The Curiously Specific Book Club
Podcasts
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
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Location:
United Kingdom
Genres:
Podcasts
Description:
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.
Twitter:
@moongolfer
Language:
English
Contact:
07740189990
Email:
timwright1964@gmail.com
John Buchan’s THE 39 STEPS Part 2: hit the beach at North Foreland, Kent, in search of dastardly German spies
Duration:00:51:14
John Buchan’s THE 39 STEPS Part 1: experience the thrill of a chase through Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland
Duration:00:51:27
Margot Bennett’s THE WIDOW OF BATH Part Two: a North Foreland discovery
Duration:00:58:53
Margot Bennett’s THE WIDOW OF BATH Part One: Shady goings-on in Ramsgate
Duration:00:48:59
Geoffrey Household’s ROGUE MALE Part 2: pursuit across Dorset – tracking down a secret holloway-hideaway
Duration:00:51:09
Geoffrey Household’s ROGUE MALE Part 1: pursuit across London – Hurlingham steps to the Aldwych tube
Duration:00:49:38
AA Milne’s WHEN WE WE VERY YOUNG Part 2: the ghost of a golf course, and a swan called Pooh
Duration:00:49:15
AA Milne’s WHEN WE VERY YOUNG Part 1: down to Buckingham Palace with Alice
Duration:00:52:54
Alice Oswald’s DART Part 2: from Buckfast Abbey to the Mew Stone via a derelict dairy and a boatyard
Duration:00:52:00
Alice Oswald’s DART Part 1: Dartmoor to Buckfastleigh on foot, in a car – and on a steam train!
Duration:00:45:57
Edward Thomas’s IN PURSUIT OF SPRING Part Two: From Rudge to the Quantocks
Duration:00:54:53
Edward Thomas’s IN PURSUIT OF SPRING Part One: From Clapham to Salisbury
Duration:00:53:44
Nell Dunn’s UP THE JUNCTION Part 2: drill rap, sweets and trains on the Winstanley Estate, Battersea
Duration:00:46:59
Nell Dunn’s UP THE JUNCTION Part 1: from glamorous Chelsea to industrial Battersea
Duration:00:50:54
Hanif Kureishi’s THE BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA Part Two: Go West, Young Man
Duration:00:49:53
Hanif Kureishi’s THE BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA Part One: From Bromley to Penge
Duration:00:53:14
Angela Carter’s WISE CHILDREN Part 2: drinking, dancing & writing in Clapham, London
Duration:00:45:45
Angela Carter’s WISE CHILDREN Part 1: the lost theatres, music halls & cinemas of South London
Duration:00:49:31
Ruth Rendell’s FROM DOON WITH DEATH Part Two: The body in the woods
Duration:00:46:42
Ruth Rendell’s FROM DOON WITH DEATH Part One: Searching for Kingsmarkham
Duration:00:51:39