Women of Science & Music: 30 celebrations

May 22 2023 24 ep. 15 mins

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Women of Science & Music: 30 celebrations - Episode 24: “Songs for a Statue”

May 22 2023 15 mins

www.electricvoicetheatre.co.uk/"Songs for a Statue” is Episode 24 of the Podcast Series "Women of Science & Music: 30 Celebrations" www.electricvoicetheatre.co.uk/podcasts/It was released on 21st May 2023 to celebrate Mary Anning’s 224th Birthday!More details here www.electricvoicetheatre.co.uk/songs-for…-podcast/SPEAKERS:Anya Pearson – Chair, Mary Anning RocksDenise Du

Women of Science & Music: 30 celebrations - Episode 23: Flowers of Spring

Apr 25 2023 15 mins

www.electricvoicetheatre.co.uk/Eliza Flower (1803-1846)This is a birthday celebration podcast for this unsung composer who was born on April 19th, 1803. Its a snippet of a much longer conversation between our ELECTRIC VOICE THEATRE artistic director, Frances M Lynch and music historian, Oskar Jensen – NUAcT Fellow in Music at Newcastle University and BBC New Generation Thinker fo

Women of Science & Music: 30 celebrations - Episode 22: Misfolding

Mar 08 2023 15 mins

www.electricvoicetheatre.co.uk/The Misfolding Project, based at the University of Sussex, has commissioned a series of 5 audiovisual works from a diverse range of artists which together form an exploration of the science of Alzheimer’s disease. The podcast gives you a flavour of the music with a comprehensive exposition of the science – in laymans’ terms. The full works are a

Women of Science & Music: 30 celebrations - Episode 21: A passion for fleas

Aug 05 2021 15 mins

https://www.electricvoicetheatre.co.uk/Miriam Rothschild (1908-2005)Fleas can jump much further than any human athlete – up to ten times their own body length. That’s just one of the many intriguing facts related by Miriam Rothschild, an extraordinary scientist who started collecting butterflies and ladybirds when she was four and grew up to become one of the world’s leading

Women of Science & Music: 30 celebrations - Episode 20: A Famous Mycologist

Jul 28 2021 15 mins

https://www.electricvoicetheatre.co.uk/Beatrix Potter (1866 - 1943) Mycologist and AuthorWe all love Peter Rabbit, Squirrel Nutkin and others - but author and illustrator, Beatrix Potter, was also a scientist who made important discoveries. In her early years, she was passionately interested in mycology, studying fungi (mushrooms) and ferns with the help of a Scottish Postman!!! Sh

Episode 19: Isabella and the Emperor

May 18 2021 15 mins

https://www.electricvoicetheatre.co.uk/From humble beginnings in Keith, Moray, Scotland, Dr Isabella Gordon (1901-1988) working at the British Museum (Natural History) had become one of the world’s most respected scientists in carcinology, the study of crustaceans.In 1961, Japanese scientists wanted to celebrate the 60th birthday of Emperor Hirohito, an enthusiastic marine biolog

Episode 18: Mountains, Music and Deep Time

May 03 2021 15 mins

https://www.electricvoicetheatre.co.uk/Maria Ogilvie Gordon, DBE (1864 – 1939) set out to become a concert pianist but soon found herself trekking among the Dolomites, claiming her place as a highly respected geologist and taking part in negotiations at the Council for the Representation of Women in the League of Nations after WW1. https://minervascientifica.co.uk/maria-ogilvie-g

Episode 17: Birds in a Family Tree

Mar 29 2021 15 mins

https://www.electricvoicetheatre.co.uk/Tramping around every part of Scotland, Evelyn Baxter(1879-1959)and her friend, Leonora Rintoul, are recognised as the foremost Scottish ornithologists of their day. The unique data they noted and collected was supplemented by accounts from others, and published in the two-volume Birds of Scotland (1953). A compelling story, which weaves toget

Episode 16: Singing the Stars

Mar 16 2021 15 mins

https://www.electricvoicetheatre.co.uk/Caroline Herschel (1750-1848) https://minervascientifica.co.uk/caroline-herschel/ is celebrated for being the first woman to discover a comet, but she is also important for playing a crucial role in the astronomical and musical careers of her brother William.SPEAKERS:Dr Patricia Fara – Science Historian, Emeritus Fellow of Clare College Camb

Episode 15: High Ranking Engineers

Feb 18 2021 15 mins

https://www.electricvoicetheatre.co.uk/Lilian Bader (1918 – 2015) was a very successful Aircraft Instrument Engineer in the WAAF (land-based Women’s Auxiliary Air Force) rising to Leading Aircraftwoman and finally Acting Corporal, the first woman to achieve her stripes. https://minervascientifica.co.uk/lilian-bader/Science Historian Dr Patricia Fara, Emeritus Fellow of Clare Co