Hermione Lee

17 Podcast Episodes

Hermione Lee on life writing, biography and biographers

Hermione Lee on life writing, biography and biographers

Hermione Lee was President of Wolfson College from 2008 to 2017 and is Emeritus Professor of English Literature in the E... Read more

17 Jan 2022

52mins

LUCKY MAN: Hermione Lee on Tom Stoppard

LUCKY MAN: Hermione Lee on Tom Stoppard

Born in the former Czechoslovakia, Tom Stoppard became one of Britain’s most celebratedplaywrights, famous for his wit a... Read more

30 Sep 2021

54mins

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The Book Club: Hermione Lee on what inspires Tom Stoppard

The Book Club: Hermione Lee on what inspires Tom Stoppard

Sam Leith's guest on this week’s podcast is the biographer and critic Hermione Lee. Her biography of Tom Stoppard is new... Read more

1 Sep 2021

41mins

Hermione Lee: Tom Stoppard, A Life

Hermione Lee: Tom Stoppard, A Life

My guest on this week’s podcast is the biographer and critic Hermione Lee. Her biography of Tom Stoppard is newly out in... Read more

1 Sep 2021

41mins

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Episode QS50: Hermione Lee + Tom Stoppard (May 20, 2021)

Episode QS50: Hermione Lee + Tom Stoppard (May 20, 2021)

To celebrate the launch of her highly anticipated biography Tom Stoppard: A Life, venerated biographer Hermione Lee inte... Read more

20 May 2021

1hr

Heather Clark & Hermione Lee: Sylvia Plath, an iconic life

Heather Clark & Hermione Lee: Sylvia Plath, an iconic life

Heather Clark discusses her new and highly praised biography of Sylvia Plath with celebrated biographer Hermione Lee, as... Read more

Tom Stoppard - A Life: Hermione Lee in conversation with Chandrahas Choudhury

Tom Stoppard - A Life: Hermione Lee in conversation with Chandrahas Choudhury

Tom Stoppard, one of the greatest living playwrights, is a towering and beloved literary figure. Known for his dizzying ... Read more

Hermione Lee, 2 Meter Review, Where to begin with Terry Pratchett

Hermione Lee, 2 Meter Review, Where to begin with Terry Pratchett

Hermione Lee is the award-winning biographer, Tom Stoppard: A Life, is her new book on the famous playwright, Beau Willi... Read more

10 Nov 2020

49mins

Podcast Episode #51 – Hermione Lee

Podcast Episode #51 – Hermione Lee

This week we feature an archival interview from the City University of New York’s (CUNY) Leon Levy Center for Biography.... Read more

30 Oct 2020

39mins

Hermione Lee: Tom Stoppard

Hermione Lee: Tom Stoppard

Johnny interviews Sir Tom, while Dame Hermione - a leading literary biographer - gives a short introduction to her new b... Read more

29 Oct 2020

26mins

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