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Scenes from Student Life

Recent graduate Ellie Cawthorne explores 900 years of student life.

Radio 4,10 episodes

Episodes

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A Gift of Raisins
Ellie Cawthorne braves the initiation rites of Raisin Weekend at St Andrews University.
18 Apr 2016,15 mins
Town and Gown
Student life through 900 years. Ellie Cawthorne on the rivalry between town and gown.
19 Apr 2016,15 mins
The Wits
Ellie Cawthorne on writers, actors and entertainers that were forged at university.
20 Apr 2016,15 mins
The Diarist and the Blogger
Ellie Cawthorne compares a student diary from 1690 to an undergraduate blog from 2015.
21 Apr 2016,15 mins
Lords and Sizars
The class divide between student privilege and poor sizars, in Byron's time and today.
22 Apr 2016,15 mins
Stuffed Crocodiles and the Chrysler Building
What do female students' bedrooms in 1896 and 2016 say about their lives?
25 Apr 2016,15 mins
The Curious Incident of the Brown Dog
The part played by students in the infamous 1907 Brown Dog vivisection riots.
26 Apr 2016,15 mins
A Letter from the Trenches
Ellie Cawthorne tells the stories of students who went to war.
27 Apr 2016,15 mins
A Very Essex Protest
Ellie Cawthorne on a protest at Essex University in 1968 that had a lasting impact.
28 Apr 2016,15 mins
Home and Away
Ellie Cawthorne explores the changing experiences of those studying abroad.
29 Apr 2016,15 mins