Robert Douglas-Fairhurst

12 Podcast Episodes

Robert Douglas-Fairhurst on the transformative power of literature

Robert Douglas-Fairhurst on the transformative power of literature

When writer Robert Douglas-Fairhurst was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2017, the first book that came to mind was... Read more

2 Mar 2023

34mins

France's pension age controversy and Robert Douglas-Fairhurst on Metamorphosis: A Life in Pieces

France's pension age controversy and Robert Douglas-Fairhurst on Metamorphosis: A Life in Pieces

Workers are taking to the streets of France to protest a proposal to raise the retirement age; and Robert Douglas-Fairhu... Read more

2 Mar 2023

53mins

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Robert Douglas-Fairhurst: Metamorphosis

Robert Douglas-Fairhurst: Metamorphosis

My guest on this week’s Book Club is Robert Douglas-Fairhurst. In his new book Metamorphosis: A Life in Pieces, Robert d... Read more

22 Feb 2023

34mins

The Book Club: Robert Douglas-Fairhurst

The Book Club: Robert Douglas-Fairhurst

My guest on this week’s Book Club is Robert Douglas-Fairhurst. In his new book Metamorphosis: A Life in Pieces, Robert d... Read more

22 Feb 2023

34mins

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Robert Douglas-Fairhurst - Charles Dickens

Robert Douglas-Fairhurst - Charles Dickens

Robert Douglas-Fairhurst is a professor of English at Oxford University, and the author of numerous books, including mos... Read more

28 Mar 2022

33mins

The Turning Point: with Robert Douglas-Fairhurst

The Turning Point: with Robert Douglas-Fairhurst

Dominic is joined by Professor Robert Douglas-Fairhurst to discuss his extraordinary biography of Dickens The Turning Po... Read more

25 Mar 2022

54mins

The Book Club: Robert Douglas-Fairhurst

The Book Club: Robert Douglas-Fairhurst

This week, Sam is joined by Robert Douglas-Fairhurst - whose latest book is The Turning Point: A Year That Changed Dicke... Read more

15 Sep 2021

40mins

Robert Douglas-Fairhurst: A Year That Changed Dickens and the World

Robert Douglas-Fairhurst: A Year That Changed Dickens and the World

This week, I’m joined by Robert Douglas-Fairhurst - whose latest book is The Turning Point: A Year That Changed Dickens ... Read more

15 Sep 2021

40mins

Charles Dickens | Robert Douglas-Fairhurst and Helen Simpson join Alex Clark

Charles Dickens | Robert Douglas-Fairhurst and Helen Simpson join Alex Clark

Where would we be without Charles Dickens? The biographer and academic Robert Douglas-Fairhurst and short story writer H... Read more

Robert Douglas-Fairhurst on the young Dickens

Robert Douglas-Fairhurst on the young Dickens

Here is another freshly re-edited recording from my archive. Robert Douglas-Fairhurst’s biography of the first three dec... Read more

18 Jul 2017

28mins

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