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The Faber New Poets
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The Faber New Poets

The Faber New Poets - Four young-blood poets read from their first published works, winners in top poetry publisher Faber's drive to find and promote the most vibrant new poetic talent. Fiona Benson is an Anglo-Scottish writer currently living in Exe... Read More about The Faber New Poets.

Our Very Own - Cliff Forshaw and David Wheatley
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Our Very Own - Cliff Forshaw and David Wheatley

We're delighted to bring you the Hull launch of books by two of our own Larkin Centre team - the poets Cliff Forshaw and David Wheatley. Cliff will be reading from his new collection Wake (winner of Flarestack Poets Pamphlets Competition, 2009). Davi... Read More about Our Very Own - Cliff Forshaw and David Wheatley.

Emma Thompson and the Nanny McPhee Tales
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Emma Thompson and the Nanny McPhee Tales

The actor and writer, Emma Thompson, comes to Hull for the first annual children’s writing events. Emma stars as the returning Nanny McPhee in the film Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang, and also wrote the script. With a character based on the Nurse Mati... Read More about Emma Thompson and the Nanny McPhee Tales.

Old City : New Rumours - Book launch event
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Old City : New Rumours - Book launch event

Many of the best poets now publishing have some kind of association with Hull. To celebrate Larkin 25, Ian Gregson and Carol Rumens have assembled an anthology which brings together poems by an impressive number of these writers. We celebrate continu... Read More about Old City : New Rumours - Book launch event.

The poetry and the prose - Graham Mort
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The poetry and the prose - Graham Mort

Graham Mort has established himself as one of our finest poets. To that award-winning side of his writing life, he now brings his first short-story collection, Touch, which includes his Bridport International Short Story Prizewinner. Poetry, short st... Read More about The poetry and the prose - Graham Mort.

'What will I do if it doesn't work?' : consumers, cross-border shopping, and the law
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'What will I do if it doesn't work?' : consumers, cross-border shopping, and the law

Inaugural lecture given at the University of Hull on 21 February 2011

Francis King
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Francis King

A celebration of the novelist Francis King and his new novel Cold Snap. Recording of an event held 21st January 2010 at the London Review Bookshop. To download and save this audio file right-click on the 'download' link and use 'save link as'; we sug... Read More about Francis King.

Women's writing in the Arab world
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Women's writing in the Arab world

An interview with the Egyptian writer Sahar el Mougy, arranged as part of a study visit to the Department of English at the University of Hull in April 2010. Recording of an event held 29th April 2010 at the University of Hull. To download and save t... Read More about Women's writing in the Arab world.

Down at the doctor’s : how should GPs and their teams help people with mental health problems?
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Down at the doctor’s : how should GPs and their teams help people with mental health problems?

Inaugural lecture given in Middleton Hall, 7th November 2011

David Almond
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David Almond

An interview with David Almond following his participation in the University of Hull's 2nd Annual Children's Writing Event. To download and save this audio file right-click on the 'download' link and use 'save link as'; we suggest changing the filena... Read More about David Almond.

Interview with the novelist Bernadine Evaristo
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Interview with the novelist Bernadine Evaristo

Recording of an interview with the novelist Bernadine Evaristo, carried out by Sarah Walton on 1st June 2012, at The English Speaking Union, Dartmouth House, London. To download and save this audio file right-click on the 'download' link and use 'sav... Read More about Interview with the novelist Bernadine Evaristo.

Interview with the novelist Allan Massie
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Interview with the novelist Allan Massie

Recording of an interview with the novelist Allan Massie, carried out by Sarah Walton on 15th April 2013, at the Edinburgh Summerhall Historical Fiction Festival 2013. To download and save this audio file right-click on the 'download' link and use 's... Read More about Interview with the novelist Allan Massie.

Interview with the novelist Jose Luis De Juan
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Interview with the novelist Jose Luis De Juan

Recording of an interview with the novelist Jose Luis De Juan, carried out by Sarah Walton on 3rd September 2013, at the novelist's home in Deia, Mallorca. To download and save this audio file right-click on the 'download' link and use 'save link as'... Read More about Interview with the novelist Jose Luis De Juan.

Hrotsvit 2014: Pageants and Pioneers
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Cockin, K. Hrotsvit 2014: Pageants and Pioneers

This document forms the programme for an interdisciplinary international symposium on the playwright Hrotsvit, which was held at the University of Hull on Saturday 31st May 2014.

Equanimity
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Mackay, R. Equanimity

The composition, Equanimity (for clarinet and computer), was commissioned by American clarinetist F. Gerard Errante for his CD project Delicate Balance (2012, Aucourant Records, USA). Taking a moonlit night on a beach in Majorca as its inspiration, E... Read More about Equanimity.

Strata Sequence
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Mackay, R. Strata Sequence

Composition cycle based on recordings of the Brantwood Musical Stones (developed as part of the Ruskin Rocks project) and text of John Ruskin in collaboration with Dame Evelyn Glennie.

'Angel' for Arpeggione and Electronics (8mins)
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Borthwick, A. 'Angel' for Arpeggione and Electronics (8mins)

The Piano Makers
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Barnard, M. The Piano Makers

Furthering the research into the binaural method, and specifically the ‘ear-shot’ aesthetic, this piece also explores the evolving soundscape - more specifically, the disappearance of sounds and the significance of the recording process thereof. The... Read More about The Piano Makers.

Closely Observed Trains
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Barnard, M. Closely Observed Trains

The binaural method was employed to capture the sonority of the overground and underground railways in England. As the binaural method works under the premise of recording what is heard by the recordist, the capture of sonic environments becomes intu... Read More about Closely Observed Trains.

Flow
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Mackay, R. Flow

Flow is a composition for flute, electronics and video, commissioned by Mexican multimedia performance group Luminico. It was created in the studios of CMMAS (Centro Mexicano para la Música y las Artes Sonoras) during October 2012, supported with fun... Read More about Flow.