Podcasts about Morpurgo

Global market turmoil opens a window for credit investors in companies with too much debt, according to London-based Aptior Capital, which specializes in distressed debt and rescue finance. “All this volatility, it throws up even more opportunities,” founder Rudi Singh tells Bloomberg News’ Giulia Morpurgo and Bloomberg Intelligence’s Tolu Alamutu in the latest Credit Edge podcast. “These are very good businesses and it really has been the old adage of good company, bad cap structure.” Morpurgo and Alamutu also discuss the firm’s target of 20% returns, a shift to Europe by US investors, liability management, real estate and auto sector stress. This episode was recorded on April 2.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

La guerra, il Natale, il senso di essere uomini. È la tregua di Natale del 1914 e nelle trincee del fronte occidentale accade qualcosa di meraviglioso… Un libro "senza tempo", una lettura per tutte le età che entra nel profondo dell'animo umano con parole semplici e incisive, con illustrazioni profondamente interpretative.…. che dovrebbe infondere a tutti noi il coraggio di vivere gli ideali e lottare ogni giorno per la pace, la pace. Un mio augurio di Natale per tutti.Silvia Blezza Picherle - 18 dicembre 2024

How big does an urban garden need to be to support pollinators and other important insects? What kinds of plants lead to the most biodiverse space? How should homeowners manage their gardens to support the natural world?Get the full garden scoop with PhD researcher Joeri Morpurgo, from University Leiden in the Netherlands! Morpurgo and his colleagues visited urban gardens throughout Amsterdam and counted all the different plant and insect species they could find. Some key findings? Gardens can be small but mighty--as long as there's dense foliage and a plethora of plant species, they supported a variety of insect species. And one controversial finding: native vs. non-native plant species didn't seem to make a difference to insect diversity. Hear Morpurgo's take on his findings, and his urban garden management recommendations on the podcast!Related links: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1618866724003297https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2024/07/pavement-gardens-are-crucial-to-urban-biodiversity

This episode is an exploration of Michael Morpurgo's novel "Private Peaceful" and the true stories that inspired it. During the First World War, 306 British soldiers were executed for "cowardice" (lâchté) - some as young as 16. This episode uncovers how Morpurgo transformed this dark chapter of history into an unforgettable story of two brothers. Perfect for intermediate English learners, we'll explain key vocabulary, historical context, and the journey to justice that finally came in 2006 when these soldiers were pardoned.Cliquez ici pour télécharger la transcription.------------------------- The Déclic Anglais Podcast est le podcast idéal pour progresser rapidement et efficacement en anglais. Avec un nouvel épisode tous les mardis, améliorez votre compréhension orale en anglais, débarrassez-vous de vos croyances limitantes sur l'apprentissage de l'anglais, découvrez des astuces pour ne plus faire les erreurs les plus fréquentes et apprenez-en plus sur la culture britannique !------------------------- Vous voulez pratiquer votre anglais à l'oral pour gagner en aisance et ne plus avoir peur de parler anglais ?Nous organisons deux fois par mois des cours de conversation en anglais en ligne : le lieu idéal pour parler anglais en toute décontraction dans un petit groupe motivé ! Prochaines dates, tarifs et inscriptions ici : https://www.declicanglais.com/ateliers-------------------------Vous souhaitez aller plus loin et améliorer votre anglais sous tous ses aspects mais ne savez pas par où commencer, quelles ressources utiliser ? En vous abonnant au Déclic Anglais Club, ayez accès chaque mois à 4 nouvelles leçons exclusives pré-enregistrées pour nos membres, avec des exercices fun et interactifs basés sur les sujets abordés dans notre podcast. Ils vous permettront d'améliorer progressivement votre écrit, prononciation, compréhension en anglais. Et avec la version Boost, les deux cours de conversation mensuels sont inclus, ainsi qu'un cours d'anglais en groupe dont le sujet est choisi chaque mois par les membres du Club ! Infos, tarifs et inscriptions ici : https://www.declicanglais.com/presentation-declic-anglais-club ------------------------- Pour toute question ou remarque, n'hésitez pas à nous écrire à l'adresse contact@declicanglais.com Notre site : www.declicanglais.com Retrouvez-nous aussi sur : Facebook / Instagram ------------------------ Soundtrack credits:Lindsay Tomasic: Future Perfect U/S, album: Mostly Acoustic, Soundcast Music, NYB Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Michael Morpurgo is a literary treasure. The author of War Horse and Private Peaceful, he's written around 150 books, loved particularly among children and young people. He's returned with yet another novel, Cobweb following a little dog heading to London in the aftermath of Britain's triumph at Waterloo. Morpurgo told Jack Tame that much like many of his stories, Cobweb was inspired by a friend of his who walked 250 miles from the West Coast of Wales to London on a drovers' road. Drovers' roads are the paths farmers would use to bring their livestock from their farms to the market, as back before vehicles and public transport became common, walking was the only way to reach the big cities. While researching drovers' roads, Morpurgo realised that their stories, and the stories of drovers' dogs in particular, aren't well known. “And I thought, that's a story that mostly no one knows, so why don't you tell it? Tell that tale? So that's what I did.” LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/il-posto-delle-parole--1487855/support.Marina Morpurgo"La nuova Russia"Israel Joshua SingerAdelphiwww.adelphi.itPrima edizione mondialeTraduzione di Marina MorpurgoCon una Nota di Francesco M. CataluccioA cura di Elisabetta ZeviÈ l'autunno del 1926 quando Israel Joshua Singer, su invito del direttore del «Forverts» − quotidiano yiddish di New York −, si reca in Unione Sovietica per un reportage che lo impegnerà diversi mesi. «Queste immagini e impressioni sono state scritte di getto, sul momento, come accade nei viaggi» dirà, non senza understatement, a commento del suo lavoro, che invece costituisce una testimonianza eccezionale, per molti versi unica. Perché Singer, che aveva osservato a fondo il paese dei soviet già nel pieno della tempesta rivoluzionaria, non solo ci mostra ora uno scenario drasticamente mutato, ma coglie in nuce, con occhio penetrante, quelli che saranno i tratti peculiari del regime staliniano: la burocrazia imperante, la pervasività dell'apparato poliziesco, gli ideali comunisti sempre più di facciata, i rigurgiti antisemiti. Percorrendo le campagne bielorusse e ucraine punteggiate di fattorie collettive e colonie ebraiche, visitando le principali città del paese – Mosca, «grande, straordinaria e bellissima»; Kiev, che «non riesce ad accettare il nuovo ruolo di città di provincia»; Odessa, «cortigiana esuberante» divenuta «profondamente osservante e devotamente socialista» –, immergendoci in una prodigiosa polifonia di testimonianze, Singer ci restituisce un quadro vivido e composito, pieno di chiaroscuri, della nascente società sovietica. E porta così alla luce le feroci contraddizioni che proliferano sotto lo sguardo vigile e ubiquo delle nuove icone laiche del «santo Vladimir».«Per me non era solo il fratello maggiore, ma un padre spirituale e un maestro» (Isaac Bashevis Singer).Israel Joshua Singer, è nato a Bilgoraj, in Polonia, nel 1893. Fratello maggiore di Isaac (premio Nobel per la letteratura nel 1978), ha vissuto in Polonia e in Unione Sovietica ed è emigrato nel 1934 negli Stati Uniti, dove è morto nel 1944. Ingiustamente trascurato e messo in ombra dalla fama del fratello, è stato prolifico e grande autore di romanzi e racconti in lingua yiddish, introducendo nella narrativa yiddish elementi innovativi e caratteristici del suo stile: i diversi livelli di trame e sottotrame, l'ampio respiro delle vicende, i continui ribaltamenti dei piani e dei punti di vista, nonché le indimenticabili gallerie di personaggi.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarewww.ilpostodelleparole.it

Studenti, giornalisti, attivisti: categorie tra le più a rischio nell'Afghanistan talebano. Ma anche un gruppo di cicliste, doppiamente perseguitate perché donne e perché sportive. Poco meno di un anno fa un'operazione di salvataggio promossa dall'Unione Ciclistica Internazionale con la regia di Sylvan Adams – il filantropo a capo della Israel Premier Tech, la prima squadra professionistica israeliana recente protagonista al Tour de France – aveva permesso il salvataggio di alcune centinaia di cittadini afghani in pericolo di vita. Non tutti però hanno potuto raggiungere l'Europa nei tempi previsti, restando bloccati ad Islamabad per un totale di nove mesi. Un blocco “burocratico” finalmente superato. Dopo una lunga attesa una settantina di profughi (tra loro molte donne) sono sbarcati quest'oggi all'aeroporto romano di Fiumicino, da dove hanno poi preso la strada dell'Abruzzo che li accoglierà in alcune strutture. Ad abbracciarli c'era tra gli altri lo stesso Adams: “Sono ebreo, ma sono guidato dall'antico imperativo culturale del ‘Tikkun Olam': il concetto ebraico di riparazione del mondo. Un concetto che ci ha guidati in Rwanda, dove abbiamo ‘adottato' un team femminile e dove abbiamo in programma di costruire un centro dedicato alla bicicletta. La speranza è che anche gli atleti afghani possano avere una possibilità di emergere”. L'iniziativa ha potuto svolgersi nell'ambito dei “corridoi umanitari” attivati da Comunità di Sant'Egidio, Federazione delle Chiese Evangeliche in Italia, Tavola Valdese, Arci, Caritas italiana, Iom, Inmp e Unhcr.

Con Sagrario Fernández-Prieto. Suscríbete a CesarVidal.TV y escucha este audio antes que nadie y sin publicidad: https://www.cesarvidal.tv El matarife Autor: Sándor Márai. Editorial: Salamandra. 110 págs. La historia del humilde hijo de un guarnicionero que cambia su vida cuando descubre el oficio de matarife de bueyes. La IGM le dará la ocasión de practicar lo aprendido. Márai lleva a cabo una magistral radiografía de la Alemania que preludió la 2GM y cambió las fronteras de Europa cubriéndola de sangre. Una novela sencillamente magistral e inolvidable. La isla de los Frailecillos Autor: Michael Morpurgo. Ilustrado por Benji Davies y con traducción de Roser Vilagrassa Editorial: Bambú. Los pájaros Frailecillos tendrán que solucionar sus conflictos con otros pájaros de la isla en la que viven. Los niños pueden ler solos el libro o bien acompañados de un adulto. Mantendrá la intriga durante diez días, correspondientes a los diez capítulos en que se desarrolla la historia. Es una historia de amistad, esperanza y amor a la naturaleza. Del mismo modo, la pintura como medio de expresión de los sentimientos es el eje de la obra. También se habla de la lectura y la escritura y se alude a obras claves de la literatura universal como La isla del tesoro o Moby Dick. Morpurgo nunca defrauda. A partir de ocho años.

“Un filo che lega”. E' questo il nome dell'iniziativa educativa e benefica che unisce gli ospiti della Residenza Ad Maiores di Orpea Italia ai bimbi della scuola primaria Elio de Morpurgo dell'Istituto Comprensivo ai Campi Elisi di Trieste. Due realtà, una residenza per anziani e una scuola elementare, a prima vista diverse e distanti accumunate dalla convinzione che il sistema educativo di istruzione e il mondo della terza età possano dialogare e collaborare in attività che costituiscono un arricchimento per entrambe le parti. Perché c'è un filo, sottile ma resistentissimo, che lega l'universo degli anziani e quello dei bambini. E così negli scorsi mesi gli ospiti di Ad Maiores e gli scolari della primaria hanno partecipato a laboratori creativi e hanno realizzato cappellini, centritavola, coccarde, alberelli di Natale, presine ma anche disegni e dipinti. Il tutto per una buona causa: un mercatino benefico per raccogliere fondi da destinare ai meno fortunati. Sabato 18 dicembre, durante il pomeriggio, sulle bancarelle allestite in Piazza Goldoni, i cittadini di Trieste potranno ammirare e acquistare le loro piccole, grandi creazioni. Il ricavato delle offerte sarà destinato ad International Action per l'adozione di tre bambini del Nepal e alle famiglie più colpite dal Covid sul nostro territorio. Ai microfoni di Igor Damilano ad approfondire l'iniziativa Giovanni Deotto di Ad Maiores:

The amazing Childrens Laureate and bestselling author, poet and playwright Sir Michael Morpurgo joins Bex for a Morpurgo special! We chat about his new book When Fish Flew and the astounding stories behind it, as well as a new poetry book all about animals - with an exclusive reading!   We also hear about the new book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid Saga, and all about a Penguin called Einstein - its all in this episode of The Fun Kids Book Worms Podcast!   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Il Memoriale della Shoah di Milano, situato nell'area di manovra della Stazione Centrale di Milano, dove dal dicembre 1943 al gennaio 1945 furono deportati ebrei e detenuti politici verso i campi di sterminio e concentramento, è un progetto esemplare, unico nel suo genere in Europa.Scopri il progetto > https://one.listonegiordano.com/architettura/memoriale-della-shoah-milano/

A wonderful example of a Posek who is "normal"

[CN: war, death, bombs, destruction, trench warfare] This week we're reading books about war, and about building peace. Our chapter book is Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo, beloved by Matt and Nina since they were 11, and the General by Janet Charters, which we'd never read before, and is a fascinating look at 1960s pacifism and at Michael Foreman's earliest published illustrations. There's a lot of further reading for those of you that want it this week. Our resident history nerd Matt recommends these interviews with Mr Morpurgo (our content note extends to these, and also they contain spoilers): http://www.filmeducation.org/privatepeaceful/pdf/MICHAEL%20MORPURGO%20Interview%20Transcript.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S3fp8Tqn5E&ab_channel=HarperCollinsChildren%27sBooks And Nina, who took the lead on the research into The General and Michael Foreman (we couldn't find much at all about Janet Charters, sadly), recommends these: https://writewyattuk.com/2016/10/20/drawing-from-experience-the-michael-foreman-interview/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLF-ENtMp5o&ab_channel=Culture24videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePRDc_Gozjk&ab_channel=Culture24videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8axwRLbi58&ab_channel=Culture24videos What A Wonderful Day is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License by Shane Ivers of silvermansound.com

Michael Morpurgo (War Horse) and Clare Morpurgo (founder of the charity Farms for City Children) talk about their initiative to bring the skills of farming and the outdoor life to inner-city kids.

Apparently, as the pace of life has become very different lately, so is my podcast scheduling! After a couple weeks away, it is so good to talk with you again. Today it is my profound pleasure to introduce you to Hannah Morpurgo. She is an avid booklover, a dedicated English Major training to become a High School music teacher, a young woman likely to say the funniest thing at the drop of a hat and my firstborn daughter. As the newest member of the Daisy Chain Book Co. team, Hannah is doing everything from inventory management, bookselling and now being a podcast Guest. I am beyond thrilled to share her with you! We are starting something new, I'm calling it the Reader Rapid-Fire 30. 30 questions I came up with about your reading life, books that have made an impact on you and quirky details about your habits, bookshelves and favourites. Each Guest will be asked the same 30 questions, and it's just a fun and casual way to get to know each other and dive into what we are really curious about: their bookish picks. So today, we are kicking it off with Hannah's Rapid-Fire 30. Enjoy! Books mentioned: All Adults Here The One We Need to Talk About Kevin Podcast theme music created and performed by the incredible Kerri Bridgen. Want to be a Guest on my Podcast? Want to tell me about what you're reading? Email me at brandi@daisychainbook.co Follow Daisy Chain Book Co. on all Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest & The Booktruck Chick BLOG! Online calendar of upcoming booktruck events and an online database of all our books at Daisy Chain Book Co.

Episodio 28 – Stefano Morpurgo parla di lavoratori autistici e progettualità

Episodio 28 – Stefano Morpurgo parla di lavoratori autistici e progettualità

Episodio 28 – Stefano Morpurgo parla di lavoratori autistici e progettualità

Educationalist and children's author Michael Morpurgo (War Horse, and some 100 other bestselling books) talks about where it all comes from - and about the stunning importance memory in particular.   Podcast available here: https://festivalofwritingandideas.com/podcasts/

On ‘Profile’ this week - one of Britain’s most celebrated storytellers. Michael Morpurgo has written 180 books over the past half century. Over Christmas, he narrated a new BBC TV film adaptation of his 2014 children’s story ‘Mimi And The Mountain Dragon’. Morpurgo is best known for ‘War Horse’ - a book about a horse bought by the British army to serve in the First World War and its young owner’s attempts to bring it home to safety. Turned into a National Theatre play, then a Hollywood movie – it’s made him a household name. Mark Coles hears from Morpurgo’s wife, brother, biographer and close friends talk about what inspired his writing - the profound impact war had on him as a child and the father he didn’t know for years. We hear about his time in the army, the charity he set up to give city children experience of the countryside – and why now in his mid 70s, he’s taken up his love of singing again. Producer Smita Patel Editor Penny Murphy The programme contains music from the BBC TV Film, "Mimi & the Mountain Dragon", composed by Rachel Portman

The Oscar-winning composer's latest project is the score for a musical animation of Sir Michael Morpurgo's children's book Mimi and the Mountain Dragon. Commissioned by the BBC, and to be broadcast on BBC One on Boxing Day, the film also features illustrations by Emily Gravett. In the latest Gramophone podcast, the composer talks about the project, which was recorded by the BBC Philharmonic and the Hallé's family of choirs.

Michael Morpurgo is a multi-award-winning, bestselling author, known for his children’s books, notably ‘War Horse’. A former Children’s Laureate, he’s written more than 100 titles, as well as screenplays and libretti for opera. Morpurgo’s work often tackles social issues; his most recent book, ‘Boy Giant’, is based on ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ and features an Afghan refugee.

National treasure Michael Morpurgo is our very special guest in this episode. Sir Michael has written more than 100 much-loved books including War Horse, Private Peaceful and Kensuke’s Kingdom. In this interview, he talks about the inspiration behind his latest book Boy Giant: Son of Gulliver. Inspired by Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels, the story is about Omar, a 12-year-old refugee from Afghanistan.   We also discuss three recommended Morpurgo books with some of the back office team at Hampshire Libraries: The Butterfly Lion Alone on a Wide Wide... The post A Swift Adventure | Michael Morpurgo interview appeared first on Love your library.

USMARADIO per San Marino Design Workshop 2019 Anche quest'anno siamo partner dell'annuale iniziativa che per un'intera settimana approfondisce temi di ricerca e progetti di interesse dell'Università coinvolgendo studenti, designer, professionisti e docenti di Unirsm Design. La parola chiave dell'incontro di oggi è "contesto": il lavoro sul territorio e su una comunità è il punto in comune tra il Workshop 03 dal titolo "Riaccendi il forno di San Leo" condotto dalla designer Eugenia Morpurgo, e il Workshop 05 "Servizio pubblico di raccolta differenziata dei rifiuti della Repubblica di San Marino" diretto da Federico Paternò (Studio Tanto). I designer sono stati nostri ospiti questa mattina e ci hanno raccontato l'importanza della comprensione dell'ambito di lavoro in una fase di progettazione come quella che stanno affrontando gli studenti dei rispettivi laboratori in questi giorni.

Today I'm speaking with Brandi Morpurgo, owner of Daisy Chain Book Co. in Alberta, Canada. I heard the story of Brandi's book store on wheels on the podcast Don't Keep Your Day Job and now am delighted to be sharing it with you on Keeping Shop. Brandi shares her startup story; both how difficult it was to be the first of her kind and also how her natural drive and resilience forged a path to a successful opening. We talk about the myth of social media, building community wherever you go and providing a truly impactful customer experience. Brandi also shares her thoughts on writing a business plan that goes beyond just the nitty-gritty and encourages us all to think bigger for our businesses. I love this. By acknowledging that we're even thinking of a 5-year plan we're imprinting big growth and big success on our business from the very beginning. If our big dreams change that's okay (!!!), at least we're allowing ourselves to be confident in the power of our businesses even when they're young. Brandi shares some of her favorite books and you'll hear me nerd out on why fiction is my ultimate brain escape. This is a wonderful episode. Brandi is warm, engaging and offers nuggets of wisdom that we can start using immediately. Enjoy the show.

Nel secondo episodio del nostro podcast abbiamo scoperto che nei Laghi di Monticolo vivono molluschi e meduse!! Ne abbiamo parlato con l'esperto del museo Massimo Morpurgo, ottenendo molte informazioni su queste specie e sul progetto di ricerca dI cui lo stesso Morpurgo se ne occupa. Foto: Andrea Falcomatà

Intervengono Guido Cerboni - Ambasciatore italiano a San Marino Michele Zannoni - Direttore corso di Laurea magistrale in design Corrado Petrocelli - Magnifico Rettore dell'Università degli Studi della Repubblica di San Marino Il primo direttore del corso di laurea in Design dell’Università degli Studi della Repubblica di San Marino Gaddo Morpurgo è protagonista dell’evento con cui l’Ambasciata d’Italia a San Marino e l’Ateneo sammarinese celebrano l’Italian Design Day del 20 marzo 2019, un’iniziativa che porta in circa cento città del mondo approfondimenti sul tema “Design e città del futuro”. Gaddo Morpugno, che dal 2005 al 2008 ha coordinato sul Titano le attività di un programma formativo al quale negli anni sono arrivati riconoscimenti provenienti da istituzioni come l’Associazione per il Disegno Industriale, curatrice del Compasso d’Oro, interverrà alle ore 15 nell’Aula Magna della sede universitaria dell’Antico Monastero di Santa Chiara, nel centro storico del Titano. Nella sua carriera ha svolto attività di ricerca, progettazione e consulenza per enti e istituzioni come il Ministero degli Esteri italiano, il Ministero della Cultura della Repubblica del Rwanda, la Segreteria di Stato per l’Istruzione e la Cultura del Titano, la galleria d’arte moderna di Bologna e la Biennale di Venezia. La sua attività accademica ha riguardato, oltre all’Ateneo sammarinese, università come il Politecnico di Milano, lo Iuav di Venezia e la Rietveld Academie di Amsterdam, in Olanda. Gli eventi organizzati nella cornice dell’Italian Design Day 2019 prevedono conferenze e prospettive offerti da architetti, designer, accademici, imprenditori e storici che promuovono il design italiano come veicolo di innovazione e sviluppo. L’appuntamento rappresenta per il terzo anno consecutivo il frutto della collaborazione fra l’Ambasciata d’Italia a San Marino e l’Ateneo sammarinese. via http:///www.unirsm.sm

How does a silly little idea for a mobile bookstore become a reality? Brandi Morpurgo, creator of Daisy Chain Book Co. had a lifelong love for books, but she wanted to spread the stories to each person's heart in a more personal way. She shares how she got the courage to forge ahead with her idea - even when there was no proof it would work, why bringing value and making personal connections is the best way to find your tribe, and why stories are timeless treasures to the doors of all that is possible. - Join a local DKYDJ meetup group! dontkeepyourdayjob.com/meetup-groups - Send us your success story! hello@dontkeepyourdayjob.com - Thank you Robin Hood! Get a FREE stock when you sign up dreamjob.robinhood.com. - Thank you Bioclarity! Bioclarity.com and code dreamjob for a FREE Clarifying masque

The bestselling author of over 140 books for children, Michael Morpurgo talks to journalist and critic Claire Armitstead at the RA Festival of Ideas about his two new novels. 'In The Mouth of The Wolf' tells the epic true story of Morpurgo’s two uncles during World War Two, while 'Flamingo Boy', inspired by the author’s grandson, focuses on a young autistic boy living in France during the Occupation. Come to the next Festival of Ideas live in the RA's Benjamin West Lecture Theatre – line-up coming soon: https://roy.ac/FOI2019

(Bonus series 1 episode) We've unearthed a previously forgotten case! Gordon Waller (sous chef and knitting hobbyist) is dead! OMG! He's been found under a piano and now we've got to find out who killed him. Recorded live at Underbelly Festival Southbank 2018 and featuring Joseph Morpurgo, Rachel Parris, Marcus Brigstocke and Charlotte Gittins. Produced and hosted by Joel Gatehouse and Ralph Jones www.criminalimprov.weebly.com

Mary Magdalene was Jesus Christ's most loyal friend, who stayed with him through the ordeal of his crucifixion, and was the first witness to his resurrection. But she was also denigrated by the church as a prostitute. Now her story is told in a new film with Rooney Mara as Mary and Joaquin Phoenix as Christ. Michèle Roberts, who wrote the novel The Secret Gospel of Mary Magdalene, reviews.With its population of 300,000, Iceland has more books published, and more writers per head, than anywhere else in the world. As it becomes a leader in Nordic Noir, crime writer Ragnar Jónasson and professor of Icelandic, Helga Lúthersdóttir, discuss the rich world of Icelandic fiction from the sagas which date back to the 13th century to the present day. Joseph Morpurgo's show Hammerhead strangely begins after his show has ended. It is the question-and-answer session after an - imagined - 9-hour, one-man performance of Frankenstein. He talks to Stig Abell about this conceit and where it leads him.And with news of the death of the theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, we consider his presence in popular culture, and in particular playing himself on TV.

Another smashing collage of comedy from the Edinburgh Fringe festival in this episode of Live at the Pleasance. Al catches up with character comedian Catriona Knox and with the voice of a trucker, body of an angel and new face of Soccer AM Lloyd Griffith whilst Maddie meets the newest Pleasance recruit, Jordan Brookes. Live comedy comes from Twanya Mayne, Joseph Morpurgo and Arthur Smith.  Live at the Pleasance is brought to you in association with Audible.co.uk. You can start a free 30 day trial where you can choose from the world’s largest selection of audiobooks just by going to Audible.co.uk/laughs. You can choose from titles such as Rob Brydon’s ’Small Man in a Book’ or Bonkers by Jennifer Saunders. After your free trial Audible is just £7.99 a month.  It’s totally up to you, audible.co.uk/laughs.

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In A Hologram For The King, Tom Hanks stars as a stressed-out executive with problems at home, trying to land an IT deal with the King of Saudi Arabia. Sue Turton, a former correspondent with Al Jazeera and Channel Four, assesses whether the film captures the realities of doing business in the region.Michael Morpurgo's book Running Wild, about a young boy's adventures lost in the Indonesian jungle, has been brought to life by Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in London. Morpurgo, the play's director Timothy Sheader, and Toby Olie - designer of many of the animal puppets - discuss the challenges of the production.Jo Brand returns as nurse Kim Wilde in Going Forward, a brand-new three-part TV comedy series that turns the spotlight on domiciliary care. It's a spin-off series of the critically acclaimed Getting On. Dreda Say Mitchell reviews.After winning the Lifetime Achievement Award at the International Opera Awards on Sunday, the German mezzo-soprano opera singer and director Brigitte Fassbaender discusses the difference between singing a Strauss opera and Schubert's lieder, and reveals how despite all her years of performing and directing, she still suffers from dreadful nerves.

In his lecture, The Best of All Possible Worlds, Michael will explore the subject of writing about the environment for children. It is a subject that he has continued to return to through his books and believes that connecting children with the environment is of critical importance if we are to turn the tide of environmental literacy.

Introduced by Peter Donaldson, Recorded by Deep Blue Sound, Edited and Mixed at dBs Music'I have written a blasphemous book', said Melville when his novel was first published in 1851, 'and I feel as spotless as the lamb'. Deeply subversive, in almost every way imaginable, Moby-Dick is a virtual, alternative bible - and as such, ripe for reinterpretation in this new world of new media. Out of Dominion was born its bastard child - or perhaps its immaculate conception - the Moby-Dick Big Read: an online version of Melville's magisterial tome: each of its 135 chapters read out aloud, by a mixture of the celebrated and the unknown, to be broadcast online, one new chapter each day, in a sequence of 135 downloads, publicly and freely accessible.Starting 16 September 2012!For more info please go to: www.mobydickbigread.com

He's a master storyteller who has left an indelible mark on countless children who’ve grown up with his stories. Now, the astonishing success of War Horse on stage and screen has made Michael Morpurgo a household name. Maggie Fergusson has written an intriguing biography of the writer, War Child, War Horse, which is interspersed with seven autobiographical short stories written by Morpurgo himself. In this event, recorded live at the 2012 Edinburgh International Book Festival, the two writers got together to tell us about their unique collaboration, chaired by Lindsay Fraser.

He's a master storyteller who has left an indelible mark on countless children who’ve grown up with his stories. Now, the astonishing success of War Horse on stage and screen has made Michael Morpurgo a household name. Maggie Fergusson has written an intriguing biography of the writer, War Child, War Horse, which is interspersed with seven autobiographical short stories written by Morpurgo himself. In this event, recorded live at the 2012 Edinburgh International Book Festival, the two writers got together to tell us about their unique collaboration, chaired by Lindsay Fraser.