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1986 Teenage Girl by Amy Gower #HistoricalDesertIslandDiscs

Posted on August 4, 2020 by readinghistory

We are delighted that our penultimate #HistoricalDesertIslandDiscs is by Amy Gower. This fictional account inspired by her PhD research into teenage girls’ experiences of secondary school between 1970 and 2000 (see end of page).  We’ve had the Desert Island Discs … Continue reading →

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Sir Isaac Newton by Amie Bolissian-McRae #HistoricalDesertIslandDiscs

Posted on April 3, 2020 by readinghistory

Something for the weekend? Today’s castaway is the renowned seventeenth century English natural philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, and iconic self-isolationist, Sir Isaac Newton. Reportedly a deeply strange man, but inspired thinker, Newton was the very first European ‘scientist’ to receive a … Continue reading →

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‘Dictating to the Dictators’ by Professor Matt Worley #HistoricalDesertIslandDiscs

Posted on March 30, 2020 by readinghistory

In the second of a series, here are the Desert Island discs for a gaggle of dictators quarantined on an island for our own protection. Given their heinous crimes, they don’t get to pick the tracks. Instead, I do (‘dictating … Continue reading →

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Desert Island Darwin by Professor David Stack #HistoricalDesertIslandDiscs

Posted on March 25, 2020 by readinghistory

Today’s castaway is a nineteenth century scientist who, by formulating what the philosopher Daniel Dennett called ‘the single best idea anyone ever had,’ changed the way in which we understand life on earth. Our guest today is Charles Darwin (1809-1882). … Continue reading →

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