Broad Street to Brideshead
Join Oxford University student Nancy Gittus for a journey into the heart of a university and city that have shaped some of the world’s greatest literature. From the worried jottings of Samuel Johnson to the fiery sermons of John Donne, Nancy uncovers the way Oxford’s libraries, traditions, tutors, rivalries, and chance encounters left a lasting impression on generations of writers.
Podcasting since 2025 • 4 episodes
Broad Street to Brideshead
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Episode Four: Lord Hague
In this episode, we’re joined by Lord Hague, Chancellor of the University of Oxford, to explore a side of his work that is quieter than frontline politics, but no less compelling: his craft as a writer of biography. Known for bringing historica...
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Episode Three: Evelyn Waugh
Episode Three of Broad Street to Brideshead encounters the wit, satire, and University years of of Evelyn Waugh — novelist, convert, and chronicler of a vanishing world.We’re joined by acclaimed Waugh scholar and literary critic...
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