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Since Attlee & ChurchillWhat happened when Tony Blair cut benefits for single mums?In 1997, Tony Blair returned Labour to power with a landslide majority. But many people who hoped for radical change were left disappointed when he announced that Labour would continue with the Tory plan to scrap the Lone Parent Premium, a welfare top up for single parents. Lone parents protested; Labour MPs revolted; and Blair had to decide whether to plough on with the measure or surrender to his backbenchers. In the week after Keir Starmer buckled under pressure from his MPs over the Personal Independent Payment, Lee and Richard look at Blair's approach to a similar dilemma a...2025-07-061h 05
Platte River Bard PodcastA Whimsical Outdoor Family Opera Awaits! Opera Omaha brings "Fantastic Mr. Fox" to Lauritzen Gardens!Though tickets are limited and a waiting list is already in place, now is the time to sign up for an unforgettable experience!
Opera Omaha’s new production of "Fantastic Mr. Fox", based on Roald Dahl’s beloved tale and brought to life by composer Tobias Picker — is the perfect opera for the whole family. Filled with charm, adventure, and clever woodland creatures, it’s a delightful introduction to opera for all ages!
Performed outdoors at the stunning Lauritzen Gardens, this 80-minute, no-intermission opera is best enjoyed with your comfy chairs and cozy blankets. Surrounded by nature...2025-05-2716 min
The Compendium: An Assembly of Fascinating ThingsRoald Dahl: A Life Shaped by War, Words, and WhimsyIn this episode of The Compendium, we fly headfirst into the fascinating life and work of Roald Dahl. A juggernaut of children's literature whose works were just as fantastical as his life story. Today we discover how Dahl's experiences, from his adventurous spirit to his time as a fighter pilot and diplomat, shaped his unique storytelling style.
Adam traces his journey from the creation of whimsical worlds and characters from favorites like "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "Matilda". But also, we explore his secret World War II spy group "The Irregulars" which was marked by both...2024-03-191h 01
Load Bearing Beams: A Movie PodcastBONUS: Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (the movie)Fine. Fine. No problem at all. We'll talk about the actual movie. Also: Happy holidays! Thank you for a great year! We'd normally have an episode coming out on Friday, Dec. 22, but we're taking a break and shall return on Friday, December 29 with a very special mailbag episode. And after that, we're on to episodes 99 and 100, where we'll revisit the movies covered on our very first episode (Dirty Dancing and Star Wars). It only took us seven years to get to a hundred episodes. Time stamps: 00:02:15 — Thoughts about the new movie Won...2023-12-182h 18
Political GabfestGabfest Live! Grab the Steering Wheel EditionThis week, David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson are live at Sixth & I in Washington, DC discussing the new insurrection revelations; the overturning of Roe; and the legitimacy of the U.S. Supreme Court.Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:David French for The Dispatch: “The Case for Prosecuting Donald Trump Just Got Much Stronger”Kirsten M. J. Thompson, Hugh J. W. Sturrock, Diana Greene Foster, et al for JAMA Network Open: “Association of Travel Distance to Nearest Abortion Facility With Rates of Abortion”Sacred...2022-06-301h 04
The Shapes of StoriesDonald Sturrock #1Few men knew Roald Dahl better than Donald Sturrock. Donald talks to Lawrence about Roald’s writing and his personal traumas.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-shapes-of-stories. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.2020-11-121h 00
You're BookedNadia Shireen - You're BookedThis week we are in glorious North London to meet picture book illustrator and kids book powerhouse Nadia Shireen! Nadia is the creator of the Billy book series and blockbusters such as The Bumblebear and The Cow Who Fell To Earth. She is also an ex-Smash Hits staffer - which may be mentioned in the course of the episode. We also talked to her about reading guilt, sort of stalking Paul Auster and the Pet Shop Boys.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - The SisterhoodDale Shaw - Painfully British HaikusNadia Shireen...2019-10-2856 min
Portland Radio ProjectBiz503 S03E12 - ImmigrationThis year has been a difficult one for immigrant and refugee communities in Oregon. Enforcement sweeps for undocumented immigrants and travel bans for refugees have left families and communities in a legal limbo.
For their part, immigration arrests have skyrocketed. According to reporting by the New York Times, the number of arrests made by July 2017 was up 40 percent compared to the same period in 2016.
And since President Donald Trump took office, his administration has rolled out three different travel bans targeted at Muslim-majority nations, with each meeting various levels of judicial and popular resistance.
We're joined on Biz503 this week...2018-02-1231 min
Biz503Biz503 S03E12 - ImmigrationThis year has been a difficult one for immigrant and refugee communities in Oregon. Enforcement sweeps for undocumented immigrants and travel bans for refugees have left families and communities in a legal limbo.
For their part, immigration arrests have skyrocketed. According to reporting by the New York Times, the number of arrests made by July 2017 was up 40 percent compared to the same period in 2016.
And since President Donald Trump took office, his administration has rolled out three different travel bans targeted at Muslim-majority nations, with each meeting various levels of judicial and popular resistance.
We're joined on Biz503 this week...2018-02-1200 min
Full Audiobook in Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & MusiciansLove from Boy by Donald Sturrock | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Love from Boy
Author: Donald Sturrock
Narrator: Thomas Judd, Andrew Wincott
Format: Unabridged
Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins
Language: English
Release date: 09-06-16
Publisher: Penguin Audio
Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians
Summary:
From the author of The BFG - soon to be a major motion picture directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton, Jemaine Clement, Bill Hader, and Adam Godley - a whimsical, witty, and revealing collection of the legendary children's author and writer Roald Dahl's letters written to his mother, from early...2016-09-067h 10
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Title: Love from Boy
Author: Donald Sturrock
Narrator: Thomas Judd, Andrew Wincott
Format: mp3
Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
Release date: 09-06-16
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 7 ratings
Genres: Diaries & Correspondence
Publisher's Summary:2016-09-067h 11Listen, Learn, and Be Transported With Free Audiobook JourneysLove from Boy: Roald Dahl's Letters to His Mother Audiobook by Donald SturrockListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 270030
Title: Love from Boy: Roald Dahl's Letters to His Mother
Author: Donald Sturrock
Narrator: Andrew Wincott, Thomas Judd
Format: Unabridged
Length: 07:11:00
Language: English
Release date: 09-06-16
Publisher: Penguin Audio
Genres: Biography & Memoir, Fiction & Literature, Literary, Essays & Anthologies
Summary:
From the author of The BFG, Matilda, James and the Giant Peach, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, and many more beloved classics—a whimsical, witty, and revealing collection of the legendary children’s author and writer Roald Dahl's letters written to his mother, from early childhood through Dahl’s trave...2016-09-067h 11
The EssayDonald Sturrock on the events that made the man and writerTo celebrate the centenary of Roald Dahl's birth his biographer, Donald Sturrock remembers meeting the genius storyteller in the writing hut at the bottom of his garden. Here Dahl revealed how he used both the darkness and lightness of his childhood to fire his writing. Donald Sturrock wrote Storyteller: The Life of Road Dahl and has edited his letters, Love From Boy: Roald Dahl's Letters to His Mother.Written and read by Donald Sturrock
Produced by Justine Willett.2016-07-1513 min
The EssayFrank Cottrell Boyce on flying and myth-makingTo mark the centenary of Roald Dahl's birth Frank Cottrell Boyce writes about the myth that the celebrated storyteller Dahl constructed out of his near fatal plane crash during the Second World War, and how he so perceptively captured a child's-eye view in his writing. Cottrell Boyce also recalls his very first encounter with Dahl's writing, which ended in outrage. The award-winning Frank Cottrell Boyce's first novel, Millions, was made into a feature film. He is a successful screenwriter and helped devise the Opening Ceremony for the London 2012 Olympic Games.Roald Dahl at 100 is a celebration of...2016-07-1113 min
Listen to New Releases of Audiobooks in Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & MusiciansLove from Boy Audiobook by Donald SturrockPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com to download full audiobooks of your choice for free.
Title: Love from Boy
Subtitle: Roald Dahl's Letters to his Mother
Author: Donald Sturrock
Narrator: Andrew Wincott, Thomas Judd
Format: Unabridged
Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
Language: English
Release date: 06-02-16
Publisher: John Murray
Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes
Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians
Publisher's Summary:
On the 100th anniversary of his birth comes a revelatory collection of letters from the nation's favourite storyteller.
'Dear Mama, I am having a lovely time here. We play football every day here. The beds have no springs...2016-06-027h 12
Get Hooked On The Most Next-Level Full Audiobook Today!Love from Boy by Donald SturrockPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/38904to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Love from Boy
Author: Donald Sturrock
Narrator: Andrew Wincott, Thomas Judd
Format: mp3
Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
Release date: 06-02-16
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 3 ratings
Genres: Memoirs, Diaries & Correspondence
Publisher's Summary:2016-06-027h 12Grab An Unforgettable Full Audiobook And Elevate Your Mindset.Love from Boy by Donald SturrockPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/3257to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Love from Boy
Author: Donald Sturrock
Narrator: Andrew Wincott, Thomas Judd
Format: mp3
Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
Release date: 06-02-16
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 3 ratings
Genres: Diaries & Correspondence
Publisher's Summary:2016-06-027h 12
Great LivesTom Solomon on Roald DahlWriter Roald Dahl is well known as the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Fantastic Mr Fox and The BFG, but he was also fascinated by medical science. Professor Tom Solomon, who looked after him during his last illness, spent hours discussing medicine with Dahl.Tom talks to Matthew Parris about Dahl's life and work, through the prism of his forensic interest in the workings of the human body. With them is Donald Sturrock, Dahl's biographer.Producer Christine Hall. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2014.2014-12-3027 min
Press Play On Your Ears To A Must-Listen Full Audiobook.Storyteller: The Life of Roald Dahl by Donald SturrockPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/320141to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Storyteller: The Life of Roald Dahl
Author: Donald Sturrock
Narrator: Stephen Thorne
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 23 hours 14 minutes
Release date: September 1, 2011
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2
Genres: Memoirs
Publisher's Summary:
The authorised biography of one of the greatest storytellers of all time. 'Irresistible. I thought I knew quite a lot about Roald Dahl, but now I know much much more. Donald Sturrock's book lucidly describes a complicated life and relates it to the richness of Dahl's storytelling.'Quentin Blake Roald Dahl is one of the greatest storytellers of...2011-09-0111h 14
Listen to Audiobook in Bios & Memoirs, CelebritiesStoryteller by Donald Sturrock | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Storyteller
Author: Donald Sturrock
Narrator: Stephen Thorne
Format: Unabridged
Length: 23 hrs and 17 mins
Language: English
Release date: 09-01-11
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians
Summary:
The authorised biography of one of the greatest storytellers of all time.
"Irresistible. I thought I knew quite a lot about Roald Dahl, but now I know much much more. Donald Sturrock's book lucidly describes a complicated life and relates it to the richness of Dahl's storytelling." (Quentin Blake).
Roald Dahl is one of the greatest storytellers of all...2011-09-0111h 17Let the Stories Come Alive With Free AudiobookStoryteller: The Life of Roald Dahl Audiobook by Donald SturrockListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 320141
Title: Storyteller: The Life of Roald Dahl
Author: Donald Sturrock
Narrator: Stephen Thorne
Format: Unabridged
Length: 23:14:00
Language: English
Release date: 09-01-11
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers UK
Genres: Biography & Memoir, Literary, Arts & Entertainment
Summary:
The authorised biography of one of the greatest storytellers of all time.
'Irresistible. I thought I knew quite a lot about Roald Dahl, but now I know much much more. Donald Sturrock's book lucidly describes a complicated life and relates it to the richness of Dahl's storytelling.'Quentin Blake
Roald Dahl is one of the...2011-09-0111h 14
Discover Top Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, MemoirsStoryteller: The Life of Roald Dahl by Donald SturrockPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/320141 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Storyteller: The Life of Roald Dahl Author: Donald Sturrock Narrator: Stephen Thorne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 14 minutes Release date: September 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: The authorised biography of one of the greatest storytellers of all time. 'Irresistible. I thought I knew quite a lot about Roald Dahl, but now I know much much more. Donald Sturrock's book lucidly describes a complicated life and relates it to the richness of Dahl's storytelling.'Quentin Blake Roald Dahl is one of the greatest storytellers...2011-09-0105 minDiscover Top Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, MemoirsStoryteller: The Life of Roald Dahl by Donald SturrockPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/320141to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Storyteller: The Life of Roald Dahl
Author: Donald Sturrock
Narrator: Stephen Thorne
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 23 hours 14 minutes
Release date: September 1, 2011
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2
Genres: Memoirs
Publisher's Summary:
The authorised biography of one of the greatest storytellers of all time. 'Irresistible. I thought I knew quite a lot about Roald Dahl, but now I know much much more. Donald Sturrock's book lucidly describes a complicated life and relates it to the richness of Dahl's storytelling.'Quentin Blake Roald Dahl is one of the greatest storytellers of...2011-09-0111h 14
More Opera Productions for iPhone/iPodLetters of a Love Betrayed - An IntroductionDonald Sturrock, librettist for the opera Letters of a Love Betrayed and other contributors talk about where this work originated from and why people will enjoy this exciting opera.2011-08-0800 minMore Opera Productions for Mac/PCLetters of a Love Betrayed - An IntroductionDonald Sturrock, librettist for the opera Letters of a Love Betrayed and other contributors talk about where this work originated from and why people will enjoy this exciting opera.2011-08-0800 min