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The Virginia Woolf Podcast

by Karina Jakubowicz
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Dr Karina Jakubowicz talks with writers, artists, and academics whose work has been influenced by the modernist writer, Virginia Woolf.  To learn more, head over to https://substack.com/@woolfintheworld This podcast is made in association with Literature Cambridge, an independent educational organisation that provides university-style lectures on a wide range of literary subjects. Head to https://www.literaturecambridge.co.uk for more info.

Latest episodes

  • The View from Talland House

    October 3, 2026 · 35 min

    Send us Fan Mail In this special episode, Karina heads out to St Ives, Cornwall to see the view of Godrevy lighthouse from Talland House for the first time. This famous landmark features in Woolf's novel, To the Lighthouse, and people come…

  • Night and Day on Film with Director, Tina Gharavi

    June 23, 2026 · 40 min

    Send us Fan Mail The first film adaptation of Woolf's 1919 novel, Night and Day has just been released with a glittering cast including Jack Whitehall, Sally Phillips, Lily Allen, and Timothy Spall.  Karina discusses the film with its…

  • The Waves on Stage

    May 10, 2026 · 41 min

    Send us Fan Mail A new stage adaptation of The Waves has just premiered at the Jermyn St theatre to sell-out shows. In this episode, Karina interviews the scriptwriter, Flora Wilson Brown, and director, Júlia Levai To purchase the script…

  • Jane Harrison with Ann Kennedy Smith

    March 2, 2026 · 29 min

    Send us Fan Mail This podcast is all about the wonderful Jane Harrison, the inimitable classicist who was a significant influence on Virginia Woolf.  To discuss Jane's life and legacy we have Ann Kennedy Smith. Ann is a writer, researcher…

  • Frances Spalding on Woolf, Bloomsbury, and Stevie Smith

    February 2, 2026 · 36 min

    Send us Fan Mail Frances Spalding discusses her thoughts on Bloomsbury, a meeting with Duncan Grant, and the wonderful Stevie Smith.  To learn more about Literature Cambridge, go to https://www.literaturecambridge.co.uk or follow them…

  • 'The Life of Violet' with Urmila Seshagiri

    December 19, 2025 · 40 min

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Karina speaks with Urmila Seshagiri about 'The Life of Violet,' a previously unpublished manuscript by Virginia Woolf that has just been released by Princeton University Press. Urmila is Distinguished…

  • The Writer's Room with Katie da Cunha Lewin

    November 16, 2025 · 29 min

    Send us Fan Mail This is episode is all about writers' rooms - where do writers really work, and why are we so invested in the romance of the writing process? Academic and author, Katie da Cunha Lewin has thought a great deal about this…

  • Living Dangerously with Katherine Mansfield

    October 3, 2025 · 36 min

    Send us Fan Mail Our previous episode on Katherine Mansfield was so successful that we've prepared this sequel entirely dedicated to her life and work. In this episode, Karina speaks with Dr Gerri Kimber about her new biography, 'Katherine…