Chapter one of Billy and The Epic Escape by Jamie Oliver. Narrated by a cast that includes: Jamie Oliver, Dexter Fletcher, Mark Strong and Jason Flemyng, plus more!

Billy and The Epic Escape by Jamie Oliver

An exclusive listen to the audiobook of Lucky: Learning To Live Again by Louise Thompson, narrated by the author. Her story, in her words, read by her.

Lucky by Louise Thompson, read by the author [Exclusive Extract]

Professor Stephen Carter discusses the delight he still finds in teaching after 40 years. A prolific writer, Carter also shares his approach to writing fiction and nonfiction and reflects on lessons learned while clerking for Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.

Season Two, Episode Nine: Stephen Carter

Thinking differently about the World: Before the West with Prof. Ayse Zarakol In this episode, we host Prof Ayse Zarakol from University of Cambridge and talk about her fascinating book "Before The West".

Date of episode recording: 2024-01-22T00:00:00Z
Duration: 00:29:38
Language of episode: English
Presenter:Dr. Sertaç Sehlikoglu, Hazal Aydin, Meryem Zisan Koker
Guests: Prof. Ayse Zarakol
Producer: ERC, UCL, IGP, Dr. Sertaç Sehlikoglu, Meryem Zisan Koker, Hazal Aydin.

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Thinking differently about the World: Before the West with Prof. Ayse Zarakol

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This Penguin Classic is performed by Erin Doherty. Star of Call The Midwife, Erin will play Princess Anne in Series 3 of The Crown. This definitive recording includes an Introduction by Gillian Beer.

At twenty-seven, Anne Elliot is no longer young and has few romantic prospects. Eight years earlier, she had been persuaded by her friend Lady Russell to break off her engagement to Frederick Wentworth, a handsome naval captain with neither fortune nor rank. What happens when they encounter each other again is movingly told in Jane Austen's last completed novel. Set in the fashionable societies of Lyme Regis and Bath, Persuasion is a brilliant satire of vanity and pretension, but, above all, it is a love story tinged with the heartache of missed opportunities.

(c) 1818, Jane Austen (P) 2019 Penguin Audio

Persuasion by Jane Austen, read by Erin Doherty

Brian McLaren joins us to share some of the riches from his new book Life After Doom: Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart. The conversation names a feeling many of us have in our current world and helps us locate hope in the midst of it all.

24: Life After Doom with Brian McLaren

In this special episode, we look back at the year through some of our favourite moments from Series 4. 

Our hosts Mark Maslin and Simon Chin-Yee explored climate action in a multitude of forms: from groundbreaking climate science and AI, to innovative policy solutions and inspiring stories of individual activism. With fantastic guests spanning multiple disciplines and industries.  

Reflect with us on what’s been done, and what there is still to do, with our Series 4 highlights.  

Transcript link: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/climate-change/podcasts-videos/generation-one-climate-podcast

Date of episode recording: 28th May 2024 
Duration: 27.16 minutes 
Language of episode: English  
Presenter: Mark Maslin and Simon Chin-Yee  
Guests:   
Ian Townsend, ONS 
Pierre Cannet, Client Earth  
Sims Witherspoon, Google Deep Mind 
Buffy Price, Carbon Re 
Louise Harris, Just Stop Oil 
Annabel Rice, Green Alliance 
Versha Jones, The Climate Reality Project 
Kris de Meyer, Department of Earth Sciences, UCL 
Shirley Rodrigues, previous Deputy Mayor, Environment and Energy at Greater London Authority   
Mark Watts, C40 Cities 
Producer: Adam Batstone

Season 4: The Highlights

Here an extract from Eruption, the new blockbuster thriller from Michael Crichton, author of Jurassic Park, and bestselling writer, James Patterson. The audiobook narrated by international actor, Clarke Peters, and available to purchase from all major audio retailers.

Eruption by Michael Crichton and James Patterson, read by Clarke Peters [extract]

SATB choir
Charter Choir of Homerton College
conducted by Daniel Trocme-Latter

4 Latin Motets II/4 Virgo, decus mundi

'So, in the end, above ground you must have the Haves, pursuing pleasure and comfort and beauty, and below ground the Have-nots, the Workers...'
The first book H. G. Wells published, 'The Time Machine', is a scientific romance that helped invent the genre of science fiction and the time travel story. Even before its serialisation had finished in the spring of 1895, Wells had been declared 'a man of genius', and the book heralded a fifty year career of a major cultural and political controversialist. It is a sardonic rejection of Victorian ideals of progress and improvement and a detailed satirical commentary on the Decadent culture of the 1890s. 
Listen to Roger Luckhurst, editor of the Oxford World’s Classics edition, discuss the plot and themes of The Time Machine, as well as Wells’ influences and impact on science fiction.

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The context of The Time Machine and what H. G. Wells is saying

Oxford University Press’s academic insights for the thinking world combine authority, innovation, and excellence.  We share audio resources for students, scholars, and researchers.

The context of The Time Machine and what H. G. Wells is saying

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