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Tim Jeal on the Explorers of the Nile

October 12th, 2011 · No Comments

Tim Jeal on The Explorers of the Nile from FaberBooks on Vimeo.

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Roger Luckhurst on Dracula

September 22nd, 2011 · No Comments

Roger Luckhurst of Birkbeck talks to me about the enduring appeal of Dracula and I ask him: “It’s all about sex, isn’t it?”

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Is that a fish in your ear?

September 11th, 2011 · No Comments

Last week I interviewed David Bellos about his new book on translation, Is That a Fish in Your Ear? (Penguin Books) and he drew my attention to this wonderfully creative and witty animation produced by Matt Young and Alan Trotter. David explained that the film was unscripted; the filmmakers simply chose a section of their [...]

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One-Minute Word Histories: No.3 – Skulduggery

January 6th, 2011 · No Comments

In the third of this short series of films, historical lexicographer Elizabeth Knowles talks about the history of the word ‘skulduggery’ and suggests a reason for its enduring appeal. There are more tips on how to pursue word histories for yourself in her new book, How to Read a Word (Oxford University Press, 2010).

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Daljit Nagra on the ‘whoosh’ of poetry

January 5th, 2011 · No Comments

An Interview with Daljit Nagra from FaberBooks on Vimeo.

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One-Minute Word Histories: No.1 – Avatar

January 4th, 2011 · No Comments

In the first of this short series of one-minute word histories, historical lexicographer Elizabeth Knowles explores the origins of the word “avatar”. If this inspires you, Elizabeth’s new book, How to Read a Word (2010), contains lots of tips on how to pursue word histories for yourself.

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Robert Douglas-Fairhurst on Henry Mayhew

September 23rd, 2010 · No Comments

Robert Douglas-Fairhurst introduces a Victorian classic, Henry Mayhew’s London Labour and the London Poor, a work of journalism he has called “the greatest Victorian novel never written”. Interviewed in his rooms at Magdalen College, Oxford, he explains why this book is still well worth reading today.

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Francis Spufford on Red Plenty

September 19th, 2010 · No Comments

A short interview in which Francis Spufford, author of The Child that Books Built and Backroom Boys, discusses his latest book, Red Plenty: “Strange as it may seem, the grey, oppressive USSR was founded on a fairytale. It was built on the 20th-century magic called ‘the planned economy’, which was going to gush forth an [...]

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Alex Callinicos on Bonfire of Illusions

September 5th, 2010 · No Comments

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Tags: economics · history and politics · video

Latest Podularity videos

May 5th, 2010 · No Comments

Click on the image below to see the latest Podularity videos on Vimeo:

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Tags: historical fiction · history and politics · literature · video