Posed railway staff safety photograph, captioned 'Into the jaws of death', and showing a railwayman stepping out of the way of an approaching train, but into the path of a train approaching on another line.

NEXT WEEKEND!

Sat 25 April, 2pm
Museum in the Park, Stroud

What was railway work really like in the past? And who did the work?

Railway Work, Life & Death project co-lead Mike (of @uophistory.bsky.social) joins @jodurrant.co.uk In Conversation.

Book here:

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🎤 I’m back chairing 3 events at Glos History Fest Spring Weekend from today:

🌳 Sat, 3.15pm - Catherine Drew poet @readingtheforest.bsky.social

💃🏼 Sat, 8pm - Great Glos Women panel @drjaninaramirez.bsky.social Mark Cummings & Helen Timlin

👸🏼 Sun, 4pm - Alison Weir Medieval Queens at War

Updated April events including @readingtheforest.bsky.social @drjaninaramirez.bsky.social @ashalexcooper.bsky.social @rwldproject.bsky.social

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📣🚂 We have a brand new event in the Our Beautiful Universe series at Museum in the Park:

On Sat 25th April at 2pm I’ll be joined by Dr Mike Esbester @rwldproject.bsky.social to talk about railway history, accidents & being on Who Do You Think You Are?

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Delighted to announce this new event!

🎧 Ep 277 of Jo Durrant’s Beautiful Universe podcast is out on Weds:

🤩 Jeff & Graham @attheflicks.bsky.social with A-Z of sci-fi cinema & it’s C

🍿 Suggestions inc @davidbflower.bsky.social @coreybrotherson.bsky.social

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💻 jodurrantsbeautifuluniverse.libsyn.com

Jo Durrant’s Beautiful Universe podcast artwork

Sarah and Jo (split screen)

Kit and Jo in garden at Cheltenham Science Fest

Jo and Sarah in Green Room at Cheltenham Science Fest

🎧 Ep 276 of Jo Durrant’s Beautiful Universe podcast is out on now:

🤩 @sarahbearchell.bsky.social talks about new book The Future of Agriculture

🎲 A 2025 Chelt Sci Fest piece with @kityates.bsky.social on predictions 

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💻 jodurrantsbeautifuluniverse.libsyn.com

#SaturdayStyle actually taken on Thursday! A dark blue dress with gold spots on and very old denim jacket (at least 25 years old!) while hosting at @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social

This was a very fun evening indeed. Jo is a fab moderator, and the audience were great.

Last night I enjoyed being back on stage at @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social where we had a mix of readings & in conversation with @betarish.bsky.social & David Punter + Lorna Rose Gill & Gregory Leadbetter. A really good attendance. Thanks for asking @annasaund.bsky.social
@ninearchespress.bsky.social

🎤 Busy April events:

🌸 09/04 - @cheltpoetfest.bsky.social x2 inc @betarish.bsky.social

💃🏼 18/04 - Glos Hist Fest x2 @readingtheforest.bsky.social + @drjaninaramirez.bsky.social

👸🏼 19/04 - Alison Weir at GHF

📙 24/04 - @ashalexcooper.bsky.social

🎭 25/04 - Dr Daniel Swift

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What are the ingredients needed to make a poem powerful enough to take possession of the reader?

Join @betarish.bsky.social at 'Possessed by Poetry', alongside David Punter, talking to @jodurrant.co.uk
Cheltenham Poetry Fesival
This Thursday 9th April, 7pm
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🎧 Ep 276 of Jo Durrant’s Beautiful Universe podcast is out Weds:

🤩 @sarahbearchell.bsky.social
talks about The Future of Agriculture

🎲 Highlight from 2025 Chelt Sci Fest with @kityates.bsky.social on predictions 

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💻 jodurrantsbeautifuluniverse.libsyn.com

Jo Durrant’s Beautiful Universe podcast artwork

Jo and Adam

Faith and Jo

A toy turtle

🎧 Ep 275 of Jo Durrant’s Beautiful Universe podcast is out now:

🤩 @adamhartscience.bsky.social is back myth busting and it’s tortoises, turtles & terrapins

🥬 Faith Douglas has our A-Z plants and it’s R for rhubarb

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The Infernal Garden: poetry, incantation and magic with Gregory Leadbetter and Lorna Rose Gill talking to @jodurrant.co.uk
at Cheltenham Poetry Fesival
on Thursday 9th April, 8.30pm
cheltenhampoetryfestival.co.uk

🎧 Ep 275 of Jo Durrant’s Beautiful Universe podcast is out on today:

🤩 @adamhartscience.bsky.social is back myth busting and this time it’s tortoises, turtles & terrapins

🥬 Faith Douglas has our A-Z plants and it’s R

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💻 jodurrantsbeautifuluniverse.libsyn.com

🎤 I'm thrilled to be appearing at this year's #CheltSciFest (2 - 7 June 2026) where I will be interviewing Ian Stewart on Reaching for the Extreme.

The full line-up is out now. Tickets go on sale 22 April, 10am

Looking forward to this Jo x

🎤 We’ve started a new series of events at Museum in the Park beginning with @enortonhistory.bsky.social

Next - Dr Daniel Swift on Sat 25 April, 2pm on Shakespeare

Then: @kate-werran.bsky.social Luke Sherlock Charlie Creed Phil Downing @harvingtonhall.bsky.social & @anniegarthwaite.bsky.social

I’m recording the next ep on A-Z of sci-fi cinema with Jeff & Graham of
@attheflicks.bsky.social for Jo Durrant’s Beautiful Universe podcast.

It’s the letter C & I’ve watched lots inc Capricorn One.

What are your fav films/themes/people?
@coreybrotherson.bsky.social @davidbflower.bsky.social

🎧 Ep 274 of Jo Durrant’s Beautiful Universe podcast is out now:

🤩 Magician Kerry Scorah chooses her Top 10 Theatre including a number of musicals

🐻‍❄️ Why Rupert the Bear is in the museum of Royal Pharmaceutical Society

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What are the ingredients needed to make a poem powerful enough to take possession of the reader?

Join @betarish.bsky.social at 'Possessed by Poetry', alongside David Punter, talking to @jodurrant.co.uk
at Cheltenham Poetry Fesival
on Thursday 9th April, 7pm
www.ticketsource.com/cheltenhampo...

Tom and Jo on stage

Lichfield Literature Festival pop up banner by some stairs

Annie and Jo standing at the festival

Lichfield City railway station sign by some flower boxes

🎤 This week I enjoyed a return visit to Lichfield Lit Fest to interview @tommctague.bsky.social about his book ‘Between The Waves’ and we had a sold out event! Also lovely to see @anniegarthwaite.bsky.social who was giving the first talk of the festival. Thank you to the team for inviting me back!

🎧 Ep 273 of Jo Durrant’s Beautiful Universe podcast is out now:

🤩 Rachael Rowe talks about her book ‘A Science Lovers Guide To London’, Sturminster Newton Lit Fest & Quick Six

🦋 Story of big butterfly at Grant Museum

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Out today!
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🎧 Ep 273 of Jo Durrant’s Beautiful Universe podcast is out Weds:

🤩 @rachaelrowe.bsky.social talks about book A Science Lovers Guide To London, Sturminster Lit Fest & Quick Six

🦋 Story of big butterfly at Grant Museum

📲 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/j...

💻 jodurrantsbeautifuluniverse.libsyn.com

Jo and Elizabeth about to start the event

Jo and Elizabeth in conversation

Jo during the event, sitting with a clipboard on her lap

A poster advertising the event at the museum

🎤 Yesterday was the first in my new series of events at the Museum in the Park & we had a wonderful afternoon where I was in conversation with the brilliant @enortonhistory.bsky.social about ‘Women Who Ruled The World’.

Next: Dr Daniel Swift: 25/04
Then: @kate-werran.bsky.social & more!

#SaturdayStyle wearing a new black and white polka dot dress with fluted sleeves and tie around waist. Debuted at my first in a new series of in conversation events at the Museum in the Park

📷 @paulawhitcher.bsky.social

A lovely event at the Museum in the Park in Stroud talking about Women Who Ruled the World: 5000 Years of Female Monarchy in conversation with @jodurrant.co.uk The Museum has a whole series of events coming up #womenwhoruledtheworld #jodurrantsbeautifuluniverse