Jo Durrant
@jojo_durrant
🎧🎙 Award-winning presenter: Jo Durrant’s Beautiful Universe podcast (arts/science) | Event host | Podcaster | Broadcaster | Love theatre, history, space
🎧 That’s the 4th year of Jo Durrant’s Beautiful Universe podcast done! Ep 206 my 4 year anniversary is out Weds: 🤩 @astro_meganne on role at @spacegovuk & being @esa reserve astronaut 🚀 @cakesmyth at @CheltSciFest 📲 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/jo-… 💻 jodurrantsbeautifuluniverse.libsyn.com
That’s the third year of Jo Durrant’s Beautiful Universe podcast wrapped up! I celebrate my 3 year anniversary in Ep155 this Weds: 🤩 @CoreyBrotherson shares his Top 10 Sci-fi films with me + Jeff & Graham @AttheflicksPod 📲 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/jo-… 💻 jodurrantsbeautifuluniverse.libsyn.com
A belated #SaturdayStyle - wearing a new red dress with white flowers, matching colours at @HallHarvington where I’ve been hosting the History Festival & doing 3 in conversation events. It matches ‘Shakespeare’s Book’ by @DrCLaoutaris who I interviewed yesterday! 📸 @FilipBos_
Oooh and thank you @jojo_durrant, of course!
Fantastic day at the @HallHarvington History Festival, an oasis of calm and loveliness for me in an otherwise turbulent few weeks. Thank you @LondonMudlark, @TracyBorman and @DrCLaoutaris for your brilliant talks & many congrats to Phil and all HH staff & volunteers. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
It was fabulous to be part of a panel discussing the Gunpowder Plot today at @HallHarvington Hosted by @jojo_durrant and featuring Stephen Alford, Nadine Akkerman and Pete Langman. Together, we exploded some myths! #harvingtonhallhistoryfestival #harvingtonhall #gunpowderplot…
#FridayFlashback to Ep 196 of Jo Durrant’s Beautiful Universe podcast when @DrCLaoutaris talked about the making of Shakespeare’s First Folio. Hear Chris & I discuss his book ‘Shakespeare’s Book’ at @HallHarvington History Festival tomorrow at 4pm - some tickets left!
A wonderful day 3 at @HallHarvington History Fest - hosting the fab @garethrussell1 & @misswalsingham + @elegantfowl who also joined me, Prof Stephen Alford & @ENortonHistory to talk about the Gunpowder Plot. Tomorrow I’m in conversation with @LondonMudlark + @DrCLaoutaris
Very much looking forward to returning to @GlosHistFest in September to chair 5 events: 14/09: @alan_books 15/09: @lukejsherlock 15/09: @HelenhCarr 18/09: @gloucesterrugby panel 20/09: @FawazGerges Tickets on sale now: gloucesterhistoryfestival.co.uk
⭐Booking for #GlosHistFest25 Autumn Festival is now open! gloucesterhistoryfestival.co.uk/autumn-2025 Welcoming 100 of the country’s greatest writers & broadcasters including @theAliceRoberts Frank Skinner @CeliaImrie @DavidOlusoga Greg Jenner, Michael Heseltine & @peterfrankopan @DrJaninaRamirez
Day 2 hosting @HallHarvington History Festival - with talks from @NicolaTallis @AlisonWeirBooks @Joanne_Paul_ & Prof Diarmaid MacCulloch. Back tomorrow including chairing the sold out panel on the Gunpowder Plot
Really looking forward to talking about my book, SHAKESPEARE'S BOOK (@WmCollinsBooks), with @jojo_durrant on Saturday 26 July at 4pm @HallHarvington History Fest. Discover the hidden story of the making of a legend!! Tickets still available here: harvingtonhall.digitickets.co.uk/event-tickets/…
What a brilliant first day back hosting @HallHarvington History Festival! So lovely to share a stage with @hrcastor @anniegarthwaite @NicolaTallis @NathenAmin @jpwarchaeology & hear their brilliant talks AND meet Little Humph @HarvingtonCats
A glorious day at Harvington History Festival with Nicola Tallis and Jo Durrant. Thank you to Harvington and everyone who came along! @nicolatallis
Delighted to be back at @HallHarvington History Festival as host! Already made friends with Little Humph of @HarvingtonCats 😻 I’ll also be chairing some events later in the week & a few tickets left for @LondonMudlark & @DrCLaoutaris on Saturday!
Out today! ⬇️
🎧 Ep 243 of Jo Durrant’s Beautiful Universe podcast is out Weds: 🤩 @garethrussell1 talks about his new book Queen James ahead of us both being at @HallHarvington History Fest ✈️ Story of Spitfire at @museuminthepark 📲 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/jo-… 💻 jodurrantsbeautifuluniverse.libsyn.com
I’m delighted to announce I’ll be returning to @GlosHistFest this September to chair a wide variety of events including on Glos Rugby. Always a pleasure to be part of the festival. Take a look at the lineup ahead of tickets going on sale! Thank you @sarahsmythlit for asking me!
📜 View and download the brochure for #GlosHistFest25 Autumn Festival. Printed brochures will be available throughout Gloucestershire from Friday. gloucesterhistoryfestival.co.uk @DrJaninaRamirez
This morning I had the pleasure of interviewing Yvonne about her memories of wartime in Cheltenham - which is part of a new exhibition coming soon to @HolstMuseum. Such a privilege to record her story. Thank you @LauraKinnear4 for asking me!
Great to record a new myth busting episode of Jo Durrant’s Beautiful Universe podcast first thing this morning with @AdamHartScience - on the subject of animals with misleading names! Coming soon! 🐞🪼🐨
