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SNHS Book Blether: Fact, Fiction & FabulousnessBook 2 - Chapter 7Join us for the second series of Book Blether: Fact, Fiction and Fabulousness! This is the reading podcast from St Ninian's High School in Kirkintilloch, where you can hear Mrs McCarthy and Ms McLean chat about all things books, reading and stories. This episode we celebrate Autism Awareness Month, with a book chat all about The Infinite by Patience Agbabi: prepare yourself for many time-travel puns. We've also got acting PT of Business Mr Young as our staff star reader for this month. Enjoy!With thanks to The Scottish Book Trust and Creative Classrooms funding. Music us...2024-06-0536 min
Embrace This Ground-Breaking Full Audiobook — Perfect Before Bedtime.A History of Women in 101 Objects by Annabelle HirschPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/701042to listen full audiobooks.
Title: A History of Women in 101 Objects
Author: Annabelle Hirsch
Narrator: Naomi Shimada, Marina Hyde, Len Pennie, Annabelle Hirsch, Katy Hessel, Shirley Manson, Anita Rani, Jackie Kay, Sandi Toksvig, Rebecca Solnit, Gillian Anderson
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 13 hours 8 minutes
Release date: March 5, 2024
Genres: World
Publisher's Summary:
Discover the hidden history of women—and the world—through this visual exploration of intimate objects and the surprising, sometimes shocking stories behind them. “I adored this book!”—Olivia Colman This is a neglected history. Not a sweeping, definitive, exhaustive history of the world but someth...2024-03-051h 08Get Lost In A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Powerful.A History of Women in 101 Objects by Annabelle HirschPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/701042to listen full audiobooks.
Title: A History of Women in 101 Objects
Author: Annabelle Hirsch
Narrator: Naomi Shimada, Marina Hyde, Len Pennie, Annabelle Hirsch, Katy Hessel, Shirley Manson, Anita Rani, Jackie Kay, Sandi Toksvig, Rebecca Solnit, Gillian Anderson
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 13 hours 8 minutes
Release date: March 5, 2024
Genres: Social Science
Publisher's Summary:
Discover the hidden history of women—and the world—through this visual exploration of intimate objects and the surprising, sometimes shocking stories behind them. “I adored this book!”—Olivia Colman This is a neglected history. Not a sweeping, definitive, exhaustive history of the world but...2024-03-051h 08Get Best Full Audiobooks in History, WorldA History of Women in 101 Objects by Annabelle HirschPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/701042to listen full audiobooks.
Title: A History of Women in 101 Objects
Author: Annabelle Hirsch
Narrator: Naomi Shimada, Marina Hyde, Len Pennie, Annabelle Hirsch, Katy Hessel, Shirley Manson, Anita Rani, Jackie Kay, Sandi Toksvig, Rebecca Solnit, Gillian Anderson
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 13 hours 8 minutes
Release date: March 5, 2024
Genres: World
Publisher's Summary:
Discover the hidden history of women—and the world—through this visual exploration of intimate objects and the surprising, sometimes shocking stories behind them. “I adored this book!”—Olivia Colman This is a neglected history. Not a sweeping, definitive, exhaustive history of the world but someth...2024-03-051h 08
Get Best Full Audiobooks in History, WorldA History of Women in 101 Objects by Annabelle HirschPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/701042 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A History of Women in 101 Objects Author: Annabelle Hirsch Narrator: Naomi Shimada, Marina Hyde, Len Pennie, Annabelle Hirsch, Katy Hessel, Shirley Manson, Anita Rani, Jackie Kay, Sandi Toksvig, Rebecca Solnit, Gillian Anderson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 8 minutes Release date: March 5, 2024 Genres: World Publisher's Summary: Discover the hidden history of women—and the world—through this visual exploration of intimate objects and the surprising, sometimes shocking stories behind them. “I adored this book!”—Olivia Colman This is a neglected history. Not a sweeping, definitive, exhaustive history of the world but...2024-03-0510 min
Enjoy Amazing Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Social ScienceA History of Women in 101 Objects by Annabelle HirschPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/701042 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A History of Women in 101 Objects Author: Annabelle Hirsch Narrator: Naomi Shimada, Marina Hyde, Len Pennie, Annabelle Hirsch, Katy Hessel, Shirley Manson, Anita Rani, Jackie Kay, Sandi Toksvig, Rebecca Solnit, Gillian Anderson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 8 minutes Release date: March 5, 2024 Genres: Social Science Publisher's Summary: Discover the hidden history of women—and the world—through this visual exploration of intimate objects and the surprising, sometimes shocking stories behind them. “I adored this book!”—Olivia Colman This is a neglected history. Not a sweeping, definitive, exhaustive history of the world...2024-03-0510 minEnjoy Amazing Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Social ScienceA History of Women in 101 Objects by Annabelle HirschPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/701042to listen full audiobooks.
Title: A History of Women in 101 Objects
Author: Annabelle Hirsch
Narrator: Naomi Shimada, Marina Hyde, Len Pennie, Annabelle Hirsch, Katy Hessel, Shirley Manson, Anita Rani, Jackie Kay, Sandi Toksvig, Rebecca Solnit, Gillian Anderson
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 13 hours 8 minutes
Release date: March 5, 2024
Genres: Social Science
Publisher's Summary:
Discover the hidden history of women—and the world—through this visual exploration of intimate objects and the surprising, sometimes shocking stories behind them. “I adored this book!”—Olivia Colman This is a neglected history. Not a sweeping, definitive, exhaustive history of the world but...2024-03-051h 08
Georgia's Poetry WorkshopS2 E8: Acrostic SecretsWriting an acrostic, with help from a poem by Patience Agbabi.References: 'Invisible Ink' from Bloodshot Monochrome by Patience Agbabi. Music by GC O'Hare and Portamento. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-11-3008 min
Arts & IdeasThe Wife of BathChaucer's widow and clothmaker is one of three characters given a longer confessional voice than other pilgrims in his Canterbury Tales and she uses her narrative to ask who has had the advantage in setting out the stories of women - "Who peyntede the leon, tel me who?" Shahidha Bari explores both the roots and the influence of Chaucer's creation and the different modern versions created by writers such as Zadie Smith and Ted Hughes and a film version by Pasolini. Shahidha's guests are Marion Turner, author of The Wife of Bath: A Biography, Patience Agbabi who reimagines this...2023-08-0143 minArts & IdeasThe Wife of BathChaucer's widow and clothmaker is one of three characters given a longer confessional voice than other pilgrims in his Canterbury Tales and she uses her narrative to ask who has had the advantage in setting out the stories of women - "Who peyntede the leon, tel me who?" Shahidha Bari explores both the roots and the influence of Chaucer's creation and the different modern versions created by writers such as Zadie Smith and Ted Hughes and a film version by Pasolini. Shahidha's guests are Marion Turner, author of The Wife of Bath: A Biography, Patience Agbabi who reimagines this...2023-08-0143 min
Ignite An Mind-Blowing Full Audiobook And Elevate Your Mindset.Part of a Story That Started Before Me: Poems about Black British History by Christienna FryarPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548459to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Part of a Story That Started Before Me: Poems about Black British History
Author: Christienna Fryar
Narrator: Michelle Femi Tiwo, Rohan Nedd, Charlotte Gosling, Troy Glasgow, Seroca Davis, George The Poet
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 4 hours 17 minutes
Release date: July 13, 2023
Genres: Historical
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. 'It's time we told our story too. The melanin speaks for itself.' - George the Poet Part of a Story That Started Before Me is an extraordinary new collection of poems chosen by acclaimed spoken-word performer and social commentator...2023-07-134h 17Get Latest Full Audiobooks in Teen & YA, HistoricalPart of a Story That Started Before Me: Poems about Black British History by Christienna FryarPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548459to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Part of a Story That Started Before Me: Poems about Black British History
Author: Christienna Fryar
Narrator: Michelle Femi Tiwo, Rohan Nedd, Charlotte Gosling, Troy Glasgow, Seroca Davis, George The Poet
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 4 hours 17 minutes
Release date: July 13, 2023
Genres: Historical
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. 'It's time we told our story too. The melanin speaks for itself.' - George the Poet Part of a Story That Started Before Me is an extraordinary new collection of poems chosen by acclaimed spoken-word performer and social commentator...2023-07-134h 17
Get Latest Full Audiobooks in Teen & YA, HistoricalPart of a Story That Started Before Me: Poems about Black British History by Christienna FryarPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/548459 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Part of a Story That Started Before Me: Poems about Black British History Author: Christienna Fryar Narrator: Michelle Femi Tiwo, Rohan Nedd, Charlotte Gosling, Troy Glasgow, Seroca Davis, George The Poet Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 17 minutes Release date: July 13, 2023 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. 'It's time we told our story too. The melanin speaks for itself.' - George the Poet Part of a Story That Started Before Me is an extraordinary new collection of poems chosen by acclaimed spoken-word performer and social...2023-07-1305 minGeorgia's Poetry WorkshopLists, lists, listsI discuss the importance of the list when it comes to writing poetry.References: 'Eat Me' - Patience Agbabi, Bloodshot Monochrome / 'On Lists' - Simon Armitage, A Vertical Art / W.N. Herbert, Writing Poetry / 'A Few Deceits' - Elaine Beckett, Sea Creature Regrows Entire Body / 'Props' - Emily Berry, Dear Boy / 'A Few Lies About My Birth' Jhilmil Breckenridge, Reclamation Song / 'Mama Cockroach, I Love You' - Fiona Benson, The Forward Book of Poetry 2021 / (Un)certainties - Regi Claire, The Forward Book of Poetry 2021.Music by Portamento. Hosted on Acast. See acast...2023-03-1625 min
Smarty Pants#269: Chaucer’s Leading LadyWe first spoke to Marion Turner, an English professor at Oxford University, in 2019, about her award-winning biography of Geoffrey Chaucer. In her latest book, The Wife of Bath: A Biography, Turner paints an unconventional portrait of Chaucer’s most famous—and clearly favorite—character: a bawdy, middle-aged, middle-class woman of multiple marriages. Alison of Bath is but one of the pilgrims Chaucer gathers around the table in his Canterbury Tales, but she is the only one to have inspired everyone from Shakespeare to James Joyce to Zadie Smith—and an equal number of misogynist critics, whether they were writing on vellu...2023-03-0335 minArts & IdeasThe Wife of BathChaucer's widow and clothmaker is one of three characters given a longer confessional voice than other pilgrims in his Canterbury Tales and she uses her narrative to ask who has had the advantage in setting out the stories of women - "Who peyntede the leon, tel me who?" Shahidha Bari explores both the roots and the influence of Chaucer's creation and the different modern versions created by writers including Zadie Smith and Caroline Bergvall. Her guests are Marion Turner, author of The Wife of Bath: A Biography, Patience Agbabi who reimagines this timeless character as a Nigerian businesswoman in...2023-01-1744 min
A Good ReadPatience Agbabi and Andy MillerPoet Patience Agbabi and the writer and podcaster Andy Miller advocate for their favourite books. Andy wrote a memoir about reading fifty great books, so it can't have been an easy choice. He plumps for My Phantoms by Gwendoline Riley. Patience loves The Animals in that Country, Laura Jean Mackay's novel which starts with a pandemic but soon moves in to less familiar territory. Harriett talks about A Month in Siena, Hisham Matar's memoir of art, architecture and life.Producer Sally Heaven2022-10-2527 min
Book Club for Masochists: a Readers’ Advisory PodcastEpisode 155 - Literary Fan FictionThis episode we’re talking about Literary Fan Fiction! We discuss ancient myths, fairy tales, Sherlock Holmes, copyright, Sherlock Holmes, authorized sequels, Sherlock Holmes, and sequels vs reinterpretations! Plus: Sherlock Holmes! (Okay, he didn't get mentioned that much.) You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards Things We Read (or tried to…) The Girl in Red by Christina Henry The Strange Case of t...2022-08-091h 22
BPL PodcastBest of 2021!The best of 2021!
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American Made: What Happens to People When Work Disappears by Farah Stockman
Damnation Spring by Ash Davidson
Gastro Obscura: A Food Adventurer's Guide by Cecily Wong and Dylan Thuras
Great Circle by Maggie Shi...2021-11-2625 min
The Naked GeekInfluences, methodology & mindset with Adrian TchaikovskyDavid talks with prolific science fiction author Adrian Tchaikovsky about his journey from childhood to successful author. We explore his influences, methodology, mindset and discover the book that made him cry.Bio:Adrian Tchaikovsky is the author of the acclaimed Shadows of the Apt fantasy series, from the first volume, Empire In Black and Gold in 2008 to the final book, Seal of the Worm, in 2014. In civilian life he is a lawyer, gamer and amateur entomologist.Tchaikovsky's novel Children of Time won the 30th Arthur C. Clarke Award on 24 August 2016.Show Notes...2021-11-1740 min
The Pod Around The Corner37. The Fellowship of the Ring Book TagRhiannon and Molly were in the same place for this episode so there's a chaotic energy that can only be created by both of us in the same place and also a need to leave quickly to get to the pub. We did The Fellowship of the Ring Book Tag – you can find the questions below.
This tag was created by Nandini of Unputdownable Books.
GANDALF – A BOOK THAT TAUGHT YOU SOMETHING FRODO – A BOOK THAT LEFT A MARK ON YOU LEGOLAS – A BOOK YOU FINISHED IN ONE SITTING GIMLI – A BOOK THAT FEATURES A...2021-09-2422 min
The Pod Around The Corner34. April + May - What We've Been ReadingWhat do you mean the beginning of July is a weird time to talk about April and May reading? Shh shhh shhhhhhh. A chockablock episode full of series, graphic novels, excellent 9-12s and much much more!
Books mentioned: 11:25 - Talia Hibbert: Get A Life, Chloe Brown Take A Hint, Dani Brown Act Your Age, Eve Brown 16:36 - The Skulduggery Pleasant Series by Derek Landy 22:41 - Leigh Bardugo: Six of Crows Crooked Kingdom King of Scars Rule of Wolves 27:28 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman 29:50 - Front Desk by Kelly Yang 32:55 - The Infinite...2021-07-051h 03
teacherhugradio's podcastTeacher Hug Book Club with Annabelle Sami and Patience Agbabi2021-06-0255 min
In the Reading CornerPatience Agbabi - The Time ThiefPatience Agbabi's second novel in the Leap Cycle is published this month. The Time Thief picks up the story from the previous novel The Infinite and it's another highly inventive, page-turning story with plenty to provoke thought. Great for children who love mystery and solving codes and puzzles.Patience joined me In The Reading Corner to talk about some of the ideas behind the story.About The Time ThiefIt's midsummer's day and thirteen-year-old Elle and her Leapling classmates are visiting the Museum of the Past, the Present and the...2021-05-1124 minIn the Reading CornerPatience Agbabi - The Time ThiefPatience Agbabi's second novel in the Leap Cycle is published this month. The Time Thief picks up the story from the previous novel The Infinite and it's another highly inventive, page-turning story with plenty to provoke thought. Great for children who love mystery and solving codes and puzzles.Patience joined me In The Reading Corner to talk about some of the ideas behind the story.About The Time ThiefIt's midsummer's day and thirteen-year-old Elle and her Leapling classmates are visiting the Museum of the Past, the Present and the...2021-05-1124 minArts & IdeasSamuel Johnson's circle"We suffer from Johnson" - those words come in a poem written by his friend, the diarist Hester Thrale Piozzi (who died May 2nd 1821). Patience Agbabi's new novel time travels back to eighteenth century London and takes its teenage heroes to a tea party at Samuel Johnson's house. Thomas Lawrence sketched his biographer Boswell. His Jamaican servant Francis Barber inherited his watch. So Laurence Scott convenes his own virtual tea party to look at Samuel Johnson's world.New Generation Thinker Sophie Coulombeau is co-organiser of the first international conference on Hester Thrale Piozzi and will share her...2021-05-0445 min
On the Road with Penguin ClassicsThe Canterbury Tales with Patience AgbabiGeoffrey Chaucer in Kent. The poet and performer Patience Agbabi, author of Telling Tales (2014), makes a pilgrimage from Southwark to Canterbury with Henry. They discuss The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer as they travel by train, stopping off at Dartford and Rochester, covering Chaucer’s life and times, poetry and pilgrims, including the Knight, the Miller, the Wife of Bath and the Pardoner. In Canterbury they meet David Herd, co-founder of Refugee Tales, an annual public walk that raises awareness around indefinite immigration detention.Penguin Classics editions of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucerht...2021-02-041h 07
British Literature before 1800Episode 04 - Canterbury Tales - The Road-Trip Mixed TapeDr. Cammack discusses selections from Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales along with themes of chivalry, the battle of the sexes, and the best mixed tape for a road trip to Canterbury.
Includes a clip from Patience Agbabi's performance of the Prologue to The Canterbury Tales, the Slam Remix which was later published in her work Telling Tales (2015). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-U-ozgjZfjQ
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Press Play On This Unforgettable Full Audiobook — Perfect Right Now.The Infinite by Patience AgbabiPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/210906to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Infinite
Series: Leap Cycle, Book 1
Author: Patience Agbabi
Narrator: Weruche Opia
Format: mp3
Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
Release date: 06-16-20
Ratings: Not rated yet
Genres: Time Travel
Publisher's Summary:
We fight crime across time. Leaplings, children born on the 29th of February, are very rare. Rarer still are Leaplings with The Gift - the ability to leap through time. Elle Bíbi-Imbelé Ifíè has The Gift, but she's never used it. Until now. On her 12th birthday, Elle and her best friend, Big Ben, travel to the Time...2020-06-166h 15
The Verb17/04/2020Ian McMillan is joined by guests Alan Titchmarsh and Patience Agbabi and there's the first in a brand new series of Verb Dramas. Presenter: Ian McMillan
Producer: Cecile Wright2020-04-1744 min
TORCH | The Oxford Research Centre in the HumanitiesPatience Agbabi reading and conversation: podcastIn this podcast the dynamic poet Patience Agbabi is in conversation about her Ted Hughes short-listed collection Telling Tales (2015), a rebellious reworking of Chaucer, and her contribution to the 2016 Refugee Tales project. After reading from both works Agbabi discusses with Professor Elleke Boehmer, Director of the Oxford Centre for Life Writing, and medievalist Professor Marion Turner, the key themes that animate her work: her efforts to give voice to the marginalised, the influence of Chaucer upon her writing and practice, and her interests in grime music as well as poetic form, not least the sonnet. The recording was made on 5...2020-01-1457 min
Podcast Archive – Ledbury Poetry Festival03. Joelle Taylor and Sabrina MahfouzTwo supreme performers and a relaxed Friday night atmosphere! ‘Joelle Taylor’s a shape-shifter, mythmaker, linguistic risk-taker, poetical activist, surrealist with a raised fist’ (Patience Agbabi). Sabrina Mahfouz is ‘in quite a different league..she speaks lyrically and powerfully…a real find’ (The Times).
The post 03. Joelle Taylor and Sabrina Mahfouz appeared first on Ledbury Poetry Festival.2018-07-0100 min
Festival 201803. Joelle Taylor and Sabrina MahfouzTwo supreme performers and a relaxed Friday night atmosphere!
'Joelle Taylor's a shape-shifter, mythmaker, linguistic risk-taker, poetical activist, surrealist with a raised fist' (Patience Agbabi).
Sabrina Mahfouz is 'in quite a different league..she speaks lyrically and powerfully...a real find' (The Times).2018-07-011h 20
Start the WeekWorld on the MoveWorld on the Move: on Start the Week Andrew Marr explores how the mass movement of people has changed societies, in a special edition broadcast in front of an audience as part of a day of programmes on BBC Radio 4. The historian Sir Hew Strachan looks back at the largest single influx of people into Britain when 250,000 Belgians arrived during the Great War, while Frank Dikötter explores the biggest forced internal migration as tens of millions of young Chinese were sent to work in the countryside during the Cultural Revolution. The poet Patience Agbabi humanises the mass movement o...2016-05-1642 min
Front Row WeeklyFR: Martin Freeman, Paolo Nutini, Patience AgbabiJohn Wilson speaks to actor Martin Freeman about acting in sub-zero temperatures while filming the television version of cult Coen brothers film Fargo and to Scottish pop star Paolo Nutini about his new album.
We review Locke, a new film starring Batman star Tom Hardy, set entirely in a car. Author Val McDermid discusses the challenges of re-interpreting Northhanger Abbey for the 21st century and Kirsty Lang talks to one of the world’s greatest classical guitarists Milos Karadaglic and to award winning poet Patience Agbabi on a modern retelling of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales.2014-04-1755 min
Front Row: Archive 2014The Sea; Keith Huff; Patience Agbabi; Banksy artKirsty Lang discusses a new film adaptation of John Banville's Man Booker prize winning novel The Sea. With Rachel Cooke.House of Cards writer Keith Huff talks about his play A Steady Rain. A hit on Broadway in 2009 starring Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman, it receives its UK premiere at the Theatre Royal Bath.Is it ok to steal a Banksy? Lawyer Karen Sanig, from Mischon de Reya, offers legal advice.Poet Patience Agbabi on her new collection Telling Tales, an updating of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, with the pilgrims travelling on a Routemaster...2014-04-1628 min
FaberBooks1994 | Chunnel / Le Tunnel sous la Manche by Patience AgbabiRead here by Samantha Bond, 'Chunnel / Le Tunnel sous la Manche' is Patience Agbabi's contribution to 'Jubilee Lines' for the year 1994, when a particular feat of engineering changed travel for escaping Brits forever. With a poem for each of the years of the Queen's reign, Jubilee Lines offers both a unique portrayal of the times in which we have lived, and an essential portrait of today. The poems celebrate the way we speak, the way we chronicle, the way we love and fight, honour and remember.2012-05-1801 min