Robert Douglas-Fairhurst
12 Podcast Episodes
Robert Douglas-Fairhurst on the transformative power of literature
Robert Douglas-Fairhurst on the transformative power of literature
When writer Robert Douglas-Fairhurst was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2017, the first book that came to mind was... Read more
2 Mar 2023
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34mins
France's pension age controversy and Robert Douglas-Fairhurst on Metamorphosis: A Life in Pieces
France's pension age controversy and Robert Douglas-Fairhurst on Metamorphosis: A Life in Pieces
Workers are taking to the streets of France to protest a proposal to raise the retirement age; and Robert Douglas-Fairhu... Read more
2 Mar 2023
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53mins
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Robert Douglas-Fairhurst: Metamorphosis
Robert Douglas-Fairhurst: Metamorphosis
My guest on this week’s Book Club is Robert Douglas-Fairhurst. In his new book Metamorphosis: A Life in Pieces, Robert d... Read more
22 Feb 2023
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34mins
The Book Club: Robert Douglas-Fairhurst
The Book Club: Robert Douglas-Fairhurst
My guest on this week’s Book Club is Robert Douglas-Fairhurst. In his new book Metamorphosis: A Life in Pieces, Robert d... Read more
22 Feb 2023
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34mins
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Robert Douglas-Fairhurst - Charles Dickens
Robert Douglas-Fairhurst - Charles Dickens
Robert Douglas-Fairhurst is a professor of English at Oxford University, and the author of numerous books, including mos... Read more
28 Mar 2022
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33mins
The Turning Point: with Robert Douglas-Fairhurst
The Turning Point: with Robert Douglas-Fairhurst
Dominic is joined by Professor Robert Douglas-Fairhurst to discuss his extraordinary biography of Dickens The Turning Po... Read more
25 Mar 2022
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54mins
The Book Club: Robert Douglas-Fairhurst
The Book Club: Robert Douglas-Fairhurst
This week, Sam is joined by Robert Douglas-Fairhurst - whose latest book is The Turning Point: A Year That Changed Dicke... Read more
15 Sep 2021
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40mins
Robert Douglas-Fairhurst: A Year That Changed Dickens and the World
Robert Douglas-Fairhurst: A Year That Changed Dickens and the World
This week, I’m joined by Robert Douglas-Fairhurst - whose latest book is The Turning Point: A Year That Changed Dickens ... Read more
15 Sep 2021
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40mins
Charles Dickens | Robert Douglas-Fairhurst and Helen Simpson join Alex Clark
Charles Dickens | Robert Douglas-Fairhurst and Helen Simpson join Alex Clark
Where would we be without Charles Dickens? The biographer and academic Robert Douglas-Fairhurst and short story writer H... Read more
30 Nov 2017
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27mins
Robert Douglas-Fairhurst on the young Dickens
Robert Douglas-Fairhurst on the young Dickens
Here is another freshly re-edited recording from my archive. Robert Douglas-Fairhurst’s biography of the first three dec... Read more
18 Jul 2017
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28mins
