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What is Tragedy?

Read by Oliver Taplin and Joshua Billings


Oliver Taplin and Joshua Billings


University of Oxford Podcasts

Ancient Egypt

Read by Richard Parkinson and Barbara Ewing


Richard Parkinson and Barbara Ewing


University of Oxford Podcasts

The World of Art

Read by Donna Kurtz and Sebastian Rahtz


Donna Kurtz and Sebastian Rahtz


University of Oxford Podcasts

What is Translation?

Read by Oliver Taplin and Lorna Hardwick


Oliver Taplin and Lorna Hardwick


University of Oxford Podcasts

The Legacy of Margaret Thatcher

Read by Gillian Peele and Tom Lubbock


Gillian Peele and Tom Lubbock


University of Oxford Podcasts

A Mathematician's Holiday

Read by Thomas Woolley and William Binzi


Thomas Woolley and William Binzi


University of Oxford Podcasts

The Body and Being Network

Read by Rebecca Leach and Stanely Ulijaszek


Rebecca Leach and Stanely Ulijaszek


University of Oxford Podcasts

Oxford on Film: From Attic to Archive

Read by Peter Robinson and Hannah Lucas


Peter Robinson and Hannah Lucas


University of Oxford Podcasts

Teddy Talks

Read by Lionel Barber and David Waring


Lionel Barber and David Waring


University of Oxford Podcasts

Oriel College

Read by John Stevenson and Moira Wallace


John Stevenson and Moira Wallace


University of Oxford Podcasts

Thirty Years A Slave

Read by James K. White


Louis Hughes


Louis Hughes was born a slave near Charlottesville, Virginia to a white father and a black slave woman. Throughout his life he worked mostly…

Irish Wit and Humor

Read by James E. Carson


Various


Excerpted anecdotes from the biographies of Swift, Curran, O'Leary and O'Connell, relating humorous snippets of politics in 18th and 19th ce…

The Elements of Style

Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater


William Strunk, Jr.


“The Elements of Style (1918) by William Strunk, Jr. is an American English writing style guide. It is one of the best-known and most influe…

The Monk: A Romance

Read by James K. White


Matthew Lewis


Matthew Gregory Lewis's The Monk: A Romance is a story of frustrated and unrequited desire between mentor and pupil mixed with elements of t…

The Atrocities of the Pirates

Read by James K. White


Aaron Smith


In 1822, Aaron Smith, a young English seaman, was taken captive by Cuban pirates when his ship was boarded en route from Jamaica to England.…

Religious Affections

Read by Matthew James Gray


Jonathan Edwards


Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) was a pre-revolutionary American pastor and academic in Massachusetts, and is also widely considered to be both…

The Naval War of 1812

Read by James E. Carson


Theodore Roosevelt


Somewhat detailed history of naval engagements between the United States and England during the War of 1812, from a decidedly American persp…

Arabic Primer

Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater


Sir Arthur Cotton


“Languages”, Sir Arthur Cotton writes, “are usually learnt as if it took a long time to learn the grammar &c.;, but that to speak with a…

Bible (DRV) New Testament

Read by James E. Carson


Douay-Rheims Version


The Douay Rheims New Testament, published in 1582, is a translation of St Jerome's Latin Vulgate which dates from the fourth century. It inf…

White Jacket, or The World in a Man-of-War

Read by James K. White


Herman Melville


This is a tale based on Melville's experiences aboard the USS United States from 1843 to 1844. It comments on the harsh and brutal realities…

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