On this week's In The Stalls James discusses Les Miserables' transition to film with Katharine Wooton and speaks to Zoe Biles about behind the scenes at the Dramabarn, as well as bringing you a review of 'Cover Up' and previewing next week's Drama Soc production 'The Garden'. Presented and produced by James Metcalf
Screen is URY's brand new film review show! In our first episode Poppy reviews Steven Spielberg's 'Lincoln' and enthuses about 'Lord of the Rings', Ania takes a look at the work of award winning composer John Williams and Rosie brings us a run-down of new and upcoming film releases. Presented and produced by Rebecca Elson
On this week's episode of The Blurb we bring you reviews of Sophie Coulombeau's new novel 'Rites' and Andrea Gillies' 'The White Lie'. Our panel also discusses the JB Morrell library and whether it caters for students' reading pleasure as well as their academic needs. Presented and produced by Rebecca Elson
James Metcalf brings you the latest theatre news with a review of 'A Slap in the Face', a preview of week 3's Dramasoc production 'Cover Up' and a run-down of upcoming theatre events. Presented by James Metcalf and produced by James Metcalf and Rebecca Elson
On this week's URY Newshour the controversy over the Facebook 'Spotted' page continues - we talk to creators of similar pages at universities throughout the North of the country who weigh in on the debate. Also, the library has stopped offering holiday loans - we talk to students affected. Plus Bob Hughes tells us about the recent YUSU Sexual Harassment Survey and YUSU President Kallum Taylor joins us live in the studio for a chat. All this plus your latest campus sport news. The URY Newshour, Wednesdays at 6 on URY.
In the wake of the 'Spotted' Facebook saga which caused the York page to stop posting updates temporarily, we talk to the creators of other 'Spotted' pages at Northern universities. URY's Ben Bason talks to the anonymous administrator of Durham University's page and Rachael Venables chats live to the elusive 'Mrs Robinson' who created the page for the Newcastle University Robinson Library. We get their perspective on the controversy in York and a fascinating glimpse into the processes and people behind the pages. From the URY Newshour, Wednesdays at 6 on URY.
Last year, a national survey revealed that York students were some of the least sexually-active in the UK. Tess Humphrey speaks to students to find out why. Produced by Tess Humphrey
In this week's episode of The Blurb Anna Henley takes a look at the origins of 007 and our panel discusses the 2012 Bad Sex Awards for literature. We also bring you the top ten places to buy books both for your course and reading pleasure.