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Jo Durrant's Beautiful Universe

Sep 27, 2023

In episode 154 Jo welcomes back Paul Rincon, who is science commissioning editor for The Conversation. Paul returns to discuss space stories that have been in the news recently. Topics include India's landing on the Moon, space tourism and the Osiris-Rex mission returning from asteroid Bennu.

Jo also visits...


Sep 20, 2023

Jo welcomes back Faith Douglas who is the curator of Thorp Perrow Arboretum and the author of The Nature Remedy. They continue their series celebrating each season, and focus on Autumn.

They talk about folklore associated with this time of year, what to harvest and plant, why leaves change colour and how to...


Sep 13, 2023

In episode 152 Jo's special guest is author Jane Bailey who returns to the podcast to talk about her latest novel 'Stay'. Jane reveals why she chose the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic lockdown as the backdrop to the thriller. In it a young woman accepts a lift from strangers and ends up at their Gloucestershire home, but will...


Sep 6, 2023

Jo welcomes back Jeff Downes & Graham O'Dwyer from At The Flicks, to explore science fiction cinema. Episode 151 sees the return of the occasional series where a special guest shares their Top Ten science fiction films. 

The next person to do this is Paul Scott, former manager of the Cheltenham Playhouse, and some of...