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Films and podcasts from Sheffield's Off the Shelf Festival of Words - celebrating books, words and ideas.

Off the Shelf 

About the Festival

Local poet Stephen Scott explores Sheffield’s steel story through a poem linking cities around the world shaped by industry.

Distant Lands: Roberts and Belk by Stephen Scott

Poet Joe Kriss explored Sheffield’s steel heritage through new work connecting cities shaped by industry around the world.

Distant Lands: One Tree Hill by Joe Kriss

Discover how Sheffield’s steel inspired poets around the world. Read Gav Roberts’ poem and explore stories of shared industrial heritage.

Distant Lands: Spitting in the Steel by Gav Roberts

Poet Helen Mort wrote a piece for Sheffield’s Steel Centenary, exploring how cities across the world share history and connection through industry.

Distant Lands: Steel by Helen Mort

Discover Gevi Carver’s poetry celebrating 100 years of Sheffield steel and how art connects cities through shared stories.

Distant Lands: Dear Ernest by Gevi Carver

The life of John Ruskin&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Ruskinland by Andrew Hill 

Stories from Sheffield General Cemetery

Hidden Histories

The Land that Made Us

Floods in Contemporary Graphic Novels

Rethinking Capitalism

Folkloric Customs in the Time of Covid-19

Poetry with Eleanor Brown

Explore the local landscape of Sheffield

Sheffield Round Walk

Who Enters Politics and Why?

Justice and Punishment in Executioners’ Memoirs

Public Perceptions of Data Gathering

Motivational Factors Influencing Entrepreneurship

Instagram: Visual Social Media Cultures

The Future of Food

A captivating tale of relationships and ghosts

Seduce

The Pains of Police Detention

Local young people from South Yorkshire perform their own poetry

The Youth Word Up!

Commission for Off the Shelf 2020

Poems by Simon Armitage

Dear Sister

The Canine Care Project

Is Our National Story in Crisis?

A podcast celebrating the 50th&nbsp;anniversary of the building of The Crucible Theatre.

Building The Crucible - Tedd George in conversation with Ashley Barnes

Developing a New Generation of Leaders for Sheffield’s NHS

Tessa Leuwsha and David McKay in conversation with Henriette Louwerse

Whose (Hi)story, Whose Words? 

A podcast exploring&nbsp;the challenges of writing for the different Crucible stages.

Writing for the Crucible Stage – Chris Bush and Ashley Barnes

Dr Sabine Little and Toby Little

An Un/familiar Space

Sci-Art: The Very Big and the Very Small

The lives and landscapes of the Brontë&nbsp;family.

Walking the Invisible: Following in the Brontës’ Footsteps – Michael Stewart

Ed Miliband MP in conversation with Paulette Edwards

Crucible at 50 - Tanya Moiseiwitch

The Long Knives: Irvine Welsh in conversation with Nick Ahad

Words, Vision & Sound

Learning Hereditary Cancer on Social Media – Dr Stefania Vicari

Dr Camilla Allen &amp; Dr Jan Woudstra

The Politics of Street Trees

Crucible@50 – Ashley Barnes and Tedd George in conversation with Robert Hastie

Australian Gothic: A Cinema of Horrors

How to Die Like a Romantic Poet

Positive Urban Transformations

It All Kind of Links Really

Filmed as part of Off the Shelf 2022

Dyslexia Friendly Reading - Alistair Sims and Steven Poore

Danaë Wellington - 'The Blue Jeans Ask Her'

Watch: Waterstones Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho reads 'The Children on the Throne'

 Words, Vision and Sound with Akeem Balogun

Sounds About Write with Leyla Josephine

Filmed as part of Off the Shelf Festival of Words.

Invasion of the Spirit People with Juan Pablo Villalobos

S33 by Harriet Tarlo

Wynter's Paper: Insanity or Warning?

Bake Off winner Rahul Mandal mixes science and art to create stunning cakes. Discover his tips for baking showstoppers that truly wow.

Showstopping Cakes with Rahul Mandal

A film created by young people across South Yorkshire, in collaboration HIVE South Yorkshire.

Ear to the Street

Plastic: Unwrapped - Episode 1 - Plastic Planet

Impossible Bodies: Queer Writing Now

In Search of the Perfect Bird

Plastic: Unwrapped - Episode 3 - The Human Problem

Plastic: Unwrapped - Episode 2 - System Solutions

Moonlit Verses: Unveiling the Secrets of Waka Poetry

Analysing Taylor Swift with Sheffield's Tortured Poets Department

Journalism as the Fourth Emergency Service

Middlewood of the Mind

Discover how Japanese women’s writing became a global success. Hear from translators and publishers shaping this growing world of stories.

Empowering Women’s Voice through Translating Japanese Fiction

Professor Joanna Gavins explores what it means to be human in nature and how we can live well while caring for our planet.

Human/Nature

Discover how Sheffield’s musical past shapes its future as local musicians explore the city’s creative potential.

Sheffield Music City

Discover how Professor Vanessa Toulmin is helping to restore Morecambe’s historic Winter Gardens and uncover its hidden stories.

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