Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit

A history and celebration of the many far-flung volunteers who helped define the English language, word by word.

Born Rachel Mary Berkeley Portman in Haslemere in 1960, Portman showed strong musical inclinations from a young age, and learned to play piano, violin, and organ before beginning to compose music in her early teens. She went on to study music at Oxford University, with no thought given to film-related work until she was invited to score a student film.

Jeanette Winterson, award-winning writer and acclaimed author of Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, delivers the 2018 Richard Dimbleby Lecture. 100 years on from the first women in the UK securing the right to vote, Jeanette asks what we can learn from the Suffragette movement of a century ago, as well as examining the longevity of recent global campaigns promoting the equality of women. Introduced by David Dimbleby from the Palace of Westminster.

Amazon Review by Stuart Jefferson
If you're a blues fan chances are you're already familiar with (if you don't already own) some/many/all of these albums. But if you don't own these sets (or have only a few) this is a good way to own all 20 albums in one nice, neat box. The sound is the same as the individual albums which is very good for the various periods when these tracks were originally recorded. The jackets are fairly thick cardboard and are reproductions of the original covers. The outer box is also of good quality. There's a 34 page booklet that has a few paragraphs on each disc, and track lists, but no detailed liner notes to really put this music into some kind of perspective, but information on these artists and styles is available in various blues books/encyclopedias and on the internet.