The Curiously Specific Book Club
En podkast av Lloyd Shepherd & Tim Wright
78 Episoder
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Dorothy L Sayers’s THE NINE TAILORS Part 2: inspecting drains and viewing sluices in the soggy Fens
Publisert: 13.3.2023 -
Dorothy L Sayers’s THE NINE TAILORS Part 1: motoring across the Fens in search of bellringers
Publisert: 6.3.2023 -
Agatha Christie’s THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD Part Two – a young writer’s imagination
Publisert: 27.2.2023 -
Agatha Christie’s THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD Part One – Poirot’s house and Poirot’s marrows
Publisert: 20.2.2023 -
Ben Aaronovitch‘s RIVERS OF LONDON Part 2: from Mister Punch at Covent Garden to Old Mother Thames at Wapping
Publisert: 13.2.2023 -
Ben Aaronovitch‘s RIVERS OF LONDON Part 1: following the Thames from source to outer London
Publisert: 6.2.2023 -
Peter Ackroyd’s HAWKSMOOR Part Two
Publisert: 30.1.2023 -
Peter Ackroyd’s HAWKSMOOR Part One
Publisert: 23.1.2023 -
Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere Part Two: discovering an ancient wall in the Barbican, plus many other London underground secrets
Publisert: 16.1.2023 -
Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere Part One: wandering across London – from Albert Bridge to Soho – in search of portals to the underworld
Publisert: 9.1.2023 -
Now That's Curiously Specific Part Two: Lloyd's Festive Five
Publisert: 5.12.2022 -
Now That’s Curiously Specific Part One: Tim’s Festive Five
Publisert: 28.11.2022 -
Mayor of Casterbridge Part Two: A skimmity ride beyond the city walls
Publisert: 21.11.2022 -
Mayor of Casterbridge Part One: Is it Casterbridge? Or is it Dorchester?
Publisert: 14.11.2022 -
Rebecca Part Two: completing a sunny circular walk around Manderley/Menabilly
Publisert: 7.11.2022 -
Rebecca Part One: we’re off to Fowey in Cornwall in search of Manderley
Publisert: 31.10.2022 -
The Remains of the Day Part Two: what the hell are we doing on Dartmoor?
Publisert: 24.10.2022 -
The Remains of the Day Part One: a repressed butler drives to the West
Publisert: 17.10.2022 -
Life After Life Part Two: swanky Kensington pads and WW2 Soho drinking dens
Publisert: 10.10.2022 -
Life After Life Part One: exploring the Buckinghamshire stockbroker belt
Publisert: 3.10.2022
Forget Downton Abbey or The Crown, we use classic novels to guide you through the Britain of today and yesterday. Every podcast, Lloyd & Tim – two funny book-loving blokes – take you on a walk or a road trip, using a well-known novel as the only guide. Great literature, amazing landscapes and general laughter guaranteed with every episode.Your presenters are:Tim Wright (r): digital writer/consultant for web, mobile, radio, TV, theatre. Half of xpt.com. Former Head of Immersive at NFTS. Web here, Twitter here.Lloyd Shepherd (l): author of 4 novels: The English Monster. The Poisoned Island. Savage Magic. The Detective and the Devil. Also does digital product development. Web here, Twitter here. Get early access to new episodes and bonus content Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
