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Bloomsbury Festival podcasts and interviews

Bloomsbury Festival

Interviews and features created about the Bloomsbury Festival by Bloomsbury Radio. For further information about the festival please see www.bloomsburyfestival.org.uk.

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00:28:14

Quicken: Reanimating St Giles with Dryden Goodwin

Bloomsbury Festival podcasts and interviews ·

2025/10/19

In this episode, we speak with artist Dryden Goodwin about his extraordinary project Quicken (St Giles), which uses drawing to re-animate the lives of individuals from one of London’s most notorious historic neighbourhoods.Through a series of etched metal plates installed in the streets of contemporary St Giles, Goodwin brings to life faces and stories captured centuries ago by visual artists and ballad-mongers. From public executions and street entertainment to overcrowded housing and hidden lives,

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00:14:54

Quicken (St Giles): Vivien Ellis on London’s...

Bloomsbury Festival podcasts and interviews ·

2025/10/17

Recorded outside St Giles-in-the-Fields Church, this episode features singer and researcher Vivien Ellis, who brings to life the characters reimagined in artist Dryden Goodwin’s Quicken (St Giles) series.Through historic ballads, Vivien explores the lives of Jack Sheppard (1724), William Cuffey (1848), Simon Eedy (1774), Sally Pridden (Sally Salisbury) (1819), the Barrow Girl (1796), and the Dudley Street “Child” as depicted by Gustave Doré - vivid figures who once inhabited one of London’s most

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00:17:58

The Rookery and Seven Dials: Lives and Ballads of St...

Bloomsbury Festival podcasts and interviews ·

2025/10/17

The Rookery and Seven Dials in St Giles were once London’s most notorious neighbourhoods. The Rookery, immortalised in Hogarth’s Gin Lane (1751), was a pit of crime, poverty, and deprivation, while Seven Dials was the heart of broadside ballad production — the social media of the 18th and 19th centuries, selling stories of crime, scandal, politics, and sport to the streets of London.In this episode, we sit in St Giles-in-the-Fields Church with artist and curator Jane Palm-Gold, who has spent years

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00:14:23

Dickens, Ballads & the Bloomsbury Festival

Bloomsbury Festival podcasts and interviews ·

2025/09/23

In this episode, we’re joined by Emma Harper, Curator at the Charles Dickens Museum to explore the rich musical and cultural world of Dickens’s London. We discuss her role at the museum, the power of 19th-century street ballads, and how events like the Ballad Walk of Dickens bring the archives to life during the Bloomsbury Festival. Emma also shares fascinating insights into Dickens’s relationship with music, the museum’s collaborations, and why his legacy continues to resonate today.

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00:18:37

Dancing with Dickens – A Conversation with William...

Bloomsbury Festival podcasts and interviews ·

2025/09/18

Event Spotlight: Song and Dance Club – Dickens and His Era (18 Oct, Conway Hall, London)In this episode, we sit down with William Summers, musician and member of The Capability Consort, to explore the magic of music and dance from the Dickensian era.William shares his journey into historical performance, the allure of period instruments, and the extensive research that brings 19th-century London to life. From dusty archives to folk ballads once sung in smoky taverns, we discuss how music shaped the

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00:12:24

Samka Meets Neo Norte

Bloomsbury Festival podcasts and interviews ·

2025/01/14

The Bloomsbury Institute's Bloomsbury Radio reporter interviewed Tere Chad and Andoro del Trueno about their collaboration work celebrating the Global South through embroidery, music, dance, and movement. During Bloomsbury Festival 2024 they will be bringing ancestral Andean and South American cultures to Bloomsbury.Leading workshops, outdoor performances, and connecting humans through all languages of art to reconnect.

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00:11:26

Young Voices

Bloomsbury Festival podcasts and interviews ·

2024/12/04

The Bloomsbury Institute’s Bloomsbury Radio reporter interviewed Nicole about Young Voices’ involvement in the Bloomsbury Festival. The programme, now in its 4th edition, brings together young filmmakers (18-25) and students from Birkbeck’s Film Programming & Curating MA. This year’s screening featured work created with the Derek Jarman Lab by students on the Pittsburgh-London Film Programme.

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00:14:53

Making Tokens Ceramics Workshop

Bloomsbury Festival podcasts and interviews ·

2024/12/04

The Bloomsbury Institute’s Bloomsbury Radio reporter interviewed about the Foundling Museum’s “Making Tokens Ceramics Workshop.” The intimate session began with an after-hours tour of the Museum’s 18th-century tokens collection and their history. The Museum is dedicated to the history of the Foundling Hospital, a children’s home in Bloomsbury founded in 1739 by sea captain Thomas Coram.

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00:21:17

Unsewn

Bloomsbury Festival podcasts and interviews ·

2024/12/04

The Bloomsbury Institute’s Bloomsbury Radio reporter interviewed Barkha and Federica about the play “Unsewn.” The play follows Durga and Eva, two women confronting patriarchal oppression. Durga works in a factory in the East, while Eva faces domestic abuse in the West. When Eva’s abusive partner gifts her a dress made by Durga, they both wear the magical dresses and meet in a limbo created by Goddess Kali. As they share their experiences, they find solace and strength, symbolising women’s resilience

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00:26:28

The Patient Soldier

Bloomsbury Festival podcasts and interviews ·

2024/12/04

The Bloomsbury Institute’s Bloomsbury Radio reporter spoke with Barra and Katie about the play “The Patient Soldier.” A tale of survival and a love letter to the NHS, the play reveals the true story of Barra’s will to live during March 2020. Presented in a hallucinogenic style, it shows how positive conversations with medical personnel, friends, and family can help fight trauma. The play offers a humorous and macabre look at life in an ICU, set against the backdrop of the NHS’s most challenging

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00:19:54

Sei Solo

Bloomsbury Festival podcasts and interviews ·

2024/12/04

The Bloomsbury Institute’s Bloomsbury Radio reporter spoke with Yente Lottman (violin) about her recital, “Sei Solo,” which explores the connection between solitude and humankind through the solo violin. The programme featured J.S. Bach’s “Solo Sonata for Violin” and Béla Bartók’s “Solo Sonata for Violin,” highlighting the beauty of isolation and introspection. The title “Sei Solo” references Bach’s manuscript dedication, emphasizing the solitary nature of the performance. Yente performed live on

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00:14:28

City Walk: Philanthropy & Philosophy

Bloomsbury Festival podcasts and interviews ·

2024/12/04

The Bloomsbury Institute’s Bloomsbury Radio reporter covered the event, “Philanthropy and Philosophy" a stroll through Bloomsbury which explored the lives of benefactors and thinkers associated with the area. The walk highlighted notable figures such as members of The Bloomsbury Group, Thomas Coram, Mary Ward, Bertrand Russell, Howell J. Williams, Fenner Brockway, and many others.

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00:17:58

Merger on the Dancefloor PART II

Bloomsbury Festival podcasts and interviews ·

2024/12/04

The Bloomsbury Institute’s Bloomsbury Radio reporter continued the interview with William about “Merger on the Dancefloor,” which also featured live music performed on the radio.

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00:24:13

Merger on the Dancefloor PART I

Bloomsbury Festival podcasts and interviews ·

2024/12/04

The Bloomsbury Institute’s Bloomsbury Radio reporter interviewed William and Phillipa about the event, “Merger on the Dancefloor.” Bloomsbury Baroque used period instruments to explore the diverse communities and characters of 18th-century London, including figures such as Ignatius Sancho and David Garrick. Following the concert, the public was invited to take part in some of Sancho’s dances—while dance experience was helpful, it was not essential.

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00:17:10

Humans, Health and Happiness

Bloomsbury Festival podcasts and interviews ·

2024/12/04

The Bloomsbury Institute’s Bloomsbury Radio reporter interviewed Penny Burns about her guided walk, “Humans, Health and Happiness.” This walk traced the stories of people and institutions that have collectively and consciously made discoveries and advancements benefiting all humankind. Participants expanded their knowledge of evolution, education, and equality while learning about remarkable scientists, anti-slavery campaigners, and commemorations celebrating peace.

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00:19:32

Unseen - Extant

Bloomsbury Festival podcasts and interviews ·

2024/12/04

The Bloomsbury Institute’s Bloomsbury Radio reporter interviewed Ben Wilson about the radio drama "Unseen". Presented by the Extant company, "Unseen" is a powerful audio drama that explores the subtle and insidious impact of domestic abuse on the blind and visually impaired community. Through empathy, hope, and candour, the production raises awareness of this vital issue, offering a compelling and thought-provoking listening experience.

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00:34:05

The Black Shalwar

Bloomsbury Festival podcasts and interviews ·

2024/12/04

The Bloomsbury Institute’s Bloomsbury Radio reporter interviewed Rez Kabir about his play, adapted from the short story "The Black Shalwar". The play tells the story of Sultana, a prostitute who longs for a black shawl to celebrate the religious festival of Muharram. It sheds light on the social and cultural hypocrisy faced by women in 1940s Indian society.In this adaptation, the central character confronts the writer in jail, challenging his portrayal of her story and questioning his intentions

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00:30:28

Sunday Concert: Darragh Morgan and Mary Dullea

Bloomsbury Festival podcasts and interviews ·

2024/12/04

The Bloomsbury Institute’s Bloomsbury Radio reporter interviewed violinist Darragh Morgan and pianist Mary Dullea about their Sunday Concert programme, which explored the fantastical and the familial.

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00:14:01

Novo Movement Chakras Workshop

Bloomsbury Festival podcasts and interviews ·

2024/11/27

The Bloomsbury Institute’s Bloomsbury Radio reporter interviewed Sivan Rubinstein about her new solo project "Novo Movement Chakras Workshop". This workshop combined elements from her research on climate and our relationship to nature. The workshop acknowledged the power held by the energy of our own bodies, fostering a sense of grounding and helping participants find their bodies as home.

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00:26:10

Present Tense

Bloomsbury Festival podcasts and interviews ·

2024/11/27

The Bloomsbury Institute’s Bloomsbury Radio reporter interviewed Michelle Hromin about her upcoming album project, set for release in 2025. The album features works for clarinets, pedals, and electronics. "Present Tense" explores ideas of humanness and the individual relationships we have with our instruments.

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