Oliver Conway
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10,464 appearances
120 recordings
1 series
first heard Dec 2024
last heard 4d ago
Oliver Conway’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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one point three million textbooks.
Kiev's Pochina secondhand book market was also hit, burning down hundreds of stalls and destroying countless treasured books.
In the smoldering ruins, I met Lilia Velika, a book blogger determined to salvage something from the ashes.
It's not only books, museums, art galleries, opera houses, and a film studio have been damaged, symbols of collective identity Ukrainians believe are being targeted to undermine their sense of national belonging.
And a Russian drone hit the golden domes of Kyiv Pachersk Lavra, a cultural and spiritual icon, and the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The decoration in here is incredibly ornate.
There's gold leaf everywhere.
It's seriously impressive with really detailed images and murals.
There are fans running to try to dry this cathedral out because of the water damage and I can still smell the impact of the fire that tore through the roof.
UNESCO Director General Khalid El Anani visited on the monastery's nine hundred and seventy fifth anniversary.
Russia denied targeting the Pachursklavra and claimed to only attack sites with military links.
Ukraine's culture minister Tatiana Berezhna dismisses that.
She says digitization can protect art and literature and ensure children can learn even without physical books.
But back at Con V publishing, Victoria Hideye captures the depth these attacks strike at.
Vladimir Putin has denied the existence of a distinct Ukrainian culture, but the sight of burning books means his war is only hardening determination here to ensure it survives.
Still to come in this podcast?
I've got Alzheimer's.
I have to accept it, and it explained why I kept losing things.
I started to laugh at myself with the silly things that I do.
The 85-year-old actor with dementia now returning to the stage.
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