<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode we chat to Richard Ovenden OBE, author of Burning the Books: A History of Knowledge Under Attack!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Richard is the Bodley's Librarian at the University of Oxford, and is the the 25th person to hold this post since its creation in 1600. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Burning-the-Books-by-Richard-Ovenden-author/9781529378757"&gt; Burning the Books (2020)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/richove"&gt;Richard's Twitter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.economist.com/open-future/2019/02/21/we-must-fight-to-preserve-digital-information"&gt; Richard's article in The Economist on preserving digital information&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;</description>

Radical Science

Radical Science

Burning the Books with Richard Ovenden

OCT 1, 202059 MIN
Radical Science

Burning the Books with Richard Ovenden

OCT 1, 202059 MIN

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In this episode we chat to Richard Ovenden OBE, author of Burning the Books: A History of Knowledge Under Attack!

Richard is the Bodley's Librarian at the University of Oxford, and is the the 25th person to hold this post since its creation in 1600.