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RNIB ConnectVidar Hjardeng MBE - & Juliet, AD Theatre ReviewRNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey is joined again by Vidar Hjardeng MBE, Inclusion and Diversity Consultant for ITV News across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands for the next of his regular audio described theatre reviews for 2025
This week we have the multi award-winning ‘& Juliet’ as the touring production visited the Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre with description by Professional Audio Describers Julia Grundy and Jonathan Nash.
About ‘& Juliet’
Get whisked away on a fabulous journey as Juliet ditches her famous ending for a fresh beginning and a second chance at life and love—her w...2025-05-2305 min
Stage Door Athletic93. Sport in ShakespeareBecause…”All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players.”As Rob starts rehearsals for a production of Macbeth he’s directing, the boys don their cod pieces and doublets and discuss all things Shakespeare.There’s some tenuous links to sport in Shakespeare, the boys chat about their favourite productions they’ve seen, what Shakespeare means to them, who they’d love to play, Rob tells us about wrestling in As You Like It and Jack gives us a few lines of “But soft…’ from Romeo and Juliet (which quickly...2025-05-1325 minRNIB ConnectVidar Hjardeng MBE - RSC Hamlet, AD Theatre ReviewRNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey is joined again by Vidar Hjardeng MBE, Inclusion and Diversity Consultant for ITV News across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the channel Islands for the next of his regular audio described theatre reviews for 2025.
This week Vidar was reviewing the Royal Shakespeare Company’s current production of ‘Hamlet in Stratford-upon-Avon with description by Professional Audio Describers Gethyn Edwards and Carolyn Smith. .
About ‘Hamlet’
Grief can play tricks on the mind, even conjure ghosts. But when Hamlet’s dead father appears to him one night, he signals murder, not madness. Ham...2025-03-1405 min
Keihard Klassiek: De MixWandelen op recept00:20Büsra Kayikçi - Follower
03:29Sophie Hutchings - Billow GentlyLavinia Meijer [harp]
06:13Gabriel Fauré - Requiem, op.48 ; In paradisumOrchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique & Monteverdi Choir o.l.v. John Eliot Gardiner
10:32Ludovico Einaudi - Low mist
16:01Eric Vloeimans - Romeo & Juliet
19:17Claude Debussy - Rêverie (Arr.)Ardemus Quartet
23:44Oliver Davis - BlueBeth & Flo
26:48Chad Lawson - with you - lo-fi remix
2024-02-0958 min
Experience The Full Audiobook That Keeps Story Seekers Hooked.Michael Portillo: On the World Wars: A BBC Radio History Collection by Michael PortilloPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/702594to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Michael Portillo: On the World Wars: A BBC Radio History Collection
Author: Michael Portillo
Narrator: Michael Portillo
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 23 minutes
Release date: November 9, 2023
Genres: Military
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Specially selected history series presented by Michael Portillo, exploring the most significant events before, during and after the First and Second World Wars Journalist and broadcaster Michael Portillo has always been fascinated by the past. A former politician and history graduate, he has presented several TV documentaries, including Portillo's Empire Journey and Great British Railway Journeys. Now, in these...2023-11-097h 23Relish A Critically-Acclaimed Full Audiobook On Your Commute.Michael Portillo: On the World Wars: A BBC Radio History Collection by Michael PortilloPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/702594to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Michael Portillo: On the World Wars: A BBC Radio History Collection
Author: Michael Portillo
Narrator: Michael Portillo
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 23 minutes
Release date: November 9, 2023
Genres: World
Publisher's Summary:
Specially selected history series presented by Michael Portillo, exploring the most significant events before, during and after the First and Second World Wars Journalist and broadcaster Michael Portillo has always been fascinated by the past. A former politician and history graduate, he has presented several TV documentaries, including Portillo's Empire Journey and Great British Railway Journeys. Now, in these...2023-11-097h 23Get Best Full Audiobooks in History, WorldMichael Portillo: On the World Wars: A BBC Radio History Collection by Michael PortilloPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/702594to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Michael Portillo: On the World Wars: A BBC Radio History Collection
Author: Michael Portillo
Narrator: Michael Portillo
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 23 minutes
Release date: November 9, 2023
Genres: World
Publisher's Summary:
Specially selected history series presented by Michael Portillo, exploring the most significant events before, during and after the First and Second World Wars Journalist and broadcaster Michael Portillo has always been fascinated by the past. A former politician and history graduate, he has presented several TV documentaries, including Portillo's Empire Journey and Great British Railway Journeys. Now, in these...2023-11-097h 23
Get Best Full Audiobooks in History, WorldMichael Portillo: On the World Wars: A BBC Radio History Collection by Michael PortilloPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/702594 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Michael Portillo: On the World Wars: A BBC Radio History Collection Author: Michael Portillo Narrator: Michael Portillo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 23 minutes Release date: November 9, 2023 Genres: World Publisher's Summary: Specially selected history series presented by Michael Portillo, exploring the most significant events before, during and after the First and Second World Wars Journalist and broadcaster Michael Portillo has always been fascinated by the past. A former politician and history graduate, he has presented several TV documentaries, including Portillo's Empire Journey and Great British Railway Journeys. Now, in...2023-11-0905 min
Enjoy Amazing Full Audiobooks in History, MilitaryMichael Portillo: On the World Wars: A BBC Radio History Collection by Michael PortilloPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/702594 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Michael Portillo: On the World Wars: A BBC Radio History Collection Author: Michael Portillo Narrator: Michael Portillo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 23 minutes Release date: November 9, 2023 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Specially selected history series presented by Michael Portillo, exploring the most significant events before, during and after the First and Second World Wars Journalist and broadcaster Michael Portillo has always been fascinated by the past. A former politician and history graduate, he has presented several TV documentaries, including Portillo's Empire Journey and Great British Railway Journeys. Now, in...2023-11-0905 min
Gardening with the RHSHidden Roots: Extraordinary Tales from Black Women GardenersThis month – October – is UK Black History Month – and the theme for 2023 is “Saluting our Sisters,” highlighting the influence Black women have had in shaping history and inspiring change. So for today’s show, we’re exploring a few of the extraordinary stories of Black women gardeners who’ve made and continue to make a difference in the world of horticulture — all while looking ahead to what we can do to create a more equitable future. Award-winning garden designer Juliet Sargeant is sharing the stories behind her designs. We’re getting a look at the life and work of Mrs Annie Vann Reid –...2023-10-2638 min
Arts & IdeasGlenda Jackson on filming Sunday Bloody SundayGlenda Jackson plays part of a love triangle in John Schlesinger's follow up to his Oscar winning Midnight Cowboy. The plot written by Penelope Gilliat centres on an artist who has relationships with a female job consultant and a male doctor. Was the 1971 film ahead of its times? Matthew Sweet re-watched it with guests including Glenda Jackson, playwright Mark Ravenhill, film historian Melanie Williams and BFI National Archive curator Simon McCallum. They discuss the different elements of the film, including the score, which features the trio Soave sia il vento from Mozart's opera Così fan tutte, the very precise d...2023-07-3144 min
SmartArtsThe Impacts of the US writers and actors strike on Australian Art & a fresh take on Romeo and JulietTiffany Lyndall-Knight, Vice President of Actor’s Equity for the MEAA breaks down the US writers and actors strike, uncovering how streaming and AI technologies have threatened livelihoods in film and the potential impacts of this on Australian art; Leading actors Jacob Warner and Rose Riley on how their ages and close friendship have informed a deeper exploration of love in their portrayals of Romeo and Juliet in the latest production by Bell Shakespeare; Curator Catlin Langford and artist Buzz Gardiner on their photography exhibition ‘Walking Through The Darkness’, at the Centre of Contemporary Photography, celebrating photography’s ability to captur...2023-07-2043 minArts & IdeasGlenda Jackson and Filming Sunday Bloody SundayGlenda Jackson (May 1936-June 2023) starred in many plays and films. One of those was Sunday Bloody Sunday where she plays part of a love triangle in John Schlesinger's follow up to his Oscar winning Midnight Cowboy. The plot written by Penelope Gilliat centres on an artist who has relationships with a female job consultant and a male doctor. Was the 1971 film ahead of its times? Matthew Sweet re-watched it with guests including Glenda Jackson, playwright Mark Ravenhill, film historian Melanie Williams and BFI National Archive curator Simon McCallum. They discuss the different elements of the film, including the score...2023-06-1544 minArts & IdeasFilming Sunday Bloody SundayGlenda Jackson is the subject of a BFI season and in this film she plays part of a love triangle in John Schlesinger's follow up to his Oscar winning Midnight Cowboy. The plot written by Penelope Gilliat centres on an artist who has relationships with a female job consultant and a male doctor. Was the 1971 film ahead of its times? Matthew Sweet re-watches it with guests including Glenda Jackson, playwright Mark Ravenhill, film historian Melanie Williams and BFI National Archive curator Simon McCallum. They discuss the different elements of the film, including the score, which features the trio Soave...2022-07-2545 min
Psychologists Off the Clock259. Rethinking Delusions with Victoria SheperdDelusional beliefs have a long and varied history, with false beliefs ranging from those as minor as imposter syndrome to those as significant as thinking we are dead or decapitated. Victoria Shepherd, author of A History of Delusions, has dedicated her career to exploring the history of fixed false beliefs and the context in which false beliefs can develop. On this episode of POTC, she and Yael discuss the importance of understanding the function of delusions within social context. Join us in this episode for practical advice on caring for loved ones who experience delusions, evidence-based methods of being...2022-07-131h 02Psychologists Off the Clock259. Rethinking Delusions with Victoria SheperdDelusional beliefs have a long and varied history, with false beliefs ranging from those as minor as imposter syndrome to those as significant as thinking we are dead or decapitated. Victoria Shepherd, author of A History of Delusions, has dedicated her career to exploring the history of fixed false beliefs and the context in which false beliefs can develop. On this episode of POTC, she and Yael discuss the importance of understanding the function of delusions within social context. Join us in this episode for practical advice on caring for loved ones who experience delusions, evidence-based methods of being...2022-07-131h 02
Historically Speaking PodcastThe Restoration & Charles IIThe Restoration period is known as probably the most bawdy era in English history. And who was it that ushered in this remarkable age? Why, the Merry Monarch himself, Charles II. In addition to having a great fondness for the ladies and the good life, Charles had many remarkable qualities. Here in our first episode of Season 2, we take a closer look at this loveable rogue and the times in which he lived.Episode Edits:Charles had a stroke not months before his death but only about a week before his death.The William...2021-11-0345 minArts & IdeasFilming Sunday Bloody SundayThe Oscar winning Midnight Cowboy was followed up by this drama about an artist who has relationships with a female job consultant and a male doctor. Director John Schlesinger, writer Penelope Gilliatt, actors Glenda Jackson and Peter Finch were all nominated for Academy Awards but it performed poorly at the box office. Was the film - released on July 1st 1971, ahead of its times? Matthew Sweet re-watches it with guests including Glenda Jackson, playwright Mark Ravenhill, film historian Melanie Williams and BFI archivist Simon McCallum. They discuss the different elements of the film, including the score, which features the...2021-07-0144 min
JR OutloudIn conversation: Little WarsNext week the Union Theatre plays virtual host for the most fantastical what-if dinner party imaginable and everyone's invited. Steven Carl McCasland’s female-fuelled drama Little Wars, streamed online, unites iconic witty literary figureheads Gertrude Stein, Alice Toklas, Dorothy Parker, Lillian Hellman and Agatha Christie, plus anti-fascist freedom fighter Muriel Gardiner. In a comedy that truly resonates today, these women of all creeds (Jewish, gay, straight…) find themselves round a boozy dinner table in wartime France as the Nazis invade. Ahead of the release, JR's Arts Editor Judi Herman spoke to playwright McCasland, plus cast members Linda Bassett (Stein) and...2020-10-2800 min
Absorb The Most Unforgettable Full Audiobook Today!The Prisoner's Wife: based on an inspiring true story by Maggie BrookesPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/398323to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Prisoner's Wife: based on an inspiring true story
Author: Maggie Brookes
Narrator: Alicia Suszka Fielder, David John
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 12 hours 50 minutes
Release date: April 16, 2020
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2
Genres: Historical
Publisher's Summary:
'An absorbing and engaging tale of wartime bravery and endurance. Bill and Izabela are such tenderly drawn characters ... I loved it!' RACHEL HORE, author of Last Letter Home and The Memory Garden Their love is a death sentence. But can it keep them alive? Czechoslovakia, 1944. In...2020-04-1612h 50Explore the Latest Full Audiobooks in Fiction, LGBTQ+The Prisoner's Wife: based on an inspiring true story by Maggie BrookesPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/398323to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Prisoner's Wife: based on an inspiring true story
Author: Maggie Brookes
Narrator: Alicia Suszka Fielder, David John
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 12 hours 50 minutes
Release date: April 16, 2020
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2
Genres: LGBTQ+
Publisher's Summary:
'An absorbing and engaging tale of wartime bravery and endurance. Bill and Izabela are such tenderly drawn characters ... I loved it!' RACHEL HORE, author of Last Letter Home and The Memory Garden Their love is a death sentence. But can it keep them alive? Czechoslovakia, 1944. In...2020-04-1612h 50Download High-Quality Full Audiobooks in Fiction, HistoricalThe Prisoner's Wife: based on an inspiring true story by Maggie BrookesPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/398323to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Prisoner's Wife: based on an inspiring true story
Author: Maggie Brookes
Narrator: Alicia Suszka Fielder, David John
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 12 hours 50 minutes
Release date: April 16, 2020
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2
Genres: Historical
Publisher's Summary:
'An absorbing and engaging tale of wartime bravery and endurance. Bill and Izabela are such tenderly drawn characters ... I loved it!' RACHEL HORE, author of Last Letter Home and The Memory Garden Their love is a death sentence. But can it keep them alive? Czechoslovakia, 1944. In...2020-04-1612h 50
Mile High Theatre GuySummer: The Donna Summer Musical Interview with the Male Priciple CharactersJAN 28 – FEB 9, 2020 BUELL THEATRE MAP
SUMMER: THE DONNA SUMMER MUSICAL
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JOHN GARDINER NEIL BOGART/GUNTHER/SOMMELIER
“I Feel Love” from Broadway: Jersey Boys (Tommy DeVito), A Bronx Tale (Rudy). “Heaven Knows” he’s toured: The Lion King (Timon), Jersey Boys, A Bronx Tale. “Worked Hard For the Money” regionally: Million Dollar Quartet (Tuacahn), The Tempest (Alabama Shakespeare Festival), Big River (St. Michael’s Playhouse), Sound of Music (Flatrock Playhouse). “Last Dance” with school – BFA: Northern Kentucky University / MFA: Univer...2020-01-3105 min
Let the Stories Come Alive With Free AudiobookJoining the Dots: A Woman In Her Time Audiobook by Juliet GardinerListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 308442
Title: Joining the Dots: A Woman In Her Time
Author: Juliet Gardiner
Narrator: Eve Karpf
Format: Unabridged
Length: 05:50:00
Language: English
Release date: 08-10-17
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers UK
Genres: History, Biography & Memoir, World, Europe, Women
Summary:
An accomplished and intensely evocative memoir A journey of courage and determination Joining the Dots will become in time an integral part of our understanding of postwar Britain Daniel Kynaston, Books of the Year, Observer
How has Britain changed politically, economically, socially and culturally in the postwar era? Both lyrical and personal...2017-08-115h 50
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Title: Joining the Dots: A Woman In Her Time
Author: Juliet Gardiner
Narrator: Eve Karpf
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 50 minutes
Release date: August 10, 2017
Genres: World
Publisher's Summary:
‘An accomplished and intensely evocative memoir … A journey of courage and determination … Joining the Dots … will become in time an integral part of our understanding of postwar Britain’ Daniel Kynaston, Books of the Year, Observer How has Britain changed – politically, economically, socially and culturally – in the postwar era? Both lyrical and personal, social historian Juliet Gardiner’s memoir Joining the Dots is the accessible a...2017-08-105h 50Start An Must-Listen Full Audiobook And Elevate Your Mindset.Joining the Dots: A Woman In Her Time by Juliet GardinerPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/308442to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Joining the Dots: A Woman In Her Time
Author: Juliet Gardiner
Narrator: Eve Karpf
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 50 minutes
Release date: August 10, 2017
Genres: Women
Publisher's Summary:
‘An accomplished and intensely evocative memoir … A journey of courage and determination … Joining the Dots … will become in time an integral part of our understanding of postwar Britain’ Daniel Kynaston, Books of the Year, Observer How has Britain changed – politically, economically, socially and culturally – in the postwar era? Both lyrical and personal, social historian Juliet Gardiner’s memoir Joining the Dots is the accessible a...2017-08-105h 50Start An Transformative Full Audiobook And Elevate Your Mindset.Joining the Dots: A Woman In Her Time by Juliet GardinerPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/308442to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Joining the Dots: A Woman In Her Time
Author: Juliet Gardiner
Narrator: Eve Karpf
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 50 minutes
Release date: August 10, 2017
Genres: Europe
Publisher's Summary:
‘An accomplished and intensely evocative memoir … A journey of courage and determination … Joining the Dots … will become in time an integral part of our understanding of postwar Britain’ Daniel Kynaston, Books of the Year, Observer How has Britain changed – politically, economically, socially and culturally – in the postwar era? Both lyrical and personal, social historian Juliet Gardiner’s memoir Joining the Dots is the accessible a...2017-08-105h 50
Get New Full Audiobooks in History, WorldJoining the Dots: A Woman In Her Time by Juliet GardinerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/308442 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Joining the Dots: A Woman In Her Time Author: Juliet Gardiner Narrator: Eve Karpf Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 50 minutes Release date: August 10, 2017 Genres: World Publisher's Summary: ‘An accomplished and intensely evocative memoir … A journey of courage and determination … Joining the Dots … will become in time an integral part of our understanding of postwar Britain’ Daniel Kynaston, Books of the Year, Observer How has Britain changed – politically, economically, socially and culturally – in the postwar era? Both lyrical and personal, social historian Juliet Gardiner’s memoir Joining the Dots is the accessibl...2017-08-1005 minGet New Full Audiobooks in History, WorldJoining the Dots: A Woman In Her Time by Juliet GardinerPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/308442to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Joining the Dots: A Woman In Her Time
Author: Juliet Gardiner
Narrator: Eve Karpf
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 50 minutes
Release date: August 10, 2017
Genres: World
Publisher's Summary:
‘An accomplished and intensely evocative memoir … A journey of courage and determination … Joining the Dots … will become in time an integral part of our understanding of postwar Britain’ Daniel Kynaston, Books of the Year, Observer How has Britain changed – politically, economically, socially and culturally – in the postwar era? Both lyrical and personal, social historian Juliet Gardiner’s memoir Joining the Dots is the accessible a...2017-08-105h 50Download Top Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, WomenJoining the Dots: A Woman In Her Time by Juliet GardinerPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/308442to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Joining the Dots: A Woman In Her Time
Author: Juliet Gardiner
Narrator: Eve Karpf
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 50 minutes
Release date: August 10, 2017
Genres: Women
Publisher's Summary:
‘An accomplished and intensely evocative memoir … A journey of courage and determination … Joining the Dots … will become in time an integral part of our understanding of postwar Britain’ Daniel Kynaston, Books of the Year, Observer How has Britain changed – politically, economically, socially and culturally – in the postwar era? Both lyrical and personal, social historian Juliet Gardiner’s memoir Joining the Dots is the accessible a...2017-08-105h 50
Download Top Free Audiobooks 2025 in Biography & Memoir, WomenJoining the Dots: A Woman In Her Time by Juliet GardinerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/308442 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Joining the Dots: A Woman In Her Time Author: Juliet Gardiner Narrator: Eve Karpf Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 50 minutes Release date: August 10, 2017 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: ‘An accomplished and intensely evocative memoir … A journey of courage and determination … Joining the Dots … will become in time an integral part of our understanding of postwar Britain’ Daniel Kynaston, Books of the Year, Observer How has Britain changed – politically, economically, socially and culturally – in the postwar era? Both lyrical and personal, social historian Juliet Gardiner’s memoir Joining the Dots is the accessibl...2017-08-1005 min
Download Top Full Audiobooks in History, EuropeJoining the Dots: A Woman In Her Time by Juliet GardinerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/308442 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Joining the Dots: A Woman In Her Time Author: Juliet Gardiner Narrator: Eve Karpf Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 50 minutes Release date: August 10, 2017 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: ‘An accomplished and intensely evocative memoir … A journey of courage and determination … Joining the Dots … will become in time an integral part of our understanding of postwar Britain’ Daniel Kynaston, Books of the Year, Observer How has Britain changed – politically, economically, socially and culturally – in the postwar era? Both lyrical and personal, social historian Juliet Gardiner’s memoir Joining the Dots is the accessibl...2017-08-1005 minDownload Top Full Audiobooks in History, EuropeJoining the Dots: A Woman In Her Time by Juliet GardinerPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/308442to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Joining the Dots: A Woman In Her Time
Author: Juliet Gardiner
Narrator: Eve Karpf
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 50 minutes
Release date: August 10, 2017
Genres: Europe
Publisher's Summary:
‘An accomplished and intensely evocative memoir … A journey of courage and determination … Joining the Dots … will become in time an integral part of our understanding of postwar Britain’ Daniel Kynaston, Books of the Year, Observer How has Britain changed – politically, economically, socially and culturally – in the postwar era? Both lyrical and personal, social historian Juliet Gardiner’s memoir Joining the Dots is the accessible a...2017-08-105h 50
HarperCollins Publishers UKJoining the Dots: A Woman In Her Time, By Juliet Gardiner, Read by Eve KarpfFrom Britain’s leading social historian, a lyrical look at the changes to women’s lives since 1940, told with examples from her own life. The book provides an intimate, brilliant account of feminism over the last 6 decades.
“A young woman wearing a navy-blue duffle coat stood shivering in the vaulted Victorian booking hall of Temple Meads station in Bristol looking uncertainly around her. It was 1st January 1960 and the woman was me. I was sixteen years old, and I had run away from home.”
Over the next ten years, the world changed around young Juliet Gardiner – as it did for most women...2017-07-2028 min
Radio Moments - ClipsRadio 4 Woman's Hour - 70th anniversaryAs this conversation confirms, the thought of ‘Woman’s Hour’ as a programme title would likely be unthinkable nowadays, but the BBC has wisely stuck with it since it launched on 7th October 1946.
Why was the first presenter a man – Alan Ivimey? Why did WH move to mornings? How have the changes in women’s lives been reflected over the years? In this special New Year edition of the programme, Jenni Murray chews over the last seventy years of a programme which began on the Light Programme, then on Radio 2 before moving to Radio 4 in 1973. Jenni speaks to two former edi...2016-01-0142 min
Tea or Books?Tea or Books? #2: long vs. short books, and The Catcher in the Rye vs. The Go-Betweenhttps://www.stuckinabook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Tea-or-Books-episode-2-lower.mp3
Welcome to the second episode of our podcast! In this episode, Rachel and I are discussing long books vs. short books and The Catcher in the Rye vs. The Go-Between. Buckle up; it’s a long episode. We certainly loved having our chat. AND I got a new mic, and… well, the editing time was certainly cut down drastically. We’re getting there!
You can listen by clicking on the audio above, or (hopefully!) on iTunes. I don’t know how this RSS feed thing works, but the episod...2015-06-2300 min
Front Row: Archive 2014Nightcrawler; Laura Mvula; BastilleSamira Ahmed discusses the film Nightcrawler, which stars Jake Gyllenhaal as an ambulance chasing cameraman.Laura Mvula and Bastille on composing a new score for the film Drive, commissioned by Radio 1's Zane Lowe.Historian Juliet Gardiner reviews BBC1's new First World War drama series, The Passing Bells.And Paul Ewen on his humorous novel, Francis Plug: How to be Public Author, about a wannabe writer who shows up at literary events starring Man Booker winners in the hope of learning how to achieve literary success.Producer: Timothy Prosser.2014-10-2828 min
The World TonightShould you be able to say whatever you want, no matter how offensive?The welfare minister, Lord Freud, in a fringe meeting at the Tory party conference, was recorded suggesting that some disabled workers might not be worth the minimum wage.
Cue howls of opprobrium and a very full apology. But Lord Freud is hardly the only one stepping on the toes of public opinion - and into deep water. The novellist John Grisham, and TV personality Judy Finegan were also recorded giving controversial comments. Cue further outcry. Now, those views may be deeply offensive.....and those commentators have been widely lambasted for what they've said - but what does that do for...2014-10-1705 min
Front Row: Archive 2013Sergei Polunin, David Baddiel, RankinWith John Wilson.Sergei Polunin is the youngest dancer ever to be made a principal with the Royal Ballet, a role he unexpectedly quit after two years aged 21. Earlier this year he suddenly left the cast of a new ballet version of Midnight Express, days before its UK premiere. As he takes the lead in a Moscow production of Coppélia in London, Polunin discusses this role and his career highs and lows.David Baddiel's first full stand-up show for over 15 years concentrates on the idea of celebrity. In Fame - Not The Musical, he a...2013-07-1128 min
Start the WeekWWII with Antony Beevor and Max HastingsOn Start the Week Andrew Marr discusses how World War II still grips the public imagination. No other period in history has presented greater dilemmas for both leaders and ordinary people, and in two sweeping accounts Max Hastings and Antony Beevor discuss the power politics at play, ideological hypocrisy, egomania, betrayal and self-sacrifice. Juliet Gardiner discusses how military history has been largely replaced by social history, as the lives of those who lived through war and its aftermath take centre stage. And for this year's Reith Lectures, Niall Ferguson questions whether the Western world, in the aftermath of WW2...2012-06-1141 min
Front Row: Archive 2011Gerard Butler; Kate Prince from Zoo NationWith Kirsty Lang. The enduring fascination with Wallis Simpson continues in The Last of the Duchess, a new play by Nicholas Wright. Juliet Gardiner reviews Richard Eyre's production, and considers Simpson's recent popularity in film, television and literature. Gerard Butler discusses his role in the film Machine Gun Preacher, based on the true story of a drug dealer who becomes a crusader for children caught up in conflict in Africa. Kate Prince is the founder and creative director of Zoo Nation, an award winning dance and theatre company. Their show Into The Hoods...2011-10-2728 min
Bishopsgate Institute PodcastThe Thirties: An Intimate HistoryBishopsgate Institute Podcast: The Thirties - An Intimate History with Juliet Gardiner. Recorded live at Bishopsgate Institute on 3 March 2011.2011-06-0900 min
Journey Through The Most Thought-Provoking Full Audiobook Today!The Blitz: The British Under Attack by Juliet GardinerPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/320252to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Blitz: The British Under Attack
Author: Juliet Gardiner
Narrator: Catherine Harvey
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 17 hours 44 minutes
Release date: March 31, 2011
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Europe
Publisher's Summary:
From the author of ‘Wartime’ and ‘The Thirties’comes an outstanding history of the most prolonged and devastating attack ever endured by Britain's civilian population – the Blitz. September 1940 marked the beginning of Nazi Germany's sustained attack on civilian Britain. Lasting eight months, the Blitz was a new and terrible form of warfare that had been predicted throughout the 1930s, widely...2011-03-315h 44
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Title: The Blitz
Subtitle: The British Under Attack
Author: Juliet Gardiner
Narrator: Catherine Harvey
Format: Unabridged
Length: 17 hrs and 41 mins
Language: English
Release date: 03-31-11
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes
Genres: History, European
Publisher's Summary:
From the author of Wartime and The Thirties comes an outstanding history of the most prolonged and devastating attack ever endured by Britain's civilian population the Blitz. September 1940 marked the beginning of Nazi Germany's sustained attack on civilian Britain. Lasting eight months, the Blitz was a...2011-03-315h 41Listen To The Immersive Full Audiobook Now, Curious Minds!The Blitz: The British Under Attack by Juliet GardinerPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/320252to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Blitz: The British Under Attack
Author: Juliet Gardiner
Narrator: Catherine Harvey
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 17 hours 44 minutes
Release date: March 31, 2011
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1
Genres: World
Publisher's Summary:
From the author of ‘Wartime’ and ‘The Thirties’comes an outstanding history of the most prolonged and devastating attack ever endured by Britain's civilian population – the Blitz. September 1940 marked the beginning of Nazi Germany's sustained attack on civilian Britain. Lasting eight months, the Blitz was a new and terrible form of warfare that had been predicted throughout the 1930s, widely...2011-03-315h 44Download High-Quality Full Audiobooks in History, WorldThe Blitz: The British Under Attack by Juliet GardinerPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/320252to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Blitz: The British Under Attack
Author: Juliet Gardiner
Narrator: Catherine Harvey
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 17 hours 44 minutes
Release date: March 31, 2011
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1
Genres: World
Publisher's Summary:
From the author of ‘Wartime’ and ‘The Thirties’comes an outstanding history of the most prolonged and devastating attack ever endured by Britain's civilian population – the Blitz. September 1940 marked the beginning of Nazi Germany's sustained attack on civilian Britain. Lasting eight months, the Blitz was a new and terrible form of warfare that had been predicted throughout the 1930s, widely...2011-03-315h 44
Download High-Quality Full Audiobooks in History, WorldThe Blitz: The British Under Attack by Juliet GardinerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/320252 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Blitz: The British Under Attack Author: Juliet Gardiner Narrator: Catherine Harvey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 44 minutes Release date: March 31, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: World Publisher's Summary: From the author of ‘Wartime’ and ‘The Thirties’comes an outstanding history of the most prolonged and devastating attack ever endured by Britain's civilian population – the Blitz. September 1940 marked the beginning of Nazi Germany's sustained attack on civilian Britain. Lasting eight months, the Blitz was a new and terrible form of warfare that had been predicted throughout the 1930s...2011-03-3105 minListen to Best Full Audiobooks in History, EuropeThe Blitz: The British Under Attack by Juliet GardinerPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/320252to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Blitz: The British Under Attack
Author: Juliet Gardiner
Narrator: Catherine Harvey
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 17 hours 44 minutes
Release date: March 31, 2011
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Europe
Publisher's Summary:
From the author of ‘Wartime’ and ‘The Thirties’comes an outstanding history of the most prolonged and devastating attack ever endured by Britain's civilian population – the Blitz. September 1940 marked the beginning of Nazi Germany's sustained attack on civilian Britain. Lasting eight months, the Blitz was a new and terrible form of warfare that had been predicted throughout the 1930s, widely...2011-03-315h 44
Listen to Best Full Audiobooks in History, EuropeThe Blitz: The British Under Attack by Juliet GardinerPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/320252 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Blitz: The British Under Attack Author: Juliet Gardiner Narrator: Catherine Harvey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 44 minutes Release date: March 31, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: From the author of ‘Wartime’ and ‘The Thirties’comes an outstanding history of the most prolonged and devastating attack ever endured by Britain's civilian population – the Blitz. September 1940 marked the beginning of Nazi Germany's sustained attack on civilian Britain. Lasting eight months, the Blitz was a new and terrible form of warfare that had been predicted throughout the 1930s...2011-03-3105 min