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The Hertford Bookshelf

The Hertford Bookshelf

Hertford writers may have cut their teeth on essays and problem sheets – but they are n...
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Journey of a Molecular Detective; David Sherratt

Prime Ministers and Europe since Thatcher - The Hertford lectures

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Title Description People Date Captions
Emma Smith interviews Shahnaz Ahsan Shahnaz Ahsan is Emma's guest to discuss her debut novel, Hashim & Family. They talk about Bangladesh, about the personal and the political, and about the classroom experience that has seared itself into her fiction. Emma Smith, Shahnaz Ahsan 17 December, 2021 Captions
Emma Smith interviews Alex Preston Emma Smith chats with Alex Preston about Hertford, his career in finance, bees, and his new historical novel Winchelsea - Emma also teases Alex about the label of Mr Nice Review in Private Eye. Emma Smith, Alex Preston 17 December, 2021 Captions
Emma Smith interviews Louisa Reid Louisa Reid's Young Adult novels in verse have been widely praised: join Emma Smith for a discussion of the challenges and responsibilities of writing for teens, as well as Louisa's experience as a teacher. Emma Smith, Louisa Reid 30 November, 2021
Emma Smith interviews Claire McGowan Memories, genre fiction and writing under a different pen name are all on the agenda for this podcast with Northern Irish crime author Claire McGowan (and her alter ego Eva Woods). Emma Smith, Claire McGowan 17 November, 2021 Captions
Emma Smith interviews Anya Glazer This week’s guest is children’s picture book author and illustrator Anya Glazer. We talk dinosaurs, sisters, merchandizing and how she riffed on her Modern Languages degree for her first book, Thesaurus has a Secret. Emma Smith, Anya Glazer 4 November, 2021 Captions
Emma Smith interviews James Hawes James Hawes, novelist and micro-historian of The Shortest History of England and The Shortest History of Germany, talks about agents and editors, his role in the worst film ever made, and playing the French horn on the roof of Hertford’s library. Emma Smith, James Hawes 21 October, 2021 Captions
Theresa May Steve Richards (Journalist and Presenter of BBC Radio 4's Week in Westminster), gives the final talk in The Hertford Lecture Series on the challenge Theresa May has on delivering Brexit. Steve Richards 4 December, 2017
David Cameron Sir Ivan Rogers (UK Permanent Representative to the European Union, 2013-17), gives a talk on David Cameron's relationship to the EU and what lead up to the Brexit referendum. Sir Ivan Rogers 4 December, 2017
John Major Lord Patten of Barnes discusses John Major's term in office in the latest episode in this series Lord Patten of Barnes 24 November, 2017
Tony Blair Lord Andrew Adonis (Head of Policy to Tony Blair) talks about Tony Blair's relationship to the EU and to Europe during his premiership. Lord Andrew Adonis 14 November, 2017
Gordon Brown Lord Wood of Anfield (Special Adviser to Gordon Brown), gives a talk about Gordon Brown's relationship to Europe as well as his 'muscular intergovernmentalism' approach for resolving issues. Lord Wood of Anfield 8 November, 2017
Margaret Thatcher Lord Powell of Bayswater, Margaret Thatcher's Foreign Affairs Private Secretary, details Thatcher's successes and failures with Europe. Lord Powell of Bayswater 31 October, 2017
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