# Fiona Stafford
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fiona stafford FBA is Professor of English Language and Literature and a Fellow of Somerville College at the University of Oxford.
== Early life and education ==
Stafford was born in Lincoln but moved around during her childhood following her father's postings in the Royal Air Force. She studied for a BA in English language and literature at the University of Leicester, writing a dissertation on RAF slang.
Burns on Birds, Golden Eye and How to Make Haggis
We celebrate Burns Day on Out of Doors on the 265th anniversary of his birth. Mark chats to Professor Fiona Stafford from University of Oxford who writes about Burns ‘the bard of nature’. They chat about his understanding of ecology and how that comes through in his poetry.
Rachel hears the good ne…
Snowdrop
The fourth episode of Flowers & Folklore will be all about snowdrop!
Resources used for this episode:
Discovering the Folklore of Plants by Margaret Baker
Snowdrop by Gail Harland
The Language of Flowers by Odessa Begay
The Brief Life of Flowers by Fiona Stafford
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/b…
Daffodil
The fifth episode of Flowers & Folklore will be all about the daffodil!
Resources used for this episode:
Discovering the Folklore of Plants by Margaret Baker
The Language of Flowers by Odessa Begay
The Brief Life of Flowers by Fiona Stafford
Beatrix Potter’s Gardening Life by Marta McDowell
Flower…
Jenny Uglow & Fiona Stafford on Gilbert White
In A Year with Gilbert White (Faber) biographer and historian Jenny Uglow continues her exploration of the 18th-century scientific revolution with a journey in the company of the father of British natural history, whose The Natural History of Selborne has been constantly in print since 1789 in over…
John Keats
Misha Glenny and guests discuss the short life and lasting works of Keats (1795-1821), who in one year wrote some of the most loved poems in English. Among these are Ode to a Nightingale, Ode on a Grecian Urn and Ode on Melancholy. That most productive year began in autumn 1818, when Keats had been…
John Keats
Misha Glenny and guests discuss the short life and lasting works of Keats (1795-1821), who in one year wrote some of the most loved poems in English. Among these are Ode to a Nightingale, Ode on a Grecian Urn and Ode on Melancholy. That most productive year began in autumn 1818, when Keats had been…
That Old Chestnut
This week, John Banville considers the work of a formidable Irish writer; and Fiona Stafford on meetings with remarkable trees.
'An Arrow in Flight', by Mary Lavin, selected by Colm Tóibín
'The Genius of Trees: How trees mastered the elements and shaped the world', by Harriet Rix
The Great Tree Sto…
Bluebell
This was the episode to start it all. Until it wasn’t. Originally recorded (and then discarded) not once, but twice by Sarah when she was first beginning her podcasting journey, today, 4 years on this episode makes it to the airwaves. But, dear listener, it’s worth the wait.
Ah, the little bluebel…
April Highlights
April is behind us - here's a look back at some of the conversations we've had this month on The TLS Podcast.
We hear from Fiona Stafford on encounters with remarkable trees, Emily Herring on why we should all slow down a little, Emma Smith on how Shakespeare scholarship wrestles with the gaps in …
Volcano
Helen Czerski and Tom Heap investigate the environmental impact of volcanoes from prehistory to the present day, and find out about their cultural significance in art and literature.
On today's panel: Dr Will Hutchison, volcanologist at the University of St Andrews; Hólmfríður Sigurðardóttir, who …
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