Being Human: The Lost Luggage Office, Ghosts and Warrior Poets.
Matthew Sweet travels to Canterbury, Portsmouth and the TFL offices in search of stories of the lost and found as part of the Being Human Festival running across UK universities.
Stories of objects, ghosts and histories lost and found recorded on location in Portsmouth's most haunted house, the site of a sacrifice in Canterbury and at the TfL Lost Luggage Office. Presenter Matthew Sweet meets academics taking part in Being Human which showcases research from universities around the UK.
How can the reflections of a warrior-poet from the distant past and the adventures of an Iron Age tribesman from the far future help us rethink our relationship with a city centre in the Britain of today? Matthew Sweet travels to Canterbury to find out.
The Transport for London lost property office is a labyrinthine cornucopia hidden away under the streets of central London. A visit there leads to reflections on our complicated relationships with things in a consumer society dominated by mass-produced goods, and the history of the concept of lost property casts a revealing light on the development of the city as an ordered space.
And, some say that Wymering Manor in Portsmouth is one of the most haunted houses in the country. Whether that's true or not, Matthew goes there to examine the ways in which the past of a building intrudes into its present.
Matthew's guests include:
Michael Bintley and Sonia Overall in Canterbury
Kate Smith and Paul Cowan at the TFL Lost Property Office
Karen Fielder and Benjamin Ffrench in Portsmouth
Producer Luke Mulhall.
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Podcast: Being Human: The Lost Luggage Office, Ghosts and Warrior Poets.
Matthew Sweet in Canterbury and Portsmouth uncovering stories of the lost and the found.
The unexpected origins of lost property offices
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Loss and Order
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Hauntings
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Anglo-Saxon poem of the zombie apocalypse
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Being Human Festival - What's On
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- November 17, 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm (Free): 听-听听On this interactive walking tour you will uncover the hidden post-apocalyptic landscapes of Canterbury through the narratives of Russell Hoban鈥檚听Riddley Walker...
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- 听November 18, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm (Free): 听- Amidst the City of London鈥檚 vibrant streets, this walking tour will explore shifting attitudes towards lost property...
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- November 19, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm (Free) : 听- Come along to Portsmouth鈥檚 oldest and reputedly most haunted house, Wymering Manor, for three interactive tales of the lost and found of Portsmouth and Sussex...
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Matthew Sweet |
Interviewed Guest | Michael Bintley |
Interviewed Guest | Sonia Overall |
Interviewed Guest | Kate Smith |
Interviewed Guest | Karen Fielder |
Interviewed Guest | Benjamin Ffrench |
Producer | Luke Mulhall |
Broadcast
- Thu 16 Nov 2017 22:0091热爆 Radio 3
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