We investigate the rich seam of royalty in British literature, and examine Englishness through the lens of folk song, with Steve Roud and the singer Rachel Unthank
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/audio/2012/jun/01/royalty-english-literature-folk-song-podcast
Tagged with history politics music books folk music music culture europe world news the unthanks books
The death of Carlos Fuentes sounded the end of the Latin American Boom. But who are the South American writers following in the footsteps of Márquez and Vargas Llosa, and what next for the continent’s…
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/audio/2012/jun/15/latin-america-novels-poetry-podcast
Tagged with fiction poetry carlos fuentes books culture peru mexico world news books
Simon Jenkins, Jonathan Freedland and Heather Stewart discuss child benefit, plus why moderate Republicans are a dying breed
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/audio/2012/mar/08/politics-weekly-podcast-taxes-super-tuesday
Only half of those who took part in the summer riots said they felt a part of British society. We hear from five young Londoners on how they see their futures and their place in society
In August of this year riots erupted in some of England’s major cities. David Cameron announced he was recalling parliament but he resisted calls for a full inquiry. He said that the disturbances were simply a case of criminal looting.
This week the Guardian revealed its own study, Reading the Riots, in collaboration with the London School of Economics. One of the findings was that only half of the rioters surveyed felt they were part of British society.
In this week’s Focus podcast, Hugh Muir explores if this view is shared by other young people. He speaks to five Londoners, none of whom were involving in the rioting, although all were touched by it.
How did they view the riots? How do they view their futures? Do they feel they are part of a lost generation?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/audio/2011/dec/09/focus-podcast-riots-lost-generation
Tagged with uk news uk riots young people world news podcast guardian newspaper lse society
Should writers rely on inspiration or training? We visit a Guardian masterclass and discuss the issue with first-time authors Erin Morgenstern, SJ Watson and Jacques Strauss
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/audio/2011/oct/14/first-books-morgenstern-watson-podcast
Tagged with fiction books culture united states south africa world news books
Soon the world’s population will reach 7 billion. But do more people necessarily mean more problems?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/audio/2011/jul/27/focus-podcast-population-growth
Tagged with global development population world news uganda world news
As a new imprint dedicated to essays is launched, we ask what they are; and we discuss Rabindranath Tagore and the place of poetry in translation with poet Alice Oswald
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/audio/2011/may/20/essay-poetry-translation-rabindranath-tagore
Tagged with poetry publishing books culture india bangladesh world news books
Giles Tremlett goes in search of the home of Spanish literary culture, while the Hungarian poet George Szirtes explains why he writes in English
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/audio/2011/apr/01/books-spain-poetry-george-szirtes-podcast
An exclusive interview with the Nobel Peace Prize winner and leader of Myanmar’s pro-democracy movement
An exclusive interview with the Nobel Peace Prize winner and leader of Myanmar’s pro-democracy movement