Absolute Units
The Museum of English Rural Life podcast. We're exploring the fascinating, surprising, and moving backstories of our collections, to tell the story of the English countryside.
Episodes
4 episodes
I Just Want a Cup of Tea in Reading: Dr Shweta Ghosh
What do documentary makers and museum have in common? How do we choose which stories to tell, and how to tell them? Join Dr Shweta Ghosh, Lecturer in Screen Practices and Industries at the University of Reading, as we discuss storyt...
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48:24
I Want My Hog to Look Spectacular: Dr Hannah Lyons
Why did people in the past make paintings of impossibly big animals? What does art teach us about the history of the countryside? And how do we work with artists today to explore the past, present and future of rural England?Here to unpa...
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46:12