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S3E66 Such stuff! Joining Ash on an enchanted island is special guest Paul Edmondson to discuss Shakespeare's final solo-authored play,The Tempest.

Find out more about Paul's work here: https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/about-us/news-media/spokespeople/paul-edmondson/

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S3E65 Ash analyses Robert Burns' comical kirk-tirlin poem, "Address to the Deil".

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S3E64 Miles Leeson joins Ash on the podcast to discuss the work of Iris Murdoch, as well as his own work at the Iris Murdoch Research Centre.

The Iris Murdoch Society Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2m6iYZJIgHIuavTtZTevyD?si=2a53af4b74034d48 The Iris Murdoch Society: https://irismurdochsociety.org.uk

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https://www.chi.ac.uk/research/research-areas/humanities/the-iris-murdoch-research-centre/

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Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. Outro: Iris Murdoch in conversation with Frank Kermode

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S3E63 Ash discusses the 25th novel by Iris Murdoch with his special guest, Miles Leeson. Join us for a trip to Murdochland, for the story of a fumbled murder attempt, warring magicians and the quest for justice, all taking place in contemporary London.

The Iris Murdoch Society Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2m6iYZJIgHIuavTtZTevyD?si=2a53af4b74034d48 The Iris Murdoch Society: https://irismurdochsociety.org.uk

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Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. Outro: Iris Murdoch in conversation with Frank Kermode

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S3E62 Today Ash discusses one of the most famous poems of the First World War, Wilfred Owen's Dulce Et Decorum Est. Tune in for an exploration of guilt and natural disorder in this "anti-souvenir" from the trenches.

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Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. Intro: Christopher Hitchens reading "Dulce Et Decorum Est"

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S3E61 Today Ash is joined again by special guest Emily Ingram to discuss her play-in-progress, based on the life of Mary Shelley. You can find out more about Emily's work and her theatre company, Some Kind of Theatre, here:

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Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. Intro:TheBell Jar(1979)

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S3E60 Join us for a dissection of Mary Shelley's iconic novel,Frankenstein,the tale of an ambitious young Swiss scientist, who in the course of penetrating the deepest mysteries of nature, creates artificial life. Ash's special guest this week is Emily Ingram, theatre practitioner and writer who is currently working on a play based on Shelley's life. You can find out more about Emily's work and her theatre company, Some Kind of Theatre, here:

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Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. Intro:TheBell Jar(1979)

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S3E59 Joining Ash to talk about Sylvia Plath is Dr. Gail Crowther, whose latest book,Three-Martini Afternoons at the Ritzlooks at the rebellions of Plath and her fellow poet, Anne Sexton. If you'd like to buy a copy of the book, you can do so here:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1982138394?linkCode=gs2&tag=siscuk-21 Alternatively you can find out more of Gail's work on her website:

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Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. Intro:TheBell Jar(1979)

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S3E58Today, Ash is joined by Dr. Gail Crowther to discuss Sylvia Plath’s iconic novel, The Bell Jar.Tune in for a conversation about the book’s strange publication history, the perils of reading it as pure autobiography, and an exploration of some of Plath’s often unsettling and grotesque imagery. Check back tomorrow for an extended interview with Gail, and in the mean time, find out more about her work here:

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S3E57 Ash is once again joined by Eilish Mulholland of the Plath and Co. podcast, to talk about Sylvia Plath. In a wide-ranging conversation they discuss Plath and Hughes' use of the occult, pandemic podcasting, the best biographies and fictional depictions of Plath and the hypnotising effect of hearing her voice.

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Title Music: 'Not Drunk' by The Joy Drops. All other music by Epidemic Sound. Intro:A Birthday Present (1963)

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