Australia’s Boat-People
In August, as Australian politicians hung tough on asylum seekers, the Melbourne Writers Festival asked Jeremy Harding how far governments can patrol migration. With grateful acknowledgments to the Al...
25 Sep 201330min
In Conversation: Jacqueline Rose on Sylvia Plath, feminism, Proust, psychoanalysis, Zionism and more
Recognised for her writing on subjects including Sylvia Plath, feminism, Proust, psychoanalysis, Zionism, the Middle East conflict and Jewish identity, Rose discusses her work with Justin Clemens, co-...
31 Aug 201357min
Colm Tóibín: In Conversation
Author, essayist and poet Colm Tóibín is one of Ireland’s greatest living writers. He discusses his life and work, including his recent book The Testament of Mary, in which he re-imagines the life of ...
30 Aug 20131h 3min
Jacqueline Rose: Rosa Luxemburg and Marilyn Monroe
Jacqueline Rose draws parallels between revolutionary 19th-century socialist Rosa Luxemburg and Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe. She explains how each of these remarkable women straddled the divide betw...
30 Aug 201357min
At the Movies
Michael Wood reconsiders ‘Cleopatra’ – its expense, its quarrelling stars, its length, its success – on the release of a restored print for the film’s fiftieth anniversary. Hosted on Acast. See acast....
7 Aug 20138min
‘Bedsit Disco Queen’
Lavinia Greenlaw tells the story of singer Tracey Thorn’s rise from bedroom rehearsals and an ad in the NME to indie label Cherry Red (who also signed Greenlaw’s band), the top ten and a platinum reco...
17 Juli 201316min
Emily Davison, Modern Martyr
Marina Warner explores Emily Davison’s legacy as the suffragettes’ first martyr in a talk given at the inaugural Wilding Festival at St George’s Bloomsbury, where Davison’s memorial service was held. ...
3 Juli 201340min
Andrew O'Hagan: The Paris Hilton Heist
Andrew O’Hagan tells the story of Alexis Neiers and the rest of the ‘Bling Ring’ who stole from Paris Hilton in order to be more like Paris Hilton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...
19 Juni 201319min
