Tiny In All That Air
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Tiny In All That Air
This is the podcast for anyone who is interested in Philip Larkin. We will bring you new insights into Larkin's life and writing by talking to people with fascinating stories to tell and unusual connections to the great poet himself.
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Daniel Seifert- Two Guitars and Days
Daniel Seifert is a journalist and editor who has written for the New York Times, National Geographic and BBC. His poems have appeared in Poetry Wales...
The Less Deceived full reading for Larkin's birthday
This year we celebrate Larkin’s birthday and the 70 year anniversary of the publication of The Less Deceived with a full reading of Larkin's second co...
Ralph Dartford
Our guest today is writer Ralph Dartford who works for the National Literacy Trust and is the poetry editor of literary journal Northern Gravy. Ral...
David Biespiel
'It was not easy to find a poet in the United States in my reading,who wrote with the clarity and intelligence that Larkin possessed. I found him to b...
Rishi Dastidar
My guest today is Rishi Dastidar who is a poet and editor based in London. Rishi discusses his own particular view of Larkin’s portrayal of Englishnes...
Five Year Anniversary Celebration
Reading Larkin’s poetry
Eddie Dawes - The Trees (Aug 2022)
Graham Chesters- The First Thing (Aug 2021)
David Quantick - Days (Au...
Kate Romano, CEO Stapleford Granary
Our guest today is Kate Romano. Kate is the CEO of arts centre Stapleford Granary which recently dedicated a whole weekend to celebrating many differe...
Joe Riley Presents: This Be The Verse
They might not meant to, but they do...
Joe Riley, teacher and poet of no great renown, is a lifelong lover of Larkin. In this ser...
High Windows- A full reading to celebrate Larkin's birthday on 9th August
Today on the 9th August we celebrate Philip Larkin’s birthday and we read High Windows from start to end, in order to mark the 50th anniversary of Lar...
Joe Riley Presents: The Whitsun Weddings
That Whitsun, I was late getting away:
Joe Riley, teacher and poet of no great renown, is a lifelong lover of Larkin. In this seri...
Joe Riley Presents: Cut Grass
Cut grass lies frail...
Joe Riley, teacher and poet of no great renown, is a lifelong lover of Larkin. In this series he attempts...
Philip Larkin in China
Our guest today is Douglas Bell, Professor of English Language Education at the School of Education, University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China.
Pr...
Joe Riley Presents: Church Going
'Once I am sure there's nothing going on
I step inside, letting the door thud shut...'
Joe Riley, teacher and poet of no great reno...
In Celebration of Betty Mackereth
Betty Mackereth was Philip Larkin’s secretary at the library at the University of Hull. They were work colleagues and good friends, growing closer an...
Joe Riley Presents: The Trees
The trees are coming into leaf
Like something almost being said
Joe Riley, teacher and poet of no great renown, is a
l...
Joe Riley Presents: The Mower
The mower stalled, twice...
Joe Riley, teacher and poet of no great renown, is a
lifelong lover of Larkin. In this series he...
Ann Thwaite
Writer Ann Thwaite has a long involvement with the society and with Philip Larkin himself. Ann married Anthony Thwaite when they were both young Oxfor...
Celebrating The Philip Larkin Society Conference 2024
This episode is all about the 2 PLS conference events that took place on 13-15th March 2024 at the University of Hull.
Professor Douglas Bell,...
Rosie Millard OBE
Today we are joined by our society President, Rosie Millard. Rosie came to Hull as an undergraduate while Larkin was still librarian at the university...
Zachary Leader and Daniel Vince- Larkin and Wain, the post-war English novel
Zachary Leader is Emeritus Professor of English Literature at the University of Roehampton. He grew up in California but has lived in Britain for ove...
Philip Larkin Society Pub Quiz 2/12/23
The Philip Larkin Society always mark the 2nd of
December which is the anniversary of Philip Larkin’s death in 1985. In 2022 we marked the date...
Chris Sewart and Phil Pullen
In this episode we talk to Beverley based poet Chris Sewart in his second appearance on Tiny in All That Air, and Phil Pullen, trustee of the PLS, who...
Larkin the Librarian
This episode was researched and planned by PLS Trustees Julian Henry and Dr Chris Fletcher, Keeper of Special Collections at the Bodleian Library, Oxf...
'Philip Larkin: Funny Man' by John White (2010)
This talk was given to the Philip Larkin Society in 2010 by Emeritus Reader of American History at the University of Hull, John White. John White is t...
Philip Larkin and Thomas Hardy
Philip Larkin was just five years old when Hardy died in 1928, but this English poet and novelist was going to have a profound influence on Larkin’s w...
Winifred Dawson reading 'Love and Larkin'.
This talk was given to the PLS in 2001 by Winifred Dawson. Winifred was born in London, but educated in Belfast which is where she met Larkin when the...
Alan Plater- By The Tide of Humber I Walked Among Poets (talk given to the PLS 28/11/98)
This episode features a writer who would be familiar not only to Hull residents but also to keen telly watchers, radio listeners and theatre goers acr...
Larkin in Objects, Objects in Larkin: Clarissa Hard and Francesca Gardner
At the time of recording this podcast we received the sad news that our founding chairman Professor Eddie Dawes had passed away on the 3rd March 2023...
Novelist Anne Fine 'Philip Larkin- A Personal View'.
Anne Fine gave our Distinguished Guest Lecture at the PLS AGM in 2004 and here we reproduce her talk in its entirety. Anne muses on how she discovered...
Review of 2022 with Larkin100 trustees Graham Chesters, Phil Pullen and Vicky Foster - December 2022
This episode welcomes three Larkin100 trustees to look back on 2022; Graham Chesters, Phil Pullen, and teacher, writer and poet Vicky Foster who has a...
Hugh Odling-Smee & Philip Pullen (November 2022)
This episode features Belfast arts manager Hugh Odling- Smee and PLS trustee Philip Pullen who, as part of his centenary lecture tour, took part in th...
Daniel Vince (October 2022)
Daniel Vince joined the PLS board of trustees earlier this year and is currently studying for a Masters by research on the post-war novel at the Unive...
Sam Perry (September 2022)
Dr Sam Perry teaches English Literature at the University of Hull, where he is a member of the Philip Larkin Centre for Poetry & Creative Writing. He...
Larkin 100 (August 2022)
Welcome to a very special episode of Tiny In All That Air, celebrating Philip Larkin's 100th birthday. This episode has been made with the generous he...
The Larkin Family (June 2022)
This is the King Henry VIII School, Coventry takeover! Led by the school's Librarian and Archivist Helen Cooper, and introduced by former Head of Engl...
Kelvin Everest and Dr Jane Bluett discuss Monica Jones (May 2022)
In this episode, Lyn talks to Emeritus AC Bradley Professor of Modern Literature at Liverpool University Kelvin Everest and writer, lecturer and poet...
Deb Fisher and Triona Adams (Barbara Pym Society)
In this episode, Lyn talks to Deb Fisher, Chair of the Barbara Pym Society and writer and actor Triona Adams, also a member of the Barbara Pym Society...
John Robins, Robin Allender and Thomas Gordon.
In this episode, Lyn is joined by writer, comedian and BBC radio presenter John Robins, PLS Treasurer Thomas Gordon and writer and musician Robin Alle...
Dr James Underwood
In this episode, Lyn talks to Dr James Underwood, Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Huddersfield and Deputy Director of the T...
Round Table with Philip Pullen & Rachael Galletly
In this episode, PLS trustee and Larkin100 Chair Philip Pullen and PLS trustee and merchandise officer Rachael Galletly join Lyn to reflect back on 20...