Podcasts by First World War Poetry Digital Archive
Podcasts created by the First World War Poetry Digital Archive Project at Oxford University. This project is digitising the manuscripts of the major British poets of WW1 and making them freely available online, along with a set of teaching resources. The project is funded by the UK
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New Perspectives 1: Georgians and Others from 2014-09-06T11:20:28
Short presentation as part of the Oxford 'British Poetry of the First World War' Spring School Short presentation as part of the Oxford 'British Poetry of the First World War' Spring School by Dr S...
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From Owen's Doomed Youth, to his doomed youth from 2013-02-27T16:42:21
Lecture at the event 'Wilfred Owen: From Doomed Youth to the Battle of the Sambre'. Imperial War Museum, 10th November 2012. In this talk, Jean Moorcroft Wilson, presents Owen's full flowering as a...
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From Mametz Wood to The General from 2013-02-27T16:40:05
Lecture on Siegfried Sassoon given at the Imperial War Museum, London, 12th November 2011. How did Siegfried Sassoon, whose first patriotic outpourings are almost more Brooke-like than those of Rup...
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The Last Phase from 2013-02-18T16:04:10
A discussion on the last phase of the First World War. A talk given at 'Wilfred Owen: From Doomed Youth to Battle of the Sambre', Imperial War Museum, 10th November 2012. Max Egremont, writer and l...
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Alisa Miller:'Selling Patriotism: Rupert Brooke in the First World War' from 2010-01-26T17:24:21
Alisa Miller takes a look at the 'Rupert Brooke cult', examining why this particular poet was so popular during the First World War, both with the general public and the soldier, at home and abroad...
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Tim Kendall:'Ivor Gurney: First War Poet' from 2010-01-26T17:20:16
Professor Tim Kendall considers what composer and poet Ivor Gurney understood by the phrase 'war poet' and how he saw his own work as belonging to (and eminent amidst) a tradition of writing about ...
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An interview with Colin Hughes from 2010-01-26T17:15:53
Colin Hughes, author of David Jones: the man who was on the field (1979), discusses his friendship with poet and artist David Jones and his research on the Battle of Mametz Wood.
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Kate Lindsay Interview from 2008-07-29T18:03:02
In a podcast recorded earlier this year, Kate Lindsay, Project Manager for the First World War Poetry Digital Archive discusses the exciting development of the First World War Poetry Digital Archiv...
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Poetry Tour - London (2) from 2008-05-29T20:08:41
A second enhanced podcast tour of some of the exhibits in the Imperial War Museum. The tour takes you through the Trench Experience and the end of the war, linking to some of the poets and poetry o...
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Teaching WW1 Literature: Andrea Peterson from 2008-05-06T19:05
Andrea Peterson 'Children's Literature'. Andrea Peterson 'Children's Literature' part of the Teaching World War One literature conference, Oxford University, 12/11/07.
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Teaching WW1 Literature: Vivien Noakes from 2008-05-06T19:03:33
Vivien Noakes 'Blasting the Canon'. Vivien Noakes 'Blasting the Canon' part of the Teaching World War One Literature conference, Oxford University, 12/11/07.
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Teaching WW1 Literature: Meg Crane from 2008-05-06T19:00:10
Meg Crane 'WW1 Poetry in Schools'. Meg Crane 'WW1 Poetry in Schools', part of the Teaching World War One Literature conference, Oxford University, 12/11/07.
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Teaching WW1 Literature: Jon Stallworthy from 2008-05-06T18:56:55
Jon Stallworthy 'War Poetry'. Jon Stallworthy 'War Poetry', part of the Teaching World War One Literature Conference, Oxford University, 12/11/07.
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Richard Holmes interview from 2008-04-02T13:46:48
In this interview, the well-known military historian Brigadier Richard Holmes discusses his work on WW1, remembrance, his views on WW1 poetry, and how those experiences relate to the British Army c...
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Poetry Tour - London (1) from 2008-01-28T16:43:20
An enhanced podcast tour of some of the exhibits in the Imperial War Museum. The tour takes you through the displays on the First World War but links them to some of the poets and poetry of the per...
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Max Arthur Interview from 2007-12-12T17:48:20
An interview with Max Arthur, author of 'Forgotten Voices', 'Last Post', and most recently 'Faces of World War One: The Tragedy of the Great War in Words and Pictures'. The interview was conducted ...
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Ian Hislop interview from 2007-09-25T11:43:31
An interview with Ian Hislop, editor of Private Eye, and TV presenter on WW1 documentaries entitled 'Not Forgotten' (Channel 4, UK). Part of a series of Podcasts from Oxford University's First Worl...
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