17 Podcast Episodes
Hermione Lee on life writing, biography and biographers
Hermione Lee on life writing, biography and biographers
Hermione Lee was President of Wolfson College from 2008 to 2017 and is Emeritus Professor of English Literature in the E... Read more
17 Jan 2022
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52mins
LUCKY MAN: Hermione Lee on Tom Stoppard
LUCKY MAN: Hermione Lee on Tom Stoppard
Born in the former Czechoslovakia, Tom Stoppard became one of Britain’s most celebratedplaywrights, famous for his wit a... Read more
30 Sep 2021
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54mins
The Book Club: Hermione Lee on what inspires Tom Stoppard
The Book Club: Hermione Lee on what inspires Tom Stoppard
Sam Leith's guest on this week’s podcast is the biographer and critic Hermione Lee. Her biography of Tom Stoppard is new... Read more
1 Sep 2021
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41mins
Hermione Lee: Tom Stoppard, A Life
Hermione Lee: Tom Stoppard, A Life
My guest on this week’s podcast is the biographer and critic Hermione Lee. Her biography of Tom Stoppard is newly out in... Read more
1 Sep 2021
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41mins
Episode QS50: Hermione Lee + Tom Stoppard (May 20, 2021)
Episode QS50: Hermione Lee + Tom Stoppard (May 20, 2021)
To celebrate the launch of her highly anticipated biography Tom Stoppard: A Life, venerated biographer Hermione Lee inte... Read more
20 May 2021
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1hr
Heather Clark & Hermione Lee: Sylvia Plath, an iconic life
Heather Clark & Hermione Lee: Sylvia Plath, an iconic life
Heather Clark discusses her new and highly praised biography of Sylvia Plath with celebrated biographer Hermione Lee, as... Read more
6 May 2021
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25mins
Tom Stoppard - A Life: Hermione Lee in conversation with Chandrahas Choudhury
Tom Stoppard - A Life: Hermione Lee in conversation with Chandrahas Choudhury
Tom Stoppard, one of the greatest living playwrights, is a towering and beloved literary figure. Known for his dizzying ... Read more
19 Mar 2021
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45mins
Hermione Lee, 2 Meter Review, Where to begin with Terry Pratchett
Hermione Lee, 2 Meter Review, Where to begin with Terry Pratchett
Hermione Lee is the award-winning biographer, Tom Stoppard: A Life, is her new book on the famous playwright, Beau Willi... Read more
10 Nov 2020
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49mins
Podcast Episode #51 – Hermione Lee
Podcast Episode #51 – Hermione Lee
This week we feature an archival interview from the City University of New York’s (CUNY) Leon Levy Center for Biography.... Read more
30 Oct 2020
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39mins
Hermione Lee: Tom Stoppard
Hermione Lee: Tom Stoppard
Johnny interviews Sir Tom, while Dame Hermione - a leading literary biographer - gives a short introduction to her new b... Read more
29 Oct 2020
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26mins