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Jo Durrant @joannadurrant.bsky.social · 2d

My 5 year anniversary, ep 253 of Jo Durrant’s Beautiful Universe podcast is out Weds:

🤩 @barrycsmith.bsky.social on favourite smells of my Quick Six guests!

🧪 @jamiebgall.co.uk on about Periodic Table in TV shows

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George The Station Cat @george-station-cat.bsky.social · 2d

Good Morning & welcome to marvellous marmalade Monday

Promise yourself you'll stop overthinking. Just for today, let things flow.

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Jo Durrant @joannadurrant.bsky.social · 4d

Oh fabulous! Make sure you say hi at the end 😊

Jo Durrant @joannadurrant.bsky.social · 4d

#saturdaystyle wearing a blue lace dress with white butterflies on to host an event this afternoon

Jo wears a blue lace dress with white butterflies on and blue denim jacket, outside Little Malvern Priory

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Jo Durrant @joannadurrant.bsky.social · 4d

🎃 My October Events:

Today - hosting an event at Little Malvern Priory

Tomorrow 2 events at Cuckfield Book Festival

To come - Wells Festival of Literature, Dorchester Literary Festival & Cirencester History Festival

jodurrant.co.uk

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Jo Durrant @joannadurrant.bsky.social · 10d

EXCITING NEWS! This year I’ve had the pleasure of presenting & editing ‘The Life & Times of Catherine Drew’ podcast for @readingtheforest.bsky.social l- it was great to go on this journey with Roger Deeks and to speak to brilliant guests about the poet.

Out now! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Jo looking at archive with Jason and Nicola

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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 10d

#ICYMI this week Railway Work, Life & Death project co-lead Mike featured on Jo Durrant's Beautiful Universe podcast!

@joannadurrant.bsky.social

Have a listen & find out more about #Railway200, as well as the project - & plenty more!

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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 15d

Lots of fun to join @joannadurrant.bsky.social for this - as ever, it goes in directions we'd not anticipated, and is better for it!

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Jo Durrant @joannadurrant.bsky.social · 15d

🎧 Ep 251 of Jo Durrant’s Beautiful Universe podcast is out Weds:

🤩 Dr Mike Esbester @rwldproject.bsky.social discusses railway history & accidents, #Railway200 & Quick Six

🍁 Faith Douglas A-Z plants - the Katsura tree

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Jo Durrant @joannadurrant.bsky.social · 15d

🎧 Ep 251 of Jo Durrant’s Beautiful Universe podcast is out Weds:

🤩 Dr Mike Esbester @rwldproject.bsky.social discusses railway history & accidents, #Railway200 & Quick Six

🍁 Faith Douglas A-Z plants - the Katsura tree

📲 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/j...

💻 jodurrantsbeautifuluniverse.libsyn.com

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Jo Durrant @joannadurrant.bsky.social · 17d

📻 In case you missed it… there’s three days left to catch up on my show on BBC Glos from Bank Holiday Monday, including the latest on the phone box being turned into a museum in the Forest of Dean

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Jo Durrant - 25/08/2025 - BBC Sounds

Jo has your stories and great music to take you into the afternoon.

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Jo Durrant @joannadurrant.bsky.social · 19d

Enjoyed a lovely few days at @budlitfest.bsky.social chairing for the first time - three varied events with @helenscales.bsky.social @annesebba.bsky.social & Sue Prideaux. Thank you for inviting me & to the team for making me so welcome. Lovely to see familiar faces too. Hope I’ll get to return 🙏🏻

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Jo Durrant @joannadurrant.bsky.social · 22d

Looking forward to interviewing @helenscales.bsky.social at the @budlitfest.bsky.social tomorrow - talking about the ocean by the sea!

The book What The Wild Sea Can Be taken at a beach

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Jo Durrant @joannadurrant.bsky.social · 26d

I’m so pleased you enjoyed the interview. Yvonne is an amazing person and it was a privilege to record her memories

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Jo Durrant @joannadurrant.bsky.social · 26d

Enjoyed a brilliant night last night in conversation with @kermodemovie.bsky.social & @nelsonjenny.bsky.social at @monmouthsavoy.bsky.social for @rossiterbooks.bsky.social - all about movie music!

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Jo Durrant @joannadurrant.bsky.social · 27d

📆 It’s going to be a busy September!

@rossiterbooks.bsky.social - @kermodemovie.bsky.social & @nelsonjenny.bsky.social

Glos Hist Fest includes @helencarr.bsky.social @fawazgerges.bsky.social

Budleigh Salterton Lit Fest includes @helenscales.bsky.social

Chelsea Hist Fest - Dr Daniel Swift

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Jo Durrant @joannadurrant.bsky.social · Sep 8

🎉🎧 It’s Ep 250 of Jo Durrant’s Beautiful Universe podcast on Weds!

🤩 @astromeganne.bsky.social returns & talks about astronaut training

🔭 @chrislintott.bsky.social talks past & future of astronomy at Chelt Sci Fest

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Jo Durrant @joannadurrant.bsky.social · Sep 4

🎧 Ep 249 of Jo Durrant’s Beautiful Universe podcast is out now:

🤩 @emmayhnell.bsky.social myth busts effects of heat on the brain & benefits of gardening

🌊 @helenscales.bsky.social chats at Chelt Sci Fest about ocean

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Jo Durrant’s Beautiful Universe podcast artwork

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Jo Durrant @joannadurrant.bsky.social · Sep 1

🎧 Ep 249 of Jo Durrant’s Beautiful Universe podcast is out Weds:

🤩 @emmayhnell.bsky.social myth busts effects of heat on the brain & benefits of gardening

🌊 @helenscales.bsky.social chats at Chelt Sci Fest about ocean

📲 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/j...

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Rossiter Books @rossiterbooks.bsky.social · Sep 1

Happy September!

Author events at Rossiter Books this month

@kermodemovie.bsky.social @nelsonjenny.bsky.social on 11th Monmouth with @joannadurrant.bsky.social

and Clare Balding 16th Monmouth & 17th Hereford

Check out the rest of the autumn calendar here:
shorturl.at/yBL6B
@ticketsource.com

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Jo Durrant @joannadurrant.bsky.social · Aug 29

#FashionFriday wearing a new dress with a geometric print in honour of the maths & meteorology event with @metchick.bsky.social at Museum in the Park today

Jo wears a yellow and orange dress with a geometric print, yellow cardigan and nude court shoes. She is standing in a garden

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Alom Shaha @alomshaha.bsky.social · Aug 28

If you haven’t had enough of me banging on about about my new book on here, listen to me and my co-author talk about it to the lovely @joannadurrant.bsky.social

Jo Durrant @joannadurrant.bsky.social · Aug 28

🎧 Ep 248 of Jo Durrant’s Beautiful Universe podcast is out now:

🤩 @alomshaha.bsky.social & Dr Rebecca Struthers talk about their book ‘About Time’ - history & science of time

📜 WWII Documents at Museum in the Park

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The Museum in the Park in Stroud and the gardens

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Jo Durrant @joannadurrant.bsky.social · Aug 28

🎧 Ep 248 of Jo Durrant’s Beautiful Universe podcast is out now:

🤩 @alomshaha.bsky.social & Dr Rebecca Struthers talk about their book ‘About Time’ - history & science of time

📜 WWII Documents at Museum in the Park

📲 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/j...

💻 jodurrantsbeautifuluniverse.libsyn.com

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Rossiter Books @rossiterbooks.bsky.social · Aug 28

How can a film score make you cheer, shiver, cry or punch the air?

Mark Kermode's Surround Sound...

An evening conversation about movie music with @kermodemovie.bsky.social and Jenny Nelson
with @joannadurrant.bsky.social at Monmouth Savoy Theatre
11th Sept

www.ticketsource.co.uk/rossiterbook...

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Jo Durrant @joannadurrant.bsky.social · Aug 25

🎧 Ep 248 of Jo Durrant’s Beautiful Universe podcast is out Weds:

🤩 @alomshaha.bsky.social & Dr Rebecca Struthers talk about their book ‘About Time’: history & science of time

📜 WWII Documents at Museum in the Park

📲 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/j...

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Jo Durrant @joannadurrant.bsky.social · Aug 25

I’m on BBC Glos today until 2pm! Hearing about Phoenix Chilled Festival, visiting a museum dedicated to photocopiers in the Forest & catching up with my phone box! Plus Jo’s Code AND Jo’s Bank Holiday Bingo - what can you tick off my list?!

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