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Each week the arts podcast brings you interviews and studio discussions on the latest arts stories and cultural trends, with contributions from the FT’s roster of critics and commentators. You can find more <a href="http://www.ft.com/arts">arts news and reviews from the Financial Times</a> on our website and listen to more episodes of FT Arts on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ft-arts/id402479253?mt=2&amp;ign-mpt=uo%3D4">iTunes</a>, <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/financial-times/ft-arts?refid=stpr">Stitcher</a>, <a href="http://audioboom.com/FTarts">Audioboom</a> or <a href="https://soundcloud.com/ft-arts">Soundcloud</a>.

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Librivox: North and South by Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn show

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Set in Victorian England, North and South is the story of Margaret Hale, a young woman whose life is turned upside down when her family relocates to northern England. As an outsider from the agricultural south, Margaret is initially shocked by the aggressive northerners of the dirty, smoky industrial town of Milton. But as she adapts to her new home, she defies social conventions with her ready sympathy and defense of the working poor. Her passionate advocacy leads her to repeatedly clash with charismatic mill owner John Thornton over his treatment of his workers. While Margaret denies her growing attraction to him, Thornton agonizes over his foolish passion for her, in spite of their heated disagreements. As tensions mount between them, a violent unionization strike explodes in Milton, leaving everyone to deal with the aftermath in the town and in their personal lives. Elizabeth Gaskell serialized North and South between September 1854 and January 1855 in Charles Dickens’s magazine Household Words . Upon its publication, Gaskell established herself as a novelist capable of serious discourse on social responsibility and advocacy for change in defiance of established authority. (Summary by Dani)

By LibriVox

Librivox: Dracula by Stoker, Bram show

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The classic vampire story by Bram Stoker revolves around a struggle between good and evil, tradition and modernity, and lust versus chastity. The author didn’t invent vampires, but his novel has so captured the public’s imagination that he is rightly considered their popularizer. Listen and you will meet not only the Count himself, but heroes Jonathan Harker and Abraham Van Helsing, plus an array of madmen, psychiatrists, and fair maidens who cross paths with the fanged menace. (Summary by Paula)

By LibriVox

Professor Brian Cox: Meet the Author show

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Professor Brian Cox, OBE, the presenter of the hugely popular BBC2 series Wonders of the Solar System, appeared at the Apple Store in Covent Garden on 17th November 2010 to talk about his book, which accompanied the series. Professor Cox was interviewed with BBC Radio 6 Music DJ Shaun Keaveny.

By Apple Inc.

Bookclub show

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James Naughtie and readers talk to acclaimed authors about their best known novels. Authors include: Douglas Adams, Alan Bennett, Alice Sebold and Maya Angelou.

By BBC Radio 4

Librivox: Short Mystery Story Collection 001 by Various show

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Librivox’s Short Mystery Story Collection 001: a collection of 10 short works of mysterious fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.

By LibriVox

Toddlers and Tiaras show

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On any given weekend across the country, toddlers take the stage wearing makeup, spray tans and fake hair to be judged on beauty, personality and costumes. Toddlers &amp; Tiaras follows families on their quest for sparkly crowns, big titles and lots of cash.

By TLC.com

Librivox: Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The-(version 2) by Stevenson, Robert Louis show

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After hearing Mr. Enfield's account of a distressing event involving Edward Hyde, the heir of his friend, Henry Jekyll, John Utterson is convinced that Jekyll's relationship with Hyde is built on something sinister. Utterson's concern for his friend is not unfounded but the reasons aren't quite what he, at first, believes. (Summary by Kristin Hughes)

By LibriVox

Librivox: Metamorphosis, The by Kafka, Franz show

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The Metamorphosis (in German, Die Verwandlung, "The Transformation") is a novella by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915, and arguably the most famous of his works along with the longer works The Trial and The Castle. The story begins with a traveling salesman, Gregor Samsa, waking to find himself transformed into a giant "monstrous vermin". (Summary from Wikipedia)

By LibriVox

WordPunk show

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FREE AUDIO STORIES FROM THE REALMS OF SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY AND HORROR.

By WordPunk