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#213 Composing Competitions, Creepy Crawlies and Kayaking Courses Wed 25th May 2016

Composing Competitions, Creepy Crawlies and Kayaking Courses

This week Jen chats to photographer Levon Biss about getting up close and personal with insects, Mike talks the team through the finalists for the Villiers Quartet's New Works comp (including a musical excerpt from Andrew Guo's 'Fantasy for String Quartet'), and Katy has lots of fun family friendly events ready for half term.

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Events featured in this episode

Villiers Quartet: New Works Competition Final Concert
Untold Stories - Hymn & Cocktail Sticks
What Happens When Literature Swears?
Viking Invaders
English Music Festival
English Music Festival
Compose A Creepy Crawly Song
The State and Banned Speech: The Victorian Invention of Censorship and the New Censors of Today
Count Skylarkin, Peepshow Paddy, Man Of Science, Tony 'Naked' Nanton, Kerry & Casio, VGem
Oxford International Film Festival
No Exit
Summer 2016 Kayak and Canoe Courses for Children and Adults
Bothy Vineyard Open Days

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Extended Content

Jen talks to photographer Levon Biss, whose exhibition 'Microsculpture' is being displayed at Oxford University Museum of Natural History, about the process behind the exhibition, how the scientific community has reacted to the images and whether he prefers photographing celebrities or insects!

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