Life In The Slow Lane

Life In The Slow Lane

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July Highlights

Before we turn the page on July, here's a look back at some of the conversations from this month's episodes on The TLS Podcast.In this month's TLS Highlights, Hannah Lowe reads a new poem with a botanical theme; Claire Harman explores the self-possession and vigour of the younges ...  Show more

Moving Pictures

This week, we meditate on childhood memories with TLS Ackerley Prize-winner Geoff Dyer; and Ben Street on the tricky business of artists at the cinema.'Homework', by Geoff Dyer'The Hollywood History of Art', by Christopher FraylingProduced by Charlotte Pardy Hosted on Acast. See ...  Show more

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