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Barbara Windsor (2012)

Subject

Women’s studies

A short podcast looking at the career of Barbara Windsor which spans much of the reign of the current Queen. Part of The New Elizabethans, a series presented by James Naughtie to mark the Diamond Jubilee....

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Today [15/12/2005] (2005 Radio)

aka: Shakespeare Rules Britain

Series

Today

BBC Radio 4’s current affairs programme presented by John Humphreys and James Naughtie. This edition features Ian McMillan’s poem, ‘Shakespeare rules Britain’, written specially for the part of the...

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John Major on economic recovery (1994)

Genre

Interview

Interview with UK Prime Minister John Major, calling on the British public to be patient saying the feel good factor will filter through to everyone soon. He admits the benefits of the economic recovery...

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Margot Fonteyn (2012)

Subject

Dance; Women’s studies

A short podcast looking at the life and legacy of Margot Fonteyn, widely considered to be one of the greatest classical dancers of the 20th century. Part of The New Elizabethans, a series presented by James...

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Cicely Saunders (2012)

Subject

Social welfare; Women’s studies

A short podcast looking at the founder of the modern hospice movement, Cicely Saunders, who revolutionised palliative care. Part of The New Elizabethans, a series presented by James Naughtie to mark the...

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Doris Lessing (2012)

Subject

Literature; Women’s studies

A short podcast looking at the life and career of writer Doris Lessing, a Nobel laureate who has been praised for her ability to inhabit different fictional worlds. Part of The New Elizabethans, a series...

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Jocelyn Bell Burnell (2012)

Subject

Astronomy; Women’s studies

A short podcast looking at the life and career of Jocelyn Bell Burnell the astrophysicist who discovered pulsars, the beams of radiation emitted by rapidly spinning neutron stars. Part of The New...

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Germaine Greer (2012)

Subject

Literature; Women’s studies

A short podcast looking at Australian born feminist and academic Germaine Greer, who is credited with making feminism appealing and accessible for a large audience of both men and women. Part of The New...

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Dorothy Hodgkin (2012)

Subject

Chemistry; Women’s studies

A short podcast looking at the life and career of Dorothy Hodgkin, who discovered the structures of penicillin, insulin, and vitamin B12 through her ground-breaking approach to crystallography. Part of The...

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Vivienne Westwood (2012)

Subject

Design; Women’s studies

A short podcast looking at fashion designer Vivienne Westwood, who has been designing clothes and shoes since the late 1970s, and has won the British Designer of the Year award three times. Part of The New...

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