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“All of us, when in deep trauma, find we hesitate, we stammer; there are long pauses in our speech. The thing is stuck. We get our language back through the language of others. We can turn to the poem. Somebody has been there for us and deep-dived the words” - Jeanette Winterson
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Two days to go till launch of my new YouTube channel @UnbaffledScience. So here's a baffling teaser: place your bets on what the first film is all about.
It comes out on Friday, so make sure you subscribe here:
youtube.com/@UnbaffledScienc…
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Ever felt baffled when you’ve tried to wrap your head around a big scientific idea? Well, I’m here to help with a new YouTube channel.
Subscribe here: youtube.com/@UnbaffledScienc….
First video coming this Friday!
Some of the films we have made for the BBC about science, the environment, philosophy and history, with Andy Jackson, Paul Sen, Nic Stacey, Tim Usborne and Kenny Scott
Clips from some of the films we’ve made with theatre and performance artists, from the Belarus Free Theatre to the Globe, the Brum Rep, Richard Ayoade, Al Murray, Adrian Lester, David Mitchell, Adam Pearson, Boombox, Joseph Millson, Shazia Mirza, Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat and more
Showreel images from some of the documentaries I’ve filmed, directed or collaborated on, from Ukraine to India, Tunisia to Jordan, Ghana to Senegal, all over Europe and the UK
Tickets are now on sale for the world premiere of our new documentary feature, Serious About Comedy! More details: birmingham.ac.uk/research/cu…
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The production is by Andrew Smith who, to quote my friend Suzie Hanna, is a bit of a genius @TORCHOxford; a podcast wh has been described as 'a work of art'. Andrew and I make these because we believe good literature/art changes the quality of our lives:gives hope @CaroSanderson
una dosis de belleza, producida por @SallyBayley1 podcasts.apple.com/co/podcas…
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Loved this Sally, really gorgeous. Such an oasis to listen to, thanks for sharing!
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For more on DH Lawrence's writerly imagination listen to this immersive podcast designed to prompt creative thought & even writing; a literary meditation & audio retreat: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas… @leorobsonwriter @DrMatthewSweet @lemnsissay
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A drawing by Ilaria Mancini to accompany the podcast series I've made with Andrew Smith. We are now in the top 5 to 10% of podcasts. Designed to insight creative thought, these are meditations on literary words and works. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas… @LauraNMeyer
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For lovers of literature, literary language, poetry, music & poetic play - please listen, share and review this podcast by @SallyBayley1 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
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Meditating upon a flower in the Giardino Giusti, Verona. For more on living with green things listen to this podcast episode on trees: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas… @SallyAbbott3 a series designed to prompt creative flow @europe_creative @JoanneLimburg
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"Literature is the great garden that is always there and is open to everyone twenty-four hours a day." (Martin Amis).For more literary gardens listen to this podcast on Katherine Mansfield shared with a student: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas… @tobylitt @southbankcentre
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I’m pleased to announce that my article ‘Britain’s Obsession with Celebrity Hamlet’ will be published in Shakespeare Survey 73. I’d like to thank @JoseAPerezDiez @EmmaDepledge1 and of course @OldFortunatus and the mystery second reviewer for their comments and support.
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Help me out, Twitter friends. I'm writing a little Lockdown book about the solace of reading, especially Jane Austen., during troubled times. What is it about her work, her world, her writing that brings comfort?












