sean O’Driscoll

'Qu’est-ce que L’actualité Politique?: Événements et Opinions au XXIe Siècle' by Luc Boltanksi and Arnaud Esquerre

'Marginal Men and Micks on the Make' by Roy Foster


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]]> This week, Roy Foster introduces us to a Devonshire debutante turned IRA terrorist, and Emile Chabal explains how Marine Le Pen created the phenomenon of ‘cat-washing'.


'Heiress, Rebel, Vigilante, Bomber: The Extraordinary Life of Rose Dugdale' by Sean O’Driscoll

'Qu’est-ce que L’actualité Politique?: Événements et Opinions au XXIe Siècle' by Luc Boltanksi and Arnaud Esquerre

'Marginal Men and Micks on the Make' by Roy Foster


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]]> Boys And Their Toys Boys And Their Toys Thu, 21 Jul 2022 09:56:00 GMT 52:26 62d9162862e8610013dd7b25 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/boys-and-their-toys 62d9162862e8610013dd7b25 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 boys-and-their-toys This week, we go in search of the woman who created William Brown, beloved outlaw of the suburbs; and take a look at the sporting scene in the Middle East ahead of this winter’s men’s Fifa World World Cup. full This week, we go in search of the woman who created William Brown, beloved outlaw of the suburbs; and take a look at the sporting scene in the Middle East ahead of this winter’s men’s Fifa World Cup.


‘Richmal Crompton, author of Just William: A Literary Life’ by Jane McVeigh

'Routledge Handbook of Sport in the Middle East', edited by Danyel Reiche and Paul Michael Brannagan

'The Business of the Fifa World Cup', edited by Simon Chadwick, Paul Widdop, Christos Anagnostopoulos and Daniel Parnell


This summer we’re celebrating the serendipity of second-hand books - let us know your finds by writing to letters@the-tls.co.uk or tweeting us @TheTLS


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]]> This week, we go in search of the woman who created William Brown, beloved outlaw of the suburbs; and take a look at the sporting scene in the Middle East ahead of this winter’s men’s Fifa World Cup.


‘Richmal Crompton, author of Just William: A Literary Life’ by Jane McVeigh

'Routledge Handbook of Sport in the Middle East', edited by Danyel Reiche and Paul Michael Brannagan

'The Business of the Fifa World Cup', edited by Simon Chadwick, Paul Widdop, Christos Anagnostopoulos and Daniel Parnell


This summer we’re celebrating the serendipity of second-hand books - let us know your finds by writing to letters@the-tls.co.uk or tweeting us @TheTLS


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]]> Paradise Lost and Particles Found Paradise Lost and Particles Found Thu, 14 Jul 2022 09:00:00 GMT 50:59 62cfd9403719f0001277f289 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/paradise-lost-and-particles-found 62cfd9403719f0001277f289 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 paradise-lost-and-particles-found This week, Jonathan Bate leads us a merry dance in search of fresh woods and pastures new; and Philip Ball explains the importance of the mysterious Higgs Boson. full This week, Jonathan Bate leads us a merry dance in search of fresh woods and pastures new; and Philip Ball explains the importance of the mysterious Higgs Boson.



‘A History of Arcadia in Art and Literature: Volume 1: Earlier Renaissance; Volume 2: Later Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassicism’ by Paul Holberton

‘Elusive: How Peter Higgs solved the mystery of mass’ by Frank Close.


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]]> This week, Jonathan Bate leads us a merry dance in search of fresh woods and pastures new; and Philip Ball explains the importance of the mysterious Higgs Boson.



‘A History of Arcadia in Art and Literature: Volume 1: Earlier Renaissance; Volume 2: Later Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassicism’ by Paul Holberton

‘Elusive: How Peter Higgs solved the mystery of mass’ by Frank Close.


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]]> Making Waves: An Oceanic Austen And A Modern Orwell Making Waves: An Oceanic Austen And A Modern Orwell Thu, 07 Jul 2022 08:58:05 GMT 53:52 62c699021c132a0012f83811 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/making-waves-an-oceanic-austen-and-a-modern-orwell 62c699021c132a0012f83811 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 making-waves-an-oceanic-austen-and-a-modern-orwell Alex Clark and Toby Lichtig are joined by Devoney Looser, who scrutinises the naval career of Charles Austen, Jane’s youngest brother, in the dying days of the slave trade; and Jeremy Allen talks us through the art of waiting tables in Paris. full Alex Clark and Toby Lichtig are joined by Devoney Looser, who scrutinises the naval career of Charles Austen, Jane’s youngest brother, in the dying days of the slave trade; and Jeremy Allen talks us through the art of waiting tables in Paris.


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]]> Alex Clark and Toby Lichtig are joined by Devoney Looser, who scrutinises the naval career of Charles Austen, Jane’s youngest brother, in the dying days of the slave trade; and Jeremy Allen talks us through the art of waiting tables in Paris.


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]]> From Mountain Passes To Streets Paved With Gold From Mountain Passes To Streets Paved With Gold Thu, 30 Jun 2022 09:00:58 GMT 45:29 62bd42f012ddf00013ecf786 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/from-mountain-passes-to-streets-paved-with-gold 62bd42f012ddf00013ecf786 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 from-mountain-passes-to-streets-paved-with-gold This week, Alex Clark and Michael Caines discuss the turbulent history of the Tour de France and wander through London’s richest enclaves full This week, Alex Clark and Michael Caines discuss the turbulent history of the Tour de France and wander through London’s richest enclaves 


‘Le Fric: Family, Power and Money: The Business of the Tour de France’ by Alex Duff

‘Serious Money: Walking Plutocratic London’ by Caroline Knowles

‘A Class of Their Own: Adventures in Tutoring the Super-Rich’ by Matt Knott


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]]> This week, Alex Clark and Michael Caines discuss the turbulent history of the Tour de France and wander through London’s richest enclaves 


‘Le Fric: Family, Power and Money: The Business of the Tour de France’ by Alex Duff

‘Serious Money: Walking Plutocratic London’ by Caroline Knowles

‘A Class of Their Own: Adventures in Tutoring the Super-Rich’ by Matt Knott


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]]> Lazing On A Sunny Afternoon Lazing On A Sunny Afternoon Thu, 23 Jun 2022 09:00:00 GMT 56:46 62b41bcf7da01e00136dcf49 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/lazing-on-a-sunny-afternoon 62b41bcf7da01e00136dcf49 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 lazing-on-a-sunny-afternoon This week, Lucy and Alex are joined by fiction and politics editor Toby Lichtig, and Henry Hitchings takes a stroll through the complex world of cryptocurrency and one of its most charismatic characters full This week, Lucy and Alex are joined by fiction and politics editor Toby Lichtig to reveal what’s hot in summer reading, with recommendations from TLS contributors; and Henry Hitchings takes a stroll through the complex world of cryptocurrency and one of its most charismatic characters.


‘The Missing Cryptoqueen’ by Jamie Bartlett.


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]]> This week, Lucy and Alex are joined by fiction and politics editor Toby Lichtig to reveal what’s hot in summer reading, with recommendations from TLS contributors; and Henry Hitchings takes a stroll through the complex world of cryptocurrency and one of its most charismatic characters.


‘The Missing Cryptoqueen’ by Jamie Bartlett.


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]]> Kidneys, Plums and Free Love Kidneys, Plums and Free Love Thu, 16 Jun 2022 09:04:15 GMT 51:30 62aae2662ecdc500127db601 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/kidneys-plums-and-free-love 62aae2662ecdc500127db601 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 kidneys-plums-and-free-love This week, Alex Clark and Lucy Dallas are joined by Paul Muldoon to celebrate Bloomsday, there’s news from the world of Ukrainian literature; and Toby Lichtig catches up with Tessa Hadley at the Hay Festival. full This week, Alex Clark and Lucy Dallas are joined by Paul Muldoon to celebrate Bloomsday with a close reading of the very first few words of Ulysses; there’s news from the world of Ukrainian literature; and Toby Lichtig catches up with Tessa Hadley at the Hay Festival.


‘Ulysses’ by James Joyce 

‘The Orphanage’ by Sergiy Zhadan

‘Free Love’ by Tessa Hadley


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]]> This week, Alex Clark and Lucy Dallas are joined by Paul Muldoon to celebrate Bloomsday with a close reading of the very first few words of Ulysses; there’s news from the world of Ukrainian literature; and Toby Lichtig catches up with Tessa Hadley at the Hay Festival.


‘Ulysses’ by James Joyce 

‘The Orphanage’ by Sergiy Zhadan

‘Free Love’ by Tessa Hadley


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]]> The TLS podcast at the Hay Festival The TLS podcast at the Hay Festival Wed, 08 Jun 2022 21:54:43 GMT 55:02 62a11aa3892e5a0012413633 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/the-tls-odcast-at-the-hay-festival 62a11aa3892e5a0012413633 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 the-tls-odcast-at-the-hay-festival full Join Alex Clark, Lucy Dallas and Toby Lichtig as they chat to the BBC correspondents Lyse Doucet and Sana Safi, and to the legendary documentarian Norma Percy, in a special conversation recorded live at the Hay Festival.


‘My Pen is the Wing of a Bird: New Fiction by Afghan Women’, compiled by Lucy Hannah, with an introduction by Lyse Doucet

‘Afghanistan and Me: A Female Perspective’, an audio documentary by Sana Safi


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]]> Join Alex Clark, Lucy Dallas and Toby Lichtig as they chat to the BBC correspondents Lyse Doucet and Sana Safi, and to the legendary documentarian Norma Percy, in a special conversation recorded live at the Hay Festival.


‘My Pen is the Wing of a Bird: New Fiction by Afghan Women’, compiled by Lucy Hannah, with an introduction by Lyse Doucet

‘Afghanistan and Me: A Female Perspective’, an audio documentary by Sana Safi


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]]> The Ebb and Flow of Power The Ebb and Flow of Power Thu, 02 Jun 2022 09:40:54 GMT 56:11 629885a759b272001328830f false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/the-ebb-and-flow-of-power 629885a759b272001328830f af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 the-ebb-and-flow-of-power full This week, Lucy Dallas and Alex Clark are joined by Lucy Hughes-Hallett to discuss two books about Mussolini’s Italy, and train buff extraordinaire Andrew Martin gets on board with a history of British Rail.


‘Blood and Power: The Rise and Fall of Italian Fascism’ by John Foot

’Mussolini Also Did a Lot of Good: The Spread of Historical Amnesia’ by Francesco Filippi

‘British Rail: A New History’ by Christian Wolmar


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]]> This week, Lucy Dallas and Alex Clark are joined by Lucy Hughes-Hallett to discuss two books about Mussolini’s Italy, and train buff extraordinaire Andrew Martin gets on board with a history of British Rail.


‘Blood and Power: The Rise and Fall of Italian Fascism’ by John Foot

’Mussolini Also Did a Lot of Good: The Spread of Historical Amnesia’ by Francesco Filippi

‘British Rail: A New History’ by Christian Wolmar


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]]> Liberté, Égalité and Fraternité Liberté, Égalité and Fraternité Thu, 26 May 2022 06:30:32 GMT 1:01:21 628f1e8b16e857001248814e false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/liberte-egalite-and-fraternite 628f1e8b16e857001248814e af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 liberte-egalite-and-fraternite Searching for utopia on both sides of the Atlantic full This week, Lucy Dallas and Alex Clark are joined by Tom Seymour Evans to head for the beaches of Fire Island, and the TLS’s French editor Russell Williams surveys the country’s philosophical and political landscape, past and present.


‘Fire Island: Love, loss and liberation in an American paradise’ by Jack Parlett

’The French Mind: 400 years of romance, revolution and renewal’ by Peter Watson

‘France: An adventure history’ by Graham Robb


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]]> This week, Lucy Dallas and Alex Clark are joined by Tom Seymour Evans to head for the beaches of Fire Island, and the TLS’s French editor Russell Williams surveys the country’s philosophical and political landscape, past and present.


‘Fire Island: Love, loss and liberation in an American paradise’ by Jack Parlett

’The French Mind: 400 years of romance, revolution and renewal’ by Peter Watson

‘France: An adventure history’ by Graham Robb


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]]> Mementoes and Mayhem Mementoes and Mayhem Thu, 19 May 2022 08:47:41 GMT 52:55 6286042d34d4a10013fb64b4 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/mementoes-and-mayhem 6286042d34d4a10013fb64b4 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 mementoes-and-mayhem full This week, Lucy Dallas and Alex Clark are joined by TLS classics editor Mary Beard to find out what the Romans brought back from their holidays, and novelist Edward Docx is roused to righteous fury over the parlous state of the House of Commons.


‘Destinations in Mind: Portraying Places on the Roman empire’s souvenirs’ by Kimberly Cassibry

’Souvenirs and the Experience of Empire in Ancient Rome’ by Maggie L. Popkin

‘Held in Contempt: What’s wrong with the House of Commons?’ by Hannah White


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]]> This week, Lucy Dallas and Alex Clark are joined by TLS classics editor Mary Beard to find out what the Romans brought back from their holidays, and novelist Edward Docx is roused to righteous fury over the parlous state of the House of Commons.


‘Destinations in Mind: Portraying Places on the Roman empire’s souvenirs’ by Kimberly Cassibry

’Souvenirs and the Experience of Empire in Ancient Rome’ by Maggie L. Popkin

‘Held in Contempt: What’s wrong with the House of Commons?’ by Hannah White


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]]> Free-thinking Dinners in the Age of Revolutions Free-thinking Dinners in the Age of Revolutions Wed, 11 May 2022 23:01:31 GMT 50:08 627c15346cf5d400137f4126 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/free-thinking-dinners-in-the-age-of-revolutions 627c15346cf5d400137f4126 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 free-thinking-dinners-in-the-age-of-revolutions full This week, Lucy Dallas is joined by Kathryn Sutherland to tuck into the three o'clock dinners of Joseph Johnson, publisher and friend of Mary Wollstonecraft, Joseph Priestley, Henry Fuseli, Williams Blake and Wordsworth, and many more great minds of that era. And Boyd Tonkin explains that Napoleon's conqueror, the "Iron Duke" of Wellington, had a great and unexpected gift for friendship - with women.


'Dinner with Joseph Johnson' by Daisy Hay

'Wellington, women and friendship' at Apsley House, London, until October 30


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]]> This week, Lucy Dallas is joined by Kathryn Sutherland to tuck into the three o'clock dinners of Joseph Johnson, publisher and friend of Mary Wollstonecraft, Joseph Priestley, Henry Fuseli, Williams Blake and Wordsworth, and many more great minds of that era. And Boyd Tonkin explains that Napoleon's conqueror, the "Iron Duke" of Wellington, had a great and unexpected gift for friendship - with women.


'Dinner with Joseph Johnson' by Daisy Hay

'Wellington, women and friendship' at Apsley House, London, until October 30


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]]> The Shape Of Things To Come The Shape Of Things To Come Thu, 05 May 2022 06:25:57 GMT 1:01:32 62736df54715420012936393 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/the-shape-of-things-to-come 62736df54715420012936393 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 the-shape-of-things-to-come full This week, Lucy Dallas and Alex Clark are joined by Joe Moran to explore the strange world of precognition, and Elizabeth Lowry is bowled over by the iconoclastic work of South African multimedia artist William Kentridge. Plus great news for Terry Pratchett fans, as an all-star cast records his much-loved Discworld series.


'The Premonitions Bureau’ by Sam Knight

‘SYBIL’ by William Kentridge


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]]> This week, Lucy Dallas and Alex Clark are joined by Joe Moran to explore the strange world of precognition, and Elizabeth Lowry is bowled over by the iconoclastic work of South African multimedia artist William Kentridge. Plus great news for Terry Pratchett fans, as an all-star cast records his much-loved Discworld series.


'The Premonitions Bureau’ by Sam Knight

‘SYBIL’ by William Kentridge


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]]> The Birds and the Bees, and Books Made of Cheese The Birds and the Bees, and Books Made of Cheese Thu, 28 Apr 2022 05:32:35 GMT 1:00:00 626a26f3504dee00135d2887 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/the-birds-and-the-bees-and-books-made-of-cheese 626a26f3504dee00135d2887 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 the-birds-and-the-bees-and-books-made-of-cheese full This week, Lucy Dallas and Alex Clark are joined by Carol Tavris to discuss two wide-ranging works of biology that cast fascinating light on our understanding of sexual behaviour and gender identity throughout the animal and human world. And James Waddell explores a “bibliobiography” by a Shakespeare scholar that digs deep into centuries of books and their readers - from “shelfies” to book burning to the historical precedent for Jilly Cooper’s Riders.


'Different: Gender through the eyes of a primatologist’ by Frans de Waal

‘Bitch: A revolutionary guide to sex, evolution and the female animal’ by Lucy Cooke

‘Portable Magic: A history of books and their readers’ by Emma Smith


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]]> This week, Lucy Dallas and Alex Clark are joined by Carol Tavris to discuss two wide-ranging works of biology that cast fascinating light on our understanding of sexual behaviour and gender identity throughout the animal and human world. And James Waddell explores a “bibliobiography” by a Shakespeare scholar that digs deep into centuries of books and their readers - from “shelfies” to book burning to the historical precedent for Jilly Cooper’s Riders.


'Different: Gender through the eyes of a primatologist’ by Frans de Waal

‘Bitch: A revolutionary guide to sex, evolution and the female animal’ by Lucy Cooke

‘Portable Magic: A history of books and their readers’ by Emma Smith


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]]> Lives, Interrupted Lives, Interrupted Thu, 21 Apr 2022 08:03:39 GMT 58:51 62610fdbe543e60013d3bbaa false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/lives-interrupted 62610fdbe543e60013d3bbaa af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 lives-interrupted full This week, Lucy Dallas and Alex Clark are joined by Nat Segnit to discuss the long reach of the gambling industry and the music of chance, and Kevin Brazil brings to life a dystopian novel from 1977.


‘Jackpot: How Gambling Conquered Britain’ by Rob Davies

‘Might Bite: The Secret Life of a Gambling Addict’ by Patrick Foster, with Will Macpherson

‘Big Snake Little Snake: An Inquiry into Risk’ by DBC Pierre

’They’ by Kay Dick


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]]> This week, Lucy Dallas and Alex Clark are joined by Nat Segnit to discuss the long reach of the gambling industry and the music of chance, and Kevin Brazil brings to life a dystopian novel from 1977.


‘Jackpot: How Gambling Conquered Britain’ by Rob Davies

‘Might Bite: The Secret Life of a Gambling Addict’ by Patrick Foster, with Will Macpherson

‘Big Snake Little Snake: An Inquiry into Risk’ by DBC Pierre

’They’ by Kay Dick


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]]> Life Lessons and Making Sporting History Life Lessons and Making Sporting History Thu, 14 Apr 2022 04:35:58 GMT 1:00:43 6257a4af90ef350012b765da false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/life-lessons-and-making-sporting-history 6257a4af90ef350012b765da af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 life-lessons-and-making-sporting-history full This week, Lucy Dallas and Alex Clark are joined by Dinah Birch to discuss Elizabeth Finch, the new novel by Julian Barnes, and find themselves in a world of charismatic teachers and forgotten Roman emperors. Also, the sports historian David Goldblatt explores a global survey of sport through the ages from the ancient Chinese game of cuju to the glories of Bristol Rovers.


‘Elizabeth Finch’ by Julian Barnes

‘Games People Played: A Global History of Sport’ by Wray Vamplew


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]]> This week, Lucy Dallas and Alex Clark are joined by Dinah Birch to discuss Elizabeth Finch, the new novel by Julian Barnes, and find themselves in a world of charismatic teachers and forgotten Roman emperors. Also, the sports historian David Goldblatt explores a global survey of sport through the ages from the ancient Chinese game of cuju to the glories of Bristol Rovers.


‘Elizabeth Finch’ by Julian Barnes

‘Games People Played: A Global History of Sport’ by Wray Vamplew


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]]> Early Days And Their Long Shadows Early Days And Their Long Shadows Thu, 07 Apr 2022 05:20:10 GMT 1:06:46 624e748b2277b0001267d996 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/early-days-and-their-long-shadows 624e748b2277b0001267d996 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 early-days-and-their-long-shadows full This week, Lucy Dallas and Alex Clark are joined by Emma Clery, specialist in 18th and 19th-century literature and author of Jane Austen: The Banker’s Sister, to discuss what Austen’s juvenilia and unpublished works tell us about the writer - will we find, as some critics have suggested, a far less restrained and irreverent novelist than we might expect? And Catherine Taylor, who is writing a memoir of her Sheffield upbringing, explores two accounts of growing up in the north of England.


‘Jane Austen, Early and Late’ by Freya Johnston

‘Lady Susan, Sanditon and The Watsons: Unfinished Fictions and Other Writings by Jane Austen' edited by Kathryn Sutherland

‘My Own Worst Enemy: Scenes of a Childhood’ by Robert Edric

‘No One Round Here Reads Tolstoy: Memoirs of a Working-Class Reader’ by Mark Hodkinson


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]]> This week, Lucy Dallas and Alex Clark are joined by Emma Clery, specialist in 18th and 19th-century literature and author of Jane Austen: The Banker’s Sister, to discuss what Austen’s juvenilia and unpublished works tell us about the writer - will we find, as some critics have suggested, a far less restrained and irreverent novelist than we might expect? And Catherine Taylor, who is writing a memoir of her Sheffield upbringing, explores two accounts of growing up in the north of England.


‘Jane Austen, Early and Late’ by Freya Johnston

‘Lady Susan, Sanditon and The Watsons: Unfinished Fictions and Other Writings by Jane Austen' edited by Kathryn Sutherland

‘My Own Worst Enemy: Scenes of a Childhood’ by Robert Edric

‘No One Round Here Reads Tolstoy: Memoirs of a Working-Class Reader’ by Mark Hodkinson


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]]> Boundaries Real and Imagined Boundaries Real and Imagined Thu, 31 Mar 2022 02:57:01 GMT 50:10 6245187f55c1aa00131d163d false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/boundaries-real-and-imagined 6245187f55c1aa00131d163d af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 boundaries-real-and-imagined full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Cal Flyn, the author of 'Islands of Abandonment: Life in the post-human landscape’, to venture into the 'extreme north' – part place, part concept – where sparsely populated landscapes have long offered a blank canvas on which to project hopes, dreams and neuroses; the critic En Liang Khong considers Ai Weiwei’s artistic rebellion against the Chinese state, situating its roots in the artist's early years and relationship with his father


'Extreme North: A cultural history' by Bernd Brunner, translated by Jefferson Chase

‘1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows: The story of two lives, one nation, and a century of art under tyranny’ by Ai WeiWei


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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Cal Flyn, the author of 'Islands of Abandonment: Life in the post-human landscape’, to venture into the 'extreme north' – part place, part concept – where sparsely populated landscapes have long offered a blank canvas on which to project hopes, dreams and neuroses; the critic En Liang Khong considers Ai Weiwei’s artistic rebellion against the Chinese state, situating its roots in the artist's early years and relationship with his father


'Extreme North: A cultural history' by Bernd Brunner, translated by Jefferson Chase

‘1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows: The story of two lives, one nation, and a century of art under tyranny’ by Ai WeiWei


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]]> Visions of Violence Visions of Violence Thu, 24 Mar 2022 06:47:57 GMT 53:22 623c141ecf41530013f8e28c true https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/visions-of-violence 623c141ecf41530013f8e28c af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 visions-of-violence full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Miranda France, the TLS’s Hispanic editor, to discuss the Mexican writer Fernanda Melchor and two new works that approach brutal and brutalized lives in innovative ways; Michael Caines, also of the TLS, considers a collection of essays that sets out to complicate stereotypes of East and Southeast Asian identity in Britain; and there’s focus on film, including Nosferatu at 100, unsung heroines of the big screen, and a fresh look at Marilyn Monroe’s difficult stay in London.


‘Paradais’ by Fernanda Melchor, translated by Sophie Hughes

‘Aquí no es Miami’ by Fernanda Melchor

‘East Side Voices: Essays celebrating East and Southeast Asian identity in Britain’, edited by Helena Lee

‘When Marilyn Met the Queen: Marilyn Monroe’s life in England’ by Michelle Morgan 

‘The Performer’s Tale: Nine lives of Patience Collier’ By Vanessa Morton

‘Forever Young: A memoir’ by Hayley Mills

‘The Great Peace: A memoir’ by Mena Suvari

‘Movie Workers: The women who made British cinema’ by Melanie Bell


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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Miranda France, the TLS’s Hispanic editor, to discuss the Mexican writer Fernanda Melchor and two new works that approach brutal and brutalized lives in innovative ways; Michael Caines, also of the TLS, considers a collection of essays that sets out to complicate stereotypes of East and Southeast Asian identity in Britain; and there’s focus on film, including Nosferatu at 100, unsung heroines of the big screen, and a fresh look at Marilyn Monroe’s difficult stay in London.


‘Paradais’ by Fernanda Melchor, translated by Sophie Hughes

‘Aquí no es Miami’ by Fernanda Melchor

‘East Side Voices: Essays celebrating East and Southeast Asian identity in Britain’, edited by Helena Lee

‘When Marilyn Met the Queen: Marilyn Monroe’s life in England’ by Michelle Morgan 

‘The Performer’s Tale: Nine lives of Patience Collier’ By Vanessa Morton

‘Forever Young: A memoir’ by Hayley Mills

‘The Great Peace: A memoir’ by Mena Suvari

‘Movie Workers: The women who made British cinema’ by Melanie Bell


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]]> Rock Star, Freak, Agitator Rock Star, Freak, Agitator Thu, 17 Mar 2022 00:01:06 GMT 1:05:09 62324b80022371001296258a false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/rock-star-freak-agitator 62324b80022371001296258a af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 rock-star-freak-agitator full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by the critic Nelly Kaprièlian and the TLS’s French editor Russell Williams to discuss ‘Anéantir’, the latest novel by France’s best-known and maybe most controversial writer, Michel Houellebecq; the TLS’s Toby Lichtig talks us through a new memoir by the ‘pre-eminent author of British Jewish novels’, Howard Jacobson, and we consider a masterclass in sympathy from Anne Tyler, a tale of revenge by Japan’s ‘Queen of mysteries’, and a wartime reckoning in Finland.


‘Anéantir’ by Michel Houellebecq

‘Mother’s Boy: A writer’s beginnings’ by Howard Jacobson

‘French Braid’ by Anne Tyler

‘Lady Joker: Volume one’ by Kaoru Takamura, translated by Marie Iida and Allison Markin Powell  

‘Land of Snow & Ashes’ by Petra Rautiainen, translated by David Hackston


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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by the critic Nelly Kaprièlian and the TLS’s French editor Russell Williams to discuss ‘Anéantir’, the latest novel by France’s best-known and maybe most controversial writer, Michel Houellebecq; the TLS’s Toby Lichtig talks us through a new memoir by the ‘pre-eminent author of British Jewish novels’, Howard Jacobson, and we consider a masterclass in sympathy from Anne Tyler, a tale of revenge by Japan’s ‘Queen of mysteries’, and a wartime reckoning in Finland.


‘Anéantir’ by Michel Houellebecq

‘Mother’s Boy: A writer’s beginnings’ by Howard Jacobson

‘French Braid’ by Anne Tyler

‘Lady Joker: Volume one’ by Kaoru Takamura, translated by Marie Iida and Allison Markin Powell  

‘Land of Snow & Ashes’ by Petra Rautiainen, translated by David Hackston


Produced by Sophia Franklin

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]]> Say What You’re Going To Say Say What You’re Going To Say Thu, 10 Mar 2022 00:01:03 GMT 52:53 622905503e2c06001416454c false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/say-what-youre-going-to-say 622905503e2c06001416454c af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 say-what-youre-going-to-say full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by the writer and critic Mary Norris to discuss the phenomenon that is Margaret Atwood – surely her kind of success requires a method? A new collection of essays and talks sheds some light; Sujit Sivasundaram, the author of ‘Waves Across the South: A new history of revolution and empire’, considers a work of non-fiction by the novelist Amitav Ghosh which paints a compelling picture of how the trade in nutmeg prefigured today’s environmental crisis


‘Burning Questions: Essays and occasional pieces 2004–2021’ by Margaret Atwood

‘The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a planet in crisis’ by Amitav Ghosh


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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by the writer and critic Mary Norris to discuss the phenomenon that is Margaret Atwood – surely her kind of success requires a method? A new collection of essays and talks sheds some light; Sujit Sivasundaram, the author of ‘Waves Across the South: A new history of revolution and empire’, considers a work of non-fiction by the novelist Amitav Ghosh which paints a compelling picture of how the trade in nutmeg prefigured today’s environmental crisis


‘Burning Questions: Essays and occasional pieces 2004–2021’ by Margaret Atwood

‘The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a planet in crisis’ by Amitav Ghosh


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]]> Faint Praise Faint Praise Thu, 03 Mar 2022 10:05:46 GMT 1:04:13 622092fa59335100165f8a95 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/faint-praise 622092fa59335100165f8a95 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 faint-praise full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by the critic Muriel Zagha to discuss a new play by Florian Zeller, ‘the most successful representative of contemporary French theatre’; Kathryn Hughes, the author of ‘Victorians Undone: Tales of the flesh in the age of decorum’, explores the cultural significance of passing out, from ‘Troilus and Criseyde’ to ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’, via Shakespeare and Bram Stoker; plus, a poem by Ange Mlinko, ‘Storm Windows’ 


‘The Forest’ by Florian Zeller, translated by Christopher Hampton, Hampstead Theatre, until March 12

‘Swoon: A poetics of passing out’ by Naomi Booth


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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by the critic Muriel Zagha to discuss a new play by Florian Zeller, ‘the most successful representative of contemporary French theatre’; Kathryn Hughes, the author of ‘Victorians Undone: Tales of the flesh in the age of decorum’, explores the cultural significance of passing out, from ‘Troilus and Criseyde’ to ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’, via Shakespeare and Bram Stoker; plus, a poem by Ange Mlinko, ‘Storm Windows’ 


‘The Forest’ by Florian Zeller, translated by Christopher Hampton, Hampstead Theatre, until March 12

‘Swoon: A poetics of passing out’ by Naomi Booth


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]]> Birds of a Feather Birds of a Feather Thu, 24 Feb 2022 00:01:18 GMT 49:12 6216b1fccad9670012cfac73 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/birds-of-a-feather 6216b1fccad9670012cfac73 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 birds-of-a-feather full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Jeremy Mynott, the author of ‘Birdscapes: Birds in Our Imagination and Experience’ and ‘Birds in the Ancient World’, to ponder 12,000 years of human–bird relations. ‘How is it that, despite a historically deep-rooted veneration, we could also have predated, exploited and depleted bird populations to the point where more than one in ten species is now threatened with extinction?’; and Janet Montefiore, Chair of the Sylvia Townsend Warner Society, asks whether this vivid and varied satirical novelist might finally take her place alongside Virginia Woolf and Elizabeth Bowen among the canon of accepted classics? Plus, a Life of the poet Valentine Ackland, still best known as Warner’s partner


‘Flight From Grace: A cultural history of humans and birds’ by Richard Pope                                                                                                                   

‘Avian Illuminations: A cultural history of birds’ by Boria Sax

‘Birds and Us: A 12,000-year history: from cave art to conservation’ by Tim Birkhead                               

‘Valentine Ackland: A transgressive life’ by Frances Bingham

‘Lolly Willowes’, ‘Mr Fortune’s Maggot’, ‘ The True Heart’, ‘Summer Will Show’, etc, by Sylvia Townsend Warner – for other books by Warner, find Janet Montefiore’s article at the-tls.co.uk.

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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Jeremy Mynott, the author of ‘Birdscapes: Birds in Our Imagination and Experience’ and ‘Birds in the Ancient World’, to ponder 12,000 years of human–bird relations. ‘How is it that, despite a historically deep-rooted veneration, we could also have predated, exploited and depleted bird populations to the point where more than one in ten species is now threatened with extinction?’; and Janet Montefiore, Chair of the Sylvia Townsend Warner Society, asks whether this vivid and varied satirical novelist might finally take her place alongside Virginia Woolf and Elizabeth Bowen among the canon of accepted classics? Plus, a Life of the poet Valentine Ackland, still best known as Warner’s partner


‘Flight From Grace: A cultural history of humans and birds’ by Richard Pope                                                                                                                   

‘Avian Illuminations: A cultural history of birds’ by Boria Sax

‘Birds and Us: A 12,000-year history: from cave art to conservation’ by Tim Birkhead                               

‘Valentine Ackland: A transgressive life’ by Frances Bingham

‘Lolly Willowes’, ‘Mr Fortune’s Maggot’, ‘ The True Heart’, ‘Summer Will Show’, etc, by Sylvia Townsend Warner – for other books by Warner, find Janet Montefiore’s article at the-tls.co.uk.

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]]> A Story With Strings Attached A Story With Strings Attached Thu, 17 Feb 2022 06:35:56 GMT 52:03 620decccb835ed0012fbf6e6 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/a-story-with-strings-attached 620decccb835ed0012fbf6e6 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 a-story-with-strings-attached full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Alex Clark are joined by Ann Hallamore Caesar, Professor Emerita in Italian Literature at the University of Warwick, to discuss the birth and legacy of Pinocchio, the world’s most famous (and most insolent) puppet – is his story really only for children? And do we need another English translation?; George Berridge, a TLS editor and restaurant-kitchen survivor, considers two close-ups on the troubled life of the chef, restaurateur and TV presenter Anthony Bourdain 


‘The Adventures of Pinocchio’ by Carlo Collodi, translated and edited by John Hooper and Anna Kraczyna

‘Bourdain: In stories’ by Laurie Woolever

'In the Weeds: Around the world and behind the scenes with Anthony Bourdain’ by Tom Vitale


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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Alex Clark are joined by Ann Hallamore Caesar, Professor Emerita in Italian Literature at the University of Warwick, to discuss the birth and legacy of Pinocchio, the world’s most famous (and most insolent) puppet – is his story really only for children? And do we need another English translation?; George Berridge, a TLS editor and restaurant-kitchen survivor, considers two close-ups on the troubled life of the chef, restaurateur and TV presenter Anthony Bourdain 


‘The Adventures of Pinocchio’ by Carlo Collodi, translated and edited by John Hooper and Anna Kraczyna

‘Bourdain: In stories’ by Laurie Woolever

'In the Weeds: Around the world and behind the scenes with Anthony Bourdain’ by Tom Vitale


Produced by Sophia Franklin


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]]> Writers at the Gates of Dawn Writers at the Gates of Dawn Thu, 10 Feb 2022 08:56:37 GMT 58:29 9637e7e6-d3e2-47ea-8899-d1b65aa017e0 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/writersatthegatesofdawn 9637e7e6-d3e2-47ea-8899-d1b65aa017e0 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 writersatthegatesofdawn full This week, Lucy Dallas and Alex Clark are joined by Sara Hudston to talk about how to write about our environment, who gets to write about it, why it is so crucial - and "horsey" books; and James McConnachie, himself a keen player, discusses the future of strategy games, given that the computers are increasingly beating the humans


Women on Nature, edited by Katherine Norbury

Wild Isles, edited by Patrick Barkham 

Gifts of Gravity and Light, edited by Anita Roy and Pippa Marland

Out of Time: Poetry from the climate emergency, edited by Kate Simpson

Seven Games: A Human History by Oliver Roeder


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]]> This week, Lucy Dallas and Alex Clark are joined by Sara Hudston to talk about how to write about our environment, who gets to write about it, why it is so crucial - and "horsey" books; and James McConnachie, himself a keen player, discusses the future of strategy games, given that the computers are increasingly beating the humans


Women on Nature, edited by Katherine Norbury

Wild Isles, edited by Patrick Barkham 

Gifts of Gravity and Light, edited by Anita Roy and Pippa Marland

Out of Time: Poetry from the climate emergency, edited by Kate Simpson

Seven Games: A Human History by Oliver Roeder


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]]> Derevaun Seraun! Derevaun Seraun! Derevaun Seraun! Derevaun Seraun! Thu, 03 Feb 2022 00:01:00 GMT 59:06 1663a83b-51d8-4e09-a8f2-c179e7265616 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/derevaunseraun-derevaunseraun- 1663a83b-51d8-4e09-a8f2-c179e7265616 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 derevaunseraun-derevaunseraun- This week, to mark 100 years since the publication of ‘Ulysses’, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by the novelist Audrey Magee to discuss how James Joyce wrestled with the demands, political and personal, of the Irish language; the anthropolo... full This week, to mark 100 years since the publication of ‘Ulysses’, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by the novelist Audrey Magee to discuss how James Joyce wrestled with the demands, political and personal, of the Irish language; the anthropologist and science writer Barbara J. King reviews Andrea Arnold’s film ‘Cow’, which attempts to show life from an animal’s perspective; plus, Mary Beard shares a few thoughts on Roman kissing.


'Cow', directed by Andrea Arnold


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]]> This week, to mark 100 years since the publication of ‘Ulysses’, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by the novelist Audrey Magee to discuss how James Joyce wrestled with the demands, political and personal, of the Irish language; the anthropologist and science writer Barbara J. King reviews Andrea Arnold’s film ‘Cow’, which attempts to show life from an animal’s perspective; plus, Mary Beard shares a few thoughts on Roman kissing.


'Cow', directed by Andrea Arnold


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]]> Clarity, Honesty, Fluff Clarity, Honesty, Fluff Thu, 27 Jan 2022 00:01:00 GMT 1:03:22 73eddec0-b082-4974-92aa-1a491eb42bfa false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/clarity-honesty-fluff 73eddec0-b082-4974-92aa-1a491eb42bfa af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 clarity-honesty-fluff This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Benjamin Markovits, the novelist, critic and teacher of creative writing, to discuss 100 American essays spanning 300-odd years (‘have we got any better at it?’); the sinologist Rana Mitter discu... full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Benjamin Markovits, the novelist, critic and teacher of creative writing, to discuss 100 American essays spanning 300-odd years (‘have we got any better at it?’); the sinologist Rana Mitter discusses the supremely difficult, and controversial, job of adapting the Chinese script for the modern age; plus, ‘Edelweiss’, a poignant new poem by Fiona Benson


‘The Glorious American Essay: One hundred essays from colonial times to the present’, edited by Phillip Lopate

‘Kingdom of Characters: A tale of language, obsession, and genius in modern China’ by Jing Tsu


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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Benjamin Markovits, the novelist, critic and teacher of creative writing, to discuss 100 American essays spanning 300-odd years (‘have we got any better at it?’); the sinologist Rana Mitter discusses the supremely difficult, and controversial, job of adapting the Chinese script for the modern age; plus, ‘Edelweiss’, a poignant new poem by Fiona Benson


‘The Glorious American Essay: One hundred essays from colonial times to the present’, edited by Phillip Lopate

‘Kingdom of Characters: A tale of language, obsession, and genius in modern China’ by Jing Tsu


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]]> Carnival of Darkness Carnival of Darkness Thu, 20 Jan 2022 00:01:00 GMT 54:03 a0c8069e-3e81-42ef-b339-a95e7f3ede71 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/carnivalofdarkness a0c8069e-3e81-42ef-b339-a95e7f3ede71 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 carnivalofdarkness full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by the writer and broadcaster Muriel Zagha to discuss 'Nightmare Alley', an unsettling vision of delight and deceit from the Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro; the historian Abigail Green explores the untold stories of the women behind Europe’s premier banking dynasty, the Rothschilds; plus, a dinosaur poem of note


'Nightmare Alley', various cinemas

'The Women of Rothschild: The untold story of the world’s most famous dynasty' by Natalie Livingstone


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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by the writer and broadcaster Muriel Zagha to discuss 'Nightmare Alley', an unsettling vision of delight and deceit from the Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro; the historian Abigail Green explores the untold stories of the women behind Europe’s premier banking dynasty, the Rothschilds; plus, a dinosaur poem of note


'Nightmare Alley', various cinemas

'The Women of Rothschild: The untold story of the world’s most famous dynasty' by Natalie Livingstone


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]]> Give Me Your Heart Give Me Your Heart Thu, 13 Jan 2022 05:39:45 GMT 54:33 583b6fc1-c7b0-4647-b3d9-f03c592dafb2 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/givemeyourheart 583b6fc1-c7b0-4647-b3d9-f03c592dafb2 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 givemeyourheart full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by the poet A. E. Stallings to reconsider the ground-breaking work of Edna St Vincent Millay, a modern but not modernist poet, once judged 'the most glamorous, sexually-dangerous since Byron'; Thomas Morris, the author of medical and crime histories, delves into the often-troubling history of medical transplants; plus, a new poem by Ben Wilkinson, ‘What We Were’


'Poems and Satires' by Edna St Vincent Millay, edited by Tristram Fane Saunders

'Spare Parts: A surprising history of transplants' by Paul Craddock


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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by the poet A. E. Stallings to reconsider the ground-breaking work of Edna St Vincent Millay, a modern but not modernist poet, once judged 'the most glamorous, sexually-dangerous since Byron'; Thomas Morris, the author of medical and crime histories, delves into the often-troubling history of medical transplants; plus, a new poem by Ben Wilkinson, ‘What We Were’


'Poems and Satires' by Edna St Vincent Millay, edited by Tristram Fane Saunders

'Spare Parts: A surprising history of transplants' by Paul Craddock


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]]> A Constant State of Foreignness A Constant State of Foreignness Thu, 06 Jan 2022 00:01:00 GMT 57:34 6b630fb3-b457-452e-b6eb-463cd0e63d65 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/aconstantstateofforeignness 6b630fb3-b457-452e-b6eb-463cd0e63d65 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 aconstantstateofforeignness full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by the writer and translator Chiara Marchelli to revisit the work of Antonio Tabucchi, a master of the uncanny, ten years after his death; and the multilingual critic Irina Dumitrescu discusses a poignant study of bilingualism that considers how mother tongues are lost and found and at what cost


‘Little Misunderstandings of No Importance: And other stories’, by Antonio Tabucchi, translated by Frances Frenaye

‘Requiem: A hallucination’, by Antonio Tabucchi, translated by Margaret Jull Costa

‘Pereira Maintains: A testimony’, by Antonio Tabucchi, translated by Patrick Creagh

‘Memory Speaks: On losing and reclaiming language and self’ by Julie Sedivy


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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by the writer and translator Chiara Marchelli to revisit the work of Antonio Tabucchi, a master of the uncanny, ten years after his death; and the multilingual critic Irina Dumitrescu discusses a poignant study of bilingualism that considers how mother tongues are lost and found and at what cost


‘Little Misunderstandings of No Importance: And other stories’, by Antonio Tabucchi, translated by Frances Frenaye

‘Requiem: A hallucination’, by Antonio Tabucchi, translated by Margaret Jull Costa

‘Pereira Maintains: A testimony’, by Antonio Tabucchi, translated by Patrick Creagh

‘Memory Speaks: On losing and reclaiming language and self’ by Julie Sedivy


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]]> Best of 2021 Best of 2021 Thu, 30 Dec 2021 16:59:10 GMT 37:12 fcd21186-b325-4f29-aad2-b46121649b67 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/bestof2021 fcd21186-b325-4f29-aad2-b46121649b67 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 bestof2021 This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas look back at this year’s podcasts. We hear from Joyce Carol Oates, Margaret Drabble, Mary Beard and Paul Muldoon, among others, covering literature, film, art, poetry and much more.Produced by Sophia Franklin full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas look back at this year’s podcasts.

We hear from Joyce Carol Oates, Margaret Drabble, Mary Beard and Paul Muldoon, among others, covering literature, film, art, poetry and much more.


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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas look back at this year’s podcasts.

We hear from Joyce Carol Oates, Margaret Drabble, Mary Beard and Paul Muldoon, among others, covering literature, film, art, poetry and much more.


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]]> Best of 2021 Best of 2021 Thu, 30 Dec 2021 16:45:29 GMT 37:12 61cde1405d3e450012cd7310 false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/best-of-2021 61cde1405d3e450012cd7310 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 best-of-2021 full

This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas look back at this year’s podcasts.


We hear from Joyce Carol Oates, Margaret Drabble, Mary Beard and Paul Muldoon, among others, covering literature, film, art, poetry and much more.

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This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas look back at this year’s podcasts.


We hear from Joyce Carol Oates, Margaret Drabble, Mary Beard and Paul Muldoon, among others, covering literature, film, art, poetry and much more.

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]]> BONUS: Sarah Hall and Sarah Moss – an interview BONUS: Sarah Hall and Sarah Moss – an interview Thu, 23 Dec 2021 00:01:00 GMT 51:23 ee8d2056-2186-41e1-8c25-8291ecc2c426 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/bonus-sarahhallandsarahmoss-aninterview ee8d2056-2186-41e1-8c25-8291ecc2c426 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 bonus-sarahhallandsarahmoss-aninterview A conversation between the novelists Sarah Hall and Sarah Moss, both of whose most recent novels confront life in the middle of a pandemic, chaired by the TLS’s fiction editor Toby Lichtig.(This event was recorded in November at Hay Festival’s Winter ... full A conversation between the novelists Sarah Hall and Sarah Moss, both of whose most recent novels confront life in the middle of a pandemic, chaired by the TLS’s fiction editor Toby Lichtig.

(This event was recorded in November at Hay Festival’s Winter Weekend)


'Burntcoat' by Sarah Hall

'The Fell' by Sarah Moss


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]]> A conversation between the novelists Sarah Hall and Sarah Moss, both of whose most recent novels confront life in the middle of a pandemic, chaired by the TLS’s fiction editor Toby Lichtig.

(This event was recorded in November at Hay Festival’s Winter Weekend)


'Burntcoat' by Sarah Hall

'The Fell' by Sarah Moss


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]]> This Is Magic This Is Magic Thu, 16 Dec 2021 09:32:30 GMT 0 9b9df5b1-b932-4de9-9bc7-76a72410895b false https://shows.acast.com/tlsvoices/episodes/9b9df5b1-b932-4de9-9bc7-76a72410895b 9b9df5b1-b932-4de9-9bc7-76a72410895b af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 full

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]]> On not letting it be On not letting it be Thu, 09 Dec 2021 00:01:00 GMT 1:00:28 e095c554-e73c-49aa-9a71-cbfff5965bad false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/onnotlettingitbe e095c554-e73c-49aa-9a71-cbfff5965bad af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 onnotlettingitbe This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Francesca Wade, at work on a book about Gertrude Stein’s afterlife, to discuss Stein’s ‘lost’ notebooks – and the magnificent amount of research conducted by Leon Katz, who discovered them some s... full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Francesca Wade, at work on a book about Gertrude Stein’s afterlife, to discuss Stein’s ‘lost’ notebooks – and the magnificent amount of research conducted by Leon Katz, who discovered them some seventy years ago – and shed new light on the writer’s process and personal life; and the musician and critic Wesley Stace takes us back to a stormy but productive time in the life of The Beatles, via a new film by Peter Jackson


‘No no no, nonsense, never: Hidden notebooks reveal the tense relationships behind Gertrude Stein’s genius’ by Francesca Wade, in this week’s TLS.

‘The Beatles: Get Back’, on Disney+


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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Francesca Wade, at work on a book about Gertrude Stein’s afterlife, to discuss Stein’s ‘lost’ notebooks – and the magnificent amount of research conducted by Leon Katz, who discovered them some seventy years ago – and shed new light on the writer’s process and personal life; and the musician and critic Wesley Stace takes us back to a stormy but productive time in the life of The Beatles, via a new film by Peter Jackson


‘No no no, nonsense, never: Hidden notebooks reveal the tense relationships behind Gertrude Stein’s genius’ by Francesca Wade, in this week’s TLS.

‘The Beatles: Get Back’, on Disney+


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]]> George Orwell and his Roses and a History of Self-Improvement George Orwell and his Roses and a History of Self-Improvement Thu, 02 Dec 2021 00:01:00 GMT 51:45 7fa76e2e-0300-45c9-8218-426dc0e6385c false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/georgeorwellandhisrosesandahistoryofself-improvement 7fa76e2e-0300-45c9-8218-426dc0e6385c af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 georgeorwellandhisrosesandahistoryofself-improvement full This week, Lucy Dallas and Alex Clark discuss roses, Orwell and rhizomatic thinking with Margaret Drabble; Kathryn Hughes is our guide through histories of self-improvement; plus, what log-rolling really means.


'Orwell's Roses' by Rebecca Solnit

'The Art of Self-Improvement' by Anna Katharina Schaffner

The Log Driver's Waltz: https://www.nfb.ca/film/log_drivers_waltz


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]]> This week, Lucy Dallas and Alex Clark discuss roses, Orwell and rhizomatic thinking with Margaret Drabble; Kathryn Hughes is our guide through histories of self-improvement; plus, what log-rolling really means.


'Orwell's Roses' by Rebecca Solnit

'The Art of Self-Improvement' by Anna Katharina Schaffner

The Log Driver's Waltz: https://www.nfb.ca/film/log_drivers_waltz


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]]> Books of the Year 2021 Books of the Year 2021 Thu, 25 Nov 2021 00:01:00 GMT 58:51 b833ad87-d01c-4278-85cb-90e47eb62f4d true https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/booksoftheyear2021 b833ad87-d01c-4278-85cb-90e47eb62f4d af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 booksoftheyear2021 This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by TLS editors to look through twelve months of intriguing books, as nominated by contributors including Mary Beard, the poet Paul Muldoon and the writer and critic Marina Warner, covering a range o... full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by TLS editors to look through twelve months of intriguing books, as nominated by contributors including Mary Beard, the poet Paul Muldoon and the writer and critic Marina Warner, covering a range of genres and subjects, from ancient Greek swear words to fictional messiahs


For the full round-up, go to the-tls.co.uk/ 


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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by TLS editors to look through twelve months of intriguing books, as nominated by contributors including Mary Beard, the poet Paul Muldoon and the writer and critic Marina Warner, covering a range of genres and subjects, from ancient Greek swear words to fictional messiahs


For the full round-up, go to the-tls.co.uk/ 


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]]> The Mythic Town of Concord and the Magic of the Lighted Window The Mythic Town of Concord and the Magic of the Lighted Window Thu, 18 Nov 2021 00:01:00 GMT 52:37 e929222e-0d7e-404e-b5e1-6ee33be524d9 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/themythictownofconcordandthemagicofthelightedwindow e929222e-0d7e-404e-b5e1-6ee33be524d9 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 themythictownofconcordandthemagicofthelightedwindow full This week, Lucy Dallas and Toby Lichtig are guided by Mark Ford through Concord, Massachusetts, the home of Emerson, Thoreau and the Transcendentalists; we talk to Susan Owens about the mystery and melancholy of lighted windows seen from outside; plus, new work from Dave Eggers and Zadie Smith


'The Transcendentalists and their world' by Robert A. Gross

'The Every' by Dave Eggers

'The Wife of Willesden' by Zadie Smith

'The Lighted Window: Evening walks remembered' by Peter Davidson


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]]> This week, Lucy Dallas and Toby Lichtig are guided by Mark Ford through Concord, Massachusetts, the home of Emerson, Thoreau and the Transcendentalists; we talk to Susan Owens about the mystery and melancholy of lighted windows seen from outside; plus, new work from Dave Eggers and Zadie Smith


'The Transcendentalists and their world' by Robert A. Gross

'The Every' by Dave Eggers

'The Wife of Willesden' by Zadie Smith

'The Lighted Window: Evening walks remembered' by Peter Davidson


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]]> The Booker-winner and the Beatle The Booker-winner and the Beatle Thu, 11 Nov 2021 00:01:00 GMT 56:27 755539c7-9054-4823-bd72-8857349486fc false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/thebooker-winnerandthebeatle 755539c7-9054-4823-bd72-8857349486fc af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 thebooker-winnerandthebeatle full This week, the TLS's fiction editor Toby Lichtig speaks to 2021’s Booker Prize-winner Damon Galgut, whose recent novel ‘The Promise’ follows one family through three decades of life and death in South Africa; Douglas Smith, whose books include a biography of Rasputin, turns to Russia in the 1830s to try to understand the Russia we face today; plus, the lyrics of Paul McCartney, explained by the man himself


'The Promise' by Damon Galgut

'1837: Russia’s quiet revolution' by Paul W. Werth

'The Lyrics: 1956 to the present' by Paul McCartney, edited by Paul Muldoon – discussed at an event at the Royal Festival Hall, London on November 5; available to stream until November 12


Stream link: https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/literature-poetry/lyrics-paul-mccartney-conversation-live-stream


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]]> This week, the TLS's fiction editor Toby Lichtig speaks to 2021’s Booker Prize-winner Damon Galgut, whose recent novel ‘The Promise’ follows one family through three decades of life and death in South Africa; Douglas Smith, whose books include a biography of Rasputin, turns to Russia in the 1830s to try to understand the Russia we face today; plus, the lyrics of Paul McCartney, explained by the man himself


'The Promise' by Damon Galgut

'1837: Russia’s quiet revolution' by Paul W. Werth

'The Lyrics: 1956 to the present' by Paul McCartney, edited by Paul Muldoon – discussed at an event at the Royal Festival Hall, London on November 5; available to stream until November 12


Stream link: https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/literature-poetry/lyrics-paul-mccartney-conversation-live-stream


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]]> Wild Lives Wild Lives Thu, 04 Nov 2021 00:01:53 GMT 55:01 124ce2ce-23bd-4fe5-ad54-ee294f6d843b false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/wildlives 124ce2ce-23bd-4fe5-ad54-ee294f6d843b af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 wildlives This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Michael Sherborne to consider a master of science fiction, H. G. Wells, whose life was a runaway spaceship… until it ran out of steam; Niki Segnit, the author of ‘The Flavour Thesaurus’, explores... full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Michael Sherborne to consider a master of science fiction, H. G. Wells, whose life was a runaway spaceship… until it ran out of steam; Niki Segnit, the author of ‘The Flavour Thesaurus’, explores some of the world’s rarest and most endangered foods; plus how sustainable – ecologically and economically – is book selling?


‘The Young H. G. Wells: Changing the world’ by Claire Tomalin

‘The City of Dr Moreau’ by J. S. Barnes

‘Eating To Extinction: The world’s rarest foods and why we need to save them’ by Dan Saladino


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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Michael Sherborne to consider a master of science fiction, H. G. Wells, whose life was a runaway spaceship… until it ran out of steam; Niki Segnit, the author of ‘The Flavour Thesaurus’, explores some of the world’s rarest and most endangered foods; plus how sustainable – ecologically and economically – is book selling?


‘The Young H. G. Wells: Changing the world’ by Claire Tomalin

‘The City of Dr Moreau’ by J. S. Barnes

‘Eating To Extinction: The world’s rarest foods and why we need to save them’ by Dan Saladino


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]]> Doom, Faith and Sabotage Doom, Faith and Sabotage Wed, 27 Oct 2021 23:01:00 GMT 50:36 6b7b53a7-744a-47fb-aa86-89d64d9a2b7f false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/doom-faithandsabotage-acast42d0f385 6b7b53a7-744a-47fb-aa86-89d64d9a2b7f af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 doom-faithandsabotage-acast42d0f385 This week, ahead of COP26, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by David Wallace-Wells, the author of ‘The Uninhabitable Earth’, to discuss a flurry of new books on climate change and what to do about it, from quiet reflection to radical, explosi... full This week, ahead of COP26, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by David Wallace-Wells, the author of ‘The Uninhabitable Earth’, to discuss a flurry of new books on climate change and what to do about it, from quiet reflection to radical, explosive action; and the biographer of royals A. N. Wilson considers a lively new Life of King George V that suggests the monarch wasn’t that dull after all


‘Deep Adaptation: Navigating the realities of climate chaos’, edited by Jem Bendell and Rupert Read

‘How To Blow Up a Pipeline: Learning to fight in a world on fire’ by Andreas Malm

‘Saving Us: A climate scientist’s case for hope and healing in a divided world’ by Katharine Hayhoe

‘Geopolitics For the End Time: From the pandemic to the climate crisis’ by Bruno Maçães

'George V: Never a dull moment’ by Jane Ridley


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]]> This week, ahead of COP26, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by David Wallace-Wells, the author of ‘The Uninhabitable Earth’, to discuss a flurry of new books on climate change and what to do about it, from quiet reflection to radical, explosive action; and the biographer of royals A. N. Wilson considers a lively new Life of King George V that suggests the monarch wasn’t that dull after all


‘Deep Adaptation: Navigating the realities of climate chaos’, edited by Jem Bendell and Rupert Read

‘How To Blow Up a Pipeline: Learning to fight in a world on fire’ by Andreas Malm

‘Saving Us: A climate scientist’s case for hope and healing in a divided world’ by Katharine Hayhoe

‘Geopolitics For the End Time: From the pandemic to the climate crisis’ by Bruno Maçães

'George V: Never a dull moment’ by Jane Ridley


Producer: Sophia Franklin

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]]> Radical Turns Radical Turns Wed, 20 Oct 2021 23:01:00 GMT 55:44 61b94425-5f7d-4f1f-8a6c-481a9e0a55e0 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/radicalturns 61b94425-5f7d-4f1f-8a6c-481a9e0a55e0 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 radicalturns This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Michael Caines are joined by Jenni Quilter, the author of ‘New York School Painters and Poets: Neon in daylight’, to discuss the colourful and ceaselessly experimental work of the American artist Helen Frankenthaler; and ... full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Michael Caines are joined by Jenni Quilter, the author of ‘New York School Painters and Poets: Neon in daylight’, to discuss the colourful and ceaselessly experimental work of the American artist Helen Frankenthaler; and Emma Smith, Professor of Shakespeare Studies at Hertford College, Oxford, reviews a radical (and watery) new production of ‘Macbeth’ that redeems the fallen world of this overfamiliar tragedy.


‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’, Almeida Theatre, London; also streaming

‘Fierce Poise: Helen Frankenthaler and 1950s New York’ by Alexander Nemerov

‘Helen Frankenthaler: Radical beauty’, Dulwich Picture Gallery, London; until April 18, 2022


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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Michael Caines are joined by Jenni Quilter, the author of ‘New York School Painters and Poets: Neon in daylight’, to discuss the colourful and ceaselessly experimental work of the American artist Helen Frankenthaler; and Emma Smith, Professor of Shakespeare Studies at Hertford College, Oxford, reviews a radical (and watery) new production of ‘Macbeth’ that redeems the fallen world of this overfamiliar tragedy.


‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’, Almeida Theatre, London; also streaming

‘Fierce Poise: Helen Frankenthaler and 1950s New York’ by Alexander Nemerov

‘Helen Frankenthaler: Radical beauty’, Dulwich Picture Gallery, London; until April 18, 2022


A special subscription offer for TLS podcast listeners: www.the-tls.co.uk/buy/pod

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]]> The Autumn Livres The Autumn Livres Wed, 13 Oct 2021 23:01:00 GMT 55:33 489c0cbd-afcd-4af5-86ce-6523a899d036 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/theautumnlivres 489c0cbd-afcd-4af5-86ce-6523a899d036 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 theautumnlivres full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Russell Williams, to talk through the uniquely French phenomenon of the rentrée littéraire - the politics, the scandals, the big beasts and the new voices; and Michele Pridmore-Brown considers a recent book that offers a cultural history of breast milk and the rise of the bottle.


‘White Blood: A history of human milk’ by Lawrence Trevelyan Weaver  


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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Russell Williams, to talk through the uniquely French phenomenon of the rentrée littéraire - the politics, the scandals, the big beasts and the new voices; and Michele Pridmore-Brown considers a recent book that offers a cultural history of breast milk and the rise of the bottle.


‘White Blood: A history of human milk’ by Lawrence Trevelyan Weaver  


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]]> <![CDATA[E.M. Forster's Happy Solution]]> Thu, 07 Oct 2021 09:06:28 GMT 48:16 02e6f5a1-d3cb-4f69-a9bd-a7c6ae0859e9 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/e.m.forstershappysolution 02e6f5a1-d3cb-4f69-a9bd-a7c6ae0859e9 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 e.m.forstershappysolution This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Peter Parker, the biographer of J. R. Ackerley and Christopher Isherwood among others, to reconsider the gestation and legacy of E. M. Forster’s final novel, ‘Maurice’, a love story between men a... full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Peter Parker, the biographer of J. R. Ackerley and Christopher Isherwood among others, to reconsider the gestation and legacy of E. M. Forster’s final novel, ‘Maurice’, a love story between men across the class divide, published fifty years ago; ‘Keep up, watch out: Or why the people next door have always mattered’ – the historian Arnold Hunt reviews two studies of neighbourly love, and hate, in early modern Britain.


‘Faith, Hope and Charity: English neighbourhoods, 1500–1640’ by Andy Wood

‘Caritas: Neighbourly love and the early modern self’ by Katie Barclay

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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Peter Parker, the biographer of J. R. Ackerley and Christopher Isherwood among others, to reconsider the gestation and legacy of E. M. Forster’s final novel, ‘Maurice’, a love story between men across the class divide, published fifty years ago; ‘Keep up, watch out: Or why the people next door have always mattered’ – the historian Arnold Hunt reviews two studies of neighbourly love, and hate, in early modern Britain.


‘Faith, Hope and Charity: English neighbourhoods, 1500–1640’ by Andy Wood

‘Caritas: Neighbourly love and the early modern self’ by Katie Barclay

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]]> When the Flawed Succeed When the Flawed Succeed Sun, 03 Oct 2021 23:01:00 GMT 26:12 a75b0e1e-f86d-4e92-a97e-38cf6da1f4c6 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/whentheflawedsucceed a75b0e1e-f86d-4e92-a97e-38cf6da1f4c6 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 whentheflawedsucceed In this bonus TLS long read, the former politician Rory Stewart discusses to power of modern politics, Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings and the corrosion of morals.www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/long-players-tom-gatti-book-review-paul-gendersIf you wo... full In this bonus TLS long read, the former politician Rory Stewart discusses to power of modern politics, Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings and the corrosion of morals.


www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/long-players-tom-gatti-book-review-paul-genders


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]]> In this bonus TLS long read, the former politician Rory Stewart discusses to power of modern politics, Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings and the corrosion of morals.


www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/long-players-tom-gatti-book-review-paul-genders


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]]> Survival of the Wittiest Survival of the Wittiest Wed, 29 Sep 2021 23:01:45 GMT 49:18 464bb164-6a1f-4ea3-9e34-e7a429a5ab13 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/survivalofthewittiest 464bb164-6a1f-4ea3-9e34-e7a429a5ab13 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 survivalofthewittiest This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by the scholars Janet Todd and Derek Hughes to revisit the life and work of Restoration England’s first woman of letters, the playwright Aphra Behn, who “seems formed for our noisy, sex-obsessed tim... full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by the scholars Janet Todd and Derek Hughes to revisit the life and work of Restoration England’s first woman of letters, the playwright Aphra Behn, who “seems formed for our noisy, sex-obsessed times”; the translator, poet and critic Sasha Dugdale considers Russian protest poetry and the rise of Galina Rymbu; plus, literary festivals rebooted.


‘The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Aphra Behn: Volume IV: Plays, 1682–1696’, edited by Rachel Adcock, et al

‘F Letter: New Russian feminist poetry’, edited by Galina Rymbu, Eugene Ostashevsky and Ainsley Morse; translated by Eugene Ostashevsky, Ainsley Morse, Alex Karsavin, Helena Kernan, Kit Eginton, Valzhyna Mort and Kevin M. F. Platt

‘Life In Space’ by Galina Rymbu; translated by Joan Brooks

Valzhyna Mort’s translation of the poem ’Summer’, read by Sasha Dugdale, also appears at - www.granta.com/summer-gates-of-the-body

‘The Scar We Know’, a bi-lingual edition of Lida Yusupova's poetry with introductions by Oksana Vasyakina and Ainsley Morse, has just been published by Cicada Books


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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by the scholars Janet Todd and Derek Hughes to revisit the life and work of Restoration England’s first woman of letters, the playwright Aphra Behn, who “seems formed for our noisy, sex-obsessed times”; the translator, poet and critic Sasha Dugdale considers Russian protest poetry and the rise of Galina Rymbu; plus, literary festivals rebooted.


‘The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Aphra Behn: Volume IV: Plays, 1682–1696’, edited by Rachel Adcock, et al

‘F Letter: New Russian feminist poetry’, edited by Galina Rymbu, Eugene Ostashevsky and Ainsley Morse; translated by Eugene Ostashevsky, Ainsley Morse, Alex Karsavin, Helena Kernan, Kit Eginton, Valzhyna Mort and Kevin M. F. Platt

‘Life In Space’ by Galina Rymbu; translated by Joan Brooks

Valzhyna Mort’s translation of the poem ’Summer’, read by Sasha Dugdale, also appears at - www.granta.com/summer-gates-of-the-body

‘The Scar We Know’, a bi-lingual edition of Lida Yusupova's poetry with introductions by Oksana Vasyakina and Ainsley Morse, has just been published by Cicada Books


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]]> Sad and Twisted Stories Sad and Twisted Stories Thu, 23 Sep 2021 08:36:36 GMT 49:07 c408852f-5358-4265-846b-e139266e171f false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/sadandtwistedstories c408852f-5358-4265-846b-e139266e171f af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 sadandtwistedstories This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Skye C. Cleary to discuss Simone de Beauvoir’s ‘lost’ novel, ‘The Inseparables’, published almost seventy years after it was written; Anna Picard reviews a very dark production of ‘Rigoletto’ at ... full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Skye C. Cleary to discuss Simone de Beauvoir’s ‘lost’ novel, ‘The Inseparables’, published almost seventy years after it was written; Anna Picard reviews a very dark production of ‘Rigoletto’ at the Royal Opera House; plus, buying and selling (and maybe stealing) Emily Dickinson’s hair (maybe).


'The Inseparables' by Simone de Beauvoir

'Rigoletto' by Giuseppe Verdi, at the Royal Opera House, until September 29, then February–March, 2022 


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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Skye C. Cleary to discuss Simone de Beauvoir’s ‘lost’ novel, ‘The Inseparables’, published almost seventy years after it was written; Anna Picard reviews a very dark production of ‘Rigoletto’ at the Royal Opera House; plus, buying and selling (and maybe stealing) Emily Dickinson’s hair (maybe).


'The Inseparables' by Simone de Beauvoir

'Rigoletto' by Giuseppe Verdi, at the Royal Opera House, until September 29, then February–March, 2022 


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]]> Greatest Hits Greatest Hits Mon, 20 Sep 2021 09:40:37 GMT 12:08 a2e5111e-9ff1-4f7c-a890-42613e7cceec false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/greatesthits a2e5111e-9ff1-4f7c-a890-42613e7cceec af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 greatesthits full In this bonus TLS long read, the writer Paul Genders discusses the influence of pop music on literature.


www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/long-players-tom-gatti-book-review-paul-genders


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]]> In this bonus TLS long read, the writer Paul Genders discusses the influence of pop music on literature.


www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/long-players-tom-gatti-book-review-paul-genders


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]]> <![CDATA[Don't sweat it]]> Thu, 16 Sep 2021 03:00:00 GMT 49:14 bdc12a3e-f5f1-425f-940b-52d526539828 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/dontsweatit bdc12a3e-f5f1-425f-940b-52d526539828 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 dontsweatit This week, Lucy Dallas and Toby Lichtig are joined by the critic and gym-sceptic Irina Dumitrescu to consider a clutch of books about fitness – how it came to be the industry it is, what it means to us, even what the smell of sweat does; Alex Clark, a ... full This week, Lucy Dallas and Toby Lichtig are joined by the critic and gym-sceptic Irina Dumitrescu to consider a clutch of books about fitness – how it came to be the industry it is, what it means to us, even what the smell of sweat does; Alex Clark, a regular contributor to the TLS’s fiction pages, runs through this year’s Booker Prize shortlist, just announced, before turning to a real-life story that reads like a mystery novel: the “Stonehouse affair”, the tale of the MP and former Cabinet minister John Stonehouse, who disappeared while swimming from a private beach in Miami

 

The Age of Fitness: How the body came to symbolize success and achievement by Jürgen Martschukat

Exercised: The science of physical activity, rest and health by Daniel Lieberman

The Joy of Sweat: The strange science of perspiration by Sarah Everts

The Secret to Superhuman Strength by Alison Bechdel


John Stonehouse, My Father: The true story of the runaway MP, by Julia Stonehouse

Stonehouse: Cabinet minister, fraudster, spy by Julian Hayes

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]]> This week, Lucy Dallas and Toby Lichtig are joined by the critic and gym-sceptic Irina Dumitrescu to consider a clutch of books about fitness – how it came to be the industry it is, what it means to us, even what the smell of sweat does; Alex Clark, a regular contributor to the TLS’s fiction pages, runs through this year’s Booker Prize shortlist, just announced, before turning to a real-life story that reads like a mystery novel: the “Stonehouse affair”, the tale of the MP and former Cabinet minister John Stonehouse, who disappeared while swimming from a private beach in Miami

 

The Age of Fitness: How the body came to symbolize success and achievement by Jürgen Martschukat

Exercised: The science of physical activity, rest and health by Daniel Lieberman

The Joy of Sweat: The strange science of perspiration by Sarah Everts

The Secret to Superhuman Strength by Alison Bechdel


John Stonehouse, My Father: The true story of the runaway MP, by Julia Stonehouse

Stonehouse: Cabinet minister, fraudster, spy by Julian Hayes

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]]> Indexes, Newsletters, Potatoes, Gold! Indexes, Newsletters, Potatoes, Gold! Wed, 08 Sep 2021 23:00:00 GMT 49:18 2e974036-1c61-4fd6-b65f-6b6ba890c765 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/indexes-newsletters-potatoes-gold- 2e974036-1c61-4fd6-b65f-6b6ba890c765 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 indexes-newsletters-potatoes-gold- full Lucy Dallas and Michael Caines are joined by Dennis Duncan, the author of ‘Index, A History of the’, to discuss how we navigate the contents between books' covers, taking in alphabets, concordances, ancient search engines and much more; What is Substack: a publishing start-up or a reboot of a nineteenth-century literary idea?; and the writer and translator Miranda France discusses a new book by the famed psychogeographer Iain Sinclair, which takes us to Peru, in the footsteps of his great-grandfather, who made a fascinating and, to us, troubling expedition to the Upper Amazon region in 1891.


‘Index, A History of the’ by Dennis Duncan

‘The Gold Machine: In the tracks of the mule dancers’ by Iain Sinclair


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]]> Lucy Dallas and Michael Caines are joined by Dennis Duncan, the author of ‘Index, A History of the’, to discuss how we navigate the contents between books' covers, taking in alphabets, concordances, ancient search engines and much more; What is Substack: a publishing start-up or a reboot of a nineteenth-century literary idea?; and the writer and translator Miranda France discusses a new book by the famed psychogeographer Iain Sinclair, which takes us to Peru, in the footsteps of his great-grandfather, who made a fascinating and, to us, troubling expedition to the Upper Amazon region in 1891.


‘Index, A History of the’ by Dennis Duncan

‘The Gold Machine: In the tracks of the mule dancers’ by Iain Sinclair


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]]> TLS Summer Library: Part IV TLS Summer Library: Part IV Wed, 01 Sep 2021 23:01:00 GMT 49:33 451e00d3-111e-4e5f-a47d-82b4fd32f408 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/tlssummerlibrary-partiv 451e00d3-111e-4e5f-a47d-82b4fd32f408 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 tlssummerlibrary-partiv full Throughout the summer, we are revisiting the very best of the podcast during the last year.


In this episode - it's movie week; the author Colin Grant discusses Steve McQueen's Small Axe and the Academy Award-winning Nomadland starring Frances McDormand, Yoojin Grace Wuertz talks us through the Korean American Dream film Minari, and Clifford Thompson reviews Regina King's directorial debut One Night in Miami - which sees Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, Jim Brown and Cassius Clay gather for a heated debate.


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]]> Throughout the summer, we are revisiting the very best of the podcast during the last year.


In this episode - it's movie week; the author Colin Grant discusses Steve McQueen's Small Axe and the Academy Award-winning Nomadland starring Frances McDormand, Yoojin Grace Wuertz talks us through the Korean American Dream film Minari, and Clifford Thompson reviews Regina King's directorial debut One Night in Miami - which sees Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, Jim Brown and Cassius Clay gather for a heated debate.


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]]> TLS Summer Library: Part III TLS Summer Library: Part III Wed, 25 Aug 2021 23:01:00 GMT 49:40 a35e642b-af04-4033-9efb-bf98c2280963 true https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/tlssummerlibrary-partiii a35e642b-af04-4033-9efb-bf98c2280963 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 tlssummerlibrary-partiii full Throughout August, we are revisiting the very best of the podcast during the last year.


In this episode; the comedian David Baddiel joins Toby Lichtig to talk about his book 'Jews Don't Count' which explores the insidious, pervasive, exclusionary nature of ‘progressive’ antisemitism, Éadaoín Lynch remembers fully and truthfully the relationship between the poets Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon, and Lucy Scholes reviews a clutch of novels in the British Library's Women Writers series, dedicated to once-popular writers.


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]]> Throughout August, we are revisiting the very best of the podcast during the last year.


In this episode; the comedian David Baddiel joins Toby Lichtig to talk about his book 'Jews Don't Count' which explores the insidious, pervasive, exclusionary nature of ‘progressive’ antisemitism, Éadaoín Lynch remembers fully and truthfully the relationship between the poets Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon, and Lucy Scholes reviews a clutch of novels in the British Library's Women Writers series, dedicated to once-popular writers.


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]]> The Guidance of Brains The Guidance of Brains Sun, 22 Aug 2021 23:01:00 GMT 18:24 f9d6a250-9d05-4b90-a077-989351bd4965 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/theguidanceofbrains f9d6a250-9d05-4b90-a077-989351bd4965 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 theguidanceofbrains In this bonus TLS long read, the writer and author of Mind the Gap, Ferdinand Mount, asks - how much is too much meritocracy?www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/the-aristocracy-of-talent-adrian-wooldridge-book-review-ferdinand-mountIf you would like to li... full In this bonus TLS long read, the writer and author of Mind the Gap, Ferdinand Mount, asks - how much is too much meritocracy?


www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/the-aristocracy-of-talent-adrian-wooldridge-book-review-ferdinand-mount


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]]> In this bonus TLS long read, the writer and author of Mind the Gap, Ferdinand Mount, asks - how much is too much meritocracy?


www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/the-aristocracy-of-talent-adrian-wooldridge-book-review-ferdinand-mount


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]]> TLS Summer Library: Part II TLS Summer Library: Part II Wed, 18 Aug 2021 23:01:00 GMT 49:24 6da59f98-d2c1-4e8b-94b9-676b6b897989 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/tlssummerlibrary-partii 6da59f98-d2c1-4e8b-94b9-676b6b897989 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 tlssummerlibrary-partii full Throughout August, we are revisiting the very best of the podcast during the last year.


In this episode; the TLS's Classics editor Mary Beard emphasizes the importance of teaching Classics in context, the medievalist Hetta Howes reviews a female take on 'Beowulf', and Ruth Scurr reveals the true history of the secretive Freemasons.


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]]> Throughout August, we are revisiting the very best of the podcast during the last year.


In this episode; the TLS's Classics editor Mary Beard emphasizes the importance of teaching Classics in context, the medievalist Hetta Howes reviews a female take on 'Beowulf', and Ruth Scurr reveals the true history of the secretive Freemasons.


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]]> TLS Summer Library: Part I TLS Summer Library: Part I Wed, 11 Aug 2021 23:01:00 GMT 49:55 60b7f6d1-720a-4420-bb2b-0f91f4c44ca7 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/tlssummerlibrary-parti 60b7f6d1-720a-4420-bb2b-0f91f4c44ca7 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 tlssummerlibrary-parti full Throughout August, we are revisiting the very best of the podcast during the last year.


In this episode; the TLS's fiction editor Toby Lichtig talks to Douglas Stuart about his 2020 Booker Prize-winning novel Shuggie Bain, the writer Laura Thompson joins Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas to discuss the work of Agatha Christie and how she has managed to move with the times, and Edmund Gordon to reviews 'Klara and the Sun' - Kazuo Ishiguro’s new Booker Prize longlisted novel about an Artificial Friend.


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]]> Throughout August, we are revisiting the very best of the podcast during the last year.


In this episode; the TLS's fiction editor Toby Lichtig talks to Douglas Stuart about his 2020 Booker Prize-winning novel Shuggie Bain, the writer Laura Thompson joins Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas to discuss the work of Agatha Christie and how she has managed to move with the times, and Edmund Gordon to reviews 'Klara and the Sun' - Kazuo Ishiguro’s new Booker Prize longlisted novel about an Artificial Friend.


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]]> <![CDATA[Turning poetry into profit with Alighieri Jewellery's Rosh Mahtani]]> Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:00:00 GMT 34:34 a02cd15a-f431-4f80-912f-61e36fddd092 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/turningpoetryintoprofitwithalighierijewellerysroshmahtani a02cd15a-f431-4f80-912f-61e36fddd092 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 turningpoetryintoprofitwithalighierijewellerysroshmahtani In a special bonus podcast we bring you an episode of Secrets of the Side Hustle that we think you might enjoy.Host Laura Jackson speaks with Alighieri Jewellery founder, Rosh Mahtani, about her business journey, the importance of connecting with yo... bonus In a special bonus podcast we bring you an episode of Secrets of the Side Hustle that we think you might enjoy.


Host Laura Jackson speaks with Alighieri Jewellery founder, Rosh Mahtani, about her business journey, the importance of connecting with your customers and why a 14th century epic poem makes the perfect inspiration for a 21st century business...


Visit the Alighieri Jewellery website

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]]> In a special bonus podcast we bring you an episode of Secrets of the Side Hustle that we think you might enjoy.


Host Laura Jackson speaks with Alighieri Jewellery founder, Rosh Mahtani, about her business journey, the importance of connecting with your customers and why a 14th century epic poem makes the perfect inspiration for a 21st century business...


Visit the Alighieri Jewellery website

Follow Alighieri Jewellery on Instagram


Follow The Sunday Times Style

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]]> Paternal Effects Paternal Effects Sun, 08 Aug 2021 23:01:16 GMT 14:24 935584b0-9da0-456a-81aa-626c9ec59f9e false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/paternaleffects 935584b0-9da0-456a-81aa-626c9ec59f9e af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 paternaleffects full In this bonus TLS long read, Michele Pridmore-Brown, researcher at The University of California - Berkeley, discusses what science can tell us about manliness.


www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/the-better-half-sharon-moalem-are-men-animals-matthew-guttmann-guynecology-rene-almeling-review-michelle-pridmore-brown


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]]> In this bonus TLS long read, Michele Pridmore-Brown, researcher at The University of California - Berkeley, discusses what science can tell us about manliness.


www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/the-better-half-sharon-moalem-are-men-animals-matthew-guttmann-guynecology-rene-almeling-review-michelle-pridmore-brown


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]]> A Genius of Cancer and a Queen of Bohemia A Genius of Cancer and a Queen of Bohemia Wed, 04 Aug 2021 23:01:14 GMT 49:19 6e5b7e66-021c-4db7-938b-c77b69ad8b30 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/ageniusofcancerandaqueenofbohemia 6e5b7e66-021c-4db7-938b-c77b69ad8b30 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 ageniusofcancerandaqueenofbohemia full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Thomas Morris, the author of 'The Matter of the Heart: A history of the heart in eleven operations', to discuss the extraordinary life and influence of the Nobel prize-winning Jewish biochemist Otto Warburg, whose research into cancer, as well as his audacious character, helped him to survive Nazi Germany; the art critic and historian Frances Spalding celebrates the energetic and sophisticated paintings of Nina Hamnett, whose colourful social life has tended to eclipse her talents. Plus, Shakespeare in the open air.


Ravenous: Otto Warburg, the Nazis, and the search for the cancer-diet connection, by Sam Apple

Nina Hamnett, Charleston, Sussex, until August 30th


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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Thomas Morris, the author of 'The Matter of the Heart: A history of the heart in eleven operations', to discuss the extraordinary life and influence of the Nobel prize-winning Jewish biochemist Otto Warburg, whose research into cancer, as well as his audacious character, helped him to survive Nazi Germany; the art critic and historian Frances Spalding celebrates the energetic and sophisticated paintings of Nina Hamnett, whose colourful social life has tended to eclipse her talents. Plus, Shakespeare in the open air.


Ravenous: Otto Warburg, the Nazis, and the search for the cancer-diet connection, by Sam Apple

Nina Hamnett, Charleston, Sussex, until August 30th


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]]> The Miraculous Mundane The Miraculous Mundane Wed, 28 Jul 2021 23:01:00 GMT 49:25 a056f811-e38c-4026-a27f-72e572594949 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/tls29thjuly2021 a056f811-e38c-4026-a27f-72e572594949 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 tls29thjuly2021 full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Nick Groom, Professor of Literature in English at the University of Macau, to discuss William Blake, who saw wonders everywhere (including a tree on Peckham Rye), and communicated them urgently in art and poetry – what does he have to tell us now?; the critic and writer Michael Kerrigan guides us through the ‘improbably enthralling mundanities’ of the Uruguayan novelist Mario Levrero; plus, a dazzling history of Sicily, the demise of local journalism, and ‘bald’ philosophy.


William Blake Vs the World by John Higgs

The Luminous Novel by Mario Levrero, translated by Annie McDermott

Panic as Man Burns Crumpets: The vanishing world of the local journalist by Roger Lytollis

Bald: 35 philosophical short cuts by Simon Critchley

The Invention of Sicily: A Mediterranean history by Jamie Mackay


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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Nick Groom, Professor of Literature in English at the University of Macau, to discuss William Blake, who saw wonders everywhere (including a tree on Peckham Rye), and communicated them urgently in art and poetry – what does he have to tell us now?; the critic and writer Michael Kerrigan guides us through the ‘improbably enthralling mundanities’ of the Uruguayan novelist Mario Levrero; plus, a dazzling history of Sicily, the demise of local journalism, and ‘bald’ philosophy.


William Blake Vs the World by John Higgs

The Luminous Novel by Mario Levrero, translated by Annie McDermott

Panic as Man Burns Crumpets: The vanishing world of the local journalist by Roger Lytollis

Bald: 35 philosophical short cuts by Simon Critchley

The Invention of Sicily: A Mediterranean history by Jamie Mackay


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]]> Private Profits, Public Cost Private Profits, Public Cost Sun, 25 Jul 2021 23:01:00 GMT 8:23 a6853221-11d2-4346-8790-a27f09171c58 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/privateprofits-publiccost a6853221-11d2-4346-8790-a27f09171c58 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 privateprofits-publiccost In this bonus TLS long read, the writer Joan C. Williams discusses how Amazon’s business practices harm America.www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/fulfillment-alec-macgillis-review-joan-c-williams-amazonIf you would like to listen to more audio articles ... full In this bonus TLS long read, the writer Joan C. Williams discusses how Amazon’s business practices harm America.


www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/fulfillment-alec-macgillis-review-joan-c-williams-amazon


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]]> In this bonus TLS long read, the writer Joan C. Williams discusses how Amazon’s business practices harm America.


www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/fulfillment-alec-macgillis-review-joan-c-williams-amazon


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]]> The movie we want it to be The movie we want it to be Wed, 21 Jul 2021 23:01:42 GMT 50:10 13a19ee3-dfcb-4124-bec0-fb47051a116b false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/themoviewewantittobe 13a19ee3-dfcb-4124-bec0-fb47051a116b af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 themoviewewantittobe full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas as joined by Keith Hopper, a critic of film and literature, to revisit the film ‘Midnight Cowboy’ (1969), a 'dark, difficult masterpiece' starring Jon Voight as an aspirant sex worker and Dustin Hoffman as his friend, an ailing con man; before it’s available in English, the journalist Henri Astier delves into the 'secret' diary of Michel Barnier, the European Union’s Brexit negotiator, who the British tabloids named 'the most dangerous man in Europe'; plus, what does Brexit mean for books?

 

‘Shooting Midnight Cowboy: Art, sex, loneliness, liberation, and the making of a dark classic’ by Glenn Frankel

‘La Grande Illusion: Journal secret du Brexit (2016-2020)’ by Michel Barnier


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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas as joined by Keith Hopper, a critic of film and literature, to revisit the film ‘Midnight Cowboy’ (1969), a 'dark, difficult masterpiece' starring Jon Voight as an aspirant sex worker and Dustin Hoffman as his friend, an ailing con man; before it’s available in English, the journalist Henri Astier delves into the 'secret' diary of Michel Barnier, the European Union’s Brexit negotiator, who the British tabloids named 'the most dangerous man in Europe'; plus, what does Brexit mean for books?

 

‘Shooting Midnight Cowboy: Art, sex, loneliness, liberation, and the making of a dark classic’ by Glenn Frankel

‘La Grande Illusion: Journal secret du Brexit (2016-2020)’ by Michel Barnier


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]]> Insiders, outsiders and insider-outsiders Insiders, outsiders and insider-outsiders Thu, 15 Jul 2021 03:00:00 GMT 49:37 e8ebd579-15af-4848-8786-ef268a01a036 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/insiders-outsidersandinsider-outsiders e8ebd579-15af-4848-8786-ef268a01a036 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 insiders-outsidersandinsider-outsiders This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Noo Saro-Wiwa, the author of ‘Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria’, to discuss developments in travel writing; Alice Kelly, the author of ‘Commemorative Modernisms: Women writers, dea... full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Noo Saro-Wiwa, the author of ‘Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria’, to discuss developments in travel writing; Alice Kelly, the author of ‘Commemorative Modernisms: Women writers, death and the First World War’, considers how conflict permeates American culture; plus, a new poem by André Naffis-Sahely, ‘At the Graves of Labour’s Fallen’


‘The Travel Writing Tribe: Journeys in search of a genre’ by Tim Hannigan

‘War and American Literature’, edited by Jennifer Haytock

‘A History of American Literature and Culture of the First World War’, edited by Tim Dayton and Mark W. Van Wienen


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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Noo Saro-Wiwa, the author of ‘Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria’, to discuss developments in travel writing; Alice Kelly, the author of ‘Commemorative Modernisms: Women writers, death and the First World War’, considers how conflict permeates American culture; plus, a new poem by André Naffis-Sahely, ‘At the Graves of Labour’s Fallen’


‘The Travel Writing Tribe: Journeys in search of a genre’ by Tim Hannigan

‘War and American Literature’, edited by Jennifer Haytock

‘A History of American Literature and Culture of the First World War’, edited by Tim Dayton and Mark W. Van Wienen


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]]> No Ideas, But in Things No Ideas, But in Things Sun, 11 Jul 2021 23:01:00 GMT 23:53 18ac9cf4-50f3-4e25-94b7-7f8ed9301599 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/noideas-butinthings 18ac9cf4-50f3-4e25-94b7-7f8ed9301599 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 noideas-butinthings In this bonus TLS long read, the writer Joyce Carol Oates explores the quintessential American minimalism of Walker Evans.www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/walker-evans-svetlana-alpers-review-joyce-carol-oatesIf you would like to listen to more audio ar... full In this bonus TLS long read, the writer Joyce Carol Oates explores the quintessential American minimalism of Walker Evans.


www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/walker-evans-svetlana-alpers-review-joyce-carol-oates


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]]> In this bonus TLS long read, the writer Joyce Carol Oates explores the quintessential American minimalism of Walker Evans.


www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/walker-evans-svetlana-alpers-review-joyce-carol-oates


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]]> <![CDATA[Proust's Way]]> Wed, 07 Jul 2021 23:01:00 GMT 50:41 33e2850b-9dfd-482c-bcad-72cf1e3c5289 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/proustsway 33e2850b-9dfd-482c-bcad-72cf1e3c5289 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 proustsway This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Adam Watt, Professor of French and Comparative Literature at the University of Exeter, to mark 150 years since the birth of Marcel Proust, whose legacy seems stronger than ever; Sarah Lonsdale, t... full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Adam Watt, Professor of French and Comparative Literature at the University of Exeter, to mark 150 years since the birth of Marcel Proust, whose legacy seems stronger than ever; Sarah Lonsdale, the author of 'Rebel Women Between the Wars', re-considers ‘Diary of a Provincial Lady’, a funny novel about interwar life in deepest Devon whose darker tones tend to be overlooked; plus, Mary Beard on new developments at the Colosseum.


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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Adam Watt, Professor of French and Comparative Literature at the University of Exeter, to mark 150 years since the birth of Marcel Proust, whose legacy seems stronger than ever; Sarah Lonsdale, the author of 'Rebel Women Between the Wars', re-considers ‘Diary of a Provincial Lady’, a funny novel about interwar life in deepest Devon whose darker tones tend to be overlooked; plus, Mary Beard on new developments at the Colosseum.


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]]> Strange Worlds of Their Own Strange Worlds of Their Own Wed, 30 Jun 2021 23:01:12 GMT 50:14 d8409f6f-1b9e-437c-8815-6fb8406fe2c1 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/strangeworldsoftheirown d8409f6f-1b9e-437c-8815-6fb8406fe2c1 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 strangeworldsoftheirown full

This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by the novelist Margaret Drabble to consider the ‘curiously free-floating reputation’ of Russell Hoban, whose adult novels, including ‘Riddley Walker’, now appear as Penguin Modern Classics; as twin exhibitions mark the centenary of the birth of the English sculptor, painter, writer, designer and illustrator Michael Ayrton, the critic Boyd Tonkin delves into the myth-laden maze of the artist’s thought


‘From Oprah to Medusa: The endlessly various world of Russell Hoban’ by Margaret Drabble: www.the-tls.co.uk

‘Michael Ayrton: A singular obsession’, Fry Art Gallery Too, Saffron Walden, until October 31st

‘Michael Ayrton Centenary: Ideas, images, reflections’, edited by Justine Hopkins

‘Celebrating Michael Ayrton: A centenary exhibition’, the Lightbox, Woking, until August 8th


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This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by the novelist Margaret Drabble to consider the ‘curiously free-floating reputation’ of Russell Hoban, whose adult novels, including ‘Riddley Walker’, now appear as Penguin Modern Classics; as twin exhibitions mark the centenary of the birth of the English sculptor, painter, writer, designer and illustrator Michael Ayrton, the critic Boyd Tonkin delves into the myth-laden maze of the artist’s thought


‘From Oprah to Medusa: The endlessly various world of Russell Hoban’ by Margaret Drabble: www.the-tls.co.uk

‘Michael Ayrton: A singular obsession’, Fry Art Gallery Too, Saffron Walden, until October 31st

‘Michael Ayrton Centenary: Ideas, images, reflections’, edited by Justine Hopkins

‘Celebrating Michael Ayrton: A centenary exhibition’, the Lightbox, Woking, until August 8th


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]]> Robots Working, Humans Reading Robots Working, Humans Reading Wed, 23 Jun 2021 23:01:00 GMT 50:22 4c2c0ce1-63b0-4311-84e6-d14ff7903c09 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/robotsworking-humansreading 4c2c0ce1-63b0-4311-84e6-d14ff7903c09 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 robotsworking-humansreading This week: How far off is a world in which robots do most of our jobs? Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Benjamin Schneider, a DPhil Candidate in Economic and Social History at Merton College, Oxford, to explore Artificial Intelligence, soc... full This week: How far off is a world in which robots do most of our jobs? Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Benjamin Schneider, a DPhil Candidate in Economic and Social History at Merton College, Oxford, to explore Artificial Intelligence, societal change, real and imagined, and the future of work; what will our writers, from Andrew Motion to Joyce Carol Oates, be reading this summer?; plus, it’s Independent Bookshop Week and the nominations came thick and fast… 


'Summer books 2021 – Our contributors provide their seasonal reading lists' www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/summer-books-2021


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]]> This week: How far off is a world in which robots do most of our jobs? Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Benjamin Schneider, a DPhil Candidate in Economic and Social History at Merton College, Oxford, to explore Artificial Intelligence, societal change, real and imagined, and the future of work; what will our writers, from Andrew Motion to Joyce Carol Oates, be reading this summer?; plus, it’s Independent Bookshop Week and the nominations came thick and fast… 


'Summer books 2021 – Our contributors provide their seasonal reading lists' www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/summer-books-2021


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]]> Mozart the Happy Harlequin and Lost British Labourism Mozart the Happy Harlequin and Lost British Labourism Wed, 16 Jun 2021 23:01:00 GMT 50:38 87f6b442-ed9f-45d1-b4d2-406864fe0f22 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/mozartthehappyharlequinandlostbritishlabourism 87f6b442-ed9f-45d1-b4d2-406864fe0f22 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 mozartthehappyharlequinandlostbritishlabourism This week, Lucy Dallas and Toby Lichtig are joined by Paul Griffiths to discuss the beauty and grace of Mozart, the untortured genius; David Edgerton talks us through the decline and fall of British coal mining and its relationship with the Labour Part... full This week, Lucy Dallas and Toby Lichtig are joined by Paul Griffiths to discuss the beauty and grace of Mozart, the untortured genius; David Edgerton talks us through the decline and fall of British coal mining and its relationship with the Labour Party; plus, new discoveries about Locke and Leviathan, obituary codes and the Buddha's wife


'La Clemenza di Tito' by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

'Mozart in Prague' by Daniel E. Freeman

'Mozart: The reign of love' by Jan Swafford

'The Shadow of the Mine: Coal and the end of industrial Britain' by Huw Beynon and Ray Hudson

'Yasodhara and the Buddha' by Vanessa R. Sasson


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]]> This week, Lucy Dallas and Toby Lichtig are joined by Paul Griffiths to discuss the beauty and grace of Mozart, the untortured genius; David Edgerton talks us through the decline and fall of British coal mining and its relationship with the Labour Party; plus, new discoveries about Locke and Leviathan, obituary codes and the Buddha's wife


'La Clemenza di Tito' by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

'Mozart in Prague' by Daniel E. Freeman

'Mozart: The reign of love' by Jan Swafford

'The Shadow of the Mine: Coal and the end of industrial Britain' by Huw Beynon and Ray Hudson

'Yasodhara and the Buddha' by Vanessa R. Sasson


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]]> A Bengali Polymath and an ‘Accidental Modernist’ A Bengali Polymath and an ‘Accidental Modernist’ Wed, 09 Jun 2021 23:01:00 GMT 50:21 4e0ba11a-f2c6-4a76-8040-516150e3435d false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/abengalipolymathandan-accidentalmodernist- 4e0ba11a-f2c6-4a76-8040-516150e3435d af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 abengalipolymathandan-accidentalmodernist- full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Rosinka Chaudhuri, the author of ‘The Literary Thing: History, poetry and the making of a modern cultural sphere’, to discuss Rabindranath Tagore, who, in 1913, became the first non-white and non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature – since which he has been largely overlooked; Kate Kennedy, the author of ‘Dweller in the Shadows’, a new Life of the war poet Ivor Gurney, considers the “peculiarly direct, urgent intensity” of the later work, composed while confined in an asylum; plus, let’s hear it for independent bookshops


'Rabindranath Tagore' by Bashabi Fraser 

'The Cambridge Companion to Rabindranath Tagore', edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri


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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Rosinka Chaudhuri, the author of ‘The Literary Thing: History, poetry and the making of a modern cultural sphere’, to discuss Rabindranath Tagore, who, in 1913, became the first non-white and non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature – since which he has been largely overlooked; Kate Kennedy, the author of ‘Dweller in the Shadows’, a new Life of the war poet Ivor Gurney, considers the “peculiarly direct, urgent intensity” of the later work, composed while confined in an asylum; plus, let’s hear it for independent bookshops


'Rabindranath Tagore' by Bashabi Fraser 

'The Cambridge Companion to Rabindranath Tagore', edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri


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]]> ‘But Where’s the Poetry?!’ ‘But Where’s the Poetry?!’ Wed, 02 Jun 2021 23:01:00 GMT 50:28 0de998f3-19ae-4bf4-b312-996d566e88b9 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/-butwhere-sthepoetry- 0de998f3-19ae-4bf4-b312-996d566e88b9 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 -butwhere-sthepoetry- This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Michael Caines are joined by the critic and literary scholar Marjorie Perloff to discuss an encyclopedic work that sets out to tackle ‘Art and thought in the Cold War’, from Jean-Paul Sartre to Elvis Presley; the English ... full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Michael Caines are joined by the critic and literary scholar Marjorie Perloff to discuss an encyclopedic work that sets out to tackle ‘Art and thought in the Cold War’, from Jean-Paul Sartre to Elvis Presley; the English professor and literary critic Rohan Maitzen explores the meticulously observed world of Olivia Manning’s Balkan novels; plus, the unhappy story of a youthful romance between Eric Arthur Blair and Jacintha Buddicom, played out in poetry


‘The Free World: Art and thought in the Cold War’ by Louis Menand

‘The Balkan Trilogy’ by Olivia Manning

‘“Dracula’s Daughter”: The rediscovery of a love poem for George Orwell’, by Eileen M. Hunt, and ‘Annotating George Orwell’, by D. J. Taylor ­– both in this week’s TLS: the-tls.co.uk


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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Michael Caines are joined by the critic and literary scholar Marjorie Perloff to discuss an encyclopedic work that sets out to tackle ‘Art and thought in the Cold War’, from Jean-Paul Sartre to Elvis Presley; the English professor and literary critic Rohan Maitzen explores the meticulously observed world of Olivia Manning’s Balkan novels; plus, the unhappy story of a youthful romance between Eric Arthur Blair and Jacintha Buddicom, played out in poetry


‘The Free World: Art and thought in the Cold War’ by Louis Menand

‘The Balkan Trilogy’ by Olivia Manning

‘“Dracula’s Daughter”: The rediscovery of a love poem for George Orwell’, by Eileen M. Hunt, and ‘Annotating George Orwell’, by D. J. Taylor ­– both in this week’s TLS: the-tls.co.uk


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]]> D. H. Lawrence in Flames D. H. Lawrence in Flames Thu, 27 May 2021 02:00:52 GMT 49:18 6b9b63f8-4008-4229-a507-4acb2530f1a5 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/d.h.lawrenceinflames 6b9b63f8-4008-4229-a507-4acb2530f1a5 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 d.h.lawrenceinflames full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Gerri Kimber to discuss a bold new biography of D. H. Lawrence, 'the most judged writer of his age'; twenty-odd writers share their formative encounters with nature, including the novelists Maaza Mengiste and Ali Smith; plus, reviews of the television adaptation of Nancy Mitford’s 'The Pursuit of Love' and 'Harm', a new play about loneliness and social media addiction


Burning Man: The ascent of D. H. Lawrence, by Frances Wilson

'Sinister, sublime, exhausting, hungry – formative encounters with the natural world', see the-tls.co.uk

The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford, BBC iPlayer

'Harm' by Phoebe Eclair-Powell, the Bush Theatre, London

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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Gerri Kimber to discuss a bold new biography of D. H. Lawrence, 'the most judged writer of his age'; twenty-odd writers share their formative encounters with nature, including the novelists Maaza Mengiste and Ali Smith; plus, reviews of the television adaptation of Nancy Mitford’s 'The Pursuit of Love' and 'Harm', a new play about loneliness and social media addiction


Burning Man: The ascent of D. H. Lawrence, by Frances Wilson

'Sinister, sublime, exhausting, hungry – formative encounters with the natural world', see the-tls.co.uk

The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford, BBC iPlayer

'Harm' by Phoebe Eclair-Powell, the Bush Theatre, London

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]]> Jane Austen and Abolition Jane Austen and Abolition Thu, 20 May 2021 02:00:00 GMT 49:10 30508f17-fa14-42bb-a95f-b49b5271e5b2 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/janeaustenandabolition 30508f17-fa14-42bb-a95f-b49b5271e5b2 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 janeaustenandabolition This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Devoney Looser, Regents Professor of English at Arizona State University and the author of ‘The Making of Jane Austen’, to discuss new research into the Austen family’s ties with slavery; Colin G... full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Devoney Looser, Regents Professor of English at Arizona State University and the author of ‘The Making of Jane Austen’, to discuss new research into the Austen family’s ties with slavery; Colin Grant, critic and writer, introduces Writers Mosaic, a new platform for writing and recordings; and Mary Beard considers the Roman love of temple-building and Euripides as reimagined by a poet and a comic-book illustrator.


Jane Austen & Co

writersmosaic.org.uk/

The Trojan Women: A comic book by Anne Carson and Rosanna Bruno


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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Devoney Looser, Regents Professor of English at Arizona State University and the author of ‘The Making of Jane Austen’, to discuss new research into the Austen family’s ties with slavery; Colin Grant, critic and writer, introduces Writers Mosaic, a new platform for writing and recordings; and Mary Beard considers the Roman love of temple-building and Euripides as reimagined by a poet and a comic-book illustrator.


Jane Austen & Co

writersmosaic.org.uk/

The Trojan Women: A comic book by Anne Carson and Rosanna Bruno


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]]> Angela Thirkell’s Relentless Self-Belief Angela Thirkell’s Relentless Self-Belief Wed, 12 May 2021 23:01:00 GMT 50:36 706f24ed-5c0f-47b4-9561-920b3ffbe1e5 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/angelathirkell-srelentlessself-belief 706f24ed-5c0f-47b4-9561-920b3ffbe1e5 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 angelathirkell-srelentlessself-belief This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Dinah Birch, Professor of English Literature at the University of Liverpool, to consider the work of Angela Thirkell, a kind of (but not really...) Anthony Trollope for the twentieth-century; the... full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Dinah Birch, Professor of English Literature at the University of Liverpool, to consider the work of Angela Thirkell, a kind of (but not really...) Anthony Trollope for the twentieth-century; the writer and audio documentarist Maria Margaronis considers the transformation of London’s Royal Court Theatre into a radical and moving “living newspaper”; plus, a library of the world’s literature that no censor can get to


‘Angela Thirkell: A writer’s life’ by Anne Hall

‘Living Newspaper’, Editions 6 and 7, Royal Court Theatre and royalcourttheatre.com


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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Dinah Birch, Professor of English Literature at the University of Liverpool, to consider the work of Angela Thirkell, a kind of (but not really...) Anthony Trollope for the twentieth-century; the writer and audio documentarist Maria Margaronis considers the transformation of London’s Royal Court Theatre into a radical and moving “living newspaper”; plus, a library of the world’s literature that no censor can get to


‘Angela Thirkell: A writer’s life’ by Anne Hall

‘Living Newspaper’, Editions 6 and 7, Royal Court Theatre and royalcourttheatre.com


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]]> Pirandello’s Controlled Chaos Pirandello’s Controlled Chaos Wed, 05 May 2021 23:01:00 GMT 50:34 c839791e-5c7d-406c-b744-6bf2f75c8f1b false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/pirandello-scontrolledchaos c839791e-5c7d-406c-b744-6bf2f75c8f1b af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 pirandello-scontrolledchaos This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Ann Hallamore Caesar to mark 100 years since the première of the modernist masterpiece ‘Six Characters in Search of an Author’, considering it in the context of Luigi Pirandello’s life and work; ... full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Ann Hallamore Caesar to mark 100 years since the première of the modernist masterpiece ‘Six Characters in Search of an Author’, considering it in the context of Luigi Pirandello’s life and work; Alexander Leissle reviews ‘Promises’, an intoxicating intergenerational collaboration between a jazz saxophonist and an electro producer; plus, a new poem by Andrew Motion, “At Low Tharston”, written in memory of the late Anthony Thwaite.

 

'Stories for the Years' by Luigi Pirandello, translated by Virginia Jewiss

'The Notebooks of Serafino Gubbio' by Luigi Pirandello, translated by C. K. Scott Moncrieff

'Promises' by Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders and the London Symphony Orchestra 


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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Ann Hallamore Caesar to mark 100 years since the première of the modernist masterpiece ‘Six Characters in Search of an Author’, considering it in the context of Luigi Pirandello’s life and work; Alexander Leissle reviews ‘Promises’, an intoxicating intergenerational collaboration between a jazz saxophonist and an electro producer; plus, a new poem by Andrew Motion, “At Low Tharston”, written in memory of the late Anthony Thwaite.

 

'Stories for the Years' by Luigi Pirandello, translated by Virginia Jewiss

'The Notebooks of Serafino Gubbio' by Luigi Pirandello, translated by C. K. Scott Moncrieff

'Promises' by Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders and the London Symphony Orchestra 


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]]> Violence Upon the Roads Violence Upon the Roads Wed, 28 Apr 2021 23:01:00 GMT 50:19 e674b778-674d-4b4d-a703-d26258e0788c false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/violenceupontheroads e674b778-674d-4b4d-a703-d26258e0788c af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 violenceupontheroads This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Patricia Craig, a writer and critic from Northern Ireland, who relates a sad and murky case of accidental killings, which took place during the Irish Civil War of the early 1920s; the TLS’s polit... full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Patricia Craig, a writer and critic from Northern Ireland, who relates a sad and murky case of accidental killings, which took place during the Irish Civil War of the early 1920s; the TLS’s politics editor Toby Lichtig reviews a handful of recent films – works of documentary and fiction – with political stories, mostly atrocities, at their hearts; plus, a lost Proust manuscript finally sees the light of day.

 

Can’t Get You Out of My Head, BBC iPlayer

The Mauritanian, Amazon Prime

The Dissident, Amazon Prime

Quo Vadis, Aida?, Curzon Home Cinema

Les Soixante-quinze feuillets et autres manuscrits inédits, by Marcel Proust, edited by Nathalie Mauriac Dyer, with a preface by Jean-Yves Tadié (Gallimard) 


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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Patricia Craig, a writer and critic from Northern Ireland, who relates a sad and murky case of accidental killings, which took place during the Irish Civil War of the early 1920s; the TLS’s politics editor Toby Lichtig reviews a handful of recent films – works of documentary and fiction – with political stories, mostly atrocities, at their hearts; plus, a lost Proust manuscript finally sees the light of day.

 

Can’t Get You Out of My Head, BBC iPlayer

The Mauritanian, Amazon Prime

The Dissident, Amazon Prime

Quo Vadis, Aida?, Curzon Home Cinema

Les Soixante-quinze feuillets et autres manuscrits inédits, by Marcel Proust, edited by Nathalie Mauriac Dyer, with a preface by Jean-Yves Tadié (Gallimard) 


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]]> Underground and on the Run Underground and on the Run Wed, 21 Apr 2021 23:01:00 GMT 50:17 4115d5cb-774e-4545-960f-41ea8662845d false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/undergroundandontherun 4115d5cb-774e-4545-960f-41ea8662845d af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 undergroundandontherun This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Patricia J. Williams to discuss ‘Giving a Damn: Racism, romance and Gone with the Wind’, Williams’s deeply researched, and deeply felt, essay on the roots and legacy of racial injustice in the Un... full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Patricia J. Williams to discuss ‘Giving a Damn: Racism, romance and Gone with the Wind’, Williams’s deeply researched, and deeply felt, essay on the roots and legacy of racial injustice in the United States; Douglas Field considers a novel about a 'human mole' by Richard Wright, the African American writer best known for 'Native Son', which now sees the light of day, eighty years after it was written; plus Sylvia Plath’s domestic embellishments and the greatest novels of the twenty-first century to date (cont.)


Giving a Damn: Racism, romance and 'Gone with the Wind' by Patricia J. Williams, published next week by TLS Books 

The Man Who Lived Underground by Richard Wright


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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Patricia J. Williams to discuss ‘Giving a Damn: Racism, romance and Gone with the Wind’, Williams’s deeply researched, and deeply felt, essay on the roots and legacy of racial injustice in the United States; Douglas Field considers a novel about a 'human mole' by Richard Wright, the African American writer best known for 'Native Son', which now sees the light of day, eighty years after it was written; plus Sylvia Plath’s domestic embellishments and the greatest novels of the twenty-first century to date (cont.)


Giving a Damn: Racism, romance and 'Gone with the Wind' by Patricia J. Williams, published next week by TLS Books 

The Man Who Lived Underground by Richard Wright


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]]> Getting Shakespeare’s Measure Getting Shakespeare’s Measure Wed, 14 Apr 2021 23:01:00 GMT 50:00 1e6f9527-1de4-4b67-bdb0-23ea349a0874 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/gettingshakespeare-smeasure 1e6f9527-1de4-4b67-bdb0-23ea349a0874 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 gettingshakespeare-smeasure full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Emma Smith, Professor of Shakespeare Studies at Hertford College, Oxford, to discuss the new Arden 3 edition of ‘Measure for Measure’, one of the "problem plays" (word-bothers, en garde); the poet and translator Beverley Bie Brahic marks 200 years since the birth of Charles Baudelaire, whose extraordinary work seems bizarrely neglected; plus, Charlotte Mew, and the dangers of ancient Greek medicine.


Measure for Measure, edited by A. R. Braunmuller and Robert N. Watson (Arden Shakespeare)

The Invention of Medicine: From Homer to Hippocrates, by Robin Lane Fox

This Rare Spirit: A Life of Charlotte Mew, by Julia Copus


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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Emma Smith, Professor of Shakespeare Studies at Hertford College, Oxford, to discuss the new Arden 3 edition of ‘Measure for Measure’, one of the "problem plays" (word-bothers, en garde); the poet and translator Beverley Bie Brahic marks 200 years since the birth of Charles Baudelaire, whose extraordinary work seems bizarrely neglected; plus, Charlotte Mew, and the dangers of ancient Greek medicine.


Measure for Measure, edited by A. R. Braunmuller and Robert N. Watson (Arden Shakespeare)

The Invention of Medicine: From Homer to Hippocrates, by Robin Lane Fox

This Rare Spirit: A Life of Charlotte Mew, by Julia Copus


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]]> Philip Roth, For Better, For Worse, Forever? Philip Roth, For Better, For Worse, Forever? Wed, 07 Apr 2021 23:01:00 GMT 49:46 af720664-fd4e-4ebd-9b33-b84b1dbb4098 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/philiproth-forbetter-forworse-forever- af720664-fd4e-4ebd-9b33-b84b1dbb4098 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 philiproth-forbetter-forworse-forever- This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Elaine Showalter, Professor Emerita of English at Princeton University, to discuss Blake Bailey’s keenly anticipated ‘Philip Roth: The biography’; and Alexandra Harris, the author of ‘Weatherland... full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Elaine Showalter, Professor Emerita of English at Princeton University, to discuss Blake Bailey’s keenly anticipated ‘Philip Roth: The biography’; and Alexandra Harris, the author of ‘Weatherland: Artist and writers under English skies’, considers a twenty-first century perspective on Joseph Wright of Derby, an eighteenth-century painter who is perhaps more darkness than light, more magic than science, and who deserves to be ranked among Europe’s greats.


Philip Roth: The biography by Blake Bailey

Joseph Wright of Derby: Painter of darkness by Matthew Craske


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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Elaine Showalter, Professor Emerita of English at Princeton University, to discuss Blake Bailey’s keenly anticipated ‘Philip Roth: The biography’; and Alexandra Harris, the author of ‘Weatherland: Artist and writers under English skies’, considers a twenty-first century perspective on Joseph Wright of Derby, an eighteenth-century painter who is perhaps more darkness than light, more magic than science, and who deserves to be ranked among Europe’s greats.


Philip Roth: The biography by Blake Bailey

Joseph Wright of Derby: Painter of darkness by Matthew Craske


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]]> Dreams of America Dreams of America Wed, 31 Mar 2021 23:01:00 GMT 49:59 a19db5e3-07f1-47e5-b756-6a6b02348964 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/dreamsofamerica a19db5e3-07f1-47e5-b756-6a6b02348964 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 dreamsofamerica full This week, Lucy Dallas and Toby Lichtig are joined by Mary Norris, a New Yorker and editor at - what else? - the New Yorker magazine, to discuss the changing life of the city and its inhabitants; Yoojin Grace Wuertz talks us through a film garlanded with Oscar nominations, Minari, which casts a new light on the immigrant story and the American Dream; plus, the week's fiction reviews


New Yorkers: A city and its people in our time by Craig Taylor 

Pretend It's A City: Netflix

The Barbizon: The New York hotel that set women free by Paulina Bren

Minari: Amazon Prime, Apple TV, etc


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]]> This week, Lucy Dallas and Toby Lichtig are joined by Mary Norris, a New Yorker and editor at - what else? - the New Yorker magazine, to discuss the changing life of the city and its inhabitants; Yoojin Grace Wuertz talks us through a film garlanded with Oscar nominations, Minari, which casts a new light on the immigrant story and the American Dream; plus, the week's fiction reviews


New Yorkers: A city and its people in our time by Craig Taylor 

Pretend It's A City: Netflix

The Barbizon: The New York hotel that set women free by Paulina Bren

Minari: Amazon Prime, Apple TV, etc


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Producer: Ben Mitchell


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]]> Myth-busting, awkwardness, pure Marvellousness Myth-busting, awkwardness, pure Marvellousness Thu, 25 Mar 2021 00:01:00 GMT 49:37 a689489f-eb3a-47f0-85cd-36c154e777eb false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/myth-busting-awkwardness-puremarvellousness a689489f-eb3a-47f0-85cd-36c154e777eb af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 myth-busting-awkwardness-puremarvellousness Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by the historian Mark Mazower, who presents new approaches to the battle for Greek independence in 1821; Noreen Masud reviews a performance of Stevie Smith’s poems that conveys the unsettling power of her pres... full Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by the historian Mark Mazower, who presents new approaches to the battle for Greek independence in 1821; Noreen Masud reviews a performance of Stevie Smith’s poems that conveys the unsettling power of her presence; plus, Paul Muldoon marks 400 years since the birth of Andrew Marvell with a new poem, ‘The Glow-Worm to the Mower’.

 

Stevie Smith: Black March – Dead Poets Live, filmed at the Wanamaker Playhouse, available on Globe Player until April 5th

Please visit the TLS website to read Mark Mazower’s essay (including bibliography) and to find Paul Muldoon’s poem, as well as those by Angela Leighton and Will Harris.


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]]> Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by the historian Mark Mazower, who presents new approaches to the battle for Greek independence in 1821; Noreen Masud reviews a performance of Stevie Smith’s poems that conveys the unsettling power of her presence; plus, Paul Muldoon marks 400 years since the birth of Andrew Marvell with a new poem, ‘The Glow-Worm to the Mower’.

 

Stevie Smith: Black March – Dead Poets Live, filmed at the Wanamaker Playhouse, available on Globe Player until April 5th

Please visit the TLS website to read Mark Mazower’s essay (including bibliography) and to find Paul Muldoon’s poem, as well as those by Angela Leighton and Will Harris.


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]]> Vivian Gornick’s Time Vivian Gornick’s Time Thu, 18 Mar 2021 00:01:00 GMT 49:38 7006e689-014d-4eb9-99f0-2e1426df3220 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/viviangornick-stime 7006e689-014d-4eb9-99f0-2e1426df3220 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 viviangornick-stime This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by the critic and novelist Claire Lowdon to consider Vivian Gornick, an American writer of essays – on literature, politics, the self – that demonstrate a rare “ability to stand back and look at the... full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by the critic and novelist Claire Lowdon to consider Vivian Gornick, an American writer of essays – on literature, politics, the self – that demonstrate a rare “ability to stand back and look at the world in which she finds herself, and then set it down calmly on paper”; the TLS’s poetry editor Camille Ralphs explores the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons and some of the literature that inspired it; plus, libraries under threat (again), Unica Zürn gets her time in the sun, and the three greatest novels of the twenty-first century...so far.


Taking a Long Look: Essays on culture, literature, and feminism in our time by Vivian Gornick

Appendix N: The eldritch roots of Dungeons and Dragons, edited by Peter Bebergal


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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by the critic and novelist Claire Lowdon to consider Vivian Gornick, an American writer of essays – on literature, politics, the self – that demonstrate a rare “ability to stand back and look at the world in which she finds herself, and then set it down calmly on paper”; the TLS’s poetry editor Camille Ralphs explores the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons and some of the literature that inspired it; plus, libraries under threat (again), Unica Zürn gets her time in the sun, and the three greatest novels of the twenty-first century...so far.


Taking a Long Look: Essays on culture, literature, and feminism in our time by Vivian Gornick

Appendix N: The eldritch roots of Dungeons and Dragons, edited by Peter Bebergal


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]]> Avoidance and absurdity Avoidance and absurdity Thu, 11 Mar 2021 03:00:35 GMT 48:42 fcaac16c-59ad-42ac-9d82-debd31242118 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/avoidanceandabsurdity fcaac16c-59ad-42ac-9d82-debd31242118 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 avoidanceandabsurdity This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Ann Pettifor, the economist and author of ‘The Case for the Green New Deal’, to discuss some inconvenient but incontrovertible truths left out of Bill Gates’s vision of the fight against climate ... full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Ann Pettifor, the economist and author of ‘The Case for the Green New Deal’, to discuss some inconvenient but incontrovertible truths left out of Bill Gates’s vision of the fight against climate change; Anna Aslanyan on a freewheeling account of the unpredictable life of the twentieth-century German writer Hasso Grabner; plus, re-reading Philip Larkin.


How to Avoid a Climate Disaster by Bill Gates

Journey through a Tragicomic Century: The Absurd Life of Hasso Grabner, by Francis Nenik, translated by Katy Derbyshire


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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Ann Pettifor, the economist and author of ‘The Case for the Green New Deal’, to discuss some inconvenient but incontrovertible truths left out of Bill Gates’s vision of the fight against climate change; Anna Aslanyan on a freewheeling account of the unpredictable life of the twentieth-century German writer Hasso Grabner; plus, re-reading Philip Larkin.


How to Avoid a Climate Disaster by Bill Gates

Journey through a Tragicomic Century: The Absurd Life of Hasso Grabner, by Francis Nenik, translated by Katy Derbyshire


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]]> Ishiguro’s AI and Grendel’s Mother Ishiguro’s AI and Grendel’s Mother Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:01:00 GMT 50:02 a6cdfc14-7364-4c1b-b9ef-98be6161bcaa false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/ishiguro-saiandgrendel-smother a6cdfc14-7364-4c1b-b9ef-98be6161bcaa af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 ishiguro-saiandgrendel-smother full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Edmund Gordon to review 'Klara and the Sun', Kazuo Ishiguro’s surprisingly hopeful new novel about an Artificial Friend; the world’s first poem about Superman (perhaps) was written by Vladimir Nabokov in 1942 but not published until now, in this week’s TLS – we discuss; and the medievalist Hetta Howes reviews two new translations of 'Beowulf', taking us back to the rich and troubling ambiguities of the original.


Klara and the Sun, by Kazuo Ishiguro

“The Man of To-morrow’s Lament”, a poem by Vladimir Nabokov, with commentary by Andrei Babikov

Beowulf: A new translation by Maria Dahvana Headley

Beowulf: In blank verse by Richard Hamer 


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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Edmund Gordon to review 'Klara and the Sun', Kazuo Ishiguro’s surprisingly hopeful new novel about an Artificial Friend; the world’s first poem about Superman (perhaps) was written by Vladimir Nabokov in 1942 but not published until now, in this week’s TLS – we discuss; and the medievalist Hetta Howes reviews two new translations of 'Beowulf', taking us back to the rich and troubling ambiguities of the original.


Klara and the Sun, by Kazuo Ishiguro

“The Man of To-morrow’s Lament”, a poem by Vladimir Nabokov, with commentary by Andrei Babikov

Beowulf: A new translation by Maria Dahvana Headley

Beowulf: In blank verse by Richard Hamer 


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]]> <![CDATA[Nostalgia, Outsiders and "Rubber Tramps"]]> Thu, 25 Feb 2021 00:01:00 GMT 49:17 f9829fb4-9644-4feb-86df-2a79d7d8fe1f false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/nostalgia-outsidersandrubbertramps f9829fb4-9644-4feb-86df-2a79d7d8fe1f af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 nostalgia-outsidersandrubbertramps This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Joyce Carol Oates to talk about the minimalist beauty in the photographs of Walker Evans, and his austere approach to his art. Colin Grant discusses the new film Nomadland, a blend of fact and fi... full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Joyce Carol Oates to talk about the minimalist beauty in the photographs of Walker Evans, and his austere approach to his art. Colin Grant discusses the new film Nomadland, a blend of fact and fiction about US citizens who take to the road when they realize they cannot afford to grow old...and we look through a science fiction dictionary and check up on the latest writing by robots.


Walker Evans: Starting from scratch by Svetlana Alpers

Nomadland, on Hulu - UK release April 2021


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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Joyce Carol Oates to talk about the minimalist beauty in the photographs of Walker Evans, and his austere approach to his art. Colin Grant discusses the new film Nomadland, a blend of fact and fiction about US citizens who take to the road when they realize they cannot afford to grow old...and we look through a science fiction dictionary and check up on the latest writing by robots.


Walker Evans: Starting from scratch by Svetlana Alpers

Nomadland, on Hulu - UK release April 2021


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]]> Weapons, Grouse and Red Herrings Weapons, Grouse and Red Herrings Thu, 18 Feb 2021 00:01:00 GMT 50:09 df064d63-7faa-44d5-8349-ed06c2c3ea7f false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/weapons-grouseandredherrings df064d63-7faa-44d5-8349-ed06c2c3ea7f af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 weapons-grouseandredherrings This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Alan Rusbridger, former editor of the Guardian, to discuss the rise of Bellingcat, an investigative body, started in one man’s bedroom in 2014, now able to get to the bottom of even the murkiest ... full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Alan Rusbridger, former editor of the Guardian, to discuss the rise of Bellingcat, an investigative body, started in one man’s bedroom in 2014, now able to get to the bottom of even the murkiest global events; Dante, Dante, Dante…. and Anne Weber’s epic of Annette Beaumanoir; and who was Keats’s mysterious Mrs Jones? The biographer Jonathan Bate shares a theory.


We Are Bellingcat: An intelligence agency for the people by Eliot Higgins

Dante by John Took

Annette, Ein Heldinnen Epos / Epic Annette by Anne Weber

‘Cherchez la femme’ – Keats and Mrs Jones, by Jonathan Bate in the TLS


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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Alan Rusbridger, former editor of the Guardian, to discuss the rise of Bellingcat, an investigative body, started in one man’s bedroom in 2014, now able to get to the bottom of even the murkiest global events; Dante, Dante, Dante…. and Anne Weber’s epic of Annette Beaumanoir; and who was Keats’s mysterious Mrs Jones? The biographer Jonathan Bate shares a theory.


We Are Bellingcat: An intelligence agency for the people by Eliot Higgins

Dante by John Took

Annette, Ein Heldinnen Epos / Epic Annette by Anne Weber

‘Cherchez la femme’ – Keats and Mrs Jones, by Jonathan Bate in the TLS


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]]> Tentatively Pressing Tentatively Pressing Thu, 11 Feb 2021 00:01:00 GMT 49:26 58bd9494-fa11-4e47-9c05-15236bd5d1e6 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/tentativelypressing 58bd9494-fa11-4e47-9c05-15236bd5d1e6 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 tentativelypressing This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Cal Revely-Calder, who finds that, in Samuel Beckett Studies, jargon and certainty too often crowd out impressions of the work and the importance of ‘knowing what you don’t know’; Alice Wadsworth... full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Cal Revely-Calder, who finds that, in Samuel Beckett Studies, jargon and certainty too often crowd out impressions of the work and the importance of ‘knowing what you don’t know’; Alice Wadsworth brings snippets of interest from this week’s TLS, including ‘women who wouldn’t wait’ and Borges in Inverness; and Ruth Scurr on the history of the secretive, ritual-loving Freemasons.


Beckett’s Political Imagination by Emilie Morin

Samuel Beckett and the Visual Arts by Conor Carville

The Craft: How the Freemasons made the modern world, by John Dickie


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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Cal Revely-Calder, who finds that, in Samuel Beckett Studies, jargon and certainty too often crowd out impressions of the work and the importance of ‘knowing what you don’t know’; Alice Wadsworth brings snippets of interest from this week’s TLS, including ‘women who wouldn’t wait’ and Borges in Inverness; and Ruth Scurr on the history of the secretive, ritual-loving Freemasons.


Beckett’s Political Imagination by Emilie Morin

Samuel Beckett and the Visual Arts by Conor Carville

The Craft: How the Freemasons made the modern world, by John Dickie


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]]> The Barbara Comyns revival The Barbara Comyns revival Thu, 04 Feb 2021 03:00:00 GMT 48:50 37051830-33da-4dd4-9677-9fb78b7986ff false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/thebarbaracomynsrevival 37051830-33da-4dd4-9677-9fb78b7986ff af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 thebarbaracomynsrevival full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Avril Horner, author of a biography of Barbara Comyns whose quirky, menace-laced novels, long championed by Graham Greene, are finding their way back to us; a new poem by John Kinsella, 'Villanelle of Star-Picket-Hopping Red-Capped Robin'; and En Liang Khong describes the powerful pull – particularly difficult to resist during lockdown – of the fantasy urban landscapes portrayed in video games and anime


Several novels by Barbara Comyns, including: 'Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead', 'Mr Fox', 'Sisters by a River', 'The House of Dolls' and 'The Vet's Daughter'

'The legend and the crazy novelist: Graham Greene’s role in Barbara Comyns’s writing career' by Avril Horner

Virtual Cities: An atlas and exploration of video game cities, by Konstantinos Dimopoulos

Anime Architecture: Imagined worlds and endless megacities, by Stefan Riekeles

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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Avril Horner, author of a biography of Barbara Comyns whose quirky, menace-laced novels, long championed by Graham Greene, are finding their way back to us; a new poem by John Kinsella, 'Villanelle of Star-Picket-Hopping Red-Capped Robin'; and En Liang Khong describes the powerful pull – particularly difficult to resist during lockdown – of the fantasy urban landscapes portrayed in video games and anime


Several novels by Barbara Comyns, including: 'Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead', 'Mr Fox', 'Sisters by a River', 'The House of Dolls' and 'The Vet's Daughter'

'The legend and the crazy novelist: Graham Greene’s role in Barbara Comyns’s writing career' by Avril Horner

Virtual Cities: An atlas and exploration of video game cities, by Konstantinos Dimopoulos

Anime Architecture: Imagined worlds and endless megacities, by Stefan Riekeles

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]]> <![CDATA[BONUS: David Baddiel - Jews Don't Count]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2021 00:01:00 GMT 31:24 51fc3069-4985-48a9-94bd-604c0ac532ad true https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/bonus-davidbaddiel-jewsdontcount 51fc3069-4985-48a9-94bd-604c0ac532ad af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 bonus-davidbaddiel-jewsdontcount bonus The writer and comedian David Baddiel has written a book called 'Jews Don't Count', which explores the insidious, pervasive, exclusionary nature of ‘progressive’ antisemitism. Here, he talks to Toby Lichtig about how and why one of the most persecuted minorities in history continues to be overlooked


'Jews Don't Count' by David Baddiel


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]]> The writer and comedian David Baddiel has written a book called 'Jews Don't Count', which explores the insidious, pervasive, exclusionary nature of ‘progressive’ antisemitism. Here, he talks to Toby Lichtig about how and why one of the most persecuted minorities in history continues to be overlooked


'Jews Don't Count' by David Baddiel


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]]> <![CDATA[Borges - Encounters and "Encounters"]]> Thu, 28 Jan 2021 00:01:00 GMT 49:37 3568dce1-0d24-4eda-84e9-b03872c68eb9 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/borges-encountersandencounters 3568dce1-0d24-4eda-84e9-b03872c68eb9 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 borges-encountersandencounters full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by David Gallagher to discuss two new books about Jorge Luis Borges – one a collection of essays and remembrances by the great Latin American writer Mario Vargas Llosa, the other a more curious offering by the American writer and critic Jay Parini; David Baddiel on the insidious, pervasive, exclusionary nature of ‘progressive’ antisemitism; Alice Wadsworth and Lucy Dallas on food podcasts and the French comedy-drama Call My Agent!


Medio siglo con Borges, by Mario Vargas Llosa (published in Spain by Alfaguara)

Borges and Me: An encounter, by Jay Parini 

Jews Don't Count by David Baddiel 

'The Sporkful' and 'Off Menu' available on podcast platforms

Call My Agent!, Netflix


Producer: Ben Mitchell

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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by David Gallagher to discuss two new books about Jorge Luis Borges – one a collection of essays and remembrances by the great Latin American writer Mario Vargas Llosa, the other a more curious offering by the American writer and critic Jay Parini; David Baddiel on the insidious, pervasive, exclusionary nature of ‘progressive’ antisemitism; Alice Wadsworth and Lucy Dallas on food podcasts and the French comedy-drama Call My Agent!


Medio siglo con Borges, by Mario Vargas Llosa (published in Spain by Alfaguara)

Borges and Me: An encounter, by Jay Parini 

Jews Don't Count by David Baddiel 

'The Sporkful' and 'Off Menu' available on podcast platforms

Call My Agent!, Netflix


Producer: Ben Mitchell

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]]> Delicate Matters Delicate Matters Thu, 21 Jan 2021 00:01:00 GMT 50:18 af65bcc3-5782-4482-9cbb-22bf860d21df false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/delicatematters af65bcc3-5782-4482-9cbb-22bf860d21df af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 delicatematters This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Clifford Thompson to discuss One Night in Miami, a film by Regina King, which sees Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, Jim Brown and Cassius Clay gather for heated debate; from exclusivity and luxury in imperi... full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Clifford Thompson to discuss One Night in Miami, a film by Regina King, which sees Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, Jim Brown and Cassius Clay gather for heated debate; from exclusivity and luxury in imperial China to cheap ubiquity in modern day Europe, Norma Clarke considers the rise and fall of porcelain; plus, a new poem by Anne Carson, “Sure, I Was Loved”


One Night in Miami, dir. Regina King

The City of Blue and White: Chinese porcelain and the early modern world by Anne Gerritsen

Porcelain: A history from the heart of Europe by Suzanne L . Marchand

“Sure, I Was Loved” by Anne Carson, in this week’s TLS


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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Clifford Thompson to discuss One Night in Miami, a film by Regina King, which sees Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, Jim Brown and Cassius Clay gather for heated debate; from exclusivity and luxury in imperial China to cheap ubiquity in modern day Europe, Norma Clarke considers the rise and fall of porcelain; plus, a new poem by Anne Carson, “Sure, I Was Loved”


One Night in Miami, dir. Regina King

The City of Blue and White: Chinese porcelain and the early modern world by Anne Gerritsen

Porcelain: A history from the heart of Europe by Suzanne L . Marchand

“Sure, I Was Loved” by Anne Carson, in this week’s TLS


Producer: Ben Mitchell

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]]> Epiphanies and Kidneys Epiphanies and Kidneys Thu, 14 Jan 2021 04:00:00 GMT 48:55 6445a3cb-c49b-4dff-bb3a-79b21c98368e false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/epiphaniesandkidneys 6445a3cb-c49b-4dff-bb3a-79b21c98368e af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 epiphaniesandkidneys full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by the TLS's Classics editor Mary Beard, who, via an old exam paper, emphasizes the importance of teaching Classics in context (Q1: "Dryads, Hyads, Naiads, Oreads, Pleiads … Does 'Classical influence' in modern poetry always come down to snobbery and elitism?”); Zachary Leader reports on the latest offerings from the Joyce Industry; and Jane O'Grady considers how the Enlightenment undid itself.


James Joyce and the Matter Of Paris, by Catherine Flynn

James Joyce and the Jesuits, by Michael Mayo

Panepiphanal World: James Joyce’s epiphanies, by Sangam Macduff

The Enlightenment: The pursuit of happiness 1680–1790, by Ritchie Robertson

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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by the TLS's Classics editor Mary Beard, who, via an old exam paper, emphasizes the importance of teaching Classics in context (Q1: "Dryads, Hyads, Naiads, Oreads, Pleiads … Does 'Classical influence' in modern poetry always come down to snobbery and elitism?”); Zachary Leader reports on the latest offerings from the Joyce Industry; and Jane O'Grady considers how the Enlightenment undid itself.


James Joyce and the Matter Of Paris, by Catherine Flynn

James Joyce and the Jesuits, by Michael Mayo

Panepiphanal World: James Joyce’s epiphanies, by Sangam Macduff

The Enlightenment: The pursuit of happiness 1680–1790, by Ritchie Robertson

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]]> This is Pakistan This is Pakistan Thu, 07 Jan 2021 04:00:00 GMT 48:59 87e46614-2cef-4d65-8063-79c69f35101c false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/thisispakistan 87e46614-2cef-4d65-8063-79c69f35101c af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 thisispakistan full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by the Karachi-based journalist Sanam Maher to discuss cliché and originality in foreign correspondents' writing on Pakistan; a whistle-stop tour through (some) of the books of 2021; Lucy Scholes reviews a clutch of novels in the British Library's Women Writers series, dedicated to once-popular writers


The Nine Lives of Pakistan: Dispatches from a divided nation, by Declan Walsh

O, the Brave Music by Dorothy Evelyn Smith

The Tree of Heaven by May Sinclair 

Chatterton Square by E. H. Young

Father by Elizabeth Von Arnim 

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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by the Karachi-based journalist Sanam Maher to discuss cliché and originality in foreign correspondents' writing on Pakistan; a whistle-stop tour through (some) of the books of 2021; Lucy Scholes reviews a clutch of novels in the British Library's Women Writers series, dedicated to once-popular writers


The Nine Lives of Pakistan: Dispatches from a divided nation, by Declan Walsh

O, the Brave Music by Dorothy Evelyn Smith

The Tree of Heaven by May Sinclair 

Chatterton Square by E. H. Young

Father by Elizabeth Von Arnim 

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]]> Jacques Tati’s Serious Gags Jacques Tati’s Serious Gags Thu, 17 Dec 2020 04:00:00 GMT 48:09 53bf8581-98b4-4361-b446-021c5603d5f0 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/jacquestati-sseriousgags 53bf8581-98b4-4361-b446-021c5603d5f0 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 jacquestati-sseriousgags This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by the critic Muriel Zagha to marvel at a five-volume, “definitive” study of the iconic French filmmaker Jacques Tati, every aspect of whose apparently chaotic cinematic universe was controlled to t... full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by the critic Muriel Zagha to marvel at a five-volume, “definitive” study of the iconic French filmmaker Jacques Tati, every aspect of whose apparently chaotic cinematic universe was controlled to the nth degree; Calum Mechie considers some new approaches to the life and legacy of George Orwell; and – “Can we take it? Can Dickens take it?” – ’tis the season for adaptations of A Christmas Carol…


The Definitive Jacques Tati, edited by Alison Castle

On Nineteen Eighty-Four: A biography by D. J. Taylor

Orwell: A man of our time by Richard Bradford

Becoming George Orwell: Life and letters, legend and legacy, by John Rodden

Eileen: The making of George Orwell, by Sylvia Topp 


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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by the critic Muriel Zagha to marvel at a five-volume, “definitive” study of the iconic French filmmaker Jacques Tati, every aspect of whose apparently chaotic cinematic universe was controlled to the nth degree; Calum Mechie considers some new approaches to the life and legacy of George Orwell; and – “Can we take it? Can Dickens take it?” – ’tis the season for adaptations of A Christmas Carol…


The Definitive Jacques Tati, edited by Alison Castle

On Nineteen Eighty-Four: A biography by D. J. Taylor

Orwell: A man of our time by Richard Bradford

Becoming George Orwell: Life and letters, legend and legacy, by John Rodden

Eileen: The making of George Orwell, by Sylvia Topp 


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]]> Stalin, little and large Stalin, little and large Thu, 10 Dec 2020 04:00:00 GMT 48:45 26c7d1b6-eee3-4fcb-bdbe-32e7276c501f false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/stalin-littleandlarge 26c7d1b6-eee3-4fcb-bdbe-32e7276c501f af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 stalin-littleandlarge This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Toby Lichtig are joined by Stephen Lovell, Professor of Modern History at King’s College London, to discuss two important biographies of Joseph Stalin, covering the opposite ends of the dictator’s life; the debate around ... full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Toby Lichtig are joined by Stephen Lovell, Professor of Modern History at King’s College London, to discuss two important biographies of Joseph Stalin, covering the opposite ends of the dictator’s life; the debate around the official Home Office history of Britain, a document full of omissions and riddled with errors, rolls on; and can a book make you a better person? Can even the high modernists be mined for lessons in life? Joanna Scutts considers the relationship between 'serious' literature and self-help.


Stalin: Passage to revolution by Ronald Grigor Suny

Late Stalinism: The aesthetics of politics by Evgeny Dobrenko, translated by Jesse M. Savage

The Self-Help Compulsion: Searching for advice in modern literature, by Beth Blum

Reading for Life by Philip Davis


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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Toby Lichtig are joined by Stephen Lovell, Professor of Modern History at King’s College London, to discuss two important biographies of Joseph Stalin, covering the opposite ends of the dictator’s life; the debate around the official Home Office history of Britain, a document full of omissions and riddled with errors, rolls on; and can a book make you a better person? Can even the high modernists be mined for lessons in life? Joanna Scutts considers the relationship between 'serious' literature and self-help.


Stalin: Passage to revolution by Ronald Grigor Suny

Late Stalinism: The aesthetics of politics by Evgeny Dobrenko, translated by Jesse M. Savage

The Self-Help Compulsion: Searching for advice in modern literature, by Beth Blum

Reading for Life by Philip Davis


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]]> Beethoven at 250 Beethoven at 250 Thu, 03 Dec 2020 04:00:00 GMT 48:51 961a4d44-1ce9-4e43-a71f-ebbdc473f5ef false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/beethovenat250 961a4d44-1ce9-4e43-a71f-ebbdc473f5ef af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 beethovenat250 This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Paul Griffiths, the author most recently of the novel Mr Beethoven, to discuss the heroic oeuvre of the great composer, 250 years after his birth; Joseph Farrell takes us through the life and wor... full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Paul Griffiths, the author most recently of the novel Mr Beethoven, to discuss the heroic oeuvre of the great composer, 250 years after his birth; Joseph Farrell takes us through the life and work of Gianni Rodari, a kind of Italian George Orwell transplanted to Neverland.


Selected books:

Beethoven's Conversation Books, translated and edited by Theodore Albrecht

Beethoven's Lives by Lewis Lockwood

Beethoven: A Life by Jan Caeyers

Beethoven: A life in nine pieces, by Laura Tunbridge

– read the full piece here 

Telephone Tales, by Gianni Rodari, translated by Antony Shugaar

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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Paul Griffiths, the author most recently of the novel Mr Beethoven, to discuss the heroic oeuvre of the great composer, 250 years after his birth; Joseph Farrell takes us through the life and work of Gianni Rodari, a kind of Italian George Orwell transplanted to Neverland.


Selected books:

Beethoven's Conversation Books, translated and edited by Theodore Albrecht

Beethoven's Lives by Lewis Lockwood

Beethoven: A Life by Jan Caeyers

Beethoven: A life in nine pieces, by Laura Tunbridge

– read the full piece here 

Telephone Tales, by Gianni Rodari, translated by Antony Shugaar

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]]> BONUS: 2020 Booker Prize Winner - Douglas Stuart BONUS: 2020 Booker Prize Winner - Douglas Stuart Fri, 27 Nov 2020 04:00:00 GMT 30:10 b4329fa8-8bc2-474e-a54b-d51f1d652183 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/2020bookerprizewinner-douglasstuart b4329fa8-8bc2-474e-a54b-d51f1d652183 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 2020bookerprizewinner-douglasstuart bonus

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]]> Neither Victims nor Perpetrators Neither Victims nor Perpetrators Thu, 26 Nov 2020 04:00:00 GMT 48:45 befddceb-d2ac-4272-b7ea-303787cbabba false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/neithervictimsnorperpetrators befddceb-d2ac-4272-b7ea-303787cbabba af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 neithervictimsnorperpetrators full This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Colin Grant, the author of Homecoming: Voices of the Windrush generation, to discuss Small Axe, a series of films by Steve McQueen that centres on Black British life between the 1960s and 80s; and the author and musician Wesley Stace tells the story of the “real” James Bond, a celebrated ornithologist whose "dull" name was poached by Ian Fleming. 


Plus, the TLS's Fiction editor Toby Lichtig talks to Douglas Stuart, the winner of this year’s Booker Prize for fiction


Small Axe, BBC One, BBC iPlayer

Shuggie Bain, by Douglas Stuart

The Real James Bond: A true story of identity theft, avian intrigue and Ian Fleming, by Jim Wright


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]]> This week, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Colin Grant, the author of Homecoming: Voices of the Windrush generation, to discuss Small Axe, a series of films by Steve McQueen that centres on Black British life between the 1960s and 80s; and the author and musician Wesley Stace tells the story of the “real” James Bond, a celebrated ornithologist whose "dull" name was poached by Ian Fleming. 


Plus, the TLS's Fiction editor Toby Lichtig talks to Douglas Stuart, the winner of this year’s Booker Prize for fiction


Small Axe, BBC One, BBC iPlayer

Shuggie Bain, by Douglas Stuart

The Real James Bond: A true story of identity theft, avian intrigue and Ian Fleming, by Jim Wright


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]]> Gagged with Ashes Gagged with Ashes Thu, 19 Nov 2020 04:00:50 GMT 49:03 32e59d31-2af5-44cd-b2e8-d8e2c347f5c8 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/gaggedwithashes-acast6e5b4daf 32e59d31-2af5-44cd-b2e8-d8e2c347f5c8 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 gaggedwithashes-acast6e5b4daf Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Mark Glanville to mark the centenary of the birth of Paul Celan, probably the most important post-war German-language poet, by revisiting the early poems in light of his later transformation; and Margaret D... full Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Mark Glanville to mark the centenary of the birth of Paul Celan, probably the most important post-war German-language poet, by revisiting the early poems in light of his later transformation; and Margaret Drabble considers the literature of urban walking, via the fiction of G. K. Chesterton, H. G. Wells and other metropolitan ramblers.


Memory Rose into Threshold Speech: The collected earlier poetry: A bilingual edition, translated by Pierre Joris

Microliths They Are, Little Stones: Posthumous prose, translated by Pierre Joris

Under the Dome: Walks with Paul Celan, by Jean Daive, translated by Rosmarie Waldrop

The Walker: On finding and losing yourself in the modern city, by Matthew Beaumont

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]]> Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Mark Glanville to mark the centenary of the birth of Paul Celan, probably the most important post-war German-language poet, by revisiting the early poems in light of his later transformation; and Margaret Drabble considers the literature of urban walking, via the fiction of G. K. Chesterton, H. G. Wells and other metropolitan ramblers.


Memory Rose into Threshold Speech: The collected earlier poetry: A bilingual edition, translated by Pierre Joris

Microliths They Are, Little Stones: Posthumous prose, translated by Pierre Joris

Under the Dome: Walks with Paul Celan, by Jean Daive, translated by Rosmarie Waldrop

The Walker: On finding and losing yourself in the modern city, by Matthew Beaumont

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]]> Books of the Year 2020 Books of the Year 2020 Thu, 12 Nov 2020 04:00:00 GMT 49:10 810141ce-f047-4ba4-ba9e-f7376907e212 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/booksoftheyear2020 810141ce-f047-4ba4-ba9e-f7376907e212 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 booksoftheyear2020 full Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by two TLS editors, David Horspool and Toby Lichtig, to discuss books that have sustained and stimulated over the past twelve months, as selected by sixty-five writers from around the world; and we discuss the controversy surrounding a long-awaited statue of – or "for" – Mary Wollstonecraft.


Read the TLS's Books of the Year feature here [https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/books-of-the-year-2020/] 

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]]> Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by two TLS editors, David Horspool and Toby Lichtig, to discuss books that have sustained and stimulated over the past twelve months, as selected by sixty-five writers from around the world; and we discuss the controversy surrounding a long-awaited statue of – or "for" – Mary Wollstonecraft.


Read the TLS's Books of the Year feature here [https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/books-of-the-year-2020/] 

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]]> You Have Fixed Me You Have Fixed Me Thu, 05 Nov 2020 04:00:00 GMT 49:03 761b6745-74d3-4ac1-88b9-8d9e3485ebb0 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/youhavefixedme 761b6745-74d3-4ac1-88b9-8d9e3485ebb0 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 youhavefixedme full As Remembrance Day approaches, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Éadaoín Lynch to remember fully and truthfully the relationship between the poets Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon; and the TLS's sports editor David Horspool talks us through a couple of books on professional game playing, including a football memoir of obsession and crucial omissions by Arsène Wenger.


My Life in Red and White by Arsène Wenger

This Sporting Life: Sport and liberty in England, 1760–1960 by Robert Colls

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]]> As Remembrance Day approaches, Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Éadaoín Lynch to remember fully and truthfully the relationship between the poets Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon; and the TLS's sports editor David Horspool talks us through a couple of books on professional game playing, including a football memoir of obsession and crucial omissions by Arsène Wenger.


My Life in Red and White by Arsène Wenger

This Sporting Life: Sport and liberty in England, 1760–1960 by Robert Colls

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]]> Terrifyingly True (or Not) Terrifyingly True (or Not) Thu, 29 Oct 2020 04:00:00 GMT 49:05 ab0074fd-c3d9-41b5-ae4e-6e59d5415298 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/terrifyinglytrue-ornot- ab0074fd-c3d9-41b5-ae4e-6e59d5415298 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 terrifyinglytrue-ornot- full Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Lucy Scholes to revisit the work of the master of terror Shirley Jackson and review the new film Shirley (“about as far from a traditional biopic as you can get”); and Jane Darcy grapples with the neither quite Romantic nor quite Victorian Thomas De Quincey, whose life-writing paved the way for the autobiografiction to come

 

Shirley, directed by Josephine Decker (various cinemas / Hulu)

Thomas De Quincey: Selected writings, edited by Robert Morrison 

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]]> Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Lucy Scholes to revisit the work of the master of terror Shirley Jackson and review the new film Shirley (“about as far from a traditional biopic as you can get”); and Jane Darcy grapples with the neither quite Romantic nor quite Victorian Thomas De Quincey, whose life-writing paved the way for the autobiografiction to come

 

Shirley, directed by Josephine Decker (various cinemas / Hulu)

Thomas De Quincey: Selected writings, edited by Robert Morrison 

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]]> Classical music conductors: Overpaid, oversexed and over the hill? Classical music conductors: Overpaid, oversexed and over the hill? Tue, 27 Oct 2020 04:00:00 GMT 26:44 baad89ac-c273-487f-8cfc-4aea09f9418a false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/classicalmusicconductors-overpaid-oversexedandoverthehill- baad89ac-c273-487f-8cfc-4aea09f9418a af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 classicalmusicconductors-overpaid-oversexedandoverthehill- full In a special bonus podcast we bring you an episode of Stories of our times that we think you might enjoy.


The Times's chief music critic, Richard Morrison muses over whether a combination of the coronavirus, environmental concerns and the MeToo movement will be the end of the 'maestro' - the classical music conductor - as we know it. 


Guest: Richard Morrison, Times chief culture critic and music writer. 

Host: David Aaronovitch.

Clips used: Metropolitan Opera, Aurora Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic, The Hendon Band YouTube Channel, ABC News, Washington Post, NBC News.

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The Times's chief music critic, Richard Morrison muses over whether a combination of the coronavirus, environmental concerns and the MeToo movement will be the end of the 'maestro' - the classical music conductor - as we know it. 


Guest: Richard Morrison, Times chief culture critic and music writer. 

Host: David Aaronovitch.

Clips used: Metropolitan Opera, Aurora Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic, The Hendon Band YouTube Channel, ABC News, Washington Post, NBC News.

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]]> Out Caravaggio-ing Caravaggio Out Caravaggio-ing Caravaggio Thu, 22 Oct 2020 03:00:00 GMT 48:45 543a3919-392e-4a42-bda8-b6b12cafb7b5 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/outcaravaggio-ingcaravaggio 543a3919-392e-4a42-bda8-b6b12cafb7b5 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 outcaravaggio-ingcaravaggio full The critic and novelist Elizabeth Lowry joins Thea Lenarduzzi and Toby Lichtig to discuss the Italian Baroque master Artemisia Gentileschi, the subject of a major exhibition at the National Gallery in London, a painter whose Life is as dramatic and moving as her art; and Toby reviews new fiction steeped in dread, paranoia and failure, including a short work by Don DeLillo and the debut novel from the Oscar-winning screenwriter Charlie Kaufman 


Artemisia – National Gallery, London, until January 24, 2021 

The Silence by Don DeLillo

Antkind by Charlie Kaufman

Reality: And other stories by John Lanchester

Why Visit America by Matthew Baker


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]]> The critic and novelist Elizabeth Lowry joins Thea Lenarduzzi and Toby Lichtig to discuss the Italian Baroque master Artemisia Gentileschi, the subject of a major exhibition at the National Gallery in London, a painter whose Life is as dramatic and moving as her art; and Toby reviews new fiction steeped in dread, paranoia and failure, including a short work by Don DeLillo and the debut novel from the Oscar-winning screenwriter Charlie Kaufman 


Artemisia – National Gallery, London, until January 24, 2021 

The Silence by Don DeLillo

Antkind by Charlie Kaufman

Reality: And other stories by John Lanchester

Why Visit America by Matthew Baker


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]]> Dancing on Air Dancing on Air Thu, 15 Oct 2020 03:00:00 GMT 49:02 6ce9243f-22ae-4584-b4ff-ef2876348611 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/dancingonair 6ce9243f-22ae-4584-b4ff-ef2876348611 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 dancingonair full From a ballet stream to Homer's wine-dark sea. Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by the historian and critic Judith Flanders to review the return of dance with new offerings from the Akram Khan Company and the Royal Ballet, and the novelist and poet Will Eaves returns to the Odyssey to explore the nature of memory. 


Back on Stage – The Royal Ballet, available online until November 8th

The Silent Burn Project – Akram Khan Company

Michael Clark: Cosmic Dancer – Barbican, until January 2021, then at the V&A Dundee

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]]> From a ballet stream to Homer's wine-dark sea. Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by the historian and critic Judith Flanders to review the return of dance with new offerings from the Akram Khan Company and the Royal Ballet, and the novelist and poet Will Eaves returns to the Odyssey to explore the nature of memory. 


Back on Stage – The Royal Ballet, available online until November 8th

The Silent Burn Project – Akram Khan Company

Michael Clark: Cosmic Dancer – Barbican, until January 2021, then at the V&A Dundee

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]]> Milk as Metaphor Milk as Metaphor Thu, 08 Oct 2020 03:00:00 GMT 49:01 7249d739-f68f-4e17-8a7d-8e6191e01518 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/milkasmetaphor 7249d739-f68f-4e17-8a7d-8e6191e01518 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 milkasmetaphor full From a carvery lunch in Howards End to emotional Eurocrats. Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Norma Clarke to discuss the role in literary creation of food and its increasingly fraught means of production, and Russell Williams reports on the bookshops of Paris during lockdown and reviews the new novel by a totemic figure in French literature, Jean-Philippe Toussaint.


The Literature of Food: An introduction from 1830 to present by Nicola Humble

Farm to Form: Modernist literature and ecologies of food in the British Empire by Jessica Martell

Read My Plate: The literature of food by Deborah R. Geis

The Cambridge Companion to Literature and Food, edited by J. Michelle Coghlan

Les Émotions by Jean-Philippe Toussaint

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]]> From a carvery lunch in Howards End to emotional Eurocrats. Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by Norma Clarke to discuss the role in literary creation of food and its increasingly fraught means of production, and Russell Williams reports on the bookshops of Paris during lockdown and reviews the new novel by a totemic figure in French literature, Jean-Philippe Toussaint.


The Literature of Food: An introduction from 1830 to present by Nicola Humble

Farm to Form: Modernist literature and ecologies of food in the British Empire by Jessica Martell

Read My Plate: The literature of food by Deborah R. Geis

The Cambridge Companion to Literature and Food, edited by J. Michelle Coghlan

Les Émotions by Jean-Philippe Toussaint

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]]> Seduction and Uprisings Seduction and Uprisings Thu, 01 Oct 2020 03:00:00 GMT 48:58 0fad3cd4-a5e9-4365-926c-577199de9275 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/superheroesandseduction 0fad3cd4-a5e9-4365-926c-577199de9275 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 superheroesandseduction full From Ovid to the "Black Spartacus". Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by the TLS's classics editor Mary Beard to pick apart the story of "seduction", ancient and modern, the poet Fiona Benson reads her latest work, and the TLS's history editor David Horspool explores two accounts of America's domestic slave trade and a new biography of Toussaint Louverture.


Strange Antics: A history of seduction by Clement Knox

Williams’ Gang: A notorious slave trader and his cargo of Black convicts by Jeff Forret 

Sweet Taste of Liberty: A true story of slavery and restitution in America by W. Caleb McDaniel

Black Spartacus: The epic life of Toussaint Louverture by Sudhir Hazareesingh

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]]> From Ovid to the "Black Spartacus". Thea Lenarduzzi and Lucy Dallas are joined by the TLS's classics editor Mary Beard to pick apart the story of "seduction", ancient and modern, the poet Fiona Benson reads her latest work, and the TLS's history editor David Horspool explores two accounts of America's domestic slave trade and a new biography of Toussaint Louverture.


Strange Antics: A history of seduction by Clement Knox

Williams’ Gang: A notorious slave trader and his cargo of Black convicts by Jeff Forret 

Sweet Taste of Liberty: A true story of slavery and restitution in America by W. Caleb McDaniel

Black Spartacus: The epic life of Toussaint Louverture by Sudhir Hazareesingh

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]]> Murder at the Opera Murder at the Opera Thu, 24 Sep 2020 03:00:00 GMT 48:23 fe9794a0-5d3d-4eb0-9121-0ad40bc84e7e false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/murderattheopera fe9794a0-5d3d-4eb0-9121-0ad40bc84e7e af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 murderattheopera full

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]]> Books! Books! Books! Books! Books! Books! Wed, 16 Sep 2020 23:00:00 GMT 37:12 70841c12-dc23-4fed-8b79-766b8f40fd99 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/books-books-books- 70841c12-dc23-4fed-8b79-766b8f40fd99 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 books-books-books- full Toby Lichtig talks us through this year's Booker shortlisted novels, plus a couple of others, and Lucy Dallas reports on the French scene (where real life and fiction blur...); finally, we explore the situation in Israel and Palestine from three rather different perspectives.


An Army Like No Other: How the Israel Defence Forces made a nation by Haim Bresheeth-Zabner 

The Conflict over the Conflict: The Israel/Palestine campus debate by Kenneth S. Stern

The new peace? – Israel’s unexpected ray of light by Ari Shavit – www.the-TLS.co.uk

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]]> Toby Lichtig talks us through this year's Booker shortlisted novels, plus a couple of others, and Lucy Dallas reports on the French scene (where real life and fiction blur...); finally, we explore the situation in Israel and Palestine from three rather different perspectives.


An Army Like No Other: How the Israel Defence Forces made a nation by Haim Bresheeth-Zabner 

The Conflict over the Conflict: The Israel/Palestine campus debate by Kenneth S. Stern

The new peace? – Israel’s unexpected ray of light by Ari Shavit – www.the-TLS.co.uk

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]]> Sex and the City of Ladies Sex and the City of Ladies Wed, 09 Sep 2020 23:00:00 GMT 24:29 0081bd9d-4f59-4dc9-a2fc-1a73ca9e33f0 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/sexandthecityofladies 0081bd9d-4f59-4dc9-a2fc-1a73ca9e33f0 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 sexandthecityofladies full

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]]> The TLS, rewind #4 The TLS, rewind #4 Wed, 26 Aug 2020 23:00:00 GMT 45:03 5a265884-fde2-4cc9-b0f4-3679010e1247 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/thetls-rewind-4 5a265884-fde2-4cc9-b0f4-3679010e1247 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 thetls-rewind-4 full Throughout August, we are revisiting our books roundups from previous years, and today we’re returning to last year’s suggestions. In 2019, our contributor Diana Darke said in the paper: "A lot of things need saving this summer – tangible things like bees, Notre-Dame, water … and intangible things like democracy, humanitarian ideals, community". Among the many subjects under discussion here are Oulipo, impeachment, and climate change.


We’ll be back with new weekly episodes from September 10th. Until then, head to the website – the-tls.co.uk – to keep up with the weekly magazine.   

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]]> Throughout August, we are revisiting our books roundups from previous years, and today we’re returning to last year’s suggestions. In 2019, our contributor Diana Darke said in the paper: "A lot of things need saving this summer – tangible things like bees, Notre-Dame, water … and intangible things like democracy, humanitarian ideals, community". Among the many subjects under discussion here are Oulipo, impeachment, and climate change.


We’ll be back with new weekly episodes from September 10th. Until then, head to the website – the-tls.co.uk – to keep up with the weekly magazine.   

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]]> The TLS, rewind #3 The TLS, rewind #3 Wed, 19 Aug 2020 23:00:00 GMT 36:17 091f9f8c-dd36-4937-afe0-4e2807706ebc false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/thetls-rewind-3 091f9f8c-dd36-4937-afe0-4e2807706ebc af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 thetls-rewind-3 Throughout August, we are revisiting our books roundups from previous years, to give you a chance to catch up on books you might have missed. Today we are sauntering back to the summer of 2018, and an episode in which we learnt which books our contribu... full the-tls.co.uk – to keep up with the weekly magazine. 

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]]> the-tls.co.uk – to keep up with the weekly magazine. 

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]]> The TLS, rewind #2 The TLS, rewind #2 Wed, 12 Aug 2020 23:00:00 GMT 57:28 1511f30e-adc0-4543-9ac3-cfd2bb433b21 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/thetls-rewind-2 1511f30e-adc0-4543-9ac3-cfd2bb433b21 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 thetls-rewind-2 Throughout August, we are revisiting books roundups from previous years, to give you a chance once again to hear recommendations from our writers and editors, on subjects like Marcel Proust’s letters, tech-ensnared science fiction and Euripides. In thi... full the-tls.co.uk – to keep up with the weekly magazine.

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]]> the-tls.co.uk – to keep up with the weekly magazine.

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]]> The TLS, rewind #1 The TLS, rewind #1 Wed, 05 Aug 2020 23:00:00 GMT 38:47 3d03c11f-8648-4505-83b0-966be28f4fe5 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/thetls-rewind-1 3d03c11f-8648-4505-83b0-966be28f4fe5 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 thetls-rewind-1 Throughout August, we are revisiting books roundups from previous years, to give you a chance to catch up on all that good stuff. Today we’re skipping back to 2016’s books of the year recommendations. We’ll be back with new weekly episodes from Septemb... full the-tls.co.uk – to keep up with the weekly magazine. 

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]]> the-tls.co.uk – to keep up with the weekly magazine. 

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]]> <![CDATA[Climate change, from 'doomism' to optimism]]> Wed, 29 Jul 2020 23:00:00 GMT 43:38 c0fe03ef-3ffa-425c-ba97-18faef17a1ab false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/climatechange-fromdoomismtooptimism c0fe03ef-3ffa-425c-ba97-18faef17a1ab af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 climatechange-fromdoomismtooptimism Gabrielle Walker talks us through three unhelpful attitudes to global warming, as exemplified in the Michael Moore-produced film Planet of the Humans; Sudhir Hazareesingh discusses the complex relationship between charisma and celebrity in the age of R... full Gabrielle Walker talks us through three unhelpful attitudes to global warming, as exemplified in the Michael Moore-produced film Planet of the Humans; Sudhir Hazareesingh discusses the complex relationship between charisma and celebrity in the age of Revolution (spoiler: it helps to have a horse)


Planet of the Humans - YouTube


Men on Horseback by David Bell

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]]> Gabrielle Walker talks us through three unhelpful attitudes to global warming, as exemplified in the Michael Moore-produced film Planet of the Humans; Sudhir Hazareesingh discusses the complex relationship between charisma and celebrity in the age of Revolution (spoiler: it helps to have a horse)


Planet of the Humans - YouTube


Men on Horseback by David Bell

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]]> Life as a Roman emperor Life as a Roman emperor Wed, 22 Jul 2020 23:00:00 GMT 56:38 f5dbc32d-16f7-4f67-afe8-8e4565c743ff false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/lifeasaromanemperor f5dbc32d-16f7-4f67-afe8-8e4565c743ff af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 lifeasaromanemperor What style of life did an ancient Roman emperor lead? How did he actually spend his time? Mary Beard fills us in; Frances Wilson on literary couples (and their pet names) and what they can, and can’t, tell us about marriage; Mika Ross-Southall on how g... full What style of life did an ancient Roman emperor lead? How did he actually spend his time? Mary Beard fills us in; Frances Wilson on literary couples (and their pet names) and what they can, and can’t, tell us about marriage; Mika Ross-Southall on how gentrification works and who it works for

 

The Emperor in the Roman World by Fergus Millar

Literary Couples and 20th-Century Life Writing: Narrative and intimacy by Janine Utell

Parallel Lives: Five Victorian marriages by Phyllis Rose

Newcomers: Gentrification and its discontents by Matthew L. Schuerman

Us Versus Them: Race, crime, and gentrification in Chicago neighborhoods by Jan Doering

The Aesthetics of Neighborhood Change, edited by Lisa Berglund and Siobhan Gregory

Alpha City: How London was captured by the super-rich, by Rowland Atkinson

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]]> What style of life did an ancient Roman emperor lead? How did he actually spend his time? Mary Beard fills us in; Frances Wilson on literary couples (and their pet names) and what they can, and can’t, tell us about marriage; Mika Ross-Southall on how gentrification works and who it works for

 

The Emperor in the Roman World by Fergus Millar

Literary Couples and 20th-Century Life Writing: Narrative and intimacy by Janine Utell

Parallel Lives: Five Victorian marriages by Phyllis Rose

Newcomers: Gentrification and its discontents by Matthew L. Schuerman

Us Versus Them: Race, crime, and gentrification in Chicago neighborhoods by Jan Doering

The Aesthetics of Neighborhood Change, edited by Lisa Berglund and Siobhan Gregory

Alpha City: How London was captured by the super-rich, by Rowland Atkinson

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]]> How the West was written How the West was written Wed, 15 Jul 2020 23:00:00 GMT 45:43 5aa289dc-df36-412d-9cb5-73643f501039 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/howthewestwaswritten 5aa289dc-df36-412d-9cb5-73643f501039 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 howthewestwaswritten Geoff Dyer on why Larry McMurtry’s novel Lonesome Dove was one of the most memorable reading experiences of his life (a taster from his essay: “There was no book and no reader. There was just this world, this huge landscape and its magnificently people... full  In April 1939, the black contralto Marian Anderson stood in front of the Lincoln Memorial and performed to a crowd of 75,000 people. Carol J. Oja sheds light on the twists and turns behind a moment when the history of Civil Rights intersected with that of classical music. Read more at the-tls.co.uk

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]]>  In April 1939, the black contralto Marian Anderson stood in front of the Lincoln Memorial and performed to a crowd of 75,000 people. Carol J. Oja sheds light on the twists and turns behind a moment when the history of Civil Rights intersected with that of classical music. Read more at the-tls.co.uk

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]]> Romance versus realism Romance versus realism Wed, 08 Jul 2020 23:00:00 GMT 42:32 017770aa-ece9-4e90-b448-e93702890ad4 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/romanceversusrealism 017770aa-ece9-4e90-b448-e93702890ad4 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 romanceversusrealism full Min Wild on recent attempts to get to grips with that most slippery of beasts, the history of the novel (expect a lively cast, including Frances Burney, Daniel Defoe, Laurence Sterne and Jane Porter); Declan Ryan on where writing overlaps with boxing and the story of the eighteenth-century boxer Daniel Mendoza, known as The Fighting Jew, who made of the sport an art form 


Books

Without the Novel: Romance and the history of prose fiction by Scott Black

Revising the Eighteenth-Century Novel: Authorship from manuscript to print by Hilary Havens

Public Vows: Fictions of marriage in the English Enlightenment by Melissa J. Ganz

Born Yesterday: Inexperience and the early realist novel by Stephanie Insley Hershinow

Captain Singleton by Daniel Defoe, edited by Manushag Powell

Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne, edited by Judith Hawley

Thaddeus Of Warsaw by Jane Porter, edited by Thomas McLean and Ruth Knezevich

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]]> Min Wild on recent attempts to get to grips with that most slippery of beasts, the history of the novel (expect a lively cast, including Frances Burney, Daniel Defoe, Laurence Sterne and Jane Porter); Declan Ryan on where writing overlaps with boxing and the story of the eighteenth-century boxer Daniel Mendoza, known as The Fighting Jew, who made of the sport an art form 


Books

Without the Novel: Romance and the history of prose fiction by Scott Black

Revising the Eighteenth-Century Novel: Authorship from manuscript to print by Hilary Havens

Public Vows: Fictions of marriage in the English Enlightenment by Melissa J. Ganz

Born Yesterday: Inexperience and the early realist novel by Stephanie Insley Hershinow

Captain Singleton by Daniel Defoe, edited by Manushag Powell

Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne, edited by Judith Hawley

Thaddeus Of Warsaw by Jane Porter, edited by Thomas McLean and Ruth Knezevich

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]]> The Pet Shop Boys paradox The Pet Shop Boys paradox Wed, 01 Jul 2020 23:01:00 GMT 30:22 041d8f99-bfde-44c3-9caa-ebdcfd959721 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/thepetshopboysparadox 041d8f99-bfde-44c3-9caa-ebdcfd959721 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 thepetshopboysparadox Lynsey Hanley on the Pet Shop Boys and how a music duo that has always refused to play the pop game just keeps winning; The TLS’s history editor David Horspool talks us through a selection of articles on medieval history, including a compelling account... full Lynsey Hanley on the Pet Shop Boys and how a music duo that has always refused to play the pop game just keeps winning; The TLS’s history editor David Horspool talks us through a selection of articles on medieval history, including a compelling account of Henry III, a pious and peculiar king, who, against the odds, reigned for more than half a century 


‘Pet Shop Boys, Literally’ and ‘Pet Shop Boys Versus America’, both by Chris Heath 

Blood Royal: Dynastic politics in medieval Europe by Robert Bartlett 

Henry III 1207–1258: The rise to power and personal rule by David Carpenter 

Westminster Abbey: A church in history, edited by David Cannadine

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]]> Lynsey Hanley on the Pet Shop Boys and how a music duo that has always refused to play the pop game just keeps winning; The TLS’s history editor David Horspool talks us through a selection of articles on medieval history, including a compelling account of Henry III, a pious and peculiar king, who, against the odds, reigned for more than half a century 


‘Pet Shop Boys, Literally’ and ‘Pet Shop Boys Versus America’, both by Chris Heath 

Blood Royal: Dynastic politics in medieval Europe by Robert Bartlett 

Henry III 1207–1258: The rise to power and personal rule by David Carpenter 

Westminster Abbey: A church in history, edited by David Cannadine

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]]> Bernardine Evaristo wins again Bernardine Evaristo wins again Wed, 01 Jul 2020 09:24:54 GMT 24:31 15e02c2f-6ada-47de-b8a2-2d7592106efb false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/bernardineevaristowinsagain 15e02c2f-6ada-47de-b8a2-2d7592106efb af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 bernardineevaristowinsagain When, last year the writer and activist Bernardine Evaristo, won the Booker Prize for fiction – becoming in fact, the first black British person to do so – we at the TLS were not surprised. Evaristo has written for us for some years now, and ‘Girl, Wom... bonus

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]]> Holiday in the living room Holiday in the living room Wed, 24 Jun 2020 23:00:00 GMT 48:58 2ca8e1bd-1591-4a4e-9798-b452f859b495 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/holidayinthelivingroom 2ca8e1bd-1591-4a4e-9798-b452f859b495 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 holidayinthelivingroom full TLS editors pick through the books some of our writers will be reading this summer, and share their own selections.

Visit the-TLS.co.uk to read the 'Summer Books' feature in full  

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]]> TLS editors pick through the books some of our writers will be reading this summer, and share their own selections.

Visit the-TLS.co.uk to read the 'Summer Books' feature in full  

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]]> Don’t forget Edward Earl Johnson Don’t forget Edward Earl Johnson Wed, 17 Jun 2020 23:00:00 GMT 55:37 be5ce288-42f4-4267-8742-40710619dd0e false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/don-tforgetedwardearljohnson be5ce288-42f4-4267-8742-40710619dd0e af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 don-tforgetedwardearljohnson The death row lawyer Clive Stafford Smith certainly can’t, especially as this week should have seen Edward Earl Johnson turn sixty. Instead, in 1987, he was executed at the Mississippi State Penitentiary for a crime nobody thinks he committed; Harry Si... full The death row lawyer Clive Stafford Smith certainly can’t, especially as this week should have seen Edward Earl Johnson turn sixty. Instead, in 1987, he was executed at the Mississippi State Penitentiary for a crime nobody thinks he committed; Harry Sidebottom considers the ancients’ view on the plague, a serious outbreak of which occurred somewhere around the Mediterranean every ten to twenty years; “If oil is the blood of the global economy, shipping is the circulatory system”, say Tom Stevenson, who describes how the world’s economic and diplomatic relationships play out at sea

 

Fourteen Days in May – BBC Storyville, on BBC iPlayer

Sinews of War and Trade: Shipping and capitalism in the Arabian peninsula by Laleh Khalili

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]]> The death row lawyer Clive Stafford Smith certainly can’t, especially as this week should have seen Edward Earl Johnson turn sixty. Instead, in 1987, he was executed at the Mississippi State Penitentiary for a crime nobody thinks he committed; Harry Sidebottom considers the ancients’ view on the plague, a serious outbreak of which occurred somewhere around the Mediterranean every ten to twenty years; “If oil is the blood of the global economy, shipping is the circulatory system”, say Tom Stevenson, who describes how the world’s economic and diplomatic relationships play out at sea

 

Fourteen Days in May – BBC Storyville, on BBC iPlayer

Sinews of War and Trade: Shipping and capitalism in the Arabian peninsula by Laleh Khalili

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]]> Finding art in lockdown Finding art in lockdown Wed, 10 Jun 2020 23:00:00 GMT 57:36 795bf16f-2973-4fc8-bb55-5518c7c0ae21 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/findingartinlockdown 795bf16f-2973-4fc8-bb55-5518c7c0ae21 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 findingartinlockdown full What art have we been enjoying in lockdown? What are we most missing? And what is the future of art institutions? The TLS's arts editor Lucy Dallas joins us to discuss; Edith Hall tells us about Artemidorus, the author of an ancient dream manual now finally available in English; David Bromwich on democracy and the rise of the strongman

 

A symposium on art in lockdown by the TLS , plus commentary by Nicholas Kenyon

The Interpretation of Dreams by Artemidorus, translated by Martin Hammond

An Ancient Dream Manual – Artemidorus’ The Interpretation of Dreams, by Peter Thonemann

See David Bromich’s round-up of books on the TLS website.

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]]> What art have we been enjoying in lockdown? What are we most missing? And what is the future of art institutions? The TLS's arts editor Lucy Dallas joins us to discuss; Edith Hall tells us about Artemidorus, the author of an ancient dream manual now finally available in English; David Bromwich on democracy and the rise of the strongman

 

A symposium on art in lockdown by the TLS , plus commentary by Nicholas Kenyon

The Interpretation of Dreams by Artemidorus, translated by Martin Hammond

An Ancient Dream Manual – Artemidorus’ The Interpretation of Dreams, by Peter Thonemann

See David Bromich’s round-up of books on the TLS website.

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]]> Slave driver, the table is turn Slave driver, the table is turn Wed, 03 Jun 2020 23:00:00 GMT 56:08 6f4e6fd2-c907-4e1c-848a-c3258eef7574 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/slavedriver-thetableisturn 6f4e6fd2-c907-4e1c-848a-c3258eef7574 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 slavedriver-thetableisturn Colin Grant on several hundred years of Jamaican excellence and dysfunction; fifty years since the death of E. M. Forster, Michael Caines considers Forster’s legacy as a novelist and critic; the poet A. E. Stallings on an Athens slowly emerging from lo... full Colin Grant on several hundred years of Jamaican excellence and dysfunction; fifty years since the death of E. M. Forster, Michael Caines considers Forster’s legacy as a novelist and critic; the poet A. E. Stallings on an Athens slowly emerging from lockdown

 

The Confounding Island: Jamaica and the postcolonial predicament by Orlando Patterson

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]]> Colin Grant on several hundred years of Jamaican excellence and dysfunction; fifty years since the death of E. M. Forster, Michael Caines considers Forster’s legacy as a novelist and critic; the poet A. E. Stallings on an Athens slowly emerging from lockdown

 

The Confounding Island: Jamaica and the postcolonial predicament by Orlando Patterson

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]]> How to be alone How to be alone Wed, 27 May 2020 23:00:00 GMT 56:46 89dfc3fd-2377-4e75-add7-91c0453d6460 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/howtobealone 89dfc3fd-2377-4e75-add7-91c0453d6460 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 howtobealone full The poet and novelist Adam Foulds on the evolution of loneliness and its traditionally privileged cousin, solitude; Sam Leith on thrills, spills and racism in Willard Price’s children’s Adventure series; Molly Guinness dips into 300-odd years of children’s books and finds leaden instruction, radical ideas and pure nonsense



A History of Solitude by David Vincent

A Biography of Loneliness: The history of an emotion by Fay Bound Alberti

Discovering Children’s Books, the British Library online

British Literature Catalogue, Peter Harrington

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]]> The poet and novelist Adam Foulds on the evolution of loneliness and its traditionally privileged cousin, solitude; Sam Leith on thrills, spills and racism in Willard Price’s children’s Adventure series; Molly Guinness dips into 300-odd years of children’s books and finds leaden instruction, radical ideas and pure nonsense



A History of Solitude by David Vincent

A Biography of Loneliness: The history of an emotion by Fay Bound Alberti

Discovering Children’s Books, the British Library online

British Literature Catalogue, Peter Harrington

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]]> Townies and gownies Townies and gownies Wed, 20 May 2020 23:00:00 GMT 57:06 c3e316ab-3f1e-444f-8cd7-1d2f7e857c92 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/towniesandgownies c3e316ab-3f1e-444f-8cd7-1d2f7e857c92 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 towniesandgownies full Hirsh Sawhney files a lockdown dispatch from New Haven, Connecticut, the uneasy home of Yale University; Arin Keeble talks us through the tricksy, rewarding and under-known work of Percival Everett; Lauren Kassel on the history of astrology, one of the oldest, most complex, intellectually powerful – and controversial – sciences

 

Telephone by Percival Everett

A Scheme of Heaven: Astrology and the birth of science by Alexander Boxer

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]]> Hirsh Sawhney files a lockdown dispatch from New Haven, Connecticut, the uneasy home of Yale University; Arin Keeble talks us through the tricksy, rewarding and under-known work of Percival Everett; Lauren Kassel on the history of astrology, one of the oldest, most complex, intellectually powerful – and controversial – sciences

 

Telephone by Percival Everett

A Scheme of Heaven: Astrology and the birth of science by Alexander Boxer

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]]> ‘How does it smell?’ ‘How does it smell?’ Wed, 13 May 2020 23:00:00 GMT 52:42 903a017d-573e-496b-ad5a-265c8fe34506 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/-howdoesitsmell- 903a017d-573e-496b-ad5a-265c8fe34506 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 -howdoesitsmell- The TLS’s philosophy editor Tim Crane guides us through a selection of reviews and essays from this week’s issue, including on the future of AI and what Thomas Hobbes, Susan Sontag, Montaigne and the trolley problem can tell us about our present predic... full The TLS’s philosophy editor Tim Crane guides us through a selection of reviews and essays from this week’s issue, including on the future of AI and what Thomas Hobbes, Susan Sontag, Montaigne and the trolley problem can tell us about our present predicament; the novelist Will Eaves re-reads Daniel Defoe’s A Journal of the Plague Year, “a caravan of episodes, made up of people going through the same horror in different ways”, and ponders a big-screen adaptation…

 

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]]> The TLS’s philosophy editor Tim Crane guides us through a selection of reviews and essays from this week’s issue, including on the future of AI and what Thomas Hobbes, Susan Sontag, Montaigne and the trolley problem can tell us about our present predicament; the novelist Will Eaves re-reads Daniel Defoe’s A Journal of the Plague Year, “a caravan of episodes, made up of people going through the same horror in different ways”, and ponders a big-screen adaptation…

 

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]]> Grotesquely good Grotesquely good Wed, 06 May 2020 23:00:00 GMT 59:42 3a9e5588-5c6c-4b64-b0bf-6197eede0e4c false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/grotesquelygood 3a9e5588-5c6c-4b64-b0bf-6197eede0e4c af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 grotesquelygood full Ian Buruma on the twentieth-century Italian writer Curzio Malaparte, a fascist and a fabulist with a hunger for war and a remarkable way of capturing it; Sue Stuart-Smith on gardening in the trenches of the First World War and the concept of horticultural therapy; to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day, the TLS's history editor David Horspool talks us through a range of books, articles and essays covering the Second World War


Selected books

Diary of a Foreigner in Paris, by Curzio Malaparte, translated from the Italian and the French by Stephen Twilley

The Well-Gardened Mind: The restorative power of nature, by Sue Stuart-Smith

Dresden: The fire and the darkness, by Sinclair McKay

The Volunteer: The true story of the resistance hero who infiltrated Auschwitz, by Jack Fairweather

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]]> Ian Buruma on the twentieth-century Italian writer Curzio Malaparte, a fascist and a fabulist with a hunger for war and a remarkable way of capturing it; Sue Stuart-Smith on gardening in the trenches of the First World War and the concept of horticultural therapy; to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day, the TLS's history editor David Horspool talks us through a range of books, articles and essays covering the Second World War


Selected books

Diary of a Foreigner in Paris, by Curzio Malaparte, translated from the Italian and the French by Stephen Twilley

The Well-Gardened Mind: The restorative power of nature, by Sue Stuart-Smith

Dresden: The fire and the darkness, by Sinclair McKay

The Volunteer: The true story of the resistance hero who infiltrated Auschwitz, by Jack Fairweather

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]]> Easy as ABC? Easy as ABC? Wed, 29 Apr 2020 23:00:00 GMT 55:51 6f3094b6-23d5-4df9-ae4f-52594e45b5f3 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/easyasabc- 6f3094b6-23d5-4df9-ae4f-52594e45b5f3 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 easyasabc- full James Waddell on the disorderly history of alphabetic order; Beejay Silcox, who fled Cairo for Western Australia as the coronavirus spread, tells a tale of star-crossed lovers; Jordan Sand gives a short cultural history of mask-wearing


A Place for Everything: The curious history of alphabetical order by Judith Flanders

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A Place for Everything: The curious history of alphabetical order by Judith Flanders

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]]> Godzilla, the plague, etc Godzilla, the plague, etc Wed, 22 Apr 2020 23:00:00 GMT 55:25 a0d7a4fc-c527-4815-8240-70fb652610c1 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/godzilla-theplague-etc a0d7a4fc-c527-4815-8240-70fb652610c1 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 godzilla-theplague-etc Lawrence Douglas, in Massachusetts, on the presidential past, present and future of Donald Trump; Irina Dumitrescu, in Germany, on books as escape (attempt) and reading the plague into plague-free books; Lucy Dallas presents this month’s round-up of au... full Lawrence Douglas, in Massachusetts, on the presidential past, present and future of Donald Trump; Irina Dumitrescu, in Germany, on books as escape (attempt) and reading the plague into plague-free books; Lucy Dallas presents this month’s round-up of audio / visual offerings

 

A Very Stable Genius: Donald Trump’s testing of America, by Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig

Unmaking The Presidency: Donald Trump’s war on the world’s most powerful office, by Susan Hennessey and Benjamin Wittes

American Carnage: On the front lines of the Republican civil war and the rise of President Trump, by Tim Alberta

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]]> Lawrence Douglas, in Massachusetts, on the presidential past, present and future of Donald Trump; Irina Dumitrescu, in Germany, on books as escape (attempt) and reading the plague into plague-free books; Lucy Dallas presents this month’s round-up of audio / visual offerings

 

A Very Stable Genius: Donald Trump’s testing of America, by Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig

Unmaking The Presidency: Donald Trump’s war on the world’s most powerful office, by Susan Hennessey and Benjamin Wittes

American Carnage: On the front lines of the Republican civil war and the rise of President Trump, by Tim Alberta

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]]> ‘It’s not him, it’s us’ ‘It’s not him, it’s us’ Wed, 15 Apr 2020 23:00:00 GMT 45:40 f168d955-c52d-4d5b-8ae0-883f6438740b false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/-it-snothim-it-sus- f168d955-c52d-4d5b-8ae0-883f6438740b af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 -it-snothim-it-sus- William Shakespeare, the writer who – above all others, perhaps – keeps giving and giving. Michael Caines takes us through the latest research, theories and discoveries (or not, as the case may be); Why do women read more fiction than men? Lucy Scholes... full William Shakespeare, the writer who – above all others, perhaps – keeps giving and giving. Michael Caines takes us through the latest research, theories and discoveries (or not, as the case may be); Why do women read more fiction than men? Lucy Scholes returns to the age-old conundrum


Death by Shakespeare: Snakebites, stabbings and broken hearts by Kathryn Harkup

Untimely Death in Renaissance Drama by Andrew Griffin

Shakespeare in a Divided America by James Shapiro

Shakespeare and Trump by Jeffrey R. Wilson

‘Infecting the teller – The failure of a mathematical approach to Shakespeare’s authorship’ by Brian Vickers, in this week’s TLS

Why Women Read Fiction: The stories of our lives by Helen Taylor

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]]> William Shakespeare, the writer who – above all others, perhaps – keeps giving and giving. Michael Caines takes us through the latest research, theories and discoveries (or not, as the case may be); Why do women read more fiction than men? Lucy Scholes returns to the age-old conundrum


Death by Shakespeare: Snakebites, stabbings and broken hearts by Kathryn Harkup

Untimely Death in Renaissance Drama by Andrew Griffin

Shakespeare in a Divided America by James Shapiro

Shakespeare and Trump by Jeffrey R. Wilson

‘Infecting the teller – The failure of a mathematical approach to Shakespeare’s authorship’ by Brian Vickers, in this week’s TLS

Why Women Read Fiction: The stories of our lives by Helen Taylor

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]]> Introducing: Stories of our times Introducing: Stories of our times Mon, 13 Apr 2020 23:00:00 GMT 31:15 dd86cc18-87ee-4c3b-8012-a8fd252dc067 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/introducing-storiesofourtimes dd86cc18-87ee-4c3b-8012-a8fd252dc067 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 introducing-storiesofourtimes Today an edition of our new daily podcast - Stories of our times. Our new free daily news podcast takes you to the heart of the stories that matter, with exclusive access and reporting. Published for the start of your day, it is hosted by Manveen Rana ... full Today an edition of our new daily podcast - Stories of our times. Our new free daily news podcast takes you to the heart of the stories that matter, with exclusive access and reporting. Published for the start of your day, it is hosted by Manveen Rana and David Aaronovitch.


If you want to hear more please search for Stories of our times and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.


With reading on the rise under the lockdown, TLS editor Stig Abell suggests three books for a little escapism during these uncertain times. 


Stories of our times is the new daily podcast from The Times. Listen to more episodes here

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]]> Today an edition of our new daily podcast - Stories of our times. Our new free daily news podcast takes you to the heart of the stories that matter, with exclusive access and reporting. Published for the start of your day, it is hosted by Manveen Rana and David Aaronovitch.


If you want to hear more please search for Stories of our times and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.


With reading on the rise under the lockdown, TLS editor Stig Abell suggests three books for a little escapism during these uncertain times. 


Stories of our times is the new daily podcast from The Times. Listen to more episodes here

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]]> ‘A very peculiar telegram’ ‘A very peculiar telegram’ Wed, 08 Apr 2020 23:00:00 GMT 51:41 ff8129d0-2c64-4d93-92f8-2c9df046f645 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/-averypeculiartelegram- ff8129d0-2c64-4d93-92f8-2c9df046f645 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 -averypeculiartelegram- Ellen Crowell investigates an early-twentieth-century tale of doomed lesbian romance, decadent cryptography, morphine-induced suicide and more; Richard Smyth on the joys of bird-watching during lockdown; Michael Caines reads his poem “Decadence” full

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]]> The kangaroo curve The kangaroo curve Wed, 01 Apr 2020 23:00:00 GMT 53:56 200e74d4-2ab3-4f62-bd45-25c478fcc5e3 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/thekangaroocurve 200e74d4-2ab3-4f62-bd45-25c478fcc5e3 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 thekangaroocurve A recovering Alexander van Tulleken shares some thoughts on the British response to Covid-19; What cultural things are people doing to pass the time in isolation? We asked a selection of our writers, and Lucy Dallas joins us (from what sounds like a sm... full

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]]> Tweets, memes and the smell of masculine Tweets, memes and the smell of masculine Thu, 26 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT 53:57 072d848f-493a-4959-8797-ea4ba3f9f1db false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/tweets-memesandthesmellofmasculine 072d848f-493a-4959-8797-ea4ba3f9f1db af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 tweets-memesandthesmellofmasculine Samuel Graydon reviews two new albums, by the folk troubadour Sam Lee and indie rock band Cornershop, both of which offer innovative and intelligent musical perspectives on modern England; the TLS’s arts editor Lucy Dallas presents this month’s ‘Audio/... full Samuel Graydon reviews two new albums, by the folk troubadour Sam Lee and indie rock band Cornershop, both of which offer innovative and intelligent musical perspectives on modern England; the TLS’s arts editor Lucy Dallas presents this month’s ‘Audio/Visual’, a monthly round-up of listening and watching; Josephine Livingstone grapples with the 'omnivore paradox' in the arts sector: why broader tastes in art have not led to wider participation


Featured works


Old Wow by Sam Lee

England is a Garden by Cornershop

Audio: ‘Reply All’, the podcast

Visual: ‘Five Guys a Week’, Channel 4

Entitled: Discriminating tastes and the expansion of the arts by Jennifer C. Lena

Steal as Much as You Can: How to win the culture wars in an age of austerity by Nathalie Olah

Smashing It: Working class artists on life, art and making it happen, edited by Sabrina Mahfouz

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]]> Samuel Graydon reviews two new albums, by the folk troubadour Sam Lee and indie rock band Cornershop, both of which offer innovative and intelligent musical perspectives on modern England; the TLS’s arts editor Lucy Dallas presents this month’s ‘Audio/Visual’, a monthly round-up of listening and watching; Josephine Livingstone grapples with the 'omnivore paradox' in the arts sector: why broader tastes in art have not led to wider participation


Featured works


Old Wow by Sam Lee

England is a Garden by Cornershop

Audio: ‘Reply All’, the podcast

Visual: ‘Five Guys a Week’, Channel 4

Entitled: Discriminating tastes and the expansion of the arts by Jennifer C. Lena

Steal as Much as You Can: How to win the culture wars in an age of austerity by Nathalie Olah

Smashing It: Working class artists on life, art and making it happen, edited by Sabrina Mahfouz

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]]> Tales of a century Tales of a century Fri, 20 Mar 2020 17:58:40 GMT 51:15 d21684f3-6849-4a75-8ea7-e1c9ab7aab2a false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/talesofacentury d21684f3-6849-4a75-8ea7-e1c9ab7aab2a af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 talesofacentury full Tim Parks talks us through the lockdown from Milan; A. N. Wilson explains the Prayer Book Controversy of the 1920s, and why it's a bit like Brexit; and Anna Girling looks back on the - failed - poetic and critical career of Richard Aldington


Richard Aldington, Two volumes, by Vivien Whelpton

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Richard Aldington, Two volumes, by Vivien Whelpton

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]]> Passion projects Passion projects Thu, 12 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT 55:10 a649ffd2-9aea-4077-a9cd-a2861620ead9 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/passionprojects a649ffd2-9aea-4077-a9cd-a2861620ead9 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 passionprojects Frances Wilson gets implausibly angry about the hypocrisy of Patrick O’Brian; Michèle Roberts makes the case for the forgotten author of the nineteenth century, George Sand; Miranda Seymour turns literary detective to identify a new work by Ad... full Frances Wilson gets implausibly angry about the hypocrisy of Patrick O’Brian; Michèle Roberts makes the case for the forgotten author of the nineteenth century, George Sand; Miranda Seymour turns literary detective to identify a new work by Ada Lovelace. And Roz Dineen fails to be enticed by cakes.


Romans 1 & 2 George Sand; Edited by José-Luis Diaz and Brigitte Diaz

Patrick O’Brian – A very private life Nikolai Tolstoy

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]]> Frances Wilson gets implausibly angry about the hypocrisy of Patrick O’Brian; Michèle Roberts makes the case for the forgotten author of the nineteenth century, George Sand; Miranda Seymour turns literary detective to identify a new work by Ada Lovelace. And Roz Dineen fails to be enticed by cakes.


Romans 1 & 2 George Sand; Edited by José-Luis Diaz and Brigitte Diaz

Patrick O’Brian – A very private life Nikolai Tolstoy

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]]> Absolutely worth the hype Absolutely worth the hype Thu, 05 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT 49:52 952f212e-361b-4498-87f4-072fa273fb4d false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/absolutelyworththehype 952f212e-361b-4498-87f4-072fa273fb4d af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 absolutelyworththehype full Edmund Gordon discusses whether Hilary Mantel's final Cromwell novel lives up to its billing - and whether, at 900-odd pages, it is the right length; Muriel Zagha looks at the female gaze in French cinema, with respect to the new film Portrait of a Lady on Fire; Irina Dumitrescu talks about how to write well, and when to break the rules


The Mirror & the Light, by Hilary Mantel

Portrait of a Lady on Fire, by Céline Sciamma

Why They Can't Write, by John Warner

Writing to Persuade, by Trish Hall

Every Day I Write the Book, by Amitava Kumar  

First You Write a Sentence, by Joe Moran

Meander, Spiral, Explode, by Jane Alison

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]]> Edmund Gordon discusses whether Hilary Mantel's final Cromwell novel lives up to its billing - and whether, at 900-odd pages, it is the right length; Muriel Zagha looks at the female gaze in French cinema, with respect to the new film Portrait of a Lady on Fire; Irina Dumitrescu talks about how to write well, and when to break the rules


The Mirror & the Light, by Hilary Mantel

Portrait of a Lady on Fire, by Céline Sciamma

Why They Can't Write, by John Warner

Writing to Persuade, by Trish Hall

Every Day I Write the Book, by Amitava Kumar  

First You Write a Sentence, by Joe Moran

Meander, Spiral, Explode, by Jane Alison

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]]> <![CDATA[The Mirror & the Light – an extract from Hilary Mantel's new novel]]> Thu, 27 Feb 2020 11:41:08 GMT 25:44 c4e39c0e-5462-4cfa-9fd4-4dc623f88bf8 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/themirror-thelight-anextractfromhilarymantelsnewnovel c4e39c0e-5462-4cfa-9fd4-4dc623f88bf8 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 themirror-thelight-anextractfromhilarymantelsnewnovel bonus

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]]> West Side Storyless West Side Storyless Thu, 27 Feb 2020 11:35:44 GMT 49:18 8a5c940b-7d89-4aca-89cd-3ab6d5cc90c4 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/westsidestoryless 8a5c940b-7d89-4aca-89cd-3ab6d5cc90c4 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 westsidestoryless full James Shapiro, the author of Shakespeare in a Divided America, discusses the history of West Side Story, the most popular and successful Shakespeare musical of all time, and Ivo van Hove's flawed Broadway adaptation; Toby Lichtig reviews Tom Stoppard's new play Leopoldstadt and talks us through a selection of Jewish-focused pieces in this week's issue of the TLS; David Horspool, the TLS's history editor and a keen consumer of audiobooks, tells us what he has been listening to this month


West Side Story, directed by Ivo van Hove

Leopoldstadt by Tom Stoppard, Wyndham's Theatre, London, until June 13

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]]> James Shapiro, the author of Shakespeare in a Divided America, discusses the history of West Side Story, the most popular and successful Shakespeare musical of all time, and Ivo van Hove's flawed Broadway adaptation; Toby Lichtig reviews Tom Stoppard's new play Leopoldstadt and talks us through a selection of Jewish-focused pieces in this week's issue of the TLS; David Horspool, the TLS's history editor and a keen consumer of audiobooks, tells us what he has been listening to this month


West Side Story, directed by Ivo van Hove

Leopoldstadt by Tom Stoppard, Wyndham's Theatre, London, until June 13

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]]> Vanilla sex in Pompeii Vanilla sex in Pompeii Thu, 20 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT 46:49 39f6383e-2b60-44ec-98c8-20c283151c68 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/vanillasexinpompeii 39f6383e-2b60-44ec-98c8-20c283151c68 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 vanillasexinpompeii full Rebecca Langlands on lessons learnt in the only known ancient Roman brothel; Caroline Moorehead reviews Elena Ferrante's latest novel; Rory Waterman reads a new poem, "Defences" ("'Crikey!' you say. 'It’s gorgeous!'...")


Books: 

The Brothel of Pompeii: Sex, class, and gender at the margins of Roman society, by Sarah Levin-Richardson 

La vita bugiarda degli adulti, by Elena Ferrante

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]]> Rebecca Langlands on lessons learnt in the only known ancient Roman brothel; Caroline Moorehead reviews Elena Ferrante's latest novel; Rory Waterman reads a new poem, "Defences" ("'Crikey!' you say. 'It’s gorgeous!'...")


Books: 

The Brothel of Pompeii: Sex, class, and gender at the margins of Roman society, by Sarah Levin-Richardson 

La vita bugiarda degli adulti, by Elena Ferrante

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]]> Anne Enright – a reading from Actress Anne Enright – a reading from Actress Thu, 13 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT 19:36 f63cf0de-9b79-405d-bb95-1b1dd790af69 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/anneenright-areadingfromactress f63cf0de-9b79-405d-bb95-1b1dd790af69 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 anneenright-areadingfromactress full

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]]> <![CDATA[Can't go on. Go on.]]> Thu, 13 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT 49:02 820ec833-4050-4603-a1cb-831c3e80484c false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/cantgoon.goon- 820ec833-4050-4603-a1cb-831c3e80484c af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 cantgoon.goon- full Is it the best of times or the worst of times to be a satirist? Madeleine Brettingham, a writer on the BBC's News Quiz, joins us to discuss; Toby Lichtig on a new production of Endgame and the constraints imposed on Samuel Beckett adaptations; founded in the 1960s, the Oulipo was – and remains – a group of writers and scientists striving for "potential literature". Anna Aslanyan considers the movement's legacy


March of the Lemmings: Brexit in print and performance 2016–2019, by Stewart Lee

The Joke is On Us: Political comedy in (late) neoliberal times, edited by Julie A. Webber

Endgame / Rough For Theatre II, at the Old Vic theatre, London

The Oulipo and Modern Thought, by Dennis Duncan

All that is Evident is Suspect: Readings from the Oulipo 1963–2018, edited and translated by Daniel Levin Becker and Ian Monk

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]]> Is it the best of times or the worst of times to be a satirist? Madeleine Brettingham, a writer on the BBC's News Quiz, joins us to discuss; Toby Lichtig on a new production of Endgame and the constraints imposed on Samuel Beckett adaptations; founded in the 1960s, the Oulipo was – and remains – a group of writers and scientists striving for "potential literature". Anna Aslanyan considers the movement's legacy


March of the Lemmings: Brexit in print and performance 2016–2019, by Stewart Lee

The Joke is On Us: Political comedy in (late) neoliberal times, edited by Julie A. Webber

Endgame / Rough For Theatre II, at the Old Vic theatre, London

The Oulipo and Modern Thought, by Dennis Duncan

All that is Evident is Suspect: Readings from the Oulipo 1963–2018, edited and translated by Daniel Levin Becker and Ian Monk

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]]> Daniel Kehlmann, an interview Daniel Kehlmann, an interview Thu, 06 Feb 2020 00:01:00 GMT 29:40 0c6c6090-dd34-43c6-b311-61d691863654 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/danielkehlmann-aninterview 0c6c6090-dd34-43c6-b311-61d691863654 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 danielkehlmann-aninterview bonus

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]]> Bringing Tolstoy down Bringing Tolstoy down Thu, 06 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT 46:30 f5754bc8-0a75-45ca-b955-1ff5174996fe false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/bringingtolstoydown f5754bc8-0a75-45ca-b955-1ff5174996fe af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 bringingtolstoydown full Caryl Emerson on Tolstoy’s art, ideas and life, and the extent to which these came together; Benjamin Markovits returns to a treasured childhood book: The Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Player's Handbook; Eve Babitz – a “fizzy”, “fabulous” chronicler of 1960s and 70s Los Angeles – is mid revival. Megan Marz fills us in.


Lives and Deaths: Essential stories by Leo Tolstoy, translated by Boris Dralyuk

Leo Tolstoy: A very short introduction by Liza Knapp

Leo Tolstoy by Andrei Zorin

The Advanced Dungeons and Dragons Players Handbook by Gary Gygax

I Used To Be Charming: The rest of Eve Babitz, edited by Sara J. Kramer

Hollywood’s Eve: Eve Babitz and the secret history of L.A., by Lili Anolik

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]]> Caryl Emerson on Tolstoy’s art, ideas and life, and the extent to which these came together; Benjamin Markovits returns to a treasured childhood book: The Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Player's Handbook; Eve Babitz – a “fizzy”, “fabulous” chronicler of 1960s and 70s Los Angeles – is mid revival. Megan Marz fills us in.


Lives and Deaths: Essential stories by Leo Tolstoy, translated by Boris Dralyuk

Leo Tolstoy: A very short introduction by Liza Knapp

Leo Tolstoy by Andrei Zorin

The Advanced Dungeons and Dragons Players Handbook by Gary Gygax

I Used To Be Charming: The rest of Eve Babitz, edited by Sara J. Kramer

Hollywood’s Eve: Eve Babitz and the secret history of L.A., by Lili Anolik

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]]> Carrier bag or stick? Carrier bag or stick? Thu, 30 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT 52:57 20e95107-3738-4a7f-90c3-89b1007c65d1 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/carrierbagorstick- 20e95107-3738-4a7f-90c3-89b1007c65d1 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 carrierbagorstick- full Lucy Dallas reports on theories, developments and disputes in the world of science fiction; Lawrence Douglas adds crucial historical context – stretching back to the Middle Ages, in fact – to the current US presidential impeachment; the poet Hannah Sullivan emerges from Princeton University Library with fresh insight into T. S. Eliot's love letters   


The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction by Ursula Le Guin

The Expanse, Volumes 1–8, by James S. A. Corey

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]]> Lucy Dallas reports on theories, developments and disputes in the world of science fiction; Lawrence Douglas adds crucial historical context – stretching back to the Middle Ages, in fact – to the current US presidential impeachment; the poet Hannah Sullivan emerges from Princeton University Library with fresh insight into T. S. Eliot's love letters   


The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction by Ursula Le Guin

The Expanse, Volumes 1–8, by James S. A. Corey

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]]> <![CDATA[Byron's oddness]]> Thu, 23 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT 50:05 c02c01b7-dba4-4aef-809e-46298cd27c9f true https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/bryonsoddness c02c01b7-dba4-4aef-809e-46298cd27c9f af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 bryonsoddness full Did Byron have an eating disorder? Mummy issues? Daddy issues? Does it matter? Emily A. Bernhard Jackson joins us to discuss; Stanley Donwood, the artist and designer of Radiohead's record covers, makes the case for this most democratic of artforms; Keith Miller on the work of the designer and architect Charlotte Perriand, a high-minded high modernist whose life spanned the whole of the twentieth century


The Private Life of Lord Byron by Antony Peattie

Charlotte Perriand: Complete works, by Jacques Barsac

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]]> Did Byron have an eating disorder? Mummy issues? Daddy issues? Does it matter? Emily A. Bernhard Jackson joins us to discuss; Stanley Donwood, the artist and designer of Radiohead's record covers, makes the case for this most democratic of artforms; Keith Miller on the work of the designer and architect Charlotte Perriand, a high-minded high modernist whose life spanned the whole of the twentieth century


The Private Life of Lord Byron by Antony Peattie

Charlotte Perriand: Complete works, by Jacques Barsac

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]]> Bonus episode: Five women, one radical address Bonus episode: Five women, one radical address Thu, 16 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT 34:59 89edfb88-ebbd-4d70-ad87-4077d748caa0 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/bonusepisode-fivewomen-oneradicaladdress 89edfb88-ebbd-4d70-ad87-4077d748caa0 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 bonusepisode-fivewomen-oneradicaladdress full Read an exclusive extract from 'Square Haunting' in this week's TLS, in print and online. 'Genius and Ink: Virginia Woolf on how to read' is available to purchase via the TLS website. 

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]]> Read an exclusive extract from 'Square Haunting' in this week's TLS, in print and online. 'Genius and Ink: Virginia Woolf on how to read' is available to purchase via the TLS website. 

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]]> Huge stars in a minor key Huge stars in a minor key Thu, 16 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT 53:57 045d36a2-f1bb-4337-8fdc-6bb8b1e9279d false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/hugestarsinaminorkey 045d36a2-f1bb-4337-8fdc-6bb8b1e9279d af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 hugestarsinaminorkey full Square Haunting: Five women, freedom and London between the wars (you'll find the full interview in your podcast feed); this month marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Anne Brontë, the sister whose reputation has been slowest to blossom but who, according to Samantha Ellis, was the most radical and modern of them all

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]]> Square Haunting: Five women, freedom and London between the wars (you'll find the full interview in your podcast feed); this month marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Anne Brontë, the sister whose reputation has been slowest to blossom but who, according to Samantha Ellis, was the most radical and modern of them all

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]]> Seen and not heard? Seen and not heard? Thu, 09 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT 42:31 3d2ddb3d-f667-4e5e-810e-6c7798a55b90 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/seenandnotheard- 3d2ddb3d-f667-4e5e-810e-6c7798a55b90 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 seenandnotheard- full Sanam Maher looks at how Muslim women are viewed in the West; Claire Lowdon finds puzzles and philosophy but no pleasure in J. M. Coetzee's recent work; Alan Jenkins explains the significance of the recently opened archive of T. S. Eliot's letters; Jeffrey Wainwright reads his poem "If all this did begin"


Books


From Victims to Suspects: Muslim women since 9/11 by Shakira Hussein

It’s Not About the Burqa: Muslim women on faith, feminism, sexuality and race, edited by Mariam Khan

The Death of Jesus by J. M. Coetzee

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]]> Sanam Maher looks at how Muslim women are viewed in the West; Claire Lowdon finds puzzles and philosophy but no pleasure in J. M. Coetzee's recent work; Alan Jenkins explains the significance of the recently opened archive of T. S. Eliot's letters; Jeffrey Wainwright reads his poem "If all this did begin"


Books


From Victims to Suspects: Muslim women since 9/11 by Shakira Hussein

It’s Not About the Burqa: Muslim women on faith, feminism, sexuality and race, edited by Mariam Khan

The Death of Jesus by J. M. Coetzee

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]]> Apples and oranges in space Apples and oranges in space Thu, 02 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT 50:53 f3e4b346-8858-4f08-9b6d-c7744390c33c false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/applesandorangesinspace f3e4b346-8858-4f08-9b6d-c7744390c33c af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 applesandorangesinspace full Sam Graydon grapples with quantum physics and the subatomic world; Elaine Showalter considers the 'startlingly racy, contradictory, emblematic' E. Nesbit, the 'first modern writer for children'; Which out-of-print books should be back in circulation and why? Roz Dineen presents the results of a TLS symposium 


Books


Six Impossible Things: The ‘quanta of solace’ and the mysteries of the subatomic world, by John Gribbin

Einstein’s Unfinished Revolution: The search for what lies beyond the quantum, by Lee Smolin

The Life and Loves of E. Nesbit: Author of ‘The Railway Children’, by Eleanor Fitzsimons

The Extraordinary Life of E. Nesbit: Author of ‘Five Children and It’ and ‘The Railway Children’, by Elisabeth Galvin

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]]> Sam Graydon grapples with quantum physics and the subatomic world; Elaine Showalter considers the 'startlingly racy, contradictory, emblematic' E. Nesbit, the 'first modern writer for children'; Which out-of-print books should be back in circulation and why? Roz Dineen presents the results of a TLS symposium 


Books


Six Impossible Things: The ‘quanta of solace’ and the mysteries of the subatomic world, by John Gribbin

Einstein’s Unfinished Revolution: The search for what lies beyond the quantum, by Lee Smolin

The Life and Loves of E. Nesbit: Author of ‘The Railway Children’, by Eleanor Fitzsimons

The Extraordinary Life of E. Nesbit: Author of ‘Five Children and It’ and ‘The Railway Children’, by Elisabeth Galvin

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]]> The decade that was The decade that was Thu, 19 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT 1:02:21 a814ab1b-7834-45a1-a4ec-be4b0feac586 true https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/thedecadethatwas a814ab1b-7834-45a1-a4ec-be4b0feac586 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 thedecadethatwas full TLS editors gather to consider some of the decade’s major cultural shifts and events, with specialist insights from Mary Beard on academia, Beejay Silcox on fiction and Zoe Williams on gender 

 

Go to the-tls.co.uk for the full twelve-page retrospective.

For the competition, Barbican membership Terms and Conditions can be found here: https://www.barbican.org.uk/join-support/membership#faqs. The competition closes December 31, 2019. Good luck.

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]]> TLS editors gather to consider some of the decade’s major cultural shifts and events, with specialist insights from Mary Beard on academia, Beejay Silcox on fiction and Zoe Williams on gender 

 

Go to the-tls.co.uk for the full twelve-page retrospective.

For the competition, Barbican membership Terms and Conditions can be found here: https://www.barbican.org.uk/join-support/membership#faqs. The competition closes December 31, 2019. Good luck.

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]]> Haunted by Miss Austen Haunted by Miss Austen Thu, 12 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT 45:31 d880084f-ff60-4d32-b159-accaadd102b7 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/hauntedbymissausten d880084f-ff60-4d32-b159-accaadd102b7 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 hauntedbymissausten full A newly discovered, pseudonymously signed mock-letter to the editor of 'The Lady’s Magazine' in 1823 tells the story of a wannabe writer who is visited by the "gentle spirit of Miss Austen". Not only might the letter offer new information on what Austen might actually have been like, says Devoney Looser, it is also the first piece of Jane Austen-inspired fan fiction; Anna Picard discusses the poet Anne Boyer’s memoir of modern illness and considers the intersections of literature and cancer; Jonathan Lynn shares memories of adventures with his cousin Oliver Sacks


For more on the Jane Austen story, go to www.the-tls.co.uk

'The Undying: Pain, vulnerability, mortality, medicine, art, time, dreams, data, exhaustion, cancer, and care' by Anne Boyer

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]]> A newly discovered, pseudonymously signed mock-letter to the editor of 'The Lady’s Magazine' in 1823 tells the story of a wannabe writer who is visited by the "gentle spirit of Miss Austen". Not only might the letter offer new information on what Austen might actually have been like, says Devoney Looser, it is also the first piece of Jane Austen-inspired fan fiction; Anna Picard discusses the poet Anne Boyer’s memoir of modern illness and considers the intersections of literature and cancer; Jonathan Lynn shares memories of adventures with his cousin Oliver Sacks


For more on the Jane Austen story, go to www.the-tls.co.uk

'The Undying: Pain, vulnerability, mortality, medicine, art, time, dreams, data, exhaustion, cancer, and care' by Anne Boyer

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]]> The Iron Lady and the judo politician The Iron Lady and the judo politician Thu, 05 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT 44:40 7bca9d79-69f5-4f8c-a096-d93fe1a65bd1 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/theironladyandthejudopolitician 7bca9d79-69f5-4f8c-a096-d93fe1a65bd1 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 theironladyandthejudopolitician Norma Clarke considers the third and final volume of Charles Moore’s biography of Margaret Thatcher; having spent the past twenty years reporting on Russia, Owen Matthews tries to put his finger on why Vladimir Putin may prove to be one of the most suc... full Norma Clarke considers the third and final volume of Charles Moore’s biography of Margaret Thatcher; having spent the past twenty years reporting on Russia, Owen Matthews tries to put his finger on why Vladimir Putin may prove to be one of the most successful political leaders of our era


Books

The Code of Putinism by Brian Taylor 

Putin’s World: Russia against the West and with the rest by Angela Stent 

The Putin System: An opposing view by Grigory Yavlinsky

Kremlin Winter: Russia and the second coming of Vladimir Putin by Robert Service

The Return of the Russian Leviathan by Sergei Medvedev, translated by Stephen Dalziel

We Need To Talk about Putin: How the West gets him wrong by Mark Galeotti

Dealing with the Russians by Andrew Monaghan

Putin v. the People: The perilous politics of a divided Russia by Samuel A. Greene and Graeme B. Robertson

Russia’s Crony Capitalism: The path from market economy to kleptocracy by Anders Åslund

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]]> Norma Clarke considers the third and final volume of Charles Moore’s biography of Margaret Thatcher; having spent the past twenty years reporting on Russia, Owen Matthews tries to put his finger on why Vladimir Putin may prove to be one of the most successful political leaders of our era


Books

The Code of Putinism by Brian Taylor 

Putin’s World: Russia against the West and with the rest by Angela Stent 

The Putin System: An opposing view by Grigory Yavlinsky

Kremlin Winter: Russia and the second coming of Vladimir Putin by Robert Service

The Return of the Russian Leviathan by Sergei Medvedev, translated by Stephen Dalziel

We Need To Talk about Putin: How the West gets him wrong by Mark Galeotti

Dealing with the Russians by Andrew Monaghan

Putin v. the People: The perilous politics of a divided Russia by Samuel A. Greene and Graeme B. Robertson

Russia’s Crony Capitalism: The path from market economy to kleptocracy by Anders Åslund

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]]> Books of the Year, 2019 Books of the Year, 2019 Thu, 28 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT 45:04 ef4e8b0c-afda-4f3c-ad94-f286450baa6c false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/booksoftheyear-2019 ef4e8b0c-afda-4f3c-ad94-f286450baa6c af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 booksoftheyear-2019 full

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]]> Hallie Rubenhold – an interview Hallie Rubenhold – an interview Thu, 28 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT 17:26 cfa23073-58f4-4b10-8af9-6116f5fbeec9 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/hallierubenhold-aninterview cfa23073-58f4-4b10-8af9-6116f5fbeec9 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 hallierubenhold-aninterview full

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]]> Elizabeth Strout – an interview Elizabeth Strout – an interview Thu, 21 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT 19:03 ee3867cf-1523-4d4b-bf89-e3f5676bb6a4 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/elizabethstrout-aninterview ee3867cf-1523-4d4b-bf89-e3f5676bb6a4 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 elizabethstrout-aninterview Just over ten years since introducing readers to a frustrated maths teacher called Oliver Kitteridge, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Elizabeth Strout reprises the character in a new novel, ‘Olive, Again’. Here, Strout talks to the TLS’s Roz Dineen... full

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]]> Two phat ladies Two phat ladies Thu, 21 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT 39:51 a749d3e9-df18-4fd0-b65d-0fbb7f409530 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/twophatladies a749d3e9-df18-4fd0-b65d-0fbb7f409530 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 twophatladies full “Apart from capitalism itself, is there any cultural and economic manifestation in the world today as ubiquitous, powerful and globalized as football?” John Foot assesses two new studies of the game; just over ten years ago, Elizabeth Strout introduced readers to a frustrated maths teacher called Olive Kitteridge. The novelist speaks to Roz Dineen about bringing Olive back onto the scene; the famously over-the-top cookery show ‘Two Fat Ladies’ last graced our television screens twenty years ago. Anna Girling celebrates the legacy of this unlikely union

 

‘The Age of Football: The global game in the twenty-first century’ by David Goldblatt

‘Ultra: The underworld of Italian football’ by Tobias Jones

‘Olive, Again’ by Elizabeth Strout

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]]> “Apart from capitalism itself, is there any cultural and economic manifestation in the world today as ubiquitous, powerful and globalized as football?” John Foot assesses two new studies of the game; just over ten years ago, Elizabeth Strout introduced readers to a frustrated maths teacher called Olive Kitteridge. The novelist speaks to Roz Dineen about bringing Olive back onto the scene; the famously over-the-top cookery show ‘Two Fat Ladies’ last graced our television screens twenty years ago. Anna Girling celebrates the legacy of this unlikely union

 

‘The Age of Football: The global game in the twenty-first century’ by David Goldblatt

‘Ultra: The underworld of Italian football’ by Tobias Jones

‘Olive, Again’ by Elizabeth Strout

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]]> How to read How to read Thu, 14 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT 50:52 b92026b1-dc11-440b-b33e-6d215e4daf0f false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/howtoread b92026b1-dc11-440b-b33e-6d215e4daf0f af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 howtoread full TLS editors talk about Virginia Woolf's writing for the TLS, as we publish a collection of the reviews she wrote for us over a period of thirty years; on the eve of George Eliot's bicentennial, Rosemary Ashton talks about how she came to conclusions, moral and otherwise, in her novels; Caryn Rose sees Bruce Springsteen's new film and looks over his 'storied fifty-year career' 


Genius and Ink: Virginia Woolf on How to Read by Virginia Woolf

Long Walk Home: Reflections on Bruce Springsteen, edited by Jonathan D. Cohen and June Skinner Sawyers

Western Stars by Bruce Springsteen

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]]> TLS editors talk about Virginia Woolf's writing for the TLS, as we publish a collection of the reviews she wrote for us over a period of thirty years; on the eve of George Eliot's bicentennial, Rosemary Ashton talks about how she came to conclusions, moral and otherwise, in her novels; Caryn Rose sees Bruce Springsteen's new film and looks over his 'storied fifty-year career' 


Genius and Ink: Virginia Woolf on How to Read by Virginia Woolf

Long Walk Home: Reflections on Bruce Springsteen, edited by Jonathan D. Cohen and June Skinner Sawyers

Western Stars by Bruce Springsteen

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]]> Cold War machinations Cold War machinations Thu, 07 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT 46:07 3aea88e7-8b58-48cd-adf5-7d1c357dd58f false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/coldwarmachinations 3aea88e7-8b58-48cd-adf5-7d1c357dd58f af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 coldwarmachinations full Sarah Lonsdale recounts how writers became enmeshed in national struggles; Jane Yager tells the surprising story of DIY punk in the DDR; we talk to Robert Potts about the pleasures of reading John le Carré ("I was never happier than when I was reading John le Carré")


Cold Warriors: Writers who waged the literary Cold War, by Duncan White 

Burning Down the Haus: Punk rock, revolution and the fall of the Berlin Wall, by Tim Mohr   

Agent Running in the Field by John le Carré

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]]> Sarah Lonsdale recounts how writers became enmeshed in national struggles; Jane Yager tells the surprising story of DIY punk in the DDR; we talk to Robert Potts about the pleasures of reading John le Carré ("I was never happier than when I was reading John le Carré")


Cold Warriors: Writers who waged the literary Cold War, by Duncan White 

Burning Down the Haus: Punk rock, revolution and the fall of the Berlin Wall, by Tim Mohr   

Agent Running in the Field by John le Carré

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]]> Morals and mysteries Morals and mysteries Thu, 31 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT 50:00 8b818a92-bea7-417d-befd-ceea849038c4 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/moralsandmysteries 8b818a92-bea7-417d-befd-ceea849038c4 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 moralsandmysteries full Michael Caines reports on an unprecedented gathering of work by William Hogarth, “replete with a bitter exuberance, folly finely observed and sin satirized”; “Sometimes a dark and stormy night calls for nothing more innovative than a classic chilling tale.” Joanna Scutts considers three new compendiums of the spooky and the macabre; Les Green makes a case for changing the UK's constitution (writing it down in one place being a good start...)


Hogarth: Place and progress, at the Sir John Soane’s Museum, until January 5, 2020


A Quaint and Curious Volume: Tales and poems of the gothic


Women’s Weird: Strange stories by women, 1890–1940, edited by Melissa Edmundson

Promethean Horrors: Classic tales of mad science, edited by Xavier Aldana Reyes


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]]> Michael Caines reports on an unprecedented gathering of work by William Hogarth, “replete with a bitter exuberance, folly finely observed and sin satirized”; “Sometimes a dark and stormy night calls for nothing more innovative than a classic chilling tale.” Joanna Scutts considers three new compendiums of the spooky and the macabre; Les Green makes a case for changing the UK's constitution (writing it down in one place being a good start...)


Hogarth: Place and progress, at the Sir John Soane’s Museum, until January 5, 2020


A Quaint and Curious Volume: Tales and poems of the gothic


Women’s Weird: Strange stories by women, 1890–1940, edited by Melissa Edmundson

Promethean Horrors: Classic tales of mad science, edited by Xavier Aldana Reyes


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]]> Magazine love Magazine love Wed, 23 Oct 2019 23:00:00 GMT 55:37 894e6790-f9eb-41db-924e-374e1b8df84b false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/magazinelove 894e6790-f9eb-41db-924e-374e1b8df84b af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 magazinelove full

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]]> Bernardine Evaristo – winner of the 2019 Booker Prize for Fiction Bernardine Evaristo – winner of the 2019 Booker Prize for Fiction Thu, 17 Oct 2019 14:20:33 GMT 23:25 6eefd08b-087e-46fc-acb9-bb9c403ec629 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/bernardineevaristo-winnerofthe2019bookerprizeforfiction 6eefd08b-087e-46fc-acb9-bb9c403ec629 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 bernardineevaristo-winnerofthe2019bookerprizeforfiction full

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]]> <![CDATA[David Greig – revisiting 'Solaris']]> Thu, 17 Oct 2019 09:27:28 GMT 43:03 3821461c-b85c-474b-b618-f6ffd02d7411 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/davidgreig-revisitingsolaris 3821461c-b85c-474b-b618-f6ffd02d7411 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 davidgreig-revisitingsolaris full

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]]> Prize controversies Prize controversies Wed, 16 Oct 2019 23:00:00 GMT 54:31 98e7bae5-1ebf-46e1-beab-e30f38de016d false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/prizecontroversies 98e7bae5-1ebf-46e1-beab-e30f38de016d af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 prizecontroversies full

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]]> How to grow a human How to grow a human Wed, 09 Oct 2019 23:00:00 GMT 40:37 25c503d6-3f62-426b-b774-7893135c4e66 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/howtogrowahuman 25c503d6-3f62-426b-b774-7893135c4e66 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 howtogrowahuman In this bonus edition of the podcast, William Collins have taken over the feed to play a new episode of their podcast, Ideas Matter. In this exclusive extract, science writer Phillip Ball talks to his editor Myles Archibald about the ideas explore in h... bonus In this bonus edition of the podcast, William Collins have taken over the feed to play a new episode of their podcast, Ideas Matter. In this exclusive extract, science writer Phillip Ball talks to his editor Myles Archibald about the ideas explore in his book, How To Grow A Human.


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]]> In this bonus edition of the podcast, William Collins have taken over the feed to play a new episode of their podcast, Ideas Matter. In this exclusive extract, science writer Phillip Ball talks to his editor Myles Archibald about the ideas explore in his book, How To Grow A Human.


To subscribe to Ideas Matter and discover more authors by William Collins, click here.

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]]> Patronizing writers of colour Patronizing writers of colour Wed, 09 Oct 2019 23:00:00 GMT 43:46 9824c9f1-3c99-4525-ab93-86ed2e43de72 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/patronizingwritersofcolour 9824c9f1-3c99-4525-ab93-86ed2e43de72 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 patronizingwritersofcolour As #PublishingSoWhite continues to shame publishers into diversifying their lists, Colin Grant discusses some of the anxieties and complexities beneath the surface; Andrew Motion on why he keeps returning to William Wordsworth; Kate Miller reads a new ... full As #PublishingSoWhite continues to shame publishers into diversifying their lists, Colin Grant discusses some of the anxieties and complexities beneath the surface; Andrew Motion on why he keeps returning to William Wordsworth; Kate Miller reads a new poem, "Turned-down"


Wordsworth’s Fun by Matthew Bevis

The Making of Poetry: Coleridge, the Wordsworths and their year of marvels by Adam Nicolson

Wordsworth’s Poetry: 1815–1845 by Tim Fulford

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Wordsworth’s Fun by Matthew Bevis

The Making of Poetry: Coleridge, the Wordsworths and their year of marvels by Adam Nicolson

Wordsworth’s Poetry: 1815–1845 by Tim Fulford

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]]> Scavenger of eternal truths Scavenger of eternal truths Wed, 02 Oct 2019 23:00:00 GMT 41:05 4c83b2c9-d1b7-4998-9a8f-89d33e95d653 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/scavengerofeternaltruths 4c83b2c9-d1b7-4998-9a8f-89d33e95d653 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 scavengerofeternaltruths full Was the 1960s a good decade for Norman Mailer? Thomas Meaney reconsiders the work; Henry Hitchings on Auberon Waugh, anarcho-snob and master of the "vituperative arts"; Toby Lichtig on the vitality of documentary filmmaking



‘Collected Essays of the 1960s’ and ‘Four Books of the 1960s’ by Norman Mailer

 

A Scribbler in Soho: A celebration of Auberon Waugh, edited by Naim Attallah


Waugh on Wine, by Auberon Waugh


Say What Happened: A story of documentaries, by Nick Fraser


Open City Documentary Festival – opencitylondon.com

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‘Collected Essays of the 1960s’ and ‘Four Books of the 1960s’ by Norman Mailer

 

A Scribbler in Soho: A celebration of Auberon Waugh, edited by Naim Attallah


Waugh on Wine, by Auberon Waugh


Say What Happened: A story of documentaries, by Nick Fraser


Open City Documentary Festival – opencitylondon.com

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]]> Unsettled by Sontag Unsettled by Sontag Wed, 25 Sep 2019 23:00:00 GMT 54:12 94385e05-548a-4284-baba-fd5b21bfb513 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/unsettledbysontag 94385e05-548a-4284-baba-fd5b21bfb513 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 unsettledbysontag full Elaine Showalter on the “avid, ardent, driven, generous, narcissistic, Olympian, obtuse, maddening, sometimes loveable but not very likeable” Susan Sontag; Patrice Higonnet goes in search of the real Robespierre; A. N. Wilson cuts through class, aristocracy, family and fantasy in Downton Abbey


Sontag: Her life, by Benjamin Moser

Robespierre: L’homme qui nous divise le plus, by Marcel Gauchet

Downton Abbey (Various cinemas)

Almanach de Gotha 2019, two volumes, edited by John James

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]]> Elaine Showalter on the “avid, ardent, driven, generous, narcissistic, Olympian, obtuse, maddening, sometimes loveable but not very likeable” Susan Sontag; Patrice Higonnet goes in search of the real Robespierre; A. N. Wilson cuts through class, aristocracy, family and fantasy in Downton Abbey


Sontag: Her life, by Benjamin Moser

Robespierre: L’homme qui nous divise le plus, by Marcel Gauchet

Downton Abbey (Various cinemas)

Almanach de Gotha 2019, two volumes, edited by John James

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]]> The recipe for superstardom The recipe for superstardom Wed, 18 Sep 2019 23:00:00 GMT 51:25 8e5f16c6-5d3b-4bdb-8ad1-d882247ffe52 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/therecipeforsuperstardom 8e5f16c6-5d3b-4bdb-8ad1-d882247ffe52 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 therecipeforsuperstardom full "When future historians study these troubled times, they will marvel at the relentless rise of sea levels, strongman politics and Kardashians." So says Irina Dumitrescu, who joins us to discuss the phenomenon of celebrity, from Sarah Bernhardt to the Kardashian-Jenners; Rafia Zakaria on the murder of the Pakistani social media star Qandeel Baloch, aka "How I'm looking?" girl; Lamorna Ash on 'Bait', a new film about a timeless clash between them and us, set in a small Cornish fishing village


The Drama of Celebrity by Sharon Marcus

Kardashian Kulture: How celebrities changed life in the 21st century by Ellis Cashmore

Tweenhood: Femininity and celebrity in tween popular culture by Melanie Kennedy

A Woman Like Her: The short life of Qandeel Baloch by Sanam Maher

Bait by Mark Jenkin, in various cinemas 

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]]> "When future historians study these troubled times, they will marvel at the relentless rise of sea levels, strongman politics and Kardashians." So says Irina Dumitrescu, who joins us to discuss the phenomenon of celebrity, from Sarah Bernhardt to the Kardashian-Jenners; Rafia Zakaria on the murder of the Pakistani social media star Qandeel Baloch, aka "How I'm looking?" girl; Lamorna Ash on 'Bait', a new film about a timeless clash between them and us, set in a small Cornish fishing village


The Drama of Celebrity by Sharon Marcus

Kardashian Kulture: How celebrities changed life in the 21st century by Ellis Cashmore

Tweenhood: Femininity and celebrity in tween popular culture by Melanie Kennedy

A Woman Like Her: The short life of Qandeel Baloch by Sanam Maher

Bait by Mark Jenkin, in various cinemas 

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]]> Is it too late? Is it too late? Wed, 11 Sep 2019 23:00:00 GMT 43:04 6be42ae0-73e5-41eb-a83a-b3b07f542362 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/isittoolate- 6be42ae0-73e5-41eb-a83a-b3b07f542362 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 isittoolate- full The future of the planet is in question this week, or at least, humanity's place on it, as Gabrielle Walker discusses possible solutions to climate change and why we don't need to panic - yet - but we do need to act, together. The TLS's fiction editor, Toby Lichtig, talks us through the hype and hoopla around Margaret Atwood's sequel to The Handmaid's Tale - and what the book itself is like. And are you Team Scott or Team Zelda? Joanna Scutts looks at 'the messy intertextuality of a marriage', and the question of influence within the Fitzgerald ménage. 


Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out? by Bill McKibben

Losing Earth: The Decade We Could Have Stopped Climate Change by Nathaniel Rich

Down to Earth: Politics in the New Climatic Regime by Bruno Latour

The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Save Me The Waltz by Zelda Fitzgerald

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]]> The future of the planet is in question this week, or at least, humanity's place on it, as Gabrielle Walker discusses possible solutions to climate change and why we don't need to panic - yet - but we do need to act, together. The TLS's fiction editor, Toby Lichtig, talks us through the hype and hoopla around Margaret Atwood's sequel to The Handmaid's Tale - and what the book itself is like. And are you Team Scott or Team Zelda? Joanna Scutts looks at 'the messy intertextuality of a marriage', and the question of influence within the Fitzgerald ménage. 


Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out? by Bill McKibben

Losing Earth: The Decade We Could Have Stopped Climate Change by Nathaniel Rich

Down to Earth: Politics in the New Climatic Regime by Bruno Latour

The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Save Me The Waltz by Zelda Fitzgerald

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]]> What do the kids say? What do the kids say? Wed, 04 Sep 2019 23:00:00 GMT 36:04 73efa2b4-788d-4801-809b-e98572a3414b false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/whatdothekidssay- 73efa2b4-788d-4801-809b-e98572a3414b af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 whatdothekidssay- full We turn to children's and YA literature in this week's episode, with Rozalind Dineen and Toby Lichtig presenting new releases (as reviewed by a selection of young readers), as well as discussing some of the pros and cons of age-specific reading; Robert Douglas-Fairhurst reintroduces J. M. Barrie's classic work Peter Pan, where a wild imagination masks tragic, sometimes disturbing, realities


Alfie On Holiday by Shirley Hughes

The Fate of Fausto: A painted fable by Oliver

The Good Thieves by Katherine Rundell

The Burning by Laura Bates

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]]> We turn to children's and YA literature in this week's episode, with Rozalind Dineen and Toby Lichtig presenting new releases (as reviewed by a selection of young readers), as well as discussing some of the pros and cons of age-specific reading; Robert Douglas-Fairhurst reintroduces J. M. Barrie's classic work Peter Pan, where a wild imagination masks tragic, sometimes disturbing, realities


Alfie On Holiday by Shirley Hughes

The Fate of Fausto: A painted fable by Oliver

The Good Thieves by Katherine Rundell

The Burning by Laura Bates

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]]> <![CDATA['We should all be interested in pigeons...']]> Wed, 21 Aug 2019 23:00:00 GMT 47:41 2108a8e1-97c5-408e-93b7-2af018c951ec true https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/weshouldallbeinterestedinpigeons..- 2108a8e1-97c5-408e-93b7-2af018c951ec af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 weshouldallbeinterestedinpigeons..- full What kind of son was Philip Larkin? The TLS's poetry editor Alan Jenkins finds insight in some of the 4,000-odd letters and postcards the poet sent home to his "Mop" and "Pop"; Helen Macdonald, the author of H is for Hawk, tells us more than we could ever hope to know about pigeons and pigeon fanciers; Norma Clarke considers the internet artist Cold War Steve, whose ‘furious absurdism’ has won him some 192.8K Twitter followers, and ponders connections with the eighteenth-century satires of Hogarth and Gillray


Letters Home, 1936–1977, by Philip Larkin, edited by James Booth

Homing: On pigeons, dwellings, and why we return, by Jon Day 

Cold War Steve Presents...The Festival of Brexit, by Cold War Steve

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]]> What kind of son was Philip Larkin? The TLS's poetry editor Alan Jenkins finds insight in some of the 4,000-odd letters and postcards the poet sent home to his "Mop" and "Pop"; Helen Macdonald, the author of H is for Hawk, tells us more than we could ever hope to know about pigeons and pigeon fanciers; Norma Clarke considers the internet artist Cold War Steve, whose ‘furious absurdism’ has won him some 192.8K Twitter followers, and ponders connections with the eighteenth-century satires of Hogarth and Gillray


Letters Home, 1936–1977, by Philip Larkin, edited by James Booth

Homing: On pigeons, dwellings, and why we return, by Jon Day 

Cold War Steve Presents...The Festival of Brexit, by Cold War Steve

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]]> The most expensive mystery of all The most expensive mystery of all Wed, 14 Aug 2019 23:00:00 GMT 49:43 ae9fc31a-3380-4232-ada5-79f77c558adc false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/themostexpensivemysteryofall ae9fc31a-3380-4232-ada5-79f77c558adc af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 themostexpensivemysteryofall full The whereabouts of the "Salvator Mundi", the most costly artwork in the world, are still uncertain, as is its attribution to Leonardo da Vinci. Federico Varese, best known for his studies of the mafia, follows the trail; the TLS's history editor David Horspool considers the inner and outer worlds of Anne Frank’s diary, the actual anniversary of the Peterloo massacre, and a selection of other contributions to this week's special issue; Ladee Hubbard reflects on the late Toni Morrison, who died last week, and considers 'The Pieces I Am', a documentary that highlights Morrison's multifaceted life, work and legacy


The Collected Works, by Anne Frank, translated by Nancy Forest-Flier, Susan Massotty, Mirjam Pressler and Kirsten Warner and edited by Mirjam Pressler

Peterloo: The English uprising by Robert Poole

Legacy: One family, a cup of tea and the company that took on the world, by Thomas Harding

The Pieces I Am, by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders

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]]> The whereabouts of the "Salvator Mundi", the most costly artwork in the world, are still uncertain, as is its attribution to Leonardo da Vinci. Federico Varese, best known for his studies of the mafia, follows the trail; the TLS's history editor David Horspool considers the inner and outer worlds of Anne Frank’s diary, the actual anniversary of the Peterloo massacre, and a selection of other contributions to this week's special issue; Ladee Hubbard reflects on the late Toni Morrison, who died last week, and considers 'The Pieces I Am', a documentary that highlights Morrison's multifaceted life, work and legacy


The Collected Works, by Anne Frank, translated by Nancy Forest-Flier, Susan Massotty, Mirjam Pressler and Kirsten Warner and edited by Mirjam Pressler

Peterloo: The English uprising by Robert Poole

Legacy: One family, a cup of tea and the company that took on the world, by Thomas Harding

The Pieces I Am, by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders

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]]> How to be modern: conspiracy theory, free will and the avant-garde How to be modern: conspiracy theory, free will and the avant-garde Wed, 07 Aug 2019 23:00:00 GMT 51:33 a02829d5-cade-45fa-b748-1a27adbf9cfb false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/untitledepisode a02829d5-cade-45fa-b748-1a27adbf9cfb af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 untitledepisode Jill Lepore traces the history of conspiracy theories and the conditions that allow them to thrive; Tim Crane talks us through whether we have free will or not, and why it is still a problem; Michael Caines looks at non-traditional approaches to critic... full Jill Lepore traces the history of conspiracy theories and the conditions that allow them to thrive; Tim Crane talks us through whether we have free will or not, and why it is still a problem; Michael Caines looks at non-traditional approaches to criticism


Books

CONSPIRACY THEORIES AND THE PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE THEM, edited by Joseph E. Uscinski 

CONSPIRACIES OF CONSPIRACIES: How delusions have overrun America, by Thomas Milan Konda  

THE STIGMATIZATION OF CONSPIRACY THEORY SINCE THE 1950s:  ‘A plot to make us look foolish’, by Katharina Thalmann

THE AMERICAN CONSPIRACIES AND COVER-UPS: JFK, 9/11, the Fed, rigged elections, suppressed cancer cures, and the greatest conspiracies of our time, by Douglas Cirignano  

REPUBLIC OF LIES: American conspiracy theorists and their surprising rise to power, by Anna Merlan  

A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE SAYING:The new conspiracism and the assault on democracy, by Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum  

HARVESTER OF HEARTS: Motherhood under the sign of Frankenstein, by Rachel Feder  

THE HUNDREDS, by Lauren Berlant and Kathleen Stewart  

TUNNEL VISION, by Kevin Breathnach  

ON THE LITERARY MEANS OF REPRESENTING THE POWERFUL AS POWERLESS, by Steven Zultanski  

The Limits of Free Will: Selected essays by Paul Russell 

Aspects of Agency: Decisions, abilities, explanations, and free will by Alfred R. Mele 

Self-Determination: The ethics of action – Volume One by Thomas Pink

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Books

CONSPIRACY THEORIES AND THE PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE THEM, edited by Joseph E. Uscinski 

CONSPIRACIES OF CONSPIRACIES: How delusions have overrun America, by Thomas Milan Konda  

THE STIGMATIZATION OF CONSPIRACY THEORY SINCE THE 1950s:  ‘A plot to make us look foolish’, by Katharina Thalmann

THE AMERICAN CONSPIRACIES AND COVER-UPS: JFK, 9/11, the Fed, rigged elections, suppressed cancer cures, and the greatest conspiracies of our time, by Douglas Cirignano  

REPUBLIC OF LIES: American conspiracy theorists and their surprising rise to power, by Anna Merlan  

A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE SAYING:The new conspiracism and the assault on democracy, by Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum  

HARVESTER OF HEARTS: Motherhood under the sign of Frankenstein, by Rachel Feder  

THE HUNDREDS, by Lauren Berlant and Kathleen Stewart  

TUNNEL VISION, by Kevin Breathnach  

ON THE LITERARY MEANS OF REPRESENTING THE POWERFUL AS POWERLESS, by Steven Zultanski  

The Limits of Free Will: Selected essays by Paul Russell 

Aspects of Agency: Decisions, abilities, explanations, and free will by Alfred R. Mele 

Self-Determination: The ethics of action – Volume One by Thomas Pink

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]]> ‘We don’t know what he has, we don’t know what he’s done with it’ ‘We don’t know what he has, we don’t know what he’s done with it’ Wed, 31 Jul 2019 23:00:00 GMT 46:18 83e34d3e-eb17-4cf5-9787-279cb35042e7 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/-wedon-tknowwhathehas-wedon-tknowwhathe-sdonewithit- 83e34d3e-eb17-4cf5-9787-279cb35042e7 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 -wedon-tknowwhathehas-wedon-tknowwhathe-sdonewithit- Following the discovery of a strange book, Sarah Green revises the story of the late nineteenth-century poet Lionel Johnson, whose legacy was distorted in the 1950s by a criminal with a taste for fancy bedding; in the US, of 70,000 cases that went to d... full Following the discovery of a strange book, Sarah Green revises the story of the late nineteenth-century poet Lionel Johnson, whose legacy was distorted in the 1950s by a criminal with a taste for fancy bedding; in the US, of 70,000 cases that went to disposition in 2016, more than 99 per cent resulted in conviction. What does this tell us? Clive Stafford Smith explains why American justice is a mirage; since 2015, Refugee Tales – part walking pilgrimage, part protest, part collection of narratives about those unjustly treated by Britain’s immigration system – has become an annual event. David Herd tells us what ground remains to be covered

 

Doing Justice: A prosecutor’s thoughts on crime, punishment, and the rule of law, by Preet Bharara

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]]> Following the discovery of a strange book, Sarah Green revises the story of the late nineteenth-century poet Lionel Johnson, whose legacy was distorted in the 1950s by a criminal with a taste for fancy bedding; in the US, of 70,000 cases that went to disposition in 2016, more than 99 per cent resulted in conviction. What does this tell us? Clive Stafford Smith explains why American justice is a mirage; since 2015, Refugee Tales – part walking pilgrimage, part protest, part collection of narratives about those unjustly treated by Britain’s immigration system – has become an annual event. David Herd tells us what ground remains to be covered

 

Doing Justice: A prosecutor’s thoughts on crime, punishment, and the rule of law, by Preet Bharara

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]]> Nature for sale Nature for sale Wed, 24 Jul 2019 23:00:00 GMT 48:32 6d4187e0-3565-435a-9141-b3cbe7fd8679 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/natureforsale 6d4187e0-3565-435a-9141-b3cbe7fd8679 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 natureforsale Nick Groom ponders the fate of the beleaguered British countryside and shares new theories about the economics of the natural world; En Liang Khong takes us through the increasingly global phenomenon of Japanese manga (which translates as “pictures run... full Nick Groom ponders the fate of the beleaguered British countryside and shares new theories about the economics of the natural world; En Liang Khong takes us through the increasingly global phenomenon of Japanese manga (which translates as “pictures run riot”); Damian Flanagan on Mishima, a writer who yearned to transcend time and identity

 

Green and Prosperous Land: A blueprint for rescuing the British countryside by Dieter Helm

Who Owns England?: How we lost our green and pleasant land and how to take it back, by Guy Shrubsole

Manga, and exhibition at the British Museum in London

Star, by Yukio Mishima; translated by Sam Bett

The Frolics of the Beasts, by Yukio Mishima; translated by Andrew Clare

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]]> Nick Groom ponders the fate of the beleaguered British countryside and shares new theories about the economics of the natural world; En Liang Khong takes us through the increasingly global phenomenon of Japanese manga (which translates as “pictures run riot”); Damian Flanagan on Mishima, a writer who yearned to transcend time and identity

 

Green and Prosperous Land: A blueprint for rescuing the British countryside by Dieter Helm

Who Owns England?: How we lost our green and pleasant land and how to take it back, by Guy Shrubsole

Manga, and exhibition at the British Museum in London

Star, by Yukio Mishima; translated by Sam Bett

The Frolics of the Beasts, by Yukio Mishima; translated by Andrew Clare

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]]> Unromancing the Romantics Unromancing the Romantics Wed, 17 Jul 2019 23:00:00 GMT 53:04 2a21e77a-0b80-40de-abe9-86b0bbd9e86b false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/unromancingtheromantics 2a21e77a-0b80-40de-abe9-86b0bbd9e86b af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 unromancingtheromantics full "The sociable side of nineteenth-century musical life is not acknowledged as often as it should be..." – Laura Tunbridge discusses the interconnected, complicated and often contradictory myths and realities that link Chopin, Schumann and Brahms; the TLS's music editor Lucy Dallas takes us through a selection of other pieces on music in this week's issue, including new histories of the blues and the poetic pop of Kate Bush and the Pet Shop Boys; when Irving Sandler wrote his seminal history of abstract expressionism, he neglected to mention Lee Krasner, Joan Mitchell, Helen Frankenthaler, Grace Hartigan and Elaine de Kooning – Jenni Quilter joins us to put these artists back in the frame


Ninth Street Women: Lee Krasner, Elaine de Kooning, Grace Hartigan, Joan Mitchell and Helen Frankenthaler: Five painters and the movement that changed modern art, by Mary Gabriel 

Fryderyk Chopin: A life and times by Alan Walker 

Schumann: The faces and masks by Judith Chernaik

Brahms in Context, edited by Natasha Loges and Katy Hamilton

(with Liebeslieder Walzer, Opus 52, performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra)

Up Jumped the Devil: The real life of Robert Johnson by Bruce Conforth and Gayle Dean Wardlow

The Original Blues: The emergence of the Blues in African American vaudeville, by Lynn Abbott and Doug Seroff

One Hundred Lyrics and a Poem by Neil Tennant

How To Be Invisible by Kate Bush

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]]> "The sociable side of nineteenth-century musical life is not acknowledged as often as it should be..." – Laura Tunbridge discusses the interconnected, complicated and often contradictory myths and realities that link Chopin, Schumann and Brahms; the TLS's music editor Lucy Dallas takes us through a selection of other pieces on music in this week's issue, including new histories of the blues and the poetic pop of Kate Bush and the Pet Shop Boys; when Irving Sandler wrote his seminal history of abstract expressionism, he neglected to mention Lee Krasner, Joan Mitchell, Helen Frankenthaler, Grace Hartigan and Elaine de Kooning – Jenni Quilter joins us to put these artists back in the frame


Ninth Street Women: Lee Krasner, Elaine de Kooning, Grace Hartigan, Joan Mitchell and Helen Frankenthaler: Five painters and the movement that changed modern art, by Mary Gabriel 

Fryderyk Chopin: A life and times by Alan Walker 

Schumann: The faces and masks by Judith Chernaik

Brahms in Context, edited by Natasha Loges and Katy Hamilton

(with Liebeslieder Walzer, Opus 52, performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra)

Up Jumped the Devil: The real life of Robert Johnson by Bruce Conforth and Gayle Dean Wardlow

The Original Blues: The emergence of the Blues in African American vaudeville, by Lynn Abbott and Doug Seroff

One Hundred Lyrics and a Poem by Neil Tennant

How To Be Invisible by Kate Bush

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]]> Loving Iris Murdoch Loving Iris Murdoch Wed, 10 Jul 2019 23:00:00 GMT 42:55 c92fbec3-ef93-4035-8c5c-cbc3e9fa6145 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/lovingirismurdoch c92fbec3-ef93-4035-8c5c-cbc3e9fa6145 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 lovingirismurdoch full

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]]> Who reads John Updike? Who reads John Updike? Wed, 03 Jul 2019 23:00:00 GMT 53:21 d2542d09-8e84-458f-a355-c7283f26e821 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/whoreadsjohnupdike- d2542d09-8e84-458f-a355-c7283f26e821 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 whoreadsjohnupdike- full Do the kids – in these times of identity politics – still read Updike? The answer is “probably not”. But should they? Claire Lowdon makes the case; Toby Lichtig discusses Chelsea Manning, the US Army data analyst turned whistle-blower, and a new documentary on her life; Eric Rauchway considers the prevalence of pro-Nazi feeling and policy in 1940s America and beyond

 

Novels 1959–1965: The Poorhouse Fair, Rabbit, Run, The Centaur, Of the Farm, by John Updike (Library of America)

XY Chelsea, directed by Tim Travers Hawkins

Hitler’s American Friends: The Third Reich’s supporters in the United States, by Bradley Hart

The Unwanted: America, Auschwitz, and a village caught in between, by Michael Dobbs

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]]> Do the kids – in these times of identity politics – still read Updike? The answer is “probably not”. But should they? Claire Lowdon makes the case; Toby Lichtig discusses Chelsea Manning, the US Army data analyst turned whistle-blower, and a new documentary on her life; Eric Rauchway considers the prevalence of pro-Nazi feeling and policy in 1940s America and beyond

 

Novels 1959–1965: The Poorhouse Fair, Rabbit, Run, The Centaur, Of the Farm, by John Updike (Library of America)

XY Chelsea, directed by Tim Travers Hawkins

Hitler’s American Friends: The Third Reich’s supporters in the United States, by Bradley Hart

The Unwanted: America, Auschwitz, and a village caught in between, by Michael Dobbs

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]]> Talk to the hands Talk to the hands Wed, 26 Jun 2019 23:00:00 GMT 48:17 6a30ae72-f420-4825-8e51-68bd04acf3e1 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/talktothehands 6a30ae72-f420-4825-8e51-68bd04acf3e1 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 talktothehands full Thea Lenarduzzi on the cultural history of gesture and body language; What is Chaucer to us today? When did he become known as the "Father of English poetry", and what did he get up to when he was not writing rude and memorable poetry? Julia Boffey explains; the Stonewall uprising in New York is remembered as a pivotal moment in LGBTQ rights – fifty years on, Hugh Ryan revisits the history 


Books


Dictionary of Gestures: Expressive comportments and movements in use around the world by François Caradec

Silent History: Body language and nonverbal identity, 1860–1914, by Peter K. Andersson


The Stonewall Riots: A documentary history, edited by Marc Stein

The Stonewall Reader, edited by the New York Public Library

Pride: Photographs after Stonewall by Fred W. McDarrah

Love and Resistance: Out of the closet into the Stonewall era, edited by Jason Baumann


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]]> Thea Lenarduzzi on the cultural history of gesture and body language; What is Chaucer to us today? When did he become known as the "Father of English poetry", and what did he get up to when he was not writing rude and memorable poetry? Julia Boffey explains; the Stonewall uprising in New York is remembered as a pivotal moment in LGBTQ rights – fifty years on, Hugh Ryan revisits the history 


Books


Dictionary of Gestures: Expressive comportments and movements in use around the world by François Caradec

Silent History: Body language and nonverbal identity, 1860–1914, by Peter K. Andersson


The Stonewall Riots: A documentary history, edited by Marc Stein

The Stonewall Reader, edited by the New York Public Library

Pride: Photographs after Stonewall by Fred W. McDarrah

Love and Resistance: Out of the closet into the Stonewall era, edited by Jason Baumann


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]]> Summer Books 2019 Summer Books 2019 Wed, 19 Jun 2019 23:00:00 GMT 52:00 93e75721-b2b4-418e-bcbf-3ed1334b06c3 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/summerbooks2019 93e75721-b2b4-418e-bcbf-3ed1334b06c3 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 summerbooks2019 full the-tls.co.uk to read the summer books feature in full.)

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]]> the-tls.co.uk to read the summer books feature in full.)

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]]> Russian greats and fictional eats Russian greats and fictional eats Wed, 12 Jun 2019 23:00:00 GMT 42:28 89dc3d41-1e31-4e77-8b8c-630f670936b1 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/russiangreatsandfictionaleats 89dc3d41-1e31-4e77-8b8c-630f670936b1 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 russiangreatsandfictionaleats full A "new" ending to a Nabokov novel and the unregarded first volume of Vasily Grossman's epic, the "Soviet War and Peace"; Rebecca Reich guides us through these and the question of whether the West is paranoid about Russia or vice versa; Laura Freeman joins us to talk about dinner with the Durrells and pond life sandwiches.


Books


Stalingrad: A novel by Vasily Grossman

Vasily Grossman and the Soviet Century by Alexandra Popoff


Plots against Russia by Eliot Borenstein

The Russia Anxiety by Mark B. Smith


Dining with the Durrells by David Shimwell

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]]> A "new" ending to a Nabokov novel and the unregarded first volume of Vasily Grossman's epic, the "Soviet War and Peace"; Rebecca Reich guides us through these and the question of whether the West is paranoid about Russia or vice versa; Laura Freeman joins us to talk about dinner with the Durrells and pond life sandwiches.


Books


Stalingrad: A novel by Vasily Grossman

Vasily Grossman and the Soviet Century by Alexandra Popoff


Plots against Russia by Eliot Borenstein

The Russia Anxiety by Mark B. Smith


Dining with the Durrells by David Shimwell

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]]> Ethical economics Ethical economics Wed, 05 Jun 2019 23:00:00 GMT 49:39 0c06cd5b-1737-43db-9cc9-dcb97993394e false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/ethicaleconomics 0c06cd5b-1737-43db-9cc9-dcb97993394e af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 ethicaleconomics full If capitalism is broken, can it be fixed? And can it save the environment? Joseph E. Stiglitz discusses; as we mark seventy-five years since the D-Day landings, William Boyd considers a brilliant new "worm's-eye view" of historical events; a decade after leaving academia for the "wilderness of writing", Stephen Marche returns to report on the troubled field of the humanities


The Future of Capitalism: Facing the new anxieties by Paul Collier

Capitalism: The future of an illusion by Fred L. Block

Money and Government: A challenge to mainstream economics by Robert Skidelsky

Normandy ’44: D-Day and the battle for France by James Holland

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]]> If capitalism is broken, can it be fixed? And can it save the environment? Joseph E. Stiglitz discusses; as we mark seventy-five years since the D-Day landings, William Boyd considers a brilliant new "worm's-eye view" of historical events; a decade after leaving academia for the "wilderness of writing", Stephen Marche returns to report on the troubled field of the humanities


The Future of Capitalism: Facing the new anxieties by Paul Collier

Capitalism: The future of an illusion by Fred L. Block

Money and Government: A challenge to mainstream economics by Robert Skidelsky

Normandy ’44: D-Day and the battle for France by James Holland

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]]> Celestial Bodies – winner of the 2019 Man Booker International prize for fiction Celestial Bodies – winner of the 2019 Man Booker International prize for fiction Wed, 29 May 2019 23:00:00 GMT 43:17 e3124e23-fb89-4269-8825-a8e46d4be938 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/celestialbodies-winnerofthe2019manbookerinternationalprizeforfiction e3124e23-fb89-4269-8825-a8e46d4be938 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 celestialbodies-winnerofthe2019manbookerinternationalprizeforfiction bonus

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]]> Weighty matters Weighty matters Wed, 29 May 2019 23:00:00 GMT 47:16 d9b1969e-c8f9-4e05-ba58-e04ad1b54a88 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/weightymatters d9b1969e-c8f9-4e05-ba58-e04ad1b54a88 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 weightymatters full Anna Katharina Schaffner on the cultural history of fat and fat phobia; the TLS's travel editor Catharine Morris on why Paris will always be disappointing, the solitude of open spaces, and the problem with "Victor" the archetypal travel writer; an extract from the 2019 Man Booker International prize-winning Celestial Bodies by Jokha al-Harthi, read by the novel's translator Marilyn Booth 


Books

Fat: A cultural history of the stuff of life by Christopher E. Forth

The Truth About Fat by Anthony Warner

Fearing the Black Body: The racial origins of fat phobia by Sabrina Strings

We’ll Never Have Paris, edited by Andrew Gallix

The Solace of Open Spaces by Gretel Ehrlich

Heida: A shepherd at the edge of the world by Steinunn Sigurðardóttir and Heiða Ásgeirsdóttír, translated by Philip Roughton

Where the Hornbeam Grows: A journey in search of a garden by Beth Lynch

The Cambridge History of Travel Writing, edited by Nandini Das and Tim Youngs

Celestial Bodies by Jokha al-Harthi, translated by Marilyn Booth

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Books

Fat: A cultural history of the stuff of life by Christopher E. Forth

The Truth About Fat by Anthony Warner

Fearing the Black Body: The racial origins of fat phobia by Sabrina Strings

We’ll Never Have Paris, edited by Andrew Gallix

The Solace of Open Spaces by Gretel Ehrlich

Heida: A shepherd at the edge of the world by Steinunn Sigurðardóttir and Heiða Ásgeirsdóttír, translated by Philip Roughton

Where the Hornbeam Grows: A journey in search of a garden by Beth Lynch

The Cambridge History of Travel Writing, edited by Nandini Das and Tim Youngs

Celestial Bodies by Jokha al-Harthi, translated by Marilyn Booth

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]]> Victoria at 200 Victoria at 200 Wed, 22 May 2019 23:00:00 GMT 52:27 5a190997-b496-489a-8786-1eec0b7580d3 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/victoriaat200 5a190997-b496-489a-8786-1eec0b7580d3 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 victoriaat200 full To mark the bicentenary of Queen Victoria's birth, the TLS's history editor David Horspool guides us through all manner of Victorian matters, including the Widow of Windsor's mastery of soft power, how different things might have been had she been born a boy, how the Victorians amused themselves, and the Rebecca Riots; we also have a symposium in this week's paper, asking writers and thinkers – including Steven Pinker and Bernardine Evaristo – to tell us about the important books from their childhoods. To discuss this – and to share our own youthful reading – we're joined in the studio by a [insert collective noun here] of TLS editors 


Go to www.the-tls.co.uk/ to read a selection of articles from our Victorian special issue, and much more.

Our symposium was prompted by an initiative – Books To Inspire – launched by Hay Festival Wales, aiming to compile a crowd-sourced list of titles to inspire the next generation. Find out more at hayfestival.com


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]]> To mark the bicentenary of Queen Victoria's birth, the TLS's history editor David Horspool guides us through all manner of Victorian matters, including the Widow of Windsor's mastery of soft power, how different things might have been had she been born a boy, how the Victorians amused themselves, and the Rebecca Riots; we also have a symposium in this week's paper, asking writers and thinkers – including Steven Pinker and Bernardine Evaristo – to tell us about the important books from their childhoods. To discuss this – and to share our own youthful reading – we're joined in the studio by a [insert collective noun here] of TLS editors 


Go to www.the-tls.co.uk/ to read a selection of articles from our Victorian special issue, and much more.

Our symposium was prompted by an initiative – Books To Inspire – launched by Hay Festival Wales, aiming to compile a crowd-sourced list of titles to inspire the next generation. Find out more at hayfestival.com


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]]> Knowing laughter Knowing laughter Wed, 15 May 2019 23:00:00 GMT 56:25 fc7c6e35-21e1-4fa3-a604-01b41bb42732 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/knowinglaughter fc7c6e35-21e1-4fa3-a604-01b41bb42732 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 knowinglaughter full The comedian and writer Helen Lederer joins us to discuss gender and comedy and the new Comedy Women In Print Prize; Lucy Dallas considers a clutch of novels in which animals might offer a little respite from human company; the TLS’s philosophy editor Tim Crane guides us through the riches of this week’s philosophy issue, including how the advent of biological immortality might augur “the greatest inequality experienced in all human history” and what happened when Michel Foucault took LSD in Death Valley

 

To Leave with the Reindeer by Olivia Rosenthal, translated by Sophie Lewis

Animalia by Jean-Baptiste del Amo, translated by Frank Wynne

The Animal Gazer by Edgardo Franzosini, translated by Michael F. Moore

“The last mortals: why we are especially unfortunate to die, when our near-descendants could be immortal", by Regini Rini – see this week’s TLS (in print and online)

Foucault in California: A true story, wherein the great French philosopher drops acid in the Valley of Death by Simeon Wade

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]]> The comedian and writer Helen Lederer joins us to discuss gender and comedy and the new Comedy Women In Print Prize; Lucy Dallas considers a clutch of novels in which animals might offer a little respite from human company; the TLS’s philosophy editor Tim Crane guides us through the riches of this week’s philosophy issue, including how the advent of biological immortality might augur “the greatest inequality experienced in all human history” and what happened when Michel Foucault took LSD in Death Valley

 

To Leave with the Reindeer by Olivia Rosenthal, translated by Sophie Lewis

Animalia by Jean-Baptiste del Amo, translated by Frank Wynne

The Animal Gazer by Edgardo Franzosini, translated by Michael F. Moore

“The last mortals: why we are especially unfortunate to die, when our near-descendants could be immortal", by Regini Rini – see this week’s TLS (in print and online)

Foucault in California: A true story, wherein the great French philosopher drops acid in the Valley of Death by Simeon Wade

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]]> Journey to the centre of the earth Journey to the centre of the earth Wed, 08 May 2019 23:00:00 GMT 47:30 3c679edf-2740-4abf-a45f-90a2a93e1d7a false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/journeytothecentreoftheearth 3c679edf-2740-4abf-a45f-90a2a93e1d7a af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 journeytothecentreoftheearth full Robert Macfarlane joins us to discuss our "peculiar times", the memory of ice, and the world beneath out feet; Margie Orford brings our attention to South Africa at a crucial moment in its history, twenty-five years since the first democratic election and as another makes its mark; Nicola Shulman offers a new theory about race in Disney's original Dumbo, from 1941


Underland: A deep time journey by Robert Macfarlane

The Café de Move-on Blues: In search of the new South Africa by Christopher Hope

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]]> Robert Macfarlane joins us to discuss our "peculiar times", the memory of ice, and the world beneath out feet; Margie Orford brings our attention to South Africa at a crucial moment in its history, twenty-five years since the first democratic election and as another makes its mark; Nicola Shulman offers a new theory about race in Disney's original Dumbo, from 1941


Underland: A deep time journey by Robert Macfarlane

The Café de Move-on Blues: In search of the new South Africa by Christopher Hope

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]]> To infinities – and beyond To infinities – and beyond Wed, 01 May 2019 23:00:00 GMT 44:12 7c8c6459-766f-4d5e-8f94-9af8e74cfce4 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/toinfinities-andbeyond 7c8c6459-766f-4d5e-8f94-9af8e74cfce4 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 toinfinities-andbeyond As Avengers: Endgame is released, Roz Kaveney sweeps us through the shifting cast of superheroes and, latterly, heroines that populate the Marvel Universe, considers the evolving politics of the comic-book film, and answers the question on (some) peopl... full As Avengers: Endgame is released, Roz Kaveney sweeps us through the shifting cast of superheroes and, latterly, heroines that populate the Marvel Universe, considers the evolving politics of the comic-book film, and answers the question on (some) people's lips: "but why...?"; Imogen Russell Williams's introduces some of the best writing on LGBTQ themes for children and young adults


Avengers: Endgame 

Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse

Julian Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love

Aalfred and Aalbert by Morag Hood 

Death in the Spotlight by Robin Stevens 

Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts) by L. C. Rosen

Proud: Stories, poetry and art on the theme of pride, compiled by Juno Dawson


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Avengers: Endgame 

Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse

Julian Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love

Aalfred and Aalbert by Morag Hood 

Death in the Spotlight by Robin Stevens 

Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts) by L. C. Rosen

Proud: Stories, poetry and art on the theme of pride, compiled by Juno Dawson


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]]> The life-writing issue The life-writing issue Wed, 24 Apr 2019 23:00:00 GMT 42:21 372d39b8-e4ea-4488-ba6a-38977f82f474 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/thelife-writingissue 372d39b8-e4ea-4488-ba6a-38977f82f474 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 thelife-writingissue full Ruth Scurr on the master biographer Robert A. Caro, whose subjects include Robert Moses, Lyndon B. Johnson and, now, himself; Dmitri Levitin talks us through Diogenes Laertius' Lives of the Eminent Philosophers, an eccentric and often inaccurate guide to early thinkers; Why bother with literary criticism? Whither this generation's Lionel Trilling? Michael LaPointe joins us to discuss


Working: Researching, interviewing, writing by Robert A. Caro

American Audacity: In defense of literary daring by William Giraldi

Hater: On the virtues of utter disagreeability by John Semley

Lives of the Eminent Philosophers, by Diogenes Laertius, translated by Pamela Mensch

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]]> Ruth Scurr on the master biographer Robert A. Caro, whose subjects include Robert Moses, Lyndon B. Johnson and, now, himself; Dmitri Levitin talks us through Diogenes Laertius' Lives of the Eminent Philosophers, an eccentric and often inaccurate guide to early thinkers; Why bother with literary criticism? Whither this generation's Lionel Trilling? Michael LaPointe joins us to discuss


Working: Researching, interviewing, writing by Robert A. Caro

American Audacity: In defense of literary daring by William Giraldi

Hater: On the virtues of utter disagreeability by John Semley

Lives of the Eminent Philosophers, by Diogenes Laertius, translated by Pamela Mensch

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]]> As we like it As we like it Wed, 17 Apr 2019 23:00:00 GMT 45:52 321f6f6e-3067-44d7-8e08-37a39c9a469d false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/aswelikeit 321f6f6e-3067-44d7-8e08-37a39c9a469d af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 aswelikeit full There is only one author to whom the TLS devotes an issue every year: William Shakespeare. Michael Caines talks us through the latest theories, research and reviews; Ian McEwan discusses his new novel, Machines Like Me  


‘Still a giddy neighbour’ – Shakespeare’s parish in the 1590s, by Geoffrey Marsh, the TLS

The Bible on the Shakespearean Stage: Cultures of interpretation in Renaissance England, edited by Thomas Fulton and Kristen Poole

Believing in Shakespeare: Studies in longing, by Claire McEachern

Religious Conversion in Early Modern English Drama, by Lieke Stelling

What Blest Genius?: The Jubilee that made Shakespeare, by Andrew McConnell Stott

Shakespeare’s Rise to Cultural Prominence: Politics, print and alteration, 1642–1700, by Emma Depledge

Shakespeare: The theatre of our world, by Peter Conrad

Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan (Cape)

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]]> There is only one author to whom the TLS devotes an issue every year: William Shakespeare. Michael Caines talks us through the latest theories, research and reviews; Ian McEwan discusses his new novel, Machines Like Me  


‘Still a giddy neighbour’ – Shakespeare’s parish in the 1590s, by Geoffrey Marsh, the TLS

The Bible on the Shakespearean Stage: Cultures of interpretation in Renaissance England, edited by Thomas Fulton and Kristen Poole

Believing in Shakespeare: Studies in longing, by Claire McEachern

Religious Conversion in Early Modern English Drama, by Lieke Stelling

What Blest Genius?: The Jubilee that made Shakespeare, by Andrew McConnell Stott

Shakespeare’s Rise to Cultural Prominence: Politics, print and alteration, 1642–1700, by Emma Depledge

Shakespeare: The theatre of our world, by Peter Conrad

Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan (Cape)

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]]> Ian McEwan – an interview Ian McEwan – an interview Wed, 17 Apr 2019 23:00:00 GMT 36:48 460e4607-5682-4224-ab87-3c6c42922150 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/ianmcewan-aninterview 460e4607-5682-4224-ab87-3c6c42922150 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 ianmcewan-aninterview bonus

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]]> Youth injustice system Youth injustice system Wed, 10 Apr 2019 23:00:00 GMT 49:17 870b7bd8-3d98-4375-98db-76c844b940ff true https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/youthinjusticesystem 870b7bd8-3d98-4375-98db-76c844b940ff af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 youthinjusticesystem Shauneen Lambe on ephibiphobia, fear of the teenager, and why we get youth justice wrong; Alice Bloch considers new possibilities at the frontiers of sex and robotics; George Berridge explains why now is the time to take out shares in the novelist Max ... full Shauneen Lambe on ephibiphobia, fear of the teenager, and why we get youth justice wrong; Alice Bloch considers new possibilities at the frontiers of sex and robotics; George Berridge explains why now is the time to take out shares in the novelist Max Porter 


Why Children Follow Rules: Legal socialization and the development of legitimacy by Tom R. Tyler and Rick Trinkner

James Garbarino

Miller’s Children: Why giving teenage killers a second chance matters for all of us by James Garbarino

Turned On: Science, sex and robots by Kate Devlin

Grief is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter, adapted by Enda Walsh (Barbican Theatre, before heading to New York)

Lanny by Max Porter

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]]> Shauneen Lambe on ephibiphobia, fear of the teenager, and why we get youth justice wrong; Alice Bloch considers new possibilities at the frontiers of sex and robotics; George Berridge explains why now is the time to take out shares in the novelist Max Porter 


Why Children Follow Rules: Legal socialization and the development of legitimacy by Tom R. Tyler and Rick Trinkner

James Garbarino

Miller’s Children: Why giving teenage killers a second chance matters for all of us by James Garbarino

Turned On: Science, sex and robots by Kate Devlin

Grief is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter, adapted by Enda Walsh (Barbican Theatre, before heading to New York)

Lanny by Max Porter

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]]> Whitechapel and Weimar Whitechapel and Weimar Wed, 03 Apr 2019 23:00:00 GMT 38:37 16c64835-81bf-4911-bcb7-d7dfc39e71fa false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/theresponsibilitiesofart 16c64835-81bf-4911-bcb7-d7dfc39e71fa af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 theresponsibilitiesofart full Anna Picard discusses the problems of subject matter and sensationalism in the new opera Jack the Ripper: The Women of Whitechapel; Anna Vaux talks us through the Bauhaus school and its global influence, as well as Lucian Freud's compulsion to create and control


Books

Jack the Ripper:The Women of Whitechapel by Iain Bell, ENO, until April 12

Walter Gropius: Visionary founder of the Bauhaus by Fiona MacCarthy

Josef Albers: Life and work by Charles Darwent

Lucian Freud by Martin Gayford

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]]> Anna Picard discusses the problems of subject matter and sensationalism in the new opera Jack the Ripper: The Women of Whitechapel; Anna Vaux talks us through the Bauhaus school and its global influence, as well as Lucian Freud's compulsion to create and control


Books

Jack the Ripper:The Women of Whitechapel by Iain Bell, ENO, until April 12

Walter Gropius: Visionary founder of the Bauhaus by Fiona MacCarthy

Josef Albers: Life and work by Charles Darwent

Lucian Freud by Martin Gayford

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]]> A deep history of Europe A deep history of Europe Thu, 28 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT 47:41 1f007f85-a139-449e-8010-02d8d69a5883 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/adeephistoryofeurope 1f007f85-a139-449e-8010-02d8d69a5883 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 adeephistoryofeurope full 221 Richard Fortey takes us on an energetic sprint through 65 million years of Europe's complex biological history; David Robey introduces the life and work of Emilio Salgari, the Italian Rider Haggard; Ella Baron, the TLS's regular cartoonist, discusses her work, including this week's European cover.


Books

Europe: A natural history by Tim Flannery

Emilio Salgari: Una mitologia moderna tra letteratura, politica, società (volumes I and II) by Ann Lawson Lucas

Ella Baron's work will be exhibited at Christie's in London, from April 5 to 10

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]]> Richard Fortey takes us on an energetic sprint through 65 million years of Europe's complex biological history; David Robey introduces the life and work of Emilio Salgari, the Italian Rider Haggard; Ella Baron, the TLS's regular cartoonist, discusses her work, including this week's European cover.


Books

Europe: A natural history by Tim Flannery

Emilio Salgari: Una mitologia moderna tra letteratura, politica, società (volumes I and II) by Ann Lawson Lucas

Ella Baron's work will be exhibited at Christie's in London, from April 5 to 10

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]]> Forgotten, not gone Forgotten, not gone Thu, 21 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT 44:59 4ac5c0d3-841c-4d23-9f5f-5009bdcef5a2 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/forgotten-notgone 4ac5c0d3-841c-4d23-9f5f-5009bdcef5a2 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 forgotten-notgone full Carol Tavris considers new approaches to the old problem of old age (and the newer problem of old old age); as secularism wanes on the global scale, Rupert Shortt considers whether religion does more harm than good 


Books

Bolder: Making the most of our longer lives by Carl Honoré

Borrowed Time: The science of how and why we age by Sue Armstrong

Retirement and Its Discontents: Why we won’t stop working, even if we can by Michelle Pannor Silver

Women Rowing North: Navigating life’s currents and flourishing as we age by Mary Pipher

On the Brink of Everything: Grace, gravity and getting old by Parker J. Palmer

This Chair Rocks: A manifesto against ageism by Ashton Applewhite

Does Religion do More Harm than Good? by Rupert Shortt

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]]> Carol Tavris considers new approaches to the old problem of old age (and the newer problem of old old age); as secularism wanes on the global scale, Rupert Shortt considers whether religion does more harm than good 


Books

Bolder: Making the most of our longer lives by Carl Honoré

Borrowed Time: The science of how and why we age by Sue Armstrong

Retirement and Its Discontents: Why we won’t stop working, even if we can by Michelle Pannor Silver

Women Rowing North: Navigating life’s currents and flourishing as we age by Mary Pipher

On the Brink of Everything: Grace, gravity and getting old by Parker J. Palmer

This Chair Rocks: A manifesto against ageism by Ashton Applewhite

Does Religion do More Harm than Good? by Rupert Shortt

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]]> Dave Eggers: The violations start with us Dave Eggers: The violations start with us Thu, 14 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT 1:08:28 9cef0e82-2fc2-48b1-9af3-8d050ca38810 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/daveeggers-theviolationsstartwithus 9cef0e82-2fc2-48b1-9af3-8d050ca38810 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 daveeggers-theviolationsstartwithus “What we often forget in the daily drumbeat of abuses by the dominant tech companies is our complicity in these abuses, and in the fundamental and unsettling ways the internet has changed every one of us.” As the Universal Declaration of Human Right... bonus “What we often forget in the daily drumbeat of abuses by the dominant tech companies is our complicity in these abuses, and in the fundamental and unsettling ways the internet has changed every one of us.”


As the Universal Declaration of Human Rights enters its seventieth anniversary, Dave Eggers, in the 2018 PEN H. G. Wells lecture, argues that urgent amendments are needed to mitigate the corrosive effects of technology on the societal and the personal. You can read an edited extract from the lecture on the TLS website.


This is a recording of an event that took place on December 16, 2018, at the Bridge Theatre, London.  

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]]> “What we often forget in the daily drumbeat of abuses by the dominant tech companies is our complicity in these abuses, and in the fundamental and unsettling ways the internet has changed every one of us.”


As the Universal Declaration of Human Rights enters its seventieth anniversary, Dave Eggers, in the 2018 PEN H. G. Wells lecture, argues that urgent amendments are needed to mitigate the corrosive effects of technology on the societal and the personal. You can read an edited extract from the lecture on the TLS website.


This is a recording of an event that took place on December 16, 2018, at the Bridge Theatre, London.  

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]]> O, the Edward Gorey of it all O, the Edward Gorey of it all Thu, 14 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT 54:14 612dd9be-d392-4762-b229-7ec14b596eeb false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/o-theedwardgoreyofitall 612dd9be-d392-4762-b229-7ec14b596eeb af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 o-theedwardgoreyofitall full Phil Baker guides us through the morbid, wistful and yet immensely charming world of the writer and illustrator Edward Gorey; Frances Wilson weighs the pleasures and pains of letter and email writing; Ian Sansom on the struggle to be funny


Books

Born To Be Posthumous: The eccentric life and mysterious genius of Edward Gorey, by Mark Dery

What a Hazard a Letter Is: The strange destiny of the unsent letter, by Caroline Atkins

Written In History: Letters that changed the world, by Simon Sebag Montefiore

In Their Own Words: Volume 2: More letters from history

Wit's End: What wit is, how it works, and why we need it, by James Geary

Messing About In Quotes: A little Oxford dictionary of humorous quotations, compiled by Gyles Brandreth

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]]> Phil Baker guides us through the morbid, wistful and yet immensely charming world of the writer and illustrator Edward Gorey; Frances Wilson weighs the pleasures and pains of letter and email writing; Ian Sansom on the struggle to be funny


Books

Born To Be Posthumous: The eccentric life and mysterious genius of Edward Gorey, by Mark Dery

What a Hazard a Letter Is: The strange destiny of the unsent letter, by Caroline Atkins

Written In History: Letters that changed the world, by Simon Sebag Montefiore

In Their Own Words: Volume 2: More letters from history

Wit's End: What wit is, how it works, and why we need it, by James Geary

Messing About In Quotes: A little Oxford dictionary of humorous quotations, compiled by Gyles Brandreth

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]]> A nose is a nose is a nose… A nose is a nose is a nose… Thu, 07 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT 37:19 4e6e2de7-2014-45f2-9609-7630edd9c470 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/anoseisanoseisanose- 4e6e2de7-2014-45f2-9609-7630edd9c470 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 anoseisanoseisanose- full David Coward celebrates the 400th anniversary of the birth of Cyrano de Bergerac, whose radical thought has long been obscured by his protuberant nose; Muriel Zagha on Molière, France’s most famous playwright, and a bold new adaptation of Tartuffe; finally, a poem by Stephen Knight: “Rail Replacement Bus Service” (sigh)

 

Molière’s ‘Tartuffe’, a new version by John Donnelly, at the National Theatre, London

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]]> David Coward celebrates the 400th anniversary of the birth of Cyrano de Bergerac, whose radical thought has long been obscured by his protuberant nose; Muriel Zagha on Molière, France’s most famous playwright, and a bold new adaptation of Tartuffe; finally, a poem by Stephen Knight: “Rail Replacement Bus Service” (sigh)

 

Molière’s ‘Tartuffe’, a new version by John Donnelly, at the National Theatre, London

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]]> Unsilenced voices Unsilenced voices Thu, 28 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMT 50:07 ba2bae4c-af0e-47f4-950e-e860f61f1d3a false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/unsilencedvoices ba2bae4c-af0e-47f4-950e-e860f61f1d3a af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 unsilencedvoices With Stig Abell and Lucy DallasToby Lichtig comes in to talk the wide scope of Jewish culture, the “lachrymose” theory of history and why it is Arthur Miller time once more. Roz Dineen deals with porn, pile-ons and goop podcasts. And we call Thea wh... full With Stig Abell and Lucy Dallas


Toby Lichtig comes in to talk the wide scope of Jewish culture, the “lachrymose” theory of history and why it is Arthur Miller time once more. Roz Dineen deals with porn, pile-ons and goop podcasts. And we call Thea when she is “working from home” to check in on her new dog.

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]]> With Stig Abell and Lucy Dallas


Toby Lichtig comes in to talk the wide scope of Jewish culture, the “lachrymose” theory of history and why it is Arthur Miller time once more. Roz Dineen deals with porn, pile-ons and goop podcasts. And we call Thea when she is “working from home” to check in on her new dog.

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]]> Half glitzy, half dowdy Half glitzy, half dowdy Thu, 21 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMT 44:44 8cb45f83-e696-48da-87c4-1673985fab4f false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/halfglitzy-halfdowdy 8cb45f83-e696-48da-87c4-1673985fab4f af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 halfglitzy-halfdowdy full The writer and comedian Charlie Higson, half of the team behind The Fast Show, on the curious history of comedy written and performed by pairs; the novelist Margaret Drabble considers the dizzying new releases from the estate of Anthony Burgess, the man Philip Larkin once called “the Batman of contemporary letters”  


Texts

Stan & Ollie, directed by Jon S. Baird 

Morecambe & Wise: 50 years of sunshine, by Gary Morecambe

The Double Act: A history of British comedy duos, by Andrew Roberts

Soupy Twists!: The full, official story of the sophisticated silliness of Stephen Fry & Hugh Laurie, by Jem Roberts

Beard’s Roman Women by Anthony Burgess, edited by Graham Foster

Puma by Anthony Burgess, edited by Paul Wake

The Black Prince by Adam Roberts

Obscenity and the Arts, a talk by Anthony Burgess, edited by Johnny Walsh

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]]> The writer and comedian Charlie Higson, half of the team behind The Fast Show, on the curious history of comedy written and performed by pairs; the novelist Margaret Drabble considers the dizzying new releases from the estate of Anthony Burgess, the man Philip Larkin once called “the Batman of contemporary letters”  


Texts

Stan & Ollie, directed by Jon S. Baird 

Morecambe & Wise: 50 years of sunshine, by Gary Morecambe

The Double Act: A history of British comedy duos, by Andrew Roberts

Soupy Twists!: The full, official story of the sophisticated silliness of Stephen Fry & Hugh Laurie, by Jem Roberts

Beard’s Roman Women by Anthony Burgess, edited by Graham Foster

Puma by Anthony Burgess, edited by Paul Wake

The Black Prince by Adam Roberts

Obscenity and the Arts, a talk by Anthony Burgess, edited by Johnny Walsh

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]]> Zadie Smith, in conversation Zadie Smith, in conversation Thu, 21 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMT 15:16 9f073b25-f90f-4f60-8d2a-c3a5487a1499 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/zadiesmith-inconversation 9f073b25-f90f-4f60-8d2a-c3a5487a1499 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 zadiesmith-inconversation bonus hayfestival.org

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]]> hayfestival.org

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]]> Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: the inaugural Gabriel García Márquez lecture Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: the inaugural Gabriel García Márquez lecture Thu, 14 Feb 2019 00:01:00 GMT 12:15 f3d0d722-3ecb-42db-8332-a66d9166881e false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/chimamandangoziadichie-theinauguralgabrielgarciamarquezlecture f3d0d722-3ecb-42db-8332-a66d9166881e af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 chimamandangoziadichie-theinauguralgabrielgarciamarquezlecture bonus hayfestival.org

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]]> Narratives of sexual assault Narratives of sexual assault Thu, 14 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMT 35:04 8c2d75ac-fd8e-44ab-af82-300fdce1b574 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/narrativesofsexualassault 8c2d75ac-fd8e-44ab-af82-300fdce1b574 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 narrativesofsexualassault full As the MeToo movement continues to focus our attentions on questions around abuse, consent and justice, Rebecca Watson joins us to discuss the various and prolonged impacts of sexual assault, and the warping effect of trauma on narrative; the TLS’s French editor Adrian Tahourdin considers the inexorable rise of “le globish” (by which English words supplant, or pervert, French ones), and presents the diverse and challenging books in contention for this year’s Society of Author’s Translation Prizes

 

Books

Not That Bad: Dispatches from rape culture, edited by Roxane Gay

A False Report: A true story by T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong

On Rape by Germaine Greer 

The President’s Gardens by Muhsin al-Ramli, translated by Luke Leafgren 

Seeing Red by Lina Meruane, translated by Megan McDowell

Kruso by Lutz Seiler, translated by Tess Lewis 

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]]> As the MeToo movement continues to focus our attentions on questions around abuse, consent and justice, Rebecca Watson joins us to discuss the various and prolonged impacts of sexual assault, and the warping effect of trauma on narrative; the TLS’s French editor Adrian Tahourdin considers the inexorable rise of “le globish” (by which English words supplant, or pervert, French ones), and presents the diverse and challenging books in contention for this year’s Society of Author’s Translation Prizes

 

Books

Not That Bad: Dispatches from rape culture, edited by Roxane Gay

A False Report: A true story by T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong

On Rape by Germaine Greer 

The President’s Gardens by Muhsin al-Ramli, translated by Luke Leafgren 

Seeing Red by Lina Meruane, translated by Megan McDowell

Kruso by Lutz Seiler, translated by Tess Lewis 

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]]> How Macron went wrong How Macron went wrong Thu, 07 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMT 55:57 32b53d55-8897-4143-ad7d-a3ed289a9fb7 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/howmacronwentwrong 32b53d55-8897-4143-ad7d-a3ed289a9fb7 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 howmacronwentwrong full

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]]> ‘American Standard’, a new poem by Paul Muldoon ‘American Standard’, a new poem by Paul Muldoon Thu, 31 Jan 2019 10:00:00 GMT 39:22 f218db79-26e5-48fb-9b73-48663a2a813d false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/-americanstandard-anewpoembypaulmuldoon f218db79-26e5-48fb-9b73-48663a2a813d af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 -americanstandard-anewpoembypaulmuldoon full the-tls.co.uk

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]]> Everything points north Everything points north Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT 46:59 c9e63bc2-2931-49c0-bb87-59465fe6e0f6 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/everythingpointsnorth c9e63bc2-2931-49c0-bb87-59465fe6e0f6 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 everythingpointsnorth Catherine Taylor on bookish goings on in the north of England, from her family’s bookshop in Sheffield to the Northern Fiction Alliance of small presses; Diarmaid Ferriter considers the fraught matter of the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland;... full Catherine Taylor on bookish goings on in the north of England, from her family’s bookshop in Sheffield to the Northern Fiction Alliance of small presses; Diarmaid Ferriter considers the fraught matter of the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland; Fríða Ísberg on the spectre of war in Icelandic film and fiction

 

Books

The Border: The legacy of a century of Anglo-Irish politics by Diarmaid Ferriter

Hotel Silence (Ör) by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir

Woman at War, directed by Benedikt Erlingsson

Section 6 of “American Standard”, a new poem by Paul Muldoon published in this week’s TLS; read by Lisa Dwan (full recording available as a separate podcast episode)

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]]> Catherine Taylor on bookish goings on in the north of England, from her family’s bookshop in Sheffield to the Northern Fiction Alliance of small presses; Diarmaid Ferriter considers the fraught matter of the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland; Fríða Ísberg on the spectre of war in Icelandic film and fiction

 

Books

The Border: The legacy of a century of Anglo-Irish politics by Diarmaid Ferriter

Hotel Silence (Ör) by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir

Woman at War, directed by Benedikt Erlingsson

Section 6 of “American Standard”, a new poem by Paul Muldoon published in this week’s TLS; read by Lisa Dwan (full recording available as a separate podcast episode)

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]]> <![CDATA[Reddit's new religions]]> Thu, 24 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT 56:31 d7052ff9-8150-41aa-935d-f85a64f03a2e true https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/redditsnewreligions d7052ff9-8150-41aa-935d-f85a64f03a2e af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 redditsnewreligions full Imogen Russell Williams on children's books that tackle grief and war, “offering distressed adults the calming certainty of a script, and baffled children the reassurance of straightforward answers”; Carl Miller discusses the creation, and squabbling continuation, of Reddit, one of the most popular websites in the world; A. N. Wilson considers the Travellers Club in London, now in its 200th year, where Britain's prime ministers "got stuff done" 


Books

White Feather by Catherine and David MacPhail

The Skylarks’ War by Hilary McKay

An Anty-War Story by Tony Ross

Only One of Me by Lisa Wells and Michelle Robinson (illustrated by Tim Budgen and Catalina Echeverri)

The Afterwards by A. F. Harrold and Emily Gravett

We Are the Nerds: The birth and tumultuous life of Reddit, the internet's culture laboratory by Christine Lagorio-Chafkin

The Travellers Club: A bicentennial history (1819–2019) by John Martin Robinson 


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]]> Imogen Russell Williams on children's books that tackle grief and war, “offering distressed adults the calming certainty of a script, and baffled children the reassurance of straightforward answers”; Carl Miller discusses the creation, and squabbling continuation, of Reddit, one of the most popular websites in the world; A. N. Wilson considers the Travellers Club in London, now in its 200th year, where Britain's prime ministers "got stuff done" 


Books

White Feather by Catherine and David MacPhail

The Skylarks’ War by Hilary McKay

An Anty-War Story by Tony Ross

Only One of Me by Lisa Wells and Michelle Robinson (illustrated by Tim Budgen and Catalina Echeverri)

The Afterwards by A. F. Harrold and Emily Gravett

We Are the Nerds: The birth and tumultuous life of Reddit, the internet's culture laboratory by Christine Lagorio-Chafkin

The Travellers Club: A bicentennial history (1819–2019) by John Martin Robinson 


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]]> Egos and experiments Egos and experiments Thu, 17 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT 46:26 91f8ee2e-ce45-426e-b244-909b38c68c64 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/egosandexperiments 91f8ee2e-ce45-426e-b244-909b38c68c64 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 egosandexperiments full Boyd Tonkin states the case – never overstated – for literature in translation, and reviews a commendable recent effort "to grasp, and to survey, the entire planet of words"; Andrew Scull considers the travails of social psychology and the egos and experiments that professed to tell us something essential about human nature by setting fire to forests or electrocuting dogs... 


Books 

Found in Translation: 100 of the finest short stories ever translated, edited by Frank Wynne

The Lost Boys: Inside Muzafer Sherif’s Robbers Cave experiment by Gina Perry 

The Hope Circuit: A psychologist’s journey from helplessness to optimism by Martin Seligman 

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]]> Boyd Tonkin states the case – never overstated – for literature in translation, and reviews a commendable recent effort "to grasp, and to survey, the entire planet of words"; Andrew Scull considers the travails of social psychology and the egos and experiments that professed to tell us something essential about human nature by setting fire to forests or electrocuting dogs... 


Books 

Found in Translation: 100 of the finest short stories ever translated, edited by Frank Wynne

The Lost Boys: Inside Muzafer Sherif’s Robbers Cave experiment by Gina Perry 

The Hope Circuit: A psychologist’s journey from helplessness to optimism by Martin Seligman 

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]]> Finer points of murder Finer points of murder Thu, 10 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT 46:56 13dcc846-f8b6-4d4b-8266-5dea995fb95b false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/finerpointsofmurder 13dcc846-f8b6-4d4b-8266-5dea995fb95b af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 finerpointsofmurder full

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]]> Icons familiar and unfamiliar Icons familiar and unfamiliar Thu, 03 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT 41:51 a1dd35b0-4505-4bb6-9235-f22e59d83bdf true https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/iconsfamiliarandunfamiliar a1dd35b0-4505-4bb6-9235-f22e59d83bdf af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 iconsfamiliarandunfamiliar full With Stig Abell and Lucy Dallas

Lara Pawson drops in to tell the tale of David Wojnarowicz, the New York artist whose time has come. Elaine Showalter examines a new biography of Germaine Greer. Kim Addonizio, winner of the Mick Imlah Prize for Poetry, reads her victorious poem. Plus, Lucy admits to having an allotment, and Stig learns he has been introducing the show all wrong.

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]]> With Stig Abell and Lucy Dallas

Lara Pawson drops in to tell the tale of David Wojnarowicz, the New York artist whose time has come. Elaine Showalter examines a new biography of Germaine Greer. Kim Addonizio, winner of the Mick Imlah Prize for Poetry, reads her victorious poem. Plus, Lucy admits to having an allotment, and Stig learns he has been introducing the show all wrong.

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]]> Highlights from 2018 – a bonus episode Highlights from 2018 – a bonus episode Thu, 27 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMT 1:15:27 602cf74c-6e15-425e-8019-b88bd6bbdb80 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/highlightsfrom2018-abonusepisode 602cf74c-6e15-425e-8019-b88bd6bbdb80 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 highlightsfrom2018-abonusepisode full

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]]> <![CDATA[Mary Beard's 'Introduction to the Odyssey' – a bonus episode]]> Thu, 27 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMT 59:49 89e533d0-68af-446c-8adc-6bacff42014d false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/marybeardsintroductiontotheodyssey-abonusepisode 89e533d0-68af-446c-8adc-6bacff42014d af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 marybeardsintroductiontotheodyssey-abonusepisode bonus

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]]> Arts of the Year 2018 Arts of the Year 2018 Thu, 20 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMT 55:32 c2a992c2-c1c9-4df1-81c8-072975dc65f9 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/artsoftheyear2018 c2a992c2-c1c9-4df1-81c8-072975dc65f9 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 artsoftheyear2018 full

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]]> Ode to the orca Ode to the orca Thu, 13 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMT 36:37 2d8d144d-754d-45ae-916b-35e8407ef80d false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/odetotheorca 2d8d144d-754d-45ae-916b-35e8407ef80d af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 odetotheorca full Lucy Atkins charts our changing relationship with Orcinus orca, from "demon dolphin" to cuddly icon; Ruth Scurr on the lives and unlikely friendship of Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn 


Books

Orca: How we came to know and love the ocean’s greatest predator by Jason M. Colby

John Evelyn: A life of domesticity by John Dixon Hunt 

The Curious World of Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn by Margaret Willes

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]]> Lucy Atkins charts our changing relationship with Orcinus orca, from "demon dolphin" to cuddly icon; Ruth Scurr on the lives and unlikely friendship of Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn 


Books

Orca: How we came to know and love the ocean’s greatest predator by Jason M. Colby

John Evelyn: A life of domesticity by John Dixon Hunt 

The Curious World of Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn by Margaret Willes

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]]> Who on earth was William Gilbert? Who on earth was William Gilbert? Thu, 06 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMT 46:36 bfe029ac-acff-4da7-8793-8aa1da8c4484 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/whoonearthwaswilliamgilbert- bfe029ac-acff-4da7-8793-8aa1da8c4484 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 whoonearthwaswilliamgilbert- Michael Caines on the little-known romantic William Gilbert, a “man of fine genius” (according to William Wordsworth) who had “unfortunately received a few rays of supernatural light through a crack in his upper story”; Daniel Beer tells the tale of th... full Michael Caines on the little-known romantic William Gilbert, a “man of fine genius” (according to William Wordsworth) who had “unfortunately received a few rays of supernatural light through a crack in his upper story”; Daniel Beer tells the tale of the Gulag at Solovki, a converted monastery known as “the Paris of the Northern concentration camps”, a place of brutality but also of resistant culture and ideas; finally, Laurence Scott considers the cultural history of shoeshining, from Dickens to Police Squad 


Books

William Gilbert and Esoteric Romanticism by Paul Cheshire

Intellectual Life and Literature at Solovki, 1923–1930: The Paris of the northern concentration camps by Andrea Gullotta

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]]> Michael Caines on the little-known romantic William Gilbert, a “man of fine genius” (according to William Wordsworth) who had “unfortunately received a few rays of supernatural light through a crack in his upper story”; Daniel Beer tells the tale of the Gulag at Solovki, a converted monastery known as “the Paris of the Northern concentration camps”, a place of brutality but also of resistant culture and ideas; finally, Laurence Scott considers the cultural history of shoeshining, from Dickens to Police Squad 


Books

William Gilbert and Esoteric Romanticism by Paul Cheshire

Intellectual Life and Literature at Solovki, 1923–1930: The Paris of the northern concentration camps by Andrea Gullotta

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]]> Our problem with cows Our problem with cows Thu, 29 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMT 45:31 e9c45169-26c9-4dd9-b9f3-e4cf0c2625ff true https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/ourproblemwithcows e9c45169-26c9-4dd9-b9f3-e4cf0c2625ff af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 ourproblemwithcows full Forty years since the controversial Spanish constitution of 1978, Rupert Shortt, Hispanic editor at the TLS, discusses the painful evolution of democracy in Spain; Siobhan Magee considers our problematic relationship with farmed animals, namely dairy cows, and crops, such as palm oil; Dwight Garner, a literary critic at the New York Times, offers glimpses into his commonplace book, in which four decades of favourite quotations converse with each other


Books

The Cow with Ear Tag #1389 by Kathryn Gillespie

Palma Africana by Michael Taussig

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]]> Forty years since the controversial Spanish constitution of 1978, Rupert Shortt, Hispanic editor at the TLS, discusses the painful evolution of democracy in Spain; Siobhan Magee considers our problematic relationship with farmed animals, namely dairy cows, and crops, such as palm oil; Dwight Garner, a literary critic at the New York Times, offers glimpses into his commonplace book, in which four decades of favourite quotations converse with each other


Books

The Cow with Ear Tag #1389 by Kathryn Gillespie

Palma Africana by Michael Taussig

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]]> The best books of 2018 The best books of 2018 Thu, 22 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMT 51:56 274ac3cc-c599-4df0-8954-1036d9b6ddf2 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/thebestbooksof2018 274ac3cc-c599-4df0-8954-1036d9b6ddf2 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 thebestbooksof2018 full A handful of TLS editors gather for the yearly process of picking through contributors' Books of the Year selections, and nominate their own books to remember; Serhii Plokhy, the winner of this year's Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction for 'Chernobyl: The history of a nuclear catastrophe', speaks to the TLS's History editor David Horspool


Selected books

The Western Wind by Samantha Harvey

Charles de Gaulle: A certain idea of France by Julian Jackson

Normal People by Sally Rooney

Murmur by Will Eaves

Circe by Madeline Miller

Talking To Women by Nell Dunn

Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss

The Collected Letters of Flann O’Brien, edited by Maebh Long

Grant by Ron Chernow 

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Selected books

The Western Wind by Samantha Harvey

Charles de Gaulle: A certain idea of France by Julian Jackson

Normal People by Sally Rooney

Murmur by Will Eaves

Circe by Madeline Miller

Talking To Women by Nell Dunn

Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss

The Collected Letters of Flann O’Brien, edited by Maebh Long

Grant by Ron Chernow 

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]]> Is it accurate to call Donald Trump a fascist? Is it accurate to call Donald Trump a fascist? Thu, 15 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMT 51:16 94a054be-35b2-4eed-bde4-6b86d442caa0 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/isitaccuratetocalldonaldtrumpafascist- 94a054be-35b2-4eed-bde4-6b86d442caa0 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 isitaccuratetocalldonaldtrumpafascist- full Mary Beard joins us to answer the question: Is it accurate to call Donald Trump a fascist?, while the TLS's fiction and politics editor Toby Lichtig discusses how the President is presented, in books and on film; and Julia Bell looks back on her Oxford entrance interview - with no fondness - and wonders: "Was it a trap or a test?"


Books

Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward

The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis

Nobody hates Trump more than Trump by David Shields 

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]]> Mary Beard joins us to answer the question: Is it accurate to call Donald Trump a fascist?, while the TLS's fiction and politics editor Toby Lichtig discusses how the President is presented, in books and on film; and Julia Bell looks back on her Oxford entrance interview - with no fondness - and wonders: "Was it a trap or a test?"


Books

Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward

The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis

Nobody hates Trump more than Trump by David Shields 

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]]> WW1: Remembering / forgetting WW1: Remembering / forgetting Thu, 08 Nov 2018 00:01:00 GMT 47:07 42fa1ea7-efb5-487c-bcf2-2aa466aeceeb false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/ww1-remembering-forgetting 42fa1ea7-efb5-487c-bcf2-2aa466aeceeb af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 ww1-remembering-forgetting full To mark the centenary of the end of the First World War, the TLS's History editor David Horspool talks us through books, exhibitions and events that commemorate cataclysmic slaughter and scars that endure to this day; it’s easy to think of privacy invasion as a peculiarly modern phenomenon, but it has its own history dating back to the American Civil War – Sarah Igo tells us more; finally, the food writer Bee Wilson discusses two new cookbooks that capture a “fresh mood of experiment in the kitchen”


Works discussed

Pandora’s Box: A history of the First World War, by Jörn Leonhard (translated by Patrick Camiller)

Robert Graves: From Great War poet to ‘Good-Bye to All That’, 1895–1929 by Jean Moorcroft Wilson

Making a New World (across the Imperial War Museum, London, and the Imperial War Museum North)

Plus reviews and original pieces published in the TLS, including “What did Tommy read: The complex mental worlds of soldiers on the Western Front” by Bill Bell – go to the-TLS.co.uk for details

Sight Smell Touch Taste Sound:  A new way to cook by Sybil Kapoor

Lateral Cooking by Niki Segnit

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]]> To mark the centenary of the end of the First World War, the TLS's History editor David Horspool talks us through books, exhibitions and events that commemorate cataclysmic slaughter and scars that endure to this day; it’s easy to think of privacy invasion as a peculiarly modern phenomenon, but it has its own history dating back to the American Civil War – Sarah Igo tells us more; finally, the food writer Bee Wilson discusses two new cookbooks that capture a “fresh mood of experiment in the kitchen”


Works discussed

Pandora’s Box: A history of the First World War, by Jörn Leonhard (translated by Patrick Camiller)

Robert Graves: From Great War poet to ‘Good-Bye to All That’, 1895–1929 by Jean Moorcroft Wilson

Making a New World (across the Imperial War Museum, London, and the Imperial War Museum North)

Plus reviews and original pieces published in the TLS, including “What did Tommy read: The complex mental worlds of soldiers on the Western Front” by Bill Bell – go to the-TLS.co.uk for details

Sight Smell Touch Taste Sound:  A new way to cook by Sybil Kapoor

Lateral Cooking by Niki Segnit

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]]> Remembering Peterloo Remembering Peterloo Thu, 01 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMT 48:10 27f03436-d129-4dc5-a6b2-0380e294a35b false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/rememberingpeterloo 27f03436-d129-4dc5-a6b2-0380e294a35b af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 rememberingpeterloo full As Mike Leigh's film of the Peterloo massacre of 1819 is released, Clare Pettitt revisits the history; Marina Benjamin offers a personal and literary account of the threshold between sleep and wakefulness; following the publication of a second volume of Sylvia Plath's letters, Hannah Sullivan looks for fresh insights into the poet's work, life and death; finally, Sam Riviere reads his new poem, "Sushi Tuesday"


Works discussed

Peterloo, directed by Mike Leigh

Insomnia by Marina Benjamin

The Letters of Sylvia Plath Volume I (1940-1956) and Volume II (1956-1963), edited by Peter K. Steinberg and Karen V. Kukil

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]]> As Mike Leigh's film of the Peterloo massacre of 1819 is released, Clare Pettitt revisits the history; Marina Benjamin offers a personal and literary account of the threshold between sleep and wakefulness; following the publication of a second volume of Sylvia Plath's letters, Hannah Sullivan looks for fresh insights into the poet's work, life and death; finally, Sam Riviere reads his new poem, "Sushi Tuesday"


Works discussed

Peterloo, directed by Mike Leigh

Insomnia by Marina Benjamin

The Letters of Sylvia Plath Volume I (1940-1956) and Volume II (1956-1963), edited by Peter K. Steinberg and Karen V. Kukil

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]]> BONUS: Must read – must buy? BONUS: Must read – must buy? Wed, 24 Oct 2018 23:01:00 GMT 35:20 b702691a-8f30-404c-99c7-3874062840da false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/bonus-mustread-mustbuy- b702691a-8f30-404c-99c7-3874062840da af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 bonus-mustread-mustbuy- Are authors, reviewers and publicists wasting their time on book coverage? The contemporary conversation about books and ideas goes way beyond traditional features and interviews. Book groups, academic seminars, Amazon user reviews, Goodreads, the pres... full

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]]> 1844, remember the date... 1844, remember the date... Wed, 24 Oct 2018 23:00:00 GMT 44:54 4e229143-d743-473b-9011-2c5ea0473af5 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/1844-rememberthedate..- 4e229143-d743-473b-9011-2c5ea0473af5 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 1844-rememberthedate..- full Elaine Showalter on a history of obscenity and censorship and the largely futile efforts of a US Postal Inspector; Ladee Hubbard on five years of Black Lives Matter and the myth of an egalitarian, post-racial America; Kassia St Clair on women, weaving and the rewriting of history


Books

Lust on Trial: Censorship and the rise of obscenity in the age of Anthony Comstock by Amy Werbel 

The Fire This Time: A new generation speaks about race, edited by Jesmyn Ward

My Brother Moochie: Regaining dignity in the face of crime, poverty and racism in the American South by Isaac J. Bailey  

The Golden Thread: How fabric changed history by Kassia St Clair  

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]]> Elaine Showalter on a history of obscenity and censorship and the largely futile efforts of a US Postal Inspector; Ladee Hubbard on five years of Black Lives Matter and the myth of an egalitarian, post-racial America; Kassia St Clair on women, weaving and the rewriting of history


Books

Lust on Trial: Censorship and the rise of obscenity in the age of Anthony Comstock by Amy Werbel 

The Fire This Time: A new generation speaks about race, edited by Jesmyn Ward

My Brother Moochie: Regaining dignity in the face of crime, poverty and racism in the American South by Isaac J. Bailey  

The Golden Thread: How fabric changed history by Kassia St Clair  

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]]> Ever-enigmatic Leonardo da Vinci Ever-enigmatic Leonardo da Vinci Wed, 17 Oct 2018 23:00:00 GMT 45:50 3edae1cb-f54b-4a49-8b2e-1e74dcedd901 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/ever-enigmaticleonardodavinci 3edae1cb-f54b-4a49-8b2e-1e74dcedd901 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 ever-enigmaticleonardodavinci full Keith Miller joins us to discuss everybody's favourite Renaissance man; the TLS's Fiction editor Toby Lichtig meets Anna Burns, the winner of the 2018 Man Booker Prize for her novel Milkman; this year's Nobel Prize for Literature, meanwhile, remains suspended following charges of serious sexual misconduct and cronyism – Richard Orange reports on the mess that has engulfed the Swedish Academy


Books

Living with Leonardo: Fifty years of sanity and insanity in the art world and beyond by Martin Kemp

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]]> Keith Miller joins us to discuss everybody's favourite Renaissance man; the TLS's Fiction editor Toby Lichtig meets Anna Burns, the winner of the 2018 Man Booker Prize for her novel Milkman; this year's Nobel Prize for Literature, meanwhile, remains suspended following charges of serious sexual misconduct and cronyism – Richard Orange reports on the mess that has engulfed the Swedish Academy


Books

Living with Leonardo: Fifty years of sanity and insanity in the art world and beyond by Martin Kemp

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]]> An Odyssey for everyone An Odyssey for everyone Wed, 10 Oct 2018 23:00:00 GMT 47:23 1794889a-09cd-4f97-9726-c7a6a08daffe false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/anodysseyforeveryone 1794889a-09cd-4f97-9726-c7a6a08daffe af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 anodysseyforeveryone full Mary Beard reflects on the peculiarities of Homer's best-loved, many-sided epic; Neel Mukherjee on the scandalous survival of the Indian caste system; following the recent party conferences, James O'Brien offers a wry overview of Britain's political mess


Books: 

The Measure of Homer: The ancient reception of the Iliad and the Odyssey by Richard Hunter

Ants Among Elephants: An untouchable family and the making of modern India by Sujatha Gidla

How To Be Right ... in a World Gone Wrong by James O'Brien

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]]> Mary Beard reflects on the peculiarities of Homer's best-loved, many-sided epic; Neel Mukherjee on the scandalous survival of the Indian caste system; following the recent party conferences, James O'Brien offers a wry overview of Britain's political mess


Books: 

The Measure of Homer: The ancient reception of the Iliad and the Odyssey by Richard Hunter

Ants Among Elephants: An untouchable family and the making of modern India by Sujatha Gidla

How To Be Right ... in a World Gone Wrong by James O'Brien

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]]> Radical Cheltenham and a poem from Paul Muldoon Radical Cheltenham and a poem from Paul Muldoon Wed, 03 Oct 2018 23:00:00 GMT 30:58 f43bcb2e-0f3e-4574-8124-e5fda1c21332 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/radicalcheltenhamandapoemfrompaulmuldoon f43bcb2e-0f3e-4574-8124-e5fda1c21332 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 radicalcheltenhamandapoemfrompaulmuldoon full Michael Caines joins us to discuss female liberation in genteel Cheltenham; we look ahead to an Odyssey extravaganza, with Ted Hodgkinson from the Southbank centre; Paul Muldoon brings a salutary note of optimism to US politics and history with his new poem "With Joseph Brant in Canajoharie"



Books

Votes for Women: Cheltenham and the Cotswolds by Sue Jones

The Odyssey translated by Emily Wilson

Selected Poems 1968-2014 by Paul Muldoon

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]]> Michael Caines joins us to discuss female liberation in genteel Cheltenham; we look ahead to an Odyssey extravaganza, with Ted Hodgkinson from the Southbank centre; Paul Muldoon brings a salutary note of optimism to US politics and history with his new poem "With Joseph Brant in Canajoharie"



Books

Votes for Women: Cheltenham and the Cotswolds by Sue Jones

The Odyssey translated by Emily Wilson

Selected Poems 1968-2014 by Paul Muldoon

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]]> Diarmaid MacCulloch on Thomas Cromwell Diarmaid MacCulloch on Thomas Cromwell Wed, 26 Sep 2018 23:01:00 GMT 30:04 f5873d16-4ba1-4167-996d-cee63d7f3f70 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/diarmaidmaccullochonthomascromwell f5873d16-4ba1-4167-996d-cee63d7f3f70 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 diarmaidmaccullochonthomascromwell full

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]]> <![CDATA[Mexico's great disgrace]]> Wed, 26 Sep 2018 23:00:00 GMT 52:30 79483466-7b69-4423-87ce-760230815d36 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/mexicosgreatdisgrace 79483466-7b69-4423-87ce-760230815d36 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 mexicosgreatdisgrace full Lorna Scott Fox joins us to discuss the fiftieth anniversary of Mexico's Tlatelolco of 1968, a travesty still shrouded in obfuscation; the TLS's History editor David Horspool discusses Thomas Cromwell with Diarmaid MacCulloch, the author of a new, definitive biography; and finally, Rozalind Dineen offers a round-up of interesting new podcasts


Books and podcasts discussed

México 68: The students, the President and the CIA by Sergio Aguayo

Thomas Cromwell: A Life by Diarmaid MacCulloch

The Teachers Pet (The Australian)

West Cork (Audible)

The Ratline (BBC)

In Our Time (BBC Radio 4)

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]]> Lorna Scott Fox joins us to discuss the fiftieth anniversary of Mexico's Tlatelolco of 1968, a travesty still shrouded in obfuscation; the TLS's History editor David Horspool discusses Thomas Cromwell with Diarmaid MacCulloch, the author of a new, definitive biography; and finally, Rozalind Dineen offers a round-up of interesting new podcasts


Books and podcasts discussed

México 68: The students, the President and the CIA by Sergio Aguayo

Thomas Cromwell: A Life by Diarmaid MacCulloch

The Teachers Pet (The Australian)

West Cork (Audible)

The Ratline (BBC)

In Our Time (BBC Radio 4)

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]]> Henry James in LA Henry James in LA Wed, 19 Sep 2018 23:00:00 GMT 40:07 a952fa8d-8266-4fa1-840b-a5fa1d90c210 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/henryjamesinla a952fa8d-8266-4fa1-840b-a5fa1d90c210 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 henryjamesinla Philip Horne and Frances Wilson join us to discuss Henry James, the not-always masterly Master who gave us novels as apparently divergent as Washington Square, with its clear, tight prose, The Ambassadors (prone to accidents of publication) and The Gol... full Philip Horne and Frances Wilson join us to discuss Henry James, the not-always masterly Master who gave us novels as apparently divergent as Washington Square, with its clear, tight prose, The Ambassadors (prone to accidents of publication) and The Golden Bowl, which spills pleasures of an altogether more sinuous nature; plus, details of a little-known trip James took to California, which – unexpectedly, perhaps –“completely bowled” him over  


Books

Generous Mistakes: Incidents of error in Henry James by Michael Anesko 

The Cambridge Edition of the Complete Fiction of Henry James: The Ambassadors; Edited by Nicola Bradbury. The Portrait of a Lady; Edited by Michael Anesko. The Jolly Corner and Other Tales, 1903–1910; Edited by N. H. Reeve (Michael Anesko, Tamara L. Follini, Philip Horne and Adrian Poole, general editors)

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]]> Philip Horne and Frances Wilson join us to discuss Henry James, the not-always masterly Master who gave us novels as apparently divergent as Washington Square, with its clear, tight prose, The Ambassadors (prone to accidents of publication) and The Golden Bowl, which spills pleasures of an altogether more sinuous nature; plus, details of a little-known trip James took to California, which – unexpectedly, perhaps –“completely bowled” him over  


Books

Generous Mistakes: Incidents of error in Henry James by Michael Anesko 

The Cambridge Edition of the Complete Fiction of Henry James: The Ambassadors; Edited by Nicola Bradbury. The Portrait of a Lady; Edited by Michael Anesko. The Jolly Corner and Other Tales, 1903–1910; Edited by N. H. Reeve (Michael Anesko, Tamara L. Follini, Philip Horne and Adrian Poole, general editors)

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]]> On booze and art On booze and art Wed, 12 Sep 2018 23:00:16 GMT 37:27 e23012e1-55cf-4f11-9745-ab54f39054bf false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/onboozeandart e23012e1-55cf-4f11-9745-ab54f39054bf af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 onboozeandart full Roz Dineen on the time-stained image of the artist-addict, The Recovering by Leslie Jamison, and whether “stories about getting better [can] ever be as compelling as stories about falling apart"; "David Foster Wallace would send me letters and I wouldn’t answer them. He would send works in progress with forlorn notes. 'You’re under no obligation to read or to pretend you’ve read the enclosed,' he wrote on one piece. I didn’t." – David Streitfeld recalls being David Foster Wallace's "worst friend"


Books

The Recovering by Leslie Jamison

In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close encounters with addiction by Gabor Maté  

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]]> Roz Dineen on the time-stained image of the artist-addict, The Recovering by Leslie Jamison, and whether “stories about getting better [can] ever be as compelling as stories about falling apart"; "David Foster Wallace would send me letters and I wouldn’t answer them. He would send works in progress with forlorn notes. 'You’re under no obligation to read or to pretend you’ve read the enclosed,' he wrote on one piece. I didn’t." – David Streitfeld recalls being David Foster Wallace's "worst friend"


Books

The Recovering by Leslie Jamison

In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close encounters with addiction by Gabor Maté  

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]]> Philip Larkin, beyond the grave Philip Larkin, beyond the grave Wed, 05 Sep 2018 23:01:00 GMT 53:24 ff0cabd9-9e2c-420d-9ffd-cc551457f8f5 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/philiplarkin-beyondthegrave ff0cabd9-9e2c-420d-9ffd-cc551457f8f5 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 philiplarkin-beyondthegrave full Andrew Motion discusses the life, work and curious afterlife of his friend and "subject" Philip Larkin; Imogen Russell Williams has written an essay on diversity (or the lack of it) in children's books and offers some recommendations; Zoe Williams gives her verdict on the very British political tradition that is Prime Minister’s Questions


Books


Philip Larkin: A writer's life by Andrew Motion (1993; reissued September 2018)  

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo  

Square by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen  

I Am Thunder by Muhammad Khan

Knights and Bikes by Gabrielle Kent

You’re Safe With Me by Chitra Soundar and Poonam Mistry

Knights and Bikes by Gabrielle Kent

You’re Safe With Me by Chitra Soundar and Poonam Mistry


(For all the books discussed by Imogen Russell Williams, go to the-tls.co.uk)

Punch and Judy Politics: An insider’s guide to Prime Minister’s questions by Tom Hamilton and Ayesha Hazarika

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Books


Philip Larkin: A writer's life by Andrew Motion (1993; reissued September 2018)  

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo  

Square by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen  

I Am Thunder by Muhammad Khan

Knights and Bikes by Gabrielle Kent

You’re Safe With Me by Chitra Soundar and Poonam Mistry

Knights and Bikes by Gabrielle Kent

You’re Safe With Me by Chitra Soundar and Poonam Mistry


(For all the books discussed by Imogen Russell Williams, go to the-tls.co.uk)

Punch and Judy Politics: An insider’s guide to Prime Minister’s questions by Tom Hamilton and Ayesha Hazarika

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]]> Too smart for our own good Too smart for our own good Wed, 22 Aug 2018 23:00:00 GMT 40:42 a9d2e998-8c93-4e69-b777-311c61136376 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/toosmartforourowngood a9d2e998-8c93-4e69-b777-311c61136376 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 toosmartforourowngood Carl Miller, the author of The Death of the Gods, which deals with how power works and who holds it in the digital age, sheds light on how algorithms, originally devised as simple problem-solving devices, have become so complicated that no one, not eve... full Carl Miller, the author of The Death of the Gods, which deals with how power works and who holds it in the digital age, sheds light on how algorithms, originally devised as simple problem-solving devices, have become so complicated that no one, not even their creators, can control them; Kristen Roupenian points out the problem with an “unfailingly enthusiastic” compendium of twentieth-century female intellectuals (including Dorothy Parker and Joan Didion): who is left out and why?; eighty-odd years ago, Zora Neale Hurston, now best known for her novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, interviewed Kossola O-Lo-Loo-Ay, the last known survivor of the Atlantic Slave Trade. As her book is finally published, Colin Grant joins us to tell us more 


Books 

The Death of the Gods: The new global power grab by Carl Miller 

Sharp: The women who made an art of having an opinion by Michelle Dean 

Barracoon: The story of the last “Black Cargo” by Zora Neale

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]]> Carl Miller, the author of The Death of the Gods, which deals with how power works and who holds it in the digital age, sheds light on how algorithms, originally devised as simple problem-solving devices, have become so complicated that no one, not even their creators, can control them; Kristen Roupenian points out the problem with an “unfailingly enthusiastic” compendium of twentieth-century female intellectuals (including Dorothy Parker and Joan Didion): who is left out and why?; eighty-odd years ago, Zora Neale Hurston, now best known for her novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, interviewed Kossola O-Lo-Loo-Ay, the last known survivor of the Atlantic Slave Trade. As her book is finally published, Colin Grant joins us to tell us more 


Books 

The Death of the Gods: The new global power grab by Carl Miller 

Sharp: The women who made an art of having an opinion by Michelle Dean 

Barracoon: The story of the last “Black Cargo” by Zora Neale

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]]> Same old gags Same old gags Wed, 15 Aug 2018 23:00:00 GMT 45:20 251666b6-7e80-4ae0-80a6-2703ed1143ff false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/sameoldgags 251666b6-7e80-4ae0-80a6-2703ed1143ff af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 sameoldgags full In the course of his long literary career, Samuel Johnson reviewed only one novel. Who was it by? None other than the "preposterously confident” Charlotte Lennox, a force in eighteenth-century prose and a model for Jane Austen – Min Wild tells us more; What happens if you ask a literary critic to watch top-grossing (pun intended) Hollywood comedies from the past three decades? Robert Douglas-Fairhurst explains how comedy reflects broader culture and anxieties; How are women treated in film and television? Is there cause for celebration? Alice Wadsworth joins us in the studio to discuss.


Books

Charlotte Lennox: An independent mind by Susan Carlile 

Stealing the Show: How women are revolutionizing television by Joy Press 

Where No Black Woman Has Gone Before: Subversive portrayals in speculative film and TV by Diana Adesola Mafe 


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]]> In the course of his long literary career, Samuel Johnson reviewed only one novel. Who was it by? None other than the "preposterously confident” Charlotte Lennox, a force in eighteenth-century prose and a model for Jane Austen – Min Wild tells us more; What happens if you ask a literary critic to watch top-grossing (pun intended) Hollywood comedies from the past three decades? Robert Douglas-Fairhurst explains how comedy reflects broader culture and anxieties; How are women treated in film and television? Is there cause for celebration? Alice Wadsworth joins us in the studio to discuss.


Books

Charlotte Lennox: An independent mind by Susan Carlile 

Stealing the Show: How women are revolutionizing television by Joy Press 

Where No Black Woman Has Gone Before: Subversive portrayals in speculative film and TV by Diana Adesola Mafe 


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]]> Turn on, tune in, drop out? Turn on, tune in, drop out? Wed, 08 Aug 2018 23:00:00 GMT 43:46 1d5699a3-aa72-4c80-8cfb-d74c01fa0888 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/turnon-tunein-dropout- 1d5699a3-aa72-4c80-8cfb-d74c01fa0888 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 turnon-tunein-dropout- full

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]]> Mind and memory Mind and memory Wed, 01 Aug 2018 23:00:00 GMT 30:17 c9f87e9c-a19f-4fae-8e71-9f93394cfc74 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/mindandmemory c9f87e9c-a19f-4fae-8e71-9f93394cfc74 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 mindandmemory With Stig Abell and Roz Dineen. Steven Nadler drops in to tell us all we need to know about the much-misunderstood Descartes; and En Liang Khong visits the Foundling museum to see an installation about how to commemorate loss. full

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]]> <![CDATA[Emily Brontë's wuthering wilds]]> Wed, 25 Jul 2018 23:00:00 GMT 37:05 f034dcc0-1c0f-4751-b6a4-d7c1af278c4f false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/emilybronteswutheringwilds f034dcc0-1c0f-4751-b6a4-d7c1af278c4f af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 emilybronteswutheringwilds To mark 200 years since Emily Brontë’s birth, we are joined by Robert Potts and Jacqueline Banerjee to look back at Brontë’s life and most famous work Wuthering Heights – with a nod to Kate Bush’s memorable track, as well as to other, more recent tribu... full To mark 200 years since Emily Brontë’s birth, we are joined by Robert Potts and Jacqueline Banerjee to look back at Brontë’s life and most famous work Wuthering Heights – with a nod to Kate Bush’s memorable track, as well as to other, more recent tributes; Mika Ross-Southall shares the story of Tommy Nutter, the "rebel tailor of 1960s Savile Row", who, from humble origins, pulled himself up by the force of his wild imagination to dress anyone who was anyone


Books, etc 


Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë (new edition by HQ; with a foreword by Michael Stewart)

Ill Will: The untold story of Heathcliff by Michael Stewart 

Emily Brontë: A life in twenty poems by Nick Holland 

Emily Brontë Reappraised: A view from the twenty-first century by Claire O’Callaghan

Emily Jane Brontë and Her Music by John Hennessy

The Brontë Stones project - https://bit.ly/2LOgEiQ

House of Nutter: The rebel tailor of Savile Row by Lance Richardson

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]]> To mark 200 years since Emily Brontë’s birth, we are joined by Robert Potts and Jacqueline Banerjee to look back at Brontë’s life and most famous work Wuthering Heights – with a nod to Kate Bush’s memorable track, as well as to other, more recent tributes; Mika Ross-Southall shares the story of Tommy Nutter, the "rebel tailor of 1960s Savile Row", who, from humble origins, pulled himself up by the force of his wild imagination to dress anyone who was anyone


Books, etc 


Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë (new edition by HQ; with a foreword by Michael Stewart)

Ill Will: The untold story of Heathcliff by Michael Stewart 

Emily Brontë: A life in twenty poems by Nick Holland 

Emily Brontë Reappraised: A view from the twenty-first century by Claire O’Callaghan

Emily Jane Brontë and Her Music by John Hennessy

The Brontë Stones project - https://bit.ly/2LOgEiQ

House of Nutter: The rebel tailor of Savile Row by Lance Richardson

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]]> Women, in and out of control Women, in and out of control Wed, 18 Jul 2018 23:00:00 GMT 38:54 a91c45cb-7338-47d2-9456-dd04af0b2fd5 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/women-inandoutofcontrol a91c45cb-7338-47d2-9456-dd04af0b2fd5 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 women-inandoutofcontrol full “How much do you make things happen or let them happen to you?” “Can women be happy alone?” – questions such as these form the basis of a series of interviews with women, from heiresses to factory workers, conducted in the 1960s by the British writer Nell Dunn; as a reissue of Talking To Women appears Kate Webb introduces us to this seminal feminist text. And Patricia J. Williams discusses the role and lingering influence of the  Progressive Era's 'American Plan' to stamp out immorality through policies including compulsory STD tests and government-endorsed sterilization


Books

Talking To Women by Nell Dunn

Fixing the Poor: Eugenic sterilization and child welfare in the twentieth century by Molly Ladd-Taylor 

The Trials of Nina McCall: Sex, surveillance, and the decades-long government plan to imprison 'promiscuous' women by  Scott W. Stern 

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]]> “How much do you make things happen or let them happen to you?” “Can women be happy alone?” – questions such as these form the basis of a series of interviews with women, from heiresses to factory workers, conducted in the 1960s by the British writer Nell Dunn; as a reissue of Talking To Women appears Kate Webb introduces us to this seminal feminist text. And Patricia J. Williams discusses the role and lingering influence of the  Progressive Era's 'American Plan' to stamp out immorality through policies including compulsory STD tests and government-endorsed sterilization


Books

Talking To Women by Nell Dunn

Fixing the Poor: Eugenic sterilization and child welfare in the twentieth century by Molly Ladd-Taylor 

The Trials of Nina McCall: Sex, surveillance, and the decades-long government plan to imprison 'promiscuous' women by  Scott W. Stern 

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]]> Summer Books 2018 Summer Books 2018 Wed, 11 Jul 2018 23:00:00 GMT 38:28 83136a4b-00f1-43b1-9c52-c3adba62132b false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/summerbooks2018 83136a4b-00f1-43b1-9c52-c3adba62132b af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 summerbooks2018 We’re joined in the studio by TLS editors for arts, features and fiction, respectively, Lucy Dallas, Roz Dineen and Toby Lichtig, to pick through a selection of TLS writers’ summer reading choices – from reworked Classical myths to Deadpool comics – be... full the-TLS.co.uk to read our summer books feature in full.

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]]> Ode to Lee Child – a bonus episode Ode to Lee Child – a bonus episode Wed, 11 Jul 2018 23:00:00 GMT 27:46 c2669fbc-68af-4e58-a0d3-d60c833173c7 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/odetoleechild-abonusepisode c2669fbc-68af-4e58-a0d3-d60c833173c7 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 odetoleechild-abonusepisode full

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]]> Notes on 50 years of the Man Booker Prize Notes on 50 years of the Man Booker Prize Wed, 04 Jul 2018 23:00:00 GMT 37:02 c31c8741-7347-4e4c-b69c-e0d1a72be24a false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/noteson50yearsofthemanbookerprize c31c8741-7347-4e4c-b69c-e0d1a72be24a af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 noteson50yearsofthemanbookerprize This year marks half a century since the establishment of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction. The TLS’s Fiction editor Toby Lichtig joins us to debate the point of literary prizes and discuss the most under- (or over-) rated winners; Joan C. Williams, th... full This year marks half a century since the establishment of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction. The TLS’s Fiction editor Toby Lichtig joins us to debate the point of literary prizes and discuss the most under- (or over-) rated winners; Joan C. Williams, the author of last year’s White Working Class: Overcoming class cluelessness in America, considers the political consequences of class divides in the US and Britain


Books

The White Working Class: What everyone needs to know by Justin Gest

Making Sense of the Alt-Right by George Hawley

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]]> This year marks half a century since the establishment of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction. The TLS’s Fiction editor Toby Lichtig joins us to debate the point of literary prizes and discuss the most under- (or over-) rated winners; Joan C. Williams, the author of last year’s White Working Class: Overcoming class cluelessness in America, considers the political consequences of class divides in the US and Britain


Books

The White Working Class: What everyone needs to know by Justin Gest

Making Sense of the Alt-Right by George Hawley

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]]> An interview with Tim Winton – a bonus episode An interview with Tim Winton – a bonus episode Wed, 27 Jun 2018 23:01:31 GMT 25:11 c0be583d-e208-4c3e-8f9e-290a4a854ce8 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/aninterviewwithtimwinton-abonusepisode c0be583d-e208-4c3e-8f9e-290a4a854ce8 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 aninterviewwithtimwinton-abonusepisode bonus the-tls.co.uk to read an exclusive extract from the novel. 

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]]> The wildness of Muriel Spark The wildness of Muriel Spark Wed, 27 Jun 2018 23:00:00 GMT 52:19 c38b0313-1ce5-4a45-95ec-2aecda001b07 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/thewildnessofmurielspark c38b0313-1ce5-4a45-95ec-2aecda001b07 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 thewildnessofmurielspark full Critic and novelist Margaret Drabble joins us to review the life and work of Muriel Spark, whose centenary we mark this year; Samuel Graydon discusses a new exhibition on J. R. R. Tolkien, including drawings and doodles, language trees and fan mail; the TLS's History editor David Horspool introduces a selection of new work on the medieval period


Works discussed

The Centenary Edition of the Novels of Muriel Spark, edited by Alan Taylor

Tolkien: Maker of Middle-Earth, an exhibition at the Bodleian Library, Oxford, with accompanying book by Catherine McIlwaine

‘Finding Henry – Why England’s most powerful medieval monarch should be better remembered’ by Claudia Gold, in this week’s TLS

Medieval Bodies: Life, death and art in the Middle Ages by Jack Hartnell

Sea of Caliphs: The Mediterranean in the medieval Islamic world by Christophe Picard, translated by Nicholas Elliott

The Oxford English Literary History, Volume 1: 1000–1350: Conquest and Transformation by Laura Ashe

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]]> Critic and novelist Margaret Drabble joins us to review the life and work of Muriel Spark, whose centenary we mark this year; Samuel Graydon discusses a new exhibition on J. R. R. Tolkien, including drawings and doodles, language trees and fan mail; the TLS's History editor David Horspool introduces a selection of new work on the medieval period


Works discussed

The Centenary Edition of the Novels of Muriel Spark, edited by Alan Taylor

Tolkien: Maker of Middle-Earth, an exhibition at the Bodleian Library, Oxford, with accompanying book by Catherine McIlwaine

‘Finding Henry – Why England’s most powerful medieval monarch should be better remembered’ by Claudia Gold, in this week’s TLS

Medieval Bodies: Life, death and art in the Middle Ages by Jack Hartnell

Sea of Caliphs: The Mediterranean in the medieval Islamic world by Christophe Picard, translated by Nicholas Elliott

The Oxford English Literary History, Volume 1: 1000–1350: Conquest and Transformation by Laura Ashe

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]]> <![CDATA[Russia's blood games]]> Wed, 20 Jun 2018 23:00:00 GMT 33:18 367bda66-21b5-4bca-931c-38284b07d799 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/russiasbloodgames 367bda66-21b5-4bca-931c-38284b07d799 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 russiasbloodgames full We're joined by Arkady Ostrovsky to discuss Russia’s long history of using sport as a proxy for war and invasion; E. J. Iannelli draws our attention to the rise and (perhaps...) fall of the automobile in the US, and the distinctly American phenomenon of the car as teenage male rite of passage


Books

Machines of Youth: America’s car obsession by Gary S. Cross 

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Books

Machines of Youth: America’s car obsession by Gary S. Cross 

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]]> Changing your mind and opening the doors Changing your mind and opening the doors Wed, 13 Jun 2018 23:01:00 GMT 23:22 32206878-0ddb-4854-9d2b-9305a49b98cc false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/changingyourmindandopeningthedoors 32206878-0ddb-4854-9d2b-9305a49b98cc af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 changingyourmindandopeningthedoors full

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]]> Rules of law Rules of law Wed, 13 Jun 2018 23:00:00 GMT 41:43 1756587c-bf2c-482f-a123-fa7eddaaaae8 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/rulesoflaw 1756587c-bf2c-482f-a123-fa7eddaaaae8 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 rulesoflaw With Stig Abell and Lucy Dallas. On the first anniversary of Grenfell Tower, Terri Apter tells us about how art can respond to tragedy; former New York prosecutor David Pitofsky assesses the judicial heft of James Comey; and hear a bit of our interview... full

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]]> Jesmyn Ward’s lyrical fiction - a bonus episode Jesmyn Ward’s lyrical fiction - a bonus episode Thu, 07 Jun 2018 11:00:00 GMT 31:36 88508b69-cf60-49bd-ada4-bb15da2614cb false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/jesmynward-slyricalfiction-abonusepisode 88508b69-cf60-49bd-ada4-bb15da2614cb af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 jesmynward-slyricalfiction-abonusepisode Jesmyn Ward’s most recent novel Sing, Unburied Sing won the National Book Award in 2017 and was shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction this year. In this bonus episode, Jesmyn Ward talks to Roz Dineen about her characters full Sing, Unburied Sing won the National Book Award in 2017 and was shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction this year. In this bonus episode, Jesmyn Ward talks to Roz Dineen about fiction, her characters, living through Hurricane Katrina, and the enormous burden of empathy. This continues a conversation started earlier in the year - and included in the podcast of April 26 - when Jesmyn discussed The Fire This Time, a collection of essays she had edited about racial politics and experience in America.

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]]> <![CDATA[Those are pearls . . . and Michael Jackson's performative drama]]> Wed, 06 Jun 2018 23:00:00 GMT 32:25 5801a845-11a3-4de7-9f47-caadaed1aa13 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/thosearepearls...andmichaeljacksonsperformativedrama 5801a845-11a3-4de7-9f47-caadaed1aa13 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 thosearepearls...andmichaeljacksonsperformativedrama full

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]]> Philip Roth and the translatable Philip Roth and the translatable Wed, 30 May 2018 23:00:00 GMT 52:39 c4d485be-04c0-4477-8839-ad36ec4db581 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/philiprothandthetranslatable c4d485be-04c0-4477-8839-ad36ec4db581 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 philiprothandthetranslatable Philip Roth, who died last week aged eighty-five, has left behind a vast literary canon and a complicated legacy. But is there more to this great American novelist than just sordid sex? Ben Markovits shares his thoughts; TLS Features editor, Roz Dineen... full Philip Roth, who died last week aged eighty-five, has left behind a vast literary canon and a complicated legacy. But is there more to this great American novelist than just sordid sex? Ben Markovits shares his thoughts; TLS Features editor, Roz Dineen interviews Man Booker international prize winner Olga Tokarczuk, and her translator, Jennifer Croft; Eric Ormsby explores the significance of context when translating the seemingly immutable text of the Qur’an.


Books


Flights by Olga Tokarczuk

The Koran in English - A biography by Bruce B. Lawrence 

The Qur'an - A historical-critical introduction by Nicolai Sinai 

The Sanaa Palimpsest - The transmission of the Qur'a n in the first centuries by Asma Hilali 

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]]> Philip Roth, who died last week aged eighty-five, has left behind a vast literary canon and a complicated legacy. But is there more to this great American novelist than just sordid sex? Ben Markovits shares his thoughts; TLS Features editor, Roz Dineen interviews Man Booker international prize winner Olga Tokarczuk, and her translator, Jennifer Croft; Eric Ormsby explores the significance of context when translating the seemingly immutable text of the Qur’an.


Books


Flights by Olga Tokarczuk

The Koran in English - A biography by Bruce B. Lawrence 

The Qur'an - A historical-critical introduction by Nicolai Sinai 

The Sanaa Palimpsest - The transmission of the Qur'a n in the first centuries by Asma Hilali 

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]]> The making of me The making of me Fri, 25 May 2018 19:43:45 GMT 32:02 3c840be4-3f55-4a6e-9a29-07c703f0bf36 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/themakingofme 3c840be4-3f55-4a6e-9a29-07c703f0bf36 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 themakingofme We’re joined by the novelist Margaret Drabble, whose books have for decades chronicled the difficult path to selfhood, particularly for women, and the actor and writer Robert Webb, whose recent memoir How Not To Be a Boy, focuses on how notions of masc... full

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]]> Roman emperors and football managers Roman emperors and football managers Wed, 16 May 2018 23:00:00 GMT 45:07 49bf813c-1baa-40a3-8bbb-2694fe7cc382 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/romanemperorsandfootballmanagers 49bf813c-1baa-40a3-8bbb-2694fe7cc382 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 romanemperorsandfootballmanagers full The world is being slowly poisoned, the environment destroyed. Why don’t we care about such an apocalypse more? Clare Saxby joins us to discuss; Mary Beard considers the cultural legacy of Caligula, that most reviled of all emperors, via a revisionist work of fiction told from the perspective of the emperor's exiled sister; as Arsène Wenger's twenty-two year tenure as Arsenal manager draws to a close, the TLS's History editor and Arsenal fan David Horspool shares his thoughts on football's modern myth-making


Books  


Mourning Nature: Hope at the heart of ecological loss and grief, edited by Ashlee and Karen Landman Cunsolo

Walking on Lava: Selected works for uncivilised times, edited by Charlotte Du Cann, Dougald Hine, Nick Hunt and Paul Kingsnorth

Energy Humanities: An anthology, edited by Imre Szeman and Dominic Boyer

Caligula by Simon Turney

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]]> The world is being slowly poisoned, the environment destroyed. Why don’t we care about such an apocalypse more? Clare Saxby joins us to discuss; Mary Beard considers the cultural legacy of Caligula, that most reviled of all emperors, via a revisionist work of fiction told from the perspective of the emperor's exiled sister; as Arsène Wenger's twenty-two year tenure as Arsenal manager draws to a close, the TLS's History editor and Arsenal fan David Horspool shares his thoughts on football's modern myth-making


Books  


Mourning Nature: Hope at the heart of ecological loss and grief, edited by Ashlee and Karen Landman Cunsolo

Walking on Lava: Selected works for uncivilised times, edited by Charlotte Du Cann, Dougald Hine, Nick Hunt and Paul Kingsnorth

Energy Humanities: An anthology, edited by Imre Szeman and Dominic Boyer

Caligula by Simon Turney

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]]> BONUS: Madeline Miller on Circe BONUS: Madeline Miller on Circe Wed, 09 May 2018 23:01:00 GMT 27:59 aadf54b3-0009-4f2e-be51-e0c4f0cc405f false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/bonus-madelinemilleroncirce aadf54b3-0009-4f2e-be51-e0c4f0cc405f af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 bonus-madelinemilleroncirce Lucy Dallas is joined by Madeline Miller to discuss her new book, Circe. full

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]]> Mothers and millennials Mothers and millennials Wed, 09 May 2018 23:00:00 GMT 40:04 10eb2252-cd88-46e9-92a0-8a542fa295ba false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/mothersandmillennials 10eb2252-cd88-46e9-92a0-8a542fa295ba af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 mothersandmillennials With Stig Abell and Lucy DallasReal-life millennial Samuel Earle pops in to consider the status of young people in an unequal society, keeping avocado references to a minimum; Ruth Scurr analyses the role of mothers in life and literature; and Madelin... full With Stig Abell and Lucy Dallas

Real-life millennial Samuel Earle pops in to consider the status of young people in an unequal society, keeping avocado references to a minimum; Ruth Scurr analyses the role of mothers in life and literature; and Madeline Miller talks about inhabiting the role of Circe.

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Real-life millennial Samuel Earle pops in to consider the status of young people in an unequal society, keeping avocado references to a minimum; Ruth Scurr analyses the role of mothers in life and literature; and Madeline Miller talks about inhabiting the role of Circe.

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]]> <![CDATA[Carlo Rovelli's time – a special episode]]> Wed, 02 May 2018 23:01:00 GMT 29:40 513b90c3-6a95-40c1-a988-96f698dc38a2 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/carlorovellistime-aspecialepisode 513b90c3-6a95-40c1-a988-96f698dc38a2 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 carlorovellistime-aspecialepisode full

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]]> Why does everyone hate Nixon? Why does everyone hate Nixon? Wed, 02 May 2018 23:00:00 GMT 41:17 7f8929e2-d481-445b-82c6-dc7be193d041 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/whydoeseveryonehatenixon- 7f8929e2-d481-445b-82c6-dc7be193d041 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 whydoeseveryonehatenixon- full How do we account for Richard Nixon's stubborn unpopularity? Sure, he was a liar and a crook, but that has not stopped the rehabilitation of many a politician – as a new biography appears Barton Swaim joins us to discuss; why is it that certain ailments suffered by women are so scarcely discussed or resolved? Leonore Tiefer considers endometriosis and a "legacy of disinterest";  “The world is far more complicated than what we see”, says the theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli, putting it mildly. Reality “is mind-blowing” – here, he discusses the structure of time with the TLS's Samuel Graydon


Books


Richard Nixon: The Life by John A. Farrell

The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli 

Ask Me About My Uterus: A quest to make doctors believe in women's pain by Abby Norman

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]]> How do we account for Richard Nixon's stubborn unpopularity? Sure, he was a liar and a crook, but that has not stopped the rehabilitation of many a politician – as a new biography appears Barton Swaim joins us to discuss; why is it that certain ailments suffered by women are so scarcely discussed or resolved? Leonore Tiefer considers endometriosis and a "legacy of disinterest";  “The world is far more complicated than what we see”, says the theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli, putting it mildly. Reality “is mind-blowing” – here, he discusses the structure of time with the TLS's Samuel Graydon


Books


Richard Nixon: The Life by John A. Farrell

The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli 

Ask Me About My Uterus: A quest to make doctors believe in women's pain by Abby Norman

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]]> The risky art of cartooning The risky art of cartooning Wed, 25 Apr 2018 23:00:00 GMT 45:39 5452ea60-2f40-43ab-b077-15474653ecf7 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/theriskyartofcartooning 5452ea60-2f40-43ab-b077-15474653ecf7 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 theriskyartofcartooning full Martin Rowson, cartoonist for the Guardian and elsewhere, joins us to discuss caricature as political hit-job; the TLS's Arts editor Lucy Dallas considers the jolly japes and scrapes of the Beano, as that publication marks its eightieth year; and our Features editor Rozalind Dineen goes to meet Jesmyn Ward, a writer described in our pages as “an important new voice of the American South – one developing, perhaps, into the twenty-first-century’s answer to William Faulkner”


Books

The Communist Manifesto: A Graphic Novel, adapted by Martin Rowson

The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks about Race by Jesmyn Ward 

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]]> Martin Rowson, cartoonist for the Guardian and elsewhere, joins us to discuss caricature as political hit-job; the TLS's Arts editor Lucy Dallas considers the jolly japes and scrapes of the Beano, as that publication marks its eightieth year; and our Features editor Rozalind Dineen goes to meet Jesmyn Ward, a writer described in our pages as “an important new voice of the American South – one developing, perhaps, into the twenty-first-century’s answer to William Faulkner”


Books

The Communist Manifesto: A Graphic Novel, adapted by Martin Rowson

The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks about Race by Jesmyn Ward 

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]]> Culture clash Culture clash Wed, 18 Apr 2018 23:00:00 GMT 30:56 29bc9261-16fe-491d-ae1a-7d55b6abf666 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/cultureclash 29bc9261-16fe-491d-ae1a-7d55b6abf666 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 cultureclash full

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]]> Empathy: for better, for worse Empathy: for better, for worse Wed, 11 Apr 2018 23:00:15 GMT 30:56 07896320-55bb-4feb-bd66-616852b2bf0c false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/empathy-forbetter-forworse 07896320-55bb-4feb-bd66-616852b2bf0c af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 empathy-forbetter-forworse Are we hard-wired to feel other people’s pain? And if so, is it necessarily a good thing? Andrew Scull has reviewed three new books on empathy and joins us to tell us more full Are we hard-wired to feel other people’s pain? And if so, is it necessarily a good thing? Andrew Scull has reviewed three new books on empathy and joins us to tell us more; Charles Dickens's love of all things theatrical – in life as in art – is no secret. Robert Douglas-Fairhurst considers fifty years' worth of Dickens adaptations for the stage (and film)


Books

The Empathy Instinct by Peter Bazalgette

Against Empathy: The case for rational compassion by Paul Bloom

The Invention of Humanity: Equality and cultural difference in world history by Siep Stuurman  

Dickensian Dramas: Plays from Charles Dickens (Volume One, edited by Jacky Bratton; Volume Two, edited by Jim Davis 

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Books

The Empathy Instinct by Peter Bazalgette

Against Empathy: The case for rational compassion by Paul Bloom

The Invention of Humanity: Equality and cultural difference in world history by Siep Stuurman  

Dickensian Dramas: Plays from Charles Dickens (Volume One, edited by Jacky Bratton; Volume Two, edited by Jim Davis 

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]]> The New Elizabethans The New Elizabethans Wed, 04 Apr 2018 23:00:05 GMT 34:23 dda0d422-3eef-48ac-b39d-a46604e7c4aa false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/thenewelizabethans dda0d422-3eef-48ac-b39d-a46604e7c4aa af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 thenewelizabethans full

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]]> Hyper-liberalism and the 6,000th TLS Hyper-liberalism and the 6,000th TLS Wed, 28 Mar 2018 23:01:00 GMT 42:44 6d14e81f-68ea-4079-a39c-1cb7a4565013 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/hyper-liberalismandthe6-000thtls 6d14e81f-68ea-4079-a39c-1cb7a4565013 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 hyper-liberalismandthe6-000thtls The political philosopher John Gray discusses the failures of liberalism; as the TLS publishes its 6,000th issue, Ruth Scurr delves into the back issues to explore how the paper has changed, and how it reflects literary culture more broadly full

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]]> <![CDATA[Everyone's a winner – a bonus episode]]> Wed, 28 Mar 2018 23:00:00 GMT 42:27 93394f87-3093-4bc0-b16a-84e8e657c808 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/everyonesawinner-abonusepisode 93394f87-3093-4bc0-b16a-84e8e657c808 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 everyonesawinner-abonusepisode full

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]]> On the consciousness of cows On the consciousness of cows Thu, 22 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT 43:21 d9ae44ed-1484-45b7-a9c1-703622df8d9a false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/ontheconsciousnessofcows d9ae44ed-1484-45b7-a9c1-703622df8d9a af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 ontheconsciousnessofcows full

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]]> Ada Lovelace: tech prophet and trophy wife Ada Lovelace: tech prophet and trophy wife Thu, 15 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT 53:46 e9ff8152-10a1-4b27-91b7-62adb5b17d35 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/adalovelace-techprophetortrophywife- e9ff8152-10a1-4b27-91b7-62adb5b17d35 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 adalovelace-techprophetortrophywife- full TLS's Fiction editor Toby Lichtig meets Neil Griffiths, the prize's founder, to find out more

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]]> Writers and their mothers Writers and their mothers Thu, 08 Mar 2018 00:00:31 GMT 38:23 a90d9518-452e-490d-9ab9-920038397e2f false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/writersandtheirmothers a90d9518-452e-490d-9ab9-920038397e2f af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 writersandtheirmothers Dale Salwak, the editor of a new collection of essays, tells us why he wanted to probe this most complicated of relationships full Lord of the Flies – sheds light on her father’s difficult relationship with his mother; Charlotte Shane introduces us to Marjorie Hillis, who, in the 1930s, taught American women how to "live alone and like it"; finally, TLS editor Catharine Morris considers the difficult genesis of Latvian literature

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]]> Lord of the Flies – sheds light on her father’s difficult relationship with his mother; Charlotte Shane introduces us to Marjorie Hillis, who, in the 1930s, taught American women how to "live alone and like it"; finally, TLS editor Catharine Morris considers the difficult genesis of Latvian literature

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]]> Jewishness: seriously funny Jewishness: seriously funny Thu, 01 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT 45:39 50a78eeb-ecfd-41c7-aab1-71ddfef2b00c false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/jewishness-seriouslyfunny 50a78eeb-ecfd-41c7-aab1-71ddfef2b00c af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 jewishness-seriouslyfunny David Baddiel – comedian and, as per his Twitter profile, Jew – joins us to discuss whether Jewishness is inherently funny; as Italians prepare to elect their next prime minister (an unenviable choice between undesirables and impossibles), Tim Parks – ... full

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]]> Prickly, profound Isaac Newton Prickly, profound Isaac Newton Thu, 22 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT 38:35 8382745a-9ab3-4c83-b284-0c34e0b2a587 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/prickly-profoundisaacnewton 8382745a-9ab3-4c83-b284-0c34e0b2a587 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 prickly-profoundisaacnewton Just how odd was Isaac Newton? Quite, it turns out, because as well as being one of history’s greatest mathematicians, he was also an alchemist and a millenarian, happily wallowing in conspiracy theories. full Lady Bird  

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]]> Fiona Mozley and Lisa McInerney – at Hay Festival, Cartagena Fiona Mozley and Lisa McInerney – at Hay Festival, Cartagena Wed, 21 Feb 2018 23:59:00 GMT 1:01:02 a751596d-34e7-4209-8cfb-0b4947cc4b55 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/fionamozleyandlisamcinerney-athayfestival-cartagena a751596d-34e7-4209-8cfb-0b4947cc4b55 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 fionamozleyandlisamcinerney-athayfestival-cartagena This special episode – a live recording of an event at Hay Festival, in Cartagena, Colombia, earlier this year – features a discussion with two novelists: Fiona Mozley, whose Booker-shortlisted novel Elmet caused a stir last year, and Lisa McInerney full TLS as “busily combining the traditions of hardcore Irish crime writing with fast-talking foul-mouthed wit and gentle good humour”.

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]]> Can things only get better? Can things only get better? Thu, 15 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT 35:19 039f83b6-6125-434b-95db-2ce216569093 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/canthingsonlygetbetter- 039f83b6-6125-434b-95db-2ce216569093 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 canthingsonlygetbetter- full

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]]> Mothers of #MeToo Mothers of #MeToo Thu, 08 Feb 2018 00:01:00 GMT 41:11 0d8d2303-e859-4b6e-99b8-6928e17b7cad false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/mothersof-metoo 0d8d2303-e859-4b6e-99b8-6928e17b7cad af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 mothersof-metoo Stig Abell and Thea Lenarduzzi are joined in the studio by political commentator Zoe Williams to discuss the future of Corbynism, Brexit, Lexit, and British politics more broadly; and mark the 100th anniversary of British women’s suffrage full

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]]> Gregory Norminton, an interview Gregory Norminton, an interview Thu, 08 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT 26:42 dde5fd44-3003-4074-affc-d1b59d714d76 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/gregorynorminton-aninterview dde5fd44-3003-4074-affc-d1b59d714d76 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 gregorynorminton-aninterview TLS editor Michael Caines meets Gregory Norminton, the author of a collection of aphorisms, two translations of classic French books for children, two collections of short stories and four novels – including, most recently The Devil’s Highway. full The Devil’s Highway – that range across history, from the medieval period up to that far more horrific time known as the early 1990s

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]]> The Devil’s Highway – that range across history, from the medieval period up to that far more horrific time known as the early 1990s

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]]> <![CDATA[The 'real' Jane Eyre]]> Thu, 01 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT 49:04 d7308003-aa4e-45d8-a26c-18db09e08a61 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/therealjaneeyre d7308003-aa4e-45d8-a26c-18db09e08a61 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 therealjaneeyre full

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]]> Having a nice day Having a nice day Thu, 25 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT 48:23 7a803f23-ca88-4a65-806b-87299f882e0a false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/havinganiceday 7a803f23-ca88-4a65-806b-87299f882e0a af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 havinganiceday full

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]]> Language lolz Language lolz Thu, 18 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT 42:59 eaa9962d-9d91-4a58-96f6-effb2addb20f false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/languagelols eaa9962d-9d91-4a58-96f6-effb2addb20f af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 languagelols Stig Abell and Thea Lenarduzzi are joined in the studio by Daisy Dunn to discuss the history of the written word (yes, all of it), from the Chinese invention of paper in 100 BC full

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]]> Was Jesus a Buddhist? Well, no... Was Jesus a Buddhist? Well, no... Thu, 11 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT 55:20 f91e9fb3-a4ba-483b-9042-62064a148578 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/wasjesusabuddhist-well-no..- f91e9fb3-a4ba-483b-9042-62064a148578 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 wasjesusabuddhist-well-no..- Stig Abell and Thea Lenarduzzi are joined in the studio by Marcel Theroux to discuss why a mysterious nineteenth-century Russian writer-explorer may have forged a tale about Jesus in India. full Kingdom of Olives and Ash, edited by Michael Chabon and Avelet Waldman; Francesca Happé tells us what it means to be 'on the autism spectrum' and how gender affects diagnosis.

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]]> The Problem We All Still Live With The Problem We All Still Live With Thu, 04 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT 30:19 bd5d84ae-0ce5-4554-80fe-24f3cbcfdc5d false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/theproblemweallstilllivewith bd5d84ae-0ce5-4554-80fe-24f3cbcfdc5d af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 theproblemweallstilllivewith full

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]]> Highlights from 2017 Highlights from 2017 Wed, 27 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT 1:21:01 1b84aca4-30d9-406e-bd77-703edd622323 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/highlightsfrom2017 1b84aca4-30d9-406e-bd77-703edd622323 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 highlightsfrom2017 A special end-of-year edition of the podcast, with highlights, including Sudhir Hazareesingh came on the show back in March, ahead of the French election, to share his thoughts on Emmanuel Macron full

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]]> Arts of the Year 2017 Arts of the Year 2017 Thu, 21 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT 45:14 fcba29e4-b443-4c1a-9dbf-f9bf3fbbef9f false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/artsoftheyear2017 fcba29e4-b443-4c1a-9dbf-f9bf3fbbef9f af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 artsoftheyear2017 Stig Abell and Thea Lenarduzzi are joined in the studio by TLS Arts editor Lucy Dallas and Fiction editor Toby Lichtig to discuss the best (and worst) arts events of 2017. full

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]]> Darwin: good, bad, ugly Darwin: good, bad, ugly Thu, 14 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT 55:40 28fd6aa9-1cf4-4f8b-9630-e3895ffa8981 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/darwin-good-bad-ugly 28fd6aa9-1cf4-4f8b-9630-e3895ffa8981 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 darwin-good-bad-ugly full

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]]> Critical women Critical women Thu, 07 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT 49:52 a1f3700d-f30d-47ab-8d1c-7b12955307ef false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/criticalwomen a1f3700d-f30d-47ab-8d1c-7b12955307ef af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 criticalwomen With Stig Abell and Thea Lenarduzzi – Elizabeth Hardwick, the critic, co-founder of the NYRB, and, yes, stoic wife of Robert Lowell, died ten years ago this month – a new Collected Essays is cause for celebration; Suzannah Lipscomb delves into early mo... full

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]]> Dancing with Anthony Powell Dancing with Anthony Powell Thu, 30 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT 54:07 ee356ff2-fb4c-4cab-8468-61ad22873dac false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/dancingwithanthonypowell ee356ff2-fb4c-4cab-8468-61ad22873dac af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 dancingwithanthonypowell full A Dance to the Music of Time; TLS Fiction editor Toby Lichtig talks to the novelist and essayist Geoff Dyer at the 2017 Hay Festival in Arequipa, Peru; Imogen Russell Williams rounds up the brightest and most inspiring new children's books

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]]> BONUS: Geoff Dyer on Geoff Dyer BONUS: Geoff Dyer on Geoff Dyer Wed, 29 Nov 2017 23:59:49 GMT 1:02:11 06a8aff4-32fe-42d5-93a3-5dc8ce0940ac false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/bonus-geoffdyerongeoffdyer 06a8aff4-32fe-42d5-93a3-5dc8ce0940ac af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 bonus-geoffdyerongeoffdyer TLS Fiction editor Toby Lichtig talks to the novelist and essayist Geoff Dyer at the 2017 Hay Festival in Arequipa, Peru. full

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]]> Can Utopia survive 2017? Can Utopia survive 2017? Thu, 23 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT 1:03:10 9c4c557f-97fe-449d-b117-5e5abf9786fd false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/canutopiasurvive2017- 9c4c557f-97fe-449d-b117-5e5abf9786fd af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 canutopiasurvive2017- 500-plus years since Thomas More coined the term “Utopia”, denoting a too-good-to-be-true land, Chloë Houston considers the relevance, and importance, of Utopian thinking full Gnomon

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]]> The best books of 2017 The best books of 2017 Thu, 16 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT 43:53 9802d331-e283-44b2-a806-3822370e3ac6 true https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/thebestbooksof2017 9802d331-e283-44b2-a806-3822370e3ac6 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 thebestbooksof2017 full

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]]> <![CDATA[A woman's 'Odyssey']]> Thu, 09 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT 48:19 afc87cca-c9e6-4918-96d6-fb4fe66f2d19 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/awomansodyssey afc87cca-c9e6-4918-96d6-fb4fe66f2d19 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 awomansodyssey full Odyssey – the first ever by a woman – as well as other issues surrounding women in Classics and women in power more generally; Andrew Motion considers the life of the editor Edward Garnett, “one of the great taste-makers of the twentieth century”; and finally, could you name anything by Dorothy Dunnett? Rohan Maitzen fills us in on The Lymond Chronicles, the most rollicking historical novels you might never have heard of

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]]> A brand-new London theatre A brand-new London theatre Thu, 02 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT 41:49 506bbe4e-97a1-4769-8309-48707cf4840e false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/abrand-newlondontheatre 506bbe4e-97a1-4769-8309-48707cf4840e af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 abrand-newlondontheatre With Toby Lichtig and Lucy Dallas – London has a brand-new theatre: the Bridge, the latest venture by Nicholas Hytner and Nick Starr, based in Southwark and dedicated to original writing. And it starts its life with a new play by Richard Bean and Clive... full Young Marx features Rory Kinnear as a delinquent Karl Marx, with a dash of Monty Python thrown in. The TLS’s Michael Caines joins us in the studio to discuss it; The “common view” of atheists is that religion is a combination of cosmology (a theory of the universe) and morality (or how best to behave) – but for the TLS’s Philosophy Editor Tim Crane this conception seems “deeply inadequate”. Crane identifies a third category, too often ignored: religious practice itself. He joins us on the line to discuss the religion of belonging, along with this week’s other philosophy pieces; The Austrian author Marianne Fritz was hailed in the late 1970s as a literary wunderkind, for a debut novel that described the descent into madness of a young mother in post-war Vienna. But as the decades progressed, her work grew increasingly obscure: brilliant for some, maddening for others. Jane Yager offers her insights into the author often dubbed, perhaps unfairly, “the female James Joyce”.

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]]> Young Marx features Rory Kinnear as a delinquent Karl Marx, with a dash of Monty Python thrown in. The TLS’s Michael Caines joins us in the studio to discuss it; The “common view” of atheists is that religion is a combination of cosmology (a theory of the universe) and morality (or how best to behave) – but for the TLS’s Philosophy Editor Tim Crane this conception seems “deeply inadequate”. Crane identifies a third category, too often ignored: religious practice itself. He joins us on the line to discuss the religion of belonging, along with this week’s other philosophy pieces; The Austrian author Marianne Fritz was hailed in the late 1970s as a literary wunderkind, for a debut novel that described the descent into madness of a young mother in post-war Vienna. But as the decades progressed, her work grew increasingly obscure: brilliant for some, maddening for others. Jane Yager offers her insights into the author often dubbed, perhaps unfairly, “the female James Joyce”.

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]]> <![CDATA[Kathy Acker's guts]]> Wed, 25 Oct 2017 23:00:00 GMT 51:36 0c407bac-c833-42ac-9fe7-0d90de72d8b5 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/kathyackersguts 0c407bac-c833-42ac-9fe7-0d90de72d8b5 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 kathyackersguts full

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]]> <![CDATA[Matthew Arnold's good-bad poetry]]> Wed, 18 Oct 2017 23:01:00 GMT 53:23 d9fc85d4-4a85-440e-86f0-3667f35b6ec8 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/matthewarnoldsgood-badpoetry d9fc85d4-4a85-440e-86f0-3667f35b6ec8 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 matthewarnoldsgood-badpoetry full

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]]> Valeria Luiselli on the US immigration crisis Valeria Luiselli on the US immigration crisis Wed, 18 Oct 2017 23:00:00 GMT 31:17 f9476dc0-b740-4174-ac2a-425777131d8f false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/valerialuiselliontheusimmigrationcrisis f9476dc0-b740-4174-ac2a-425777131d8f af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 valerialuiselliontheusimmigrationcrisis full

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]]> Heavy with odours Heavy with odours Wed, 11 Oct 2017 23:00:00 GMT 54:54 fb1eee6d-c2a1-487b-8012-2ded9abb061b false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/heavywithodours fb1eee6d-c2a1-487b-8012-2ded9abb061b af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 heavywithodours full

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]]> Authors of injustice Authors of injustice Wed, 04 Oct 2017 23:00:00 GMT 32:30 92cf2d12-158b-4191-b4d0-7f4949683bb3 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/authorsofinjustice 92cf2d12-158b-4191-b4d0-7f4949683bb3 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 authorsofinjustice full

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]]> Good, bad and loud feminist writing Good, bad and loud feminist writing Wed, 27 Sep 2017 23:00:00 GMT 33:17 502a55c6-8e88-443f-ab66-56f1eb3e499d false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/good-badandloudfeministwriting 502a55c6-8e88-443f-ab66-56f1eb3e499d af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 good-badandloudfeministwriting full

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]]> Free Speech vs Safe Space: the Great Campus Divide Free Speech vs Safe Space: the Great Campus Divide Wed, 27 Sep 2017 22:59:00 GMT 48:50 8dc728c9-7fed-4039-99dd-4b2f45173aec false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/freespeechvssafespace-thegreatcampusdivide 8dc728c9-7fed-4039-99dd-4b2f45173aec af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 freespeechvssafespace-thegreatcampusdivide full

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]]> <![CDATA[Samuel Beckett's turtle-neck, etc]]> Wed, 20 Sep 2017 23:00:00 GMT 51:50 f379dbc6-e2af-4e9b-a2e4-199969afd0c6 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/samuelbeckettsturtle-neck-etc f379dbc6-e2af-4e9b-a2e4-199969afd0c6 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 samuelbeckettsturtle-neck-etc full

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]]> Matters poetical Matters poetical Wed, 13 Sep 2017 23:00:00 GMT 42:28 638b1c6b-9423-43ea-bac2-275410e6b402 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/matterspoetical 638b1c6b-9423-43ea-bac2-275410e6b402 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 matterspoetical With Stig Abell and Lucy Dallas - we are in the studio with Ian Thomson discussing the unlikely collaboration between a Neo Dadaist and Dante; we talk to Mark Ford about Weldon Kees, the American poet you should have heard of; and Michael Caines delves... full

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]]> Peter Brook at work Peter Brook at work Wed, 13 Sep 2017 22:59:00 GMT 22:42 d43a20b1-f91b-482d-aace-62ff9085f0c1 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/peterbrookatwork d43a20b1-f91b-482d-aace-62ff9085f0c1 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 peterbrookatwork In this bonus episode, visionary director Peter Brook talks about his life in the theatre – and explains why Shakespeare is like a skyscraper full

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]]> <![CDATA[The world's most mysterious manuscript]]> Tue, 05 Sep 2017 23:00:00 GMT 42:30 99e0996e-0e77-47dd-b0f3-7d09fef7eabc false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/theworldsmostmysteriousmanuscript 99e0996e-0e77-47dd-b0f3-7d09fef7eabc af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 theworldsmostmysteriousmanuscript full

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]]> Pop science and Punjabi epics Pop science and Punjabi epics Wed, 30 Aug 2017 23:00:00 GMT 44:40 0d4cfaf6-a291-47e7-98c6-61295950f47b false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/popscienceandpunjabiepics 0d4cfaf6-a291-47e7-98c6-61295950f47b af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 popscienceandpunjabiepics full

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]]> Peak bullshit Peak bullshit Wed, 16 Aug 2017 23:00:00 GMT 43:26 c4822a9a-8288-4212-9667-9e00d2ac74ef false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/peakbullshit c4822a9a-8288-4212-9667-9e00d2ac74ef af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 peakbullshit full

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]]> <![CDATA[India's broken legacy]]> Wed, 09 Aug 2017 23:00:00 GMT 49:10 c15cdb38-5bfe-4bba-a537-56022832f6d2 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/indiasbrokenlegacy c15cdb38-5bfe-4bba-a537-56022832f6d2 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 indiasbrokenlegacy Novelist Neel Mukherjee discusses the vexed state of Modern India and the legacy of Partition 70 years on full

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]]> Ian Nairn, route master Ian Nairn, route master Wed, 02 Aug 2017 23:00:00 GMT 38:23 75b480d9-c8af-406f-b91a-4bb509e926d6 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/iannairn-routemaster 75b480d9-c8af-406f-b91a-4bb509e926d6 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 iannairn-routemaster With Lucy Dallas and Toby Lichtig. The TLS critic David Collard explores the idiosyncratic worlds of Ian Nairn – architectural critic, psychogeographer, “a cross between Anthony Burgess and Tony Hancock” – and describes Nairn’s influence on a... full

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]]> Trump and the great car crisis Trump and the great car crisis Wed, 26 Jul 2017 23:00:00 GMT 40:25 937bfa51-4705-4d47-ba7b-af7878ead464 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/trumpandthegreatcarcrisis 937bfa51-4705-4d47-ba7b-af7878ead464 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 trumpandthegreatcarcrisis full

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]]> Jane Austen at 200 Jane Austen at 200 Wed, 19 Jul 2017 23:00:00 GMT 41:48 bf6f087f-8390-4509-9e58-260893a4c35b false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/janeaustenat200 bf6f087f-8390-4509-9e58-260893a4c35b af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 janeaustenat200 full

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]]> <![CDATA['Let me be clear...']]> Wed, 12 Jul 2017 23:00:00 GMT 1:02:06 e040e83b-3db9-4bd2-9d2e-b1f2e396bab0 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/letmebeclear..- e040e83b-3db9-4bd2-9d2e-b1f2e396bab0 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 letmebeclear..- full

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]]> <![CDATA[Robert Frost's aggression]]> Wed, 05 Jul 2017 23:00:00 GMT 37:04 3472364e-0e8d-4ed2-aabb-3fbbb10fce1a false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/robertfrostsaggression 3472364e-0e8d-4ed2-aabb-3fbbb10fce1a af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 robertfrostsaggression David Bromwich dips into the newly published letters, spanning 1920–8, of Robert Frost, the farmer-cum-teacher-cum-giant of American poetry full

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]]> <![CDATA['Who shall we kill today?']]> Wed, 28 Jun 2017 23:00:00 GMT 45:45 bb14d2fe-76cf-4717-8ccb-51b519f3977b false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/whoshallwekilltoday- bb14d2fe-76cf-4717-8ccb-51b519f3977b af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 whoshallwekilltoday- full

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]]> What to read this summer: an almost-legendary TLS special edition What to read this summer: an almost-legendary TLS special edition Wed, 21 Jun 2017 23:00:00 GMT 58:48 bc30c15e-978a-405e-ad23-2c9ac881592d false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/whattoreadthissummer-analmost-legendarytlsspecialedition bc30c15e-978a-405e-ad23-2c9ac881592d af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 whattoreadthissummer-analmost-legendarytlsspecialedition full

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]]> The summer of shrug The summer of shrug Wed, 14 Jun 2017 23:00:00 GMT 48:49 beb9c3b4-bcdc-4290-a331-d5f96b1a6501 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/thesummerofshrug beb9c3b4-bcdc-4290-a331-d5f96b1a6501 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 thesummerofshrug full

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]]> Embarrassing questions Embarrassing questions Wed, 07 Jun 2017 23:00:00 GMT 1:00:29 a761a03f-8543-4acb-97c0-47b67af6be80 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/embarrassingquestions a761a03f-8543-4acb-97c0-47b67af6be80 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 embarrassingquestions Distinguished social psychologist Carol Tavris discusses whether we are seeing the end of definition by gender and whether there is any benefit in trying to track the differences between men and women full

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]]> Football and the modern Middle East Football and the modern Middle East Wed, 31 May 2017 23:00:00 GMT 48:30 eb059752-7821-4f97-a9e1-2db63231fee4 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/footballandthemodernmiddleeast eb059752-7821-4f97-a9e1-2db63231fee4 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 footballandthemodernmiddleeast TLS Politics editor Toby Lichtig speaks to Assaf Gavron, author of a fascinating essay on the role of football in the politics of the Middle East full

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]]> Is consciousness a thing? Is consciousness a thing? Wed, 24 May 2017 23:00:00 GMT 40:41 8a990964-a7d9-4cf4-8128-89abfbaa24c8 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/isconsciousnessathing- 8a990964-a7d9-4cf4-8128-89abfbaa24c8 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 isconsciousnessathing- full

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]]> How to get rid of your spouse How to get rid of your spouse Wed, 17 May 2017 23:00:00 GMT 43:08 4955f38c-6fba-46ab-97df-c46f5a680fcf false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/howtogetridofyourspouse 4955f38c-6fba-46ab-97df-c46f5a680fcf af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 howtogetridofyourspouse Michel Foucault was so fascinated by lettres de cachet – pre-Revolutionary requests made by citizens to the lieutenant of police calling for the imprisonment without trial of a troublesome family member or neighbour – that he co-edited a little-known... full

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]]> States of the nations States of the nations Wed, 10 May 2017 23:00:00 GMT 51:12 88b98786-a686-474b-9966-60bedbe60d93 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/statesofthenations 88b98786-a686-474b-9966-60bedbe60d93 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 statesofthenations Sudhir Hazareesingh gives his analysis of the French election and the rise of Macron full

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]]> <![CDATA[#1. If This Is A Man – a live reading of Primo Levi's memoir of Auschwitz]]> Wed, 03 May 2017 23:00:00 GMT 1:24:32 a437701c-237c-44dd-b2c1-a0287d3a6d08 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/-1.ifthisisaman-alivereadingofprimolevismemoirofauschwitz a437701c-237c-44dd-b2c1-a0287d3a6d08 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 -1.ifthisisaman-alivereadingofprimolevismemoirofauschwitz full

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]]> Rousseau and the me me me memoir Rousseau and the me me me memoir Wed, 03 May 2017 22:59:00 GMT 52:00 df8a4d80-ce2e-47d3-a0d8-3c700734814f false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/rousseauandthemememememoir df8a4d80-ce2e-47d3-a0d8-3c700734814f af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 rousseauandthemememememoir full

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]]> How comics got serious How comics got serious Wed, 26 Apr 2017 23:00:00 GMT 1:00:28 0187ef7e-078f-4ec5-925d-1fceeacf89d0 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/howcomicsgotserious 0187ef7e-078f-4ec5-925d-1fceeacf89d0 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 howcomicsgotserious The graphic artist Nicola Streeten discusses two new exhibitions linking comics to trauma theory, radical politics and feminism full

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]]> Primo Levi speaks Primo Levi speaks Wed, 19 Apr 2017 23:00:00 GMT 46:48 6db1cdd4-4313-4430-91fa-a59d7104b541 true https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/primolevispeaks 6db1cdd4-4313-4430-91fa-a59d7104b541 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 primolevispeaks full

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]]> Beers with James Baldwin Beers with James Baldwin Wed, 12 Apr 2017 23:00:00 GMT 44:50 91b390bf-f2ef-43c9-8daf-1bb1fb0f069e false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/beerswithjamesbaldwin 91b390bf-f2ef-43c9-8daf-1bb1fb0f069e af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 beerswithjamesbaldwin full

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]]> Poets, cannibals and philosophers Poets, cannibals and philosophers Wed, 05 Apr 2017 23:00:00 GMT 36:33 0fddbfa2-269e-4c6a-aed6-a3122e369050 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/poets-cannibalsandphilosophers 0fddbfa2-269e-4c6a-aed6-a3122e369050 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 poets-cannibalsandphilosophers full

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]]> Not so still lives Not so still lives Wed, 29 Mar 2017 23:00:00 GMT 40:15 4323a96b-baf3-4a8a-884f-c437048e895c false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/notsostilllives 4323a96b-baf3-4a8a-884f-c437048e895c af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 notsostilllives Libby Purves on the stranger-than-fiction life of Aimée Crocker, a nineteenth-century heiress with proto-PC views and an affection for boa constrictors full

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]]> Isherwood, from Weimar Berlin to Hollywood Isherwood, from Weimar Berlin to Hollywood Thu, 23 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT 42:22 31cc04a0-9bf5-4df6-b3b3-c3a69c309b8c false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/isherwood-fromweimarberlintohollywood 31cc04a0-9bf5-4df6-b3b3-c3a69c309b8c af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 isherwood-fromweimarberlintohollywood Henry K. Miller on the cinematic progress of Christopher Isherwood, a novelist who wanted nothing more than to be a filmmaker full

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]]> A new French Revolution? A new French Revolution? Thu, 16 Mar 2017 07:30:00 GMT 41:28 03866259-756a-4c4e-9605-7a3c79c26eca false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/anewfrenchrevolution- 03866259-756a-4c4e-9605-7a3c79c26eca af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 anewfrenchrevolution- Sudhir Hazareesingh on the seemingly unstoppable rise of Emmanuel Macron, the only politician now standing between the far-Right Marine Le Pen and the French presidency. full

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]]> Fragments of the American Dream Fragments of the American Dream Thu, 09 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT 42:50 4e4e1904-148a-40e1-baf2-fb1b08865bd5 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/fragmentsoftheamericandream 4e4e1904-148a-40e1-baf2-fb1b08865bd5 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 fragmentsoftheamericandream full

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]]> <![CDATA[George Saunders on 'Lincoln in the Bardo']]> Wed, 08 Mar 2017 23:56:00 GMT 20:37 4a966623-2ac7-49c4-8165-c6d6c22d1933 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/georgesaundersonlincolninthebardo 4a966623-2ac7-49c4-8165-c6d6c22d1933 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 georgesaundersonlincolninthebardo full

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]]> <![CDATA[The Jam's literary credentials]]> Thu, 02 Mar 2017 09:45:42 GMT 40:54 119e9dd8-d2a3-40c1-9822-e6d527749040 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/thejamsliterarycredentials 119e9dd8-d2a3-40c1-9822-e6d527749040 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 thejamsliterarycredentials full

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]]> Anthony Burgess at 100 Anthony Burgess at 100 Wed, 22 Feb 2017 21:40:52 GMT 48:24 41eeabab-0b0f-4b9b-b519-a63fb963c40b false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/anthonyburgessat100 41eeabab-0b0f-4b9b-b519-a63fb963c40b af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 anthonyburgessat100 full

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]]> Writing The Russian Revolution Writing The Russian Revolution Wed, 15 Feb 2017 21:00:03 GMT 46:10 4b6e6d4a-b8ef-4ee5-89f4-366cab3daf6b true https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/writingtherussianrevolution 4b6e6d4a-b8ef-4ee5-89f4-366cab3daf6b af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 writingtherussianrevolution With Stig Abell and Thea Lenarduzzi – Caryl Emerson on poetry and prose forged in the immediacy of the Russian Revolution of 1917; Phil Baker considers the strange split legacy of British writer Colin Wilson, a curious and often hateful figure with an... full

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]]> Cowgirls, Hockney, and how to write a bestseller Cowgirls, Hockney, and how to write a bestseller Wed, 08 Feb 2017 23:00:00 GMT 44:36 e1eeec0b-2d1a-4b19-9b6f-b679267dcc9a false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/cowgirls-hockney-andhowtowriteabestseller e1eeec0b-2d1a-4b19-9b6f-b679267dcc9a af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 cowgirls-hockney-andhowtowriteabestseller full

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]]> The age of mass incarceration The age of mass incarceration Thu, 02 Feb 2017 00:30:00 GMT 45:24 0d246cc9-ec33-49bf-a2a0-2e4c564f1183 true https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/theageofmassincarceration 0d246cc9-ec33-49bf-a2a0-2e4c564f1183 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 theageofmassincarceration full

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]]> March on March on Thu, 26 Jan 2017 00:10:00 GMT 49:25 8c89f3b6-85b7-4904-893f-c37851b66a86 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/tlsvoices25jan 8c89f3b6-85b7-4904-893f-c37851b66a86 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 tlsvoices25jan Discover more at www.the-tls.co.uk full

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]]> Reboots and reputations Reboots and reputations Thu, 19 Jan 2017 01:00:00 GMT 45:59 d558da00-27a5-4252-81fb-871e78bcdb54 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/rebootsandreputations d558da00-27a5-4252-81fb-871e78bcdb54 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 rebootsandreputations full

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]]> <![CDATA[Bad sex, 'the Malala effect', layers of place]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2017 21:50:24 GMT 45:43 54d6187c-4e82-4808-b082-229ecb8769f3 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/badsex-themalalaeffect-layersofplace 54d6187c-4e82-4808-b082-229ecb8769f3 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 badsex-themalalaeffect-layersofplace With Stig Abell and Thea Lenarduzzi – Eimear McBride on the dark side of bad sex writing and why a new anthology is nothing to be snickered at; Diana Darke on the stories of two young women who have fled war in the Middle East and the new pressures... full

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]]> Chilling, glitzy and dark Chilling, glitzy and dark Thu, 05 Jan 2017 00:10:00 GMT 43:17 a3568169-57fe-4b66-83fa-e85425edeebf false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/chilling-glitzyanddark a3568169-57fe-4b66-83fa-e85425edeebf af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 chilling-glitzyanddark With Stig Abell and Thea Lenarduzzi – Andrew Scull on the deeply unsettling – and surprisingly recent – history of lobotomy, and the sorry tale of Patient H. M.; Lisa Hilton on the sometimes mystifying appeal of the French Riviera and the vapid... full

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]]> The many faces of King’s Cross The many faces of King’s Cross Mon, 02 Jan 2017 06:00:00 GMT 48:54 0461a635-8391-438c-b515-a73012efa758 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/themanyfacesofking-scross 0461a635-8391-438c-b515-a73012efa758 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 themanyfacesofking-scross A recording from the TLS’s 2016 London Lit Weekend at King’s Place, London: Historians Simon Bradley and Rosemary Ashton and the architect Paul Williams (of Stanton Williams Architects) discuss the literary and architectural heritage of King’s Cross... full

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]]> A monster success A monster success Fri, 30 Dec 2016 06:00:00 GMT 50:54 27913d4d-13db-42e8-86c0-3059cb2cbdd4 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/amonstersuccess 27913d4d-13db-42e8-86c0-3059cb2cbdd4 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 amonstersuccess A recording from the TLS’s 2016 London Lit Weekend at King’s Place, London: 2016 was the 200th anniversary of a dark and stormy night with an extraordinary literary legacy: Frankenstein. Frances Wilson and Benjamin Markovits recount the three days in... full

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]]> From book to box and beyond From book to box and beyond Mon, 26 Dec 2016 06:00:00 GMT 48:26 40da0df1-8e8d-45a4-9bea-989547438e72 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/frombooktoboxandbeyond 40da0df1-8e8d-45a4-9bea-989547438e72 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 frombooktoboxandbeyond A recording from the TLS’s 2016 London Lit Weekend at King’s Place, London: Cinema and television are brimming with literary adaptations. But how does the page translate to the screen? To discuss the ins and outs, successes and failures, we brought... full

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]]> Overrated/Underrated Overrated/Underrated Fri, 23 Dec 2016 12:01:00 GMT 58:40 9fc7b535-828c-43cd-93cd-23c3b3060fe9 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/overrated-underrated 9fc7b535-828c-43cd-93cd-23c3b3060fe9 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 overrated-underrated A recording from the TLS’s 2016 London Lit Weekend at King’s Place, London: Overrated/Underrated, a favourite TLS game in which a panel of critics (David Collard, Alex Clark and Michael Caines) select the esteemed writers they would like to build up or... full

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]]> Brexit, bubbles, and the best arts of 2016 Brexit, bubbles, and the best arts of 2016 Wed, 21 Dec 2016 22:44:27 GMT 47:54 06a6e3d5-a171-4867-8aec-c1af28c7fa50 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/brexit-bubbles-andthebestartsof2016 06a6e3d5-a171-4867-8aec-c1af28c7fa50 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 brexit-bubbles-andthebestartsof2016 full

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]]> God, sex and the arts / science divide God, sex and the arts / science divide Thu, 15 Dec 2016 01:47:38 GMT 50:55 f111dd66-11ac-44fc-b211-1989920e6760 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/god-sexandthearts-sciencedivide f111dd66-11ac-44fc-b211-1989920e6760 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 god-sexandthearts-sciencedivide With Stig Abell and Thea Lenarduzzi – Rupert Shortt on why Christianity has been more help than hindrance to social and intellectual progress; Fiction editor Toby Lichtig meets Emily Witt to discuss sex, drugs and a new novel by Dana Spiotta; Terri... full

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]]> Defiance, good death and Mexico Defiance, good death and Mexico Wed, 07 Dec 2016 20:57:58 GMT 49:23 1c5984d2-c56f-4d6c-b7f5-949a5b91473c false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/defiance-gooddeathandmexico 1c5984d2-c56f-4d6c-b7f5-949a5b91473c af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 defiance-gooddeathandmexico full

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]]> Controlled violence Controlled violence Wed, 30 Nov 2016 21:37:52 GMT 41:42 4b7b700a-7736-4ce8-9094-d552fe9514c4 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/controlledviolence 4b7b700a-7736-4ce8-9094-d552fe9514c4 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 controlledviolence With Stig Abell and Thea Lenarduzzi: – Jennifer Howard on the threats and thrills of the internet: what price for online freedom?; Rebecca Lemov considers the neurological effects of torture, plus the chilling account of a man who survived Guantanamo;... full

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]]> Books of the Year Books of the Year Wed, 23 Nov 2016 20:47:35 GMT 43:33 3135b175-8702-44e0-a0d7-25f61b84f9f9 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/booksoftheyear 3135b175-8702-44e0-a0d7-25f61b84f9f9 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 booksoftheyear full

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]]> <![CDATA[Lionel Shriver: "Terror as recreation"]]> Fri, 18 Nov 2016 15:08:18 GMT 21:38 c6800809-504a-4408-8ee7-cf4b44678c8b false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/lionelshriver-terrorasrecreation c6800809-504a-4408-8ee7-cf4b44678c8b af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 lionelshriver-terrorasrecreation Catharine Morris, at the 2016 Singapore Writers Festival, interviews the American novelist and journalist Lionel Shriver about Trump, Brexit and her unsettling new novel, The Mandibles. Find out more at www.the-tls.co.uk full

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]]> The life in the work The life in the work Wed, 16 Nov 2016 22:55:29 GMT 47:23 b646cccf-546e-4bf0-b18c-d128cab02646 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/thelifeinthework b646cccf-546e-4bf0-b18c-d128cab02646 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 thelifeinthework full

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]]> Against nature Against nature Wed, 09 Nov 2016 19:30:22 GMT 45:07 b769b9ed-5048-487a-9800-0a1ae2ccbfef false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/againstnature b769b9ed-5048-487a-9800-0a1ae2ccbfef af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 againstnature With Stig Abell and Lucy Dallas:Mary Beard shares her experience of election night in America; Mark Bostridge discusses Queen Victoria and the stinginess of the Royal Archive; and Nick Groom makes the case for wondrous nature writing.Find out more... full

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]]> Violence and poetry Violence and poetry Thu, 03 Nov 2016 00:01:11 GMT 42:47 098d5c03-d9fc-41c8-aaf8-8bb40d4079c5 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/violenceandpoetry 098d5c03-d9fc-41c8-aaf8-8bb40d4079c5 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 violenceandpoetry full

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]]> Halloween story special Halloween story special Fri, 28 Oct 2016 15:41:45 GMT 37:28 f56eab0d-ecbb-4ecd-a3d2-6b3c9d64173c false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/halloweenstoryspecial f56eab0d-ecbb-4ecd-a3d2-6b3c9d64173c af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 halloweenstoryspecial With Stig Abell, Thea Lenarduzzi and Michael Caines.Three extracts of spooky stories for Halloween. Stig reads from Dracula by Bram Stoker; Thea from Mr Jones by Edith Wharton; and Michael from Two Doctors by MR James.Find out more at... full

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]]> Shades of censorship Shades of censorship Wed, 26 Oct 2016 16:27:28 GMT 43:32 36af9aec-5011-43ff-8060-c212b900cbc5 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/shadesofcensorship 36af9aec-5011-43ff-8060-c212b900cbc5 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 shadesofcensorship full

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]]> Ali Smith on Autumn Ali Smith on Autumn Fri, 21 Oct 2016 15:23:24 GMT 32:57 3051bdc2-514f-4f39-8546-8aa1e5589ff9 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/alismithonautumn 3051bdc2-514f-4f39-8546-8aa1e5589ff9 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 alismithonautumn Toby Lichtig talks to Ali Smith about her new novel, Autumn; plus, an exclusive extract read by the author. Find out more: the-tls.co.uk full

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]]> Life, writing and life-writing Life, writing and life-writing Wed, 19 Oct 2016 21:05:40 GMT 47:49 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/289049864 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/life-writing-and-life-writing 2fe58d1a-ecbf-4fee-94b9-399077158019 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 life-writing-and-life-writing full

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]]> The mythical Lévi-Strauss The mythical Lévi-Strauss Wed, 12 Oct 2016 20:18:10 GMT 44:48 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/287371181 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/the-mythical-l-vi-strauss 71bd03d3-e80e-4835-8508-5ed490067ef0 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 the-mythical-l-vi-strauss With Stig Abell and Thea Lenarduzzi – Adam Kuper on French structuralist and hoarder of myths Claude Lévi-Strauss; Joe Paul Kroll on what happened when a slightly belligerent group of eminent German writers visited America; Laura James on the... full

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]]> A lecture by Terry Eagleton A lecture by Terry Eagleton Fri, 07 Oct 2016 10:12:10 GMT 41:30 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/286555480 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/a-lecture-by-terry-eagleton b099ba33-1855-474e-b0d9-bd60d67ab26b af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 a-lecture-by-terry-eagleton full

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]]> Duck or Rabbit? Duck or Rabbit? Wed, 05 Oct 2016 22:40:03 GMT 47:59 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/286227809 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/duck-or-rabbit- 3934980d-c6e4-4613-ab52-106030d91954 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 duck-or-rabbit- With Stig Abel and Thea Lenarduzzi: Tim Crane guides us through our philosophy special edition (including on how the brain works); Lisa Hilton helps to recover the voices of Parisian wartime women; Anna Katharina Schaffner explains why the Nazis were... full

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]]> Rose Tremain at the Wimbledon Bookfest Rose Tremain at the Wimbledon Bookfest Mon, 03 Oct 2016 21:06:47 GMT 37:04 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/285903283 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/rose-tremain-at-the-wimbledon-bookfest 52838118-0c53-4daa-8b51-4f5b50736106 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 rose-tremain-at-the-wimbledon-bookfest full

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]]> Beatrix Potter, marriage, and data Beatrix Potter, marriage, and data Wed, 28 Sep 2016 20:23:03 GMT 42:07 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/285160380 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/beatrix-potter-marriage-and-data f479386b-06a2-466d-a735-b31730d02d53 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 beatrix-potter-marriage-and-data full

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]]> <![CDATA[Hardy's London & the modern Middle East]]> Wed, 21 Sep 2016 22:11:28 GMT 47:43 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/284018593 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/hardy-s-london-the-modern-middle-east c6e5706c-57e7-48a4-8cd4-447a9271b4a0 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 hardy-s-london-the-modern-middle-east full

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]]> Ideas of Englishness Ideas of Englishness Wed, 14 Sep 2016 20:38:37 GMT 51:20 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/282928935 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/ideas-of-englishness 5540508a-edf2-4ffd-b31f-7ed274f9bbab af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 ideas-of-englishness full

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]]> Beginnings of life and the end of the NHS Beginnings of life and the end of the NHS Wed, 07 Sep 2016 21:24:12 GMT 43:00 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/281863517 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/beginnings-of-life-and-the-end-of-the-nhs 9046b697-93b5-46ac-99d1-d0f379b1195e af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 beginnings-of-life-and-the-end-of-the-nhs full

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]]> <![CDATA[Clare Lowdon on Safran Foer's great big dazzling novel]]> Wed, 31 Aug 2016 16:36:05 GMT 46:21 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/280764546 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/clare-lowdon-on-safran-foer-s-great-big-dazzling-novel 9490f37c-eb54-46af-b2d5-49160fec03ac af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 clare-lowdon-on-safran-foer-s-great-big-dazzling-novel full

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]]> Eimear McBride on The Lesser Bohemians Eimear McBride on The Lesser Bohemians Tue, 23 Aug 2016 15:51:09 GMT 39:00 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/279540077 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/eimear-mcbride-on-the-lesser-bohemians 88ce8376-a28e-418c-9970-22304261d966 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 eimear-mcbride-on-the-lesser-bohemians full

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]]> <![CDATA[Panama Papers, the Nero enigma & women in Hollywood]]> Wed, 17 Aug 2016 21:48:26 GMT 37:26 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/278713155 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/panama-papers-the-nero-enigma-women-in-hollywood ba83a5f4-279e-418a-b374-e11e21b2d36a af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 panama-papers-the-nero-enigma-women-in-hollywood With Thea Lenarduzzi and Toby Lichtig – Edward Luttwak on the global unravelling occasioned by the Panama Papers; Mary Beard on the enigmatic Emperor Nero, matricidal monster and lover of music; and Hermione Hoby on the difficult beauties of Hollywood,... full

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]]> Brazil, Bloomsbury, and Geoff Dyer Brazil, Bloomsbury, and Geoff Dyer Wed, 10 Aug 2016 18:20:07 GMT 43:26 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/277690746 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/brazil-bloomsbury-and-geoff-dyer 4a69e1a3-a16b-4923-8814-4f6d64443be8 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 brazil-bloomsbury-and-geoff-dyer With Stig Abell and Thea Lenarduzzi – Patrick Wilcken brings us the real Brazil, a country at breaking point; Francesca Wade considers the radical interior designs, and desires, of the Bloomsbury Group; Toby Lichtig on the failures and successes of Geo... full

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]]> Edmund White on Nabokov Edmund White on Nabokov Wed, 03 Aug 2016 16:22:17 GMT 43:57 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/276658318 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/edmund-white-on-nabokov e7842aae-8861-4af9-a667-a1f534fe9d56 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 edmund-white-on-nabokov full

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]]> Andrew Motion on Housman Andrew Motion on Housman Wed, 27 Jul 2016 22:45:18 GMT 38:59 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/275680311 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/andrew-motion-on-housman 00464c3d-4b21-485a-b487-4d9390a9aba0 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 andrew-motion-on-housman full

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]]> The view from Istanbul The view from Istanbul Wed, 20 Jul 2016 21:32:23 GMT 44:25 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/274601888 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/the-view-from-istanbul 937ce20e-d703-4548-8f2d-14d4ec05b1e2 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 the-view-from-istanbul The TLS podcast, with Stig Abell and Thea Lenarduzzi – this week: why eat meat?; how political was Shakespeare, and does it matter?; the ethics of dust at the Houses of Parliament; a report from Taksim Square, as Turkey reels. Discover more: the-tis.... full

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]]> Richard Ford on Donald Trump Richard Ford on Donald Trump Wed, 13 Jul 2016 16:54:58 GMT 41:39 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/273504284 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/richard-ford-on-donald-trump 7ed83b8b-bd39-43d5-a438-335d0a241b77 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 richard-ford-on-donald-trump The TLS podcast, with Stig Abell and Thea Lenarduzzi – this week: the complexities of modern Irish history; the ups and downs of historical fiction; Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Richard Ford gets to know Donald Trump; finally, Robert Potts reads a poe... full

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]]> Tim Parks on translating Leopardi Tim Parks on translating Leopardi Wed, 06 Jul 2016 21:18:42 GMT 46:27 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/272495647 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/tim-parks-on-translating-leopardi 84f193c2-1e57-4550-b13f-2ab27d460977 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 tim-parks-on-translating-leopardi full

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]]> Mary Beard on referenda Mary Beard on referenda Wed, 29 Jun 2016 18:04:20 GMT 42:43 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/271430125 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/mary-beard-on-referenda 83618099-9b6f-4c0b-8975-7722669ef3cb af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 mary-beard-on-referenda full

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]]> Fiction and the refugee crisis Fiction and the refugee crisis Wed, 22 Jun 2016 21:03:26 GMT 33:22 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/270388659 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/fiction-and-the-refugee-crisis 79d00d1f-a8e8-4ea7-a7be-2ea362e77b39 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 fiction-and-the-refugee-crisis full

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]]> Svetlana Alexievich and the Russian-Soviet soul Svetlana Alexievich and the Russian-Soviet soul Mon, 06 Jun 2016 10:53:17 GMT 1:01:56 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/267785078 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/svetlana-alexievich-and-the-russian-soviet-soul 174fc5e2-e664-40dd-a8f7-a7fe38b49e16 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 svetlana-alexievich-and-the-russian-soviet-soul full

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]]> Tessa Hadley and Sarah Hall in conversation Tessa Hadley and Sarah Hall in conversation Wed, 01 Jun 2016 21:21:27 GMT 24:45 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/267007704 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/tessa-hadley-and-sarah-hall-in-conversation a5fd8200-9a25-451b-8a53-2b7b844c9bad af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 tessa-hadley-and-sarah-hall-in-conversation full

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]]> Utopia – Then and Now (live from Kings Place) Utopia – Then and Now (live from Kings Place) Fri, 27 May 2016 10:15:46 GMT 1:02:35 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/266165922 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/utopia-then-and-now-live-from-kings-place- 44ae7819-34d6-47fa-a13d-b1fbde0f1e6c af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 utopia-then-and-now-live-from-kings-place- full

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]]> Gerard Manley Hopkins Gerard Manley Hopkins Tue, 17 May 2016 19:19:31 GMT 15:13 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/264603648 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/gerard-manley-hopkins 297c8e50-c3b7-4c12-9f79-7a7d60c5fade af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 gerard-manley-hopkins full

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]]> <![CDATA[Casanova's escape]]> Mon, 16 May 2016 12:21:22 GMT 12:55 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/264373913 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/casanova-s-escape f7ac3182-8c71-463b-a38f-ea1f42182426 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 casanova-s-escape full

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]]> Thomas De Quincey Thomas De Quincey Fri, 13 May 2016 14:28:34 GMT 15:23 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/263945865 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/thomas-de-quincey 3b77c07c-e682-485e-b2b7-6ae4d9815f76 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 thomas-de-quincey full

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]]> <![CDATA[Robert Browning's Poetic Characters]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2016 17:23:02 GMT 15:54 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/261359499 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/robert-browning-s-poetic-characters 723e9d23-a64c-4cda-9f1f-14f35a2fbf17 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 robert-browning-s-poetic-characters full

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]]> Shakespeare and Cervantes, 400 years on Shakespeare and Cervantes, 400 years on Fri, 22 Apr 2016 11:09:56 GMT 52:38 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/260328915 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/shakespeare-and-cervantes-400-years-on a3a7b79f-8316-41c8-8b0a-4cbdaa3d9244 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 shakespeare-and-cervantes-400-years-on full

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]]> Utopia at 500 Utopia at 500 Wed, 20 Apr 2016 09:10:27 GMT 13:50 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/259984829 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/utopia-at-500 dbc2d6e3-462a-4e36-8700-3b6e387f22a9 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 utopia-at-500 full

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]]> Being Jewish, being American Being Jewish, being American Fri, 15 Apr 2016 08:41:03 GMT 13:40 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/259187639 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/being-jewish-being-american 4febe6ee-4c10-4054-a933-0aaadd076bb9 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 being-jewish-being-american full

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]]> Oscar Wilde and the Chatterton myth Oscar Wilde and the Chatterton myth Mon, 07 Mar 2016 16:20:19 GMT 13:52 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/250670406 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/oscar-wilde-and-the-chatterton-myth b4f9043b-37f4-49c0-9043-555d7941d768 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 oscar-wilde-and-the-chatterton-myth full

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]]> Henry James in the TLS Henry James in the TLS Wed, 02 Mar 2016 19:07:25 GMT 10:46 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/249871838 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/henry-james-in-the-tls 017e2d5e-7ae6-418d-9337-e315bf765d0e af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 henry-james-in-the-tls full

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]]> Mary Beard Mary Beard Tue, 02 Feb 2016 13:27:17 GMT 16:40 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/245055241 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/mary-beard b5afa9c4-56e0-4a84-affe-7f04b90b4995 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 mary-beard full

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]]> <![CDATA[Jane Austen's Emma]]> Thu, 21 Jan 2016 16:10:09 GMT 16:13 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/243076333 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/jane-austen-s-emma 75212c6e-ae46-4569-9854-851cf73faff8 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 jane-austen-s-emma full

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]]> <![CDATA["Tea at the Midland" by David Constantine]]> Wed, 13 Jan 2016 16:56:07 GMT 14:57 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/241783969 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/-tea-at-the-midland-by-david-constantine a9c0b63f-6679-4773-aab3-93b8dbd6531f af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 -tea-at-the-midland-by-david-constantine full

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]]> <![CDATA[Jacob Tonson's poets]]> Mon, 11 Jan 2016 13:34:12 GMT 14:55 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/241420834 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/jacob-tonson-s-poets be8b5840-51ae-47af-a702-9ed054f418c0 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 jacob-tonson-s-poets full

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]]> John Donne John Donne Fri, 11 Dec 2015 11:16:26 GMT 16:12 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/237073710 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/john-donne da39c4c6-ed9a-43f9-8c04-ad97371c922d af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 john-donne full

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]]> Vertigo Vertigo Wed, 09 Dec 2015 14:33:32 GMT 14:07 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/236785442 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/vertigo 4e446261-b926-4408-a818-89e7cec4f737 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 vertigo full

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]]> Douglas Oliver: a poetic vision of the body politic Douglas Oliver: a poetic vision of the body politic Fri, 18 Sep 2015 15:21:22 GMT 15:12 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/224456067 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/douglas-oliver-a-poetic-vision-of-the-body-politic 46c259d6-77dd-4915-97c7-55a1284d6416 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 douglas-oliver-a-poetic-vision-of-the-body-politic full

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]]> J.H. Prynne: an examination of imagery J.H. Prynne: an examination of imagery Wed, 09 Sep 2015 13:11:00 GMT 9:37 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/223061780 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/j-h-prynne-an-examination-of-imagery 51610c48-8bc6-4ac7-82ba-c811d1da004f af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 j-h-prynne-an-examination-of-imagery full

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]]> Summer Holidays Summer Holidays Wed, 12 Aug 2015 12:57:01 GMT 18:21 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/218900691 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/summer-holidays 9248c6c9-d7df-4b61-9f28-0f67ad365270 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 summer-holidays “August for the people and their favourite islands”, said W.H. Auden in 1935, with the Isle of Wight in mind. Now people’s favourite islands are more likely to be Majorca or Mykonos, but the lure of the seaside remains. Alan Jenkins reads a selection o... full

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]]> Cycling: tour de force Cycling: tour de force Thu, 23 Jul 2015 08:27:03 GMT 17:23 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/215969702 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/cycling-tour-de-force 96130e9b-ac73-457d-8dc4-5e9055c99168 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 cycling-tour-de-force full

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]]> Tennis: Game, Sex and Match Tennis: Game, Sex and Match Thu, 09 Jul 2015 08:31:15 GMT 15:43 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/213933589 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/tennis-game-sex-and-match b83899ee-d7cf-4720-a297-a9aa5608e823 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 tennis-game-sex-and-match full

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]]> John Fletcher John Fletcher Fri, 03 Jul 2015 12:51:45 GMT 12:34 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/213091524 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/john-fletcher 49bfc39a-5456-4f8e-a74c-249ab1dc2635 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 john-fletcher full

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]]> Christine Brooke-Rose Christine Brooke-Rose Fri, 26 Jun 2015 10:36:00 GMT 16:46 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/212063966 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/christine-brooke-rose 251679d6-85cf-4c1a-8bfa-071a44c732c3 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 christine-brooke-rose full

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]]> Waterloo Waterloo Thu, 18 Jun 2015 09:01:10 GMT 7:38 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/210871020 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/waterloo 15a72d0e-859e-42dd-8df2-1554817fafac af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 waterloo full

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]]> Byron Byron Fri, 29 May 2015 11:11:17 GMT 21:16 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/207800923 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/byron 658b119c-a408-4282-80be-7e5d2e9fd27e af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 byron full

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]]> Anthony Trollope Anthony Trollope Wed, 22 Apr 2015 15:23:58 GMT 22:02 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/202036640 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/anthony-trollope e68134a0-70a2-451a-b7e9-6d95fc2adf3c af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 anthony-trollope full

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]]> Hermione Lee discusses Virginia Woolf Hermione Lee discusses Virginia Woolf Fri, 13 Mar 2015 08:35:04 GMT 14:38 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/195643410 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/hermione-lee-discusses-virginia-woolf e5fef0ef-5374-4846-ba11-65a4e8a6b30a af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 hermione-lee-discusses-virginia-woolf full

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]]> Ruth Scurr discusses John Aubrey and the art of writing biography Ruth Scurr discusses John Aubrey and the art of writing biography Wed, 25 Feb 2015 11:37:49 GMT 14:34 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/192945319 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/ruth-scurr-discusses-john-aubrey-and-the-art-of-writing-biography 3c5707d6-fd75-4004-bae5-7b57339a08f2 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 ruth-scurr-discusses-john-aubrey-and-the-art-of-writing-biography full

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]]> Robert Herrick and John Evelyn Robert Herrick and John Evelyn Wed, 21 Jan 2015 14:07:46 GMT 19:24 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/187133550 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/robert-herrick-and-john-evelyn cc4b8c6a-7635-4e43-9c00-03b0ffa7f830 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 robert-herrick-and-john-evelyn full

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]]> Ariel poems Ariel poems Tue, 16 Dec 2014 14:42:31 GMT 15:47 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/181777296 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/ariel-poems dc77d95e-849a-4ec5-b5eb-ae7bc1520904 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 ariel-poems full

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]]> T. E. Hulme T. E. Hulme Wed, 19 Nov 2014 11:38:29 GMT 14:57 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/177637006 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/t-e-hulme fbbda690-31c4-43d6-8433-f81a5b6d9dfa af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 t-e-hulme full

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]]> Ivor Gurney Ivor Gurney Wed, 05 Nov 2014 16:24:51 GMT 10:40 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/175484647 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/ivor-gurney 04a94101-07f5-4ca2-9173-9dcc23ba56df af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 ivor-gurney full

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]]> Gabriel-Ernest by Saki Gabriel-Ernest by Saki Thu, 30 Oct 2014 09:58:59 GMT 15:00 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/174527409 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/gabriel-ernest-by-saki 95c53eee-28af-4123-8e5a-052bd71ed14e af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 gabriel-ernest-by-saki The Times Literary Supplement - an occasional series of readings.The TLS turns to the dark side, finding stories within stories, eyes in the dark, guilty consciences and beasts in the woods – tales from M. R. James, Edith Wharton and Saki, read and i... full

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]]> The Eyes by Edith Wharton The Eyes by Edith Wharton Mon, 27 Oct 2014 13:07:29 GMT 11:43 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/174063524 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/the-eyes-by-edith-wharton 31833e31-75a9-47e4-be5a-b470c5d17782 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 the-eyes-by-edith-wharton The Times Literary Supplement - an occasional series of readings.The TLS turns to the dark side, finding stories within stories, eyes in the dark, guilty consciences and beasts in the woods – tales from M. R. James, Edith Wharton and Saki, read and i... full

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]]> There was a Man Dwelt by a Churchyard by M.R. James There was a Man Dwelt by a Churchyard by M.R. James Thu, 23 Oct 2014 08:30:42 GMT 11:09 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/173450880 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/there-was-a-man-dwelt-by-a-churchyard-by-m-r-james 88974942-8d02-45d0-aa95-a7deeaa90ce1 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 there-was-a-man-dwelt-by-a-churchyard-by-m-r-james The Times Literary Supplement - an occasional series of readings.The TLS turns to the dark side, finding stories within stories, eyes in the dark, guilty consciences and beasts in the woods – tales from M. R. James, Edith Wharton and Saki, read and... full

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]]> Laurie Lee with Ronald Blythe Laurie Lee with Ronald Blythe Thu, 18 Sep 2014 15:48:45 GMT 14:08 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/168301851 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/laurie-lee-with-ronald-blythe 3ccad566-213a-4b8e-9d59-e76e7ede5a81 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 laurie-lee-with-ronald-blythe The Times Literary Supplement - an occasional series of readings.Poet, novelist and screenwriter Laurie Lee is discussed with further contribution from fellow writer, Ronald Blythe.Introduced by Michael Caines and Rozalind Dineen from The TLS.Fin... full

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]]> David Collard discusses Flametti by Hugo Ball David Collard discusses Flametti by Hugo Ball Wed, 13 Aug 2014 14:08:46 GMT 11:36 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/162968249 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/david-collard-discusses-flametti-by-hugo-ball 5fa8db1d-d8c2-41d3-9289-f3f3cbba26c0 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 david-collard-discusses-flametti-by-hugo-ball full

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]]> Clive James Clive James Wed, 06 Aug 2014 15:30:49 GMT 18:28 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/161964765 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/clive-james 6b7c03a5-0642-4de9-9ac2-00bca9301127 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 clive-james The Times Literary Supplement - an occasional series of readings.Clive James reads a selection of poems first published in The TLS.Sentenced To LifeRounded With A SleepHolding CourtMy Father Before MeOccupation Housewife Winter PlumsIntroduc... full

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]]> Mary Beard talks Medea at The National Theatre Mary Beard talks Medea at The National Theatre Wed, 30 Jul 2014 14:24:16 GMT 5:40 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/160954991 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/mary-beard-talks-medea-at-the-national-theatre 0b88cb6e-0eba-4a62-8774-1e102d2e3de8 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 mary-beard-talks-medea-at-the-national-theatre The Times Literary Supplement - an occasional series of readings.Mary Beard discusses the recent production of Medea by Euripides, in a new version by Ben Power, at The National Theatre.Introduced by Rozalind Dineen.Find out more: www.the-tls.co.... full

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]]> Edward Thomas Edward Thomas Wed, 25 Jun 2014 15:19:35 GMT 13:30 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/155974518 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/edward-thomas 256a6341-4306-4887-81d9-380865f740a7 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 edward-thomas full

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]]> Summer Books - Alex Clark on The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector Summer Books - Alex Clark on The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector Wed, 18 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT 6:17 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/153854496 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/summer-books-alex-clark-on-the-hour-of-the-star-by-clarice-lispector b9ae6072-d563-41a7-87c9-eb6530dc4d72 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 summer-books-alex-clark-on-the-hour-of-the-star-by-clarice-lispector full

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]]> Summer Books - Frances Wilson on What You Want by Constantine Phipps Summer Books - Frances Wilson on What You Want by Constantine Phipps Sun, 15 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT 6:46 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/153854059 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/summer-books-frances-wilson-on-what-you-want-by-constantine-phipps 10289d90-9563-4f74-ab46-2ff5903ef908 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 summer-books-frances-wilson-on-what-you-want-by-constantine-phipps full

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]]> Summer Books - Lidija Haas on The Interior Circuit by Francisco Goldman Summer Books - Lidija Haas on The Interior Circuit by Francisco Goldman Fri, 13 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT 6:58 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/153853588 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/summer-books-lidija-haas-on-the-interior-circuit-by-francisco-goldman 53d42f85-a348-4133-acaa-33dd458f62fc af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 summer-books-lidija-haas-on-the-interior-circuit-by-francisco-goldman full

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]]> Summer Books - Mary Beard on Augustus by John Williams Summer Books - Mary Beard on Augustus by John Williams Wed, 11 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT 6:19 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/153851016 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/summer-books-mary-beard-on-augustus-by-john-williams 2ec117ab-d62a-40bb-bfde-74acb5accb85 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 summer-books-mary-beard-on-augustus-by-john-williams full

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]]> Cavafy Cavafy Wed, 28 May 2014 09:05:03 GMT 9:50 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/151641098 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/cavafy 8f223245-dc2e-4068-89b8-2447542e08d4 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 cavafy full

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]]> <![CDATA[Shakespeare's Sonnets]]> Tue, 22 Apr 2014 17:33:20 GMT 8:24 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/145949569 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/shakespeare-s-sonnets 19dd5ff1-8af2-49fa-9e0f-b8ae05f8f7f5 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 shakespeare-s-sonnets full

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]]> Ian Hamilton Ian Hamilton Wed, 02 Apr 2014 14:54:33 GMT 10:29 tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/142698937 false https://play.acast.com/s/tlsvoices/ian-hamilton 94522a4e-68a2-4024-a327-51f4c3904330 af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241 ian-hamilton The Times Literary Supplement - an occasional series of readings.Alan Jenkins reads a collection of poems written by Ian Hamilton.The StormPretending Not to SleepMid-WinterAdmissionThe VisitNow and ThenCritiqueRoseReturningThe GardenAgain... full

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