The TLS Podcast

“August for the people and their favourite islands”, said W.H. Auden in 1935, with the Isle of Wight in mind. Now people’s favourite islands are more likely to be Majorca or Mykonos, but the lure of the seaside remains. Alan Jenkins reads a selection of holiday poems from the past eighty years. Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David Horspool and Lucy Dallas take an in-depth look at the world of cycling literature. Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the latest episode of TLS Voices, Michael Caines and Mika Ross-Southall look at how tennis has inspired writers over the centuries. Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the latest episode of TLS Voices, Mika Ross-Southall and Michael Caines consider Shakespeare's collaborator John Fletcher – a major English dramatist whose work, paradoxically, is largely neglected today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the latest episode of TLS Voices, Michael Caines, Natalie Ferris and Mika Ross-Southall explore the experimental work of Christine Brooke-Rose. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the latest episode of TLS Voices, Adrian Tahourdin goes to Waterloo. Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the latest episode of TLS Voices, Michael Caines and Roz Dineen celebrate a selection of Byron's Letters and Journals. Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

200 years since his birth, we discuss the life and work of Anthony Trollope. Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

100 years since its publication, Hermione Lee discusses The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf. In discussion with Thea Lenarduzzi from the TLS.Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ruth Scurr talks about her unconventional approach to writing a biography of John Aubrey, the seventeenth-century biographer most famous for Brief Lives. In discussion with Mika Ross-Southall from the TLS.Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Caines reads a selection of verses by the seventeenth-century poet Robert Herrick, as well as a remarkable and little-known elegy by the diarist John Evelyn. Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alan Jenkins reads a selection of Ariel poems by, among others, Thomas Hardy, Walter de la Mare and T. S. Eliot, from Faber's Christmas pamphlet seriesFind out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to TLS Voices Deputy Editor Alan Jenkins considers the work of T. E. Hulme. Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TLS VoicesMichael Caines considers the work of the war poet Ivor Gurney, and reads a selection from his work, including the previously unpublished poems "The Women at Work" and "The Vow of Life".Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Times Literary Supplement - an occasional series of readings. The TLS turns to the dark side, finding stories within stories, eyes in the dark, guilty consciences and beasts in the woods – tales from M. R. James, Edith Wharton and Saki, read and introduced by Michael Caines, Mika Ross-Southall and Lucy Dallas.3 of 3Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

The Times Literary Supplement - an occasional series of readings. The TLS turns to the dark side, finding stories within stories, eyes in the dark, guilty consciences and beasts in the woods – tales from M. R. James, Edith Wharton and Saki, read and introduced by Michael Caines, Mika Ross-Southall and Lucy Dallas.2 of 3Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

The Times Literary Supplement - an occasional series of readings. The TLS turns to the dark side, finding stories within stories, eyes in the dark, guilty consciences and beasts in the woods – tales from M. R. James, Edith Wharton and Saki, read and introduced by Michael Caines, Mika Ross-Southall and Lucy Dallas.1 of 3Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

The Times Literary Supplement - an occasional series of readings. Poet, novelist and screenwriter Laurie Lee is discussed with further contribution from fellow writer, Ronald Blythe. Introduced by Michael Caines and Rozalind Dineen from The TLS.Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Times Literary Supplement - an occasional series of readings. Regular TLS contributor David Collard discusses Hugo Ball's Dadaist novel Flametti. Introduced by Toby LichtigFind out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Times Literary Supplement - an occasional series of readings. Clive James reads a selection of poems first published in The TLS.Sentenced To LifeRounded With A SleepHolding CourtMy Father Before MeOccupation Housewife Winter PlumsIntroduced by Alan Jenkins. Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Times Literary Supplement - an occasional series of readings. Mary Beard discusses the recent production of Medea by Euripides, in a new version by Ben Power, at The National Theatre. Introduced by Rozalind Dineen. Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Times Literary Supplement - an occasional series of readings. Alan Jenkins reads a selection of poems from Edward Thomas. In addition, Rozalind Dineen reads a passage taken from Helen Thomas' memoirs, World Without End. Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Times Literary Supplement - an occasional series of readings. Alex Clark tells us why she's looking forward to The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector and reads an extract from the book. Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Times Literary Supplement - an occasional series of readings. Frances Wilson tells us why she's looking forward to What You Want by Constantine Phipps and reads an extract from the book. Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Times Literary Supplement - an occasional series of readings. Lidija Haas tells us why she's looking forward to The Interior Circuit: A Mexico City Chronicle by Francisco Goldman and reads an extract from the book. Find out more: www.the-tls.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.