University of Birmingham

by University of Birmingham

Listen to the latest podcasts by our academics, researchers, alumni and guests and explore what's happening at the University of Birmingham.

Episodes

Fantastic Research: Are there fantastic beasts among us?

16m · Published 13 Nov 14:57

You don't have to watch a movie to discover fantastic beasts! They have walked this land already! Dr Stephan Lautenschlager introduces us to our very own fantastic beasts - from the huge to the tiny. Now discover more about the work of palaeobiologist Dr Lautenschlager and his colleague lecturer in micropalaeontology Dr Kirsty Edgar - and how films like Jurassic Park and Fantastic Beasts really do inspire scientists! www.birmingham.ac.uk/fantasticresearch

Fantastic Research: Why are the films based on the books of J K Rowling such a phenomenon?

18m · Published 13 Nov 14:42

Why are these movies such a phenomenon? And why do we all enjoy being part of this magical world? We've have put these questions to Dr James Walters. Reader in Film and Television Studies. Dr Walters is joined by his colleague Dr Catherine Lester as they discuss whether this movie franchise can sustain itself and how can we use them to understand the fantasy cinema more generally?www.birmingham.ac.uk/fantasticresearch

University of Birmingham has 22 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 8:30:46. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on November 27th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on April 23rd, 2024 23:17.