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- http://letterslive.com/
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- Arts and Humanities
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- Drama, Literature, Social Studies
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- Film/Video
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- Streaming/Download
This site complements the ‘Letters Live’ series of live events celebrating the power of literary correspondence. The format of the events is based on artists from various disciplines (actors, musicians, writers) reading letters out loud to theatre audiences. The website features videos of live readings as well as studio-filmed pieces. Amongst those who have participated are Benedict Cumberbatch, Louise Brealey, Joss Ackland, Samantha Bond, Russell Brand, Simon Callow, Gemma Chan, Olivia Colman, Lisa Dwan, Joanne Froggatt, Sally Hawkins, Tom Hiddleston, Toby Jones, Sir Ben Kingsley, Ferdinand Kingsley, Sir Ian McKellen and Kylie Minogue.
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- http://whitmanarchive.org/
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- Arts and Humanities
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- Literature
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- Radio/Sound
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- Information Sources, Streaming/Download
Resource which aims to make the work of Walt Whitman freely available to researchers, scholars and general readers. The Pictures and Sound section of the site includes audio recordings of Professor Eric Forsythe reading ‘Poets to Come’ and the 52 sections of ‘Song of Myself. Also available is audio of a 36 wax cylinder recording, thought to be of Whitman himself, reading four lines of his poem ‘America’.
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- https://92yondemand.org/
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- Arts and Humanities, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- Art, Business Studies, General Science, Literature, Music, Religious Studies, Social Studies, Sports Science, Technology
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- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Podcasting, Streaming/Download
Huge archive of freely available audio and video interviews with around 1000 notable figures from the worlds of literature, art, music, entertainment, politics and sport who have appeared at the 92Y, a New York community centre and cultural institution with a history stretching back to the late nineteenth century. Users can search by year, topic or performer name to find Kurt Vonnegut’s first public reading from ‘Breakfast of Champions’ in 1970, Wallace Stevens reciting ‘An Ordinary Evening in New Haven’, Iris Murdoch discussing philosophy and novel writing and Christopher Hitchens debating whether or not Islam is a religion of peace. Known for its sophisticated, well-read audiences, the quality of debate is high and the topics range widely, covering sports, comedy, Jewish issues, business & finance and science & technology, as well as literature.
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- Arts and Humanities
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- Literature
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- Radio/Sound
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- Podcasting, Streaming/Download
Over two hundred podcasts produced by the Scottish Poetry Library featuring poets (Scots and non-Scots) discussing and reading their work. The site’s content is varied and the podcasts are lively and informative, particularly about Scottish poetry.
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- https://ilas.sas.ac.uk/events/videos-podcasts
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- Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
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- American Studies, Economics, Ethnology, History, Literature, Politics and Government, Religious Studies, Social Studies
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- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
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- Podcasting, Streaming/Download
Series of podcasts from the Institute of Latin American Studies at the School of Advanced Study, University of London. Featuring speakers from Latin and South American universities as well as European institutions, the podcasts cover a wide range of subjects including decolonisation, Latin American fiction in UK libraries, mining in the Andes, the legacy of Hugo Chavez, religious practices in the Caribbean, to name but a few.
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- http://www.poetinthecity.co.uk/audio-video/
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- Arts and Humanities
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- Literature
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- Radio/Sound
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- Streaming/Download
An archive of over 350 recorded and filmed interviews, readings and performances given by poets, writers and speakers at events organised by Poet in the City, a publicly funded arts organisation. A Podcast which features discussions on different aspects of poetry, including poetry and comedy, German poetry, poetry and politics and the poetry of Samuel Beckett.
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- http://relprime.com/
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- Science and Technology
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- Literature, Mathematics, Music
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- Podcasting, Streaming/Download
Kickstarter funded podcast featuring ‘stories from the mathematical domain’. Topics include game-playing, computers, music and architecture. There are sixteen episodes in total, each one exploring a different aspect of mathematics. Aimed at a general audience. The Toolbox episode features mathematician NYU Professor Steven Brams talks about his work at the intersection of maths and the humanities, and discusses how game theory can be used to illuminate Hamlet’s strategy to uncover the guilt of his uncle Claudius
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- https://voca.arizona.edu/
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- Arts and Humanities
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- Literature
The University of Arizona Poetry Center’s Audio Video Library, features audio and audiovisual recordings from the Center’s long-running Reading Series and other readings presented under the auspices of the Center. The earliest of these recordings is a Robert Creeley reading from 1963. All recordings are made available with the permission of the reader and are freely available to all. The site features hundred of recordings, including readings by Lucille Clifton, Miroslav Holub, Allen Ginsberg, Thom Gunn, Seamus Heaney and many others.
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- https://www.sms.cam.ac.uk/collection/1092396
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- Arts and Humanities, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- Archaeology, Economics, Ethnology, General Science, Literature
- Type of resource
- Streaming/Download
Freely available archive of over 200 interviews with leading scientists, anthropologists, historians, economists, ethno-musicologists, international travellers and others. Most of the interview were conducted and filmed by Professor Alan Macfarlane and subjects include literary critic George Steiner, historian Eric Hobsbawm, artist Anthony Gormley, anthropologist, Mary Douglas. The interviews include transcripts. The site is hosted by the University of Cambridge.
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- http://radioopensource.org/
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- Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
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- American Studies, Literature
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- Radio/Sound
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- Streaming/Download
A lively and wide-ranging American arts, literature and current affairs podcast hosted by journalist Christopher Lydon. Four broad categories - ‘Words’, ‘Ideas’, ‘Abroad’ and ‘Arts and Music’ - cover interviews and discussions on a variety of topics, from Hannah Arendt and the banality of evil to critic Helen Vendler discussing the poetry of W.B.Yeats.
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