Podcasts about John Masefield

“the Christmas Tree is a tree of fable,/A phoenix in evergreen”Cecil Day Lewis tackles the leave-taking of Christmas and the emotional upheaval in can work in the hearts of kids from 1 to 92. Happy reading (and don't take down that tree yet!)Lewis, (born April 27, 1904, Ballintubbert, County Leix, Ire.—died May 22, 1972, Hadley Wood, Hertfordshire, Eng.) was one of the leading British poets of the 1930s; he then turned from poetry of left-wing political statement to an individual lyricism expressed in more traditional forms.The son of a clergyman, Day-Lewis was educated at the University of Oxford and taught school until 1935. His Transitional Poem (1929) had already attracted attention, and in the 1930s he was closely associated with W.H. Auden (whose style influenced his own) and other poets who sought a left-wing political solution to the ills of the day. Typical of his views at that time is the verse sequence The Magnetic Mountain (1933) and the critical study A Hope for Poetry(1934).Day-Lewis was Clark lecturer at the University of Cambridge in 1946; his lectures there were published as The Poetic Image (1947). In 1952 he published his verse translation of Virgil's Aeneid, which was commissioned by the BBC. He also translated Virgil's Georgics (1940) and Eclogues (1963). He was professor of poetry at Oxford from 1951 to 1956. The Buried Day (1960), his autobiography, discusses his acceptance and later rejection of communism. Collected Poemsappeared in 1954. Later volumes of verse include The Room and Other Poems (1965) and The Whispering Roots (1970). The Complete Poems of C. Day-Lewis was published in 1992.At his death he was poet laureate, having succeeded John Masefield in 1968. Under the pseudonym of Nicholas Blake he also wrote detective novels, including Minute for Murder (1948) and Whisper in the Gloom (1954).-bio via Britannica Get full access to The Daily Poem Podcast at dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe

Caroline and Guy discuss The Box of Delights by John Masefield, a beloved children's book from 1935 that might actually be a golden age detective novel too. They also consider the beloved 1984 TV adaptation, which is returning to the BBC on 7th December 2024 for a special 40th anniversary showing. This episode was originally released in December 2023 as an exclusive bonus for the Shedunnit Book Club. If you'd like to hear more bonus episodes like this in the future, join the Shedunnit Book Club now at shedunnitbookclub.com/join.  To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a special episode, we celebrated the 40th anniversary of the first screening of The Box of Delights TV series, the classic BBC adaption of John Masefield's novel that first aired back in 1984. We take a look at the new revised and expanded edition of the book Opening the Box of Delights by Dr Philip W. Errington, and report on the wonderful remastered Blu-ray edition of the series, which includes the brand new feature length documentary Time and Tide - The Making of the Box of Delights! Splendiferous! 

To mark the 40th anniversary of the BBC's The Box of Delights, an adaptation of the classic novel by John Masefield, we are rewatching the classic TV series one episode at at time, week by week just like back in 1984. In this episode we see how young Kay Harker encounters the mysterious Cole Hawlins, and some sinister folks who are very interested in his old magic...

Today's poem evokes entire worlds of vivid images and complex emotions with little more than a carefully-crafted list. Happy reading. Get full access to The Daily Poem Podcast at dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe

The world-wandering John Masefield waxes Solomonic in today's poem. Happy reading. Get full access to The Daily Poem Podcast at dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe

We're celebrating National Poetry Month with musical presentations of poems taken from a gendered pair of 100-year-old anthologies published as The Girls and The Boys Book of Verse.  Today's is John Masefield's famous poem of seafaring.  The Parlando Project takes words (usually literary poetry) and combines them with original music we write and perform. We've done over 700 of these over the years and you can read about this and listen to them at our blog and archives located at frankhudson.org

With the sad news of the passing of Martin Middlebrooke, this podcast heads to the Somme battlefield where we walk across the battlefield at the village of Fricourt.Our journey takes in some of the cemeteries and memorials that cover this part of the Somme battlefield, and we look at some of the literary figures whose output provides so many insights into Fricourt and its surroundings during the Great War, including John Masefield, Siegfried Sassoon and Bernard Adams amongst others. Support the podcast:https://www.patreon.com/footstepsofthefallenhttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/footstepsblog

It's the most wonderful time of the year, when we once again bring you our Holiday special. This year, we are joined again by our good friend Alan Siler to discuss the iconic BBC Children's production of The Box of Delights! Many of you have asked for us to talk about this one, and so we hope that this doesn't disappoint!   Join us as we discuss posset pots, going swift (does someone own the copyright on “flying”?), creepy clergymen, esoteric topics (yes, Anthony gets to talk about alchemy, Rosicrucianism, and Aleister Crowley!), obscure bits of mythology, the shifting motivations of the villain, the complete inability of anyone to actually look after children in this, whether or not the whole thing was actually a fever dream, and not getting as much Patrick Troughton as we wanted.   If you would like to watch along with us, this series is available to buy from both Amazon US (https://amzn.to/47dfpm2) and Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/3tvTj0A). You can also find the original novel by John Masefield from both Amazon US (https://amzn.to/48upZGi) and Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/48wii2H)*   Other media mentioned in this episode*: Scars of Dracula (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3TCBt3R | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3DzdsEY) The Omen (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3EbmBBl | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3pxryjF) The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3L0mRaZ | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3RwFXru) The Twilight Zone: The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2Z2QG6G | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3B0nSJk) Rick and Morty – Seasons 1-4 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3lAWSLv | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/31pNymB) The Mighty Boosh: Series 1-3 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3G4FKqh | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3lYmTVT) Community – The Complete Series (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2ZczFaG | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3C1UTpM) Twin Peaks: The Television Collection (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3RWOvLa | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3vjkwUv) The Simpsons (Disney+: http://www.disneyplus.com) Lost at Christmas (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3VO7LJY | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3UOxiBJ) The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3RSNtiY | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/477zDO9) The Dark is Rising Sequence, by Susan Cooper (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/488oq1e | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/4azm10Y)   Finally, you can follow us and interact with us on our social media accounts - Facebook, Instagram, and X. You can also e-mail us at watchers4d@gmail.com. If you're enjoying this podcast, please subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating or review.   *Support Watchers in the Fourth Dimension! We are an Amazon affiliate and earn a small commission from purchases through Amazon links. This goes towards the running costs of the podcast.

Sometimes you just want a poem that swings and sways and washes in and out and carries you along with it, the way the sea does. Words by Winter: Conversations, reflections, and poems about the passages of life. Because it's rough out there, and we have to help each other through.Original theme music for our show is by Dylan Perese. Additional music composed and performed by Kelly Krebs. Artwork by Mark Garry.  Today's poem, Sea Fever, by British poet John Masefield, is in the public domain. Words by Winter can be reached at wordsbywinterpodcast@gmail.com. 

A beautiful poem by John Masefield.

Today's poem is by John Edward Masefield OM (/ˈmeɪsˌfiːld, ˈmeɪz-/; 1 June 1878 – 12 May 1967), an English poet and writer, and Poet Laureate from 1930 until 1967. Among his best known works are the children's novels The Midnight Folk and The Box of Delights, and the poems The Everlasting Mercy and "Sea-Fever".Bio via Wikipedia Get full access to The Daily Poem Podcast at dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe

This week, we look at a John Masefield poem from 1911, in which a naked drunk runs through a town at midnight, threatening firefighters with their own hose-nozzles. The poems referenced are ‘Sea-Fever', ‘The Everlasting Mercy', ‘Dauber' and ‘Partridges'.

The Verb is lured this week into seductive places: poet Luke Wright presents a show full of light, cool water, shadows on stone, and the over-reliance on place-names (by lyricists). His guests are the poet Helen Mort (who shares poems of swimming and Lincolnshire from her collection 'The Illustrated Woman'), by the cartoonist and writer Martin Rowson who tries to persuade Luke that his passion for the Evelyn Waugh novel 'Brideshead Revisited' is misplaced - by Kate Fox (Verb regular and stand-up poet) who discovers seduction nirvana in an unlikely popular song, and by Anita Sethi (author of 'I Belong Here' ) who shares her love of Manchester's Oxford Road, and Manchester Museum where she is writer-in-residence. Our 'Something New' poem (celebrating 100 years of the BBC) is by Jean Sprackland, and our 'Something Old' poem is 'Sea Fever' by John Masefield. Ian McMillan presents again next week - exploring the power and pleasure of last lines.

We loved reading and discussing this Christmas classic, The Box of Delights. Author, John Masefield transports us to the wintery british world of the 1930's, where Kay and his young friends have many fanciful and sometimes dangerous adventures together. If you've ever wanted to enter the world of childhood and relive some of its magic, this book does a great job taking you there. Enjoy! And have a merry Christmas!

In this latest podcast, we look at the fighting for a small but heavily defended German strongpoint on the Somme battlefield, which proved to be one of the only successes for the British in this sector on the 1st of July 1916, the Leipzig Redoubt.We begin by looking at John Masefield whose seminal work The Old Front Line provided a remarkable view of the Somme battlefields and describes in detail the redoubt.  Masefield had worked as a hospital orderly in a French military hospital where he associated with some of the greatest minds of English literature and art, and his eloquent prose describing the Somme battlefields was all the more remarkable when one considers it was written on the battlefield itself.We look at the fighting in and around the salient which was described as resembling an abattoir at the end of the first days of fighting, with the men of the Highland Light Infantry paying a particularly heavy price for its capture.  We meet Percy Machell, a force of nature who single-handedly raised the so-called Lonsdale Battalion, which was all but annihilated by German machine guns.  We look at the actions of a sport-loving NCO who was awarded a posthumous VC for his actions in the redoubt and hear about the introduction of a new weapon of war, the push pipe bomb which proved highly effective against German positions. Support the podcast:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/footstepsbloghttps://www.patreon.com/footstepsofthefallen

Sally takes a swim in the river after a few days' absence from the boat, reflecting on how her natural surroundings fuel her writing. Her thoughts turn to her mother, who loved music; and she plays a song by Nina Simone, which Sally has often used as a teaching aid in her creative writing classes. It's an elegiac song, and Sally ponders how songs can help us unpick the difficult narratives of our own lives. At the end of the episode, Sally gets bad news about Philip, an old friend and student. She reaches for a passage from Shakespeare's The Tempest, an enraptured speech about music and the beauty of nature, and dedicates it to Philip in the final hours of his life. Further Reading The passage which Sally reads at the opening and ending of the episode is a rhapsodic speech by Caliban in Act 3, Scene 2 of Shakespeare's The Tempest. Caliban is the original owner of the island, having had it bequeathed to him by his mother Sycorax; but Prospero, the Duke of Milan and a magus, has taken over the isle, and enslaved Caliban. Despite his servitude and the brutality of his treatment, Caliban shows he is poetically attuned to the enchantments of the island. Many of the phrases and images in this speech link us to Prospero's famous reflections in Act 4 Scene 1, on the beauty and the transience of life and the inevitability of death: “our revels now are ended.” Sally's mother is a central character in her critically praised memoir (although Sally prefers the term “anti-memoir”) Girl With Dove, published by William Collins. You can find out more about her writing on Sally's website: https://sallybayley.com/ Nina Simone was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and civil rights activist, who recorded more than 40 albums between 1958 and 1974. The song Stars, which Sally analyses, was written and released by Janis Ian in 1974. Nina Simone covered it on the album Let It Be Me in 1987 and sang it live at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1976. The melancholy of the live performance reflects Simone's mourning for the passage of time, the fate of the anti-racism aspirations of the 1960s civil rights movement, and her own decline in popularity and stardom. The song can be found here: https://open.spotify.com/track/1OXBfwBYtj2AAKi6jom1qT#login This episode is dedicated to Professor Philip J. Stewart, who passed away shortly after it was recorded. Philip was a remarkable polymath who worked across the arts and sciences; with characteristic modesty, he described himself as a “Jack of all trades and master of none”. He studied Arabic and in the 1960s had a brief career as an Arabist, translating a novel by Nobel Prize winning author Naguib Mahfouz. He then took a second degree in forestry and worked in forest conservation and erosion control in Algeria, before teaching ecology in Oxford and writing widely on topics from chemistry and astronomy to music. When he retired, he dedicated himself to literature, writing a book about ten poets who lived or wrote on Boars Hill where he lived – poets such as Robert Graves, Matthew Arnold and John Masefield - called Oxford's Parnassus (Bothie Books, 2021). Since this episode was recorded, Sally has heard from Philip's daughter that she did indeed read Caliban's speech to him before he passed away The producer of the podcast is Andrew Smith: https://www.fleetingyearfilms.com The extra voice in this episode is Emma Fielding and the beautiful piano tracks used in the episode are written and performed by Paul Clarke We are currently raising funds to pay to keep the podcast going. If you would like to support us, please visit - https://gofund.me/d5bef397 Thanks to everyone who has supported us so far. Special thanks go to Violet Henderson, Kris Dyer, and Lady Ronia.  

Jim Davis by John Masefield

Following the purchase of a Great War book owned by author and veteran Henry Williamson, we explore something of Williamson's life, the Writing Hut where he crafted his work and look at what the book was, and how it connects is to the battlefields of the Great War. Support the show

Tonight, as the evenings draw in and autumn takes a firmer hold of towpath and fields, let's gather close beside a woodland campfire for some unabashed romanticism. For life teaches us two things: 1. Romance does the heart good and brings a smile to the soul - and, on these darker and chillier evenings, who would deny us that?  2. Small boys will always be totally captivated by a wild heart and a gypsy smile ;)Journal entry:  18th October, Tuesday“Low cloud, like smoke, sweep down the weeping slopes Turning fields and woods to smudgy greys. Scattered below the wordless wood blurred sheep graze like finger marks in window putty.Above, cirrus clouds float like flamingo islands in chalk-blue oceans. Dry leaves rattle. This morning I walked beneath a cave of stars And now I see the sun.”Episode Information:In this episode I read a couple of short extracts from two poems ‘The Adventures of Tom Bombadil' and ‘Errantry' that featured in JRR Tolkien's (1962) The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and Other Verses from the Red Book published by George Allen and Unwin. I also briefly refer to John Masefield's (1903) ‘Cargoes'.Bonfire recorded by ‘Kyster' and uploaded to Freesounds on 17th June 2010: https://freesound.org/people/Kyster/sounds/99280Fox call recorded in Jersey on 14th May 2020 by ‘Ionskwad2020'. https://freesound.org/people/lonskwad2020/sounds/518135/#For more information about Nighttime on Still WatersYou can find more information and photographs about the podcasts and life aboard the Erica on our website at noswpod.com. It will also allow you to become more a part of the podcast and you can leave comments, offer suggestions, and reviews. You can even, if you want, leave me a voice mail by clicking on the microphone icon. General DetailsIn the intro and the outro, Saint-Saen's The Swan is performed by Karr and Bernstein (1961) and available on CC at archive.org. Two-stroke narrowboat engine recorded by 'James2nd' on the River Weaver, Cheshire. Uploaded to Freesound.org on 23rd June 2018. Creative Commons Licence. Piano and keyboard interludes composed and performed by Helen Ingram.All other audio recorded on site. ContactFor pictures of Erica and images related to the podcasts or to contact me, follow me on:Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/noswpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/nighttimeonstillwaters/Twitter: https://twitter.com/NoswPodI would love to hear from you. You can email me at nighttimeonstillwaters@gmail.com or drop me a line by going to the nowspod website and using either the contact form or, if you prefer, record your message using the voicemail facility by clicking on the microphone icon. 

Another late night ramble which include some thoughts on colour-blind foraging for berries and its drawbacks, custom of the day which is about the ancient (actually not so ancient) game of conkers or conquerors, how the devil gets into blackberries. The legend of the week, which is about the Radiant Boy of Knebworth House and Crazy Lord Castlereagh and Edward Bulwer-Lytton who was only slightly less crazy. Bedtime story which is chapter 2 of The Midnight Folk by John Masefield. Some words by J R R Tolkein about Tom Bombadil, the Night Mail by W H Auden and a little sleepy snoozy time with wave noises. If this doesn't get you off to sleep then you probably already are. But if this isn't long enough play it again. I'm not expecting you to pay attention :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Late night talk radio is a one man chat designed to get you off to sleep, or keep you company through the wee small hours of the dark night. Soft-spoken British male voice, which is not ASMR as it has no mouth sounds, but is unintentional ASMR as it is relaxing, calming and you may be interested in what to forage in the British countryside, legend of the week: this time it is the Black Dog that haunts Suffolk and other counties, custom of the day which is the Crab Apple Fair at Egremont, a bedtime story: The Midnight Folk by John Masefield, a sleep meditation on water sounds and finally the long-range shipping forecast. A smorgasbord of calming softly-spoken talk broadcast from rural England.  #creepypasta #LateNightTalking #unintentionalASMR #ASMR #TalkRadio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1955 年英國女王伊麗莎白二世的聖誕致詞裡，她引申桂冠詩人 John Masefield 的詩句：既使你征服了地球，航遍了海洋，規劃了所有星辰的航向，繼續冒險吧，更多的奇蹟將出現在你身上。冒險吧！因為從最微小的線索，你將會找到所有人最想知道的，下一個照亮全人類的，可能就是你！台灣中央研究院天文及天文物理研究所研究員，也是夏威夷運轉副所長 陳明堂博士，正是其中一位在天文世界裡尋找那微弱幾乎不存在的線索，經過一百多年無數天文物理學家的經驗累積和研究材料技術機具科技的成熟，他和全球各地的科學家成功的分析驗證黑洞的存在。從第一張 2019年發表的黑洞照片，到今年 2022 年五月發表的銀河系中心黑洞存在的「第一個直接觀測證據」，這是漫長又充滿著未知和困境的探索旅程中，小小的一步，卻是人類對天文浩瀚時空認識的一大步。黑洞團隊發起人之一的 陳明堂博士在節目中和聽眾們分享 這個人類最尖端的基礎科學研究背後的故事。2022/01/13 陳明堂訪談單元 - 黑洞影像和格陵蘭觀測站：http://setala.sdf.org/DongXiNanPei/Bridging_East_and_West_series__Black_Hole_telescope_in_Greenland_with_Dr._Ming_Tang_Chen.mp3陳明堂著作：黑洞捕手：台灣參與史上第一張黑洞照片的故事 / 天下文化，2020/03/31, https://www.books.com.tw/products/0010853467 首張黑洞影像發表短片： https://youtu.be/t9_NhzhVJUo百年孤寂 - 聚焦格陵蘭，台灣東森新聞製播的紀錄片（片長 48:10 分鐘）：https://youtu.be/KkSSk5zEVC0

Timothy Kimo Brien is a poet, podcaster, and all-around artist. He joins us to talk about the importance of creativity, of writing poetry and stories and how doing art feeds the soul and enhances life in every direction. Enjoy a poem from one of his chap books and check out his work! … Continue...Episode 154 – Interview with Timothy Kimo Brien

更多卡卡老师分享公众号：卡卡课堂 或者添加我的微信：zaocanyingyu 也就是早餐英语的拼音 送你一份我个人学习大礼包，帮助你在英文学习路上少走弯路Be Happy 快乐什么是快乐？快乐其实是一种心境，一种精神状态。物质的享受，感官的刺激，只能让人的欲望越来越多，有句话叫做“欲壑难填”，就是这个意思。纵容欲望，享受欲望的同时，你的烦恼也会越来越多。精神上的快乐，才是最高级的快乐。今天我们分享一篇英语美文-《快乐》。再次深刻体会“快乐”是一种怎样微妙而幸福的感受。“The days that make us happy make us wise.”----John Masefield“快乐的日子使人睿智。”--- 约翰梅斯菲尔德When I first read this line by England's Poet Laureate, it startled me. What did Masefield mean? Without thinking about it much, I had always assumed that the opposite was true. But his sober assurance was arresting. I could not forget it.第一次读到英国桂冠诗人梅斯菲尔德的这行诗时，我感到十分震惊。他想表达什么意思？我以前从未对此仔细考虑，总是认定这行诗反过来才正确。但他冷静而又胸有成竹的表达引起了我的注意，令我无法忘怀。Finally, I seemed to grasp his meaning and realized that here was a profound observation. The wisdom that happiness makes possible lies in clear perception, not fogged by anxiety nor dimmed by despair and boredom, and without the blind spots caused by fear.终于，我似乎领会了他的意思，并意识到这行诗意义深远。快乐带来的睿智存在于敏锐的洞察力之间，不会因忧虑而含混迷惑，也不会因绝望和厌倦而黯然模糊，更不会因恐惧而造成盲点。Active happiness---not mere satisfaction or contentment ---often comes suddenly, like an April shower or the unfolding of a bud. Then you discover what kind of wisdom has accompanied it. The grass is greener; bird songs are sweeter; the shortcomings of your friends are more understandable and more forgivable. Happiness is like a pair of eyeglasses correcting your spiritual vision.积极的快乐 – 并非单纯的满意或知足 – 通常不期而至，就像四月里突然下起的春雨，或是花蕾的突然绽放。然后，你就会发觉与快乐结伴而来的究竟是何种智慧。草地更为青翠，鸟吟更为甜美，朋友的缺点也变得更能让人理解，宽容。快乐就像是一副眼镜，可以矫正你的精神视力。Nor are the insights of happiness limited to what is near around you. Unhappy, with your thoughts turned in upon your emotional woes, your vision is cut short as though by a wall. Happy, the wall crumbles.快乐的视野并不仅限于你周围的事物。当你不快乐时，你的思维陷入情感上的悲哀，你的眼界就像是被一道墙给阻隔了，而当你快乐时，这道墙就会砰然倒塌。The long vista is there for the seeing. The ground at your feet, the world about you----people, thoughts, emotions, pressures---are now fitted into the larger scene. Everything assumes a fairer proportion. And here is the beginning of wisdom.你的眼界变得更为宽广。你脚下的大地，你身边的世界，包括人，思想，情感和压力，现在都融入了更为广阔的景象之中，其间每件事物的比例都更加合理。而这就是睿智的起始。

John Masefield's 1935 novel "The Box of Delights" is a haunted Christmas fantasy very much in the tradition of the haunted Christmas fantasy that started them all - Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol". And the 1984 BBC television adaptation is, for a certain group of people of a very narrow age, a beloved Christmas staple. But in spite of Masefield's wild fame in his time, he is largely forgotten today, and despite the numerous adaptations of the book over the decades, it remains a niche pop culture curiosity. John happens to be of the very particular demographic for whom the 1984 adaptation was formative - as were Masefield scholar Philip W. Errington and acclaimed children's fantasy book author Piers Torday, who recently adapted "The Box of Delights" for the stage for the first time. In the final episode of season two of Hard to Believe, John explores the story and legacy of John Masefield and his enduring, magical tale of Christmas. You can find Errington's work here. Piers Torday's website is www.pierstorday.co.uk

We see you. Covered in tinsel and cavorting with Dancer, Prancer, Vixen and the rest of those red nosed reindeers.  Luckily here is a treat you can open immediately!  Our interview with two inspiring poet publishers - Sharon Black of Pindrop Press, and Di Slaney of Candlestick Press - who share the proximity of goats but have distinct approaches to publishing. Plus Di Slaney treats us to a poem from Herd Queen (Valley Press) and Sharon Black shares a poem from her perfectly-formed pamphlet  Rib  (published by Wayleave Press).   Over a mince pie, Peter and Robin chat about the early life of one-time poet laureate John Masefield and his children's Christmas classic The Box of Delights - while Robin is so uplifted by Sasha Dugdale's new Carcanet collection Deformations she's invited her on the podcast for next year. Happy holidays everyone :-)

Ashleigh Mingo has taken to heart the lines of a famous poem by English poet, John Masefield, who wrote, “I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky”. The 17-year-old pupil from Wynberg Girls' High in the Western Cape and 11 of her peers from the province will become the first group of matrics in Africa to write a Grade 12 exam in marine sciences. What makes this slice of history even more remarkable is that the subject was not taught during normal class time but in the afternoons for two days a week.

A collection of haunting and spooky poetry for UK National Poetry Day 2021. Read by Jasper L'Estrange for EnCrypted: The Classic Horror Podcast. National Poetry Day is the UK's annual celebration of poetry. Running order: 0:00 THE LISTENERS by WALTER DE LA MARE 2:10 LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI by JOHN KEATS 4:40 THE HAUNTED by JOHN MASEFIELD 10:59 HAUNTED HOUSES by HENRY WORDSWORTH LONGFELLOW 13:25 ONE NEED NOT BE A CHAMBER by EMILY DICKINSON 14:28 SHADWELL STAIR by WILFRED OWEN 15:37 HAUNTED SEAS by CALE YOUNG RICE 16:29 WRAITH by EDNA ST.VINCENT MILLAY Video thumbnail image courtesy of Picture House Photography Music used : "SABRINA " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" Music link : https://youtu.be/k3K7FRSoZug SUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JV Music used : " The Pain " composed and produced by "Vivek Abhishek" Music link :https://youtu.be/qR9MLS5yhWU SUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPH Follow on Facebook : https://bit.ly/33RWRtP Follow on Instagram : https://bit.ly/2ImU2JV

My friend Amy gives us all a gift in this episode: an introduction to Ruth Pitter. Pitter was a poet and artist who lived for almost 100 years and corresponded by letters with many of her century's literary luminaries. (Hilaire Belloc, John Masefield, and Walter de la Mare are three of her pen pals whose poetry has appeared on this podcast so far!) She and C.S. Lewis had a friendship of deep mutual admiration and respect for each others' work. Most importantly for our context, she wrote wise, beautiful poetry at a time that the world was reeling from war and meaning was sometimes difficult to find.  Amy introduces her eloquently and reads many of her poems, so I'll let her take it away.     Amy's email address aenatzke@gmail.com         

This collection of non-fiction and fiction pieces is the third volume commemorating the First World War. The majority of the items, all chosen by the readers, are in English, but the collection also includes pieces in Dutch, French, German, Italian and Portuguese. Please note that some works are still protected by copyright in countries which observe copyright laws based on the author's date of death. Most items were written during or shortly after the war, but one or two have been included for their relevance in other ways. For more information about each piece, please see this document (PDF format), which also shows the authors' dates of death. (Summary by Ruth Golding) Genre(s): War & Military Fiction, War & Military Language: Multilingual Get Audible: https://amzn.to/3fZZT4p Crypto Opportunities: https://bit.ly/3bB2yAu Grow your Social Following: https://bit.ly/3wJi70U ManySwap: https://bit.ly/3yGUVSP --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/freeaudiobooks/support

May I humbly suggest that you take this poem--"Sea Fever" by John Masefield--and memorize it? You won't regret it. 

The fascination of boots and canals. Boots have always been one of the most essential pieces of equipment for canals and canal-life. In this episode we re-join impresario, journalist and social reformer, James Hollingshead on his journey up what would later be known as the Grand Union in the late 1850s. We will discover his fascination with the footwear of those working on the canals and find out that the importance of the boot for canal-life is every bit as true today as it was in Victorian times. Journal entry:“5th March, Friday.This week, after an absence of some weeks, the cormorant is regularly back. Always circling the tree two or three times, Always alighting on the same branch.The names we give to it sing like a litany or a darkly gothic ballad.Brongie, coal goose, cowe’en elder, lairblade, parson, morvran, carn-hoverer, sea crow, scart.It’s as if we recognise that we can never capture a life like this in a single name; Its strange elusive beauty, Its sleekness, its elegance and poise.Balanced there on that gnarled branch Caught somewhere between darkness and light.” Episode InformationIn this episode I read some extracts from John Hollingshead’s ‘On the Canal’ published in Odd Journeys in and out of London (1860). I also read excerpts from John Clare’s (1820) The Shepherd’s Calendar. The text to ‘March’ can be read here - Poem Hunter: The Shepherd’s Calendar - March. I also read the last verse of John Masefield’s (1903) ‘Cargoes’. The full poem can be read here: John Masefield – Cargoes. You can view Coalboat Alton’s photographs here On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coalboat_alton/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Coalboat.Alton General DetailsIn the intro and the outro, Saint-Saen's The Swan is performed by Karr and Bernstein (1961) and available on CC at archive.org. Two-stroke narrowboat engine recorded by 'James2nd' on the River weaver, Cheshire. Uploaded to Freesound.org on 23rd June 2018. Creative Commons Licence. Piano interludes composed and performed by Helen Ingram.All other audio recorded on site. ContactFor pictures of Erica and images related to the podcasts or to contact me, follow me on:Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/noswpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/nighttimeonstillwaters/Twitter: https://twitter.com/NoswPodI would love to hear from you. You can email me at nighttimeonstillwaters@gmail.com

“I must down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by…” – John Masefield, Sea Fever Today on the Women Offshore Podcast, explore what it is like to sail on a tall ship in modern times. Hear […] The post A Tall Ship & a Star to Steer Her By, Episode 33 appeared first on Women Offshore. Related posts: 120 Feet Aloft With Tall Ship Rigger Becca Buckler Deckhand Ger Tysk Sailing Tall On The Schooner Brilliant Crew Change During COVID-19, Episode 21 Vessels of Hope, Part II, Episode 38

THE STORY OF A DISAPPEARANCE AND AN APPEARANCE by M R JamesThe Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance is one of the few M R James stories actually set at Christmas. He was well-known for reading out his stories at Christmas, but few of them are actually set over the festive period. It was first published the June 4, 1913 issue of the Cambridge Review. It then appeared in his anthology A Thin Ghost and Others in 1919.  First of all some explanations of words which may be strange to some listeners. Bands are a kind of white tie worn by Anglican clergymen. A bagman is a commercial traveller, a salesman or pedlar. Clearly he'll be late home if he's still on the road on Christmas Eve.  So what happened? It appears that Uncle Henry got murdered, his head bashed in and his corpse buried in the sandpit. My reading was that the two Punch & Judy men killed him. These two who were masquerading as Italians but who were English rogues really. The bagman told W R that he had not seen any suspicious characters on the road: no gipsies, tramps or wandering sailors. This all happened not long after the Napoleonic wars and out of work sailors and soldiers had to wander the countryside looking for a living. No Help for Heroes for them. The bagman did see a most wonderful Punch and Judy show. These travelling showmen or 'carnies' as such folk would later be called in the USA are inherently dubious, so it's no wonder that they would murder an innocent clergyman.  It is heresy to say anything against the great M R James, but I would only observe that he throws a few 'portents' and 'omens' into the story that seem to have no real bearing on the narrative. They aren't clues or anything, unless I'm missing some subtlety. I mean the owl that wakes our man W R from sleep, the Toby Dog running off and howling, the organ wolving during the funeral and the odd ringing of the bell. These are all signs that something unnatural and eerie is afoot. There is also mention of the bier being put out by mistake and the moth-eaten pall taken out and having to be folded on Christmas Day. Most inappropriate, but they seem more what we would have called 'dungeon dressing' in my D&D days—something to create atmosphere that is not essential to the plot. But again, I may be missing something. The mention of the Toby Dog reminds me of Cole Hawkins and the Toby Dog in John Masefield's Box of Delights that I will be re-reading, or at least watching the 1980s BBC version this Christmas.  Punch and Judy is a ghastly tale of murder played out for children and so it has its own horror lurking not far below the surface. It seems that the dead Uncle Henry came as visitation to the two murderous Punch & Judy chaps, like a proper vengeful ghost and cause the first to die of fright inside the Punch and Judy set-up, while the other runs to the sandpit, breaks his neck and reveals the resting place of Uncle Henry, up until now hidden.  Mr Bowman the inn keeper seems only there for comic effects, and to show that Uncle Henry was rather serious and straight-laced.  I think that M R James has put in the comic inn-keeper and the portents and omens to entertain the audience rather than to drive the narrative. W R also at one point alludes to a vague reason why he's writing everything out in longhand, but this is well before anything supernatural or even out of the ordinary occurs. Again, I can't help but suspect that this is just to gee-up the reader because it comes to not much. James has a way or inserting the jarringly weird into his stories, and it is this weirdness that really unsettles the reader. We have it in the flapping shirt and advancing figure in Whistle And I'll Come To You, and the crawling figure in The Mezzotint. E F Benson does it a bit too. Up until these late Victorian/Edwardian writers, the ghost story is naturalistic. Supernatural elements intrude cleanly into an otherwise normal (if at... Support this podcast

Join Kim as she talks to Professor Chris Gosden of Oxford University about the historical and prehistorical links to Christmas books we all know and, perhaps, love. We take in an ambitious collection of four books from Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, to John Masefield’s Box of Delights, Susan Cooper’s The Dark is Rising and Terry Pratchett’s The Hogfather. Links Chris Gosden's profile on the University of Oxford's website Chris Gosden's book The History of Magic A Christmas Carol on Project Gutenberg The Box of Delights from publisher Egmont The Dark is Rising from publisher Penguin The Hogfather on Terry Pratchett Books Stations of the Sun by Ronald Hutton on Oxford Scholarship Online Herne the Hunter Contact Twitter: @prehistpod, @kimbiddulph

Join Kim as she talks to Professor Chris Gosden of Oxford University about the historical and prehistorical links to Christmas books we all know and, perhaps, love. We take in an ambitious collection of four books from Dickens' A Christmas Carol, to John Masefield's Box of Delights, Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising and Terry Pratchett's The Hogfather. Links Chris Gosden's profile on the University of Oxford's website Chris Gosden's book The History of Magic A Christmas Carol on Project Gutenberg The Box of Delights from publisher Egmont The Dark is Rising from publisher Penguin The Hogfather on Terry Pratchett Books Stations of the Sun by Ronald Hutton on Oxford Scholarship Online Herne the Hunter Contact Twitter: @prehistpod, @kimbiddulph

Saturday Night Theatre 1966-12-24 Box of Delights (John Masefield)

A Christmas Carol Part 3: The Spirit of Christmas PresentHe brought a tear to my eye and halt to my throat, did Old Dickens in this episode. I think he was a man of great humanity who genuinely did care for those who were not as well-off as he was. The only slight caution I had was Old Topper chasing The Plump Sister and getting her in a corner. We inevitably all view behaviour through the lens of our own time and of course this behaviour reminded me of the #MeToo. I certainly wouldn't want my daughters, mother or my partner cornered like this.  But I read it out, because I must make some kind of editorial decisions about which stories I read out. Some, I suppose, I will choose not to read, and if I read them out, I won't abridge them. Except, I recall changing single offensive words that would just be a jolt to the reader. I suppose if the word is not used by the writer to be offensive... but that might be a cop out.  It's all up for debate I know. But yes, this was a lovely episode. The descriptions are wonderful and lots of episodes are superfluous to the narrative, but great fun.  The other observation is about the degree to which Dickens is reporting the Christmas festivities of his period or is actually encouraging them, and in measure therefore creating them.  Were Christmasses as Christmassy as Dickens portrays them? Maybe not before, but certainly afterwards as we all began to emulate what we read and heard in this book, even if we didn't read it or hear it ourselves but only obtained it via the TV. Enjoy your plum pudding. More Christmas Ghost Stories Ebook & PaperbackOh, did I mention my https://amzn.to/3olobIJ (More Christmas Ghost Stories) it out? The paperback and ebook are done and the audiobook is being approved now. So you can get it if you want. The stories are good, and improved by the attention of my Beta Readers. I have had the most wonderful 5 star review. Thanks a million Emhack from Torquay for that. Also had a splendid and rather humbling review for the podcast from Sandra Quintal from Canda. Thanks also to my Substackers and Patreons for your ongoing support. Dracula soon, just for you. MusicThe opening music is Some Come Back by The https://bit.ly/somecomeback (Heartwood Institute). At the end I've added The Heartwood track: From The Forest, From The Furrows, From The Fields which is on their Secret Rites album. As I say in the episode, this is a canonical folk horror track. The last piece of music is from The Hare & The Moon and is called https://bit.ly/midnighfolk (The Midnight Folk). I talk about my love of John Masefield's book of that name. Of course the Midnight Folk was the sequel to The Box of Delights and that was made into BBC series which I think is enjoying its 36th anniversary this Christmas. Both Jonathan of The Heartwood Institute and Grey Malkin (ex Hare & The Moon) allow me to use their music free of charge, so if you fancy popping over to Bandcamp and getting some of their stuff, I (and I'm sure they) would be very pleased. Begging Bowlhttps://bit.ly/2GgHv9D (Sign Up For Exclusive Bonus Episodes and Get Episodes As Soon As I Make Them!) And/Or Buy A Thirsty Podcaster A https://ko-fi.com/tonywalker (Ko-Fi) And you could always https://bit.ly/dalstonvampire (Download A Free Audiobook Of My Story The Dalston Vampire) Support this podcast

In this episode, Paul speaks with Phil Errington about his new book 'Opening the Box of Delights,' Craig Morris from BritBox tells us why John Masefield's classic tale is perfect for the streaming service and one of the actors from the 1984 BBC adaption, Jonathan Stephens is very surprised to learn that the TV show has a significant following, 35+ years after it's release.

An eerie poem by John Masefield, drawn from authentic maritime folklore, concerning the dark forces that await sailors on the high seas! DIRECT DOWNLOAD --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hypnogoria/message

In this podcast, Mr Jim Moon takes a look at Opening the Box of Delights - a lavish new tome all about that classic Yuletide favourite, and interviews the author, Dr Philip Errington! We talk about the book, The Box of Delights in all its incarnations and its creator John Masefield.

The panel examines the biography of John Masefield before reading and examining excerpts from his Arthurian cycle, Midsummer Night, with special attention on the unique aspects of Masefield's recasting of traditional Arthurian mythological elements.

The panel examines the biography of John Masefield before reading and examining excerpts from his Arthurian cycle, Midsummer Night, with special attention on the unique aspects of Masefield's recasting of traditional Arthurian mythological elements.

Cargoes By John Masefield

Exactly 73 years ago, on 14th August 1947, two new nations were born. India and Pakistan. The cities of Delhi, Lahore and Bombay were abuzz with preparations on this momentous occasion. Leaders were readying speeches and people celebrated on the streets. But in the city of Calcutta, the air was heavy with dread. The community was on edge. It was the 1st anniversary of Direct -action-Day, one of the bloodiest communal clashes in the country which left more than 5,000 people dead. And this is where Mahatma Gandhi was to be found, cooling down tempers between Hindus and Muslims. When asked why he wasn’t at the ramparts of the red fort in Delhi, he responded with this verse from John Masefield. Not the ruler for me, but the ranker, the tramp of the road, The slave with the sack on his shoulders pricked on with the goad, The man with too weighty a burden, too weary a load. The sailor, the stoker of steamers, the man with the clout, The chantyman bent at the halliards putting a tune to the shout, The drowsy man at the wheel and the tired lookout. Others may sing of the wine and the wealth and the mirth, The portly presence of potentates goodly in girth; – Mine be the dirt and the dross, the dust and scum of the earth! Theirs be the music, the colour, the glory, the gold; Mine be a handful of ashes, a mouthful of mould. Of the maimed, of the halt and the blind in the rain and the cold – Of these shall my songs be fashioned, my tales be told.

The complete audio is available for purchase at Audible.com: https://adbl.co/2SHG5Z5 Modern Verse - British and American Collected and edited by Anita Forbes Narrated by Jennifer Fournier and Denis Daly This anthology of 140 poems, published in 1921, features the work of 97 British and American poets who were active in the early 20th century. Among the more famous names are John Masefield, Rupert Brooke, Walter de la Mare, William Butler Yeats, Robert Graves, Amy Lowell, Carl Sandburg, Edna St Vincent Millay, Joyce Kilmer and Witter Bynner.

In his poems John Masefield expresses a love of ordinary of and all of life in its reality. He encourages us to enjoy our lives in this world, because the universe is itself an expression of the joy of God. The poet advises that we should have a outlook in life. Life is brief and it is not to be frittered away in sorrow and despair.  The strong rhythm of the lines in itself suggests a joyful dance. Laughter is the best medicine.

A Ballad Of John SilverBy John MasefieldWe were schooner-rigged and rakish, with a long and lissome hull,And we flew the pretty colours of the cross-bones and the skull;We'd a big black Jolly Roger flapping grimly at the fore,And we sailed the Spanish Water in the happy days of yore.We'd a long brass gun amidships, like a well-conducted ship,We had each a brace of pistols and a cutlass at the hip;It's a point which tells against us, and a fact to be deplored,But we chased the goodly merchant-men and laid their ships aboard.Then the dead men fouled the scuppers and the wounded filled the chains,And the paint-work all was spatter-dashed with other people's brains,She was boarded, she was looted, she was scuttled till she sank,And the pale survivors left us by the medium of the plank.O! then it was (while standing by the taffrail on the poop)We could hear the drowning folk lament the absent chicken-coop;Then, having washed the blood away, we'd little else to doThan to dance a quiet hornpipe as the old salts taught us to.O! the fiddle on the fo'c's'le, and the slapping naked soles,And the genial "Down the middle, Jake, and curtsey when she rolls!"With the silver seas around us and the pale moon overhead,And the look-out not a-looking and his pipe-bowl glowing red.Ah! the pig-tailed, quidding pirates and the pretty pranks we played,All have since been put a stop-to by the naughty Board of Trade;The schooners and the merry crews are laid away to rest,A little south the sunset in the Islands of the Blest.Find us online at thatsnotcanon.com/epigraphySubscribe to us on ITUNES, STITCHER, SPOTIFY, RADIOPUBLIC or your podcatcher of choice.Find us on FACEBOOK, TWITTER or INSTAGRAM. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jonathan and Rob embark on a seasonal rewatch of the BBC's adaptation of John Masefield's classic Christmas children's fantasy story "The Box of Delights". In this episode Cole Hawlings finally reappears, Abner Brown gets his comeuppance and Christmas is saved. Hooray!

Jonathan and Rob embark on a seasonal rewatch of the BBC's adaptation of John Masefield's classic Christmas children's fantasy story "The Box of Delights". In this episode the local clergy get scrobbled, we meet Arnold of Todi, and Kay loses the box in the dungeon.

Jonathan and Rob embark on a seasonal rewatch of the BBC's adaptation of John Masefield's classic Christmas children's fantasy story "The Box of Delights". In this episode the search for the Box of Delights intensifies, poor Ellen gets hoodwinked, and Maria narrowly avoids the scrounger.

Jonathan and Rob embark on a seasonal rewatch of the BBC's adaptation of John Masefield's classic Christmas children's fantasy story "The Box of Delights". In this episode Kay and Mouse spy on Abner Brown, we meet Sylvia Daisy Pouncer, and Maria disappears (but no-one seems too bothered!).

Jonathan and Rob embark on a seasonal rewatch of the BBC's adaptation of John Masefield's classic Christmas children's fantasy story "The Box of Delights". In this episode Kay receives the box for safe-keeping, and Cole Hawlings gets scrobbled!

Jonathan and Rob embark on a seasonal rewatch of the BBC's adaptation of John Masefield's classic Christmas children's fantasy story "The Box of Delights". In this episode we learn that the wolves are running, and time and tide and buttered eggs wait for no man!

If you love the water, here’s John Masefield’s poem, “Sea Fever.” Yes, I recorded this a few feet from the Atlantic surf.

Alasdair Gray rereads the beginning of John Masefield’s The Box of Delights – a book he mentions with great fondness in a number of podcasts and that he enjoys as much today as he did when he was a child. With many thanks to the copyright holders who very kindly gave us permission to reread this excerpt. With thanks to:  Alasdair Gray;  David Thomas - technical advice and support; Berniya Hamie – closing piano;  Matthew Robinson – rereads logos. Featured book: The Box of Delights by John Masefield. You can follow @alasdairgrayrereads on Instagram for news, pictures and previews of upcoming episodes.

Today's poem is John Masefield's popular poem "Sea Fever." Remember: subscribe, rate, review! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What's up, spooky kids? Join Still Scared for their Christmas-or-thereabouts episode about the 1984 TV series, The Box of Delights. This time, Ren Wednesday, Adam Whybray and special guest Willow discuss whimsical kidnapping, dolphin chariots and 1930s slang, and Willow really gets some #teachervibes going. All this and more from a podcast that can proudly say that it's not in the pocket of Big Posset. A full transcript of the episode is available at: https://stillscared.podigee.io/25-boxofdelights

Just in time for Christmas, Ralph and Liz discuss the book and TV series of the children’s fantasy The Box of Delights by John Masefield. Show Notes The Box of Delights by John Masefield Adapted for the BBC by Alan Seymour Synopsis 01:05 Themes 10:15 Pagan myth vs. warring magicians Sapphire and Steel vs. Dr…Read more Episode 309: The Box of Delights by John Masefield

主播：永清坐标：北京Sea Fever 海之恋作者：John Masefield，译者：绿雪Imust go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,Andall I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,Andthe wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking,Anda gray mist on the sea's face, and a gray dawn breaking.我多想再次回到大海，回到那寂寥的海天相连我只想独自驾驶那高大的帆船，看浪花和白帆在风的歌唱中飞舞雾雨弥漫在海面，透出曙色一线Imust go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tideIsa wild call and a clear call that may not be denied,Andall I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,Andthe flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.我多想再次回到大海倾听那奔越的潮汐的呐喊那野性的呼唤如此清晰使我无法拒绝风舞云飞，浪花涌溅，还有那海鸥的哭啼，是我唯一的惦念Imust go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,Tothe gull's way and the whale's way, where the wind's like a whetted knife，Andall I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,Andquiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over.我一定要再次回到大海，像吉普赛人浪迹天边像海鸥，像鲸鱼，咧咧的风像一把锋利的刀我只想像流浪者笑对如戏人生，让欺诈在静谧、甜美的梦中消散关于作者JohnMasefield，曾在1930年，被乔治五世授予“英国桂冠诗人”称号，他只写过26首诗，14岁起开始当水手，长期的漂泊生活，使他成为了著名的“大海的诗人”，这首诗歌表达了John Masefield对大海的热爱和深深眷恋之情。 来聊聊我们的“海之恋”在周一的推送里，我看到了一条让我很心疼的留言：“昨天我失去了我青春的玩伴，那个处处护着我的人离开了，因为生在贵州山区没看过海，很遗憾直到离开人世都没看到过海！原来每个人出现都有自己的宿命。”惋惜之余，我相信，留言的朋友“六月的雨”，一定会更好地生活下去，看到更多的海，替伙伴完成未了的心愿。 和六月的雨一样，我也出生在云贵高原的山区。海，离我们很远。小时候，站在山坡会想象，要翻越多少个山坡才能看到大海。当地人对海也充满向往，于是把稍微大一点的湖泊，也称作“海”，比如我们蒙自的“长桥海”，还有大理的“洱海”。小时候，在蒙自，去南湖公园玩，奶奶会说：去“海之边”玩。看海，也成为了小时候的心愿。直到去世，奶奶也没有见过海，也许她很难想象海的模样，但我相信，她会喜欢大海。大四那年，得到了一个到厦门实习的机会，才第一次见到海。还记得，到厦门实习完的第一天晚上，就坐公交车到了中山路，看到了对面的鼓浪屿，还有海。可能是晚上，又是内海的缘故，海给我的第一印象是：怎么和湖一样？在厦门的那段时间了，我周末就会去厦大白城的沙滩，去鼓浪屿看海，骑自行车绕行环岛路，烦恼的时候到海边走走，心情总会变得很好，仿佛烦恼也随着浪花被大海卷走了。还在厦门和大学同学度过了两个中秋，吃完团圆饭，我们都会一起到海边看“海上生明月”，感受“天涯共此时”的诗意情景，同在异乡的同学和家人一样，缓解了我的乡愁。后来，我看过深圳的海，青岛的海，三亚的海，也飞跃过太平洋，看到过美国西海岸的海…看到过蓝色的海，灰色的海，平静的海，波涛汹涌的海…看海的时候，我总会很兴奋，也会想象：海的那边是什么地方？ 我想，我会把这样的兴奋和想象一直保持下去。你呢？欢迎来聊一聊看海，或者和大海的经历 主播介绍永清：出生于云南，现居北京 垫乐HansZimmer,Jacob Shea - The Blue Planet主播，制作，编辑: 永清文字，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有节目首发，原文，垫乐，拓展资料敬请关注微信公众号：为你读英语美，ID：readenglishforyou

主播：永清坐标：北京Sea Fever 海之恋作者：John Masefield，译者：绿雪Imust go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,Andall I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,Andthe wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking,Anda gray mist on the sea's face, and a gray dawn breaking.我多想再次回到大海，回到那寂寥的海天相连我只想独自驾驶那高大的帆船，看浪花和白帆在风的歌唱中飞舞雾雨弥漫在海面，透出曙色一线Imust go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tideIsa wild call and a clear call that may not be denied,Andall I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,Andthe flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.我多想再次回到大海倾听那奔越的潮汐的呐喊那野性的呼唤如此清晰使我无法拒绝风舞云飞，浪花涌溅，还有那海鸥的哭啼，是我唯一的惦念Imust go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,Tothe gull's way and the whale's way, where the wind's like a whetted knife，Andall I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,Andquiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over.我一定要再次回到大海，像吉普赛人浪迹天边像海鸥，像鲸鱼，咧咧的风像一把锋利的刀我只想像流浪者笑对如戏人生，让欺诈在静谧、甜美的梦中消散关于作者JohnMasefield，曾在1930年，被乔治五世授予“英国桂冠诗人”称号，他只写过26首诗，14岁起开始当水手，长期的漂泊生活，使他成为了著名的“大海的诗人”，这首诗歌表达了John Masefield对大海的热爱和深深眷恋之情。 来聊聊我们的“海之恋”在周一的推送里，我看到了一条让我很心疼的留言：“昨天我失去了我青春的玩伴，那个处处护着我的人离开了，因为生在贵州山区没看过海，很遗憾直到离开人世都没看到过海！原来每个人出现都有自己的宿命。”惋惜之余，我相信，留言的朋友“六月的雨”，一定会更好地生活下去，看到更多的海，替伙伴完成未了的心愿。 和六月的雨一样，我也出生在云贵高原的山区。海，离我们很远。小时候，站在山坡会想象，要翻越多少个山坡才能看到大海。当地人对海也充满向往，于是把稍微大一点的湖泊，也称作“海”，比如我们蒙自的“长桥海”，还有大理的“洱海”。小时候，在蒙自，去南湖公园玩，奶奶会说：去“海之边”玩。看海，也成为了小时候的心愿。直到去世，奶奶也没有见过海，也许她很难想象海的模样，但我相信，她会喜欢大海。大四那年，得到了一个到厦门实习的机会，才第一次见到海。还记得，到厦门实习完的第一天晚上，就坐公交车到了中山路，看到了对面的鼓浪屿，还有海。可能是晚上，又是内海的缘故，海给我的第一印象是：怎么和湖一样？在厦门的那段时间了，我周末就会去厦大白城的沙滩，去鼓浪屿看海，骑自行车绕行环岛路，烦恼的时候到海边走走，心情总会变得很好，仿佛烦恼也随着浪花被大海卷走了。还在厦门和大学同学度过了两个中秋，吃完团圆饭，我们都会一起到海边看“海上生明月”，感受“天涯共此时”的诗意情景，同在异乡的同学和家人一样，缓解了我的乡愁。后来，我看过深圳的海，青岛的海，三亚的海，也飞跃过太平洋，看到过美国西海岸的海…看到过蓝色的海，灰色的海，平静的海，波涛汹涌的海…看海的时候，我总会很兴奋，也会想象：海的那边是什么地方？ 我想，我会把这样的兴奋和想象一直保持下去。你呢？欢迎来聊一聊看海，或者和大海的经历 主播介绍永清：出生于云南，现居北京 垫乐HansZimmer,Jacob Shea - The Blue Planet主播，制作，编辑: 永清文字，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有节目首发，原文，垫乐，拓展资料敬请关注微信公众号：为你读英语美，ID：readenglishforyou

第223 期豆瓣9.9分纪录片「蓝色星球2」|BBC致大海最美的诗主播：永清坐标：北京Theocean, seemingly limitless, invoke in us a sense of awe, and wonder, and alsosometimes fear.看似无边无际的海洋，让我们心生敬畏，感到惊奇，有时恐惧。Theycover 70% of the surface of our planet, and yet, they are still the leastexplored.海洋覆盖了地球上70%的表面积，却也是人类最少涉足的地方。Hiddenbeneath the waves, right beneath my feet, there are creatures beyond ourimagination.这些海浪底下，我的双脚底下，隐藏着我们无法想象的生物。Withrevolutionary technology, we can enter new worlds, and shine a light uponbehaviors in ways that were impossible just a generation ago.在革新技术的帮助下，如今我们可以进入崭新的世界，用一代人之前还无法实现的方法，来揭示海洋生物的习性。We'vealso recognized an uncomfortable fact. The health of our nation is underthreat. They are changing at a fast rate than ever before in human history.我们也认识到了一个令人不快的事实，我们的海洋环境正处于威胁当中，海洋在以人类历史上前所未有的速度，不断变化着。Neverhas there been a crucial time to reveal what is going on beneath the surface ofthe seas.我们迎来了一个最紧迫的时期，我们迫切需要揭示海底世界的情况。Inthis first episode, we will journey across the globe, from the warm waters ofthe tropics, to the coldest around the poles, to bring us a new understandingto lives beneath the waves.在第一集节目中，我们将穿越地球，从温带的温暖水域，前往极地地区最寒冷的水域，以崭新的视角，来认识那些海浪底下的生物。Thisis Blue Planet II.欢迎收看《蓝色星球》第二季这段原声来自BBC最新纪录片《蓝色星球》第二季, 配乐出自好莱坞电影配乐Hans Zimmer相信你还会对讲述者的声音印象深刻，他就是BBC的灵魂人物，世界自然纪录片之父——David Attenborough大卫·爱登堡。大卫·爱登堡（出生于：1926年5月8日），今年已经91岁，从上世纪五六十年代开始，他就一直参与自然纪录片的制作和配音，许多作品闻名于世：《地球脉动》， 《冰冻星球》，当然还有这部《蓝色星球》…强烈推荐你一定要看看。《蓝色星球》第一季首播于2001年，时隔16年，我们终于盼来了第二季，可以说，《蓝色星球》第二季的每一帧都是大片，更有冲击力的画面，更全新的视角，更震撼人心的音乐，带领我们探索：“A new world of hidden depths”——隐秘深处的新世界。人类一直对海洋充满幻想，也渴望探索海洋。从《山海经》到《老人与海》再到《少年派的奇幻漂流》…海洋，深刻地影响着文学。英国桂冠诗人John Masefield也被誉为“大海的诗人”。接下来，为你读他的一首诗Sea Fever 海之恋，献给所有向往，热爱，和致力于保护海洋的人们。 Sea Fever 海之恋ByJohn Masefield绿雪 译Imust go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,Andall I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,Andthe wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking,Anda gray mist on the sea's face, and a gray dawn breaking.我多想再次回到大海，回到那寂寥的海天相连我只想独自驾驶那高大的帆船，看浪花和白帆在风的歌唱中飞舞雾雨弥漫在海面，透出曙色一线Imust go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tideIsa wild call and a clear call that may not be denied,Andall I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,Andthe flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.我多想再次回到大海倾听那奔越的潮汐的呐喊那野性的呼唤如此清晰使我无法拒绝风舞云飞，浪花涌溅，还有那海鸥的哭啼，是我唯一的惦念Imust go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,Tothe gull's way and the whale's way, where the wind's like a whetted knife，Andall I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,Andquiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over.我一定要再次回到大海，像吉普赛人浪迹天边像海鸥，像鲸鱼，咧咧的风像一把锋利的刀我只想像流浪者笑对如戏人生，让欺诈在静谧、甜美的梦中消散作者介绍：JohnMasefield，曾在1930年，被乔治五世授予“英国桂冠诗人”称号，他只写过26首诗，14岁起开始当水手，长期的漂泊生活，使他成为了著名的“大海的诗人”，这首诗歌表达了John Masefield对大海的热爱和深深眷恋之情。 主播介绍永清：出生于云南，毕业于西安外国语大学，现居北京主播，制作，编辑: 永清文字，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有节目首发，原文，垫乐，拓展资料敬请关注微信公众号：为你读英语美，ID：readenglishforyou

第223 期豆瓣9.9分纪录片「蓝色星球2」|BBC致大海最美的诗主播：永清坐标：北京Theocean, seemingly limitless, invoke in us a sense of awe, and wonder, and alsosometimes fear.看似无边无际的海洋，让我们心生敬畏，感到惊奇，有时恐惧。Theycover 70% of the surface of our planet, and yet, they are still the leastexplored.海洋覆盖了地球上70%的表面积，却也是人类最少涉足的地方。Hiddenbeneath the waves, right beneath my feet, there are creatures beyond ourimagination.这些海浪底下，我的双脚底下，隐藏着我们无法想象的生物。Withrevolutionary technology, we can enter new worlds, and shine a light uponbehaviors in ways that were impossible just a generation ago.在革新技术的帮助下，如今我们可以进入崭新的世界，用一代人之前还无法实现的方法，来揭示海洋生物的习性。We'vealso recognized an uncomfortable fact. The health of our nation is underthreat. They are changing at a fast rate than ever before in human history.我们也认识到了一个令人不快的事实，我们的海洋环境正处于威胁当中，海洋在以人类历史上前所未有的速度，不断变化着。Neverhas there been a crucial time to reveal what is going on beneath the surface ofthe seas.我们迎来了一个最紧迫的时期，我们迫切需要揭示海底世界的情况。Inthis first episode, we will journey across the globe, from the warm waters ofthe tropics, to the coldest around the poles, to bring us a new understandingto lives beneath the waves.在第一集节目中，我们将穿越地球，从温带的温暖水域，前往极地地区最寒冷的水域，以崭新的视角，来认识那些海浪底下的生物。Thisis Blue Planet II.欢迎收看《蓝色星球》第二季这段原声来自BBC最新纪录片《蓝色星球》第二季, 配乐出自好莱坞电影配乐Hans Zimmer相信你还会对讲述者的声音印象深刻，他就是BBC的灵魂人物，世界自然纪录片之父——David Attenborough大卫·爱登堡。大卫·爱登堡（出生于：1926年5月8日），今年已经91岁，从上世纪五六十年代开始，他就一直参与自然纪录片的制作和配音，许多作品闻名于世：《地球脉动》， 《冰冻星球》，当然还有这部《蓝色星球》…强烈推荐你一定要看看。《蓝色星球》第一季首播于2001年，时隔16年，我们终于盼来了第二季，可以说，《蓝色星球》第二季的每一帧都是大片，更有冲击力的画面，更全新的视角，更震撼人心的音乐，带领我们探索：“A new world of hidden depths”——隐秘深处的新世界。人类一直对海洋充满幻想，也渴望探索海洋。从《山海经》到《老人与海》再到《少年派的奇幻漂流》…海洋，深刻地影响着文学。英国桂冠诗人John Masefield也被誉为“大海的诗人”。接下来，为你读他的一首诗Sea Fever 海之恋，献给所有向往，热爱，和致力于保护海洋的人们。 Sea Fever 海之恋ByJohn Masefield绿雪 译Imust go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,Andall I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,Andthe wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking,Anda gray mist on the sea's face, and a gray dawn breaking.我多想再次回到大海，回到那寂寥的海天相连我只想独自驾驶那高大的帆船，看浪花和白帆在风的歌唱中飞舞雾雨弥漫在海面，透出曙色一线Imust go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tideIsa wild call and a clear call that may not be denied,Andall I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,Andthe flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.我多想再次回到大海倾听那奔越的潮汐的呐喊那野性的呼唤如此清晰使我无法拒绝风舞云飞，浪花涌溅，还有那海鸥的哭啼，是我唯一的惦念Imust go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,Tothe gull's way and the whale's way, where the wind's like a whetted knife，Andall I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,Andquiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over.我一定要再次回到大海，像吉普赛人浪迹天边像海鸥，像鲸鱼，咧咧的风像一把锋利的刀我只想像流浪者笑对如戏人生，让欺诈在静谧、甜美的梦中消散作者介绍：JohnMasefield，曾在1930年，被乔治五世授予“英国桂冠诗人”称号，他只写过26首诗，14岁起开始当水手，长期的漂泊生活，使他成为了著名的“大海的诗人”，这首诗歌表达了John Masefield对大海的热爱和深深眷恋之情。 主播介绍永清：出生于云南，毕业于西安外国语大学，现居北京主播，制作，编辑: 永清文字，音乐，图片非商业用途，版权归作者或版权方所有节目首发，原文，垫乐，拓展资料敬请关注微信公众号：为你读英语美，ID：readenglishforyou

In the second of two special episodes, Mr Jim Moon revisits a Christmas classic - the much loved BBC adaptation of The Box of Delights by John Masefield. However this year, Mr Jim has invited all you at home along to join him in his annual rewatch with a full commentary! This episode covers Parts 4, 5 and 6. Now let us go swift and continue our adventures!

In the first of two special episodes, Mr Jim Moon revisits a Christmas classic - the much loved BBC adaptation of The Box of Delights by John Masefield. However this year, Mr Jim is inviting all you at home along to join him in his annual rewatch with a full commentary! This episode covers Parts 1, 2 and 3. However we shall not leave you little nor yet dark for long as the second half will be along in a couple days time!  

This week on Fathoms Deep we discuss monsters, men, significant looks, and how sometimes when they shoot at you need to duck. See Liz read Sea Fever by John Masefield file-sep-18 Liz and Daphne are taking questions! Get your questions for the ladies in by 9/22 – tweet with the hashtag #askFD or email us. no […]

This week on Fathoms Deep we discuss monsters, men, significant looks, and how sometimes when they shoot at you need to duck. See Liz read Sea Fever by John Masefield file-sep-18 Liz and Daphne are taking questions! Get your questions for the ladies in by 9/22 – tweet with the hashtag #askFD or email us. no […]

John Masefield's "Sea Fever" (Analysis By Holly Holt) by Luke Johnson

As it is that time of the year again, and the wolves are running once more, Odile and Jim take a look at a classic children's book with a festive theme - John Masefield's The Box of Delights. Hurry along now - time and tide and buttered eggs wait for no man!

On the 21st of November in 1984, BBC One screened the first episode of a lavish television adaptation of John Masefield's children's book The Box of Delights - a series that has gone on to be become a beloved classic and part of many folks' Christmas traditions. To the mark the 30th anniversary of its showing, Mr Jim Moon revisits the series with some new thoughts on this old favourite.  

Frances O'Grady, General Secretary Designate of the TUC, brings 'the intellectual equivalent of a Hollywood weepie' as her choice of a good read. It's the powerful Booker prize-winning novel, 'The Gathering' by Irish novelist, Anne Enright. Meanwhile the medical historian Ruth Richardson chooses TS Eliot's landmark poem written in the shadow of the Second World War, 'Four Quartets'. The presenter Harriett Gilbert nominates a children's classic, 'The Box of Delights' by John Masefield. Producer: Mark Smalley

With Christmas fast approaching it's time for some festive fare and Mr Jim Moon takes a journey into The Box of Delights, looking at the original novel by John Masefield and the celebrated BBC TV adaptation.