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TORCH is a nucleus of intellectual energy for the humanities and a place to develop new ideas and collaborations both within and beyond academia. Since its creation, TORCH has raised over £3 million in grants and philanthropy to support researchers to develop research projects. Launched in May 2013, TORCH provides an important opportunity for Oxford’s humanities scholars to collaborate with researchers across other disciplines, and institutions; work with academics across all stages of their academic careers; develop partnerships with public and private institutions; engage with wider audiences; and bring together academic research, diverse industries, and the performing arts. Public engagement with research is at the heart of TORCH's aims.
During 2018-19, TORCH hosted almost 400 events, with audiences of over 20,000 people. During 2019-20, TORCH hosted online events during COVID-restrictions, reaching audiences in person and then online of over 50,000 globally. Since 2013, TORCH has supported 400 researchers each year; 62 Knowledge Exchange Fellowships; over 50 seed-funded research networks and 10 research programmes.
The TORCH Director, Professor Wes Williams (wes.williams@seh.ox.ac.uk), welcomes questions about the centre and suggestions for research and wider engagement activities.

Series associated with The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH)

'Magic and the Sense of Place' Conference
African(a) and South Asian Philosophies
Alliance
Art and Action: The Intersections of Literary Celebrity and Politics
Death at the Museum
Diseases in Dialogue
Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius: A Story in Five Places
Folk Tunes and Englishness
Gender and Authority
Is the playwright dead?
Literature, democracy and transitional justice
Medieval German Studies
MOVING, TEACHING, INSPIRING: The National Trust and University of Oxford in the 21st Century
Narrative Futures
Perceptions of Inequality: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue
Post-Conflict Landscapes
Post-War: Commemoration, Reconstruction, Reconciliation
Practice Makes… the Oxford Reimagining Performance Podcast
Putting magic in place: a knowledge exchange event
Race and Resistance: Understanding Bermuda Today
Sleep and the Rhythms of Life
Talking Sense
Teaching to Transgress
Textual Therapies
The Many Lives of Benjamin Disraeli
The Oxford Healthcare Values Partnership
The Oxford Sound Album
The Oxford/Berlin Creative Collaborations
TORCH Post-Show Conversations
TORCH | The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities
Traces of the White Rose
Unconscious Memory
Unlocking Late Schumann
Valentine's Day at Oxford
Women in Oxford's History (Series One)
Women's Responses to the Reformation
# Episode Title Description People Date
739 Creative Commons Sleep, Insomnia and Wellbeing: Historical Perspectives The Sleep and the Rhythms of Life Network welcomed Brigitte Steger (Japanese Studies, Cambridge) and Megan Leitch (English Literature, Cardiff, and President of the International Arthurian Society British Branch) to present two papers. Brigitte Steger, Megan Leitch 22 May 2024
738 Creative Commons Dance Music, Wakefulness and Embodied Rhythm – Part 4 How could different types of music be used in therapy? Oxford medical graduate and working musician and DJ Michael Diamond discusses the features of different music genres types of music and their therapeutic potential. Eric Clarke, Michael Diamond 22 Feb 2024
737 Creative Commons Dance Music, Wakefulness and Embodied Rhythm – Part 3 How can electronic dance music tools and techniques be used to manipulate music for psychological ends, for example to enhance sleep? Eric Clarke, Michael Diamond 22 Feb 2024
736 Creative Commons Dance Music, Wakefulness and Embodied Rhythm – Part 2 How does a DJ use different music to engage listeners, from a neuropsychological perspective? Professor Eric Clarke (Emeritus Professor of Music at Oxford) and Michael Diamond (Oxford medical graduate and musician/DJ) discuss. Eric Clarke, Michael Diamond 22 Feb 2024
735 Creative Commons Dance Music, Wakefulness and Embodied Rhythm – Part 1 What's the relationship between music and the rhythms of our lives? Professor Sally Shuttleworth asks Professor Eric Clarke (Music at University of Oxford) and Michael Diamond (Oxford medical graduate and musician/DJ) to discuss. Sally Shuttleworth, Eric Clarke, Michael Diamond 22 Feb 2024
734 Legacies In this final episode, Tom Herring and Dr Alexandra Lloyd explore the enduring legacies of the White Rose, with contributions from students, academics, and authors working on this remarkable resistance group. Tom Herring, Alexandra Lloyd 21 Feb 2024
733 Part Three - Not In Vain In Part Three, Tom Herring and Dr Alexandra Lloyd explore the final days of the White Rose resisters with poignant excerpts from their last letters to their loved ones. Tom Herring, Alexandra Lloyd 10 Oct 2023
732 Part Two - Your Bad Conscience In Part Two, Tom Herring and Dr Alexandra Lloyd dive deeper into the resistance writings of the White Rose, and find out what happened to Sophie and Hans Scholl following their arrest by the Gestapo. Tom Herring, Alexandra Lloyd 10 Oct 2023
731 Part One - Out Of Reach In Part One, Tom Herring and Dr Alexandra Lloyd take us into the world of the White Rose. We’ll find out who they were, how they were connected, and unpack the question of what led them to resist and ultimately risk everything. Tom Herring, Alexandra Lloyd 10 Oct 2023
730 Traces of the White Rose: Introduction Hosts Tom Herring and Dr Alexandra Lloyd set out what to expect from the series, and introduce the history of the White Rose resistance: five students and a professor who stood up to Nazism and paid with their lives. Tom Herring, Alexandra Lloyd, Jud Newborn, Rebecca Donner 10 Oct 2023
729 Sleep, Light, Architecture How can a neuroscientist and an architect help us to understand the world of sleep and the rhythms that govern our lives? Russell Foster, Ian Ritchie, Sally Shuttleworth, Ruth Abrahams 12 May 2023
728 'Magic and the Sense of Place' Conference Day 3: 'Urban', 'Rome' and 'Placing the dead' Talks from Alice Huxley, Amy Blakemore, Nancy Caciola and more, under the themes 'Urban', 'Rome' and 'Placing the dead'. Alice Huxley, Todd Borlik, Amy Blakemore, Ellen Kushner 20 Apr 2023
727 'Magic and the Sense of Place' Conference Day 2: 'Making a Place', 'Between' and 'Getting Lost' Talks from Caroline Tully, Elizabeth Garner, Gwendolyne Knight and more on the themes of 'Making a Place', 'Between' and 'Getting Lost'. Gwendolyne Knight, Sophie Page, Karen Mahony, Alex Ukolov 20 Apr 2023
726 'Magic and the Sense of Place' Conference Day 1: Opening Session, plus 'Who Owns This Place?' and 'The New World'. Opening Session featuring Ronald Hutton and Chris Gosden, plus talks under the topics 'Who Owns This Place?' and 'The New World'. Andrew Chesnut, Dan Kline, Will Badger, Ronald Hutton 20 Apr 2023
725 Acknowledgements A special thank you to everyone involved in the podcast. Torø Graven 28 Mar 2023
724 (E10/10) The Missing Bean Sitting outside, just to the right of the entrance, facing Lincoln College. Torø Graven 28 Mar 2023
723 (E9/10) Walking down Mansfield Road, Holywell Street, and Broad Street From Queen Elizabeth House to Cornmarket Street, on the left-hand side. Torø Graven 28 Mar 2023
722 (E8/10) Walking in University Parks From the back gate at St Anne’s College, in through North Gate, and along North Walk to Lazenbee’s Ground Walk, in the middle of North Walk. Torø Graven 28 Mar 2023
721 (E7/10) Oxford University Museum of Natural History Sitting in the café on the gallery, at a table closest to the central court, just to the right of the till, facing the central court. Torø Graven 28 Mar 2023
720 (E6/10) Walking down Cornmarket Street From Carfax Tower to George Street, on the left-hand side. Torø Graven 28 Mar 2023
719 (E5/10) Walking through Clarendon Centre From Queen Street to Cornmarket Street, in the middle. Torø Graven 28 Mar 2023
718 (E4/10) Walking inside University Church of St. Mary the Virgin Down the aisle and into the Nave, back along the north corridor, and out on High Street. Torø Graven 28 Mar 2023
717 (E3/10) Radcliffe Square on an early summer morning Sitting outside at Vaults & Garden cafe, in the middle between the two entrances, facing Radcliffe Camera. Torø Graven 28 Mar 2023
716 (E2/10) Walking up Queen’s Lane and New College Lane From High Street to Catte Street, on the left-hand side. Torø Graven 28 Mar 2023
715 (E1/10) Bell towers telling the time on Christ Church Meadow Standing on Broad Walk, just to the left of Merton Grove, facing Christ Church Meadow. Torø Graven 28 Mar 2023
714 Introduction Welcome to the Oxford Sound Album. Torø Graven 28 Mar 2023
713 Creative Commons Practice Makes… The Multi-Hyphenate Career Helen and Madeleine are joined by Frey Kwa Hawking, dramaturg and critic, and Hannah Greenstreet, playwright, critic, and academic, to talk about their varied career roles, how they interact, and why theatre matters to us. Hannah Greenstreet, Frey Kwa Hawking, Helen Dallas, Madeleine Saidenberg 09 Feb 2023
712 Creative Commons Practice Makes… Eighteenth-Century Theatre Today David Taylor, specialist in eighteenth-century theatre, and Colin Blumenau, former Chief Executive and Artistic Director of the Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds, talk about performing eighteenth-century drama on the modern stage. David Taylor, Colin Blumenau, Helen Dallas, Madeleine Saidenberg 14 Nov 2022
711 Creative Commons Practice Makes… Documentary Theatre Alecky Blythe, creator of verbatim company Recorded Delivery and writer of Our Generation, and Molly Flynn, who specialises in contemporary Ukrainian and Russian documentary theatre, talk about documentary theatre in the UK and Ukraine. Alecky Blythe, Molly Flynn, Helen Dallas, Madeleine Saidenberg 31 Oct 2022
710 Creative Commons Practice Makes… Disabled-Led Theatre Jess Thom of Touretteshero and Hannah Simpson, author of Samuel Beckett and Disability Performance, discuss relaxed performance, accessibility, and the Touretteshero production of Beckett’s Not I. Jess Thom, Hannah Simpson, Helen Dallas, Madeleine Saidenberg 20 Oct 2022
709 TORCH Post-Show Conversations: Scandaltown Listen in as Caroline Taylor and Ruth Moore discuss a recent production of Mike Bartlett's 'Scandaltown' Caroline Taylor, Ruth Moore 10 Jul 2022
708 Creative Commons TORCH Post-Show Conversations: Much Ado About Nothing Listen in as Judith Buchanan and Emma Smith discuss a March 2022 RSC production of Much Ado About Nothing Judith Buchanan, Emma Smith 10 Jul 2022
707 TORCH Post-Show Conversations: When We Dead Awaken Listen in as Billy Barrett, Tzen Sam and Kirsten Shepherd-Barr discuss a recent production of Ibsen's 'When We Dead Awaken' Kirsten Shepherd-Barr, Tzen Sam, Billy Barrett 28 Jun 2022
706 TORCH Post-Show Conversations: Cyrano de Bergerac Listen in as Nora Baker and Ruth Moore discuss a recent production of Cyrano de Bergerac Nora Baker, Ruth Moore 28 Jun 2022
705 TORCH Post-show Conversations: Private Lives Listen in as Kirsten Shepherd-Barr and Sos Eltis discuss a recent production of Noel Coward's Private Lives Kirsten Shepherd-Barr, Sos Eltis, Ruth Moore 06 Jun 2022
704 Welcome and opening address by event hosts Opening address from Kristin White and readings from the event hosts. Kristin White, Wale Adebanwi, Stephen Tuck, Rajai Denbrook 25 Jan 2022
703 Colonialism, Enslavement and Resistance 1612 - 1834 Founding of Bermuda and the Fight for Freedom, talk 1 Mike Jarvis 25 Jan 2022
702 A Tale of Two Women: Sally Bassett, Mary Prince and the True Story of Slavery in Bermuda Second talk on the 1612 - 1834 Founding of Bermuda and the Fight for Freedom panel, with ajala omodele. Ajala Omodele 25 Jan 2022
701 The Humanitarian Revolution and the Struggle for Human Rights 1834 – 1959/71 Struggle for Desegregation: Post-emancipation, identity and immigration, talk 1 Clarence Maxwell 25 Jan 2022
700 A Consequence of Abolition: Racialised Policies .1612 - 1834 Founding of Bermuda and the Fight for Freedom, talk 4 Walton Brown 25 Jan 2022
699 Black Power and Bermuda 1834 – 1959/71 Struggle for Desegregation: Post-emancipation, identity and immigration, talk 1 Quito Swan 25 Jan 2022
698 Narratives of Resistance 1834 – 1959/71 Struggle for Desegregation: Post-emancipation, identity and immigration, talk 2 Kristy Warren 25 Jan 2022
697 A Case Study in Black Internationalism: Bermuda as part of the Diasporic Civil Rights Struggle 1834 – 1959/71 Struggle for Desegregation: Post-emancipation, identity and immigration, talk 3 Theodore Francis 24 Jan 2022
696 The Demographics of Bermuda: From the Deportation of Free Black People to Racist White Immigration Policies 1834 – 1959/71 Struggle for Desegregation: Post-emancipation, identity and immigration, talk 4 Lynne Winfield 24 Jan 2022
695 The Portuguese Community In Bermuda 1834 – 1959/71 Struggle for Desegregation: Post-emancipation, identity and immigration, talk 5 Rui Desa 24 Jan 2022
694 Race, Resistance and Fiction 1959 – 2018 The Pursuit of Equality and Justice: Past and Present, talk 1 Nicholas Tweed 24 Jan 2022
693 Muslim Persistence in Establishing Islamic Community Life in Bermuda (1960 – present) 1959 – 2018 The Pursuit of Equality and Justice: Past and Present, talk 2. Radell Tankard 24 Jan 2022
692 A Life of Resistance 1959 – 2018 The Pursuit of Equality and Justice: Past and Present, talk 3 Linda Bogle-Meinzer 24 Jan 2022
691 Challenging Oppressive Working Conditions: The Bermuda Industrial Union 1959 – 2018 The Pursuit of Equality and Justice: Past and Present, talk 4 Derick Burgess 24 Jan 2022
690 Final closing Closing comments by Dr. Phyllis Curtis Tweed. Nicholas Tweed, Phyllis Curtis Tweed 24 Jan 2022
689 Introduction to 'Racialisation in (post)colonial Bermuda: Past and Present' Racialisation in (post)colonial Bermuda: Past and Present, talk 1. Kristy Warren 24 Jan 2022
688 They Called Us Hoodlums: Media, Desegregation and the 1959 Bermuda Theatre Boycotts’ Racialisation in (post)colonial Bermuda: Past and Present, talk 2. Dana Selassie 24 Jan 2022
687 Goin’ dahn de road’: Racialised dialect parody in Bermuda’ Racialisation in (post)colonial Bermuda: Past and Present, talk 3. Rosemary Hall 24 Jan 2022
686 ‘MY NAME IS SUE’: The Mother of Mary Prince and the Racialised Abdication of Bermuda in the Authentication of Her History’ Racialisation in (post)colonial Bermuda: Past and Present, talk 4. LeYoni Junos 18 Jan 2022
685 Memories Lost in the Triangle: An Exploration of Bermuda’s Social Conditioning Through Racial Amnesia’ Racialisation in (post)colonial Bermuda: Past and Present, talk 5. H. Alicia Kirby 18 Jan 2022
684 ‘Bermuda gombey (re)connections: Covering and recovering indigeneity in the Black Atlantic’ Racialisation in (post)colonial Bermuda: Past and Present, talk 6. Sydney Hutchinson 18 Jan 2022
683 400 years of Courts in Bermuda, 1616-2016, Towards a Vision of Non-Racial Justice Race, Law and History, talk 1 Ian Kawaley, Chen Foley 18 Jan 2022
682 The Story of the Slaveship, Enterprise Race, Law and History, talk 2 Ben Adamson 13 Jan 2022
681 Post-Emancipation Legislation Race, Law and History, talk 3 Walton Brown 13 Jan 2022
680 Legislation is essential but not always adequate Race, Law and History, talk 4. Venous Memari 13 Jan 2022
679 The Intersection of Women’s Suffrage and Race Speaker name Kim Caines Race, Law and History, talk 5. Kimberley Caines 13 Jan 2022
678 Second Class Citizens: First Class Men Book reading 1. Eva Hodgson 13 Jan 2022
677 Island Flames: Murder, Execution and Racial Enmity – The Real Story of Bermuda’s 1977 Riots Book reading 2. Jonathan Smith 13 Jan 2022
676 Choir No. 1 and Choir No. 2 and Dr E. F. Gordon: Hero of Bermuda’s Working Class Book reading 3. Dale Butler 13 Jan 2022
675 Bermuda and The Struggle for Reform: Race, Politics and Ideology, 1944-1998 Book reading 4. Walton Brown Jr 13 Jan 2022
674 Our Lady of Labour: Dr Barbara Ball Book reading 5. Ottiwell Simmons 13 Jan 2022
673 Shackles of the Past by David Critchley Book reading 6. Wendy Davis Johnson 13 Jan 2022
672 An excerpt from ‘The History of Mary Prince’ Book reading 7. Treasure Tannock 13 Jan 2022
671 'Poets in Purgatory' Video Contemporary poets read from their translations of the Purgatorio and from their poems about Dante. Jane Draycott, Steve Ellis, Andrew Fitzsimons, Lorna Goodison 17 Dec 2021
670 How does climate crisis change the curriculum? A Climate Crisis Thinking in the Humanities and Social Sciences event. Shifting the question from ‘how should climate change be put into the curriculum?’ to ‘how does it transform the curriculum?’ opens up the subject in new ways across the world. Rahul Chopra, Kim Polgreen, Amanda Power, Steve Puttick 15 Dec 2021
669 Episode 8: Liberatory orientations in African(a) and South Asian philosophies In this episode, Aamir Kaderbhai (Mst Study of Religions), Heeyoung Tae (BA Philosophy, Politics, & Economics), and alicehank winham (MPhil Buddhist Studies) converse with Dr. Anatanand Rambachan (Professor of Religion at St. Olaf College), Aamir Kaderbhai, Heeyoung Tae, alicehank winham, Anatanand Rambachan 08 Dec 2021
668 Episode 7: The Limits of Academia with Professor Joy James Professor Joy James is the Ebenezer Fitch Professor of Humanities at Williams College. In this episode, Carlotta Hartmann speaks to her about coming to philosophy and the limits of academia. Joy James, Carlotta Hartmann 23 Nov 2021
667 Episode 6: Tradition and modernity in African cultural philosophy Scarlett Whelan and Kei Patrick interview Prof Ochieng’-Odhiambo and Zeyad el Nabolsy about attitudes to tradition, modernity and modernisation in the work of two African philosophers: Amilcar Cabral and Henry Odera Oruka. Scarlett Whelan, Kei Patrick, Frederick Ochieng’-Odhiambo, Zeyad el Nabolsy 19 Nov 2021
666 Episode 5: A Yogācāra Buddhist Theory of Metaphor and cross-cultural philosophy with Dr. Roy Tzohar In this episode, MPhil Buddhist Studies students Cody Fuller and alicehankwinham interview Professor Tzohar (associate professor in the East and South Asian Studies Department at Tel Aviv University). Cody Fuller, alicehankwinham, Roy Tzohar 04 Nov 2021
665 Episode 4: Academic, Moral, and Spiritual Philosophy from the Ramakrishna Order Dylan Watts (UG physics and philosophy) and Aamir Kaderbhai (MSt study of religion) interview Swami Medhananda, ordained monk of the Ramakrishna Order and Senior Research Fellow at the Ramakrishna Institute of Moral and Spiritual Education, Mysore, India Dylan Watts, Aamir Kaderbha, Swami Medhananda 04 Nov 2021
664 Episode 3: Approaches to South Asian philosophies Aamir Kaderbhai and Heeyoung Tae interview Mini Chandran, Professor in the department of humanities and social sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, and Parimal Patil, Professor of Religion and Indian Philosophy at Harvard University. Aamir Kaderbhai, Heeyoung Tae, Mini Chandran, Parimal Patil 04 Nov 2021
663 It's True, It's True, It's True: Verbatim Theatre, Staging Sexual Assault, and Female Representation in the Arts Breach Theatre's Billy Barrett and Ellice Stevens in conversation with Dr Hannah Simpson and Dr Sos Eltis Hannah Simpson, Sos Eltis, Billy Barrett, Ellice Stevens 03 Nov 2021
662 Episode 2: How students grapple with specialising in marginalised philosophies How do you make marginalised philosophies accessible? What are the challenges to South Asian and African(a) philosophy specialists within Anglo-European universities? Find out more in this episode. Srutokirti Basak, Aamir Kaderbhai, Jonathan Egid 20 Oct 2021
661 Episode 1: How should we talk about South Asian and African(a) philosophies? inspiration with Dr. Adamson and Dr. Jeffers Join Mansfield College History student Srutokirti Basak in a discussion with podcast hosts and writers of the comprehensive and trailblazing History of Indian and African(a) Philosophy podcast series Dr Peter Adamson and Dr Chike Jeffers. Srutokirti Basak, Peter Adamson, Chike Jeffers 20 Oct 2021
660 Mark Davies on 'Medley Manor' Oxfordshire Local historian, Mark Davies, takes a look at the history of Medley Manor and its connections to empire as well as his own family history. Mark Davies 15 Sep 2021
659 The Diasporic Quartets: Identity and Aesthetics Keynote lecture in the Diversity and the British String Quartet Symposium, day 3, held on 16th June 2021. Part of the Humanities Cultural Programme, one of the founding stones for the future Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities. Des Oliver, Nina Whiteman 02 Sep 2021
658 The string quartet takes residence: class, community, curricula Keynote lecture in the Diversity and the British String Quartet Symposium, held on 14th June 2021. Part of the Humanities Cultural Programme, one of the founding stones for the future Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities. Laura Tunbridge, Wiebke Thormählen 02 Sep 2021
657 Art and Action: Benjamin Zephaniah in Conversation Part of the Humanities Cultural Programme, one of the founding stones for the future Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities. Benjamin Zephaniah, Elleke Boehmer, Malachi McIntosh, Wes Williams 31 Aug 2021
656 Final Roundtable: Into the Hills Diane Purkiss, University of Oxford, chairs the final roundtable discussion of the conference. Diane Purkiss 05 Aug 2021
655 Is there such a thing as an authentic myth? Folklore in heritage interpretation at prehistoric places Susan Greaney (English Heritage), gives the second presentation in the sixth panel of the conference, Show and Tell: What is Real? Chaired by Oliver Cox. Susan Greaney 05 Aug 2021
654 Tangible and intangible heritage: exploring magic, folklore, and the supernatural in the places, spaces and collections of the National Trust Sally Anne Huxtable (National Trust), gives the first presentation in the sixth panel of the conference, Show and Tell: What is Real? Chaired by Oliver Cox. Sally Anne Huxtable 05 Aug 2021
653 Telling Tales: Inspiring Creativity through the Myths, Legends and Folklore of England Kate Armstrong and Hannah Keddie (English Heritage) give the third presentation in the fifth panel of the conference, Teaching and Learning, chaired by Oliver Cox. Kate Armstrong, Hannah Keddie 05 Aug 2021
652 Teaching the Folklore of British Landscapes Owen Davies (Hertfordshire), gives the second presentation in the fifth panel of the conference, Teaching and Learning, chaired by Oliver Cox. Owen Davies 05 Aug 2021
651 Crowd-sourcing England's legends: The English Heritage Myths and Legends Map Mary Bateman (English Heritage), gives the first talk in the fifth panel of the conference, Teaching and Learning, chaired by Oliver Cox. Mary Bateman 05 Aug 2021
650 Supernatural defences activated through death Brian Hoggard (Folklorist), gives the first talk in the fourth panel of the conference, The Dark Side, chaired by Oliver Cox. Brian Hoggard 05 Aug 2021
649 Episode 4. The Birmingham Oratory: Elgar and Newman Fr Guy Nicholls joins Dr Joanna Bullivant at The Oratory in Birmingham to discuss the origins of Elgar’s work in Cardinal Newman’s own poetry, charitable work, and love of music. Joanna Bullivant, Guy Nicholls 05 Aug 2021
648 Episode 3. The Firs and Birchwood Lodge: Natural Inspirations Dr Joanna Bullivant visits Elgar’s Birthplace - The Firs - and Birchwood Lodge, where The Dream of Gerontius was written, and talks about the inspiration Elgar drew from the natural landscapes in these two locations. Joanna Bullivant 05 Aug 2021
647 Episode 2. St George’s Church, Worcester: Marginal Origins Dr Joanna Bullivant is joined by Deacon Paul O’Connor to visit the Catholic church in which Elgar worshipped and acted as organist, and to discuss Elgar’s place in the history of Catholic Worcester. Joanna Bullivant, Paul O’Connor  05 Aug 2021
646 Episode 1. Worcester Cathedral: A Civic Legacy Dr Joanna Bullivant explores the tumultuous history of Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius, and speaks to Samuel Hudson, Director of Music at Worcester Cathedral, to learn about the importance of Elgar’s work in Worcester today. Joanna Bullivant, Samuel Hudson 05 Aug 2021
645 Panel 3 – The Land Remembers: Place as Keeper of Story questions Questions and answers from the second panel of the seminar. Moderated by Alice Purkiss (National Trust Partnership and University of Oxford). Alice Purkiss, Jenny Butler, Andrew Sneddon, Diane Purkiss 04 Aug 2021
644 Remembering Irish witches Andrew Sneddon (Ulster), gives the second talk in the third panel, The Land Remembers: Place as Keeper of Story. Chaired by Alice Purkiss. Andrew Sneddon 04 Aug 2021
643 Touching the Numinous: ‘fairy places’ in legend and experience of the Irish landscape Jenny Butler (UC Cork), gives the first talk in the third panel, The Land Remembers: Place as Keeper of Story. Chaired by Alice Purkiss. Jenny Butler 04 Aug 2021
642 Mysterious Wales: between romanticism and tourism Juliette Wood (Folklorist), gives the third talk in the second panel, Tales in Place: Change and Continuity. Chaired by Alice Purkiss. Juliette Wood 04 Aug 2021
641 Well, what about witches and wizards? Lisa Tallis (Cardiff) gives the second talk in the second panel - Tales in Place: Change and Continuity - of the conference. Chaired by Alice Purkiss. Lisa Tallis 03 Aug 2021
640 Magic and Medicine in Early Roman Britain Nicky Garland (Durham), gives the first talk in the second panel, Tales in Place: Change and Continuity, in the conference. Chaired by Alice Purkiss. Nicky Garland 03 Aug 2021