The Listening Project One Thousand [The Listening Project]

Episodes

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A Record Of The People2017041020180602 (R4)
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The most shared conversation in our British Library archive features when Professor Tim Luckhurst illustrates the value of this non-journospeak collection to Fi Glover. Part of a celebration of the delivery of the thousandth conversation to the British Library and examination of the value of this unique archive from the series that proves it's surprising what you hear when you listen, now and in the future.

How the unique archive will help future historians understand our political world.

An Ethical Digital Cafe2017041220180616 (R4)For writers the archive provides a resource for characterisation and speech patterns; Neil Buckland tells Fi Glover about the conversations that have inspired his fiction. A celebration of the delivery of the thousandth conversation to the British Library and examination of the value of this unique archive from the series that proves it's surprising what you hear when you listen, now and in the future.

Writers can listen in to conversations in the archive without fear of breaching privacy.

Not Your Usual Oral History2017041320180623 (R4)Our one thousand conversations sit in the British Library's oral history archive yet they are unique. Holly Gilbert, who catalogues them for the BL, explains why to Fi GLover. Part of a celebration of the delivery of the thousandth conversation to the British Library and examination of the value of this unique archive from the series that proves it's surprising what you hear when you listen, now and in the future.

How the conversations provide a unique record within the British Library archive.

Psychological Insights2017041420180630 (R4)Susie Orbach, who will deliver The Listening Project Lecture at the British Library, explores the archive's insights into contemporary emotional life, in the company of Fi Glover. Part of a celebration of the delivery of the thousandth conversation to the British Library and examination of the value of this unique archive from the series that proves it's surprising what you hear when you listen, now and in the future.

Susie Orbach explores what the archive reveals of how we feel about our lives today.

The Health Of The Nation2017041120180609 (R4)Our conversations about health issues are useful, Dr Helen Morant of the BMJ tells Fi Glover, to show medics what can be gained by listening to a patient. A celebration of the delivery of the thousandth conversation to the British Library and examination of the value of this unique archive from the series that proves it's surprising what you hear when you listen, now and in the future.

How the archive can help health professionals to have a meaningful conversation.