Dukebox Radio

Marty talks to school councilor Daisy Zhang in episode 1 of the new Wellbeing podcast series. They discuss Daisy’s Edfest presentation, five key points to decode adolescent communication, “STAGED”. In this podcast Daisy explains the idea behind her Edfest presentation, what “STAGED” is and discusses ‘S’ in detail, ‘Significance’.

Marty talks to head boy Andy Wu and head girl Sharon Qian about how the head boy and head girl are chosen and the spring activity days.

A brand new literature-based podcast comes to DukeBox, presented by students Matilda and Ned! This inaugural episode of Live, Laugh, Lit focuses on Jane Austen’s first major novel ‘Northanger Abbey’, and includes almost an hour of (somewhat) literary babble from co-hosts Matilda Braje and Ned Chapman. Have a listen if [...]

Huili school students Kingsley, Lena and winner Mia read speeches from the grade 3 English talent competition with reactions from their teacher Hamish Williams.

Marty is joined by Richard Armstrong director of Co-Curricular activities at Wellington College Hangzhou to talk about the upcoming Education Festival, EdFest.

Marty talks to student council member Jerry Li about what’s going on around the school in this weeks student council catch up.

Baz Reilly talks to Miss Ma about the Li House charity event for world Down Syndrome day.

Huili Schools Li House Charity Event For World Down Syndrome Day With Performances From People With Down Syndrome. Recorded in the theatre the sound quality isn’t the best but please enjoy.

Student Council Catch Up Ep 1 Marty talks to student council members Coco Li and Icy Wang about what has been going on at school. Student answers are in both English and Mandarin.

Baz Reilly talks to head of science Mr. Duggan about science week and all of the activities that will be going on in Wellington College International and Huili School Hangzhou.

Kingsley Chen from class 3C returns to talk to Baz Reilly about his new essay on whether junk food should be served in school canteens.

  As part of the ongoing Book of the Week series between DukeBox and the Wellington Library, the Head Librarian Lucy Atherton recommends Sapiens: A Graphic History: The Birth Of Humankind, a graphic novel by the Israeli author Yuval Noah Harari.

  In the latest of the Hidden Figures from the Wellington College enrichment class, Matilda examines some of the non-white influences in the tap dancing scene, focusing on African-American communities and people.

  Has podcasting caught your eye or ear? At DukeBox, we know all about that feeling! In this short introduction to the technical side of podcasting, we cover basic starting points such as which microphone to use, through to adding more audio and editing your sound. Soon you’ll have highly-polished [...]

  In the first of the new Book of the Week series, a collaboration between DukeBox and the Wellington Library, student Emilie recommends Delia Owens’ novel ‘Where The Crawdads Sings’.

  To celebrate World Book Day 2021, Wellington Library has been looking at recommendations from members of the Wellington Community as part of its Book Bites mini-series. Student Flo brings her own recommendation to Book Bites this time, with Margaret Atwood’s ‘Alias Grace’.

  To celebrate World Book Day 2021, Wellington Library has been looking at recommendations from members of the Wellington Community as part of its Book Bites mini-series. Today, both student and staff alike – Seb and Teacher of English George Bilclough – come together to recommend Bill Bryson’s ‘One Summer, [...]

  As part of Wellington Library’s mini-series of Book Bites to celebrate World Book Day 2021, Suzie Tuomey from the Library recommends Dean Atta’s book ‘The Black Flamingo’.

  Station Manager Lucas Ferguson offers his recommendation for the Book Bites series being run by Wellington Library, Jennie Morton’s ‘The Authentic Performer’. It marks the run-up to World Book Day 2021. Come back on World Book Day itself (Thursday 4th March) to hear more student and staff recommendations!

  Head Librarian Lucy Atherton introduces the Book Bites mini-series in the run-up to World Book Day 2021. She talks about her recommendation, Dancing In The Mosque by Homeira Qaderi. More recommendations will appear throughout the week, so come back to find out what other staff and students are choosing [...]

  The football podcast formerly known as Welly 3-2-5 returns after a slice of orange and a fresh coat of paint over half term! Rahul, Alex, Costi and special guest Jack pass judgment on a crazy couple of weeks of football, and there’s also a special look at the fortunes [...]

  In this latest GCSE revision podcast, Mr Craig presents a reading of John Steinbeck’s ‘Of Mice and Men’. This talk explores Steinbeck’s life and times, showing how these experiences helped to shape the story we know so well. The talk then moves on to consider the importance of narrative [...]

  Wellington College’s Chaplain, Fr. Adrian Stark-Ordish, offers his thoughts ahead of the half-term break.

  Teacher of English John Craig presents a contextual reading of J. B. Priestley’s ‘An Inspector Calls’, aimed at 4th and 5th formers who are currently studying the text. This talk explores the following questions: Who is J. B. Priestley? What was he saying about the world he lived in? [...]

  Wellington Archivist Caroline Jones dives into the record books to look at how rugby established itself as one of the traditional sports at Wellington College – and how the College helped to shape rugby itself.