FestCast by Cheltenham Festivals

One organisation, four extraordinary festivals. Each festival features the most up-and-coming, controversial & entertaining performers, showcasing new works, young artists and unique performances, ensuring a high profile around the world.

SDG 13: Climate Action 10/23/2020

SDG 13: Climate Action During Cheltenham Science Festival at Home, we explored six of the 17 sustainable development goals set by the United Nations with the support of UK Research and Innovation. In this episode, we take a look at SDG 13: Climate Action with host Greg Foot, young activist Daze Aghaji and UKRI GCRF Researcher Mark Stutton. /episode/index/show/cheltenhamfestivals/id/16517918

SDG 3: Good Health and Wellbeing 10/23/2020

SDG 3: Good Health and Wellbeing During Cheltenham Science Festival at Home, we explored six of the 17 sustainable development goals set by the United Nations with the support of UK Research and Innovation. In this episode, we take a look at SDG 3: Good Health and Wellbeing with host Greg Foot, Giles Yeo and Helen Fletcher. /episode/index/show/cheltenhamfestivals/id/16517876

SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production 10/23/2020

SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production During Cheltenham Science Festival at Home, we explored six of the 17 sustainable development goals set by the United Nations with the support of UK Research and Innovation. In this episode, we take a look at SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production with host Greg Foot, Rae Stanton-Smithson from LUSH and UKRI GCRF Challenge Leader Jaideep Gupte. /episode/index/show/cheltenhamfestivals/id/16517822

SDG 15: Life On Land 10/23/2020

SDG 15: Life On Land During Cheltenham Science Festival at Home, we explored six of the 17 sustainable development goals set by the United Nations with the support of UK Research and Innovation. In this episode, we take a look at SDG 15: Life On Land with host Greg Foot, conservationist and influencer Bella Lack and UKRI GCRF Researcher Federica Di Palma. /episode/index/show/cheltenhamfestivals/id/16517804

SDG 14: Life Below Water 10/23/2020

SDG 14: Life Below Water During Cheltenham Science Festival at Home, we explored six of the 17 sustainable development goals set by the United Nations with the support of UK Research and Innovation. In this episode, we take a look at SDG 14: Life Below Water with host, Greg Foot, Helen Czerski and UKRI GCRF Researcher Elisa Morgera. /episode/index/show/cheltenhamfestivals/id/16517783

SDG 2: Zero Hunger 10/23/2020

SDG 2: Zero Hunger During Cheltenham Science Festival at Home, we explored six of the 17 sustainable development goals set by the United Nations with the support of UK Research and Innovation. In this first episode, we take a look at SDG 2: Zero Hunger with host, Greg Foot, UKRI CRF Researcher Claire Heffernan and Clinical Psychologist Lorraine Sherr. /episode/index/show/cheltenhamfestivals/id/16517738

Black Faces, White Spaces 07/29/2020

Black Faces, White Spaces Through Slay In Your Lane, Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené not only created an inspirational guide to life but also started a national conversation. How does it feel to be a black woman in a predominantly white space? How can we improve access and inclusivity? /episode/index/show/cheltenhamfestivals/id/15367709

Composium I: Thea Musgrave 07/04/2020

Composium I: Thea Musgrave This podcast shares highlights from our inaugural 2019 Composium. Listen to Thea Musgrave‘s inspiring keynote speech, and our first panel discussion hosted by broadcaster Katy Hamilton, with speakers Lucy Schaufer mezzo-soprano, Zoe Martlew, cellist and composer, James Murphy, Chief Executive of the Royal Philharmonic Society and Vanessa Reed, Chief Executive of the PRS Foundation. /episode/index/show/cheltenhamfestivals/id/15073670

Kidane, Higgins & Dove – Chamber Music 07/04/2020

Kidane, Higgins & Dove – Chamber Music Three world premieres: Daniel Kidane ‘Jungle’ performed by Piano 4 Hands in 2017, ‘Gursky Landscapes’ by Gavin Higgins performed by David Cohen and the Carducci Quartet in 2018, and ‘Catching Fire’ by Jonathan Dove performed by Melvyn Tan in 2016. These works were made possible thanks to the Steel Charitable Trust, the Garrick Charitable Trust, the Britten-Pears Foundation and Cheltenham Music Festival Society. /episode/index/show/cheltenhamfestivals/id/15073535

Judith Weir – The Prelude 07/04/2020

Judith Weir – The Prelude This episode features an interview with composer Judith Weir, and the 2019 world premiere performance of ‘The Prelude’, which was premiered by the Nash Ensemble at the Pittville Pump Room. This work was commissioned by the Nash Ensemble with funds provided by a friend of the Nash, Dr Shirley Ellis, and with support from Cheltenham Music Festival Society in memory of Graham Lockwood. /episode/index/show/cheltenhamfestivals/id/15073586

John Tavener Remembered 07/04/2020

John Tavener Remembered From 2014, a special remembrance programme for John Tavener, performed in Gloucester Cathedral. ‘Scatter roses over my tears’ was given its premiere performance by the Cavaleri Quartet, and ‘Towards Silence’ was performed by the Cavaleri Quartet, joined by the Celan Quartet, the Gildas Quartet and Quatuor Hermes, with support from Arts Council England. /episode/index/show/cheltenhamfestivals/id/15073604

Composium II: James Murphy 07/04/2020

Composium II: James Murphy The second episode from our Composium day features a moving short talk from James Murphy, Chief Executive of the Royal Philharmonic Society, and our second panel session with speakers Hannah Kendall composer, Huw Watkins pianist and composer, Emma-Ruth Richards composer and Harriet Wybor, composer and Classical Relationship Manager from PRS for Music. /episode/index/show/cheltenhamfestivals/id/15073694

Zoe Martlew – Musae 07/04/2020

Zoe Martlew – Musae In this episode, Camilla King is joined by Lucy Schaufer and Zoe Martlew to discuss creativity in lockdown, what comes next, and Zoe’s song cycle ‘Musae’, premiered at the 2019 Music Festival. /episode/index/show/cheltenhamfestivals/id/15075101

The Genomics Of Covid-19: Tracking And Tackling The Virus 06/05/2020

The Genomics Of Covid-19: Tracking And Tackling The Virus Science Festival Chair Vivienne Parry is joined by four UCL professors to explore how we can tackle and track the virus. Professor of Biochemical Engineering Suzanne Farid, Richard Angell, Principal Research Associate, Francois Balloux, Chair in Computational Biology Systems and Judith Breuer, Professor of Virology. /episode/index/show/cheltenhamfestivals/id/14709281

Learning From Pandemics 06/05/2020

Learning From Pandemics What can be learned from past pandemics to help us prepare for the future? Science Festival Chair Vivienne Parry is joined by John Sabapathy, Senior Lecturer in Medieval History, Nicola Miller, Professor of Latin-American History, Graham Hart, Professor of Sexual Health and HIV Research and Professor of Infectious Disease, Anne Johnson. /episode/index/show/cheltenhamfestivals/id/14709209

Reimagining The Future In The Time Of Corona 06/05/2020

Reimagining The Future In The Time Of Corona A UCL team made up of Professor of Climatology Mark Maslin, Associate Professor of Science & Technology Studies Jack Stilgoe and Professor of Virology, Deenan Pillay talk to Science Festival Chair, Vivienne Parry about our future post-coronavirus. /episode/index/show/cheltenhamfestivals/id/14709176

Notes On A Nervous Planet - Mental Health Awareness Week 05/21/2020

Notes On A Nervous Planet - Mental Health Awareness Week Matt Haig has been a pivotal figure in the conversation about mental health since Reasons To Stay Alive, a book which tells the story of how he overcame the illness that almost destroyed him. The follow-up, Notes On A Nervous Planet has become an essential for people all over the world. Drawing on his own experiences, he links what he felt with the world around him and shares his reflections on how we can feel happy and human in the twenty-first century. He talks to broadcaster Claudia Hammond.� /episode/index/show/cheltenhamfestivals/id/14509895

Heathcliff vs Darcy: Who's The Bigger Sh*t? 04/30/2020

Heathcliff vs Darcy: Who's The Bigger Sh*t? Back in the day when the country was locked in frenzied discussions over backstops, borders and all things Brexit We asked Sebastian Faulks - novelists Philip Hensher and Sarah Moss, and Sunday Times dating columnist Dolly Alderton to go head-to-head in a literary tussle over the real nature of two of the canon’s most notable romantic heroes. /episode/index/show/cheltenhamfestivals/id/14219483

The Pianist of Yarmouk 04/23/2020

The Pianist of Yarmouk On the outskirts of war-torn Damascus, a man pushes his piano into the street and begins to play; an act of defiance that will become a beacon of hope and resistance for the people of Syria. Accompanied by a spellbinding live performance, Aeham Ahmad shares his story of the healing power of music in the face of despair which serves as a timely reminder of the importance of not turning your back on creativity and culture in times of crisis. He talks – and sings – to international correspondent� /episode/index/show/cheltenhamfestivals/id/14115587

Life Off-Grid 04/15/2020

Life Off-Grid We are all still getting used to the surreal way of life that comes with a lockdown. But what about people who already choose to live entirely off-grid? No running water, no phone, no electricity or any of the things it powers – just a wooden cabin on a smallholding by the edge of the forest. Intrepid traveller Mark Boyle and adventurer Ben Fogle explore the hard-won joys of life without modern technology and ask what it means to be human at a time when the boundaries between man and machine are blurred. /episode/index/show/cheltenhamfestivals/id/13999505

When 26.2 Miles Just Isn't Enough 04/06/2020

When 26.2 Miles Just Isn't Enough They are an almost-impossible test of the human body and spirit, yet ultramarathons are more popular than ever. BBC Radio 2 sports presenter Vassos Alexander, who wrote Running Up That Hill and completed the legendary Dragon’s Back mountain race. Ben Smith, who ran 401 marathons in 401 days and wrote a book... named 401 and BBC News presenter Sophie Raworth, who completed the Marathon des Sables, all attest to the transformative power of endurance running. /episode/index/show/cheltenhamfestivals/id/13845800

How To Train A National Hunt Winner 03/06/2020

How To Train A National Hunt Winner This week, hundreds of thousands of neatly dressed, optimistic racegoers will descend on Cheltenham for the highlight of the National Hunt Calendar. The prospect of saddling a winner fuels the fire of every National Hunt trainer. Five-time champion trainer Nicky Henderson and author of The Jumping Game Henrietta Knight, trainer of Best Mate - who won three consecutive Gold Cups – reveal to Alice Plunkett what it takes to takes to train a jumps winner. /episode/index/show/cheltenhamfestivals/id/13439774

Behind The Scenes Of BBC Radio 4's Today Programme 02/27/2020

Behind The Scenes Of BBC Radio 4's Today Programme BBC Radio 4’s Today programme has been broadcasting world-changing stories for sixty years. From war, rebellion and political transformation, to significant changes in culture, society and the scientific world, it is the sound of history being made, live on air. In conversation with Hannah MacInnes, the current and former Today presenters Nick Robinson and Ed Stourton chart the extraordinary history of the programme, how it tries to make sense of the world and how all too often, they become the sto /episode/index/show/cheltenhamfestivals/id/13325495

What You Need To Know About Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2020 02/19/2020

What You Need To Know About Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2020 In this episode of FestCast, we speak to the Cheltenham Jazz Festival team David Gaydon (Head of Programming), Tony Dudley-Evans (Programme Advisor) and Becky Woodcock (Producer of ...around town and Jerwood Jazz Encounters) to talk: /episode/index/show/cheltenhamfestivals/id/13196702

Do Brains Have A Gender? 02/11/2020

Do Brains Have A Gender? Are you good at reading maps… or reading emotions? Would you choose Barbie… or Action Man? On a daily basis we face deeply ingrained beliefs that your sex determines your skills and preferences. What does this constant gendering mean for our behaviour? And how does it impact our decision making? Neuroscientist Gina Rippon - who wrote The Gendered Brain - unpacks the stereotypes that we’re bombarded with from birth, shattering the myths and showing us a future beyond binary. /episode/index/show/cheltenhamfestivals/id/13105955

The Art Of Not Falling Apart 01/19/2020

The Art Of Not Falling Apart When things go wrong, we don't often find it in us to laugh. Christina Patterson, author of The Art Of Not Falling Apart, joins Aaron Gillies (a.k.a Twitter's @technicallyron), comedian and author of How To Survive The End Of The World When It’s In Your Own Head talk about how to embrace life as an adventure, as well as giving some practical tips for surviving and thriving when life seems to be falling apart. /episode/index/show/cheltenhamfestivals/id/12765509

J.K. Rowling - Cheltenham Literature Festival 2012 10/02/2019

J.K. Rowling - Cheltenham Literature Festival 2012 In 1998, J.K. Rowling appeared at Cheltenham with her book about a certain boy wizard in a modest 160 seat venue. 14 years later, and this time filling 2,300 seats, we welcomed her back to discuss her first novel for adults, The Casual Vacancy, moving on from Harry Potter, her favourite characters and much more. /episode/index/show/cheltenhamfestivals/id/11483480

Gina Miller & Farrah Storr - The Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival 2018 09/27/2019

Gina Miller & Farrah Storr - The Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival 2018 The anti-Brexit campaigner Gina Miller (Rise) has endured racist and sexist abuse as well as physical threats. Yet she continues to live according to her conviction that we must stand tall and lead the way if we truly believe in something. Editor-in-chief at Elle UK Farrah Storr (The Discomfort Zone) has proved that nothing in life is insurmountable and offers inspiring advice about overcoming fear and realising our potential. /episode/index/show/cheltenhamfestivals/id/11403953

Arundhati Roy - Cheltenham Literature Festival 2002 09/20/2019

Arundhati Roy - Cheltenham Literature Festival 2002 Arundhati Roy shot to fame when her stunning debut novel The God of Small Things won the Man Booker Prize in 1997, and she has become equally famous for her campaigns in India on behalf of the underprivileged and dispossessed. In this 2002 appearance at the Festival, Arundhati Roy discussed her book The Algebra of Infinite Justice and her life and writing. /episode/index/show/cheltenhamfestivals/id/11313791

Seamus Heaney - The Cheltenham Lecture 'Learning From Eliot' at Cheltenham Literature Festival 1988 09/06/2019

Seamus Heaney - The Cheltenham Lecture 'Learning From Eliot' at Cheltenham Literature Festival 1988 Irish poet & Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney is widely recognised as one of the major poets of the 20th-century and was described by Richard Lowell as 'the most important Irish poet since Yeats'. Seamus Heaney discussed the influence T.S. Eliot had on his writing at the 1988 Literature Festival for his Cheltenham Lecture 'Learning From Eliot'. Chaired by Alan Hancox. /episode/index/show/cheltenhamfestivals/id/11134949

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