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Collection of talks by Peter Adamson, Professor of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy at King’s College London, who takes the listener through a comprehensive series of 88 lectures on classical and medieval western philosophic thought, from Thales and other Presocratic philosophers, through Socrates, Plato and Aristotle and other examples of Classical Greek philosophy, to Hellenistic schools of thought such as Epicureanism and Stoicism, covering such thinkers as Seneca, Cicero and Galen, up to Plotinus and the Neoplatonists. The podcasts are in MP3 format and can be streamed or downloaded.
An archive of almost 3000 audio and video podcasts from Oxford University, many of which are licensed under the Creative Commons. Some of the items give information on courses and research opportunities within particular departments, but most are recordings of lectures or discussions. Examples are: a series of interviews with leading influential thinkers on bio-ethics; the John Locke lectures in philosophy; lectures from the Centenary of Engineering Science series; lectures and seminars from the Oxford Internet Institute; the Oxford Media Research seminars hosted by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.
This self-styled ‘Robin Hood of the avant-garde’ was established 15 years ago as an archive and distributor of art films and is now partially based in Mexico. The disclaimer tells us: ‘All materials are for non-commercial and / or educational use only.' There is some fascinating and rare work here as well as some genuine obscurities. Along with Tweets and podcasts, the site hosts dozens of films, shorts and features, ranging from early works by the likes of Brian de Palma and Joseph Cornell to more widely-known experimental filmmakers such as Andy Warhol, Jean Cocteau and Steve McQueen. Part of the site is now devoted to electronic music and sound. The website is large and cleanly laid out though the lack of any guided search tools is unfortunate - the legal aspects behind the hosting of much of the content is at best questionable, but its intentions are seemingly honourable.
The website accompanying the BBC Radio 4 series In Our Time, in which Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of ideas, has been redesigned, and the Archive section now makes every episode broadcast since the series began in 1998 available to listen to again via RealPlayer. Programmes are searchable by title, genre (culture, history, philosophy, religion, science) and by era, from prehistoric to 20th century. Recent programmes are available as podcasts, and an e-mail newsletter gives Melvyn Bragg’s personal insight into the latest programme.
Hundreds of audio extracts from the BBC archives can be accessed here using Real Player, and feature a wide range of personalities, including Siegfried Sassoon, Alfred Hitchcock, Roald Dahl, George Bernard Shaw, Stevie Smith and dozens of others. It is possible to search alphabetically by name or by profession such as: actors, architects, cartoonists, composers, dancers, film directors, musicians, painters, photographers, poets, religious thinkers, sculptors, sports and writers. The individual clips are supplemented with biographical notes, and the site, part of the BBC’s main audio-visual site AudioVideo is extremely well presented and easy to use. This site was originally knows as Voices from the archive. NB. This resource is currently unavailable.
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