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Jo Durrant's Beautiful Universe

Dec 28, 2022

Jo welcomes back Jeff Downes & Graham O'Dwyer from At The Flicks in episode 115, to explore science fiction cinema. They begin a two part special looking at superhero films and their characters, with a focus on Marvel creations. Characters discussed include Thor, Iron Man, Spider-Man and Captain America.

Plus Sue Nelson...


Dec 21, 2022

It's the Christmas Special 2022 of the podcast and Jo has three pairs of guests talking about their festive traditions.

Author & illustrator James Mayhew and broadcaster & author Zeb Soanes talk about their collaboration on Gaspard The Fox books, including 'Gaspard's Christmas' and the musical premiere. 

Horticultural...


Dec 14, 2022

In episode 113 Jo welcomes back Professor Adam Hart, from the University of Gloucestershire, to do some myth busting. This time they are exploring the subject of invasive species from plants to ants. 

Jo also visits Gloucestershire Archives and meets one of the team in the collections care department, to learn about how...


Dec 7, 2022

Jo's special guest in episode 112 is Cindy Forde, who is the founder of the education platform Planetari and the author of the book 'Bright New World'. She talks about her passion for storytelling, sustainability and finding solutions to climate change. Plus she answers Jo's Quick Six.

Jo also visits the Museum in the...


Nov 30, 2022

In episode 111 Jo's special guest is Dr Sean Wensley, a senior vet and author of 'Through A Vet's Eyes: How We Can All Choose a Better Life for Animals'. Sean talks about his career, research, animal welfare and his love of nature. Plus he answers Jo's Quick Six.

Jo also visits the Grant Museum of Zoology at UCL in...