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Selling the Word of God: The Early Commercial History of the English Bible (Bodleian, 2026) by Dr. Harry Spillane is a history of the English Bible as a book. A book that in order to be read had first to be sold.

The Bible is the most published text... more

In this episode, Salman Sayyid and Claudia Radiven were joined by Deana Heath to discuss her work Colonial Terror: Torture and State Violence in Colonial India (Oxford UP, 2026). Heath’s work explores the legacies of colonial violence in India, Brita... more

In this episode, Salman Sayyid and Claudia Radiven were joined by Deana Heath to discuss her work Colonial Terror: Torture and State Violence in Colonial India (Oxford UP, 2026). Heath’s work explores the legacies of colonial violence in India, Brita... more

Despite there being more than 16 million disabled people in the UK today, disability rarely features in mainstream accounts of our past. That absence is not down to a lack of evidence: it is a forgotten, suppressed history – the result of deliberate ... more

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Harry Spillane
Historian of early modern Britain specializing in religious reformation and print history
Bodleian Publishing
Episode: Selling the Word of God: The Early Commercial History of the English Bible with Harry Spillaine (Bodleian, 2026)
Deana Heath
Scholar of British imperialism and colonialism, and Chair in Indian and Colonial History at the University of Liverpool
University of Liverpool
Episode: Radio ReOrient S15:2: Terror, Torture and State Violence in Colonial India, with Deana Heath, hosted by Salman Sayyid and Claudia Radiven
David Turner
Professor of history at Swansea University whose research focuses on disability history
Swansea University
Episode: Disability: A History of Resistance with David Turner (Random House, 2026)
John Potter
Singer, author, former University of York lecturer, and former member of the Hilliard Ensemble
Yale University Press
Episode: Christmas Carols: An English Enchantment with John Potter (Yale UP, 2026)
Lise Shapiro Sanders
Professor, Hampshire College; author of Reading for Pleasure, Working Women and the Popular Romance in Early 20th Century Britain
Hampshire College
Episode: Reading for Pleasure: Working Women and the Popular Romance in Early Twentieth-Century Britain with Lise Shapiro Sanders (Bloomsbury, 2026)
Nat Cutter
Author of Britain and the Ottoman Maghreb, 1662-1712
Oxford University Press (author affiliation)
Episode: Britain and the Ottoman Maghreb, 1662–1712 with Nat Cutter (Oxford UP, 2026)
Trevor Herbert
Emeritus Professor of Music, Open University; brass-band historian
Open University; Royal College of Music
Episode: The Brass Band Story with Trevor Herbert (Yale UP, 2026)
Ken Dark
Archaeologist and historian specializing in the archaeology and history of western and northern Britain
University of Cambridge
Episode: Tyrants and Traders: Tintagel, Arthur and the Lost Kings with Ken Dark (Bloomsbury, 2026)
Paul Kléber Monod
Canadian-born historian specializing in Jacobitism and British history in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
Middlebury College
Episode: Think of England: Nation, People, and Race in the English Imagination with Paul Kléber Monod (Cambridge UP, 2026)

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Ibrahim Fawzy
Host of New Books Network; affiliation varies by episode
Miranda Melcher
Host of New Books Network interview; guides scholarly conversations

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    I was very enthusiast about subscribing to this podcast, having a PhD in British History and having taught courses in English, Irish , and Scottish History for more than three decades in an American university. I remain grateful for the books/authors that are chosen.

    Even so, I find the podcasts useless simply because of the speed at which they were recorded (or perhaps re-recorded). I am neither senile nor hard-of-hearing, but the podcasts are unintelligible except for scattered words or phra... more

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All Around Is Fairy Ground: Pleasure and the Regency Garden with Timothy Mowl (Reaktion, 2026)
Q: Was there anything in fact that you found surprising in kind of investigating all of this and going through all the books?
Mowl says the prominent role of women surprised him. He highlights women who commissioned and shaped gardens, including the Duchess of Bedford and the Russian Countess at Wilton, and connects this with the period's feminine garden styles and writing.
All Around Is Fairy Ground: Pleasure and the Regency Garden with Timothy Mowl (Reaktion, 2026)
Q: Could you start us off please by introducing yourself a little and tell us why you decided to write this book?
Mowl says he is an emeritus professor at the University of Bristol and writes now for enjoyment. The book grew from his interest in the Regency period, which he describes through its kitsch, spectacle and popular association with Bridgerton.
Creatures of Story and Song: Tracing Britain's Lost Species with Lee Raye (Reaktion, 2026)
Q: What's the point of reintroduction? What do we want to do with that?
Raye says reintroduction can be expensive and protecting existing wildlife may sometimes be a better use of resources. Still, returning species may address past human damage and help restore the resilience of depleted ecosystems.
Creatures of Story and Song: Tracing Britain's Lost Species with Lee Raye (Reaktion, 2026)
Q: How did you separate this? Did you think about this when you were writing?
Raye describes the animal turn in historical research, which seeks to tell stories from animals' perspectives. Because animals left few archival records and most sources were written by people, disentangling human views from animal history is difficult.
Think of England: Nation, People, and Race in the English Imagination with Paul Kléber Monod (Cambridge UP, 2026)
Q: What can this long history teach us about debates about immigration, multiculturalism, and English identity, and can English identity become more open without conflict, war, or empire?
Monod argues that nations have always had porous boundaries and that immigration will continue. Greater economic security, time, and patience may help populations accept cultural change; historical examples show that hostility toward immigrant groups can ease over generations.

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