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Frank Hawkins on Birds of Madagascar (MP3, 14min, 5.6MB) Listen now
Frank Hawkins has spent 15 years studying Madagascar's unique bird life. Here, with recordings of their songs, he talks about his adventures in this friendly, little-explored land of rainforests and savannah,
tracking birds such as the red-shouldered vanga, and the bizarre, inquisitive cuckoo-roller. A CD
of recordings of Madagascar's 127 extraordinary species, many rare and most previously unpublished, is available from the British Library Shop.
The Holkham Bible facsimile (MP3, 9min, 3MB) Listen now
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Michelle Brown, former British Library curator
and leading expert on illuminated manuscripts, introduces a new facsimile
of the lavishly illustrated 14th-century Holkham Bible, a unique and humorous record in pictures of everyday life in London of Chaucer's time. It not only tells the story of Jesus, but also features the artist himself in a cameo, crooked barmaids getting their comeuppance, and complaints about working weekends.
Goodman, Jones, Greene (MP3, 62min, 25.1MB) Listen now
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Melvin with Shellard (MP3, 38min, 15.5MB) Listen now
Pearl Goodman, Julia Jones and Harry Greene
talk about their memories of working in Joan Littlewood's Theatre
Workshop to a live audience. Chaired by Kate Harris. Murray Melvin
talks to Dominic Shellard and answers questions from the audience
(MP3, 38min, 15.5MB). Recorded on 9 October 2007. About
Theatre Archive Graham Greene - extracts from new CD (MP3, 10min, 4.5MB) Listen now
Steve Cleary, Curator of Drama and Literature,
introduces extracts from the new British Library CD 'The
Spoken Word: Graham Greene'. Containing exclusive clips from the
CD of Graham Greene reading from his own work, as well an interview
with writer Nigel Lewis, whose 1982 interview with Greene was the
source for many of the tracks. Recorded on 27 September 2007.
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Saving St Catherine's Monastery Library (MP3, 50min, 20MB) Listen now
The library of Saint Catherine’s Monastery on
Mount Sinai, original home of the 'world's oldest Bible', the Codex
Sinaiticus, also has the world's most extraordinary collection
of early Christian texts. Nicholas Pickwoad is one of the team helping
preserve it for the future. In this talk he reveals some of the joys,
frustrations, and amusements of working there. Recorded on 4 September
2007. More
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Should science make religion defunct? (MP3, 85min, 34MB) Listen now
Science vs Religion? It seems many see it that way, with both religious and atheist zealots accusing each other of arrogance and ignorance. Prominent atheists Jonathan Miller (pictured) and John Gray discuss in a lively debate chaired by author and novelist Lisa Appignanesi.
Recorded on 3 September 2007. More
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Healing through Medicine and Faith (MP3, 87min, 35MB) Listen now
Medicine and the faiths appear to be drawing
closer in some areas. A panel of experts discusses how might they
work best together. Featuring Simon Dein, Rabbi Jeremy Gordon and
Dr Liz Carmichael. Chaired by Zia Sardar. Recorded on 1 August
2007. More
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Holy Lands, unholy wars (MP3, 88min, 35MB) Listen now
A panel of Times
Literary Supplement editors and contributors, chaired by
Mary Beard, produced a lively and opinionated debate about
the shared history of the three faiths at the British Library Conference
Centre. They also asked (and occasionally tried to answer) some searching
questions about the exhibition's aims and achievements. Recorded
on 30 July 2007.
Religious broadcasting in the digital age (MP3, 77 min, 30MB) Listen now
The BBC's Roger Bolton chaired
a panel discussion about the future of faith-based programming. Featuring
Adam Kemp, commissioner of religious music and arts programming at
the BBC; Nick Stewart, head of religious programmes production company
CDTC; OFCOM programme executive Stephanie Peat; and the commissioning
editor at Channel 4, Aaqil Ahmed. Recorded on 18 July 2007.
The Future of the European Union? (MP3, 23 min, 9MB) Listen now
Charles Grant, founder and director of the Centre
for European Reform, gave a personal overview on the possible
future of the European Union, as part of a talk delivered at the
launch of the British Library's European
Documentation Centre on 4 July 2007.
What is a religious text (MP3, 31 min, 32.5MB) Listen now
Extremist Christians, Jews and Muslims have
all quoted scripture to justify their aims. The vast majority of adherents
of these religions say they are misusing the holy texts. What's going
wrong? Religious historian - and former nun - Karen Armstrong
gave a fascinating talk examining this thorny issue. Recorded
on 4 June 2007.
Living with Faith in 2007 (MP3, 98 min, 39MB) Listen now
A wide-ranging panel debate with some of the key faith leaders in Britain today, chaired by Lord Bragg. Held to mark the opening of the British Library's exhibition Sacred: Discover What We Share.
Recorded on 30 April 2007. More
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Tracey Chevalier on William Blake (MP3, 19 min, 7.64MB) Listen now
Tracy Chevalier reads from her novel Burning
Bright and discusses William Blake's Notebook with Blake scholar
Michael Phillips.
Recorded on 11 April 2007.
Turn the pages of William
Blake's Notebook now.
Americans in London (MP3, 59 min, 23.6MB) Listen now
A panel discussion with Mary Jordan
of The Washingon Post, Professor James Pfiffner and
Loyd Grossman. Introduced by Philip Davies of the Eccles
Centre for American Studies. Recorded on 26 February 2007.
We apologise for the poor sound quality during part of this recording.
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