Audio 2009
Audio recordings of past Festival of Ideas events are now available on SoundCloud. There are currently over 250 tracks to listen to dating from May 2007. We post links on the Festival of Ideas blog when new material is added. Alternatively, click on the links below to access a selection of audio files here.
Interviews from 2009
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Interviews with Book Prize nominees 2009
On 5 May 2009, we awarded the first annual Bristol Festival of Ideas Book Prize (2009) to Nick Davies for his book Flat Earth News. Before the announcement of the winner, we recorded interviews (below) with the shortlisted authors, asking them about their books and how they felt to be nominated. To listen to these recordings please click on the relevant audio players below.
Click here to watch video interviews with the shortlisted authors for 2009
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Lectures from 2009
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Audio compilations from 2009
In 2009, we put together a series of three audio compilations featuring recorded highlights from the 2009 May Festival. To listen to these recordings please click on the relevant audio players below.
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Interviews and editing by George Miller.