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Sigmund Freud by Sigmund Freud and Dr Melani Schroeter #HistoricalDesertIslandDiscs
We are delighted that our colleague Dr Melani Schroeter from the Department of Languages and Culture has colluded with Sigmund Freud himself to present his Historical Desert Island Discs … We are honoured to host Dr Sigmund Freud in today’s… Continue reading
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Richard Nixon by Dr Dafydd Townley #HistoricalDesertIslandDiscs
After a short hiatus we are back with #HistoricalDesertIland Discs to see you out of lockdown (hopefully) and on into the summer. Today Dr Dafydd Townley presents the eclectic musical choices of Richard Nixon… Richard Milhous Nixon (1913 – 1994)… Continue reading
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Fanny Anne Kemble by Professor Emily West #HistoricalDesertIslandDiscs
Well, we took a short break from posting our Historical Desert Island Discs for a week or two either side of the bank holiday. But here we are, our historians are still mostly in lock down so we are back… Continue reading
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Sylvia Pankhurst by Dr Jacqui Turner #HistoricalDesertIslandDiscs
As it is Sylvia Pankhurst’s birthday this week, we thought that we would ask Jacqui Turner @Jacqui1918 to suggest some Desert Island Discs. Here it is with Jacqui’s apologies to all academics researching suffrage out there… Cast away on… Continue reading
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Margaret of Beverley by Will Bailey-Watson (Institute of Education, PGCE History lead) #HistoricalDesertIslandDiscs
Our second blog from the Institute of Education here at Reading comes from PGCE Secondary History Lead Will Bailey-Watson. We all love working with Will and his prospective history teachers here in the History Department; the relationship Will has forged… Continue reading
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