| Poor Lord Wensleydale: A Beginner's Guide to the British Constitution with Robert Saunders |
Grace Mallon and Nicholas Cole talk to Robert Saunders about what makes Britain's constitution unique and what challenges it faces in a turbulent period for UK politics and government. |
Grace Mallon, Nicholas Cole, Robert Saunders |
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| Episode 4: Midlands |
In this episode, we talk about coming to Classics without any ancient languages; Bertie’s first love and how Classics took her into the world of Facebook… |
Alexander Moore, Eleanor Newman, Roberta Thomson, Katrina Kelly |
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| "Emptiness: Ways of Seeing" Conference 2021 - Roundtable 1: Emptiness, Space, Capital and the State |
Considering the contours of emptiness by examining the shifting relationships between people, place, capital and the state. |
Volodymyr Artiukh, Dace Dzenovska, Saskia Sassen, Johanna Bockman, Don Kalb, Martin Demant Frederiksen |
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| "Emptiness: Ways of Seeing" Conference 2021. Roundtable 2: On the Edge: Life along the Russia-China border |
A book discussion with Franck Billé and Caroline Humphrey |
Dominic Martin, Caroline Humphrey, Franck Billé, Madeleine Reeves, Allessandro Rippa, Natalia Ryzhova |
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| 5. Democracy | The Europe’s Stories Podcast |
Today, we talk with Sophie Vériter and Josef Lolacher about the core of the European project - democracy. |
Sophie Vériter, Josef Lolacher, Ana Martins, Lucas Tse |
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| David Tibbs |
Derek Hockaday interviews David Tibbs, vascular surgeon, 7 February 2011. |
David Tibbs, Derek Hockaday |
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| Capturing Genius: Editing Isaiah Berlin |
Howard Burton talks to Henry Hardy, Fellow of Wolfson and author of ‘In Search of Isaiah Berlin: A Literary Adventure’, about being the principal editor of one of the twentieth century’s most captivating public intellectuals |
Henry Hardy, Howard Burton |
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| Terence Ryan |
Susan Burge interviews Terence Ryan, consultant dermatologist and emeritus professor of dermatology, 18 November 2020. |
Terence Ryan, Susan Burge |
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| Fantasy Creatures |
Dr Caroline Batten and Dr Megan Cavell discuss fantastic animals in fantasy text |
Caroline Batten, Megan Cavell |
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| Accident and Force: Making American Constitutions with Nicholas Cole |
Grace Mallon and Nicholas Cole discuss how a historian learns to code, where the idea of a Constitutional Convention came from, and what's next for the Quill Project. |
Grace Mallon, Nicholas Cole |
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| Egypt’s Football Revolution: Emotion, Masculinity, and Uneasy Politics |
Join us for Booktalk Episode 8, Dr Carl Rommel (University of Helsinki) in conversation about his new book Egypt’s Football Revolution: Emotion, Masculinity, and Uneasy Politics, published by University of Texas Press in July 2021. |
Carl Rommel, Walter Armbrust |
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| 4. Social Europe | The Europe’s Stories Podcast |
Ana and Lucas speak today with our team’s specialists on the things that bring quality of life to Europeans - jobs, industry and the welfare state. |
Kristijan Fidanovski, Guillaume Paugam, Ana Martins, Lucas Tse. |
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| Michael Gillmer |
Derek Hockaday interviews Michael Gillmer, consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist, 27 February 2014. |
Michael Gillmer, Derek Hockaday |
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| David Warrell |
Derek Hockaday interviews David Warrell, honorary consultant physician and Emeritus Professor of Tropical Medicine, 24 March 2014. |
David Warrell, Derek Hockaday |
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| Robert Twycross |
Derek Hockaday interviews Robert Twycross, physician and pioneer of palliative care and medicine, 7 August 2018. |
Robert Twycross, Derek Hockaday |
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| Joe Smith |
Derek Hockaday interviews Joe Smith, consultant urologist, 18 November 2013. |
Joe Smith, Derek Hockaday |
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| 3. Free Movement | The Europe’s Stories Podcast |
Ana and Lucas speak today with Victoria Honsel and Reja Wyss, who co-wrote the report chapter on climate action. Both have also been young Europeans actively involved in politics. |
Reja Wyss, Victoria Honsel, Ana Martins, Lucas Tse |
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| Episode 3: South West England |
In this episode, we discover what links Virgil to Devon, why Classics is relevant today, Justin’s love for languages, which transferable skills Classics gives you, and why, in Molly’s view, Classics and English is the best degree available in Oxford! |
Rebecca Armstrong, Molly Gibson-Mee, Justin Vyvyan-Jones, Katrina Kelly |
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| Roots to Seeds: the evolution of plant science |
Join Professor Stephen Harris (Curator of Roots to Seeds at the Bodleian Library) and Dr Chris Thorogood, (Oxford Botanic Garden and Harcourt Arboretum) as they discuss the past, present and future of botanical research and teaching. |
Stephen Harris, Chris Thorogood, Helen Cook |
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| Peter Sleight |
Derek Hockaday interviews Peter Sleight, research cardiologist and consultant physician, 22 September 2013. |
Peter Sleight, Derek Hockaday |
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| Mark Davies on 'Medley Manor' |
Oxfordshire Local historian, Mark Davies, takes a look at the history of Medley Manor and its connections to empire as well as his own family history. |
Mark Davies |
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| Chris Redman |
Derek Hockaday interviews Chris Redman, obstetric consultant and clinical professor, 13 November 2016. |
Chris Redman, Derek Hockaday |
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| Christopher Paine |
Peggy Frith interviews Sir Christopher Paine, consultant clinical oncologist and former Director of Clinical Studies, 25 Jul 2012. |
Christopher Paine, Peggy Frith |
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| John Oxbury |
Derek Hockaday interviews John Oxbury, neurologist, 20 November 2013. |
John Oxbury, Derek Hockaday |
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| 2. Free Movement | The Europe’s Stories Podcast |
Ana and Lucas speak today with Luisa Melloh, who manages the project behind this series. Many things flow across borders - capital, goods, ideas - but young Europeans also assume that they themselves can move freely and with ease. |
Luisa Melloh, Ana Martins, Lucas Tse |
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| Episode 2: Scotland |
We talk about the Classics Admissions Test, growing up in Fife, Jess’ work with the Clydeside Project, things that get into a ‘fankle’ (Arlene explains all!), and how we’d love for more teachers to teach Classics in Scotland! |
Bill Allan, Jessica Curry, Arlene Holmes-Henderson, Katrina Kelly |
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| Richard Moxon |
Derek Hockaday interviews Richard Moxon, Emeritus Professor of Paediatrics and former Chairman of Paediatrics, 21 July 2016. |
Richard Moxon, Derek Hockaday |
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| Neil Mortensen |
Derek Hockaday interviews Neil Mortensen, consultant colorectal surgeon, 10 November 2014. |
Neil Mortensen, Derek Hockaday |
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| Brian Longworth |
Derek Hockaday interviews Brian Longworth, former mechanical technician and engineer at the Radcliffe Infirmary, 31 July 2015. |
Derek Hockaday, Brian Longworth |
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| Grant de Jersey Lee |
Derek Hockaday interviews Grant de Jersey Lee, physician and cardiologist, 13 June 2013. |
Grant de Jersey Lee, Derek Hockaday |
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| Jim Holt |
Peggy Frith interviews Jim Holt, former Director of Clinical studies for Oxford Medical School, 1 June 2012. |
Jim Holt, Peggy Frith |
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| John Ledingham |
Derek Hockaday interviews John Ledingham, professor of Clinical Medicine and former Director of Clinical Studies, 2013. |
John Ledingham, Derek Hockaday |
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| 1. Who Are Young Europeans | The Europe’s Stories Podcast |
Today, Ana and Lucas speak with Dan Snow and Maeve Moynihan about who young Europeans are. |
Maeve Moynihan, Dan Snow, Ana Martins, Lucas Tse |
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| Donald Lane |
Derek Hockaday interviews consultant chest physician Donald Lane, 31 Oct 2013. |
Donald Lane, Derek Hockaday |
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| Derek Jewell |
Derek Hockaday interviews Derek Jewell, Emeritus Professor of Gastroenterology, 14 Feb 2013. |
Derek Jewell, Derek Hockaday |
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| Is Jin Yong 'China's Tolkien'? |
A comparison of the Hong Kong author Jin Yong and J. R. R. Tolkien |
Jonathan Hui |
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| The Diasporic Quartets: Identity and Aesthetics |
Keynote lecture in the Diversity and the British String Quartet Symposium, day 3, held on 16th June 2021. Part of the Humanities Cultural Programme, one of the founding stones for the future Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities. |
Des Oliver, Nina Whiteman |
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| The string quartet takes residence: class, community, curricula |
Keynote lecture in the Diversity and the British String Quartet Symposium, held on 14th June 2021. Part of the Humanities Cultural Programme, one of the founding stones for the future Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities. |
Laura Tunbridge, Wiebke Thormählen |
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| Episode 1: Northern Ireland |
We talk about what ‘Classics’ really means and its place in the 21st century; we discuss Greek vases, ‘Irish modesty’, provincial art, the Sogdians; and we highlight the particular barriers that Northern Irish students may face, and how to overcome them! |
Sarah Cullinan Herring, Jenyth Evans, Peter Stewart |
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| A Conversation with Katherine Langrish |
Dr Caroline Batten chats with author Katherine Langrish about her book 'From Spare Oom to War Drobe' |
Caroline Batten, Katherine Langrish |
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| Art and Action: Benjamin Zephaniah in Conversation |
Part of the Humanities Cultural Programme, one of the founding stones for the future Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities. |
Benjamin Zephaniah, Elleke Boehmer, Malachi McIntosh, Wes Williams |
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| Trevor Hughes |
Interview with Trevor Hughes, neuropathologist and fellow of Green Templeton College, conducted by Derek Hockaday, 2015. |
Trevor Hughes, Derek Hockaday |
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| Tony Hope |
Derek Hockaday interviews Tony Hope, Professor of Medical ethics and honorary consultant psychiatrist, 6 May 2014. |
Tony Hope, Derek Hockaday |
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| Peggy Frith |
Interview with Peggy Frith, deputy Director of Clinical Studies for Oxford University Medical School and consultant ophthalmologist, conducted by Derek Hockaday, 15 Sep 2015. |
Peggy Frith, Derek Hockaday |
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| Andrew Freeland |
Derek Hockaday interviews Andrew Freeland, ENT consultant and surgeon, 22 May 2014 |
Andrew Freeland, Derek Hockaday |
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| Godfrey Fowler |
Derek Hockaday interviews Godfrey Fowler, general practitioner and medical scientist, 7 Mar 2014 |
Godfrey Fowler, Derek Hockaday |
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| Pierre Foex |
Derek Hockaday interviews Pierre Foex, Emeritus Nuffield Professor of Anaesthetics, 21 November 2018. |
Pierre Foex, Derek Hockaday |
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| Derek Hockaday |
Peggy Frith interviews Derek Hockaday, 24 Sep 2020 |
Derek Hockaday, Peggy Frith |
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| Julian Britton |
Derek Hockaday interviews Julian Britton, surgeon and former Director of Clinical Studies for Oxford Medical School, 23 Jan 2019. |
Julian Britton, Derek Hockaday |
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| Body of evidence |
In this online event, Ana Paula Cordeiro, the creator of Body of Evidence, speaks from the workshop in New York City where she produced it. She will be joined in conversation by Merve Emre, Associate Professor of American Literature. |
Ana Paula Cordeiro, Merve Emre |
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| Hung Cheng |
Derek Hockaday interviews Hung Cheng, consultant ophthalmological surgeon, 11 February 2015. |
Hung Cheng, Derek Hockaday |
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| Nick Dudley |
Derek Hockaday interviews Nick Dudley, consultant surgeon and founder member of the British Association of Endocrine Surgeons, 26 March 2014. |
Nicholas Dudley, Derek Hockaday |
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| David Paterson |
Derek Hockaday interviews David Paterson, physiologist and Professor of Cardiovascular Physiology, 8 January 2019. |
David Paterson, Derek Hockaday |
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| Peter Burge |
Derek Hockaday interviews Peter Burge, hand surgeon and consultant, 8 August 2014. |
Peter Burge, Derek Hockaday |
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| Final Roundtable: Into the Hills |
Diane Purkiss, University of Oxford, chairs the final roundtable discussion of the conference. |
Diane Purkiss |
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| Is there such a thing as an authentic myth? Folklore in heritage interpretation at prehistoric places |
Susan Greaney (English Heritage), gives the second presentation in the sixth panel of the conference, Show and Tell: What is Real? Chaired by Oliver Cox. |
Susan Greaney |
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| Tangible and intangible heritage: exploring magic, folklore, and the supernatural in the places, spaces and collections of the National Trust |
Sally Anne Huxtable (National Trust), gives the first presentation in the sixth panel of the conference, Show and Tell: What is Real? Chaired by Oliver Cox. |
Sally Anne Huxtable |
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| Telling Tales: Inspiring Creativity through the Myths, Legends and Folklore of England |
Kate Armstrong and Hannah Keddie (English Heritage) give the third presentation in the fifth panel of the conference, Teaching and Learning, chaired by Oliver Cox. |
Kate Armstrong, Hannah Keddie |
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| Teaching the Folklore of British Landscapes |
Owen Davies (Hertfordshire), gives the second presentation in the fifth panel of the conference, Teaching and Learning, chaired by Oliver Cox. |
Owen Davies |
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| Crowd-sourcing England's legends: The English Heritage Myths and Legends Map |
Mary Bateman (English Heritage), gives the first talk in the fifth panel of the conference, Teaching and Learning, chaired by Oliver Cox. |
Mary Bateman |
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| Supernatural defences activated through death |
Brian Hoggard (Folklorist), gives the first talk in the fourth panel of the conference, The Dark Side, chaired by Oliver Cox. |
Brian Hoggard |
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| Episode 4. The Birmingham Oratory: Elgar and Newman |
Fr Guy Nicholls joins Dr Joanna Bullivant at The Oratory in Birmingham to discuss the origins of Elgar’s work in Cardinal Newman’s own poetry, charitable work, and love of music. |
Joanna Bullivant, Guy Nicholls |
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| Episode 3. The Firs and Birchwood Lodge: Natural Inspirations |
Dr Joanna Bullivant visits Elgar’s Birthplace - The Firs - and Birchwood Lodge, where The Dream of Gerontius was written, and talks about the inspiration Elgar drew from the natural landscapes in these two locations. |
Joanna Bullivant |
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| Episode 2. St George’s Church, Worcester: Marginal Origins |
Dr Joanna Bullivant is joined by Deacon Paul O’Connor to visit the Catholic church in which Elgar worshipped and acted as organist, and to discuss Elgar’s place in the history of Catholic Worcester. |
Joanna Bullivant, Paul O’Connor |
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| Episode 1. Worcester Cathedral: A Civic Legacy |
Dr Joanna Bullivant explores the tumultuous history of Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius, and speaks to Samuel Hudson, Director of Music at Worcester Cathedral, to learn about the importance of Elgar’s work in Worcester today. |
Joanna Bullivant, Samuel Hudson |
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| Panel 3 – The Land Remembers: Place as Keeper of Story questions |
Questions and answers from the second panel of the seminar. Moderated by Alice Purkiss (National Trust Partnership and University of Oxford). |
Alice Purkiss, Jenny Butler, Andrew Sneddon, Diane Purkiss |
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| Remembering Irish witches |
Andrew Sneddon (Ulster), gives the second talk in the third panel, The Land Remembers: Place as Keeper of Story. Chaired by Alice Purkiss. |
Andrew Sneddon |
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| Touching the Numinous: ‘fairy places’ in legend and experience of the Irish landscape |
Jenny Butler (UC Cork), gives the first talk in the third panel, The Land Remembers: Place as Keeper of Story. Chaired by Alice Purkiss. |
Jenny Butler |
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| Mysterious Wales: between romanticism and tourism |
Juliette Wood (Folklorist), gives the third talk in the second panel, Tales in Place: Change and Continuity. Chaired by Alice Purkiss. |
Juliette Wood |
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| Magic and Medicine in Early Roman Britain |
Nicky Garland (Durham), gives the first talk in the second panel, Tales in Place: Change and Continuity, in the conference. Chaired by Alice Purkiss. |
Nicky Garland |
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| Well, what about witches and wizards? |
Lisa Tallis (Cardiff) gives the second talk in the second panel - Tales in Place: Change and Continuity - of the conference. Chaired by Alice Purkiss. |
Lisa Tallis |
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| Faith in fantasy literature |
A short discussion of the role of faith in fantasy literature |
Katherine Olley |
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| Brian McClellan |
A discussion of the writer Brian McClellan. |
Katherine Olley |
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| Arthur Rackham at Trinity College |
Emma Sillett, Trinity College Librarian, and Dr Caroline Batten explore the Danson Library's collection of rare Arthur Rackham fantasy illustrations. |
Emma Sillett, Caroline Batten |
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| Folktales' for an Elite Audience |
Discussing the text and images of MS. Ouseley Add. 1 |
Nasrin Askari |
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| Making Manuscripts for a Prince of the Black Sheep |
Overview of Bahari Fellowship examining the codicology and context of the Bodleian Library’s collection of manuscripts made for the 15th century Turkman patron Prince Pir Budaq |
Anita Chowdry |
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| Books, Bags and Boxes |
Islamic manuscripts were often kept in protective bags and other enclosures, which are an integrated, though understudied part of their physical and historic appearance. |
Karin Scheper |
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| Poetry (and Prose) in Motion: Illuminated Manuscripts from Late Fourteenth-Century Shiraz |
A short talk about illuminated manuscripts produced in late fourteenth-century Shiraz, including several in the Bodleian Collections and elsewhere |
Cailah Jackson |
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| The Future of the Past: poetry, portraiture, and the reception of antiquity in a Timurid Shahnama |
This talk focuses on fifteenth-century paintings and poetry inserted into the Shahnama of Ibrahim Sultan (Bodleian Library MS. Ouseley Add. 176) in order to explore the correlation between portraiture and historical self-awareness |
Peyvand Firouzeh |
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| Studying the Pādshāhnāmas (Books of the Emperor) Manuscripts in the Special Collection of the Bodleian Library |
The talk presents overviews of the three Persian Manuscripts of the Padshahnama MS Elliot 368, MS Caps ORD 1-3 & MS Fraser 138, preserved in the Special Collections of the Bodleian Library ,Oxford |
Gulfishan Khan |
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| The Bodleian’s Akhbār-i Barmakiyān: Tales on Super Heroes from Afghanistan and Iraq |
A short talk given at the Persian Art of the Book conference |
Arezou Azad |
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| Illustrated Manuscript of Persian Translation of One Thousand and One Nights |
A discussion of the Persian translations of the Thousand and One Nights in the World, focusing on the illustrated version kept in the Golestān Palace (Tehran) and the image-less version kept in the Bodleian Library (Oxford). |
Ali Boozari |
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| C. S. Lewis and 'The Wind in the Willows' |
A discussion of the influence of 'The Wind in the Willows' on fantasy writers - notably C. S. Lewis |
Simon Horobin |
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| Medical Racism: Protecting ourselves, our families and our communities |
A joint panel discussion organised by the University of Oxford and the University of Kent BME/BAME Staff Networks. |
Dame Elizabeth Anionwu, Winston Morgan, Mohammed Sakel, Roberta Babb, Aadil El-Turabi |
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| Causality and Autoencoders in the Light of Drug Repurposing for COVID-19 |
Caroline Uhler (MIT), gives a OxCSML Seminar on Friday 2nd July 2021. |
Caroline Uhler |
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| Recent Applications of Stein's Method in Machine Learning |
Qiang Liu (University of Texas at Austin) gives the OxCSML Seminar on Friday 4th June 2021. |
Qiang Liu |
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| Do Simpler Models Exist and How Can We Find Them? |
Cynthia Rudin (Duke University) gives a OxCSML Seminar on Friday 14th May 2021. |
Cynthia Rudin |
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| Practical pre-asymptotic diagnostic of Monte Carlo estimates in Bayesian inference and machine learning |
Aki Vehtari (Aalto University) gives the OxCSML Seminar on Friday 7th May 2021 |
Aki Vehtari |
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| The Last of the Titans |
This talk explores the myth underlying the action in John Wyndham's `The Kraken Wakes'. |
Jane Bliss |
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| July 2021 with special guest Dr Katie Myers Smith |
Jamie Hartmann-Boyce and Nicola Lindson discuss emerging evidence in e-cigarette research. Dr Katie Myers Smith discusses findings from her recent study. |
Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, Nicola Lindson, Katie Myers Smith |
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| Panel 1 - Who Owns this Place? Pondering Identities Questions |
Questions and answers from the first panel of the seminar. Moderated by Alice Purkiss (National Trust Partnership and University of Oxford). |
Alice Purkiss |
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| The Byland Abbey ghost stories: using the dead to bring a medieval monastery to life |
Michael Carter (English Heritage) gives the second talk for the seminar. |
Michael Carter |
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| Book at Lunchtime: Jews, Liberalism, Antisemitism |
Book at Lunchtime is a series of bite-sized book discussions held weekly during term-time, with commentators from a range of disciplines. The events are free to attend and open to all. |
Abigail Green, Simon Levis Sullam, Adam Sutcliffe, Kei Hiruta, Wes Williams |
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| A Walk around C. S. Lewis's Oxford |
A biographical tour of C. S. Lewis's Oxford |
Simon Horobin |
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| William Morris and E. R. Eddison Collections at the Bodleian |
An interview with Rachael Marsay about the William Morris and E. R. Eddison collections at the Bodleian Library |
Rchael Marsay, Stuart Lee |
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| How sacred is an ancient sacred site? The interface between academics, heritage managers and modern Paganism |
First talk of Panel 1 - Who Owns this Place? Pondering Identities, chaired by Alice Purkiss, talk by Ronald Hutton (Bristol). |
Ronald Hutton |
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| Elizabeth Knox |
A discussion of the writer Elizabeth Knox |
Alicia Smith |
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| Digital News Report 2021. Episode 6. Impartiality unpacked: a study of four countries |
This episode looks at impartiality and news and whether news audiences value journalism that takes particular perspectives on certain issues or news which presents a range of views leaving it up to the public to decide between them. |
Federica Cherubini, Craig T. Robertson |
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| The Saga of Eric the Unlucky |
The Saga of Eric the Unlucky examines Rider Haggard's use of medieval narrative techniques in his novel Eric Brighteyes. |
Jane Bliss |
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| Mathemalchemy: a mathematical and artistic adventure |
This lecture is a visual treat as Ingrid Daubechies celebrates the joy, creativity and beauty of mathematics. |
Ingrid Daubechies |
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