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The Bodleian Libraries of the University of Oxford form the largest university library system in the United Kingdom. They include the principal University library-the Bodleian Library-which has been a library of legal deposit for 400 years; major research libraries; and libraries attached to faculties, departments and other institutions of the University. The combined library collections number more than 11 million printed items, in addition to 30,000 e-journals and vast quantities of materials in other formats. The Old Bodleian is also a major visitor attraction, drawing over 300,000 visitors a year. More information about the Bodleian Libraries and their activities can be found at http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/

Series associated with Bodleian Libraries

'Must it be a Man?' Women's contribution to the University of Oxford
A New Power: Photography, 1800-1850
BOOKNESS at the Bodleian Library
Centenary celebration of the first modern Spanish endowment at Oxford
Centre for the Study of the Book
Collecting COVID: Oral Histories
Crossing Borders: Hebrew Manuscripts as a Meeting-place of Cultures
Designing English: Graphics on the medieval page
History of the Book 2017-2019
Let Us Now Praise Famous Women - Discovering the work of Female Photographers
Literatures of Multilingual Europe
Lyell Lectures
Medieval German Studies
Oxford Kafka24
Oxford Union Library Audio Tour
Oxford Women in Computing: An Oral History
Persian arts of the book conference 13-14 July 2021
Recollecting Oxford Medicine: Oral Histories
Recording the Reformation
Reformation 2017
Researchers at work in Bodleian archives and historic collections
Sheldon Tapestry Maps
Shelley's Ghost: Reshaping the Image of a Literary Family
Sir William Dunn School of Pathology Oral Histories
Staging History, 1780 to 1840
Symposium: Agrippa (a book of the dead)
Textiles in Libraries: Context & Conservation series
The Bodleian Libraries (BODcasts)
The Oxford Seminars in Cartography: Women and Maps
The Paratexts Podcast
The UN at 70: witness seminar
Valentine's Day at Oxford
# Episode Title Description People Date
535 Dr Max Roser Georgina Ferry interviews Max Roser, Director of the Oxford Martin Programme on Global Development, 2 September 2022. Max Roser, Georgina Ferry 30 Mar 2023
534 Dr Carina Joe Georgina Ferry interviews Carina Joe, Senior Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Vaccine Development, 1 September 2022. Carina Joe, Georgina Ferry 30 Mar 2023
533 Professor William James Georgina Ferry interviews William James, Professor of Virology, 18 August 2022. William James, Georgina Ferry 30 Mar 2023
532 Professor Alain Townsend Georgina Ferry interviews Alain Townsend, Professor of Molecular Immunology, 16 August 2022. Alain Townsend, Georgina Ferry 30 Mar 2023
531 Professor John Bell (part two) Georgina Ferry interviews Sir John Bell, Regius Professor of Medicine, 28 April 2022. John Bell, Georgina Ferry 30 Mar 2023
530 Professor Aris Katzourakis Georgina Ferry interviews Aris Katzourakis, Professor of Evolution and Genomics, 27 January 2022. Aris Katzourakis, Georgina Ferry 30 Mar 2023
529 ARCHiOX - Seeing the Unseen in Bodleian Collections A research collaboration between the Bodleian Libraries and the Factum Foundation John Barrett, Adam Lowe, Jorge Cano, Andrew Irving 17 Feb 2023
528 Professor Lucie Cluver Georgina Ferry interviews Lucie Cluver, Professor of Child and Family Social Work, 7 July 2022. Lucie Cluver, Georgina Ferry 04 Jan 2023
527 Professor Carl Heneghan Georgina Ferry interviews Carl Heneghan, Professor of Evidence Based Medicine, 4 July 2022. Carl Heneghan, Georgina Ferry 04 Jan 2023
526 Professor Sunetra Gupta Georgina Ferry interviews Sunetra Gupta, Professor of Theoretical Epidemiology, 15 June 2022. Sunetra Gupta, Georgina Ferry 04 Jan 2023
525 Professor David Stuart Georgina Ferry interviews Sir David Stuart, Professor of Structural Biology, 10 June 2022. David Stuart, Georgina Ferry 04 Jan 2023
524 Professor Jennifer Beam Dowd Georgina Ferry interviews Jennifer Beam Dowd, Professor of Demography and Population Health, 26 May 2022. Jennifer Beam Dowd, Georgina Ferry 04 Jan 2023
523 Professor Fernanda Duarte Georgina Ferry interviews Fernanda Duarte, Associate Professor in Computational Organic Chemistry, 26 April 2022. Fernanda Duarte, Georgina Ferry 04 Jan 2023
522 Henry Chan Georgina Ferry interviews Henry Chan, DPhil Student, 26 April 2022. Henry Chan, Georgina Ferry 04 Jan 2023
521 Professor Meghana Pandit Georgina Ferry interviews Meghana Pandit, Chief Executive Officer at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 7 April 2022. Meghana Pandit, Georgina Ferry 04 Jan 2023
520 Professor Cathy Creswell Georgina Ferry interviews Cathy Creswell, Professor of Developmental Clinical Psychology, 7 April 2022. Cathy Creswell, Georgina Ferry 04 Jan 2023
519 Professor Naomi Allen Georgina Ferry interviews Naomi Allen, Professor in Epidemiology and Chief Scientist at the U.K. Biobank, 6 April 2022. Naomi Allen, Georgina Ferry 04 Jan 2023
518 Creative Commons S1 Ep5: BOOKNESS with Justine Provino On the 30th anniversay of its publication, BOOKNESS talks to book conservator and PhD candidate Justine Provino about her research into the self-destructing book 'Agrippa'. Alice Evans, Jo Maddocks, Justine Provino 09 Dec 2022
517 S1 Ep4: BOOKNESS with Stephen Emmerson BOOKNESS talks to poet and artist Stephen Emmerson about his book 'Translation of Die Aufzeichnungen des Malte Laurids Brigge', a paperback novel 'translated' into mushrooms. Alice Evans, Jo Maddocks, Stephen Emmerson 21 Nov 2022
516 Creative Commons S1 Ep3: BOOKNESS with Yiota Demetriou BOOKNESS talks to multi-media artist Yiota Demetriou about her book 'To You', a book made with thermal ink that requires the intimacy and heat of the reader's hands to reveal its text. Alice Evans, Jo Maddocks, Yiota Demetriou 15 Nov 2022
515 Unveiling the invisible belt: the shareholders of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company, 1897–1901 Drawing on a detailed survey of shareholders of the Marconi in 1897 and 1900, this lecture will trace an overall profile of the diverse categories of investors who dared to back this venture through it's experimental phase to becoming commercially viable. Dr. Anna Guagnini 14 Nov 2022
514 S1 Ep2: BOOKNESS with Ben Denzer In the first episode in this series, BOOKNESS talks to book designer and artist Ben Denzer, about a book he has created from 20 slices of Kraft American cheese. Alice Evans, Jo Maddocks, Ben Denzer 08 Nov 2022
513 S1 Ep1: Welcome to BOOKNESS Welcome to BOOKNESS, a podcast from the Centre for the Study of the Book at the Bodleian Libraries exploring artists' books made of unusual materials… Alice Evans, Jo Maddocks, Chris Fletcher, Emma Smith 08 Nov 2022
512 Dr Samantha Vanderslott Georgina Ferry interviews Samantha Vanderslott, University Research Lecturer (Oxford Vaccine Group), 18 March 2022. Samantha Vanderslott, Georgina Ferry 02 Nov 2022
511 Professor Sandy Douglas (part two) Georgina Ferry interviews Sandy Douglas, Associate Professor (Jenner Institute), 17 March 2022. Sandy Douglas, Georgina Ferry 02 Nov 2022
510 Professor Julia Hippisley-Cox Georgina Ferry interviews Julia Hippisley-Cox, Professor of Clinical Epidemiology and General Practice, 16 March 2022. Julia Hippisley-Cox, Georgina Ferry 02 Nov 2022
509 Professor Daniel Ebner and Dr Stephanie Hatch Georgina Ferry interviews Daniel Ebner, Principal Investigator and Stephanie Hatch, Postdoctoral Research Scientist, 16 March 2022. Daniel Ebner, Stephanie Hatch, Georgina Ferry 02 Nov 2022
508 Professor Cameron Hepburn Georgina Ferry interviews Cameron Hepburn, Professor of Environmental Economics, 15 March 2022. Cameron Hepburn, Georgina Ferry 02 Nov 2022
507 Dr Elizabeth Greenhall Georgina Ferry interviews Elizabeth Greenhall, retired GP, 11 March 2022. Elizabeth Greenhall, Georgina Ferry 02 Nov 2022
506 Dr Nicole Robb Georgina Ferry interviews Nicole Robb, Visiting Lecturer, Department of Physics, 10 March 2022. Nicole Robb, Georgina Ferry 02 Nov 2022
505 Dr Andrew Soltan Georgina Ferry interviews Andrew Soltan, medical doctor (John Radcliffe Hospital), 10 March 2022. Andrew Soltan, Georgina Ferry 02 Nov 2022
504 Dr Rebecca Moore Georgina Ferry interviews Rebecca Moore, former Postdoctoral Researcher and Laboratory Manager, 9 March 2022. Rebecca Moore, Georgina Ferry 02 Nov 2022
503 Professor Sandy Douglas (part one) Georgina Ferry interviews Sandy Douglas, Associate Professor (Jenner Institute), 24 February 2022. Sandy Douglas, Georgina Ferry 02 Nov 2022
502 Professor Kristin van Zwieten Georgina Ferry interviews Kristin van Zwieten, Professor of Law and Finance, 23 February 2022. Kristin van Zwieten, Georgina Ferry 02 Nov 2022
501 Professor John Bell (part one) Georgina Ferry interviews Sir John Bell, Regius Professor of Medicine, 22 February 2022. Sir John Bell, Georgina Ferry 02 Nov 2022
500 Dr Richard Fletcher Georgina Ferry interviews Richard Fletcher, Director of Research (Reuters Institute), 28 January 2022. Richard Fletcher, Georgina Ferry 02 Nov 2022
499 Professor E. J. Milner-Gulland Georgina Ferry interviews E. J. Milner-Gulland, Tasso Leventis Professor of Biodiversity, 26 January 2022. EJ Milner-Gulland, Georgina Ferry 29 Jul 2022
498 Professor Patrick Grant Georgina Ferry interviews Patrick Grant, Vesuvius Chair of Materials and Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research), 25 January 2022. Patrick Grant, Georgina Ferry 29 Jul 2022
497 Professor Anna Petherick (part two) Georgina Ferry interviews Anna Petherick, Associate Professor in Public Policy, 20 December 2021. Anna Petherick, Georgina Ferry 29 Jul 2022
496 Professor Anna Petherick Georgina Ferry interviews Anna Petherick, Associate Professor in Public Policy, 20 December 2021. Anna Petherick, Georgina Ferry 29 Jul 2022
495 Professor Peter Horby Georgina Ferry interviews Sir Peter Horby, Professor of Emerging Infectious Diseases, 6 December 2021. Peter Horby, Georgina Ferry 29 Jul 2022
494 Professor Erica Charters Georgina Ferry interviews Erica Charters, Professor of the Global History of Medicine, 6 December 2021. Erica Charters, Georgina Ferry 29 Jul 2022
493 Professor Andy Pollard (part two) Georgina Ferry interviews Sir Andrew Pollard, Professor of Paediatric Infection and Immunity and Director of the Oxford Vaccine Group, 3 December 2021. Andy Pollard, Georgina Ferry 29 Jul 2022
492 Professor Andy Pollard Georgina Ferry interviews Sir Andrew Pollard, Professor of Paediatric Infection and Immunity and Director of the Oxford Vaccine Group, 3 December 2021. Andy Pollard, Georgina Ferry 29 Jul 2022
491 Professor Cath Green Georgina Ferry interviews Catherine Green OBE, Head of the Clinical BioManufacturing Facility and Associate Professor in Chromosome Dynamics, 1 December 2021. Cath Green, Georgina Ferry 29 Jul 2022
490 Professor Richard Hobbs (part two) Georgina Ferry interviews Richard Hobbs, Head of Department at the Nuffield Department of Primary Health Care Sciences and Nuffield Professor of Primary Care, 29 November 2021. Richard Hobbs, Georgina Ferry 29 Jul 2022
489 Professor Richard Hobbs Georgina Ferry interviews Richard Hobbs, Head of Department at the Nuffield Department of Primary Health Care Sciences and Nuffield Professor of Primary Care, 29 November 2021. Richard Hobbs, Georgina Ferry 29 Jul 2022
488 Dr Betty Raman (part two) Georgina Ferry interviews Betty Raman, Senior Academic Cardiologist and Clinical Research Fellow, 16 November 2021. Betty Raman, Georgina Ferry 29 Jul 2022
487 Professor Betty Raman Georgina Ferry interviews Betty Raman, Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, 16 November 2021. Betty Raman, Georgina Ferry 29 Jul 2022
486 Professor Sarah Walker Georgina Ferry interviews Sarah Walker, Professor of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, 15 November 2021. Sarah Walker, Georgina Ferry 29 Jul 2022
485 Professor Paul Harrison (part two) Georgina Ferry interviews Paul Harrison, Professor of Psychiatry, 11 November 2021. Paul Harrison, Georgina Ferry 29 Jul 2022
484 Professor Paul Harrison Georgina Ferry interviews Paul Harrison, Professor of Psychiatry, 11 November 2021. Paul Harrison, Georgina Ferry 29 Jul 2022
483 Professor Trisha Greenhalgh (part three) Georgina Ferry interviews Trisha Greenhalgh, Professor of Primary Care Health Sciences, 5 November 2021. Trish Greenhalgh, Georgina Ferry 29 Jul 2022
482 Professor Trisha Greenhalgh (part two) Georgina Ferry interviews Trisha Greenhalgh, Professor of Primary Care Health Sciences, 5 November 2021. Trish Greenhalgh, Georgina Ferry 29 Jul 2022
481 Professor Derrick Crook Georgina Ferry interviews Derrick Crook, Professor of Microbiology, 9 November 2021. Derrick Crook, Georgina Ferry 29 Jul 2022
480 Professor Trisha Greenhalgh Georgina Ferry interviews Trisha Greenhalgh, Professor of Primary Care Health Sciences, 5 November 2021. Trish Greenhalgh, Georgina Ferry 29 Jul 2022
479 Talk 6: Tying up loose threads: the Textiles in Libraries project so far Join the Bodleian Conservation and Collection Care team to find out more about what the Textiles in Libraries project has involved so far. Alice Evans, Nicole Gilroy, Henrike Lähnemann, Katica Laza 19 Jul 2022
478 Making machines: Mary Shelley and Ada Lovelace Join our experts in conversation as they consider the thinking of two great 19th century women writers exploring the boundary between human and machine Ursula Martin, Sharon Ruston, Helen Cook 21 Jun 2022
477 Meet the pigments: the art and science of early English decoration Discover how cutting-edge scientific techniques are transforming our understanding of medieval manuscripts, and how book production began to recover under King Alfred and his successors Matthew Holford, Richard Gameson, Helen Cook 24 May 2022
476 Assimilation or change? Normans at Winchester The fifth lecture in the Lyell Lecture 2022 series delivered by Professor Susan Rankin (University of Cambridge) Susan Rankin 24 May 2022
475 From Neumes in campo aperto to Neumes on Lines (at Christchurch, Canterbury) The forth lecture in the Lyell Lecture 2022 series delivered by Professor Susan Rankin (University of Cambridge) Susan Rankin 16 May 2022
474 St Augustine’s and Christchurch, 950–1091 The third lecture in the Lyell Lecture 2022 series delivered by Professor Susan Rankin (University of Cambridge) Susan Rankin 16 May 2022
473 ‘L’ecriture Anglaise Dans Sa Perfection’ Professor Marc Smith, Professeur de Paléographie, The Ecole Nationale des Chartes, Paris delivers the 5th lecture in this years Lyell Lecture series Marc Smith 09 May 2022
472 A Community of Scribes at Worcester The second lecture in the Lyell Lecture 2022 series delivered by Professor Susan Rankin (University of Cambridge) Susan Rankin 09 May 2022
471 Sound and its Capture in Anglo-Saxon England The first lecture in the Lyell Lecture 2022 series delivered by Professor Susan Rankin (University of Cambridge) Susan Rankin 09 May 2022
470 North Sea Crossings: inside the exhibition Discover the treasures that illustrate how exchanges between England and the Netherlands have shaped literature, book production and institutions such as the Bodleian itself, on either side of the North Sea. Sjoerd Levelt, Ad Putter 14 Apr 2022
469 Meet the Manuscripts: the Renaissance reform of the book Dr Martin Holford and Dr David Rundle explore how the Italian Renaissance led to major changes in how manuscripts were made, written and decorated in England. Martin Holford, David Rundle 14 Apr 2022
468 Meet the Maps: Unconventional Views of Oxford Focusing on four very different maps of Oxford - each of the maps has its own tale to tell, some showing Oxford as it was; others showing Oxford as it might have been; and others how Oxford never was. Nick Millea, Stuart Ackland, Helen Cook 05 Apr 2022
467 Talk 5: Textiles and text: A collaborative approach to conserving textile-covered manuscripts Conservators Jane Eagan and Maria Hayward describe their work treating seven manuscripts re-covered in velvet for Henry VIII, part of a small corpus of royal books still in their textile bindings in the Queens College Library Jane Eagan, Maria Hayworth, Alice Evans 05 Apr 2022
466 MS Ashmole 1504 Dating from around 1520 and probably conceived as a pattern book, this manuscript is best described as a 'herbal and bestiary' and contains images of flora and fauna together with stylised, floriated ornaments and coloured alphabets. Martin Kauffmann, Helen Cook, Lynn Hulse 04 Feb 2022
465 Talk 4: Textiles from East to West: case studies from the Leiden collections Building on earlier talks in the series that explored the uses of textiles in library collections, this talk focuses on examples of textiles in manuscript bindings in the Oriental collections of Leiden University Library. Karin Scheper, Alice Evans 24 Jan 2022
464 Martin Vessey Derek Hockaday interviews Martin Vessey, Emeritus Professor of Public Health, 4 June 2014 Martin Vessey, Derek Hockaday 20 Jan 2022
463 Mike Dunnill Derek Hockaday interviews Mike Dunnill, researcher, pathologist and former Director of Clinical Studies,10 February 2012. Mike Dunnill, Derek Hockaday 20 Jan 2022
462 Ann Taylor Derek Hockaday interviews Ann Taylor, researcher and physiologist, 20 January 2016. Ann Taylor, Derek Hockaday 20 Jan 2022
461 Meet the Manuscripts: Correcting Christmas Carols In the 3rd talk in our Meet the Manuscripts series, you will learn how singers lived with change in their favourite songs, and hear carols of the Middle Ages both familiar and new. Micah Mackay, Andrew Dunning 14 Dec 2021
460 Talk 3: Stitches, leaves and smelly old books: in conversation with textile artist Alice Fox Textile based artwork is well aligned with stitched or folded book structures. Giving book-related examples from her practice, artist Alice Fox describes how an experimental approach to materials can lead to a variety of creative outcomes. Alice Fox, Alice Evans, Andrew Honey 09 Dec 2021
459 Talk 2: Beyond the velvet cover: textiles and craft in Byzantine bookbinding Georgios Boudalis explores the subject of textiles and craft in Byzantine bookbinding, sharing techniques little known not only in the context of Byzantine bookbinding but also more generally in the context of Byzantine material culture. Georgios Boudalis, Alice Evans 06 Dec 2021
458 Talk 1: Textiles in Libraries: glimpses from the Bodleian The first talk in the Textiles in Libraries: Context and Conservation series brings together three colleagues from across the Bodleian Library to explore the wide variety and sometimes surprising uses of textiles found in our collections. Jo Maddocks, Andrew Honey, Martin Kauffmann, Alice Evans 11 Nov 2021
457 Meet the Manuscripts: Uncomfortable English Manuscripts In this lecture, we look at some beautiful, austere, and distinctively uncomfortable manuscripts and learn how the Middle Ages shaped the way we read today both in print and on screen. Dan Wakelin, Andrew Dunning, Helen Cook 08 Nov 2021
456 The serpentine text of the Gutenberg Bible The fifth lecture in the Lyell Lecture 2021 series delivered by Paul Needham, Princeton Paul Needham 25 Oct 2021
455 Meet the Manuscripts: Meet the Fragments Exploring their physical function in manuscripts – and the bad things that can happen when they are removed for study – as well as showing what they can contribute to book history. Andrew Honey, Matthew Holford 20 Oct 2021
454 Fifteenth-century Latin Bible printing and distribution The fourth lecture in the Lyell Lecture 2021 series delivered by Paul Needham, Princeton Paul Needham 19 Oct 2021
453 The Texts of the Gutenberg Bible; the case of 4 Ezra The third lecture in the Lyell Lecture 2021 series delivered by Paul Needham, Princeton Paul Needham 19 Oct 2021
452 Latin Bible-writing in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries; the Gutenberg Bible workshop The second lecture in the Lyell Lecture 2021 series delivered by Paul Needham, Princeton Paul Needham 18 Oct 2021
451 The Christian Latin Bible from its origins to the 13th-century Paris Bible The first lecture in the Lyell Lecture 2021 series delivered by Paul Needham, Princeton Paul Needham 18 Oct 2021
450 David Tibbs Derek Hockaday interviews David Tibbs, vascular surgeon, 7 February 2011. David Tibbs, Derek Hockaday 04 Oct 2021
449 Terence Ryan Susan Burge interviews Terence Ryan, consultant dermatologist and emeritus professor of dermatology, 18 November 2020. Terence Ryan, Susan Burge 30 Sep 2021
448 Michael Gillmer Derek Hockaday interviews Michael Gillmer, consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist, 27 February 2014. Michael Gillmer, Derek Hockaday 27 Sep 2021
447 David Warrell Derek Hockaday interviews David Warrell, honorary consultant physician and Emeritus Professor of Tropical Medicine, 24 March 2014. David Warrell, Derek Hockaday 27 Sep 2021
446 Robert Twycross Derek Hockaday interviews Robert Twycross, physician and pioneer of palliative care and medicine, 7 August 2018. Robert Twycross, Derek Hockaday 24 Sep 2021
445 Joe Smith Derek Hockaday interviews Joe Smith, consultant urologist, 18 November 2013. Joe Smith, Derek Hockaday 23 Sep 2021
444 Roots to Seeds: the evolution of plant science Join Professor Stephen Harris (Curator of Roots to Seeds at the Bodleian Library) and Dr Chris Thorogood, (Oxford Botanic Garden and Harcourt Arboretum) as they discuss the past, present and future of botanical research and teaching. Stephen Harris, Chris Thorogood, Helen Cook 17 Sep 2021
443 Peter Sleight Derek Hockaday interviews Peter Sleight, research cardiologist and consultant physician, 22 September 2013. Peter Sleight, Derek Hockaday 15 Sep 2021
442 Chris Redman Derek Hockaday interviews Chris Redman, obstetric consultant and clinical professor, 13 November 2016. Chris Redman, Derek Hockaday 14 Sep 2021
441 Christopher Paine Peggy Frith interviews Sir Christopher Paine, consultant clinical oncologist and former Director of Clinical Studies, 25 Jul 2012. Christopher Paine, Peggy Frith 14 Sep 2021
440 John Oxbury Derek Hockaday interviews John Oxbury, neurologist, 20 November 2013. John Oxbury, Derek Hockaday 14 Sep 2021
439 Richard Moxon Derek Hockaday interviews Richard Moxon, Emeritus Professor of Paediatrics and former Chairman of Paediatrics, 21 July 2016. Richard Moxon, Derek Hockaday 10 Sep 2021
438 Neil Mortensen Derek Hockaday interviews Neil Mortensen, consultant colorectal surgeon, 10 November 2014. Neil Mortensen, Derek Hockaday 10 Sep 2021
437 Brian Longworth Derek Hockaday interviews Brian Longworth, former mechanical technician and engineer at the Radcliffe Infirmary, 31 July 2015. Derek Hockaday, Brian Longworth 09 Sep 2021
436 Grant de Jersey Lee Derek Hockaday interviews Grant de Jersey Lee, physician and cardiologist, 13 June 2013. Grant de Jersey Lee, Derek Hockaday 08 Sep 2021