The Downing Arts Podcast

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Podcast by Downing College

The Downing Arts Podcast

Downing Arts is the combination, collaboration, and contemplation of Drama, Music, the Visual Arts, and Literary activities across the college – bringing together students, Fellows, staff, and the wider community to participate, observe, and enjoy a richly stimulating cultural environment. Join me, Louisa Denby - Downing's Director of Music - for a weekly digest of Creative Arts events in college, plus exclusive interviews with students, staff, Fellows, and alumni. Episodes are released weekly during term time and feature a broad range of topics, from favourite films to brilliant books, from new artistic endeavours to established alumni careers, brought to you from Downing College in the University of Cambridge, UK. https://www.dow.cam.ac.uk/creative-arts

Latest episodes

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13 November 2025

MT25.7 The Mask of Agamemnon

Visiting Scholar Demetrius Floudas enthuses about the Mask of Agamemnon, and we hear from one of the directors of this week's DDS show, 'An Evening with Chekhov.'

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19:03

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06 November 2025

MT25.6 The Devil in the Details

Third-year Art Historian Apple Sershi reveals why the devil in art is so fascinating.

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17:54

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30 October 2025

MT25.5 A Gap in the Clouds

Downing's Creative Arts Co-ordinator Fran Rothwell-Hughes introduces the new Gallery Exhibition 'A Gap in the Clouds'.

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16:19

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23 October 2025

MT25.4 Witness for the Prosecution

Continuing last week's law-related theme, Masters student Tiffany Tivasuradej discusses Agatha Christie's play 'Witness for the Prosection'.

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12:09

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16 October 2025

MT25.3 Is the Master legally blonde?

The Master Professor Graham Virgo discusses his favourite film.

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10:27

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09 October 2025

MT25.2 1816: The Year without a Summer

Downing alumna Natasha Atkinson and fourth-year Trinity student Nat Riches chat about their show '1816: The Year Without a Summer', currently touring the UK.

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12:06