University of Cambridge

Between January and May 2008 Professor Sir Eli Lauterpacht was interviewed seven times to record his reminiscences of his association with the Faculty of Law at the University of Cambridge. The interviewer is Lesley Dingle.

The interviews were recorded and the audio version is available on this website with transcripts of those recordings:

- First Interview (29 January 2008): Early years (1928-1940);

- Second Interview (7 March 2008): Time in the USA (1940-44) and career to 1962;

- Third Interview (13 March 2008): Recollections of The Sixties;

- Fourth Interview (20 March 2008): Recollections of The Eighties;

- Fifth Interview (28 March 2008): Recollections of The Nineties and the new Millenium;

- Sixth Interview (2 April 2008): Recollections of some legal personalities;

- Seventh Interview (30 May 2008): A postcript by Sir Eli to the interviews.

For more information, see the Squire website at http://www.squire.law.cam.ac.uk/eminent_scholars/

Between January and May 2008 Professor Sir Eli Lauterpacht was interviewed seven times to record his reminiscences of his association with the Faculty of Law at the University of Cambridge. The interviewer is Lesley Dingle.

The interviews were recorded and the audio version is available on this website with transcripts of those recordings:

- First Interview (29 January 2008): Early years (1928-1940);

- Second Interview (7 March 2008): Time in the USA (1940-44) and career to 1962;

- Third Interview (13 March 2008): Recollections of The Sixties;

- Fourth Interview (20 March 2008): Recollections of The Eighties;

- Fifth Interview (28 March 2008): Recollections of The Nineties and the new Millenium;

- Sixth Interview (2 April 2008): Recollections of some legal personalities;

- Seventh Interview (30 May 2008): A postcript by Sir Eli to the interviews.

For more information, see the Squire website at http://www.squire.law.cam.ac.uk/eminent_scholars/

Between January and May 2008 Professor Sir Eli Lauterpacht was interviewed seven times to record his reminiscences of his association with the Faculty of Law at the University of Cambridge. The interviewer is Lesley Dingle.

The interviews were recorded and the audio version is available on this website with transcripts of those recordings:

- First Interview (29 January 2008): Early years (1928-1940);

- Second Interview (7 March 2008): Time in the USA (1940-44) and career to 1962;

- Third Interview (13 March 2008): Recollections of The Sixties;

- Fourth Interview (20 March 2008): Recollections of The Eighties;

- Fifth Interview (28 March 2008): Recollections of The Nineties and the new Millenium;

- Sixth Interview (2 April 2008): Recollections of some legal personalities;

- Seventh Interview (30 May 2008): A postcript by Sir Eli to the interviews.

For more information, see the Squire website at http://www.squire.law.cam.ac.uk/eminent_scholars/

Between January and May 2008 Professor Sir Eli Lauterpacht was interviewed seven times to record his reminiscences of his association with the Faculty of Law at the University of Cambridge. The interviewer is Lesley Dingle.

The interviews were recorded and the audio version is available on this website with transcripts of those recordings:

- First Interview (29 January 2008): Early years (1928-1940);

- Second Interview (7 March 2008): Time in the USA (1940-44) and career to 1962;

- Third Interview (13 March 2008): Recollections of The Sixties;

- Fourth Interview (20 March 2008): Recollections of The Eighties;

- Fifth Interview (28 March 2008): Recollections of The Nineties and the new Millenium;

- Sixth Interview (2 April 2008): Recollections of some legal personalities;

- Seventh Interview (30 May 2008): A postcript by Sir Eli to the interviews.

For more information, see the Squire website at http://www.squire.law.cam.ac.uk/eminent_scholars/

Between January and March 2007 Mr Dias was interviewed three times at his home in Babraham Road, Cambridge, to record his reminiscences of nearly seventy years of his association with the Faculty of Law at the University of Cambridge. He is one of the very few remaining scholars whose experiences extend to pre-Second World War times, and at the time of writing, he is the oldest living ex-member of the Faculty.

The interviews were recorded, and the audio version is available on this website with transcript of those recordings:

- First Interview (17 January 2007): Early Years – 1921-1951;

- Second Interview (23 February 2007): 1951-1981;

- Third Interview (13 March 2007): Scholarly Work.

For more information, see the Squire website at http://www.squire.law.cam.ac.uk/eminent_scholars/

Between January and March 2007 Mr Dias was interviewed three times at his home in Babraham Road, Cambridge, to record his reminiscences of nearly seventy years of his association with the Faculty of Law at the University of Cambridge. He is one of the very few remaining scholars whose experiences extend to pre-Second World War times, and at the time of writing, he is the oldest living ex-member of the Faculty.

The interviews were recorded, and the audio version is available on this website with transcript of those recordings:

- First Interview (17 January 2007): Early Years – 1921-1951;

- Second Interview (23 February 2007): 1951-1981;

- Third Interview (13 March 2007): Scholarly Work.

For more information, see the Squire website at http://www.squire.law.cam.ac.uk/eminent_scholars/

Between January and March 2007 Mr Dias was interviewed three times at his home in Babraham Road, Cambridge, to record his reminiscences of nearly seventy years of his association with the Faculty of Law at the University of Cambridge. He is one of the very few remaining scholars whose experiences extend to pre-Second World War times, and at the time of writing, he is the oldest living ex-member of the Faculty.

The interviews were recorded, and the audio version is available on this website with transcript of those recordings:

- First Interview (17 January 2007): Early Years – 1921-1951;

- Second Interview (23 February 2007): 1951-1981;

- Third Interview (13 March 2007): Scholarly Work.

For more information, see the Squire website at http://www.squire.law.cam.ac.uk/eminent_scholars/

Exploring the Deception Island Hut – with Elizabeth Lewis Williams.

What was it like to live in a remote Antarctic hut and how has Story Machine recreated this?

Kika Hendry speaks with Elizabeth Lewis Williams who is the writer in residence at British Antarctic Survey and has created the Deception Island Hut installation with Sam Ruddock and Story Machine. Keep listening for a snippet of the haunting audio soundscape…

The Deception Island hut has been on McDonald Lawn, Outside of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Downing Street, during the Cambridge Festival.

For more information about where it will tour next, see https://storymachines.co.uk/portfolio/deception-island/

Music by Coby O’Brien

Produced by Rebekah King

The Logic of Religion – with Ryan Haecker

How can logic be used by both atheists and believers to address the questions of religion?

Rebekah King talks to theologian, Ryan Haecker, about what theology means in the modern world, how it differs from philosophy, and what common ground people of different viewpoints might find in order to hold more constructive and insightful debates.

Ryan’s talk ‘The Logic of Religion: Beyond Atheism Versus Theism’ was given at the Cambridge Festival 2022 and can be found online here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5QyjfoWEAE

Music by Coby O’Brien

Produced by Rebekah King

What exactly is a sonnet and what’s so special about those written by Shakespeare?

Reuben J. Brown talks to Dr Paul Edmondson and Sir Stanley Wells about their new collection, All the Sonnets of Shakespeare, which they have previously spoken about at the Cambridge Festival. This discussion is a fantastic introduction to one of the most influential types of poetry in the English language.

This episode is supported by the Cambridge University Press bookshop.

Music by Coby O’Brien

Produced by Rebekah King