At the Movies

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At the Movies

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Aug 7, 2013

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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. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Aug 7, 2013

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Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

On the LRB Podcast you'll find recent (and not so recent) pieces read by the author; our 'Close Reading’ series, in which Seamus Perry and Mark Ford consider 20th century poets through the lens of the pieces written about them in the LRB; and a range of other conversations on topics and writers covered in the paper.

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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 Christ through the eyes of the holiest of saints. Wi... by The LRB Podcast
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Alan Bennett: On Private Education: Alan Bennett read this sermon on private educations before the University, King’s College Chapel, Cambridge, 1 June 2014. Read more Alan Bennett in the LRB: lrb.me/bennettpod Sign up to the LRB newsletter: lrb.me/acast by The LRB Podcast
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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. For information regarding your data privacy, visit ... by The LRB Podcast
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On the Middle East: In his 2013 Edward W. Said lecture Noam Chomsky reflects on 65 years of violence in the Middle East. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy by The LRB Podcast
94 min listen
‘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 record. For information regarding your data privacy, vi... by The LRB Podcast
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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. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy by The LRB Podcast
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A Death in Jenin: Adam Shatz on the life and death of Juliano Mer-Khamis. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy by The LRB Podcast
63 min listen
Peter Pomerantsev: Iammmmyookkraaanian: Peter Pomerantsev on images and myths of Maidan. Read more by Peter Pomerantsev in the LRB: https://lrb.me/pomerantsevpod Sign up to the LRB newsletter: https://lrb.me/acast by The LRB Podcast
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Hilary Mantel: ‘The School of English’, a story: Hilary Mantel reads her short story, ‘The School of English’. Read Hilary Mantel in the LRB: https://lrb.me/mantelyt Sign up to the LRB newsletter: https://lrb.me/acast by The LRB Podcast
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Death in Belgravia: Rosemary Hill on the life and disappearance of Lord Lucan. Read more Rosemary Hill in the LRB: https://lrb.me/hillpod Sign up to the LRB newsletter: https://lrb.me/acast by The LRB Podcast
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Is Wagner bad for us?: On the centenary of Wagner’s birth, Nicholas Spice asks in his Winter Lecture at the British Museum how his music works on us and what this tells us about music in general. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy by The LRB Podcast
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American Democracy: David Runciman on the impossibility and persistence of the US political system. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy by The LRB Podcast
85 min listen
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56 min listen
Marina Warner: Learning My Lesson: In her 2015 Winter Lecture, Marina Warner shows how higher education in the UK has been betrayed. Read more Marina Warner in the LRB: https://lrb.me/warnerpod Sign up to the LRB newsletter: https://lrb.me/acast by The LRB Podcast
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At the Movies

At the Movies

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