Podcast appearances and mentions of Alan Garner

You never know what you might find down the old straight track.  This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we look at Through the Hedgerow, an RPG game steeped in a perfect brew of British folklore. Play as agents of the Light, moved through time to oppose the rising Dark in a brilliant extrapolation of stories like Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising sequence, Alan Garner's work and even, maybe, a hint of Narnia. Face challenges, take frequent tea breaks, play as a giant spider impersonating a human -- what more can one ask for? * * * Instagram? Old news. Join the Vintage RPG Newsletter! That's where all the cool kids are now! Stu's book, Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground is for sale now! Buy it! Patreon? Discord? Cool RPG things to buy? All the Vintage RPG links you need are right here in one place! Like, Rate, Subscribe and Review the Vintage RPG Podcast! Edited by the one and only R. Alex Murray. Send questions, comments or corrections to info@vintagerpg.com. Available on iTunes, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Spotify, YouTube and your favorite podcast clients. The Vintage RPG illustration is by Shafer Brown. Follow him on Twitter. Tune in next week for the next episode. Until then, may the dice always roll in your favor!

In our last episode of the year, Kate Wolf speaks with the poet, playwright, and performance artist Ariana Reines about her latest book, Wave of Blood. A hybrid text that includes poems, diary entries in verse, and various forms of public address, Wave of Blood spans the six month period between October 2023, after the outbreak of war in Gaza, and April 2024. In it, Reines wrestles with the genocide and what she calls “the mind of war,” as well her own ancestry as the descendant of Holocaust survivors, her late mother, and a contemporary culture steeped in violence, shame, and anxiety. Searching for power within a moment of seeming powerlessness, and for words in a time of unspeakable tragedy, the writing in the book seeks to address the recent past with deep introspection and personal responsibility, while also upholding poetry as a way to “open the space of the miraculous—and keep it open. Forever.” Also, Kathryn Davis, author of Versailles, returns to recommend Thursbitch by Alan Garner.

In our last episode of the year, Kate Wolf speaks with the poet, playwright, and performance artist Ariana Reines about her latest book, Wave of Blood. A hybrid text that includes poems, diary entries in verse, and various forms of public address, Wave of Blood spans the six month period between October 2023, after the outbreak of war in Gaza, and April 2024. In it, Reines wrestles with the genocide and what she calls “the mind of war,” as well her own ancestry as the descendant of Holocaust survivors, her late mother, and a contemporary culture steeped in violence, shame, and anxiety. Searching for power within a moment of seeming powerlessness, and for words in a time of unspeakable tragedy, the writing in the book seeks to address the recent past with deep introspection and personal responsibility, while also upholding poetry as a way to “open the space of the miraculous—and keep it open. Forever.” Also, Kathryn Davis, author of Versailles, returns to recommend Thursbitch by Alan Garner.

Ross Cleaver returns to talk owls, plates, and Welsh mythology in Alan Garner’s The Owl Service (1967). John McCoy with Ross Cleaver.

Ross Cleaver returns to talk owls, plates, and Welsh mythology in Alan Garner’s The Owl Service (1967). John McCoy with Ross Cleaver.

My guest on this week's Book Club podcast is Alan Garner whose new book of essays and poems is called Powsels and Thrums: A Tapestry of a Creative Life. Alan tells me about landscape and writing, science and magic, the unbearably spooky story behind his novel Thursbitch – and why, three weeks short of 90, he has no plans to retire. This podcast is in association with Serious Readers. Use offer code 'TBC' for £100 off any HD Light and free UK delivery. Go to: www.seriousreaders.com/spectator

My guest on this week's Book Club podcast is Alan Garner whose new book of essays and poems is called Powsels and Thrums: A Tapestry of a Creative Life. Alan tells me about landscape and writing, science and magic, the unbearably spooky story behind his novel Thursbitch – and why, three weeks short of 90, he has no plans to retire. This podcast is in association with Serious Readers. Use offer code 'TBC' for £100 off any HD Light and free UK delivery. Go to: www.seriousreaders.com/spectator

This week on Chasin' the Racin', Dom Herbertson and Duncan Vincent are joined by OMG Racing's newest 2025 signing, Joe Talbot to find out about how he has got to this point & looking forward into next year and beyond in British Superbikes. Alan Gardner also makes an appearance about half way through baring beer, doughnuts and an insight into his team next year. Enjoy - CTR x   Powered by OMG Racing  Supported by JCT Truck and Trailer Rental   Sponsor of the ep: Racebuykz.com have relaunched with new owners Mandy and Dave from MAD Racing taking the reins. They are the biggest specialist marketplace in the UK and is the place to go to to either sell or buy your bike or parts and services.  There is a new price structure allowing you to advertise until sold but if your item sells within certain time scales you will be refunded the difference! Racebuykz.com have kindly offered a discount code for CTR listeners for 40% discount for the rest of September. Use code: CHASIN40   If you're interested in sponsoring an episode of the podcast, please don't hesitate to get in touch via email to chasintheracin@outlook.com     ------------     If you would like to get a signed copy of Alan Carter's book please follow the following link below. It is currently UK shipping only but we are working away behind the scenes for it to be available worldwide - keep up to date on our socials to see when this becomes active!         Shop CTR merchandise & AC book: https://chasintheracin.myshopify.com       CTR Patreon Page: https://patreon.com/MotorbikePod?utm_...       -------------       SOCIALS:     Instagram: @chasintheracinpod     Facebook: Chasin' The Racin' Podcast     X: @motorbikepod

Dr. Dan Ellin, Historian and Archivist from the International Bomber Command Centre, joins Sean to discuss The Dam Busters (1955).Discussion Points:-Dan discusses his love/hate relationship with the film and it's portrayal of Operation Chastise.-The absence of major motion pictures about RAF Bomber Command.-The importance of collective memory regarding the Second World War. -The use of the Dam Busters march at 'Bomber' Harris's funeral.-The enemies in the film: bureaucrats, Whitehall and red tape.-The fantastic casting in the film.-The incredible flying during the making of the film.-Putting RAF Bomber Command into historical context.-The lack of the raid on the Sorpe Dam in the film.-The impact of the Official Secrets Act on the film.-Sean does his best to translate very English aspects of the film for American listeners. -The optics of history and the loss of nuance. -The influence on this film on George Lucas when he was making Star Wars (1977).-The things that Britain leans back on in times of adversity.Raised Questions:-Do people see RAF Bomber Command as either 'Dam Busters or Dresden'?-Are the historical details faithfully intact?-How important are myths to a country?-Was it really difficult for Barnes Wallis to get the idea for the raid accepted?-Why do the British love an underdog story?-Did the Americans have better PR and spin?-Would you love to see Peter Jackson's The Dam Busters?-Does the film tell the story of what happened rather than what was meant to happen?-Why is Guy Gibson portrayed a certain way in the film?-Does the film lack nuance?-Does the film serve as a good starting point for people who may not know the story of the Dam Busters raid?Further Reading Recommendations:-'Guy Gibson' by Richard Morris.-'Dam Buster Barnes Wallis: An Engineers Life' by Richard Morris.-'The Fire' (Original Title: Der Brand) by Jorg Friedrich.-'The Strategic Air Offensive Against Germany' by Noble Frankland and Charles Webster.-The Weirdstone of Brisingamen (1960) and Elidor (1965) by Alan Garner.Film/Documentary Recommendations:-They Shall Not Grow Old (2018).-Dambusters Declassified (2010) with Martin Shaw. -Inspector George Gently (2007-2017).-Judge John Deed (2001-2007).-The Guns of Navarone (1961).-The Heroes of Telemark (1965).-The Carling Black Label adverts.Podcast Recommendations:-History Rage.-Never Mind The Dambusters.Thanks for Listening!Find us here: X: @YourselfReviewInstagram: reviewityourselfpodcast2021YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ReviewItYourself⁠ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One of the things we love most is encouraging new voices in fantasy - and so on today’s episode of Mythmakers, we are delighted to meet Liz Hyder, author of award-winning Bearmouth and forthcoming The Twelve (coming October 2024 from Pushkin Press). The Twelve is a wonderful YA fantasy adventure set in Pembrokeshire Wales, it is a gripping mystery and a delightfully poetic read with a heart for the environment and the kids who don't quite fit in with other teens. Join us to hear Liz's journey to being a writer, the books she recommends and the processes she follows.  For more information on Liz and her works visit https://www.lizhyder.co.uk   For more information on the Oxford Centre for Fantasy, our writing courses, and to check out our awesome social media content visit: Website: https://centre4fantasy.com/website Instagram: https://centre4fantasy.com/Instagram Facebook: https://centre4fantasy.com/Facebook TikTok: https://centre4fantasy.com/tiktok   0:00 Introduction to MythMakers Podcast 1:22 Early Influences and Gateway Books 2:50 Discovering Tolkien and Alan Garner 5:17 Alan Garner's Influence and Ongoing Inspiration 9:29 Writing Apprenticeship and Novel Drafting 11:15 Letting Go of Published Works and Moving Forward 12:30 Introduction to "The 12" and its Setting 14:55 Comparisons to Other Fantasy Writers 16:48 Personal Connection to Wales and Manorbeer 21:44 Setting the Story at the Turn of the Millennium 26:55 Loneliness and Isolation 30:37 Childhood Bullying Experiences 33:52 Characters Finding Connection 34:55 Patterns and Themes Emergence 36:48 The Empowerment of Editing 40:21 The Complex Villain 44:42 Collaboration with Artist Tom de Fresten 46:21 Caravan Holiday Destination: Narnia

Welcome back to Travels by Broomstick as we take on the magical mysteries of Alderley Edge. As we journey through this magical Cheshire village, we discuss the author Alan Garner, who wrote the children's fantasy novel "The Weirdstone of Brisingamen", which is set on Alderley Edge. We also keep an eye out for Svartálfar, mischievous dwarves/elves who may be lurking in the rocks around the Wizard's Well. We previously delved into the folktale of the Wizard of Alderley Edge here: https://youtu.be/AWnijnURoq4 Come along with us on this magical journey into wizarding world of Alderley Edge! ✰✰✰✰✰ Have a spooky suggestion for our next episode? We'd love to hear from you! Share with us your haunting recommendations! ✰✰✰✰✰ Don't miss any updates – follow us on Instagram @Travels_by_Broomstick. Join us on X (formerly Twitter), TikTok, Facebook, and Reddit – search for Travels By Broomstick. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://linktr.ee/travelsbybroomstick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ✰✰✰✰✰ Don't forget to hit that like button, the notification bell, and subscribe to our channel for more thrilling tales of the paranormal and supernatural. ✰✰✰✰✰ Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favour of fair use. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/travelsbybroomstick/message

On today's episode we explore everything from 1970s top secret nuclear bunkers to Tolkein's mines of Mordor. Phil 'The Tunnel Inspector' Catling takes us down the rabbit hole stopping off in Alan Garner's Brisingaman via Susan Cooper's Dark is Rising. Expect dystopian futures, ancient barrows, sigils of lost civilisations and darkening skies. Also the brilliant Rik Rankin, star of Outlander and Rebus, reads form George MacDonalds 'The Princess & The Goblin.'Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hail, O eaters of Toadstools! Ren Wednesday and Adam Whybray are back with returning guest and standing-stone correspondent Ali to talk about Alan Garner's debut novel from 1960, the Weirdstone of Brisingamen. This episode may venture further into fantasy than usual, but there's still plenty of horror to get your teeth into, with swarms of svarts, skin mittens, and of course, caves. Plus, Ren feels so guilty about their lacklustre watching of Casper that their notes for this episode include archival research. Note: We had to re-record the first fifteen minutes of the episode so there's a few slight oddnesses at the beginning, but it settles down :)

This video aired on March 31, 2023 on Rejected Religion's YouTube Channel.  New courses are available at Owlhouse Seminars.Sue Terry has an MA from the University of Surrey where her dissertation was _The Magician Goes Further: The Occult Oblique View in the Short Fiction of Mary Butts_. Sue is now a PhD candidate at Surrey researching feminist occult modernist novels of the 20th century, and she is teaching open access courses in "Literature and the Weird" through her new venture Owl House Seminars.  Sue co-founded the Magickal Women Conference in 2018 and after almost five successful years as director, she stepped down in January 2023 in order focus on her doctoral research, on Owl House Seminars, and her writing on the fiction of Alan Garner, which is destined to become a book.  In this interview, Sue begins by talking about her rich history with the Magickal Women Conferences. We then move the conversation to her new venture, and Sue gives us a sneak preview of several upcoming seminars that she has planned. She then shares about her PhD research that investigates female literary responses to occult ideas and practices, and we close with an interesting look into her research and writing about the author Alan Garner.  Sue is a wonderful storyteller and I found this discussion fascinating and extremely engaging!  PROGRAM NOTESSue Terry Esoteric Academic (sueterryacademic.com)Sue Terry (@suemetro) • Instagram-foto's en -video'sFacebookOwlhouseSeminars (@OwlhouseSeminar) / X (twitter.com)Magickal Women ConferenceMaking Magic Happen — Magickal Women ConferenceJeffrey J. Kripal, PhD – J. Newton Rayzor Professor of Religion – Rice University (jeffreyjkripal.com)Alan Garner | The Booker Prizes  Theme Music: Stephanie Shea 

Chapter 1 What's Conversationally Speaking Book by Alan GarnerThere seems to be a mix-up here. The book "Conversationally Speaking" is actually written by Alan Garner, not Alan Garner. It is a widely popular self-help book written by Alan Garner, a speech pathologist. This book provides practical techniques and strategies to improve interpersonal communication skills, including conversational skills, active listening, and building rapport. It is often recommended for individuals who want to enhance their communication abilities in personal and professional settings.Chapter 2 Is Conversationally Speaking Book A Good BookThe book "Conversationally Speaking" by Alan Garner is generally considered a good book for improving conversation skills. Many readers find the book to be informative, practical, and easy to understand. It provides valuable techniques and tips for better communication, including active listening, asking engaging questions, and resolving conflicts. However, personal opinions may vary, so it is always recommended to read reviews and sample some content before deciding if it is the right book for you.Chapter 3 Conversationally Speaking Book by Alan Garner Summary"Conversationally Speaking: Tested New Ways to Increase Your Personal and Social Effectiveness" by Alan Garner is a self-help book that offers practical strategies and techniques to improve communication skills and enhance personal relationships.The book starts by emphasizing the importance of effective communication in building successful relationships both personally and professionally. It highlights the impact of good conversation skills on one's self-esteem, social interactions, and overall happiness.Garner introduces a step-by-step approach to becoming a better conversationalist, starting with understanding the different types of communication styles and identifying one's own style. He emphasizes the need for active listening and provides techniques to improve listening skills, such as maintaining eye contact, and showing genuine interest in the speaker.The book also covers strategies to initiate and maintain engaging conversations. Garner provides tips for effectively starting conversations with new people, maintaining a good flow of conversation, and transitioning between different topics. He also tackles the challenges of dealing with difficult conversations, conflict resolution, and managing emotions during discussions.Additionally, Garner offers guidance on non-verbal communication, including body language, facial expressions, and gestures. He explains how these non-verbal cues impact the message being conveyed and provides techniques to improve one's non-verbal communication skills.Throughout the book, Garner emphasizes the importance of empathy and understanding in building strong relationships. He provides insights into how to connect with others on a deeper level, show empathy, and cultivate a supportive and positive atmosphere in conversations.The final section of the book focuses on improving conversational skills in specific contexts, such as professional settings, social gatherings, and romantic relationships. Garner provides guidance on networking, making a good impression, and building rapport with others.Overall, "Conversationally Speaking" by Alan Garner aims to empower readers with practical techniques to improve their communication skills and enhance their personal and social effectiveness. It serves as a comprehensive guide for developing meaningful connections and strong relationships through effective conversations. Chapter 4 Conversationally Speaking Book AuthorSome of

Joining me as my guest for this episode is Sue Terry. Sue is an academic of weird and occult literature – her research interests involve her exploring the relationship between 'the occult' and literary fiction and understanding how texts of all kinds can help us interpret paranormal phenomena to develop a better appreciation of it. She is currently writing a book on fantasy author Alan Garner as well as researching her PhD in feminist occult literary modernism at the University of Surrey and it is these two areas which my conversation with her focuses on. Alan Garner's work is deeply connected to the local landscape of Cheshire in Northern England where he grew up and often features the emergence of mythic and fantastical events in the everyday world – sometimes in a subtle way but not always. His fascination with the relativity of space and time is also prevalent and means that his stories are full of high strangeness, with ancient evils, gateways to otherworldly realms and the lasting effect of mythic betrayal and murder featuring prominently in some of his most beloved works, such as Elidor and The Owl Service. I begin the interview by talking with Sue about her research and her PhD thesis, after which we talk about Alan Garner – from his traumatic childhood which may have ignited his imagination onto some of his best known works and the themes they explore. Further details on Sue, her work and the courses she runs can be found at her website https://www.sueterryacademic.com/. If you would like to support the upkeep of Some Other Sphere you can make a donation via Ko-fi. To buy the podcast a coffee go to https://ko-fi.com/someotherspherepodcast. Thank you!   The Some Other Sphere theme is from Purple Planet Music - 'Hubbub' by Geoff Harvey and Chris Martyn.  

Let me talk you to sleep. This episode contains musings on Damsons, a tomb in a London churchyard, Hermitage Castle in Roxburghshire, Alderley Edge and Alan Garner, Cheshire in general and some legends of Congleton in particular. Some more of the bedtime story The Poisoned Rose when things become a bit more sinister. A eulogy for Fiddlers Green, A Peculiar Parish Magazine, Some summer poems by Edward Thomas, Philip Larkin, a reading of the lyrics of Velvet Green by Jethro Tull and finished with some verses from Gray's Elegy Written In A County Churchyard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Episode 2, host Robin Allender continues his chat with Alasdair MacLean and James Hornsey as they give him a track-by-track guide to The Clientele's new album I Am Not There Anymore. The discussion touches on production, equipment, recurring lyrics, and the album as an 'emotional autobiography'. Along the way, Alasdair talks about the influence of the writers Alan Garner and Susan Cooper.Interview with Alasdair on Our Culture by Konstantinos Pappis:https://ourculturemag.com/2023/07/28/the-clientele-i-am-not-there-anymore-interview/Louder Than War interview with Alasdair by upcoming guest Audrey Golden:https://louderthanwar.com/the-clientele-interview-with-alasdair-maclean/Recommended Backlisted episodes:Fire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne Jones: https://www.backlisted.fm/episodes/55-diana-wynne-jones-fire-and-hemlockRed Shift by Alan Garner: https://www.backlisted.fm/episodes/31-alan-garner-red-shiftThe Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper: https://www.backlisted.fm/episodes/127-susan-cooper-the-dark-is-rising Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Der Autor Alan Garner war mit seinem Roman rund um den Lumpensammler Treacle Walker im letzten Jahr für den Booker Prize nominiert. Von Denis Scheck.

Perry and David talk about their recent reading and watching, in particular discussing a novel they have both nominated for this year's Hugo Awards, The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler. Introduction (01:04) General News (12:44) Crime Writers Association Dagger Awards (02:13) Australian Book Industry Awards (02:07) Australian Book Design Awards (00:58) Death of Lee Harding (00:45) Other News? (06:24) What we've been reading and watching (01:01:09) The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler (14:46) Treacle Walker by Alan Garner (05:06) Ebooks vs physical books (02:00) Cold Water by Dave Hutchinson (06:16) A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers (05:15) Dead Lions by Mick Herron (07:04) Double Indemnity by James M. Cain (04:20) Alien Oceans by Kevin Hand (06:39) John Wick: Chapter 4 (05:02) Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (04:29) Windup (00:36) Illustration generated by Wombo Art Dropping our Twitter account. You can now find us here on Mastodon. About the episode title: De profundis clamavi ad te, Domine (Latin): "From out of the depths we call thee, Lord".

Perry and David talk about their recent reading and watching, in particular discussing a novel they have both nominated for this year's Hugo Awards, The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler. Introduction (01:04) General News (12:44) Crime Writers Association Dagger Awards (02:13) Australian Book Industry Awards (02:07) Australian Book Design Awards (00:58) Death of Lee Harding (00:45) Other News? (06:24) What we've been reading and watching (01:01:09) The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler (14:46) Treacle Walker by Alan Garner (05:06) Ebooks vs physical books (02:00) Cold Water by Dave Hutchinson (06:16) A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers (05:15) Dead Lions by Mick Herron (07:04) Double Indemnity by James M. Cain (04:20) Alien Oceans by Kevin Hand (06:39) John Wick: Chapter 4 (05:02) Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (04:29) Windup (00:36) Click here for more info and indexes Illustration generated by Wombo Art Dropping our Twitter account. You can now find us here on Mastodon. About the episode title: De profundis clamavi ad te, Domine (Latin): "From out of the depths we call thee, Lord".

Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the second half of April's book, Treacle Walker by Alan Garner published in 2021 (from Chapter 10 (page 75) if you're reading alongside). The idea of the episode is that I take a book I've never read, split it in two and discuss each half on the second and last Fridays of the month. I'll do a first impressions summary alongside my thoughts and reactions and then raise any interesting ideas so far in the novel (be aware - there may be spoilers.) And then on the last Friday of the month, I'll discuss the second half of the book. We'll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it's a book we'd recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don't have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I'll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we'll be reading for May is Light by M. John Harrison (320 pages) — we'll be reading up to Chapter 18 "The Circus of Pathet Lao" on page 161 (so get that ready if you're going to read alongside me). The first episode will be on 5th May. Thanks for listening to BookShook! RogerContent Warning: I've removed all swear words. There is a sexual reference and a reference to murder in the next book, Light, which I introduce towards the end of the podcast.Future Reads:May: Light by M. John Harrison (320 pages) June: Molloy, Malone Dies, The Unnamable by Samuel Beckett (418 pages)July: All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld (229 pages)I'm delighted that this podcast has been voted in the Top 30 UK Books Podcasts at https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_book_podcasts/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the first half of April's book, Treacle Walker by Alan Garner published in2021 (up to Chapter 10 (page 75) if you're reading alongside). The idea of the episode is that we'll split a book into two equal halves — a book that I and perhaps you have never read. In the first episode, published on the second Friday of the month, we'll discuss the first half. And then in the second episode (published on the last Friday of the month - 28th April), we'll look at the second half of the book (in this case from Chapter 10 (page 75)). We'll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it's a book we'd recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don't have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I'll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we'll be reading for May is Light by M. John Harrison (320 pages) (so get that ready if you're going to read alongside). Thanks for listening to BookShook! RogerFuture Reads:May: Light by M. John Harrison (320 pages) June: Molloy, Malone Dies, The Unnamable by Samuel Beckett (418 pages)I'm delighted that this podcast has been voted in the Top 30 UK Books Podcasts at https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_book_podcasts/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the second half of March's book, The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende trans. Magda Bogin published in 1985 (from Chapter 7 "The Brothers" if you're reading alongside). The idea of the episode is that I take a book I've never read, split it in two and discuss each half on the second and last Fridays of the month. I'll do a first impressions summary alongside my thoughts and reactions and then raise any interesting ideas so far in the novel (be aware - there may be spoilers.) And then on the last Friday of the month, I'll discuss the second half of the book. We'll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it's a book we'd recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don't have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I'll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we'll be reading for April is Treacle Walker by Alan Garner (152 pages) published in 2021 — we'll be reading up to Chapter 10 on page 75 (so get that ready if you're going to read alongside me). The first episode will be on 14th April. Thanks for listening to BookShook! RogerContent Warning: I have removed any swear words that are in quotations. There are references to rape and violence throughout the novel. Please check the content of the novel before continuing. There are references to a previous book Pedro Paramo that I make reference to throughout the podcast.Future Reads:April: Treacle Walker by Alan Garner (152 pages) published in 2021 May: Light by M.John Harrison (320 pages)June: The Samuel Beckett Trilogy: Molloy, Malone Dies, The Unnamable (418 pages)I'm delighted that this podcast has been voted in the Top 30 UK Books Podcasts at https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_book_podcasts/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the first half of March's book, The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende trans. Magda Bogin published in 1985 (up to Chapter 7 "The Brothers" if you're reading alongside). The idea of the episode is that we'll split a book into two equal halves — a book that I and perhaps you have never read. In the first episode, published on the second Friday of the month, we'll discuss the first half. And then in the second episode (published on the last Friday of the month - 31st March), we'll look at the second half of the book (in this case from Chapter 7 "The Brothers"). We'll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it's a book we'd recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don't have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I'll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we'll be reading for April is Treacle Walker by Alan Garner (152 pages) published in 2021 (so get that ready if you're going to read alongside). Thanks for listening to BookShook! RogerContent Warning: I have removed any swear words that are in quotations. There are references to rape and violence throughout the novel. Please check the content of the novel before continuing. There are references to a previous book Pedro Paramo that I make reference to throughout the podcast.Future Reads:April: Treacle Walker by Alan Garner (152 pages) published in 2021 May: Light by M.John Harrison (320 pages)I'm delighted that this podcast has been voted in the Top 30 UK Books Podcasts at https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_book_podcasts/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the second half of February's book, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn trans. Ralph Parker published in 1953 (from page 72 "The shop was quiet" if you're reading alongside). The idea of the episode is that I take a book I've never read, split it in two and discuss each half on the second and last Fridays of the month. I'll do a first impressions summary alongside my thoughts and reactions and then raise any interesting ideas so far in the novel (be aware - there may be spoilers.) And then on the last Friday of the month, I'll discuss the second half of the book. We'll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it's a book we'd recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don't have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I'll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we'll be reading for March is The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende trans. by Magda Bogin — we'll be reading up to Chapter 7 The Brothers (so get that ready if you're going to read alongside me). The first episode will be on 10th March. Thanks for listening to BookShook! RogerContent Warning: There are scenes of severe hunger, cold, and harsh prison life in sub zero degree temperatures. I have removed any swear words. Future Reads:March: The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende trans. by Magda Bogin April: Treacle Walker by Alan Garner (152 pages)May: Light by M.John Harrison (320 pages)I'm delighted that this podcast has been voted in the Top 30 UK Books Podcasts at https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_book_podcasts/The idea about 'augit' was mentioned in the following article:https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/dec/10/lessons-from-my-dying-therapist-care-less-have-fun-accept-the-inevitableLessons from my dying therapist: care less, have fun – and accept the inevitableIn watching my beloved counsellor die, I finally learned how to livePhoebe Greenwood Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the first half of February's book, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn trans. Ralph Parker published in 1953 (up to page 72 "The shop was quiet" if you're reading alongside). The idea of the episode is that we'll split a book into two equal halves — a book that I and perhaps you have never read. In the first episode, published on the second Friday of the month, we'll discuss the first half. And then in the second episode (published on the last Friday of the month - 24th February), we'll look at the second half of the book (in this case from page 72 "The shop was quiet"). We'll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it's a book we'd recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don't have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I'll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we'll be reading for March is The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende trans. by Magda Bogin (so get that ready if you're going to read alongside). Thanks for listening to BookShook! RogerContent Warning: There are scenes of severe hunger, cold, and harsh prison life in sub zero degree temperatures. I have removed any swear words. Future Reads:March: The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende trans. by Magda Bogin April: Treacle Walker by Alan Garner (152 pages)May: Light by M.John Harrison (320 pages)I'm delighted that this podcast has been voted in the Top 30 UK Books Podcasts at https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_book_podcasts/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Perry talks about the best movies and television he watched during 2022. David discusses his work for Standard Ebooks. Perry interviews Lucy Sussex about the best books she read last year. Introduction (03:40) General News (13:50) Victorian Premier's Literary Awards (03:45) Locus Recommended Reading List (06:19) Worldcon 2023 (03:37) Perry's Best Movies and TV of 2023 (32:09) Subtitles (01:33) Overview (01:42) Movies (14:14) Honourable Mentions (03:36) Television (14:13) Documentaries (01:24) Comedies (02:41) Drama (08:05) Best overall (01:49) Standard Ebooks and Copyright (09:50) Interview with Lucy Sussex (32:11) Skimming Stones by Maria Papas (01:58) The Islands by Emily Brugman (02:02) Cold Enough for Snow by Jessica Au (00:53) Treacle Walker by Alan Garner (01:24) An Uncommon Hangman by Rachel Franks (01:35) Nabbing Ned Kelly by David F Dufty (04:48) Polly Plum by Jenny Coleman (02:11) The Baby on the Fire Escape by Julie Phillips (01:59) Laidlaw by William McIlvanney (04:49) Fatale by Jean-Patrick Manchette (02:20) After Sappho by Selby Wynn Schwartz (04:36) Windup (01:01) Illustration generated by Stable Diffusion

Perry talks about the best movies and television he watched during 2022. David discusses his work for Standard Ebooks. Perry interviews Lucy Sussex about the best books she read last year. Introduction (03:40) General News (13:50) Victorian Premier's Literary Awards (03:45) Locus Recommended Reading List (06:19) Worldcon 2023 (03:37) Perry's Best Movies and TV of 2023 (32:09) Subtitles (01:33) Overview (01:42) Movies (14:14) Honourable Mentions (03:36) Television (14:13) Documentaries (01:24) Comedies (02:41) Drama (08:05) Best overall (01:49) Standard Ebooks and Copyright (09:50) Interview with Lucy Sussex (32:11) Skimming Stones by Maria Papas (01:58) The Islands by Emily Brugman (02:02) Cold Enough for Snow by Jessica Au (00:53) Treacle Walker by Alan Garner (01:24) An Uncommon Hangman by Rachel Franks (01:35) Nabbing Ned Kelly by David F Dufty (04:48) Polly Plum by Jenny Coleman (02:11) The Baby on the Fire Escape by Julie Phillips (01:59) Laidlaw by William McIlvanney (04:49) Fatale by Jean-Patrick Manchette (02:20) After Sappho by Selby Wynn Schwartz (04:36) Windup (01:01) Click here for more info and indexes Illustration generated by Stable Diffusion

Welcome to BookShook! This episode is all about the second half of January's book, Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo (trans. Margaret Sayers Peden) published in 1955 (from page 71 "The weather must be changing up there." if you're reading alongside). The idea of the episode is that I take a book I've never read, split it in two and discuss each half on the second and last Fridays of the month. I'll do a first impressions summary alongside my thoughts and reactions and then raise any interesting ideas so far in the novel (be aware - there may be spoilers.) And then on the last Friday of the month, I'll discuss the second half of the book. We'll see together how the novel concludes and decide whether it's a book we'd recommend to a friend - or not. Of course, you don't have to read the book, you can listen to it, or just follow along without doing either since I'll be summarising what happens (but be aware! - there will be spoilers). You can leave a comment or start a conversation at youtube.com/@BookShook or send an email to bookshook@yahoo.com. The book we'll be reading for February is Alexandr Solzhenitsyn's One Day in the Life fo Ivan Denisovich (143 pages) — we'll be reading up to Page 72 "The shop was quiet." (so get that ready if you're going to read alongside me). The first episode will be on 10th February. Thanks for listening to BookShook! RogerContent Warning: I have removed any swear words. Their are adult themes of sexuality, abuse of power and death/dying throughout the novel.Future Reads:February: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn's One Day in the Life fo Ivan Denisovich (143 pages) March: The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende trans. Magda Bogin (491 pages)April: Treacle Walker by Alan Garner (152 pages)I'm delighted that this podcast has been voted in the Top 30 UK Books Podcasts at https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_book_podcasts/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Season 8 of The Folklore Podcast kicks off with an exploration of the subject of the English folk tale, with guest Neil Philip. Neil, who originally published the Penguin Book of English Folktales years ago now has a new revised edition out with Watkins publishers, full of analysis and insight into some famous and lesser known folk tales. Neil's work has been highly praised by the likes of Neil Gaiman (who supplied the foreword for this book), Alan Garner (who is discussed in this episode too) and Philip Pullman.Neil is in conversation with Dr Jenny Barrett, film lecturer from Edge Hill University, and the episode is presented by creator of the Folklore Podcast, Mark Norman.To support the work of the Folklore Podcast and the Folklore Library and Archive in collecting and preserving folklore for the future, access extra material and join our Discord server, please visit www.patreon.com/thefolklorepodcast

Alan Garner joins Robert Kirkwood to talk about the origin of his Booker Shortlisted book, Treacle Walker. Plus we listen back to an interview with J.O. Morgan after he recorded his Costa poetry winning book, 'Assurances' exclusively for RNIB Talking Books.

Suri has the perfect, playful summer read for you. Whakarongo mai nei to hear about Treacle Walker by Alan Garner. 

It's not every day you get to talk to an author who's been longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, but today Susan and Sinéad get to do just that! We're welcoming Sam Thompson to the podcast, and we couldn't be happier about it. Sam's the author of the brilliant children's novels Wolfstongue and The Fox's Tower, but his first novel (Communion Town) was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize back in 2012. We talk shamanic spaces, the nature of deep time (especially as expressed in books), building roots into the unknown, the plays of Shakespeare, and the power of ambient stories, among many other brilliant things. Come and join us as we find out the answer to the question: Sam Thompson, are you Storyshaped?Find Sam online at:https://samthompsonwriter.comBooks mentioned in this episode include Sam's own:Communion Town (2012, Fourth Estate)Jott (2018, John Murray)Wolfstongue (2021, Little Island)The Fox's Tower (2022, Little Island)And Sam's Storyshaped books include:Haunted House by Jan PienkowskiWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakThe Lord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Tower by William Butler YeatsThe Magus by John FowlesThe English Patient by Michael OndaatjeThe Satanic Verses by Salman RushdieSir Gawain and the Green Knight by the Pearl poet (14th Century); J.R.R. Tolkien did a good modern editionThe Tempest by William ShakespeareRed Shift, Boneland and The Owl Service by Alan GarnerThe Iron Man by Ted HughesCoraline by Neil GaimanThe Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan AikenThe Tripods by John ChristopherThe novels of John Wyndham (including Day of the Triffids, The Midwich Cuckoos, and The Chrysalids)A fascinating interview with Alan Garner about his Booker-prize shortlisted Treacle WalkerMind out of Time: An Interview with Alan GarnerTreacle Walker: Alan Garner and Elizabeth Garner in ConversationOur podcast bookshop in Ireland is Halfway Up the Stairs: www.halfwayupthestairs.ieIn the UK, check out our storefront on: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/Storyshaped. Disclaimer: If you buy books linked to our site, we may earn a commission from bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookshops. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alan Garner's 10th novel, Treacle Walker, may be one of the shortest books to make the Booker Prize shortlist but once read the slim volume which explores the nature of time weighs on the reader's mind. Alan talks to Nick Ahad about the creation of Treacle Walker and what's it like to be the oldest author ever to be nominated for the UK's most celebrated literary prize. Monteverdi's opera, Orfeo, is regarded as the first great opera and while there have been numerous productions since its premiere in 1607 none of those have attempted the approach being taken by Opera North this week. Monteverdi's opera is being recreated through a collaboration between Indian and Western classical music traditions. The co-music directors - composer and sitarist Jasdeep Singh Degun and conductor and harpsichordist Laurence Cummings - along with the opera's director, Anna Himali Howard, join Nick to discuss why Monteverdi's opera provides the perfect gateway to a new form of music storytelling. When Baz Luhrmann was a young theatre and opera director he had the opportunity to assist Peter Brook on his epic production of the Mahabharata, which Brook was staging in a quarry in Australia. Luhrmann tells Nick Ahad that he didn't have much to do he did a good deal of observing, and that he learned a great deal. Presenter: Nick Ahad Producer: Ekene Akalawu Production Co-ordinator: Lewis Reeves Main image: Alan Garner Photographer's credit: David Heke

Bob Fischer, creator of 'Haunted Generation,' joins us for a wide-ranging chat about Hauntology, and how ‘Haunted Generation' feelings of an uncanny childhood differ around the world. We cover Arthur C Clarke's Mysterious World and the how the paranormal was presented in the 70s. We cover memories of a pre-digital age, Alan Garner and the Owl Service, Nicholas Fisk and ‘Grinny' and a few of our favourite 'Paranormal Ambient' albums. There are warm Fighting Fantasy memories, Bob talks about meeting Ian Livingstone, and we reminisce about visiting Fighting Fantasy Fest, and even cover Cian's childhood 'House Of Hell' imitation! Links Buy Me A Coffee Haunted Generation Website Haunted Generation on Twitter Ghost Box Records Electronic Sound Magazine Spurious Transients Night Monitor Grey Frequency Mombi Yuleman – Beneath Bridgewater House of Horror on Felt Trips Correction to Witchcraft Murder episode Science, Popular Culture and Cryptozoology

British writer Alan Garner, 87, has become the oldest writer to be shortlisted for the prestigious Booker Prize. His book Treacle Walker is up against five novels including Claire Keegan's Small Things Like These, the shortest ever to make the cut, with 116 pages. The judges called Treacle Walker a “mysterious, beautifully written and affecting glimpse into the deep work of being human” Today's Amol Rajan spoke to Mr Garner about his life and career – and how he felt about being nominated for such a prestigious prize. (Image, Alan Garner, Credit, David Heke)

The Drunk Guys trade rags and bones for donkey stones this week when they read the Booker Prize 2022 shortlisted novel Treacle Walker by Alan Garner. They also ask a bog man for beer, including: Tiny Essess by Prairie Artisan Ales, Highlands Haze by Two Way Brewing, Sassamanash by Burlington,

On this inaugural episode, join your hosts Susan Cahill and Sinéad O'Hart as they discuss Alan Garner's 1965 novel Elidor, a book which has meant a great deal to them both - and which has definitely 'Storyshaped' both of their lives. Get comfy, and get ready for chats, laughter, and lots of Storyshaped goodness. Enjoy!To buy the books mentioned in this episode see our Irish and UK bookshop info below:Our Irish bookshop partner is Halfway Up the Stairs bookshop in Wicklow: www.halfwayupthestairs.ieIn the UK, check out our storefront on https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/Storyshaped. Disclosure: If you buy books linked to our site, we may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookshops. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 53 : A Clockwork Orange with Gillian Hills Gillian Hills is an actress, singer, songwriter, poet, artist and Illustrator, she really is the definition of the term Renaissance Woman. Born in Egypt, Gillian spent her early years in France, where she was discovered at the tender age of 14 by Roger Vadim, the director of And God Created Woman and Barbarella. Vadim described her as the next Brigitte Bardot and cast her in his version of Dangerous Liaisons, released in 1959. In 1960, at 15, Gillian was cast in the lead of the British film Beat Girl with co-stars Adam Faith, Christopher Lee and Oliver Reed. That same year, Gillian recorded her first records with Henri Salvador, for the French record label Barclay, and In 1961, she appeared at the Olympia Theatre in Paris on the bill with Johnny Hallyday. Serge Gainsbourg wrote his first duet for Hills, which they sang together on French TV in 1963. She was soon signed up to the AZ record label and continued to record her self-penned songs as well as cover versions of the latest pop songs. Then another string of films followed, appearing in Michelangelo Antonioni's first English language film, the classic 1966 Blowup, The film version of John Osborne's Inadmissible Evidence (1968), The Owl Service (1969), a television adaptation of the Alan Garner novel, Georges Franju's La Faute de l'abbé Mouret, and she replaced Marianne Faithfull in the 1972 horror Demons of the Mind for Hammer Film Productions. Gillian then moved to New York and enjoyed a successful career as a book and magazine illustrator. In recent years her music has been featured in the film “Mesrine Part One: Killer Instinct” with Vincent Cassel, the Season 5 premiere of Mad Men in 2012, and The Queen's Gambit in 2020 …and she has just released her new self-penned album, Lili, which reflects on her early years aged between 11 and 19. But, this is Kubrick's Universe, and so we must tell you that Gillian also appeared in A Clockwork Orange, as one of the two young ladies that Alex picks up at the record store… so come with uncle, and hear all proper, hear angel trumpets and devil trombones… YOU ARE INVITED! Production Credits : Hosted by Jason Furlong /  Written by Stephen Rigg and Jason Furlong / Original music written and performed by Jason Furlong / Produced and edited by Stephen Rigg. Music : The Immediate Pleasure by John Barry The William Tell Overture by Rossini Spécialisation by Gillian Hills and Eddie Constantine Zou Bisou Bisou by Gillian Hills NeferTiti by Gillian Hills The Off Beat by John Barry Links : Gillian Hills Website : http://gillianhills.com/ipad/ Kubrick's Universe Podcast (KUP) - Facebook Page : https://www.facebook.com/KubricksUniverse The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - Facebook Group : https://www.facebook.com/groups/TSKAS/ The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - YouTube Channel : https://www.youtube.com/c/TheStanleyKubrickAppreciationSociety1 The Stanley Kubrick Appreciation Society (SKAS) - Twitter Page : https://twitter.com/KubrickAS Contact : stephenrigg.skas@gmail.com  

Pages 141 - 147 │Hades, part V│Read by Erica Wagner Erica Wagner's latest book is Chief Engineer: Washington Roebling, The Man Who Built the Brooklyn Bridge, winner of the Eccles Centre and Hay Festival Writer's Award. She was the literary editor of the London Times for seventeen years and is a contributing writer for the New Statesman and consulting literary editor for Harper's Bazaar; she is Lead Editorial Innovator for Creatd, Inc. She is the author of Ariel's Gift, Seizure, Gravity and the editor of First Light, a celebration of the work of Alan Garner. Her new book, Mary and Mr Eliot, will be published in May 2022.Buy First Light: https://shakespeareandcompany.com/I/9781800180314/first-lightwww.ericawagner.co.ukFollow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EricaWgnrFollow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/EricaWgnr*Looking for our author interview podcast? Listen here: https://podfollow.com/shakespeare-and-companySUBSCRIBE NOW FOR EARLY EPISODES AND BONUS FEATURESAll episodes of our Ulysses podcast are free and available to everyone. However, if you want to be the first to hear the recordings, by subscribing, you can now get early access to recordings of complete sections.Subscribe on Apple Podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/channel/shakespeare-and-company/id6442697026Subscribe on Spotify here: https://anchor.fm/sandcoSubscribe on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/sandcoIn addition a subscription gets you access to regular bonus episodes of our author interview podcast. All money raised goes to supporting “Friends of Shakespeare and Company” the bookshop's non-profit.*Discover more about Shakespeare and Company here: https://shakespeareandcompany.comBuy the Penguin Classics official partner edition of Ulysses here: https://shakespeareandcompany.com/d/9780241552636/ulyssesFind out more about Hay Festival here: https://www.hayfestival.com/homeAdam Biles is Literary Director at Shakespeare and Company. Find out more about him here: https://www.adambiles.netBuy a signed copy of his novel FEEDING TIME here: https://shakespeareandcompany.com/S/9781910296684/feeding-timeDr. Lex Paulson is Executive Director of the School of Collective Intelligence at Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique in Morocco.Original music & sound design by Alex Freiman.Hear more from Alex Freiman here: https://open.spotify.com/album/4gfkDcG32HYlXnBqI0xgQX?si=mf0Vw-kuRS-ai15aL9kLNA&dl_branch=1Follow Alex Freiman on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/alex.guitarfreiman/Featuring Flora Hibberd on vocals.Hear more of Flora Hibberd here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5EFG7rqfVfdyaXiRZbRkpSVisit Flora Hibberd's website: This is my website:florahibberd.com and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/florahibberd/ Music production by Adrien Chicot.Hear more from Adrien Chicot here: https://bbact.lnk.to/utco90/Follow Adrien Chicot on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/adrienchicot/Photo of Erica Wagner by Theo Wagner See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Paula is back for the last regular episode of the year and we talk about biography, books from the backlist, and books from countries we don't know much about.Download or listen via this link: Reading Envy 235: Nature of Humanity Subscribe to the podcast via this link: FeedburnerOr subscribe via Apple Podcasts by clicking: SubscribeOr listen through TuneIn Or listen on Google Play Or listen via StitcherOr listen through Spotify Or listen through Google Podcasts Books discussed:Wrestling with the Angel by Michael KingOpen Water by Caleb Azumah NelsonThe Owl Service by Alan GarnerSovietistan by Erika Fatland, translated by Kari DicksonChronicle in Stone by Ismaeil Kedare, translated by Arshi Pipa and David BelowOther mentions: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererAn Angel at My Table by Janet FrameFaces in the Water by Janet FrameNormal People by Sally RooneySmall Island by Andrea LevyThe Swing in the Summerhouse by Jane LongtonThe Border by Erika FatlandThe Unwomanly Face of War by Svetlana AlexievichLolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend WarnerA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonEmbers by Sandor MaraiRelated episodes: Episode 045 - Worlds Collide with Ross O'BrienEpisode 119 - Bread and Butter Writing with Paula Episode 154 - Is If If with PaulaEpisode 187 - Sentient Snails and Spaceships with PaulaEpisode 210 - Reading Goals 2021Episode 231 - Psychological Terrorism with Reggie Episode 234 - Punctuation Marks with NadineStalk us online:Jenny at GoodreadsJenny on TwitterJenny is @readingenvy on Instagram and Litsy Paula is @centique on Litsy All links to books are through Bookshop.org, where I am an affiliate. I wanted more money to go to the actual publishers and authors. I link to Amazon when a book is not listed with Bookshop.

This week the boys are back in Vegas with Kelli, Kara and Ryan from Drunk Theory.  We're going to Learn about why Mike Tyson is the real life Tiger King, everything you ever wanted to know about Tasers and counting cards like a pro. Drunk Theory are self billed as a bunch of idiots, drinking and talking about conspiracies. Join them weekly to learn about Crypids, Murders and general drunken nonsense. The Hangover is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Todd Phillips, co-produced with Daniel Goldberg, and written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. It is the first installment in The Hangover trilogy. The film stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Heather Graham, Justin Bartha, Ken Jeong, and Jeffrey Tambor. It tells the story of Phil Wenneck, Stu Price, Alan Garner, and Doug Billings, who travel to Las Vegas for a bachelor party to celebrate Doug's impending marriage. However, Phil, Stu, and Alan wake up with Doug missing and no memory of the previous night's events, and must find the groom before the wedding can take place. Lucas and Moore wrote the script after executive producer Chris Bender's friend disappeared and had a large bill after being sent to a strip club. After Lucas and Moore sold it to the studio for $2 million, Phillips and Jeremy Garelick rewrote the script to include a tiger as well as a subplot involving a baby and a police cruiser, and also including boxer Mike Tyson. Filming took place in Nevada for 15 days, and during filming, the three main actors (Cooper, Helms, and Galifianakis) formed a real friendship. The Hangover was released on June 5, 2009,[4] and was a critical and commercial success. The film became the tenth-highest-grossing film of 2009, with a worldwide gross of over $467 million. The film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, and received multiple other accolades. It is the highest-grossing R-rated comedy ever in the United States at the time (before its sequel broke the record), surpassing a record previously held by Beverly Hills Cop for almost 25 years.[5] --- Join us on the Socials: Twitter  Instagram  Facebook  Support the show (Buy me a Coffee) 

This is a Backlisted special, recorded at the Bodleian Library in Oxford to celebrate the publication of Treacle Walker the new novel by Alan Garner (Fourth Estate). The panel discussion features Erica Wagner, writer and critic and editor of First Light, an anthology of pieces about Alan Garner's work; Dr Melanie Giles, archaeologist and the author of Bog Bodies, the definitive account of the phenomenon which plays a significant role in the book's story; and Professor Bob Cywinski, physicist, whose conversations with Alan Garner about time, landscape and local legend provided the inspiration for the novel.

Philip Womack is a journalist and writer, whose work is infused with myth, legend and wild magic, in the tradition of Alan Garner and Susan Cooper. His fantasy trilogy, The Darkening Path, is inspired by Childe Roland's quest, as was Alan Garner's Elidor.In this episode, Philip takes us into the faerie realm and discusses his latest novel Wildlord, published by Little Island.About WildlordSomething is menacing Mundham Farm. Does it come from outside - or within?Who or what are the Samdhiya, the supernatural people described in the old handwritten diaries Tom finds in his uncle's house?As Tom starts to uncover the truth and learn new details about his parents' death, he is confronted with a stark choice: on the one hand, infinite power; on the other, freedom. Which will he choose?'

Phil Hickes was born in the UK where he lived next door to a graveyard - a perfect breeding ground for a future writer of children's horror stories. He now lives with his wife in Portland, Oregon, where he works as an advertising copywriter. Phil has a passion for horror, ghosts, and all things that go bump in the night. His short stories have been published in adult horror anthologies, but Phil turned his hand to writing middle grade as he wanted to create the same visceral thrill he remembers from reading Alan Garner, Clive King and Roald Dahl.In this episode, Phil talks to Nikki Gamble about the Bewitching of Aveline Jones, the second book about a curious girl drawn to paranormal mysteries.About the Bewitching of Aveline JonesTurn on your torches and join Aveline Jones!Aveline is thrilled when she discovers that the holiday cottage her mum has rented for the summer is beside a stone circle. Thousands of years old, the local villagers refer to the ancient structure as the Witch Stones, and Aveline cannot wait to learn more about them. Then Aveline meets Hazel.Impossibly cool, mysterious yet friendly, Aveline soon falls under Hazel's spell. In fact, Hazel is quite unlike anyone Aveline has ever met before, but she can't work out why. Will Aveline discover the truth about Hazel, before it's too late?Join the world of Aveline Jones, where mysteries are solved, spirits are laid to rest, and everybody gets to bed on time.

This is the fifth episode in a 7-episode series that explores the literature and cinema BTS references in their music video universe! This episode summarizes both The Owl Service by Alan Garner and the Welsh myth on which it is based. By making sense of both versions of this story, the meaning of the “I Need U” chapter in BTS's story becomes clearer. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hope-jacobson/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hope-jacobson/support

It's time for another poke around the dusty attic of archive television, and this week the sinister presence we can hear scritching about on the floorboards overhead is the 1969 adaptation of Alan Garner's novel, The Owl Service.Adam's guest for this episode is Jezella Pigott - artist, musician and all-round good egg - whose links you can find here:https://www.instagram.com/follow_theredthread/https://jezellapigott.co.uk/https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/breathedraw-tickets-137837476603Please do rate and subscribe at all the usual places, and our own social media and general busybodyness can be found here:https://twitter.com/retro_tubehttps://shows.acast.com/retrotubeemail: retrotubepodcast@gmail.comTheme Music by Berlin Horse. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Music Used in this Episode: Kevin Macleod:New Direction/Shores of Avalon/Satin DangerKevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Blacksona:Fuel to Hallucinate/ Eye of Light/Pain Nerves Depression Whatfunk:Something is Following Us/The Times We Had/Lost/Gravity/Lost in the Shadows Steinbruchel:SnowfallAll music licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Additional incidental music by SkillpakPast Dark is written and produced by Carmen Park 

How does literature nourish science? When does physics become poetry? A conversation of cosmic proportions, as two masterful storytellers- Neil Gaiman and Carlo Rovelli - discuss life, the universe and everything. Carlo Rovelli is a theoretical physicist who has made significant contributions to the physics of space and time. He has worked in Italy and the US, and is currently directing the quantum gravity research group of the Centre de physique théorique in Marseille, France. His books Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, Reality Is Not What It Seems and The Order of Time are international bestsellers which have been translated into forty-one languages. His most recent book is There are Places in the World Where Rules are Less Important than Kindness. Neil Gaiman is the author of numerous New York Times bestsellers, including Neverwhere, American Gods, The Ocean at the End of the Lane and the Sandman series of graphic novels. Neil Gaiman is credited with being one of the creators of modern comics, as well as an author whose work crosses genres and reaches audiences of all ages. He is a prolific creator of works of prose, poetry, film, journalism, comics, song lyrics, and drama. The event is chaired by Erica Wagner. Erica was born in New York City and is a widely-acclaimed author and critic. She is the author of Gravity: Stories, Ariel's Gift: Ted Hughes, Sylvia Plath and the Story of Birthday Letters and Seizure, a novel; she is the editor of First Light: A Celebration of Alan Garner. Twice a judge of the Man Booker Prize, she was literary editor of The Times for 17 years and is now contributing literary editor for Harper’s Bazaar as well as writing for the Financial Times, the Economist and the New York Times. She was the recipient of the Eccles British Library Writer’s Award in 2014, and Chief Engineer, her biography of Washington Roebling, builder of the Brooklyn Bridge, was published by Bloomsbury in 2017. Recorded via zoom in December 2020. 5x15 brings together outstanding individuals to tell of their lives, passions and inspirations. Learn more about 5x15 events: 5x15stories.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/5x15stories Facebook: www.facebook.com/5x15stories Instagram: www.instagram.com/5x15stories

The Victorian Chaise-longue (1953) is a terrifying short novel by the writer, broadcaster and lexicographer Marghanita Laski. Joining Andy and John is the novelist Eley Williams, author of the awarding winning Attrib. and Other Stories and this year’s wonderful novel of mendacious lexicography, The Liar’s Dictionary. The episode also features Andy’s report back from the summit of Thomas Mann’s The Magic Mountain and John excavates an old Puffin anthology called Authors’ Choice which contains ‘The Tower’ (1955), another deeply unsettling story by Marghanita Laski story, chosen and introduced by Alan Garner.

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Continuing their Samhain trail in the run up to 31st October, the dragons are pleased to welcome Phil Breach as a guest on this week's episode. Phil is the author of various pieces of weird fiction, dark fantasy and folk horror, both in prose and verse, which makes him the perfect addition for this week's topic.    Folk Horror has existed as a genre far longer than the phrase used to describe it. It's a nebulous sub-genre without firm boundaries but done correctly, it holds a dark mirror up to society and to our connection, or lack thereof, with the natural world. What are the key components of folk horror? How does it reflect and distort our expectations of community? Why is landscape such a huge influencer? Join the dragons for a lively discussion and stay to hear two of Phil Breach's beautifully atmospheric poems. On the slab this week: The Wicker Man (1973), Phil Rickman's Merrily Watkins series, In the Company of Wolves, Alan Garner's The Owl Service and many more.   Title music: Ecstasy by Smiling Cynic

When you were a child did you ever have feelings of yearning, melancholy, or a wistful dreaminess to the way you perceived the world around you? If you did, you'll be pleased to know that a movement called Hauntology explores these feelings in great detail! Hauntology originated as a philosophical concept introduced by Jacques Derrida in his 1993 book Spectres of Marx. Put simply, it refers to the persistence of our past presenting itself in the future, in the manner of a ghost. However, in recent years it has expanded far beyond that and the term explores feelings of nostalgia, childhood disquiet and lost futures through music, art and writing – with a heavy focus on a 1970's childhood.  In today's episode I have a chat to Bob Fischer - author of the book Wiffle Lever To Full! writer for The Fortean Times, Electric Sound Magazine and creator of the blog The Haunted Generation. Here is an overview of some of things me and Bob chat about: • What hauntology Is and where the idea originated. • The effect old film and photographs have on you as a child. • A child's perception of time and its hauntological effect. • Do 70's children have a different perception of nostalgia compared to children of today? • When Bob realised his childhood feelings related to hauntology.  • Some 90's/ 00's kids show that gave me hauntological feelings. • The influence Alan Garner had on Bob growing up. • The changing ideas of ‘lost futures' from the 60's up to the present day. • Different era's bleeding into each other creating a multi layered hauntological effect. • Hypothesising hauntological feelings of the future. Episode Extras: https://www.patreon.com/posts/40537106   (Recorded August 2020)

A trope which regularly crops up in speculative fiction is that of the hero or protagonist being forced to confront the temptation to use power which has been designated as 'bad'. Whether the author likes to test their main character to destruction or whether it's the reader enjoying watching a protagonist examine their own morality and how flexible or rigid their sense of ethics is, the trope appears in everything from children's fiction to sci-fi to horror to epic fantasy. This week the dragons delve into why it's so appealing to have the good guy flirt with bad magic. How does this enrich a story? Where can it go wrong? And can power ever be described as truly good or bad?  On the slab this week - Star Wars, The Whitby Witches by Robin Jarvis, The Untamed, The Moon of Gomrath by Alan Garner and many more.   Title Music: Ecstasy by Smiling Cynic

Holy smokes, it's been a little while, hasn't it? This episode sees a triumphant return to all things weird and wizardish, as we throw back to Alan Garner's 1960 classic, The Weirdstone of Brisingamen. We do our best argue about the pronunciation of the title for less than half of the episode, and, at least by that metric, we consider our 51st outing to be a qualified success. Put on your robe and wizard hat and join us on this happy occasion.

In 2018,a young entrepreneur named Michael Hood asked Buffett what skills young people should focus on. Buffett answered, “Invest in yourself. The one easy way to become worth 50% more than you are now — at least — is to hone your communication skills — both written and verbal. If you can’t communicate, it’s like winking at a girl in the dark — nothing happens. You can have all the brainpower in the world, but you have to be able to transmit it.”  Many people may think that some are born with the gift for being an excellent conversationalist, while others are not. In fact, there is no such thing as a gift for being good at holding a conversation. People who are good at communication just know some simple skills that everyone can learn. In this book, Conversationally Speaking, Alan Garner uses everyday language and rich teaching examples to help us learn conversation skills and gain the upper hand in social situations.

A brief introduction to the British fantasy writer, Alan Garner. This short lecture offers an overview of the fantasy writer Alan Garner's early fiction, from 'The Weirdstone of Brisingamen' to 'Red Shift', and traces several of Garner's mythological sources and the central themes of his work. Felix Taylor is a DPhil candidate in English at St Hugh's College. His thesis explores the influence of Welsh mythology and folklore in twentieth-century British fiction.

An Interview with Dr Catherine Butler, author of the book 'Four British Fantasists'. An interview with Dr Catherine Butler (Cardiff University) by Will Brockbank (Oxford). Dr Butler has contributed much to fantasy literature studies, most notably her book 'Four British Fantasists'. The interview looks at the definition of fantasy, the 'Oxford School', the relationship between children's writing and fantasy covering a range of writers - J. R. R. Tolkien, Alan Garner, Susan Cooper, and Philip Pullman. Will Brockbank is a DPhil candidate in Old English and Old Norse language and literature at Jesus College, Oxford. He fondly remembers childhood bedtime readings of 'The Hobbit' with his dad. Little did he expect back then that he would later do his MPhil in Medieval English at Pembroke College, where Tolkien was Professor of Anglo-Saxon from 1925 to 1945. When he is not grappling with 'Beowulf' and the 'Poetic Edda', Will is usually dreaming of the islands of the North Atlantic.

Episode 200: The F-word Revisited - Faeries in Urban Fantasy   Yes. The Moment has come. In concession to the dragons 200th episode, Jules is allowing Madeleine to talk about faeries again. This time, instead of focusing on the folklore, the dragons are looking at how faeries are used in urban fantasy; how that vast body of lore adapts so easily to a modern fantasy setting. From Red Caps to Tuatha de Dannan, faeries are ubiquitous in urban fantasy and the dragons have theories as to why. Under the microscope this week - The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher, The Weirdstone of Brizengamon by Alan Garner, The Folk of the Air by Holly Black, and many more. Join us for an otherworldly celebration of our 200th episode.   Title music: Ecstasy by Smiling Cynic

I really enjoyed my conversation with Fiona. She was one of the first professional UK storytellers and tells with great verve, commitment and humour. She was one of the first people to complete a PhD in storytelling and is a pioneer in the field of education and storytelling and was a founder member of the brilliant and brazen Ogresses storytelling group. She has made her home in Wales and regularly tells stories from the Mabinogi to a variety of audiences in Welsh and English. She also speaks French, Italian and Russian!She leads creative writing groups and has published three books of Welsh folktales and is currently working on the fourth, all with the History Press. Fiona in full flowA professional storyteller since 1989, Fiona’s previous background was in Children’s Theatre, TIE, primary and special needs teaching and educational advisory work, and with the Co-operative Games movement, New Games UK.In this podcast Fiona talks inspiringly about many things including…The inspiration of The Owl Service by Alan GarnerThe importance of the courses run at Tŷ newydd by Eric Maddern and Hugh LuptonThe way the continuity of landscape and place names links very old stories with tellers and audiences todayCooking as a metaphor for the art of the storytellerThe difference between the writer’s and the storyteller’s attitudes to traditional narrativeThe value and joy of working on collaborative projectsClosing the gap between audience and tellerDreaming up projects

This weeks episode is about a remarkable woman from Victorian Wales called Lady Charlotte Guest and her quest to preserve the folklore and legends of her adopted homeland, which would be published as the Mabinogion, widely regarded today as one of the most important collections of medieval prose literature in Europe. The stories it contains began life as part of an oral storytelling tradition in Britains ancient past, featuring political intrigue, bickering royalty, warring armies, noble warriors, brave princesses, wizards, magical technology, trickster like anti heroes, monsters and many other archetypal characters and settings. Before it’s publication there was no such genre of fantasy fiction and it’s influence on our understanding of Arthurian legend as well as other works by authors such as J.R.R Tolkien, Evangeline Walton, Alan Garner and Robert Holdstock cannot be taken for granted. My guest is Siân Esther Powell. Siân is studying for Masters in Celtic Studies and is the creator and host of the excellent Celtic Myths and Legends Podcast. We talked about Lady Charlotte and the scale of the project she undertook to locate and preserve the stories that would make up the Mabinogion, explore what these stories can tell us about ancient Britain and the use of stories in that time to engage with the imagination, and of course look at one of the fantastic stories that make up this incredible work. You can find Siân on Twitter here.

For this episode, Carrie and Jake discuss The Owl Service by Alan Garner. Along the way, Jake sings a tribute to a listener named RobertTheBruceWayne, Carrie reveals whether she would rather be an owl or flowers, and we struggle with Welsh names (sorry). In the next episode, we'll be discussing American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang. You can see one of the plates that inspired Alan Garner at https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/whatson/whats-on/online/magical-books/the-owl-service , and you can see Tamar Williams tell the story of Blodeuwedd at https://youtu.be/Oysj9gIYqEY (this episode contains some short excerpts from this video). If you have any comments or suggestions, join us on our Goodreads page at https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/188869-love-ya-like-crazy, or tweet to us at https://twitter.com/loveYApod, or email us at podcast at loveYAlikecrazy.com. We'd love to hear from you! Thanks to Shaenon K. Garrity for designing the Love YA Like Crazy icon, to the Sentimental Favorites for the use of their song 'Hey There', and to Charlie McCarron for the 'Love YA Like Crazy' tag. You can help support production of this podcast, and get rewards in return, via our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/loveYAlikecrazy .

In this special surprise Christmas episode, Carrie and Jake talk about (among other things) Little Rabbit Foo Foo, horny robot giraffes with French accents, and how being a gasket builds character. We also explore the Eden Five Needs You 4 extended universe. From all of this, you may deduce that we read Andrew Smith's latest YA novel, Rabbit & Robot. Spoilers abound, so we recommend reading the book before listening! In the next episode, we'll be discussing The Owl Service by Alan Garner. If you have any comments or suggestions, join us on our Goodreads page at https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/188869-love-ya-like-crazy, or tweet to us at https://twitter.com/loveYApod, or email us at podcast at loveYAlikecrazy.com. We'd love to hear from you! Thanks to Shaenon K. Garrity for designing the Love YA Like Crazy icon, to the Sentimental Favorites for the use of their song 'Hey There', and to Charlie McCarron for the 'Love YA Like Crazy' tag. This episode contains some clips from a recording of the Empire Revue, a cabaret show that can be found on the first Sunday of the month at AS220 in Providence, Rhode Island. You can see videos from many of these shows at https://www.youtube.com/user/EmpireRevue/ . You can help support production of this podcast, and get rewards in return, via our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/loveYAlikecrazy . Love YA Like Crazy is a member of the Ear Trumpet Audio podcast network! You can find more information about the network at http://eartrumpetaudio.com/ .

In this episode, Carrie, Jake, and special guest Hayden of the They See Me Rollin and That Gay Sh*t podcasts discuss 'Akata Witch' by Nnedi Okorafor. We also talk about forcing friends to read your screenplay (or listen to your podcast), try and fail to avoid talking about Harry Potter, and announce our new Patreon!!! In the next episode, we'll be discussing The Owl Service by Alan Garner.(OR WILL WE???) If you have any comments or suggestions, join us on our Goodreads page at https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/188869-love-ya-like-crazy, or tweet to us at https://twitter.com/loveYApod, or email us at podcast at loveYAlikecrazy.com. We'd love to hear from you! Thanks to Shaenon K. Garrity for designing the Love YA Like Crazy icon, to the Sentimental Favorites for the use of their song 'Hey There', and to Charlie McCarron for the 'Love YA Like Crazy' tag. You can help support production of this podcast, and get rewards in return, via our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/loveYAlikecrazy . Love YA Like Crazy is a member of the Ear Trumpet Audio podcast network! You can find more information about the network at http://eartrumpetaudio.com/ .

Daniel Morden interviews ALAN GARNER, author of many novels, including THE OWL SERVICE, THE WEIRDSTONE OF BRISINGAMEN,THE MOON OF GOMRATH and STRANDLOPER. They discuss Alan's early influences, the Sleeping Hero legend and the place of folklore and mythology in the modern world

It's Halloween and John and Andy are joined by novelist Lissa Evans and Backlisted's resident revenant, critic Andrew Male, to discuss Ghosts, Edith Wharton's selection of her best supernatural tales, first published in 1937. John also talks about Alan Garner's new memoir Where Shall We Run To? while Andy has been reading Daphne du Maurier's prophetic final novel Rule Britannia.

Author Mark Barrowcliffe (also known under his pen names MD Lachlan and Mark Alder) joins us in this episode. Mark tells us about his first loves in sf, including Alan Garner, Ursula K Le Guin's Earthsea series, Tolkien, Moorcock, and Andre Norton. He talks about his enjoyment of Tolkien and Garner injecting mythology into their fantasy, and Moorcock's ability to challenge his readers by posing difficult questions. When discussing his own writing, Mark reflects on the exhilaration of letting his characters tell their own story, and how this helps when writing characters that come from different backgrounds than his own. He also shares his thoughts on how his experiences practicing boxing, martial arts and fencing give him insight into the scariness of fighting, and how youthful experimentation with hallucinogenic drugs provided inspiration for writing the unreality of a werewolf's state of mind. And he talks about using the trappings of fantasy in storytelling without descending into escapism, and why it's important to refuse to impose modern sensibilities on characters from other periods in history. We talk at length about his latest — and final — instalment in the Wolfsangel series, The Night Lies Bleeding. He discusses the difficulties of writing a story set partially in a Nazi concentration camp, his research into some of the prisoners who were kept there, and the story's exploration of the problems faced by characters who try to maintain a distance from the world, and who descend into evil. We also chat about Mark's experiences with Dungeons & Dragons: from his teenaged years dealing with trolls both in and out of the game's quests, dressing for the part, his ruminations on that period of his life in his book The Elfish Gene, and returning to roleplaying years later. And Mark gives us some hints about the latest story he's working on: a swashbuckling fantasy about a female fencer in the court of Versailles, inspired by the adventures of a real woman known for her duelling victories and romances. Our interview took place in June 2018 via a Skype connection between Mark's home in Brighton, UK, and my studios in the Lair of bloginhood, currently located in a century-old, unused plantation irrigation tunnel in a mountain on Kauai. You can find Mark's books under his various pen names at your local bookstore. To listen to Invaders From Planet 3, or subscribe, visit Libsyn, iTunes, Stitcher, Overcast and Spotify. Be sure to rate and review the show while you're there!

Mike and I discuss the movie (and novel) "Red Shift" by Alan Garner, pt. 2.

Disenchantment, Netflix's new animated series set in a fantastical medieval world from The Simpsons' creator Matt Groening is released this week. TV critic Andrew Collins and comedy writer Natasha Hodgson discuss whether the fantasy series has brought some Simpsons' magic to Netflix. Alan Garner's debut novel, The Weirdstone of Brisingamen, is regarded as one of the great 20th century works of children's literature. It was inspired by the Cheshire landscape he grew up in, like many of his other novels like The Owl Service. His new memoir, Where Shall We Run To?, is a series of recollections of his wartime childhood but it's far from nostalgic. The Oscars have just announced the introduction of a new award category for outstanding achievement in popular film, making superhero films like Black Panther more likely to win an Oscar. Film critic Anna Smith comes into talk about the repercussions.Plus author and creative expert Dave Birss gives us his tips and tricks on how to improve our creativity.Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Kate Bullivant.

It's finale time!! So it's only fitting that we discuss one of the most influential movies of all time, Seven Samurai. This 3 and a half hour masterpiece brings us Alan Garner back to join us on our flagship program. But beforehand we discuss some new trailers, tv shows and just life, and death(almost death). Join us as we celebrate 50 episodes and here's to the next 50!! Sign up for Audible today and get your first month free with a free book by using the link below and join our book club! www.audibletrial.com/podtimeforgot We Have MERCH Now! Check it out. www.teepublic.com/stores/the-podca…that-time-forgot Check us out on our new website and Twitter! www.podtimeforgot.weebly.com twitter.com/podtimeforgot twitter.com/namaste_27 twitter.com/codysthompson

Thank you for joining us for episode 2 of the "PodTimeForgot Book Club". In This episode we sat down to discuss the ins and outs of Bret Easton Ellis' cult hit novel "American Psycho" and how it compares to the film released in 2000. A warning this episode dives into some pretty dark areas of what could be seen as too dark or explicit for some listeners so we would advise listening with a head set. Back with us today is Alan Garner and he is an official member of the PTF Book Club. If you want to join us as he has on this spectacular journey drop us a line over on our Twitter or Gmail. We encourage you to join our conversation by sending your questions and comments in to be featured on the show. Write in or send a short audio clip and telling us your thoughts. We can't wait to hear from you! If you want todays book or any past or future book absolutely free Audible has teamed up with us to bring you this new series. Right now we are offering a 30day free trail and a free audio book over at Audible. Just us type in www.audibletrail.com/podtimeforgot to get yours today! If you found todays episode to your liking we have some merch that should be right up your alley! Over on our TeePublic store we have completely original "American Psycho" themed products right now. it features the 2 sides we see of Patrick Bateman with is face split right down the middle. Between the 2 halves reads in blood "American Psycho" Its now just t-shirts either we have every thing from shock proof phone cases and laptop bags to stickers, mugs, pillows and totes. Use this link and have the world of movie nerd products revealed to you. https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-podcast-that-time-forgot?ref_id=5873 Our twitter @podtimeforgot @namaste_27 @codysthompson Gmail podtimeforgot@gmail.com

Guys!! We did a thing! Movies are very important to us but I know for me(Alex) books have always been the backbone of my life. I never leave my house without a book in hand(actual book. None of that ebook garbage! JK, they are alright) So we decided to start a book club! Were at least once a month we will either read of listen to a book. And if you like audio books we would love for you to join us! Just follow the link below to Audible and enjoy your first month free on us and grab yourself a free book(hopefully American Psycho, that way you can join us for episode 2!). This week we discuss Michelle McNamara's life work and book 'I'll Be Gone In The Dark'. A book about one womans journey to find the Golden State Killer. It was a captivating read. Joining us this week and hopefully going forward is a good friend of both of ours, Mr. Alan Garner. We really hope you guys love this and that intro! Awesome right? 'I'll Be Gone In The Dark' Wiki Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27ll_Be_Gone_in_the_Dark Audible Free Trail: http://audibletrial.com/podtimeforgot We Have MERCH Now! Check it out. www.teepublic.com/stores/the-podca…that-time-forgot Check us out on our new website and Twitter! www.podtimeforgot.weebly.com twitter.com/podtimeforgot twitter.com/namaste_27 twitter.com/codysthompson

Mike and I discuss the movie (and novel) "Red Shift" by Alan Garner.

Alan taught Religious Education to young teenagers in Liverpool and found that active drama and music involvement was the way to capture his pupils' attention. He is now taking a break to recover and using the time to tell the story in his humorous way. This is a sampler at the start of a long series to be broadcast on Flame CCR

The artist and archaeologist Rose Ferraby gets to grips with something that is always around us, but which we almost never stop to consider: gypsum, the chief constituent of the plaster on the walls around us. It's part of this week's series of Cornerstones - nature writing about how rock, place and landscape affects us. Gypsum's use dates back to at least the ancient pyramids of Egypt. Rose explains how gypsum, being highly soluble, is responsible for the notorious sinkholes around the city of Ripon, frequently causing subsidence and damage to homes. She also considers alabaster, a soft, luminous stone composed of gypsum, and which was used to stunning effect for medieval memorials and sometimes even in place of stained glass in windows. Among the other Cornerstones essays this week, the writer Alan Garner takes flint, the stone that has enabled human civilisation, and Esther Woolfson contrasts Aberdeen's granite solidity with the decline of the North Sea oil and gas industry, on which its economy has relied for the last 40 years. Producer: Mark SmalleyImage: Courtesy of the artist Rose Ferraby

The writer Esther Woolfson contrasts the solidity of Aberdeen, the 'Granite City', with the decline of the North Sea oil and gas industry, on which its economy has so relied since the 1970s. It's part of this week's series of Cornerstones - nature writing about rock, place and landscape. Author of 'Field Notes from a Hidden City', about her encounters with Aberdeen's wildlife, Esther reflects on the city's relationship with the North Sea hydrocarbons industry, and how much the city has been affected by the waning oil boom. She contrasts the city's big, public granite Victorian edifices with the slow creation in past millennia beneath the seabed of the oil and gas hydrocarbons which have powered the modern world. Among the other Cornerstones essays this week, the writer Alan Garner reflects upon flint, the stone that has enabled human civilisation, and Sara Maitland considers Lewisian gneiss, so much a rock of ages that it is two-thirds the age of the earth itself. Producer: Mark Smalley Image: Courtesy of the artist Rose Ferraby

The writer Alan Garner sparks with flint, the stone that, perhaps more than any other, has enabled human civilisation. It's a stone that has featured in some of his novels, such as Red Shift, where the same Neolithic hand axe resurfaces across different times to haunt his characters. And it is time and evolution that he looks at in this essay: "My blood walked out of Africa ninety thousand years ago. We came by flint. Flint makes and kills; gives shelter, food; it clothes us. Flint clears forest. Flint brings fire. With flint we bear the cold." Alan's essay is the first of five Cornerstones this week in which different writers reflect on how a particular rock shapes both people and place. Producer: Mark SmalleyImage: Courtesy of the artist Rose Ferraby

Critic and author Erica Wagner and novelist S.F. Said join John and Andy to discuss 'Red Shift', the fifth novel by Alan Garner. Also discussed: 'Brave New Weed' by Joe Dolce (no, not that one) and 'Nomad' by Alan Partridge (yes, that one).

In the second of our series of exclusive sound stories celebrating Britain's forests, Alan Garner reads his own tale of a newcomer who finds ‘ancient noise' beneath the choked underlife of of Cheshire's woodlands• Listen to The Green Stuff by Ali Smith

In the second of our series of exclusive sound stories celebrating Britain's forests, Alan Garner reads his own tale of a newcomer who finds ‘ancient noise' beneath the choked underlife of of Cheshire's woodlands• Listen to The Green Stuff by Ali Smith

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After a final July hiatus we're back! This weekend Gary and I headed to the Waldorf Room to discuss thoughts on Kim Stanley Robinson's 2312 and SF set within our Solar System, World Fantasy Award Lifetime Achievement recipients Alan Garner and George R.R. Martin, and recent issues at Readercon. As always, we hope you enjoy the podcast!

Alan Garner, 'Red Shift' ; Stephen King, '11/22/63' ; Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan, 'The Night Eternal'

Alan Garner spent his early childhood in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England, and he remains associated with the area. Many of his works, including The Weirdstone of Brisingamen and The Moon of Gomrath, are drawn from local legends and locations. Clare Balding walks with him to hear more about the area and how it inspired his writing.

Mariella Frostrup talks to Salman Rushdie, James Ellroy and in his 50th year of writing, Alan Garner.

Alan Garner gives an illustrated lecture on the Legend of Alderley. This version of the myth of the Sleeping Hero is rooted to places on Alderley Edge in Cheshire, where Alan Garner grew up.

Alan Garner, Mark Edmonds and Robert Powell take part in a discussion on the subject of pieces of places, objects and artefacts found and what they mean for writing fiction and for archeology in general.

The 50th anniversary of the publication of Alan Garner's first novel, The Weirdstone of Brisingamen. A talk examining the importance of place in Alan Garner's work. Robert Powell gives a reading of The Stone Book, from The Stone Book Quartet.

Alan Garner gives an illustrated lecture on the Legend of Alderley. This version of the myth of the Sleeping Hero is rooted to places on Alderley Edge in Cheshire, where Alan Garner grew up.