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The Downing Arts Podcast

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The Downing Arts Podcast
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    ET26.8 May Week Preview

    18/06/2026 | 19 mins.
    Former Education student Lily Ellis drops by one year after graduation; we also hear from Jude Hughes about a play he has written.
    Cover image credit Louisa Denby.
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    Thursday 18 June, 5.30pm, Chapel: Chapel Choir May Week Concert
    https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/downing-choir-may-week-recital-tickets-1988271907799
    Thursday 18 and Friday 19 June at 5pm, Saturday 20 June at 4pm, East Lodge Garden: DDS present 'The Merry Wives of Windsor'
    https://www.camdram.net/shows/2026-the-merry-wives-of-windsor
    Friday 19 June, 2pm, Masters' Lodge: DCMS May Week Concert & Garden Party
    Saturday 20 June, 3.15pm, Chapel: Donors' Day Organ Recital
    https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/organ-recital-tickets-1985939075234
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    Wednesday 17 to Saturday 20 June, 9.30pm, Corpus Playroom: 'Giving Out'. Tickets available here.
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    ET26.7 Ever-increasing Circles

    11/06/2026 | 17 mins.
    We catch up with recent graduate George Jackson as he begins his career in the world of Musical Theatre.
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    Cover image credit Paul Ashley.
    Sunday 14 June, 6pm, Chapel: Choral Evensong
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    Wednesday 17 to Saturday 20 June, 9.30pm, Corpus Playroom: 'Giving Out'. Tickets available here.
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    If you'd like to take part in the DCMS May Week Recital on 19 June, contact Ria (DCMS President) on college.music@dow.cam.ac.uk.
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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.
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    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
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    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.
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About The Downing Arts Podcast
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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