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Mirror of the World Audio Dramatisation
Get more out of your visit to the Mirror of the World exhibition by listening to this series of audio dramatisations which are based around books and writers featured in the exhibition.
Accessing the audio
The audio dramatisation consists of seven mp3 files. You can access the audio online in three ways:
- Listen online now - Click on any 'Listen to...' link to go direct to our in-page media player and listen to individual audio dramatisations at your computer.
- Subscribe to the podcast and listen later - Use the link under the 'Subscribe' heading on the right-hand side of our audio pages to automatically download the entire 7-part audio dramatisation. Listen at your computer or transfer the files to a portable device and listen while viewing the exhibition.
- Download the audio files manually and listen later - Right-click on any 'Listen to...' or 'Download...' link and choose Save to download individual audio files.
The entire 7-part series lasts 24.68 minutes, or you can listen to selected sections - most are around three minutes.
If you don't have access to an mp3 player, a small number of iPods with the audio already pre-loaded are available for temporary loan free of charge while visiting the exhibition. See the Library's Front Foyer Desk for more information.
Sir Redmond Barry shares some memories of the first days of the Library in 1856. As he ponders why books exist we are taken back in time to ancient Sumer where one of the earliest written records was produced.
Hear how illuminated manuscripts were made in 1151 AD and experience the daily activities inside the Benedictine Abbey of Hildegard von Bingen as the monks prepare for a new musical performance.
Galileo Galilei has a secret meeting with his long-time friend the Papal Secretary, Giovanni Ciampoli. Galileo has just been sentenced by the Holy Roman Inquisition and is forbidden to ever publish anything again.
Go 'back stage' during a rehearsal for 'Hamlet' at the Globe Theatre in London in 1600. The actors are not happy with the story and want Shakespeare to make some changes. Homer and Virgil appear from the past offering their help.
Men's pulp fiction of the 1950s gets exposed by two saucy dames as they travel by tram into Melbourne on a winter’s morning in 1955. Mavis likes the work of Carter Brown, but June prefers the Larry Kent series – neither is intended for women.
The fiery partnership of Naval Captain Nicholas Baudin and scientist Francois Peron is revealed on the voyage to Australis in 1801. They argue about the incomplete map of the coastline and marvel at the strange animal life that exists in these lands.
William Morris, creator of finely crafted handmade books, mourns the loss of the 'art and craft' of book publishing brought about, he says, by the industrial revolution.
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