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John Harvey – Clothes: The Art of Living

September 26, 2008

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[display_podcast] John Harvey studied and taught English Literature at the University of Cambridge, becoming Vice-Master of Emmanuel College in 2002. He came to clothes literature by way of visual art and has written a number of books on visual subjects including Victorian Novelists and their Illustrators and, more recently Men in Black. He is author […]

Ziyad Marar – Deception: The Art of Living

September 22, 2008

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[display_podcast] Ziyad Marar is the author of The Happiness Paradox, it reflects his interest in the way philosophy and psychology can contribute to a better understanding of modern identity. His forth-coming book, Deception (Art of Living), looks at our relationship with the truth, and asks whether it’s possible (or even desirable) to live a truly […]

Prof Raymond Tallis – Hunger: The Art of Living

September 13, 2008

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[display_podcast] Raymond Tallis was Professor of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Manchester until he left to become a full-time writer in 2006. Author of more than 250 medical publications, Tallis was, in 2007 presented with the Lord Cohen Gold Medal for Research into ageing and, in the same year, the Healthwatch Award for promoting […]

Bishop Richard Holloway – The Monster And The Saint

September 6, 2008

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[display_podcast] Richard Holloway was Bishop of Edinburgh and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church. A former Gresham Professor of Divinity, he is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Chairman of the Joint Board of the Scottish Arts Council and Scottish Screen. He has written for many newspapers in Britain, Including The Times, […]