John Donne
John Donne was the greatest English dramatic poet who never wrote a play. Here, Alan Jenkins reads a selection of his works. Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 11, 2015•16 min
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Vertigo
Vertigo special: Toby Lichtig of The TLS introduces David Collard who compares Alfred Hitchcock's film interpretation to the original novel.The film was recently voted 'the best of all time' by 846 critics, programmers, academics and distributors. Find out more: www.the-tls.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 09, 2015•14 min
Douglas Oliver: a poetic vision of the body politic
Michael Caines looks back to Douglas Oliver's long poem The Infant and the Pearl, first published in 1985 – a poetic vision of the contemporary political scene, among other things, cast in the mould of a medieval dream poem.Find out more: www.the-tls.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 18, 2015•15 min
J.H. Prynne: an examination of imagery
We discuss a poem by J.H. Prynne called To Pollen, from 2006, which conducts its own examination of the uses and misuses of images and stories of suffering.Read by Robert Potts.Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 09, 2015•10 min
Summer Holidays
“August for the people and their favourite islands”, said W.H. Auden in 1935, with the Isle of Wight in mind. Now people’s favourite islands are more likely to be Majorca or Mykonos, but the lure of the seaside remains. Alan Jenkins reads a selection of holiday poems from the past eighty years.Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 12, 2015•18 min
Cycling: tour de force
David Horspool and Lucy Dallas take an in-depth look at the world of cycling literature. Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 23, 2015•17 min
Tennis: Game, Sex and Match
In the latest episode of TLS Voices, Michael Caines and Mika Ross-Southall look at how tennis has inspired writers over the centuries.Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 09, 2015•16 min
John Fletcher
In the latest episode of TLS Voices, Mika Ross-Southall and Michael Caines consider Shakespeare's collaborator John Fletcher – a major English dramatist whose work, paradoxically, is largely neglected today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 03, 2015•13 min
Christine Brooke-Rose
In the latest episode of TLS Voices, Michael Caines, Natalie Ferris and Mika Ross-Southall explore the experimental work of Christine Brooke-Rose. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 26, 2015•17 min
Waterloo
In the latest episode of TLS Voices, Adrian Tahourdin goes to Waterloo.Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 18, 2015•8 min
Byron
In the latest episode of TLS Voices, Michael Caines and Roz Dineen celebrate a selection of Byron's Letters and Journals.Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 29, 2015•21 min
Anthony Trollope
200 years since his birth, we discuss the life and work of Anthony Trollope. Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 22, 2015•22 min
Hermione Lee discusses Virginia Woolf
100 years since its publication, Hermione Lee discusses The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf.In discussion with Thea Lenarduzzi from the TLS.Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 13, 2015•15 min
Ruth Scurr discusses John Aubrey and the art of writing biography
Ruth Scurr talks about her unconventional approach to writing a biography of John Aubrey, the seventeenth-century biographer most famous for Brief Lives.In discussion with Mika Ross-Southall from the TLS.Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 25, 2015•15 min
Robert Herrick and John Evelyn
Michael Caines reads a selection of verses by the seventeenth-century poet Robert Herrick, as well as a remarkable and little-known elegy by the diarist John Evelyn.Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 21, 2015•19 min
Ariel poems
Alan Jenkins reads a selection of Ariel poems by, among others, Thomas Hardy, Walter de la Mare and T. S. Eliot, from Faber's Christmas pamphlet seriesFind out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 16, 2014•16 min
T. E. Hulme
Welcome to TLS Voices Deputy Editor Alan Jenkins considers the work of T. E. Hulme.Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 19, 2014•15 min
Ivor Gurney
TLS VoicesMichael Caines considers the work of the war poet Ivor Gurney, and reads a selection from his work, including the previously unpublished poems "The Women at Work" and "The Vow of Life".Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 05, 2014•11 min
Gabriel-Ernest by Saki
The Times Literary Supplement - an occasional series of readings.The TLS turns to the dark side, finding stories within stories, eyes in the dark, guilty consciences and beasts in the woods – tales from M. R. James, Edith Wharton and Saki, read and introduced by Michael Caines, Mika Ross-Southall and Lucy Dallas.3 of 3Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 30, 2014•15 min
The Eyes by Edith Wharton
The Times Literary Supplement - an occasional series of readings.The TLS turns to the dark side, finding stories within stories, eyes in the dark, guilty consciences and beasts in the woods – tales from M. R. James, Edith Wharton and Saki, read and introduced by Michael Caines, Mika Ross-Southall and Lucy Dallas.2 of 3Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 27, 2014•12 min
There was a Man Dwelt by a Churchyard by M.R. James
The Times Literary Supplement - an occasional series of readings.The TLS turns to the dark side, finding stories within stories, eyes in the dark, guilty consciences and beasts in the woods – tales from M. R. James, Edith Wharton and Saki, read and introduced by Michael Caines, Mika Ross-Southall and Lucy Dallas.1 of 3Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 23, 2014•11 min
Laurie Lee with Ronald Blythe
The Times Literary Supplement - an occasional series of readings.Poet, novelist and screenwriter Laurie Lee is discussed with further contribution from fellow writer, Ronald Blythe.Introduced by Michael Caines and Rozalind Dineen from The TLS.Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 18, 2014•14 min
David Collard discusses Flametti by Hugo Ball
The Times Literary Supplement - an occasional series of readings.Regular TLS contributor David Collard discusses Hugo Ball's Dadaist novel Flametti.Introduced by Toby LichtigFind out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 13, 2014•12 min
Clive James
The Times Literary Supplement - an occasional series of readings.Clive James reads a selection of poems first published in The TLS.Sentenced To LifeRounded With A SleepHolding CourtMy Father Before MeOccupation Housewife Winter PlumsIntroduced by Alan Jenkins.Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 06, 2014•18 min
Mary Beard talks Medea at The National Theatre
The Times Literary Supplement - an occasional series of readings.Mary Beard discusses the recent production of Medea by Euripides, in a new version by Ben Power, at The National Theatre.Introduced by Rozalind Dineen.Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 30, 2014•6 min
Edward Thomas
The Times Literary Supplement - an occasional series of readings.Alan Jenkins reads a selection of poems from Edward Thomas.In addition, Rozalind Dineen reads a passage taken from Helen Thomas' memoirs, World Without End. Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 25, 2014•14 min
Summer Books - Alex Clark on The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector
The Times Literary Supplement - an occasional series of readings.Alex Clark tells us why she's looking forward to The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector and reads an extract from the book.Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 18, 2014•6 min
Summer Books - Frances Wilson on What You Want by Constantine Phipps
The Times Literary Supplement - an occasional series of readings.Frances Wilson tells us why she's looking forward to What You Want by Constantine Phipps and reads an extract from the book.Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 15, 2014•7 min
Summer Books - Lidija Haas on The Interior Circuit by Francisco Goldman
The Times Literary Supplement - an occasional series of readings.Lidija Haas tells us why she's looking forward to The Interior Circuit: A Mexico City Chronicle by Francisco Goldman and reads an extract from the book.Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 13, 2014•7 min
Summer Books - Mary Beard on Augustus by John Williams
The Times Literary Supplement - an occasional series of readings.Mary Beard tells us why she's looking forward to Augustus by John Williams and reads an extract from the book.Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 11, 2014•6 min
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