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The Cluster F Theory Podcast
33. Children's Online Rights - Beeban Kidron

The Cluster F Theory Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 47:00


Baroness Beeban Kidron OBE sits as a crossbench peer in the UK's House of Lords.She is an advisor to the Institute for Ethics in AI at the University of Oxford, a Commissioner on the UN Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development, an expert advisor for the UN Secretary-General's High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence, and Founder and Chair of 5Rights Foundation. Before taking up her seat in the House of Lords in 2012, Baroness Kidron spent 30 years as a film maker. Her credits include, the BAFTA award-winning 'Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit', 'Bridget Jones: the Edge of Reason' and 'To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar'.She also co-founded the education charity Into Film, which currently engages with over two thirds of schools in the UK offering a wide programme of film clubs, cinema screenings, and resources and training to support classroom teaching. Baroness Beeban Kidron OBE's personal site: https://beeban.com/Baroness Kidron's Parliamentary page: https://members.parliament.uk/member/4258/career5 Rights Foundation: https://5rightsfoundation.com/Into Film: https://www.intofilm.org/Beeban Kidron's IMDB page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0452319/Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beeban_KidronThe Cluster F Theory Podcast is edited by Julian Mayers at Yada Yada https://www.yada-yada.net/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theclusterftheory.substack.com

The Author Archive Podcast
Jeanette Winterson - Oranges are Not the Only Fruit.

The Author Archive Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2024 45:54


This interview is one I remember with huge affection. Mostly I would talk to an author for 20 minutes or so but this conversation is twice that. It was recorded in the spring of 1984 when 'Oranges are Not the Only Fruit' was first published. I was very fortunate because I was one of the very first broadcasters to interview Jeanette. I had been reading the book in bed the night before and was buzzing with enthusiasm for it when I met her. Hear the author talk about her life in religious Accrington and rejecting the faith will make reading the book essential

Roger Bolton's Beeb Watch
Baroness Kidron former film and documentary director on Bridget Jones, the threat of tech giants and ad funded PSBs

Roger Bolton's Beeb Watch

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2024 28:14


Baroness Kidron is one of the country's foremost drama and documentary directors. Her long list of credits includes ‘Storyville', 'Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit', 'Victoria and Abdul' and 'Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason'. She now sits as a crossbench peer and is the founder of the Five Rights Foundation. For the past five years, she has been one of the most instrumental figures in ensuring better protection for children through the passage of measures such as the Online Safety Bill. On this week's programme we discuss Bridget Jones, controlling the tech giants, ad funded public service broadcasters and what can be done to protect children from online abuse.“The tech companies go in and out of the White House, and in and out of Downing Street, like they've got a cat flap.When I started on this journey, 11 years ago, I was treated like a middle-aged woman who didn't understand the new rock and roll. I am actually quite pleased to say that a lot of people have joined me in saying, actually, this is bad for democracy.”To support our journalism please sign up now for £1.99 per month: www.patreon.com/BeebWatch/membership @BeebRogeremail: roger@rogerboltonsbeebwatch.com Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Roger Bolton's Beeb Watch
Former film and documentary director Baroness Kidron on Bridget Jones, the threat of tech giants and ad funded PSBs

Roger Bolton's Beeb Watch

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2024 0:48


Baroness Kidron is one of the country's foremost drama and documentary directors. Her long list of credits includes ‘Storyville', 'Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit', 'Victoria and Abdul' and 'Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason'. She now sits as a crossbench peer and is the founder of the Five Rights Foundation. For the past five years, she has been one of the most instrumental figures in ensuring better protection for children through the passage of measures such as the Online Safety Bill. On this week's programme we discuss Bridget Jones, controlling the tech giants, ad funded public service broadcasters and what can be done to protect children from online abuse.“The tech companies go in and out of the White House, and in and out of Downing Street, like they've got a cat flap.When I started on this journey, 11 years ago, I was treated like a middle-aged woman who didn't understand the new rock and roll. I am actually quite pleased to say that a lot of people have joined me in saying, actually, this is bad for democracy.”To listen to this podcast now and support our journalism sign up now for £1.99 per month: www.patreon.com/BeebWatch/membership @BeebRogeremail: roger@rogerboltonsbeebwatch.com Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Haute Couture
Special edition of the Rendez-vous littéraire rue Cambon “The Power of Literature” with Jeanette Winterson, Charlotte Casiraghi and Kristen Stewart

Haute Couture

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2023 32:26


At the heart of the three-day exhibition Manchestermodern: past present future, curated by Factory International and CHAOS SixtyNine with the support of CHANEL, a special edition of the Rendez-vous littéraires rue Cambon [Literary Rendezvous at Rue Cambon] was held at the Victoria Baths in Manchester.In conversation with writer and critic Erica Wagner, author Jeanette Winterson, CHANEL ambassador and spokesperson Charlotte Casiraghi along with actress and CHANEL ambassador Kristen Stewart reveal what constitutes, according to them, the powers of literature. Together, they also talk about the books that are dear to them and the female literary figures who inspire them.© 2023 by Cities of Literature. All rights reserved.© 2023 Manchester Literature Festival. All rights reserved.© Jeanette Winterson. All rights reserved.Jeanette Winterson, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, © Grove Press, 1997.Jeanette Winterson, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, Vintage, 1997.Jeanette Winterson, The Passion, © Grove Press, 1997. Jeanette Winterson, The Passion, Vintage, 1997.Jeanette Winterson, Frankissstein: A Love Story, © Grove Press, 2019. Jeanette Winterson, Frankissstein: A Love Story, Vintage, 2019.Jeanette Winterson, 12 Bytes, © Grove Press, 2021. Jeanette Winterson, 12 Bytes, Vintage, 2021.Jeanette Winterson, Night Side of the River: Ghost Stories, © Grove Press, 2023.Jeanette Winterson, Night Side of the River: Ghost Stories, Vintage, 2023.© UK Honours System.© University of Oxford. All rights reserved.© The University of Manchester.© Toronto International Film Festival. All rights reserved.Into the Wild, © Paramount, 2007. Courtesy of River Road Entertainment, LLC.PANIC ROOM © 2002 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Courtesy of Columbia PicturesCatherine Hardwicke, Bill Condon, Chris Weitz, David Slade, Twilight, © Summit Entertainment, 2008-2012. All rights reserved.Pablo Larrain, Spencer, © Shoebox Films, 2021. A Fabula, Komplizen, Shoebox Films Production, 2021.© Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. All rights reserved.© Académie des Césars. All rights reserved.Olivier Assayas, Clouds of Sils Maria, © CG Cinéma, 2014.Kristen Stewart, The Chronology of Water, © Scott Free Productions. All rights reserved. Jeanette Winterson, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?, Vintage, 2012.Jeanette Winterson, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?, © Grove Press, 2012. Kate Zambreno, Heroines, © Semiotext(e), 2012.© Theatre Royal Stratford East.© ITN / Getty images.Shelagh Delaney, A Taste of Honey, © Grove Press, 1994. Virginia Woolf, A Room of One's Own, 1929.Virginia Woolf, Orlando, 1928.

Writers and Company from CBC Radio
Jeanette Winterson brings humour and understanding to a fraught childhood

Writers and Company from CBC Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2023 52:57


WARNING: This discussion deals with suicide. England's Jeanette Winterson reflects on her childhood and explores her search for love and belonging in her memoir, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?. Winterson is the author of the hit, semi-autobiographical novel, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit. Her latest book, Night Side of the River, is a collection of ghost stories. *This interview originally aired in 2012.

Your Angry Neighborhood Feminist
What's In The News? Mini #252

Your Angry Neighborhood Feminist

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2023 29:36


This week is gonna be a heavy one. First, Madigan discusses the police brutality occurring in France and the following protests and arrests, then, a tragic mass shooting that occurred in Baltimore, Maryland this past week. As an attempt to (somewhat) lighten the mood, the episode closes with a discussion on the controversial themes of HBO's The Idol. This episode was brought to you by Nutrafol! Go to Nutrafol.com and enter the promo code "ANGRY" to save $10 off your first month's subscription AND free shipping!! JOIN ME ON PATREON FOR THE ANGRY FEMINIST BOOK CLUB! Join me in covering this month's book, Oranges are not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson! https://www.patreon.com/angryneighborhoodfeminist GET YOUR YANF MERCH! https://yanfpodcast.threadless.com/  Do you have a topic that you want the show to take on?    Email: neighborhoodfeminist@gmail.com Social media:     Instagram: @angryneighborhoodfeminist **Don't forget to REVIEW and SUBSCRIBE on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!** Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your Angry Neighborhood Feminist
Madigan's Birthday Month Episode 1: Anne Frank

Your Angry Neighborhood Feminist

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2023 75:30


It's my birthday month, so what I say goes! This week, I am bringing you the story of one of my biggest heroes since childhood; Anne Frank. She is known as the young girl who kept a diary while hidden within a Secret Annex during the Nazi occupation during World War 2, but not everyone knows the story behind the girl, and behind the diary. I wanted to learn more, something new about my hero, and I hope you all enjoy this episode as much as I enjoyed making it. Rage on! Madigan This episode was brought to you by Nutrafol! Go to Nutrafol.com and enter the promo code "ANGRY" to save $10 off your first month's subscription AND free shipping!! JOIN ME ON PATREON FOR THE ANGRY FEMINIST BOOK CLUB! Join me in covering this month's book, Oranges are not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson! https://www.patreon.com/angryneighborhoodfeminist GET YOUR YANF MERCH! https://yanfpodcast.threadless.com/  Do you have a topic that you want the show to take on?    Email: neighborhoodfeminist@gmail.com Social media:     Instagram: @angryneighborhoodfeminist **Don't forget to REVIEW and SUBSCRIBE on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!** Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your Angry Neighborhood Feminist
What's In The News? Mini #251

Your Angry Neighborhood Feminist

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2023 29:37


Hey Ragers! This week, let's talk about the tragedies at sea that haven't been as widely covered by the media. There are thousands of lives lost at sea each year due to a lack of search-and-rescue missions for migrants looking for a better life for themselves and their family's. Most recently, the tragedy of the capsizing and sinking of the Adriana off shores of Greece, losing the lives of over 700. This episode was brought to you by Nutrafol! Go to Nutrafol.com and enter the promo code "ANGRY" to save $10 off your first month's subscription AND free shipping!! JOIN ME ON PATREON FOR THE ANGRY FEMINIST BOOK CLUB! Join me in covering this month's book, Oranges are not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson! https://www.patreon.com/angryneighborhoodfeminist GET YOUR YANF MERCH! https://yanfpodcast.threadless.com/  Do you have a topic that you want the show to take on?    Email: neighborhoodfeminist@gmail.com Social media:     Instagram: @angryneighborhoodfeminist **Don't forget to REVIEW and SUBSCRIBE on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!** SOURCES: https://www.npr.org/2023/06/28/1184581187/migrant-deaths-mediterranean-crossinghttps://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/why-hundreds-drowned-off-the-coast-of-greece https://www.democracynow.org/2023/6/22/a_titanic_disparity_in_how_the Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Literary Friction
Literary Friction - Feminism with Sara Ahmed

Literary Friction

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 59:50


What's the relationship between feminist writing and feminist activism? What does it mean to be a feminist killjoy, and what can we learn from her? This month, we're joined by scholar and writer Sara Ahmed to answer these questions and more, as we talk about her brilliant latest book, The Feminist Killjoy Handbook. In it, Sara shows how although the label ‘killjoy' has often been used to dismiss feminism by claiming that it causes unhappiness, in fact, assuming the identity of the feminist killjoy is a path of liberation and change. We'll also be talking more generally about the intersections of feminism and literature, the feminist writers who have inspired us, and thinking through what books can do when it comes to the continued struggle for gender equality. Also, very excitingly, O's memoir This Ragged Grace has been selected as the Bookshop.org book of the month for June! So, if you'd like to read it, they're offering all wonderful Literary Friction listeners free shipping and 10% off if you pre-order it from them at the following link, using the code Ragged10: https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/this-ragged-grace-a-memoir-of-recovery-and-renewal-octavia-bright/7400323?ean=9781838857462 Recommendations on the theme, Feminism: Octavia: The Penguin Book of Feminist Writing, edited by Hannah Dawson Carrie: Your Silence Will Not Protect You by Audre Lorde General Recommendations: Octavia: One Small Voice by Santanu Battacharya Sara: Our Sister Killjoy by Ama Ata Aidoo Carrie: Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson Find a list of all recommended books at: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/april-2023-feminism-with-sara-ahmed Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/litfriction Email us: litfriction@gmail.com Tweet us & find us on Instagram: @litfriction

Studio Soundtracks
Rachel Portman: Beyond the Screen

Studio Soundtracks

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2023 51:58


Studio Soundtracks takes listeners behind the scenes of how music is crafted for film and television by hearing directly from composers, songwriters and music professionals in the Entertainment Industry. Listen to inspiring conversations about composition and hear works from Emmy, Grammy, and Oscar-winning film scores on the show. Rachel Portman OBE – British Film Composer and first female composer to win an Academy Award in the category of Best Original Score for Emma (Douglas McGrath). She was also the first female composer to win a Primetime Emmy Award, which she received for the film, Bessie (Dee Rees). She has received two further Academy Nominations for The Cider House Rules and Chocolat (Lasse Hallström), which also earned her a Golden Globe Nomination as well as Bafta nominations for Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit and The Woman in Black. Other films include The Manchurian Candidate (Jonathan Demme), Oliver Twist (Roman Polanski), Beloved (Jonathan Demme), Benny and Joon (Jeremiah Chechik),  Life Is Sweet (Mike Leigh), Never Let Me Go (Mark Romanek), Grey Gardens (Michael Sucsy), The Legend of Bagger Vance (Robert Redford), The Duchess (Saul Dibb), One Day (Lone Scherfig), The Lake House (Alejandro Agresti), Mona Lisa Smile (Mike Newell), The Human Stain (Robert Benton), Their Finest (Lone Sherfig), Belle (Amma Asante), A Dog's Purpose (Lasse Halstrom), Mimi and the Mountain Dragon for the BBC and Godmothered (Sharon Maguire).  Her classical work includes an opera of Saint Exupery's Little Prince for Houston Grand Opera; The Water Diviner's Tale an oratorio for BBC Proms; Earth Song for the BBC singers; Ask The River, a collection of pieces for piano, violin and cello; The First Morning of The World for Joyce Di Donato's Eden. 

Let’s Talk Memoir
Language, Lyricism, and Sound featuring Suzanne Roberts

Let’s Talk Memoir

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2023 46:05


Suzanne Roberts joins Let's Talk Memoir for a conversation about the difficulty of being in a human body - especially a woman's, the male gaze, deciding how to approach our work, writing about loss, grief, death, and desire, reading widely and deeply, being an employee to our art, and Animal Bodies, her memoir made of lyrical essays, narrative pieces, and prose poems.   Also in this episode: -when the body becomes political -how poetry has informed her work -a tool to get yourself to write even material that you most fear sharing    Books mentioned in this episode:  The Rules of Inheritance by Claire Bidwell Smith Guidebook to Relative Strangers by Camile Dungy Soil: A Black Mother's Garden by Camille Dungy What You Have Heard is True by Caroline Forche The Man Who Could Move Clouds by Ingrid Rojas Contreras  Lying by Lauren Slater Constellations: Reflections from Life by Sinead Gleeson Drawing Breath by Gayle Brandeis Burnt: A Memoir of Fighting Fire by  Claire Frank The Abacus of Loss by Sholeh Wolpé Trespass by Amy Irvine Trailed by Kathryn Miles Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston   Suzanne Roberts is the author of the award-winning essay collection Animal Bodies: On Death, Desire, and Other Difficulties (March 2022),​ the award-winning travel memoir in essays Bad Tourist: Misadventures in Love and Travel (2020), and the memoir Almost Somewhere: Twenty-Eight Days on the John Muir Trail (Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award), as well as four books of poems. Named "The Next Great Travel Writer" by National Geographic's Traveler, Suzanne's work has been listed as notable in Best American Essays and included in The Best Women's Travel Writing. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, CNN, Creative Nonfiction, Brevity, The Rumpus, Hippocampus, The Normal School, River Teeth, and elsewhere. She holds a doctorate in literature and the environment from the University of Nevada-Reno, teaches in the low residency MFA program in creative writing at UNR-Tahoe, and splits her time between South Lake Tahoe, California and an old green van named Shrek.   Connect with Suzanne:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suzanneroberts28/?hl=en Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/suzanne.roberts.798 Website: https://www.suzanneroberts.net/ Animal Bodies: https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/9781496231024/#:~:text=About%20the%20Book&text=In%20Animal%20Bodies%20Suzanne%20Roberts,taboo%20desires%20and%20our%20grief.   -- Ronit Plank is a writer, teacher, and editor whose work has been featured in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Writer's Digest, The Rumpus, American Literary Review, Hippocampus, The Iowa Review, and elsewhere. Her memoir WHEN SHE COMES BACK about the loss of her mother to the guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and their eventual reconciliation was named a 2021 Best True Crime Book by Book Riot and was a Finalist in the National Indie Excellence Awards, the Housatonic Book Awards, and the Book of the Year Awards. Her fiction and creative nonfiction have been nominated for Pushcart Prizes, the Best of the Net, and the Best Microfiction Anthology, and her short story collection HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE won Hidden River Arts' Eludia Award. She is creative nonfiction editor at The Citron Review and lives in Seattle with her family where she is working on her next book.   More about Ronit: https://ronitplank.com Sign up for monthly podcast and writing updates: https://bit.ly/33nyTKd Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/ More about WHEN SHE COMES BACK, a memoir: https://ronitplank.com/book/ More about HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE, a short story collection: https://ronitplank.com/home-is-a-made-up-place/ Connect with Ronit: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/ https://twitter.com/RonitPlank https://www.facebook.com/RonitPlank   Background photo: Canva Headshot photo credit: Sarah Anne Photography Theme music: Isaac Joel, Dead Moll's Fingers

Finding Annie
Baroness Beeban Kidron

Finding Annie

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022 51:03


Prepare to be amazed by Beeban Kidron, a woman who took on the tech giants and won, making urgent, life impacting changes to digital regulation and the online experiences of children and young people. As a member of the House of Lords, Beeban pushed through the world's first ever Design Code into law in the UK, radically changing how social media treats children. Beeban is also a film and documentary director, her credits including ‘Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason', the 3 time BAFTA winning adaptation of Jeanette Winterson's autobiographical novel ‘Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit and the drag queen road movie ‘To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar' starring Wesley Snipes and Patrick Swayze.For her documentary called InRealLife, Beeban spent hundreds of hours with children discovering how the internet affects their lives including meeting people, porn and bullying. It was this experience that encouraged Beeban to change her life from film maker to lawmaker in order to protect children. She is one of the most impressive people to ever be on Changes. Here she shares what she's learnt, what change looks like in the digital world and, really helpfully, shares some tips for those who want to help children navigate the internet. Warning, you may want to leave your job and go and join her. You can watch the documentary InRealLife here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/InRealLife-Beeban-Kidron/dp/B00J8PGGI8Beeban's 5 Rights Foundation, with more information, is here: https://5rightsfoundation.com/Changes is a deaf friendly podcast, transcripts can be accessed here: https://www.anniemacmanus.com/changes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Literature & Libations
Episode 20.5 Influential Literary Lesbians

Literature & Libations

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2022 42:13


In this week's bonus episode, Kayla and Taylor discuss the history of lesbian literature, including some recommendations for your TBR! They also go on a Taylor Swift tangent, which is perfectly understandable because have you HEARD Midnights?!Books, etc. discussed in this episode:The Well of Loneliness  by Radclyffe HallWomen's Barracks by Tereska TorresThe Beebo Brinker Series by Ann BannonRubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae BrownHappy Endings Are All Alike by Sandra ScoppettoneOranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette WintersonAnnie on My Mind by Nancy GardenTipping the Velvet by Sarah WatersHood by Emma Donaghue Kayla's podcast mentions/witchy recommendations:Buffering the Vampire SlayerThe Witch Wave with Pam GrossmanBetween the WorldsFollow us on Instagram @literatureandlibationspod.Visit our website: literatureandlibationspod.com to submit feedback, questions, or your own takes on what we are reading. You can also see what we are reading for future episodes! You can email us at literatureandlibationspod@gmail.com.Please leave us a review and/or rating! It really helps others find our podcast…and it makes us happy!Purchase books via bookshop.org or check them out from your local public library. Join us next week as we discuss On the Road by Jack KerouacHere is the cocktail recipe for the upcoming episode if you want to drink along with us!The Margarita via liquor.comINGREDIENTS:2 oz blanco tequila½ oz orange liqueur1 oz lime juice, freshly squeezed½ oz agave syrupLime wheel and kosher salt, for garnishINSTRUCTIONSAdd tequila, orange liqueur, lime juice, and agave syrup to a cocktail shaker filled with ice, and shake until well-chilled.Strain into a rocks glass over fresh iceGarnish with a lime wheel and a kosher salt rim (optional)

Coming Out with Lauren & Nicole
Episode 222: Karen Frost

Coming Out with Lauren & Nicole

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2022 71:32


We have a rapid-fire discussion about one of our all-time favorite topics: queer female representation in media! Karen Frost describes herself as a "professional lesbian dabbler," but that majorly downplays the WEALTH of knowledge she has as a result of ceaselessly mining the data for queer TV shows, films, and web series! We discuss how (and why) projects like Nicole's As Love Goes face increasing difficulty when it comes to funding, and why outlets like Autostraddle are having trouble staying afloat. We also address the anger in our community over how many queer female-fronted shows have been cancelled recently (spoiler alert: direct your rage more towards sexism than homophobia...). Plus, we wax nostalgic (or rather, *non*-nostalgic) about how there used to be so few queer female characters on TV that you LITERALLY knew all of them, and Karen shares how Xena: Warrior Princess kickstarted her entire career path!Follow Karen at @Lez_Dish on both Twitter and Instagram, and listen to Peaches Aren't the Only Fruit and GossipINT wherever you get your podcasts. Also, check out https://www.karenfrostbooks.com/ for info on all of Karen's books!

Women’s Prize for Fiction Podcast
S5 Ep16: Bookshelfie: Dawn O'Porter

Women’s Prize for Fiction Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2022 58:42


Author and journalist, Dawn O'Porter joins Vick Hope to discuss everything from old Hollywood to Spice Girl Mania and reveals why she's no longer hungry for fame. Dawn is a renowned broadcaster, novelist and journalist. She has made documentaries about everything from free love to childbirth, is the co-founder and director of refugee charity Choose Love and designs dresses for Joanie Clothing. Dawn is the bestselling author of eight books, including The Cows, So Lucky and her newest novel Cat Lady - which is out now. Madeline's book choices are:  ** Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson **  Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus ** Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid ** Who I Am by Mel C ** We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson Vick Hope, multi-award winning TV and BBC Radio 1 presenter, author and journalist, is the host of season five of the Women's Prize for Fiction Podcast. Every week, Vick will be joined by another inspirational woman to discuss the work of incredible female authors. The Women's Prize is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world, and they continue to champion the very best books written by women. Don't want to miss the rest of Season Five? Listen and subscribe now! This podcast is sponsored by Baileys and produced by Bird Lime Media.

Unfortunately Required Reading
Mimosas are Not the Only Brunch Beverage (Oranges are Not the Only Fruit)

Unfortunately Required Reading

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2022 69:58


This week Amanda and Victoria discuss Jeanette Winterson's Oranges are Not the Only Fruit. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/unfortunately-required/support

The Archers
(S2) Episode 1: Taylor Swift is Out (You Need To Calm Down Queer Analysis)

The Archers

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2022 122:25 Very Popular


GaylorFest 2022 tickets are OUT NOW!: https://www.gaylorswift.com/event-details/gaylorfest-2022 Our ethereal new intro and outro theme song!: https://twitter.com/erynranney & https://www.tiktok.com/@alltoogayyy (35:55) Mia's Chely Wright Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTdKnFVc3/?k=1 (36:25) Chely Wright talking about the "blender" of homophobia in Hollywood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odWTVdhzYRY (48:45) u/petitfilou0's post about 12 daises: https://www.reddit.com/r/GaylorSwift/comments/svc8d7/somebody_posted_that_they_never_noticed_the_daisy/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf (1:00:37) u/taytopancakes' post about Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit: https://www.reddit.com/r/GaylorSwift/comments/u8ozio/has_anyone_read_this_book_interest_connections/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf (1:02:50) u/_leahtortilla's post about But I'm A Cheerleader: https://www.reddit.com/r/GaylorSwift/comments/uxwyag/lover_mv_but_im_a_cheerleader_house_parallels/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf Support us on Patreon ($5 monthly) for two bonus episodes every month: patreon.com/thearchers Connect with us on Twitter: twitter.com/TheArchersPod In honor of pride month and the three year anniversary of the song, The Archers return to Season 2 with a celebratory analysis of the high camp music video for “You Need To Calm Down”! With the help of the fellow Gaylors listed above, Katie and Madyson discuss the video's subtle nods to lesbian country singer Chely Wright, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, Girls by the 1975, and *another* stonewall reference. They discuss the meaning of queer baiting and how accusations of it might have affected the video's final cut. This podcast is not affiliated with Taylor Swift, her companies, or affiliated companies. All opinions are our own. Everything discussed is myth. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thearchers/support

Another Book on the Shelf
096 - Pride Reads 2022

Another Book on the Shelf

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2022 55:48


It's June, which means it's Pride month, and to celebrate Gen and Jette dedicate Episode 96 to all things queer lit! We talk about a lot of different books in this one and realized that quite a few of our past episodes feature queer books and writers. Hell yeah! Show Notes Quite a few of our favourite books get mentioned in this episode and you can find the complete (as possible) list below of everything we talked about. If you're in Toronto, be sure to hit up Glad Day Bookshop in the Village. Keep an eye out for Gen's blog post this month — she'll be giving you her Pride reading wish list. Let us know all your favourite queer books! Comment below, DM us, tag us...we want all the recommendations! Books and Authors Mentioned The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr. We Have Always Been Here by Samra Habib In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado Jeannette Winterson – Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, Written on the Body Kacen Callender – Felix Ever After, King and the Dragonflies The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong Heartstopper by Alice Oseman Casey McQuiston – I Kissed Shara Wheeler, One Last Stop, Red White and Royal Blue James Baldwin – Another Country, If Beale Street Could Talk, Giovanni's Room A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo Jedidiah Jenkins – To Shake the Sleeping Self, Like Streams to the Ocean Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee The Shale Project by Avi Silver & Sienna Tristen Fun Home by Alison Bechdel Tranny by Laura Jane Grace Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson Sadie by Courtney Summers Slave Play by Jeremy O. Harris Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim Fu Trixie & Katya's Guide to Modern Womanhood David Sedaris Don't forget to follow us on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter or email us at hello@anotherbookontheshelf.com. We'd love to hear from you! Sign up for our newsletter and add us to Pinterest!

Cambridge Law: Public Lectures from the Faculty of Law
Cambridge Pro Bono Project Annual Lecture 2021: A Personal Journal to Advocacy (audio)

Cambridge Law: Public Lectures from the Faculty of Law

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2022 85:00


On Wednesday 19th May 2021 the Cambridge Pro Bono Project hosted Baroness Beeban Kidron. Baroness Beeban Kidron OBE is a Crossbench Peer in the UK House of Lords and Chair of 5Rights Foundation. For 30 years, Baroness Kidron worked as a film director, making TV and film dramas and documentaries in the UK and Hollywood. She is best known for directing an adaption of the novel Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason. Baroness Kidron was appointed to the House of Lords, where she takes a particular interest in all things digital. She introduced a ground-Breaking piece of data protection legislation, ‘the Age Appropriate Design Code’, which gives under 18’s a high bar of data protection. Kidron is the Founder and Chair of 5Rights Foundation, whose mission is to build the digital world children and young people deserve. Most recently, 5Rights supported the UNCRC in drafting General Comment No. 35 on the relevance of children’s right to the digital world. This is anticipated to have global significance on the expectation and duties of States and businesses to children. For more information about the Cambridge Pro Bono Project, see Twitter (https://twitter.com/Cam_ProBono) or Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/CamProBono).

Cambridge Law: Public Lectures from the Faculty of Law
Cambridge Pro Bono Project Annual Lecture 2021: A Personal Journal to Advocacy

Cambridge Law: Public Lectures from the Faculty of Law

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2022 85:00


On Wednesday 19th May 2021 the Cambridge Pro Bono Project hosted Baroness Beeban Kidron. Baroness Beeban Kidron OBE is a Crossbench Peer in the UK House of Lords and Chair of 5Rights Foundation. For 30 years, Baroness Kidron worked as a film director, making TV and film dramas and documentaries in the UK and Hollywood. She is best known for directing an adaption of the novel Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason. Baroness Kidron was appointed to the House of Lords, where she takes a particular interest in all things digital. She introduced a ground-Breaking piece of data protection legislation, ‘the Age Appropriate Design Code’, which gives under 18’s a high bar of data protection. Kidron is the Founder and Chair of 5Rights Foundation, whose mission is to build the digital world children and young people deserve. Most recently, 5Rights supported the UNCRC in drafting General Comment No. 35 on the relevance of children’s right to the digital world. This is anticipated to have global significance on the expectation and duties of States and businesses to children. For more information about the Cambridge Pro Bono Project, see Twitter (https://twitter.com/Cam_ProBono) or Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/CamProBono).

Cambridge Law: Public Lectures from the Faculty of Law
Cambridge Pro Bono Project Annual Lecture 2021: A Personal Journal to Advocacy (audio)

Cambridge Law: Public Lectures from the Faculty of Law

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2022 85:00


On Wednesday 19th May 2021 the Cambridge Pro Bono Project hosted Baroness Beeban Kidron. Baroness Beeban Kidron OBE is a Crossbench Peer in the UK House of Lords and Chair of 5Rights Foundation. For 30 years, Baroness Kidron worked as a film director, making TV and film dramas and documentaries in the UK and Hollywood. She is best known for directing an adaption of the novel Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason. Baroness Kidron was appointed to the House of Lords, where she takes a particular interest in all things digital. She introduced a ground-Breaking piece of data protection legislation, ‘the Age Appropriate Design Code’, which gives under 18’s a high bar of data protection. Kidron is the Founder and Chair of 5Rights Foundation, whose mission is to build the digital world children and young people deserve. Most recently, 5Rights supported the UNCRC in drafting General Comment No. 35 on the relevance of children’s right to the digital world. This is anticipated to have global significance on the expectation and duties of States and businesses to children. For more information about the Cambridge Pro Bono Project, see Twitter (https://twitter.com/Cam_ProBono) or Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/CamProBono). This entry provides an audio source for iTunes.

Cambridge Law: Public Lectures from the Faculty of Law
Cambridge Pro Bono Project Annual Lecture 2021: A Personal Journal to Advocacy (audio)

Cambridge Law: Public Lectures from the Faculty of Law

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2022 85:00


On Wednesday 19th May 2021 the Cambridge Pro Bono Project hosted Baroness Beeban Kidron. Baroness Beeban Kidron OBE is a Crossbench Peer in the UK House of Lords and Chair of 5Rights Foundation. For 30 years, Baroness Kidron worked as a film director, making TV and film dramas and documentaries in the UK and Hollywood. She is best known for directing an adaption of the novel Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason. Baroness Kidron was appointed to the House of Lords, where she takes a particular interest in all things digital. She introduced a ground-Breaking piece of data protection legislation, ‘the Age Appropriate Design Code’, which gives under 18’s a high bar of data protection. Kidron is the Founder and Chair of 5Rights Foundation, whose mission is to build the digital world children and young people deserve. Most recently, 5Rights supported the UNCRC in drafting General Comment No. 35 on the relevance of children’s right to the digital world. This is anticipated to have global significance on the expectation and duties of States and businesses to children. For more information about the Cambridge Pro Bono Project, see Twitter (https://twitter.com/Cam_ProBono) or Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/CamProBono). This entry provides an audio source for iTunes.

Cambridge Law: Public Lectures from the Faculty of Law
Cambridge Pro Bono Project Annual Lecture 2021: A Personal Journal to Advocacy (audio)

Cambridge Law: Public Lectures from the Faculty of Law

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2022 85:00


On Wednesday 19th May 2021 the Cambridge Pro Bono Project hosted Baroness Beeban Kidron. Baroness Beeban Kidron OBE is a Crossbench Peer in the UK House of Lords and Chair of 5Rights Foundation. For 30 years, Baroness Kidron worked as a film director, making TV and film dramas and documentaries in the UK and Hollywood. She is best known for directing an adaption of the novel Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason. Baroness Kidron was appointed to the House of Lords, where she takes a particular interest in all things digital. She introduced a ground-Breaking piece of data protection legislation, ‘the Age Appropriate Design Code’, which gives under 18’s a high bar of data protection. Kidron is the Founder and Chair of 5Rights Foundation, whose mission is to build the digital world children and young people deserve. Most recently, 5Rights supported the UNCRC in drafting General Comment No. 35 on the relevance of children’s right to the digital world. This is anticipated to have global significance on the expectation and duties of States and businesses to children. For more information about the Cambridge Pro Bono Project, see Twitter (https://twitter.com/Cam_ProBono) or Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/CamProBono).

Cambridge Law: Public Lectures from the Faculty of Law
Cambridge Pro Bono Project Annual Lecture 2021: A Personal Journal to Advocacy

Cambridge Law: Public Lectures from the Faculty of Law

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2022 85:00


On Wednesday 19th May 2021 the Cambridge Pro Bono Project hosted Baroness Beeban Kidron. Baroness Beeban Kidron OBE is a Crossbench Peer in the UK House of Lords and Chair of 5Rights Foundation. For 30 years, Baroness Kidron worked as a film director, making TV and film dramas and documentaries in the UK and Hollywood. She is best known for directing an adaption of the novel Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason. Baroness Kidron was appointed to the House of Lords, where she takes a particular interest in all things digital. She introduced a ground-Breaking piece of data protection legislation, ‘the Age Appropriate Design Code’, which gives under 18’s a high bar of data protection. Kidron is the Founder and Chair of 5Rights Foundation, whose mission is to build the digital world children and young people deserve. Most recently, 5Rights supported the UNCRC in drafting General Comment No. 35 on the relevance of children’s right to the digital world. This is anticipated to have global significance on the expectation and duties of States and businesses to children. For more information about the Cambridge Pro Bono Project, see Twitter (https://twitter.com/Cam_ProBono) or Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/CamProBono).

Friends of Shakespeare and Company read Ulysses by James Joyce
Pages 28 - 35 │Nestor, part I│Read by Jeanette Winterson

Friends of Shakespeare and Company read Ulysses by James Joyce

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 19:43


Pages 28 - 35 │Nestor, part I│Read by Jeanette WintersonJeanette Winterson burst onto the literary scene as a young woman in 1985 with Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit. Her subsequent novels, including The Passion, Written on the Body, The Gap of Time, and—most recently, Frankissstein, have also received international acclaim, as has her nonfiction writing. She holds an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) and a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.Buy 12 Bytes: https://shakespeareandcompany.com/d/9781787332478/12-bytes*SUBSCRIBE NOW FOR EARLY EPISODES AND BONUS FEATURESAll episodes of our Ulysses podcast are free and available to everyone. However, if you want to be the first to hear the recordings, by subscribing, you can now get early access to recordings of complete sections.Subscribe on Apple Podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/shakespeare-and-company/id6442697026Subscribe on Spotify here: https://anchor.fm/sandcoSubscribe on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/sandcoIn addition a subscription gets you access to regular bonus episodes of our author interview podcast. All money raised goes to supporting “Friends of Shakespeare and Company” the bookshop's non-profit.*Discover more about Shakespeare and Company here: https://shakespeareandcompany.comBuy the Penguin Classics official partner edition of Ulysses here: https://shakespeareandcompany.com/d/9780241552636/ulyssesFind out more about Hay Festival here: https://www.hayfestival.com/homeAdam Biles is Literary Director at Shakespeare and Company. Find out more about him here: https://www.adambiles.netBuy a signed copy of his novel FEEDING TIME here: https://shakespeareandcompany.com/S/9781910296684/feeding-timeDr. Lex Paulson is Executive Director of the School of Collective Intelligence at Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique in Morocco.Hear more from Alex Freiman here: https://open.spotify.com/album/4gfkDcG32HYlXnBqI0xgQX?si=mf0Vw-kuRS-ai15aL9kLNA&dl_branch=1Follow Alex Freiman on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/alex.guitarfreiman/Hear more of Flora Hibberd here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5EFG7rqfVfdyaXiRZbRkpSHear more from Adrien Chicot here: https://bbact.lnk.to/utco90/Follow Adrien Chicot on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/adrienchicot/Photo of Jeanette Winterson by Sam Churchill See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Say Podcast and Die!
S02E08 - Tales to Give You Goosebumps #1, Part 3

Say Podcast and Die!

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2021 73:25


Andy and Alyssa conclude their three-part series on Tales to Give You Goosebumps #1 with a discussion of "Click," "Broken Dolls," and "A Vampire in the Neighborhood." In their discussion of "Click," they talk about laser discs, capitalist boredom, ironic wish fulfillment, time-controlling devices, the "Time Out" episode of Creepshow, Charmed, the "A Kind of Stopwatch" and "Time Enough at Last" episodes of The Twilight Zone, Troll 2, limbo, "Black Mirror, White Christmas," warping the fabric of reality, Timecrimes, alternate endings to The Butterfly Effect, magic/evil technology, and Countdown. In "Broken Dolls," they discuss fashion sense, craft fairs, Curse of Chucky, carnies, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, being transformed into a doll, Coraline, Child's Play, healing a sick family member, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, AI, The Dark Tower, the fear of child trafficking, the Pied Piper, changeling stories, the Satanic Panic, milk carton kids, The Deep End of the Ocean, I Know My First Name is Steven, sinister artisanal goods, Annabelle: Creation, and Goop. And with "A Vampire in the Neighborhood," they discuss the first person plural, butter burgers, vampire packs, Carmilla, stalkers, The Strangers, monster protagonists, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, bullies, The Hole, Dead Girl, strange new kids at school, shunning outsiders, Let the Right One In, frame tales, folk horror, emancipated children, The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane. // Music by Haunted Corpse // Follow @saypodanddie on Twitter and Instagram, and get in touch at saypodanddie@gmail.com

Professional Book Nerds
Reading the rainbow

Professional Book Nerds

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2021 59:01


Jill is joined by her coworker Joe to discuss LGBTQIA+ books. Fiction, nonfiction, juvenile, adult, and young adult are all here! Books mentioned in this episode: The Lost Girls by Sonia Hartl The Guncle by Steven Rowley Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune May the Best Man Win by Z.R. Ellor Bettyville by George Hodgman Filthy Animals by Brandon Taylor Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender Ace by Angela Chen Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls by T Kira Madden The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers With Teeth by Kristen Arnett The Groom Will Keep His Name by Matt Ortile Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers Payback's a Witch by Lana Harper Everybody (Else) Is Perfect by Gabrielle Korn Fat and Queer by Bruce Owens Grimm, Miguel M. Morales, Tiff Joshua TJ Ferentini My Rainbow by Deshanna Neal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Book Dumb
Ep. 18: Our Favorite LGBTQ+ Narratives

Book Dumb

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 51:56


In this episode, hosts August and Kendra share their 5 (and a few bonus) LGBTQ+ narratives. This is a list episode, so no spoilers will be shared. Books mentioned in the episode: In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado (2019) A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (2015) Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin (1956) Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeannette Winterson (1985) The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (2011) Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman (2007) Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado (2017) Outlawed by Anna North (2021) Simon vs The Homosapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli (2015) On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong (2019) The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi (2020) Maurice by E. M. Forster (1971) The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall (1928) Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx (1997) Orlando by Virginia Woolf (1928) Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris (2000) The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein (1933)

Asian Pop Nation Podcast
S2 E9 - APN's Interview with Margot Tanjutco

Asian Pop Nation Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2020 16:57


Asian Pop Nation had a super fun chat with Margot Tanjutco. Margot is a talented writer, performer and comedian. Some of her amazing projects include Vanity Fair Enough, Torch the Place and Romeo is Not the Only Fruit. You can find Margot on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram with the handle @margotxmargot. You can also check out her website at margottanjutco.com/biocv. Tune in at SYN 90.7FM | DAB+ syn.org.au every Tuesday from 8pm to 11pm. Follow Asian Pop Nation on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Women’s Prize for Fiction Podcast
Bookshelfie: Martha Lane Fox

Women’s Prize for Fiction Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2020 46:41


In this episode Zing Tsjeng is joined by Martha Lane Fox, who takes us on a tour of her bookshelves and tells us her five favourite books by women. Martha is a business woman, philanthropist, public servant and was also a Women’s Prize judge in 2009 - when Marilynne Robinson's Home was crowned the winner and is the Chair of Judges for the Prize this year. She co-founded Lastminute.com during the dot.com boom and since stepping down from the company in 2003 has gone on to sit on the boards of Marks & Spencer and Channel 4 and patron a number of charities. Today, she sits on the boards of Twitter, Donmar Warehouse and Chanel, is a trustee of The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust, a chancellor of The Open University and continues to advocate for human rights, women’s rights and social justice.Martha's book choices are:The Golden Notebook by Doris LessingVillette by Charlotte BrontëOranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette WintersonHow to be both by Ali Smith Memorial by Alice Oswald Every fortnight, join Zing Tsjeng, editor at VICE, and inspirational guests, including Dolly Alderton, Stanley Tucci, Liv Little and Scarlett Curtis as they celebrate the best fiction written by women. They'll discuss the diverse back-catalogue of Women’s Prize-winning books spanning a generation, explore the life-changing books that sit on other women’s bookshelves and talk about what the future holds for women writing today. The Women’s Prize for Fiction is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world, and this series will also take you behind the scenes throughout 2020 as we explore the history of the Prize in its 25th year and gain unique access to the shortlisted authors and the 2020 Prize winner. Sit back and enjoy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Reading Envy
Reading Envy 182: Reading Slump with Ellie

Reading Envy

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2020


Ellie is back and we get honest about reading slumps. We all have them, and it's a pretty bad feeling when books betray you. What can you do? We talk about how we have found our way out of reading slumps (or hope to) and then talk about some books we've read and liked recently. Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 182: Reading Slump with Ellie.Subscribe to the podcast via this link: FeedburnerOr subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: SubscribeOr listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Listen via StitcherListen through Spotify Books discussed: Christmas Days by Jeanette WintersonVirtuoso by Yelena MoskovichWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyAs I Lay Dying by William FaulknerSatapur Moonstone by Sujata MasseyOther mentions:Black Wave by Michelle TeaThe Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata MasseyMary Higgins ClarkThe Bone Clocks by David MitchellSlade House by David MitchellOranges Aren't the Only Fruit by Jeanette WintersonWritten on the Body by Jeanette WintersonWhy Be Happy, When You Can Be Normal? by Jeanette WintersonKnow My Name by Chanel MillerWe Cast a Shadow by Maurice Carlos Ruffin2020 Tournament of BooksRelated episodes:Episode 046 - Books for Your Kitty Party with Libby Young and many other guestsEpisode 090 - Reading Envy Readalong: East of Eden with Ellie and Jeff Episode 099 - Readalong: The Secret History Episode 112 - Reset Button with Eleanor ThoeleEpisode 121 - Love, Lust, Loss, and Longing with Casey Hampton Stalk us online:Jenny at GoodreadsEllie at Goodreads Jenny on TwitterJenny is @readingenvy on Instagram and LitsyEllie is @elliedottie on Litsy

Writers and Company from CBC Radio
Jeanette Winterson brings humour and understanding to a fraught childhood.

Writers and Company from CBC Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2020 53:00


The author of the hit novel Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit spoke to Eleanor Wachtel in 2012 about her memoir, Why Be Happy When You Can Be Normal?

KPFA - Radio Wolinsky
Jeanette Winterson: Frankissstein

KPFA - Radio Wolinsky

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2020 43:36


Jeanette Winterson, whose latest novel is “Frankissstein: A Love Story,” in conversation with Richard Wolinsky. “Frankissstein: A Love Story” concerns Mary Shelley, modern A.I., Alcor life extension and gender issues. Jeanette Winterson is the author of several novels, including Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, and the memoir, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? The post Jeanette Winterson: Frankissstein appeared first on KPFA.

Slightly Foxed
15: Reading Resolutions

Slightly Foxed

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2020 38:49


As we turn the page to a new decade, we’ve made some New Year resolutions. John Mitchinson and Andy Miller of Backlisted Podcast join the Slightly Foxed Editors to bring new life to old books, leading us off the beaten track with wide-ranging reading recommendations. From Frank O’Connor’s letters, Selina Hastings’s lives and Barbara Tuchman’s histories to the poetry of John Berryman, Gayl Jones’s Corregidora and Jeanette Winterson’s Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, they journey through genres to revive literary curiosity. And in this month’s reading from the magazine’s archives, Richard Platt makes a convincing case for The Quincunx by Charles Palliser, falling under its curse of sleepless nights.    Please find links to books, articles, and further reading listed below. The digits in brackets following each listing refer to the minute and second they are mentioned. (Episode duration: 38 minutes; 49 seconds)  Books Mentioned We may be able to get hold of second-hand copies of the out-of-print titles listed below. Please get in touch (mailto:anna@foxedquarterly.com) with Anna in the Slightly Foxed office for more information. - To War with Whitaker (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/to-war-with-whitaker-hermione-countess-of-ranfurly/) , Hermione, Countess of Ranfurly. Slightly Foxed Edition No. 50, published 1 March 2020 (1:21) - The Year of Reading Dangerously (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/andy-miller-the-year-of-reading-dangerously) , Andy Miller (3:32) - A Distant Mirror (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/barbara-tuchman-a-distant-mirror/) , Barbara Tuchman (6:05) - Who Dares Wins: Britain, 1979-1982 (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/dominic-sandbrook-who-dares-wins/) and The Great British Dream Factory (https://foxedquarterly.com/dominic-sandbrook-the-great-british-dream-factory) , Dominic Sandbrook (8:08) - Corregidora (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/gayl-jones-corregidora/) , Gayl Jones (9:33) - Independence Day (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/richard-ford-independence-day/) , Richard Ford (12:28) - The Happiness of Getting it Down Right: Letters of Frank O’Connor and William Maxwell is out of print (14:12) - A Tale of Love and Darkness (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/amos-oz-a-take-of-love-and-darkness/) , Amos Oz (16:34) - Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/jeanette-winterson-why-be-happy-when-you-could-be-normal) and Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/jeanette-winterson-oranges-are-not-the-only-fruit) , Jeanette Winterson (18:45) - Selina Hastings has written biographies of Somerset Maugham, Nancy Mitford, Evelyn Waugh and Rosamond Lehmann (22:43) - 77 Dream Songs, John Berryman is out of print (25:32) - Diving into the Wreck (https://wwnorton.co.uk/books/9780393346015-diving-into-the-wreck) , Adrienne Rich (27:45) - The Quincunx (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/charles-palliser-quincunx/) , Charles Palliser (32:08) Related Slightly Foxed Articles - A World of Words (https://foxedquarterly.com/amos-oz-a-tale-of-love-and-darkness-literary-review/) , Annabel Walker on Amos Oz, A Tale of Love and Darkness in Issue 37 (16:34) - Grave Expectations (https://foxedquarterly.com/the-quincunx-charles-palliser-literary-review/) , Richard Platt on Charles Palliser, The Quincunx in Issue 60 (32:08) Other Links - The Slightly Foxed mug (now sold out) displayed the quote: ‘Charles Lamb once told Coleridge he was especially fond of books containing traces of buttered muffins.’ Please do get in touch with suggestions for a quote (up to 20 words) for a forthcoming mug design: office@foxedquarterly.com (mailto:office@foxedquarterly.com) (2:21) - Backlisted (https://www.backlisted.fm/) , the literary podcast giving new life to old books, presented by John Mitchinson and Andy Miller (3:22) Opening music: Preludio from Violin Partita No.3 in E Major by Bach Reading music: Songs Without Words - No.12 in F Sharp Minor, Op.30 (https://musopen.org/music/348-songs-without-words-op-30/) by Felix Mendelssohn The Slightly Foxed Podcast is hosted by Philippa Lamb and produced by Podcastable (https://www.podcastable.co.uk/)

Reading Women
Interview with Sarah Moss

Reading Women

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2020 40:59


To kick off the 2020 season, Kendra talks to Sarah Moss about her latest novel, Ghost Wall, which is out now in paperback from Picador. This episode is sponsored by SideTrak, an ultra-portable USB monitor that attaches to the back of your laptop for a more productive workday whether you are at home, at the office, in a coffee shop, or on-the-go! Get 10% using sidetrack.com/discount/readingwomen. Some links are affiliate links. Find more details here. Books Mentioned Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss Sarah Recommends Elmet by Fiona Mozley Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson South Riding by Winifred Holtby Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë The Tenant at Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë Author: Sarah Moss: Website | Buy the Book Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter to be sure you don’t miss the latest news, reviews, and furchild photos. Support us on Patreon and get insider goodies! CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com.  SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website Music by Isaac Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All the Books!
212.5: All the Backlist! June 14, 2019

All the Books!

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2019 10:32


This week, Liberty discusses a few great older books, including The Witch of Lime Street. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm audiobooks. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS or Apple Podcasts and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Books discussed on the show: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck What's Eating Gilbert Grape by Peter Hedges The Color Inside a Melon by John Domini The Witch of Lime Street: Seance, Seduction, and Houdini in the Spirit World by David Jaher Moshi Moshi by Banana Yoshimoto Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit by Jaye Robin Brown Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller  Blood Orange by Harriet Tyce Orange World and Other Stories by Karen Russell The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson Sexing the Cherry by Jeanette Winterson Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan The Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness by Susannah Cahalan Ten Days in a Mad-House by Nellie Bly

The Community Library
1.4 Female Friendships with Bonnie

The Community Library

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2019 24:10


Welcome back! This week, I sat down with Bonnie (who also featured in episode 1) and we discussed our favourite female friendships in books. From Matilda and Miss Honey to Anne Shirley and Diana Barry, female friendships in books are so important and wonderful, and we loved recording this episode for you. Let us know your favourite female friendships in books! Join me next week for a discussion on Watch Us Rise by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan! Visit the corresponding blog post here to access a full transcription of this episode! Books mentioned (in order of their mentioning) Art Matters by Neil Gaiman, illustrations by Chris Riddell Watch Us Rise by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan Matilda by Roald Dahl Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson Emma by Jane Austen Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark The Women In Black by Madeleine St John Rik and Milly's podcast: Yonks Ago My Instagram and Goodreads The Community Library's Instagram and Goodreads Cover artwork is by Ashley Ronning Ashley's Instagram, website, and printing studio website

fiction/non/fiction
26: Garrard Conley and SJ Sindu on the Mainstreaming of Queer Identity

fiction/non/fiction

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2018 68:58


In this episode of the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast, fiction writers Garrard Conley and SJ Sindu discuss writing about queer identity with hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell. In part one, Conley talks about having his book Boy Erased adapted for film, and writing about the evangelical community. In the show's second half, Sindu talks about writing about the closet, and how the publishing industry imagines readers will react to content about queer people of color.  Readings for the episode: Readings for the episode:·      Boy Erasedby Garrard Conley·      Marriage of a Thousand Liesby SJ Sindu·      Funny Boy  by Shyam Selvadurai ·      The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth·      The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall       ·      Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeannette Winterson             Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reading Women
Ep. 52 | Heart Berries and Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?

Reading Women

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2018 29:31


For our month about memoirs, we discuss Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot and Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson. A special thanks goes to Bombas socks for sponsoring this episode. We love these soft yet durable socks. Head to bombas.com/ReadingWomen and use the code READINGWOMEN to get 20% off your first order! Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. A special thanks to our patrons Jennifer P. and Stephanie W. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussion in our Goodreads group, and be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for more new books and extra book reviews! Things Mentioned “These Writers Are Launching A New Wave Of Native American Literature” (Buzzfeed News) Interview with Terese Marie Mailhot on The Daily Show Books Mentioned Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot There There by Tommy Orange Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson   CONTACT Questions? Comments? Email us hello@readingwomenpodcast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA Reading Women Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website   Music “Reading Women” Composed and Recorded by Isaac and Sarah Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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From the Lighthouse
Why Be Happy When You Can Be Normal: The Works of Jeanette Winterson

From the Lighthouse

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2018 48:03


Jeanette Winterson is one of the UK's most beloved and challenging writers. This week, Stephanie and Michelle discuss Winterson's long career, from the publication of Oranges are Not the Only Fruit in 1985, to her recent (fabulously titled) memoir, Why Be Happy When You Can Be Normal?Wh

Arts Express
Queer Fruit with Strange Sisters in Stilettos

Arts Express

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2017


Trish engages with Actor and vocalist Nisha Joseph as she embraces her latest role in  "Romeo is not the Only Fruit" as part of the The Poppyseed Festival at the Butterfly Club from 14th to 24th November. Also Carmel Schute encourages us to kick up our heals at the Sisters in Crime killer awards night "Scarlet Stiletto" at Swinburne University on the 18th November.

Chat 10 Looks 3
Ep 66: Live At The Comedy Theatre, Part Un

Chat 10 Looks 3

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2017 63:22


Recorded live at the Comedy Theatre in Melbourne, Saturday 16 September, 5pm session.Lyrics to Leigh Sales' song - performed by BreakthruThe Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) - Dr Sebastian KingDior exhibition - National Gallery of Victoria (27 Aug - 7 Nov 2017)Dior and I - 2015 DocumentaryThe House of Dior: Seventy Years of Haute Couture - by Kate SomervilleJohanna Hicks dressed for the white tie event - (with thanks to Augusta Zeeng for the dress!)Truth - by Peter TempleThe Departed - starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt DamonFirst Person - by Richard FlanaganCodename Iago : the story of John Friedrich - by John Friedrich with Richard FlanaganI was Russell Crowe's stooge - by Jack Marx (SMH, June 7, 2006)Ghosting - by Andrew O'Hagan (London Review of Books, 6 March 2014)The Secret Life: Three True Stories - by Andrew O'HaganThis American Life (624) Private Geography - Ira Glass talks to Gerald Murnane and Helen GarnerLoaded - by Christos TsiolkasThe Slap - by Christos TsiolkasBarracuda - by Christos TsiolkasPicnic at Hanging Rock - by Joan LindsayThe Passion - by Jeanette WintersonOranges are Not the Only Fruit - by Jeanette WintersonThe Muppets Christmas Carol - 1992Grace and Frankie - featuring Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda

Short Films Teachers Love
S1 Ep16 - LGBT identity, Indigenous issues - Jason Jewell

Short Films Teachers Love

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2016 33:01


Guest: Jason Jewell is the Head of English at McKinnon Secondary College in Melbourne, Australia with a passion for literature, social justice and short films. Featuring 3 films: [1] This is How You’ll Make Your Bed in Prison [2] Boy [3] Oranges. Watch this show on YouTube: [publishing 14 Oct] or subscribe on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/short-films-teachers-love/id1086360297 Links to short films loved: Katie Mitchell : This is How You’ll Make Your Bed in Prison | https://youtu.be/6FkSvjZaq6g Lucas Helth Postma: Boy | https://youtu.be/WwV7ENOTeek Kristian Pithie: Oranges | https://youtu.be/60yDIrGvQog Disclosure statement: Jason Jewell does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this review, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their teaching positions listed. Other notes from the show: Written texts Jason pairs with “This is How You’ll Make Your Bed in Prison”: Stolen — a Play by Jane Harrison: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stolen_(play) Mabo — Feature Film by Rachel Perkins: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2112195/ Written texts Jason pairs with “Oranges”: “Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit” — a novel by Jeanette Winterson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oranges_Are_Not_the_Only_Fruit

High Horse Radio
Health And Wellbeing

High Horse Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2016 74:31


@highhorseradio on twitter for any feedback or topics that you'd like discussed...   Fred Nations and J Dot start 2016 with a raw vegan detox and talk about the difficult challenges and positive effects they are going through. No cooked food, No caffeine or sugar drinks, no meat or dairy or anything slightly cooked, no alcohol or cannabis. Only Fruit, Raw Vegetables, Raw nuts and seeds. Clear headed and on a mission there's plenty of health advice and knowledge for anyone who wants to lose weight fast, look younger, have fresher skin and give your body a goddam break!.   Download and subscribe to this unique liberated syndication @ iTunes + libsyn.com (@frednations, @jdotgater)

World Book Club
Jeanette Winterson - Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

World Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2015 53:19


Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is Jeanette Winterson's searing yet ultimately uplifting coming-out, coming-of-age tale, in which a young girl learns to rebel against her fanatical, cult-like upbringing, and set out on her own path in life. To mark thirty years since its publication, here's another chance to hear the memorable World Book Club in which Jeanette Winterson discusses where fact meets fiction - there are distinct parallels to her own life. Hear how important this ground-breaking novel has been for readers around the globe. British writer Jeanette Winterson is in conversation with Harriett Gilbert. (First broadcast in 2012.) (Picture: Jeanette Winterson. Photo: Sam Churchill)

Whistledown
Alchemical Manchester

Whistledown

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2015 3:36


From politics to music, religion to transport, the defiant UK city of Manchester has always been a cutting edge driving force for change in the country's history. Author Jeanette Winterson ("Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit") takes us on a personal tour around the history of her home town, in this episode (third in a series of five) focusing on radical politics from the 1800's.

Ideas at the House
An Evening with Jeanette Winterson (Ideas at the House)

Ideas at the House

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2014 79:51


Jeanette Winterson OBE is one of the most acclaimed authors of our time. Across novels, screenplays, essays and journalism, Winterson has taken risks and challenged us to think differently about identity and relationships.At fifteen, Winterson's love affair with another woman was discovered. She was condemned by her church, leading to her expulsion from the community and her decision to leave home. She worked odd jobs, from an ice-cream van driver to a funeral parlour make-up artist, supporting herself as she obtained her B.A. in English from St. Catherine's College at Oxford. She would go on to write over twenty books, including the celebrated novels such as Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, The Passion and Sexing the Cherry, as well as the memoir Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?Watch as Winterson talks about her life, and what she's learned from it through decades of searching for love and meaning through fiction and poetry.

Private Passions
Sound of Cinema: Beeban Kidron

Private Passions

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2013 40:37


Beeban Kidron is a rare and very unpredictable film-maker. A woman in a man's world, she's made highly successful dramas such as the BAFTA-winning Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, and the blockbusting rom-com Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason. But she also makes documentaries which come straight from her heart: films about sex workers in New York, the women of Greenham Common, the sculptor Antony Gormley, and a highly-acclaimed film about girls sold into religious prostitution in India. And her latest film In Real Life is a documentary about teenagers and the internet. She talks to Michael Berkeley about the power of music in films, the pleasures of building relationships with composers, the joy of telling stories, and the sheer determination needed to make the films she feels so passionately about. Her choices include music from her film Swept from the Sea and her BAFTA-winning television series Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit; the music of her childhood; the piece which changed her ideas about love; and the scariest film music ever written. Producer: Jane Greenwood. A Loftus production for BBC Radio 3.

HARDtalk
Beeban Kidron - Film Director

HARDtalk

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2012 23:18


The 2012 Cannes Film Festival was criticised when all 22 films in the competition were directed by men. But Hollywood is not much better - a recent study found that less than 10 per cent of its directors were women.So why are there so few women film-makers? Sarah Montague puts that question to Beeban Kidron, one of the few women to have made the big time. She is perhaps best-known for directing the second Bridget Jones movie, The Edge of Reason. But most of her other films concern far more radical material: a documentary about the anti-nuclear women protesters at Greenham Common, a TV adaptation of the lesbian novel Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit. Her latest documentary is about India's sacred prostitutes. Is it women and the choices they make that interests her most?(Image: Beeban Kidron in 2005. Credit: Ian West / PA Wire)

World Book Club
Jeanette Winterson - Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit

World Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2012 53:30


Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is Jeanette Winterson's searing yet ultimately uplifting coming-out, coming-of-age tale, in which a young girl learns to rebel against her fanatical, cult-like upbringing, and set out on her own path in life. To mark thirty years since its publication, here's another chance to hear the memorable World Book Club in which Jeanette Winterson discusses where fact meets fiction - there are distinct parallels to her own life. Hear how important this ground-breaking novel has been for readers around the globe. British writer Jeanette Winterson is in conversation with Harriett Gilbert (First broadcast in 2012.) (Photo: Jeanette Winterson) (Credit: Ysabel Halpin)

Bookclub
Jeanette Winterson

Bookclub

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2010 27:35


James Naughtie and readers talk to Jeanette Winterson about her breakthrough first novel Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, about a girl growing up in an Evangelical Christian group. This Spring Jeanette is celebrating twenty five years since the book was first published - the question the book has always raised is how much of it is autobiographical? Because there are distinct parallels, the main character is called Jeanette, she lives in the same kind of Northern mill town and had a similar story. Jeanette Winterson will be talking to James Naughtie and readers about how fact meets fiction, and how she looks at this book as a kind of cover story of her own life. Adopted into a Pentecostal family, the fictional Jeanette is brought up to be a missionary and encouraged to preach from an early age; but when she falls in love with another girl, she decides to leave her beloved community and her home. Jeanette explains how this event is not the point of the story, but pivotal to it. Now on the curriculum for English at AS Level, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is a warm and - perhaps surprisingly - very funny study of a girl setting out on her path in life. Producer : Dymphna Flynn.

Desert Island Discs
Jeanette Winterson

Desert Island Discs

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 1994 36:31


The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is the writer Jeanette Winterson. Her first book Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit was based on her Lancashire childhood where she grew up as the adopted daughter of evangelical parents. She'll be talking to Sue Lawley about her upbringing - in which her parents saw her as a child they could dedicate to God, about how she left home at 15 after falling in love with another woman and about how she finally managed to get herself into Oxford.Her first book won the Whitbread Prize and has been followed by more books and more prizes, all of which have attracted criticism and acclaim in equal measures.[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Di, Cor Mio from Act 1 of Alcina by George Frideric Handel Book: Four Quartets by T S Eliot Luxury: A case of Krug champagne

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Desert Island Discs: Archive 1991-1996

The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is the writer Jeanette Winterson. Her first book Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit was based on her Lancashire childhood where she grew up as the adopted daughter of evangelical parents. She'll be talking to Sue Lawley about her upbringing - in which her parents saw her as a child they could dedicate to God, about how she left home at 15 after falling in love with another woman and about how she finally managed to get herself into Oxford. Her first book won the Whitbread Prize and has been followed by more books and more prizes, all of which have attracted criticism and acclaim in equal measures. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Di, Cor Mio from Act 1 of Alcina by George Frideric Handel Book: Four Quartets by T S Eliot Luxury: A case of Krug champagne

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