Synopsis
LRB-published writers read their own work, introduced by the editors of the London Review of Books. Recent podcasts have included Gillian Anderson reading Charlotte Brontës Ingratitude, Alan Bennett reading from his diary, Tariq Ali on his visit to North Korea and Jeremy Harding on migration. Therell be something new every fortnight.
Episodes
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The LRB at 40: Rosemary Hill and Iain Sinclair on London
31/10/2019 Duration: 01h20minAs part of our series of events marking the 40th anniversary of the LRB, longtime contributors Rosemary Hill and Iain Sinclair talked to the LRB’s digital editor, Sam Kinchin-Smith, about London, through the lens of pieces they've written for the paper. Read more by Rosemary Hill in the LRB: lrb.me/hillpod Read more by Iain Sincliar in the LRB: lrb.me/sinclairpod Sign up to the LRB's newsletter: lrb.me/acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The LRB at 40: Katrina Forrester and William Davies on the crisis of liberalism
25/10/2019 Duration: 01h08minAs part of our series of events marking the LRB's 40th anniversary, Katrina Forrester and William Davies discuss political crisis, and in particular the crisis of liberalism, through the lens of pieces they've written for the paper. Read more by Katrina Forrester in the LRB: https://lrb.me/forresterpod Read more by William Davies in the LRB: https://lrb.me/daviespod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The LRB at 40: Mary-Kay Wilmers, Alan Bennett, Andrew O'Hagan, John Lanchester and Sheng Yun
11/10/2019 Duration: 01h33minTo celebrate the 40th anniversary of the London Review of Books, and mark the publication of The London Review of Books: An Incomplete History, the LRB’s editor, Mary-Kay Wilmers, along with Alan Bennett, Andrew O’Hagan, John Lanchester and Sheng Yun, talk to LRB publisher Nicholas Spice about the history and character of the paper. The London Review of Books: An Incomplete History is available to buy on the LRB store:https://lrb.me/storepod Read more Alan Bennett in the LRB here: https;//lrb.me/bennettpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Bee Wilson: Mmmm, chicken nuggets
23/09/2019 Duration: 25minBee Wilson on eating out in late Victorian London. Read more by Bee Wilson in the LRB: https://lrb.me/beewilsonpod Subscribe to the LRB from just £1 per issue: mylrb.co.uk/podcast20b Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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James Wood: These Etonians
29/08/2019 Duration: 29minJames Wood recalls his time at the college, with David Cameron, Boris Johnson, Jacob Rees-Mogg and others. Read more by James Wood in the LRB: https://lrb.me/jameswoodpod Subscribe to the LRB from just £1 per issue: mylrb.co.uk/podcast20b Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Andrew O'Hagan: The Lagerfeld Fandango
02/08/2019 Duration: 11minAndrew O'Hagan goes to the fashion designer's memorial at the Grand Palais in Paris. Read more by Andrew O'Hagan in the LRB: https://lrb.me/ohaganpod Subscribe to the LRB from just £1 per issue: mylrb.co.uk/podcast20b Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mary Wellesley: 'This place is pryson'
12/06/2019 Duration: 26minMary Wellesley looks inside the cell of a medieval anchorite, and considers why so many women shut themselves away to devote themselves to prayer and contemplation, and what their lives were like. Read Mary Wellesley in the LRB: lrb.me/wellesleypod Sign up to the LRB newsletter: lrb.me/acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Colm Tóibín: ‘It’s curable,’ he said
17/04/2019 Duration: 50min‘Instead of shaking all over, I read the newspapers. I listened to the radio. I had my lunch.’ Colm Tóibín reads his account of being treated for cancer. Read more by Colm Tóibín in the LRB archive: lrb.me/colmtoibinpod Subscribe to the LRB from just £1 per issue: mylrb.co.uk/podcast20b Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Alan Bennett: Diary for 2018
03/01/2019 Duration: 01h04minAlan Bennett puts on a new play and finds himself on someone’s arm, in his 2018 diary. Read more by Alan Bennett in the LRB: https://lrb.me/bennettpod Subscribe to the LRB from just £1 per issue: mylrb.co.uk/podcast20b Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Rosemary Hill: The Dress in Your Head
27/03/2018 Duration: 49minRosemary Hill explores frock consciousness in life and literature in her LRB Winter Lecture, delivered at the British Museum. Read more by Rosemary Hill in the LRB: https://lrb.me/hillpod Sign up to the LRB newsletter: https://lrb.me/acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Linda Colley: The Problem with Winning
14/03/2018 Duration: 49minLinda Colley argues that the prospect of Brexit makes history more important than ever in her LRB Winter Lecture, delivered at the British Museum. Read more by Linda Colley in the LRB: https://lrb.me/colleypod Sign up to the LRB newsletter: https://lrb.me/acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Anne Enright: The Genesis of Blame
28/02/2018 Duration: 37minAnne Enright delivers her Winter Lecture on the corruptions of the Adam and Eve story in her LRB Winter Lecture, delivered at the British Museum. Read more by Anne Enright in the LRB: https://lrb.me/enrightpod Sign up to the LRB newsletter: https://lrb.me/acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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John Lanchester: 'Coffin Liquor', a story
06/02/2018 Duration: 48minToby Jones reads John Lanchester’s ghost story. Read more from John Lanchester in the LRB: https://lrb.me/lanchesterpod Sign up to the LRB newsletter: https://lrb.me/acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Alan Bennett: Diary for 2017
04/01/2018 Duration: 47minAlan Bennett finds his métier at last in 2017. Read more by Alan Bennett in the LRB: https://lrb.me/bennettpod Sign up to the LRB newsletter: https://lrb.me/acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Defectors: Richard Lloyd Parry talks to Krys Lee
21/12/2017 Duration: 01h10minIn the latest instalment of the LRB podcast, recorded in Seoul, Richard Lloyd Parry talks to the Korean-American novelist Krys Lee about Christianity, plastic surgery and mutual incomprehension in the Korean borderlands. Read more by Richard Lloyd Parry in the LRB; https://lrb.me/lloydparrypod Sign up to the LRB newsletter: lrb.me/acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jane Campbell: ‘Cat-Brushing’, a story
06/12/2017 Duration: 16minJane Campbell reads a story about dispossession in paradise. Sign up to the LRB newsletter: lrb.me/acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Lucy Prebble: Harvey Weinstein
02/11/2017 Duration: 11minLucy Prebble describes meeting Harvey Weinstein. Sign up to the LRB newsletter: lrb.me/acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Absolute Revolt: Adam Shatz talks to Olivier Roy, part 2
16/10/2017 Duration: 53minIn the second part of their conversation, Olivier Roy and Adam Shatz discuss the deculturation of Islam, and why it has led to the radicalisation of so many second-generation immigrants and converts. Read more by Adam Shatz in the LRB: lrb.me/shatzpod Sign up to the LRB newsletter: lrb.me/acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Living Orients: Adam Shatz talks to Olivier Roy, part 1
10/10/2017 Duration: 52minIn the first of two podcasts, Olivier Roy tells Adam Shatz about his experiences with the Gauche prolétarienne in the 1960s and his early travels in Afghanistan. Read more by Adam Shatz in the LRB: lrb.me/shatzpod Sign up to the LRB newsletter: https://lrb.me/acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Don’t learn shorthand: Rosemary Hill talks to Carmen Callil
26/09/2017 Duration: 50minCarmen Callil, writer, editor and founder of Virago, tells Rosemary Hill how she made her way in 1960s London. Read more by Rosemary Hill in the LRB: lrb.me/hillpod Sign up to the LRB newsletter: https://lrb.me/acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.