Podcast appearances and mentions of boris akunin

Che succede se il Leader Nazionale, mentre sta impartendo la sua quotidiana lezione di propaganda, improvvisamente collassa, il regime non regge e un paese intero sembra conquistare la libertà? E se quel paese è la Russia, che libertà sarebbe, quanto resisterebbe? Uno dei più popolari scrittori russi ha provato a immaginare questo futuro, meraviglioso e catastrofico. L'avvocato del diavolo di Boris Akunin, Mondadori Questo e gli altri podcast gratuiti del Post sono possibili grazie a chi si abbona al Post e ne sostiene il lavoro. Se vuoi fare la tua parte, abbonati al Post. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cathrin Kahlweit in conversation with Boris Akunin CONSCIENCE AND PROTEST – WRITING ABOUT RUSSIA   Boris Akunin is much more than just a renowned author and famous for his bestselling crime stories; he is also considered a beacon of courage in challenging times. With a literary repertoire spanning numerous genres and captivating millions of readers worldwide, Akunin's works have earned him international acclaim and admiration. In addition to his literary pursuits, Boris Akunin is a vocal critic of Russia's government, speaking out against injustice and advocating for politcal change. After manipulated Duma elections in 2011 he became one of the organisers of the so called Bolotnaya protests in Moscow. Akunin's books have faced censorship and have been banned from Russian bookshops and libraries due to his criticism of Russia's war against Ukraine. Today he lives in exile – and still gets attacked by the Russian government, calling him an “enemy to the Russian people” and a “foreign agent”, therefore he has been included in Russia's «terrorists and extremists list» with an international arrest warrant issued.   Boris Akunin, the pseudonym of Grigory Chkhartishvili, is a renowned Russian writer celebrated for his historical detective fiction. Through his captivating novels, he delves into the complexities of Russian society, blending thorough historical detail with captivating storytelling. Akunin explores themes of morality and identity while maintaining a keen eye on contemporary Russia. After his critique on the Russian attack on Ukraine, his books have been banned from Russian bookshops and libraries. Cathrin Kahlweit, journalist and publicist, Süddeutsche Zeitung correspondent for Central and Eastern Europe

- Boris Akunin od kilkunastu lat mieszka poza Rosją. Zawsze jego pozycja była antykremlowska i antyputinowska, a od czasu wybuchu wojny w Ukrainie jest zdecydowanie bardziej zaangażowany i w pomoc uchodźcom z Ukrainy, i w działania integrujące demokratyczną emigrację rosyjską - mówił w Dwójce Tomasz Cudowski, który przetłumaczył książkę tego autora pt. "Adwokat Biesa".

Before his death, Alexei Navalny was the most visible symbol of the opposition to Vladimir Putin in Russia. Now, the opposition is in a precarious state. Matt Galloway speaks with Navalny's friend and Putin critic Boris Akunin, a celebrated Russian author; and political scientist Jan Matti Dollbaum, co-author of Navalny.

Putin's main rival, opposition politician Alexei Navalny, is dead according to the Russian prison service. This is today's Ukrainecast episode, and we thought you might want to listen to it. BBC correspondent Sarah Rainsford, who was herself expelled from Russia, explains what we know so far - and if the Kremlin could face any consequences. And Georgian-Russian writer Boris Akunin, a long-standing critic of Putin and personal friend of Navalny, gives his reaction to the news.

Putin's main rival, opposition politician Alexei Navalny, is dead according to the Russian prison service. An outspoken critic of the Russian leader, Navalny, 47, was serving a 19-year sentence in a Siberian jail when his death was announced on Friday morning.BBC correspondent Sarah Rainsford, who was herself expelled from Russia, explains what we know so far - and if the Kremlin could face any consequences. And Georgian-Russian writer Boris Akunin, a long-standing critic of Putin and personal friend of Navalny, gives his reaction to the news. Today's episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko. It was made by Keiligh Baker. The producers were Arsenii Sokolov, Ivana Davidovic, Tim Walklate and Cordelia Hemming. The technical producer was Dafydd Evans. The series producer is Lucy Boast. The senior news editor is Jonathan Aspinwall. Email Ukrainecast@bbc.co.uk with your questions and comments. You can also send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp, Signal or Telegram to +44 330 1239480You can join the Ukrainecast discussion on Newscast's Discord server here: tinyurl.com/ukrainecastdiscord

På Dramaten spelas just nu Federico García Lorcas pjäs Yerma, en av hans tre så kallade kvinnopjäser. Nina Zanjani gestaltar smärtan i att inte kunna få barn och kritikerna jublar. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. P1 Kultur uppmärksammar den spanske poeten och dramatikern Federico García Lorca (1898-1936) vars pjäs ”Yerma” sätts upp på Dramaten i Stockholm.Pjäsen handlar om infertilitet och längtan efter barn och är regisserad av den superhyllade belgiska regissören Lisaboa Houbrechts, född 1992. ”Ett av den samtida europeiska teaterns mest spännande namn”, skriver Dramaten i programmet och Cecilia Blomberg har träffat henne.Vi pratar också med författaren Lina Wolff som bott länge i Spanien - om Lorcas betydelse för hennes skrivande. Det var nämligen han som satte igång hennes författarskap.DÄRFÖR ÖKAR RYSSLAND TRYCKER PÅ SINA FÖRFATTAREI Ryssland förföljs inte bara landets oppositionella, utan också en rad välkända författare på grund av sin kritik mot kriget i Ukraina. I veckan utfärdades en arresteringsorder mot bästsäljande författaren Boris Akunin, som förts upp på listan över extremister och terrorister. Kulturredaktionens Fredrik Wadström kommenterar läget.HAJPAD DANSK FÖRFATTARE MED SKRIVKRAMP: ASTA OLIVIA NORDENNHOFDessutom handlar det om dansk litteratur. Stjärnskottet Asta Olivia Nordenhof, född 1988, får Kulturredaktionens litteraturkritiker att stråla. Nu kommer hennes nya roman ”Djävulsboken”. Hon påstår att den är del två i en svit på sju böcker. Problemet är bara hennes skrivkramp som slog till redan efter första delen. Anna Tullberg och Lina Kalmteg analyserar hennes projekt och berättar varför de längtat så efter del 2. Just den här trenden med litterära serier tittar vi också lite närmare på. Lina Kalmteg har pratat med Lisa Lindberg, förläggare på Norstedts förlag. OBS-ESSÄN GRÄVER NER SIG: EN TEXT OM JORDBRUK”Tro och jord har alltid hört ihop. I tusentals år har den odlande människan vädjat till gudarna: Låt solen lysa eller molnen komma, låt regnet falla eller markerna torka upp.” Så inleder författaren Maria Küchen onsdagens OBS-essä. En text om att bruka jorden. Programledare: Cecilia BlombergProducent: Nina Asarnoj

Boris Akunin se stal v uplynulém čtvrtstoletí nejpopulárnějším ruským spisovatelem mezi autory, o kterých lze mluvit jako o beletristech i jako o tvůrcích hodnotné literatury. Jeho knihy především o detektivovi konce 19. a začátku 20. století Erastu Fandorinovi mu zajistily obrovský úspěch. Byly přeloženy také do češtiny.

Možná i vy patříte mezi fanoušky Erasta Fandorina, aristokratického soukromého detektiva v carském Rusku před první světovou válkou. Knižní řada jeho dobrodružství, ve kterých se potýká s bandity, revolucionáři i zkorumpovanými úředníky, je v Rusku mimořádně populární. A nejen v Rusku. Knihy Borise Akunina vyšly v desítkách jazyků, ostatně několik knih je k dispozici i v češtině.Všechny díly podcastu Názory a argumenty můžete pohodlně poslouchat v mobilní aplikaci mujRozhlas pro Android a iOS nebo na webu mujRozhlas.cz.

Ohňostroje a silvestrovské petardy jsou letos ještě zbytečnější než kdy dřív. Slovensko v roce 2023: tři vlády za dvanáct měsíců i odchod Zuzany Čaputové. Izrael a Palestinci v roce 2023. Protiválečný "terorista" Boris Akunin. Milan Kundera patří mezi nejprodávanější spisovatele ve Francii. Expres do ráje.Všechny díly podcastu Názory a argumenty můžete pohodlně poslouchat v mobilní aplikaci mujRozhlas pro Android a iOS nebo na webu mujRozhlas.cz.

Rusland har tilføjet den populære russiske forfatter Boris Akunin til deres terrorliste. På sin egen hjemmeside kalder forfatteren det for en milepæl i forholdet mellem det russiske styre og de russiske forfattere. For Akunin sender situationen tankerne mod tiden i Sovjet og Den store udrensning. Tre meget forskellige influencere fylder lige nu i mediebilledet: Elvira Pitzner, Ahmarni og Ruby Franke. De er hver især involveret i retssager i henholdsvis Dubai, Danmark og USA. Vi bruger de tre influencere til at undersøge deres rolle og magt i vores samfund i dag. Værter: Karen Secher og Linnea Albinus Lande.

Putin ist tot und der Schriftsteller Boris T. kehrt nach langjährigem Exil zum ersten Mal zurück nach Moskau, wo er feststellen muss, dass sich Russland inmitten einer erstaunlichen Metamorphose befindet." In der neuen Folge der Russland Watcher reden wir über den "Advokat des Teufels" - "eine fürchterliche Novelle" des Bestsellerautors Boris Akunin. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/russlandwatcher/support

Po začátku ruské války proti Ukrajině založili tři významní ruští emigranti, kteří jsou v zahraničí už dávno, charitativní organizaci Skutečné Rusko. Byli to spisovatel Boris Akunin, tanečník Michail Baryšnikov a ekonom Sergej Gurijev. Skutečné Rusko kromě pomoci ruským emigrantům a ukrajinským uprchlíkům rovněž pořádá ankety.

On this week’s show we feature an interview with author Jacqueline Bublitz .She chats with Conrad Browne about her novel ‘Before You Knew My Name’, her debut novel that came out earlier this year and has gained critical acclaim and commercial success across the globe. This beautiful and captivating story tells the tale of two women, Ruby and Alice, and their trauma, connection and our cultural obsession with dead girls. But, this is not just another novel about a dead girl. Giving a voice to the voiceless, Before You Knew My Name doesn't ask whodunnit. Instead, this powerful, hopeful novel asks: Who was she? And what did she leave behind? We also have ‘Reader recommended’ where Joy recommends author Michael Palmer. She says his books are edge of your exciting and she loved listening to ‘The First Patient’ by him. The synopsis: A country doctor in the USA is called into the Whitehouse to attend the president who appears to have “gone mad”. The doctor and the president were old college buddies but have not been in contact for years. The doctor is plunged into a world of conspiracy and intrigue. There are quite a few of his books in the collection; all medical thrillers. Bob recommend the author Boris Akunin and his series centred on detective Erast Fandorin, who solves crimes in Tzsarist Russia moving through to the Bolshevik Revolution Bob loved ‘The State Councellor’ but if you want to start with the first in the series, ‘The Winter Queen’See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Senate inquiry in Brazil says President Jair Bolsonaro should be charged for crimes against humanity over his handling of the covid pandemic. It accused the president of deliberately acting too slowly and exposing Brazilians to the virus. Mr Bolsanaro says he is guilty of nothing. Also, the European parliament has awarded the Sakharov human rights prize to the jailed Russian opposition figure, Alexei Navalny. We hear from the Russian author, Boris Akunin. Plus, the Afghan evacuees in the UK who say their lives are on hold, and the Myanmar political prisoner let out of jail and remaining defiant. (Photo: With over 600,000 fatalities, Brazil has the second-highest Covid-related death toll in the world behind only the US. Credit: Reuters)

"Streaming & Novels" Kate and Steve offer their opinions of these pop culture offerings:Streaming"The Pursuit of Love," a period miniseries starring Lily James and Emily Beecham as two cousins seeking love. Written and directed by Emily Mortimer."Solos," a new drama anthology "about what it means to be human." "Schmigadoon!", a comedy that celebrates musicals even while parodying them. Cecily Strong and Keegan Michael Key are trapped in a town where everything's a musical. "Ted Lasso," Season 2. A sports psychologist (Sarah Niles) makes life uncomfortable for gee-whiz soccer coach Ted."Blood Red Sky," a horror thriller in which terrorists taking  over a plane don't realize a vampire's on board.Novels"Mongrels,"  by Stephen Graham Jones. Indigenous take on a werewolf story."The Round House," by Louise Erdrich. An Ojibwe boy seeks justice  for a crime that transforms his family."The Turkish Gambit," by Boris Akunin.  Russian detective extraordinaire Fandorin investigates treachery during the Russian/Ottoman Empire war. "The Girls," by Emma Cline. A young woman becomes involved with a cult."Long Knife," by James Alexander Thom. George Rogers Clark battles the British, makes friends with native Americans, and romances a beauty.Popahallics #50 PlaylistSample tunes from "Schmigadoon!",  the surprisingly modern sounds of "The Pursuit of Love," and more. Listen here.

To mark the bicentenary of the birth of the great Russian writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky World Book Club revisits Crime and Punishment in an edition recorded at the elegant Pushkin House, London's Russian cultural hub, in 2016. To help us explore Dostoyevsky's haunting classic thriller Harriett Gilbert was joined by acclaimed Russian writer Boris Akunin and Russian scholar Dr Sarah Young. Consumed by the idea of his own special destiny, Rashkolnikov is drawn to commit a terrible crime. In the aftermath, he is dogged by madness, guilt and a calculating detective, and a feverish cat-and-mouse game unfolds. (Photo credit: Alexander Aksakov/Getty Images.)

Critic din totdeauna al sistemului politic din Rusia, Akunin nu a fost luat în seamă înainte de a deveni un romancier celebru.

President Biden makes his first major foreign policy speech promising to engage diplomatically with Russia, but to be tougher on Moscow than Donald Trump. Also in the programme: Alexei Navalny's friend, author Boris Akunin; and a senior Lord's Resistance Army leader is found guilty of war crimes. (Picture: Biden addresses State Department staff. Credit: EPA/JIM LO SCALZO)

Congratulations SpaceX for their sucessful manned Crew Dragon mission to the ISS.Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology. It's not as great as Steve Austin's bionic eye from the Six Million Dollar Man, but it's pretty cool. Scientists have made a bionic eyeball inspired by the actual working of the human eye. This cool tech isn't ready to go in a human head yet, but when it is we can only hope it's cheaper than Steve's eye.Robots are here, and they're coming for your jobs. Now even actors don't have job security. Miquela is a CGI replacement for advertising models is now leaving Instagram and breaking into acting. Which raises a concerning question. How long until they replace the podcasters?Football manager is one of the most popular management simulators. Recently they've come under fire from Manchester United for copyright issues. Despite letting it slide for almost 30 years, Man U have decided it's time to sue.This week in gaming DJ jumps at shadows in Alan Wake and Professor goes full Groundhog Day in Into the Breach.Bionic eyes giving sight- https://bgr.com/2020/05/24/bionic-eye-human-prosthetics/- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2285-xThe Rise of Virtual actresses: Miquela- https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/may/25/are-virtual-actors-about-to-put-hollywoods-humans-out-of-work-miquelaMan United suing Football Manager- https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/22/manchester-united-sues-football-manager-makers-over-use-of-nameGames PlayedProfessor– Into The Breach – https://store.steampowered.com/app/590380/Into_the_Breach/Rating: 4/5DJ– Alan Wake – https://store.steampowered.com/app/108710/Alan_Wake/Rating: 4/5Other topics discussedSailor Moon Redraw : Jar Jar Binks edition- https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1854154-sailor-moon-redrawCochlear Implant (A cochlear implant (CI) is a surgically implanted neuroprosthetic device to provide a person with moderate to profound sensorineural hearing loss a modified sense of sound. CI bypasses the normal acoustic hearing process to replace it with electric signals which directly stimulate the auditory nerve.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochlear_implantWhy some people turned down a 'medical miracle' and decided to stay deaf- https://www.insider.com/why-deaf-people-turn-down-cochlear-implants-2016-12Lil Miquela Instagram profile- https://www.instagram.com/lilmiquela/James Dean will be digitally resurrected for a new film. Is it movie magic or dark arts?- https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/11/07/james-dean-will-be-digitally-resurrected-new-film-is-it-movie-magic-or-dark-arts/Peter Cushing CGI resurrection in Star Wars Rogue One- https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2016/dec/16/rogue-one-star-wars-cgi-resurrection-peter-cushingThe Drip: having a large amount of swag typically used in the context of clothing- https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=the%20dripAdobe Voco (Adobe Voco will be an audio editing and generating prototype software by Adobe that enables novel editing and generation of audio.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_VocoDetroit: Become Human (Detroit: Become Human is a 2018 adventure game developed by Quantic Dream and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit:_Become_HumanSouth Park – They Took Our Jobs- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-kgb1QtSnUFootball Manager ((also known as Worldwide Soccer Manager in North America from 2004 to 2008) is a series of football management simulation video games developed by Sports Interactive and published by Sega.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_ManagerP90 (The P90 or ES C90, as it was previously known, is a submachine gun featured in the Counter-Strike series. They are based off FN P90.)- https://counterstrike.fandom.com/wiki/P90- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FN_P90Generic Trademark (A generic trademark, also known as a genericised trademark or proprietary eponym, is a trademark or brand name that, because of its popularity or significance, has become the generic name for, or synonymous with, a general class of product or service, usually against the intentions of the trademark's holder.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generic_trademarkAn introduction to YouTube Copyright in United Kingdom- https://www.bl.uk/business-and-ip-centre/articles/an-introduction-to-youtube-copyrightPro Evo Soccer (More experienced gamers often use "patches", editing the actual game code and modifying the graphical content to include accurate kits for unlicensed teams, new stadiums, and footballs from Nike, Inc., Puma,Umbro and Mitre, as well as more Adidas balls. Most patches also contain licensed referee kits from FIFA and the official logos of the various European leagues.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro_Evolution_Soccer#GameplayQuantum Break (From Remedy Entertainment, the masters of cinematic action games, comes Quantum Break, a time-amplified suspenseful blockbuster. The Quantum Break experience is part game, part live action show—where decisions in one dramatically affect the other.)- https://store.steampowered.com/app/474960/Quantum_Break/Control (After a secretive agency in New York is invaded by an otherworldly threat, you become the new Director struggling to regain Control in this supernatural 3rd person action-adventure from Remedy Entertainment and 505 Games)- https://store.steampowered.com/app/870780/Control/Elvis the Alien (Elvis (real name: Aelphaeis Mangarae) is an alien from the Maian race. He is a 'Protector' (bodyguard) for the Maian ambassador who travels to Earth at Daniel Carrington's request.)- https://perfectdark.fandom.com/wiki/Elvis‘Labyrinth’ Sequel: New Director revealed- https://deadline.com/2020/05/labyrinth-sequel-scott-derrickson-director-maggie-levin-write-script-doctor-strange-1202943188/‘Labyrinth’ Sequel idea : Jennifer Connelly’s Sarah grows up to be the Goblin King.- https://twitter.com/kaytaylorrea/status/1265493556988387328Love, Stranger (TNC Podcast)- https://thatsnotcanon.com/lovestrangerpodcastShout Outs22 May 2020 – Pac-Man turns 40 - https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/pac-man-turns-40-seven-secrets/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=webThe yellow dude with the insatiable appetite for power pellets is turning 40, having racked up everything from sales records to a breakfast cereal. And there is no gaming icon who is more recognizable — or who has done more to bring gaming to the front of the collective cultural mind. Pac-Man’s raison d’être is chomping dots. And Iwatani says food was central to the design of the character. As he thought about how to design a game that would attract female players, he thought about how much his wife loved to eat dessert. That verb — eat — began the thought process that led to the game. The original name for Pac-Man in Japan was Puck-Man. Midway Games, which distributed the title in the U.S., changed it to Pac-Man so vandals wouldn’t cut out part of the P to create something that didn’t fit in a family-friendly arcade. The name Puck came from the Japanese expression “puck puck” which loosely translates to “munch munch.” When Pac-Man made his debut on May 22, 1980, video games were largely considered a boy’s club. Creator Toru Iwatani, in a panel presentation at GDC 2011, said he wanted to create a game to change that. “The reason I created Pac-Man was because we wanted to attract female gamers,” he says. “People had to go to the arcade center to play games. That was a playground for boys. It was dirty and smelly. So, we wanted to include female players, so it would become cleaner and brighter.”22 May 2020 – Perfect Dark turns 20 - https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/perfect-dark-20-years-old-fans-want-new-game/Rare Ltd's Nintendo 64 classic Perfect Dark turned 20 years old. Released on May 22nd, 2000, the game was Rare's follow-up to GoldenEye 007. Rare originally intended to make another Bond game, but was outbid by Electronic Arts. Instead, Rare decided to develop their own franchise, introducing the world to protagonist Joanna Dark. The resulting game was a massive success, and a prequel was released on Xbox 360. Although critics widely praised its graphics,artificial intelligence, and number of multiplayer options, they frequently criticised its occasional frame rate drops. The game received the BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Moving Images Award for 2000 and theGolden Satellite Award for Best Interactive Product in 2001. The game is occasionally cited as one of the greatest video games of all time. A remaster, also titled Perfect Dark, featuring enhanced graphics and online multiplayer, was released in 2010.22 May 2020 – Berlin WW2 bombing survivor Saturn the alligator dies in Moscow Zoo - https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-europe-52784240After hatching in Mississippi, Saturn was soon brought to Germany, residing at the Berlin Zoological Garden. It was here that his association with Adolf Hitler originated, as Hitler reportedly enjoyed visiting the zoo and especially liked the alligator. It was from this period that the popular rumor emerged that Saturn was Adolf Hitler's "pet". This may have originated with the author Boris Akunin, a Russian writer who hypothesized in an article that this may have been the case. In actuality, he was not Hitler's personal pet, as he was on public display at the zoo. However, some sources report his display at the zoo as being part of a personal menagerie of Hitler's, while Dmitry Vasilyev, a veterinarian at the Moscow Zoo, contends that while Saturn was not Hitler's pet, the two certainly came into contact, as Hitler was known to have visited the Berlin Zoo on occasion. During World War II, much of the Berlin Zoo was destroyed. Of the zoo's 16,000 animals, only 96 survived. When the aquarium building was destroyed by a bomb on 23 November 1943, 20 to 30 alligators and crocodiles were killed. Press reports documented that the streets near the aquarium were littered with alligator andcrocodile corpses, but that some, including Saturn, had survived and were wandering through the city in search of food. Saturn was discovered by British soldiers three years later. The British then gave the alligator to the Soviets in 1946. He lived at the Moscow Zoo until 22 May 2020, when he died of old age.23 May 2020 – Lost series finale turns 10 - https://observer.com/2020/05/lost-series-finale-the-end-jean-higgins-jeff-pinkner-damon-lindelof/The 10-year anniversary of its series finale, “The End,” was a grippingly divisive chapter in modern pop culture history. Although the final strokes of its conclusion were not set it stone when that pilot first aired, consideration to the endgame had always been brewing. To unpack how the series navigated the minefield of fan expectations while battling the network for direction, Lost‘s conclusion was rockier than most fans at home realized. From the very beginning of the show’s development, the Lost title was meant to have a double meaning. Yes, the characters themselves were physically lost in the world on this mysterious island. But, more crucially, they were each spiritually lost in their own lives. The show always tried to remain true to the characters and, by the end, to some spiritual outlook about life and our purpose. It also edged open new doors into its story even as the show approached its very end. Lost often felt artistically bold, but that didn’t come without drawbacks. “The End” polarized audiences deeply. Several critics named it among the worst series finales of all time, while others called it an underrated masterpiece. Regardless of the ongoing debate that still ensnares “The End,” Lost as a whole remains one of the most acclaimed television shows in history.Remembrances25 May 1939 – Sir Frank Watson Dyson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Watson_DysonEnglish astronomer and Astronomer Royal who is remembered today largely for introducing time signals ("pips") from Greenwich, England, and for the role he played in proving Einstein's theory of general relativity. In 1928, he introduced in the Observatory a new free-pendulum clock, the most accurate clock available at that time and organised the regular wireless transmission from the GPO wireless station at Rugby of Greenwich Mean Time. He also, in 1924, introduced the distribution of the "six pips" via the BBC. Dyson was noted for his study of solar eclipses and was an authority on the spectrum of the corona and on the chromosphere. He is credited with organising expeditions to observe the 1919 solar eclipse at Brazil and Principe, which he somewhat optimistically began preparing for prior to the Armistice of 11 November 1918. Dyson presented his observations of the solar eclipse of May 29, 1919 to a joint meeting of the Royal Society and Royal Astronomical Society on 6 November 1919. The observations confirmed Albert Einstein's theory of the effect of gravity on light which until that time had been received with some scepticism by the scientific community. Dyson died on board a ship at the age of 71 while travelling from Australia to England in 1939 and was buried at sea.25 May 1981 – Ruby Payne-Scott - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Payne-ScottRuby Violet Payne-Scott, Australian pioneer in radiophysics and radio astronomy, and was the first female radio astronomer. On 18 August 1941, Payne-Scott joined the Radiophysics Laboratory of the Australian government's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). During World War II, she was engaged in top secret work investigating radar technology, becoming Australia's expert on the detection of aircraft using Plan Position Indicator (PPI) displays. After the war, in 1948, she published a comprehensive report on factors affecting visibility on PPI displays. She also made important contributions to prototype radar systems operating in the 25cm microwave band, achieving significant improvements. Payne-Scott's expertise as both a physicist and an electrical engineer distinguished her among her colleagues, most of whom lacked a formal physics education. From 1946 to 1951, Payne-Scott focused on these 'burst' radio emissions from the sun, and is credited with discovering Type I and III bursts, and with gathering data that helped characterise Types II and IV. As part of this work, together with Alec Little, she designed and built a new 'swept-lobe' interferometer that could draw a map of solar radio emission strength and polarization once every second, and would automatically record to a movie camera whenever emissions reached a certain intensity. In 2018, the New York Times wrote a belated obituary for her, detailing how her work helped lay the foundation for a new field of science called radio astronomy. In 2008, CSIRO acknowledged Payne-Scott's contribution to science, and established the Payne-Scott Award, intended "for researchers returning from family-related career breaks". She died from complications of dementia at the age of 68 in Mortdale,New South Wales.25 May 1981 – Fredric Warburg - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredric_WarburgFredric John Warburg, British publisher best known for his association with the author George Orwell. During a career spanning a large part of the 20th century and ending in 1971 Warburg published Orwell's Animal Farm as well as Nineteen Eighty-Four, and works by other leading figures such asThomas Mann and Franz Kafka. Other notable publications included The Third Eye by Lobsang Rampa, Pierre Boulle's The Bridge over the River Kwai, Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf and William Shirer's The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. Warburg started his publishing career in 1922, as an apprentice at Routledge & Sons, where he came under the tutelage of William Swan Stallybrass, a man he regarded as "the greatest scholar-publisher of his day". After Stallybrass died in 1931 Warburg became increasingly dissatisfied with Routledge and in 1935 he was dismissed. Later that year he and Roger Senhouse purchased the publishing firm of Martin Secker, which had gone into receivership, and renamed it Secker & Warburg. The firm became renowned for its independent left-wing position, being both anti-fascist and anti-Communist, which put it at loggerheads with many intellectuals of the time. He died from Congestive heart failure at the age of 82 in London.Famous Birthdays25 May 1865 – Pieter Zeeman - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieter_ZeemanPieter Zeeman, Dutch physicist who shared the 1902 Nobel Prize in Physics with Hendrik Lorentz for his discovery of the Zeeman effect. In 1896, shortly before moving from Leiden to Amsterdam, he measured the splitting of spectral lines by a strong magnetic field, a discovery now known as the Zeeman effect, for which he won the 1902 Nobel Prize in Physics. This research involved an investigation of the effect of magnetic fields on a light source. He discovered that a spectral line is split into several components in the presence of a magnetic field. The importance of Zeeman's discovery soon became apparent. It confirmed Hendrik Lorentz’s prediction about the polarization of light emitted in the presence of a magnetic field. Thanks to Zeeman's work it became clear that the oscillating particles that according to Lorentz were the source of light emission were negatively charged, and were a thousandfold lighter than the hydrogen atom. This conclusion was reached well before Thomson's discovery of the electron. The Zeeman effect thus became an important tool for elucidating the structure of the atom. He was born in Zonnemaire.25 May 1889 – Igor Sikorsky - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_SikorskyIgor Ivanovich Sikorsky, Russian–American aviation pioneer in both helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. His first success came with the S-2, the second aircraft of his design and construction. His fifth airplane, the S-5, won him national recognition as well as F.A.I. license number 64. HisS-6-A received the highest award at the 1912 Moscow Aviation Exhibition, and in the fall of that year the aircraft won for its young designer, builder and pilot first prize in the military competition at Saint Petersburg. After immigrating to the United States in 1919, Sikorsky founded the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation in 1923, and developed the first of Pan American Airways' ocean-crossing flying boats in the 1930s. In 1939, Sikorsky designed and flew the Vought-Sikorsky VS-300, the first viable American helicopter, which pioneered the rotor configuration used by most helicopters today. Sikorsky modified the design into the Sikorsky R-4, which became the world's first mass-produced helicopter in 1942. He was born in Kiev.25 May 1944 – Frank Oz - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_OzFrank Richard Oznowicz, American actor, puppeteer, director and producer. He began his career as a puppeteer, performing the Muppet characters of Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam Eagle in The Muppet Show; and Cookie Monster, Bert, and Grover in Sesame Street. He is also known for the role of Yoda in the Star Wars series, providing the voice for the character in several films and television series. His work as a director includes Little Shop of Horrors , Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Score and Death at a Funeral . Oz has performed as a Muppet performer in over 75 productions including Labyrinth, video releases, and television specials, as well as countless other public appearances, episodes of Sesame Street, and other Jim Henson series. His puppetry work spans from 1963 to the present, although he semi-retired from performing his Muppets characters in 2001. Oz is also known as the performer of Jedi Master Yoda from George Lucas' Star Wars series. Jim Henson had originally been contacted by Lucas about possibly performing Yoda. Henson was preoccupied and instead suggested Oz to be assigned as chief puppeteer of the character, as well as a creative consultant. Oz performed the puppet and provided the voice for Yoda in The Empire Strikes Back , Return of the Jedi , Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace , and Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Oz had a great deal of creative input on the character and was himself responsible for creating the character's trademark syntax. He was born in Hereford,Herefordshire.Events of Interest25 May 1895 – Oscar Wilde arrested for indecency - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/oscar-wilde-is-sent-to-prison-for-indecencyWriter Oscar Wilde is sent to prison after being convicted of sodomy. The famed writer of Dorian Gray and The Importance of Being Earnest brought attention to his private life in a feud with Sir John Sholto Douglas, whose son was intimately involved with Wilde. Homosexuality was a criminal offense and serious societal taboo at this time in Britain. Wilde had gone back and forth between hiding his sexual orientation and attempting to gain some measure of public acceptance. At Wilde’s first criminal trial, he was cross-examined extensively on the “love that dare not speak its name.” Wilde managed to secure a mistrial when a lone juror refused to vote to convict. The second trial began on May 21. Although many of the potential witnesses refused to betray Wilde by testifying, he was convicted. The judge remarked at his sentencing, “It is the worst case I have ever tried. I shall pass the severest sentence that the law allows. In my judgment it is totally inadequate for such a case as this. The sentence of the Court is that you be imprisoned and kept to hard labor for two years.26 May 1897 – Dracula goes to sale in London - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dracula-goes-on-sale-in-londonThe first copies of the classic vampire novel Dracula, by Irish writer Bram Stoker, appear in London bookshops on May 26, 1897. It earned him literary fame and became known as a masterpiece of Victorian-era Gothic literature. Written in the form of diaries and journals of its main characters, Dracula is the story of a vampire who makes his way from Transylvania—a region of Eastern Europe now in Romania—to Yorkshire, England, and preys on innocents there to get the blood he needs to live. Stoker had originally named the vampire “Count Wampyr.” He found the name Dracula in a book on Wallachia and Moldavia written by retired diplomat William Wilkinson, which he borrowed from a Yorkshire public library during his family’s vacations there. Vampires–who left their burial places at night to drink the blood of humans–were popular figures in folk tales from ancient times, but Stoker’s novel catapulted them into the mainstream of 20th-century literature. Late 20th-century examples of the vampire craze include the bestselling novels of American writer Anne Rice and the cult hit TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The 21st century saw the wildly popularTwilight film and book series.25 May 2010 – Fireball was released in Italy-https://www.scifihistory.net/may-25.html- https://www.betafilm.com/en/product/d/fireball.html- https://horrornews.net/559/film-review-fireball-2009/On this day in 2010 (in Italy), Fireball burned up the charts of the home video marketplace. The feature starred Ian Somerhalder and Lexa Doig, and here's the plot summary : Tyler “The Fuse” Draven is a former pro linebacker who has finally hit rock bottom. Draven has been caught using steroids and is no longer allowed to play pro football; if that’s not enough he has a news reporter constantly harassing him waving a camera in his face. After attacking the news reporter Tyler is sent to prison and one would think that would be the end to this mans story however a fire erupts in the prison and melds with the steroids in Draven’s blood stream causing him to suddenly be able to control heat and fire, now somebody is gonna pay!IntroArtist – Goblins from MarsSong Title – Super Mario - Overworld Theme (GFM Trap Remix)Song Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GNMe6kF0j0&index=4&list=PLHmTsVREU3Ar1AJWkimkl6Pux3R5PB-QJFollow us onFacebook- Page - https://www.facebook.com/NerdsAmalgamated/- Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/440485136816406/Twitter - https://twitter.com/NAmalgamatedSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6Nux69rftdBeeEXwD8GXrSiTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/top-shelf-nerds/id1347661094RSS - http://www.thatsnotcanonproductions.com/topshelfnerdspodcast?format=rssInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/nerds_amalgamated/General EnquiriesEmail - Nerds.Amalgamated@gmail.comRate & Review us on Podchaser - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/nerds-amalgamated-623195

This week, Liberty and Kelly discuss Bowlaway, Black Leopard, Red Wolf, On the Come Up, and more great books. This episode was sponsored by TBR, Book Riot's new subscription service offering tailored book recommendations for readers of all stripes, and I Am Yours: A Shared Memoir by Reema Zaman, from Amberjack Publishing.. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS or iTunes and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. (Our apologies, there were technical difficulties and the sound is a little off this week.) Books discussed on the show: Bowlaway by Elizabeth McCracken  On the Come Up by Angie Thomas  Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James  Fraternity: An Inside Look at a Year of College Boys Becoming Men by Alexandra Robbins The Lost Man by Jane Harper  New Kid by Jerry Craft The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides  Brave, Not Perfect: Fear Less, Fail More, and Live Bolder by Reshma Saujani What we're reading: Bent Heavens by Daniel Kraus The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern More books out this week: Where Reasons End by Yiyun Li Savage Conversations by LeAnne Howe  Stalker: A Novel by Lars Kepler Merchants of Truth: The Business of News and the Fight for Facts by Jill Abramson Polaris Rising: A Novel by Jessie Mihalik I Am Yours: A Shared Memoir by Reema Zama The Clockwork Dragon (Section 13) by James R. Hannibal Willa & Hesper by Amy Feltman The Glovemaker by Ann Weisgarber Figuring by Maria Popova  Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport Jimmy Neurosis: A Memoir by James Oseland Courting Darkness by Robin LaFevers Watcher in the Woods: A Rockton Novel (Casey Duncan Novels Book 4) by Kelley Armstrong A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers by Victor LaValle and John Joseph Adams The Waning Age by S. E. Grove The Unwinding of the Miracle: A Memoir of Life, Death, and Everything That Comes After by Julie Yip-Williams More Deadly than the Male: Masterpieces from the Queens of Horror by Graeme Davis The Peacock Feast: A Novel by Lisa Gornick The Made-Up Man: A Novel by Joseph Scapellato I Owe You One: A Novel by Sophie Kinsella What We Did: A Novel by Christobel Kent Best Babysitters Ever by Caroline Cala Enchantée by Gita Trelease The Atlas of Reds and Blues: A Novel by Devi S. 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Lafferty by R. A. Lafferty Shadowscent: The Darkest Bloom by P M Freestone

Click here to buy: https://adbl.co/2vZAWQv The latest book in the internationally bestselling Erast Fandorin Mysteries series Crimea, 1914. When the Tzar's head of security is assassinated, Erast Fandorin is called to investigate: the killer has been overheard mentioning a 'black city' so Fandorin and his trusty companion, Masa, head to Baku, the burgeoning Russian capital of oil. But from the moment they arrive in the city - a hotbed of corruption and greed by the Caspian Sea - they realise someone is watching their every move, and they will stop at nothing to derail their investigation. Having suffered a brutal attack and with Masa's life hanging by a thread, Fandorin is forced to rely on the help of an unexpected new ally, and he begins to suspect the plot might be part of something larger - and much more sinister. With war brewing in the Balkans, a Bolsheviks strike threatening the nation's oil supply, and Europe's empires struggling to contain the threat of revolution, Fandorin must try and solve his most difficult case yet - before time runs out. An explosive, edge-of-your-seat novel, filled with intrigue, wit and Boris Akunin's unforgettable characters. (p) Orion Publishing Group 2018

Stay or go? That's the choice facing Russia's brightest and best. As the first generation born under Putin approaches voting age, many of Russia's young people are voting with their feet. Lucy Ash meets émigrés, exiles and staunch remainers in London and Berlin, Moscow and Saint Petersburg to weigh up the prospects for the ambitious in Putin's Russia.The push and pull of Russia's exit dilemma plays out in galleries and start-ups, architecture practices and universities. Pussy Riot's Nadya Tolokonnikova, is now campaigning for prison reform, and says her spell behind bars only fuels her sense of mission. "I really do love to be inside of this courageous community, risking their lives by trying to change their country. It gives sense to my life." But others - from Herzen to Lenin to Khodorkovsky - have tried to influence the Russian condition from abroad. Life outside the motherland isn't always the easy option; many struggle with feeling superfluous, with indifference or competition.Although the biggest country on earth, space for freedom of expression in Russia has been shrinking. Recently, a propagandist pop song has been urging students to mind their own business. Its lyrics include: "Kid, stay out of politics, and give your brain a shower!", a symptom of the claustrophobic atmosphere that is encroaching on public space and personal life. Some make an exit in search of a reliable environment for their business or propaganda-free schools for their children; others are fleeing homophobia or political danger.Contributors include best-selling author Boris Akunin; the rising star of Russian architecture Boris Bernaskoni; techno producer Philipp Gorbachev; exiled oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky; Nonna Materkova, director of Calvert 22 Foundation; young entrepreneur Asya Parfenova; experimental linguist Natalia Slioussar; Nadya Tolokonnikova from Pussy Riot; Russia's best-known music critic Artemy Troitsky; and curators Dishon Yuldash and Alexander Burenkov.Producer: Dorothy FeaverImage: Lucy Ash in St Petersburg, Credit: BBC

Author Boris Akunin and broadcaster and writer Zinovy Zinik in conversation with Anne McElvoy, recorded with an audience at Pushkin House.Pushkin House has commissioned a pavilion on Bloomsbury Square in London from the architect and artist Alexander Brodsky, titled '101st km - Further and Everywhere', as part of the Bloomsbury Festival. Anne visits this with Pushkin House Director Clem Cecil.Boris Akunin is the pen name of Grigory Chkhartishvili, who was born in Georgia in 1956. An essayist, historian, playwright and translator, he is best known as the author of crime and historical fiction featuring the 19th-century detective Erast Fandorin.Zinovy Zinik is a Russian-born British novelist, essayist and short story writer whose books include The Mushroom Picker. Having lost his Russian citizenship with his emigration from the USSR in 1975, Zinik settled down in Britain in 1976.Part of Radio 3's Breaking Free: A Century of Russian CultureProducer: Torquil MacLeod.

How do Russia's latest cultural émigrés feel about leaving their homeland? In Russia, culture is increasingly on the front line - many writers, theatre directors and academics feel stifled or under attack. Lucy Ash hears from those who have wrestled with the dilemma of whether to leave. For some, working abroad opens up space to think, while for others, the grief of obscurity can be all-encompassing. Mikhail Khodorkovsky, President Putin's most famous opponent, avoids speaking English and spends his days in cyberspace. He is among a long line of opposition figures trying to imagine a different Russia from beyond its borders. We drop anchor in Berlin, described by one poet as the 'stepmother of Russian cities', which, like London, is experiencing a surge of Russian cultural energy not seen since the aftermath of the October Revolution. The current exodus has an eerie precursor. During the creation of the Soviet Union, Lenin decided to 'cleanse' the state by shipping out undesirable thinkers. The passengers of the so-called Philosophy Steamer faced a bleak choice, between execution or deportation. Nearly a century on, cheap flights and the internet make many highly educated Russians feel like global citizens - and that, as music producer Philipp Gorbachev says, living in a global culture is 'the only way of existence'. But mixed feelings of rejection at home and homesickness abroad can be a paralysing cocktail. Including contributions from Boris Akunin, best-selling novelist; Alexander Delphinov, poet; Philipp Gorbachev, music producer; Mikhail Kaluzhsky, playwright; Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Open Russia foundation; Sasha Lapina, art student; Aigulle Sembaeva, German-Russian Exchange; and Vadim Zakharov, artist. Producer: Dorothy Feaver.

Russian writer Dostoyevsky’s haunting classic thriller, Crime and Punishment, is celebrating its 150th birthday this year. Consumed by the idea of his own special destiny, Rashkolnikov is drawn to commit a terrible crime. In the aftermath, he is dogged by madness, guilt and a calculating detective, and a feverish cat-and-mouse game unfolds. Speaking on behalf of the novel are acclaimed Russian writer Boris Akunin and Russian scholar Dr Sarah Young who will be discussing this timeless Russian classic with the audience in the room at Pushkin House and around the world. The three extracts of the book were taken from Oliver Ready’s translation by Penguin Books. A special edition of World Book Club this month at London’s elegant Pushkin House, the UK capital’s Russian cultural hub. This month, as part of the BBC’s Love to Read Campaign, presenter Harriett Gilbert is picking her favourite novel to discuss. (Photo credit: Alexander Aksakov, Getty Images)

Join RevKess and Kalisara as we talk to Assaph Mehr about his Felix the Fox series. Assaph has been a bibliophile since he learnt to read at the age of five, and a Romanophile ever since he first got his hands on Asterix, way back in elementary school. His main influences in writing are Steven Saylor, Lindsey Davis, Barry Hughart and Boris Akunin. Assaph now lives in Sydney, Australia with his wife Julia, four kids and two cats. By day he is a software product manager, bridging the gap between developers and users, and by night he's writing - he seems to do his best writing after midnight. Murder in Absentia: A young man is found dead in his bed, with a look of extreme agony on his face and strange tattoos all over his body. His distraught senator father suspects foul play, and knows who to call on. Enter Felix the Fox, a professional investigator. In the business of ferreting out dark information for his clients, Felix is neither a traditional detective nor a traditional magician - but something in between. Drawing on his experience of dealing with the shady elements of society and his aborted education in the magical arts, Felix dons his toga and sets out to discover the young man's killers. You can follow Assaph on his blog, Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, and Goodreads.

Journalist and author India Knight and financial adviser Alvin Hall talk about books they love with Harriett Gilbert. India Knight selects Jane and Prudence by Barbara Pym, a novel which contrasts the lives of two women in 1950s England. A medical miracle is at the heart of the book chosen by Alvin Hall: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. Harriett Gilbert's pick has been a phenomenon in Russia in recent times: The Winter Queen by Boris Akunin. Producer: Melvin Rickarby

Anne McElvoy on unrest in Ukraine and the state of dissent in Russia today with Boris Akunin, Masha Gessen, Marc Bennetts, Anna Shevchenko and Edward Lucas.

Please join us in a discussion of THE WINTER QUEEN by Boris Akunin, translated from the Russian. Find it on the BARD site by searching for  DB58580.  It is also available on bookshare.

Detective Erast Fandorin investigates a student's apparent suicide in 19th-century Moscow. Russian writer Boris Akunin talks to Harriett Gilbert and listeners in the studio and around the world about his page-turning, best-selling crime novel The Winter Queen. After setting out to solve the apparent suicide of a university student in 19th Century Moscow, eager young investigator Erast Fandorin soon finds himself embroiled in a far-reaching international conspiracy. Boris Akunin tells us where he found the inspiration for his winning young detective who bounces from one cliff-hanger to the next. He also describes why short Russian literature - rather than the heavy tomes of earlier generarions - provides a better "role model" for today's youngsters. Photo: Boris Akunin Credit: Getty Images

This week Conor and Luke discuss 2009’s country music infused character study, Crazy Heart.  The Korean Season is also rounded out by Park Chan Wook’s vampire thriller Thirst.  Listeners can also look forward to some discussion of Boris Akunin’s historical mystery novel The Winter Queen.  Enjoy! Time Stamps (00:00) Crazy Heart (20:33) Korean Season – […]