The TLS Podcast

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The TLS Podcast episodes

April 15, 2016 Being Jewish, being American
Toby Lichtig talks to Morris Dickstein about the ever-evolving relationship between Judaism and American literature.
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14 min
March 07, 2016 Oscar Wilde and the Chatterton myth
Mika Ross-Southall and Michael Caines look at the enduring appeal of Thomas Chatterton, an icon of thwarted Romantic genius, and how he became a figure of especial importance for Oscar Wilde.
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14 min
March 02, 2016 Henry James in the TLS
To mark the centenary of Henry James's death, Catharine Morris and Michael Caines trace the course of his work as it was discussed in his lifetime – and as some of it appeared in the TLS itself.
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11 min
February 02, 2016 Mary Beard
On the 10th anniversary of her blog, A Don's Life, The TLS' Classics Editor Mary Beard joins Rozalind Dineen to discuss its success. Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk
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17 min
January 21, 2016 Jane Austen's Emma
Michael Caines and Catharine Morris celebrate the bicentenary of Jane Austen's magnificent novel and its quixotic heroine.Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk
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17 min
January 13, 2016 "Tea at the Midland" by David Constantine
Michael Caines reads a short story about a man and a woman taking tea, watching the surfers at Morecambe Bay – and falling out over art.For more information, head to www.the-tls.co.uk
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15 min
January 11, 2016 Jacob Tonson's poets
A selection of poems by Aphra Behn, John Milton, Alexander Pope and the Earl of Rochester.Read by Michael Caines, Mika Ross-Southall and Alan Jenkins.
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15 min
December 11, 2015 John Donne
John Donne was the greatest English dramatic poet who never wrote a play. Here, Alan Jenkins reads a selection of his works. Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk
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17 min
December 09, 2015 Vertigo
Vertigo special: Toby Lichtig of The TLS introduces David Collard who compares Alfred Hitchcock's film interpretation to the original novel.The film was recently voted 'the best of all time' by 846 critics, programmers, academics and distributors. Find out more: www.the-tls.com
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15 min
September 18, 2015 Douglas Oliver: a poetic vision of the body politic
Michael Caines looks back to Douglas Oliver's long poem The Infant and the Pearl, first published in 1985 – a poetic vision of the contemporary political scene, among other things, cast in the mould of a medieval dream poem.Find out more: www.the-tls.com
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16 min