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ET26.6 This episode is such fun
04/06/2026 | 21 mins.
Graham Robertson Research Fellow Dr Rachel Coombes chats about her favourite TV show.
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Cover image credit Louisa Denby.
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Sunday 7 June, 6pm, Chapel: Choral Evensong
Monday 8 June, 6-6.30pm, Music Office T staircase: Take-a-Break Choir
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Wednesday 10 June, 7.30pm, St Mary Magdalene, Lincoln: Declan Hickey & Michael Matthews, Guitar Duo. Details here.
ET26.5 Ten Good Years
28/05/2026 | 21 mins.
Steve Bennett, Keeper of the Heong Gallery, gives us an insight into the new exhibition.
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Credit image Peter Lanyon’s Drift, 1961. © Estate of Peter Lanyon.
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Friday 29 May: New Exhibition open in the Gallery: Ten Good Years
Sunday 31 May, 6pm, Chapel: Choral Evensong with brass ensemble
Monday 1 June, 6-6.30pm, Music Office, T staircase: Take-a-break Choir
ET26.4 A medic on a mission
21/05/2026 | 11 mins.
James Bibey shares his love of composing music for the liturgy.
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Cover image credit Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1883?53 Illuminated Choral Manuscript, Public Domain.
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Sunday 24 May, 6pm, Chapel: Choral Eucharist
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Saturday 23 May, 6pm, Read on Sea, Leigh-on-Sea: The Regency Duo. Information here.
ET4.3 The shocks are just the opening act
14/05/2026 | 13 mins.
PhD student Orlando Timmerman discusses how he fell into producing his first play.
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Cover image credit Orlando Timmerman.
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Thursday 14 & Friday 15 May, Howard Theatre, 7pm: 'A Very Divine Election'. Tickets available here.
Monday 18 May, 6.15pm, Chapel: Commemoration of Benefactors
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Thursday 14 - Saturday 16 May, ADC Theatre, 7.45pm: 'Scenes from the Climate Era'. Tickets available here.
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Interviewees wanted for next term! If you'd like to come on the show to chat about anything related to the Creative Arts, please email [email protected].
ET26.2 A Culinary Design
07/05/2026 | 13 mins.
We hear from Dr Aram Mooradian about his creative architectural projects.
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Cover image 'Gyumri (historical centre)', credit O'micron, used under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
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Thursday 7 May, 6-8pm, Heong Gallery: Lowering stress with art
Thursday 7 May, 9pm, Chapel: Choral Compline
Sunday 10 May, 6pm, Chapel: Choral Evensong
Monday 11 May, 6-6.30pm, Music Office T staircase: 'Take-a-Break' Choir
Friday 1 May - Sunday 10 May, Heong Gallery: Twining Egginton Fine Arts Prize Exhibition
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Interviewees wanted for next term! If you'd like to come on the show to chat about anything related to the Creative Arts, please email [email protected].

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Downing Arts is the combination, collaboration, and contemplation of Drama, Music, the Visual Arts, and Literary activities across the college – bringing together students, Fellows, staff, and the wider community to participate, observe, and enjoy a richly stimulating cultural environment. Join me, Louisa Denby - Downing's Director of Music - for a weekly digest of Creative Arts events in college, plus exclusive interviews with students, staff, Fellows, and alumni. Episodes are released weekly during term time and feature a broad range of topics, from favourite films to brilliant books, from new artistic endeavours to established alumni careers, brought to you from Downing College in the University of Cambridge, UK. https://www.dow.cam.ac.uk/creative-arts

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