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Jo Durrant's Beautiful Universe

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Jo Durrant's Beautiful Universe
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  • Jo Durrant's Beautiful Universe

    Ep 279 Essie Fox

    28/04/2026 | 1h 27 mins.
    Jo's special guest in episode 279 is historical novelist Essie Fox. She talks about her career, passion for gothic literature and her recent books 'Dangerous', about Lord Byron and 'Catherine', which is a retelling of 'Wuthering Heights'. Plus she answers the Quick Six.
    Jo also visits the Holst Victorian House in Cheltenham to find the story behind the range, which is in the kitchen. 
     
     
    Presented, produced & edited by Jo Durrant.
    Music licensed from Purple Planet.
     
    Jo's website: https://jodurrant.co.uk/
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    Ep 278 Prof Susan Amussen

    21/04/2026 | 1h 19 mins.
    In episode 278 Jo is joined by Prof Susan Amussen, who is professor of history at the University of California Merced. They celebrate William Shakespeare's birthday by talking about Susan's book: 'What's In A Name: How Historians Know Shakespeare Was Shakespeare'. Plus she answers the Quick Six.
    Jo also has a highlight from the 2025 Cheltenham Science Festival - a chat with Prof Mark Miodownik and Prof Andrea Sella about the science of coffee and the science of cocktails. 
     
     
    Presented, produced & edited by Jo Durrant.
    Music licensed from Purple Planet.
     
    Jo's website: https://jodurrant.co.uk/
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    Ep 277 A-Z of Science Fiction Cinema: C

    14/04/2026 | 1h 32 mins.
    Jo's special guests in episode 277 are Jeff Downes and Graham O'Dwyer from the At The Flicks podcast, who return to talk about science fiction. They continue their series on the A-Z of science fiction cinema, with the letter C. 
    Jeff suggests a number of contenders for the Hall of Fame and Jo and Graham must decide what's going to be entered, or relegated to Room 101! Themes discussed for C include clones and computers, plus films like Capricorn One, Contact, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Children of Men.
     
     
     
    Presented, produced & edited by Jo Durrant.
    Music licensed from Purple Planet.
     
    Jo's website: https://jodurrant.co.uk/
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    Dr Sarah Bearchell & 'The Future of Agriculture'

    07/04/2026 | 1h 17 mins.
    In episode 276 Jo welcomes back Dr Sarah Bearchell, who presents science shows for children. This time she talks to Jo about her new book 'The Future of Agriculture', including how climate change and technology are affecting farming. 
    Jo also has a highlight from the 2025 Cheltenham Science Festival - a chat with Prof Kit Yates, who was speaking about maths and predictions. 
     
     
    Presented, produced & edited by Jo Durrant.
    Music licensed from Purple Planet.
     
    Jo's website: https://jodurrant.co.uk/
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    Ep 275 Prof Adam Hart Myth Busting Tortoises

    31/03/2026 | 1h
    Jo welcomes back Prof Adam Hart in episode 275. Adam is Professor of Science Communication at the University of Gloucestershire and joins Jo to myth bust a variety of subjects. This time it's tortoises, turtles and terrapins, including how fast they move, how long they live for and why a pair of tortoises went to the Moon.
    Jo also continues her series on the A-Z of Plants with Faith Douglas, curator at Thorp Perrow Arboretum and author of The Nature Remedy. They've reached the letter R - which is for a well known vegetable. 
     
    Presented, produced & edited by Jo Durrant.
    Music licensed from Purple Planet.
     
    Jo's website: https://jodurrant.co.uk/

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Jo Durrant celebrates and explores arts and science as part of our culture. Winner of the 2021 Sir Arthur Clarke Award: Space Achievement - Media, broadcast & written.
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