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Anything but this, frankly. Anyone But You Year: 2023 Screenplay by: Ilana Wolpert and Will Gluck Story by: Ilana Wolpert Directed by: Will Gluck Stars: Sydney Sweeney, Glen Powell Show notes: Apologies to anyone who liked this film. We lay into it pretty comprehensively. But then, honestly, any time you want to set yourself up against William Shakespeare you'd better bring your very best (in our humble opinion). If you would like to skip the plot summary for this month's film you can spool forward a little over thirteen minutes into the episode. In this episode we talk a lot about the play Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, which this film makes much of being based on. You can read about it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Much_Ado_About_Nothing. We also mention the films: Titanic (1997) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120338/) Much Ado About Nothing (1993) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107616/) Red, White & Royal Blue* (2023) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10172266/) My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119738/) Set It Up (2018) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5304992/) Friends With Benefits* (2011) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1632708/) And the TV show The Bear (2022- ) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14452776/) *Films marked with an asterisk have previously been featured on the podcast. The Ashton Kutcher film Charles Adrian is trying to get Lisa to watch for the podcast is A Lot Like Love (2005) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0391304/). Next month we are going to watch Housesitter (1992) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104452/). If you would like to suggest films for future episodes, you can tweet Lisa: @LisaStowaway. We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that. Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzalzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley. Thank you for listening!
“If you didn't think you had a thing for Kevin Kline before… that scene is gonna give you one.” French Kiss Year: 1995 Written by: Adam Brooks Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan Stars: Meg Ryan, Kevin Kline, Timothy Hutton Show notes: Why is this film not easier to find (in the UK)?? This is one of the best rom coms on the market. If you would like to skip the plot summary for this month's film you can spool forward just over fourteen minutes into the episode. In this episode we mention the films: I.Q.* (1994) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110099/) Le Bonheur Est Dans Le Pré (1995) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112556/) Le Diner des Cons (1998) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119038/) To All The Boys I've Loved Before* (2018) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3846674/) Grease (1978) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077631/) My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119738/) *Films marked with an asterisk have previously been featured on the podcast. Also, speaking of wine and the enjoyment of wine, Charles Adrian would like to recommend one of his favourite films, Uncorked (2020) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9261218/) Next month we are going to watch Anyone But You (2023) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26047818/). The ‘Much Ado' that Lisa mentions towards the end of this episode is the play Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, which you can read about here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Much_Ado_About_Nothing. In case of need, here is a list of all the Meg Ryan films featured on the podcast to date: Episode 8: Joe Versus The Volcano (1990) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099892/) Episode 12: Sleepless In Seattle (1993) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108160/) Episode 27: You've Got Mail (1998) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0128853/) Episode 34: When Harry Met Sally (1989) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098635/) Episode 39: I.Q. (1994) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110099/) Episode 40: French Kiss (1995) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113117/) If you would like to suggest films for future episodes, you can tweet Lisa: @LisaStowaway. We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that. Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzalzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley. Thank you for listening!
Meg Ryan, Tim Robbins, Walter Mathau… this film is cute and fun with a great cast. But it needs more work. I.Q. Year: 1994 Written by: Andy Breckman and Michael Leeson Based on a story by: Andy Breckman Directed by: Fred Schepisi Stars: Tim Robbins, Meg Ryan, Walter Mathau, Lou Jacobi, Gene Saks, Joseph Maher, Stephen Fry Show notes: This month, Lisa and Charles Adrian go deep into this apparently light and breezy romantic comedy about the life and loves of Albert Einstein's putative niece. If you would like to skip the plot summary for this month's film you can spool forward a little over 12 minutes into the episode. In this episode we mention the films: French Kiss (1995) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113117/) and Room With A View (1985) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091867/). You can read more about the novel Room With A View (1908) by E. M. Forster on Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Room_with_a_View. The article about having many wealthy babies that Lisa mentions is this one: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/may/25/american-pronatalists-malcolm-and-simone-collins Next month we are going to watch French Kiss. If you would like to suggest films for future episodes, you can tweet Lisa: @LisaStowaway. We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that. Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzalzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley. Thank you for listening!
Always Be My Maybe No notes. This is a gorgeous, funny, beautifully-performed, character-driven rom com. Always Be My Maybe Year: 2019 Written by: Ali Wong, Randall Park & Michael Golamco Directed by: Nahnatchka Khan Stars: Ali Wong, Randall Park, James Saito, Michelle Buteau, Vivian Bang, Keanu Reeves, Daniel Dae Kim Show notes: This month Lisa and Charles Adrian try very hard to put their fingers on exactly how it is that this rom com is as good as it is. If you would like to skip the plot summary for this month's film you can spool forward 9 and a half minutes into the episode. Correction: when we talk about the Billy Eichner film Bros, we call it Boys. We mean Bros. In this episode we mention the films: The Apartment (1960) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053604/) Notting Hill (1999) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0125439/) Bros* (2022) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9731598/) Saving Face* (2004) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0384504/) Dirty Dancing* (1987) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092890/) Four Weddings And A Funeral (1994) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109831/) About Time (2013) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2194499/) Love Actually (2003) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0314331/) And the TV series: Don't Trust The B In Apartment 23 (2012-2013) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1819509/) Tuca & Bertie (2019-2022) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8036272/) Fresh Off The Boat (2015-2020) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3551096/) *Films marked with an asterisk have previously been featured on the podcast. You can find a list of Hallmark Christmas movies on imdb here: https://m.imdb.com/list/ls068976997/ and you can read about Chekhov's Gun on Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chekhov%27s_gun. Next month we are planning to watch either or both of the following Meg Ryan-led rom coms: French Kiss (1995) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113117/) and IQ (1994) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110099/). If you would like to suggest films for future episodes, you can tweet Lisa: @LisaStowaway. We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that. Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzalzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley. Thank you for listening!
But what if Mr Malcolm had written a more interesting list? Mr Malcolm's List Year: 2022 Written by: Suzanne Allain Based on the novel by: Suzanne Allain Directed by: Emma Holly Jones Stars: Zawe Ashton, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Sope Dirisu, Theo James, Freida Pinto, Ashley Park Show notes: We love this film. Seriously. Full marks for performances, set, locations, score, costumes and more where this month's film is concerned. Nevertheless, we have some notes on language & mores, our all-important B couple and the eponymous list. If you would like to skip the plot summary for this month's film you can skip forward 11 minutes into the episode. In this episode we mention the TV shows Pride And Prejudice (1995) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112130/), Bridgerton (2020-) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8740790/) and Downton Abbey (2010-2015) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1606375/) as well as the film Gosford Park (2001) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0280707/). We also mention the novel Pride and Prejudice (1813) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_and_Prejudice) and the play Much Ado About Nothing (1598?) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Much_Ado_About_Nothing). Incidentally, the Mozart opera Charles Adrian was mostly likely thinking of is The Marriage Of Figaro (1786) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Marriage_of_Figaro) and you can find out more about “the world's first purpose-built public art gallery”, aka the Dulwich Picture Gallery (1811), here: https://www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/. Next month we are planning to watch The Apartment (1960) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053604/). If you would like to suggest films for future episodes, you can tweet Lisa: @LisaStowaway. We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that. Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzalzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley. Thank you for listening!
Who knew Mattifer (Jenthew?) would have so much chemistry! The Wedding Planner Year: 2001 Written by: Pamela Falk and Michael Ellis Directed by: Adam Shankman Stars: Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey Show notes: This podcast is now three years old!!! To celebrate, Lisa and Charles Adrian watched J Lo and Matt McConaughey do everything they need to do in this genuinely sweet and funny romantic comedy from the very beginning of the century. The plot summary of this film finishes at about 10 minutes into the episode, in case you would like to skip it. In this episode we mention the films: Speed (1994) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111257/) Failure To Launch* (2006) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427229/) My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119738/) Sliding Doors (1998) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120148/) Rye Lane* (2023) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15893750/) An Affair to Remember (1957) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050105/) Sleepless In Seattle* (1993) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108160/) Casablanca (1942) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034583/) When Harry Met Sally* (1989) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098635/) Marry Me (2022) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10223460/) Hustlers (2019) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5503686/) The Watermelon Woman (1996) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118125/) Stud Life* (2012) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1758770/) Appropriate Behaviour (2014) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3077108/) 500 Days Of Summer (2009) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1022603/) And the TV series: Superstore (2015-2021) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4477976/) *Films marked with an asterisk have previously been featured on the podcast. If you would like to suggest films for future episodes, you can tweet Lisa: @LisaStowaway. We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that. Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzalzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley. Thank you for listening!
When Harry Met Sally Can men and women ever really be friends?? When Harry Met Sally Year: 1989 Written by: Nora Ephron Directed by: Rob Reiner Stars: Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan Show notes: This month Lisa and Charles Adrian invite you to spend New Year with them, enjoying one of the most perfect rom coms ever made. In this episode we mention the film Same Time, Next Year (1978) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078199/) and the TV show How I Met Your Mother (2005-2014) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460649/). If you would like to suggest films for future episodes, you can tweet Lisa: @LisaStowaway. We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that. Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzalzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley. Thank you for listening!
Merry & Gay You think Christmas is bad in your house?? Merry & Gay Year: 2022 Written by: Christin Baker Based on a story by: Maggie Cummings and Megan Ullrich Directed by: Christin Baker Stars: Dia Frampton, Andi René Christensen Show notes: This movie has good bones but Single All The Way deserved more from its queer sibling. Correction: we are not 0 for 4 at this point, as Charles Adrian says towards the end of the episode. We are only 0 for 3. In this episode we mention the films: Notting Hill (1999) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0125439/) You've Got Mail (1998) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0128853/) 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0147800/) Single All The Way (2021) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14315756/) and the TV shows: Crazy Ex Girlfriend (2015-2019) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4094300/) Friends (1994-2004) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108778/) A League Of Their Own (2022) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8226360/) You can find the Guardian ‘How we met' article Charles Adrian mentions here: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/nov/30/how-we-met-dressed-up-as-horse-i-was-the-bum. Next month we will be watching When Harry Met Sally (1989) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098635/) If you would like to suggest films for future episodes, you can tweet Lisa: @LisaStowaway. We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that. Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzalzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley. Thank you for listening!
This month, we respond (with love) to this love letter to South London. Rye Lane Year: 2023 Written by: Nathan Bryon and Tom Melia Directed by: Raine Allen-Miller Stars: David Jonsson, Vivian Oparah Show notes: Peckham, Brixton, Brockley Park, Camberwell Green and Bankside. This is South London, baby. In this episode, we mention the films Before Sunrise (1995) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112471/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) and (inadvertently) Before Sunset (2004) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0381681/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0), 10 Things I Hate About You (1995) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0147800/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0), and Garden State (2004) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0333766/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0). We also mention the song London Boy by Taylor Swift (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsKoOH6DVys) and the New York comedy collective Improv Everywhere (https://improveverywhere.com/). You can find Nathan Rabin's 2007 coining of the phrase Manic Pixie Dream Girl here: https://www.avclub.com/the-bataan-death-march-of-whimsy-case-file-1-elizabet-1798210595 and a 2014 follow up here: https://www.salon.com/2014/07/15/im_sorry_for_coining_the_phrase_manic_pixie_dream_girl/. You can read about Colin Firth's Rye Lane cameo here: https://www.indiewire.com/2023/04/rye-lane-colin-firth-cameo-1234823244/. The song Charles Adrian reminisces about 43 minutes into this episode is Sign Your Name by Sananda Maitreya (singing as Terence Trent D'Arby) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dluHzQhLcME). If you would like to suggest films for future episodes, you can tweet Lisa: @LisaStowaway. We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that. Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzaltzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley.
This November, the gays get their say. Bros Year: 2022 Written by: Billy Eichner, Nicholas Stoller Director: Nicholas Stoller Stars: Billy Eichner, Luke Macfarlane Fire Island Year: 2022 Written by: Joel Kim Booster Director: Andrew Ahn Stars: Joel Kim Booster, Bowen Yang, Margaret Cho, Conrad Ricamora, James Scully Show notes: “Happy ending… rom com… but also we're gay and we do things a little differently.” In this episode Lisa and Charles Adrian dig into this year's big gay rom coms, one of which was released in cinemas and one of which was not. We reference both the 2005 (not 2007) film adaptation (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414387/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) and the 1995 BBC TV adaptation (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112130/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3) of Jane Austin's novel Pride And Prejudice, which you can read about here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_and_Prejudice. Charles Adrian also mentions her novel Persuasion (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persuasion_(novel)) and Lisa mentions the film When Harry Met Sally (1989) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098635/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1). You can find out more about the British band Bros here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bros_(British_band). Debra Messing, for those who do not know, played the eponymous Grace in the series Will And Grace (1998-2006 and 2017-2020), which you can read about here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_%26_Grace. With regard to LGBTQ+ museum spaces in the US and the UK: there are LGBTQ+ objects and archival materials at the National Museum of American History in Washington DC (https://americanhistory.si.edu/topics/lgbtq-history) and an aspiration to create a separate LGBTQ+ museum within the Smithsonian Institution at some point in the future (https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/10/05/smithsonian-lgbtq-museum-bills-introduced-mark-pocan). In London, meanwhile, there is now a dedicated LGBTQ+ museum called Queer Britain (https://queerbritain.org.uk/). Next month, much to Lisa's disgust, we will watch The Holiday (2006) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457939/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0). We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that. Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzaltzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley. Thank you for listening!
This month, Lisa and Charles Adrian compare and contrast two jungle-based adventure rom coms. Romancing The Stone Year: 1984 Written by: Diane Thomas, Lem Dobbs, Howard Franklin, Treva Silverman Director: Robert Zermeckis Stars: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito The Lost City Year: 2022 Screenplay by: Oren Uziel, Dana Fox, Adam Nee, Aaron Nee Based on a story by: Seth Gordon Director: Aaron Nee, Adam Nee Stars: Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum Show notes: This month's episode is slightly longer than usual because we need the time to get into which of these films is better than the other. Spoiler: it's the first one. The first one is better. The ‘Fabio' who is mentioned is Fabio Lanzoni. Fabio is famous for being, among other things, a prolific romance novel cover model. You can read more about him in the Guardian here: https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2015/jul/15/fabio-confessions-original-male-supermodel. We mention the films Step Up (2006) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462590/), Magic Mike (2012) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1915581/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1), 21 Jump Street (2012) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1232829/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)(https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0243155/), The Jewel Of The Nile (1985)(https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089370/) and Body Heat (1981)(https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082089/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0), and the TV series Only Murders In The Building (2021- )(https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12851524/) and The Office (US version) (2005-2013)(https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386676/). The gay rom com we have already covered on the podcast is Single All The Way (2021) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14315756/), which is the subject of our 11th episode. Next month we will try to watch Bros (assuming it is available to watch in our jurisdiction by the time we need to record) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9731598/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1). We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that. Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzaltzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley. Thank you for listening!
It's still wedding season! This month we look at a desi take on the wedding-based rom com. But how desi is it? And, frankly, how wedding-based? Wedding Season Year: 2022 Written by: Shiwani Srivastava Director: Tom Dey Stars: Pallavi Sharda, Suraj Sharma Show notes: In this episode, we (and our desi co-watchers, through us) weigh in on whether or not this entertaining, funny film really makes good on its apparent promises. Charles Adrian references the films Four Weddings And A Funeral (1994) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109831/), The Wedding Year (2019) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8367184/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt), Plus One (2019) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7645122/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0), Father Of The Bride (1950) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042451/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_8 ) or (1991) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101862/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0). For anyone unfamiliar with the word ‘desi', which we use in this episode, it is used to refer to people and culture of the Indian diaspora. For more information, you can visit the Wikipedia entry here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desi. Next month we will be watching Romancing The Stone (1984) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088011/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) and The Lost City (2022) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13320622/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1). We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that. Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzaltzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley. Thank you for listening!
The first of three (3) films to star Rock Hudson, Doris Day and Tony Randall, Lisa and Charles Adrian chew over whether Pillow Talk can be said to have succeeded on its own terms. Pillow Talk Year: 1959 Screenplay by: Stanley Shapiro and Maurice Richlin Based on a story by: Russell Rouse and Clarence Greene Director: Michael Gordon Stars: Rock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony Randall, Thelma Ritter Show notes: In this episode we reference the films The African Queen (1951) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043265/), Bringing Up Baby (1938) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029947/), The Shop Around The Corner (1940) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033045/) and You've Got Mail (1998) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0128853/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1). We also mention (or allude to) the films 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0147800/), Joe Versus The Volcano (1990) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099892/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3), Failure To Launch (2006) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427229/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) and Dirty Dancing (1987) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092890/), which have all been discussed in previous episodes. For anyone who is interested, Wikipedia has an entry on party lines in telephony: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_line_(telephony). Next month we will be watching Wedding Season (2022) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11426572/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0). We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that. Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzaltzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley.
Whom amongst us has not carried a watermelon? Content note for this episode: Roe v. Wade, abortion, bodily autonomy, reproductive justice. Dirty Dancing Year: 1987 Written by: Eleanor Bergstein Director: Emile Ardolino Stars: Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey Show notes: With one of the most iconic meet-cutes in the history of cinema, some serious obstacles and an all-time great happy ending, this might be the best rom com ever made. Is it really a rom com, though? Who cares when it's the best freaking film in the history of cinema! In this episode, we mention The Wedding Year (2019) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8367184/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt), which we covered more fully in our previous episode. Lisa also talks about the film That Thing You Do (1996) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117887/), the TV show Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015-2019) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4094300/?ref_=nm_knf_t1) and the band Fountains of Wayne (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountains_of_Wayne), all of which featured music by Adam Schlesinger. She also references Titanic (1997) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120338/). The intensely erotic upside-down Spiderman kiss that Charles Adrian mentions is from the 2002 film Spider-Man (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0145487/) starring Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst. We also reflect, from about 28 minutes in until about 36 minutes in, on how the story of Penny's abortion is handled in this film and how differently that part of the film hits now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned in the US. This episode features a contribution from Charles Adrian's younger sister Lissa Gillott. We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that. Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzaltzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley. Thank you for listening!
One of these films is better than the other. Boomshakalaka. The Wedding Year Year: 2019 Screenplay by: Donald Diego Director: Robert Luketic Stars: Sarah Hyland, Tyler James Williams Plus One Year: 2019 Written and directed by: Jeff Chan and Andrew Rhymer Stars: Jack Quaid, Maya Erskine Show notes: June is the beginning of big-time wedding season in the UK so when better to compare and contrast these two multi-wedding-themed rom-coms? The watchword for this month's episode is COMMITMENT. In this episode we reference Friends With Benefits (2011) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1632708/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) and No Strings Attached (2011) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1411238/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0), which were the subject of our fifth episode. Charles Adrian also mentions the TV show Greenleaf (which he loves) (2016-2020) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4971144/). In July, we will be watching DIRTY DANCING!!!!!!!! (1987) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092890/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that. Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzaltzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley. Thank you for listening!
You have to put your own oxygen mask on first, folks. That's just how it is. I Want You Back Year: 2022 Written by: Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger Director: Jason Orley Stars: Charlie Day, Jenny Slate, Scott Eastwood, Gina Rodriguez, Manny Jacinto, Clark Backo Show notes: This six-some reel of a film feels simultaneously up-to-date and out of time. And it might just be (for Charles Adrian, at least) too funny? In this episode, we reference the musical Little Shop Of Horrors (first published 1982) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Shop_of_Horrors_(musical)) and the films Sleepless In Seattle (1993) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108160/), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405422/) and When Harry Met Sally (1989) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098635/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) (Sleepless In Seattle is also the subject of our 12th episode, btw). We namecheck Nancy Meyers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Meyers) and the “Polish guy who used to wake his actors up”, whose name Charles Adrian can't remember at around the 31 minute mark, is Jerzy Grotowski (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerzy_Grotowski). In June, we will be watching the films Plus One (2019) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7645122/) and The Wedding Year (2019) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8367184/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0). We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that. Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzaltzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley. Thank you for listening!
It takes all sorts to make the lesbian nation. Thank goodness. Go watch this film! Stud Life Year: 2012 Written by: Campbell Ex Director: Campbell Ex Stars: T'Nia Miller, Kyle Treslove, Robyn Kerr Show notes: In a world where MySpace is still a thing, JJ, Seb and Elle work out their various issues in this British indie that might or might not be a rom com. Don't worry: Lisa and Charles Adrian weigh in. We reference the films Four Weddings And A Funeral (1994) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109831/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) and Resort To Love (2021) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12929990/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0). (Resort To Love is the subject of the 9th episode of this podcast.) We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that. Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzaltzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley. Thank you for listening!
Lisa and Charles Adrian round off their holiday season with one of the most beloved rom coms ever made. Which, they decide, might not actually be a rom com. This episode was not supposed to be a take down of Sleepless In Seattle but that is what it has turned into. Sorry not sorry. Sleepless In Seattle Year: 1993 Screenplay by: Nora Ephron, David S. Ward, Jeff Arch Based on a story by: Jeff Arch Director: Nora Ephron Stars: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Bill Pullman, Ross Malinger, Rosie O'Donnell Show notes: Straightforwardly plumping for magic over security and for fantasy over reality, Sleepless In Seattle is for sure a film about yearning and it is certainly very funny and beautifully written and well-made, but is it romantic? We prepare to upset literally millions of fans by arguing that this film is not the rom com that it purports to be and that it is, in fact, about a woman who abuses her position as a journalist to stalk a man who is still mourning his dead wife. We mention the films An Affair To Remember (1957) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050105/), Joe Versus The Volcano (1990) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099892/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0), While You Were Sleeping (1995) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114924/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1), When Harry Met Sally (1989) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098635/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0), You've Got Mail (1998) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0128853/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) and Fatal Attraction (1987) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093010/). We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that. Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzaltzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley. Thank you for listening!
Lisa and Charles Adrian's extended Christmas season continues with a Netflix-produced, gay-themed, family-focused rom com. Single All The Way Year: 2021 Written by: Chad Hodge Director: Michael Mayer Stars: Michael Urie, Philemon Chambers Show notes: Is there to be no end to these excellent Christmas rom coms? Spoilers be damned, we loved this gay ass film. We mention the film While You Were Sleeping (1995) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114924/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1), which was the subject of our previous episode, the TV series Schitt's Creek (2015-2020) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3526078/), which features Jennifer Robertson as Jocelyn Schitt, and the films Dumplin' (2018) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4878482/), Hocus Pocus (1993) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107120/) and Sister Act (1992) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105417/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1), which all star Kathy Najimi. Here is the definition of ‘plant gay' in the Urban Dictionary: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=plant%20gay and their definition of ‘guncle' is here: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=guncle. Next month we are planning to watch Sleepless In Seattle. We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that. Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzaltzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley. Thank you for listening!
While You Were Sleeping This month, Lisa and Charles Adrian give themselves an early Christmas present. While You Were Sleeping Year: 1995 Screenplay by: Daniel G. Sullivan and Fredric Lebow Director: Jon Turtletaub Stars: Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman, Peter Gallagher Show notes: While You Were Sleeping is one of Lisa's favourite films; she has watched it many, many times. Charles Adrian was watching this for, maybe, the third time. It's a great film. We like it so much. In this episode, we acquit Lucy of the charge of being creepy, investigate the mystery of the missing meet-cute and propose two small changes to raise what is already a perfect rom com to greater perfection. Merry Christmas already. You can watch the trailer for While You Were Sleeping here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsJxyUvkB_E Next month we are planning to watch Single All The Way, which is due to be released on Netflix on 2nd December, 2021. We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that. Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzaltzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley. Thank you for listening!
Surely designed to make you want to go to Mauritius, Lisa and Charles Adrian find that this month's rom com is a lot more than just an advertising feature. Resort To Love Year: 2021 Screenplay by: Tabi McCartney and Dana Schmalenberg Based on a story by: Tabi McCartney Director: Steven K. Tsuchida Stars: Christina Milian, Jay Pharoah, Sinqua Walls, Christini Pitts Show notes: Resort To Love is a really good rom com. It's a solidly built, satisfying, funny, well-written, well-acted rom com with a beautiful soundtrack and dreamy locations. But would we pay to see it at the cinema? Maybe. We don't know. We streamed it on Netflix. And how is it different from the great rom coms of yesteryear? Is it really so different from them? What makes a great rom com anyway? We are not sure. But we have some ideas. Other films mentioned in this episode are: Joe Versus The Volcano (1990) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099892/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 – also the subject of episode 8 of this podcast), To All The Boys I've Loved Before (2018) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3846674/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 – also the subject of episode 2 of this podcast), 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0147800/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 – also the subject of episode 1 of this podcast), My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119738/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800039/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0), Love's Last Resort (2017) (the synopsis of which is here: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6398360/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0), You've Got Mail (1998) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0128853/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1), Sliding Doors (1998) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120148/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) and Christina Milian's previous Netflix outing Falling Inn Love (2019) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9860728/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0). We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that. Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzaltzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley. Thank you for listening!
For this month's episode, long-time listener first-time caller Liz Bailey joins Lisa and Charles Adrian from Cardiff for a wide-ranging discussion about the first film in the Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan cinematic universe. Joe Versus The Volcano Year: 1990 Screenplay by: John Patrick Shanley Director: John Patrick Shanley Stars: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan Show notes: Is this a rom com? In this episode we more or less abandon our search for meet-cutes, obstacles and happy endings in order to zero in on what each of us want from a romantic film that may, like this one, also be very funny. Some of us have also climbed volcanoes in real life. You can find an image of the poster for this film on imdb.com here: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099892/ Charles Adrian references the artist L. S. Lowry, who you can read about on Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._S._Lowry. Liz references filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard, who you can read about on Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Luc_Godard, and the Tom Hanks/Shelley Long film The Money Pit (1986) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091541/). Also mentioned are the films High Society (1956) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049314/), Twister (1996) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117998/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0), Jurassic Park (1993) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107290/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0), Jaws (1975) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073195/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0), Die Hard (1988) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095016/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) and She's All That (1999) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0160862/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0), as well as Jane Austin's Persuasion (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persuasion_(novel)). We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that. Also, due to circumstances beyond our control, there is some noise of pneumatic drilling intermittently audible in the background of this episode from about 28 minutes in; apologies for that too. Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzaltzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley. Thank you for listening!
It is August, which is supposed to be summertime in the UK (where we record from), so Lisa and Charles Adrian have picked a sunny rom com for this month's episode. If you haven't seen this film, don't read any further! Don't listen to this episode yet! Watch the film! Enjoy the surprises! Then come back to read on and listen. You will thank us. Palm Springs Year: 2020 Screenplay by: Andy Siara Based on a story by: Max Barbakow and Andy Siara Director: Max Barbakow Stars: Andy Samberg, Cristin Milioti, J.K. Simmons Show notes: A reminder that this podcast is all spoilers all the time and this film is so delightful to watch unspoiled that we urge you, if possible, to watch it without knowing anything about it (as we did). We loved this film. We had to work really hard to find anything to fix. We hope you like it as much as we did. The short, spoiler-filled plot summary for this film on imdb.com can be found here: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9484998/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt In this episode we reference (and this is, in itself, a HUGE SPOILER) Groundhog Day (1993) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107048/), Russian Doll (which Charles Adrian calls “Russian Dolls”) (2019 – ) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7520794/), Love Wedding Repeat (which Charles Adrian calls “that other wedding thing that was on Netflix recently”) (2020) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5096470/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_7) and The Good Place (2016 – 2020) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4955642/). We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that. Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzaltzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley. Thank you for listening!
This month, Lisa and Charles Adrian look into the novel and surprising concept of ‘sex friends' as it is explored in two films from ten years ago. Friends With Benefits Year: 2011 Screenplay by: Keith Merryman, David A. Newman and Will Gluck Based on a story by: Harley Peyton, Keith Merryman and David A. Newman Director: Will Gluck Stars: Justin Timberlake, Mila Kunis No Strings Attached Year: 2011 Screenplay by: Elizabeth Meriwether Based on a story by: Michael Samonek and Elizabeth Meriwether Director: Ivan Reitman Stars: Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher Show notes: In this episode we take two films about ‘sex friends' that came out in 2011 – Friends With Benefits and No Strings Attached – and we compare and we contrast and we generally fix. Incidentally, another very important link between these two films, at least at time of recording this episode, and which we forgot to mention, is that Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher are married to each other. Charles Adrian mentions another two Mila Kunis vehicles, Bad Moms (2016) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4651520/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) and Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800039/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1), and he also references an episode of the comedy series Kim's Convenience (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%27s_Convenience). Lisa talks about the film Up In The Air (2009) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1193138/). For anybody who is interested, the Defence Of Marriage Act (known as DOMA) was not struck down by the United States Supreme Court until 2013 (https://www.britannica.com/topic/Defense-of-Marriage-Act) and so cannot be the reason people were only just discovering the concept of ‘sex friends' in 2011. Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzaltzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley. Thank you for listening!
Lisa and Charles Adrian love June Diane Raphael, Lisa Kudrow and also, to a large extent, the Charlize Theron/Seth Rogen vehicle that is Long Shot. Those are the main take-aways from this episode. Year: 2019 Writers: Dan Sterling and Liz Hannah Based on a story by: Dan Sterling Director: Jonathan Levine Stars: Charlize Theron, Seth Rogen, June Diane Raphael, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Ravi Patel Show notes: Note: We record these episodes over the internet and the sound quality in this episode is not always perfect. Our apologies. In this episode, we talk a lot about how much we love June Diane Raphael, who has a crucial supporting role in Long Shot as Maggie Millikin, the chief aide to Charlize Theron's character (Secretary) Charlotte Field. We also talk about how much we love Lisa Kudrow, who has a short and memorable cameo as a pollster. And we get into the nitty-gritty of how we might go about fixing two or three of the small but intensely irritating problems with the film as a whole. Oh, and we do also talk about how much we like this film. We really do like this film. In this episode, Charles Adrian makes a comparison with a climactic scene from Notting Hill (1999) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0125439/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) and Lisa mentions a previous Seth Rogen vehicle Knocked Up (2007) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478311/). Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzaltzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley. Thank you for listening!
Lisa and Charles Adrian stumble upon a real fixer-upper in this week's film, Failure To Launch. Year: 2006 Writers: Tom J. Astle and Matt Ember Director: Tom Dey Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker, Zooey Deschanel, Justin Bartha, Bradley Cooper, Terry Bradshaw, Kathy Bates, Tyrel Jackson Williams Show notes: Note: We record these episodes over the internet and the sound quality in this episode is not always perfect. Our apologies. This time round, we congratulate the filmmakers of Failure To Launch on producing material that could be made into at least three other better films. Which is to say, we really didn't like this film. We mention cameos from Jessica Stone as Boatyard Woman and a young Patton Oswalt as Techie Guy. This film references The Philadelphia Story (1940) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032904/), so we mention it too, along with its jazz remake High Society (1956) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049314/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1), and Lisa talks about Hitch (2005) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386588/). Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzaltzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley. Thank you for listening!
Lisa and Charles Adrian get into the Netflix-produced modern classic To All The Boys I've Loved Before. Year: 2018 Writer: Sofia Alvarez Based on the novel by: Jenny Han Director: Susan Johnson Stars: Lara Condor, Noah Centineo, Janel Parrish, Anna Cathcart, Andrew Bachelor, Trezzo Mahoro, Madeleine Arthur, Emilija Baranac, Israel Broussard, John Corbett Show notes: In this episode we get lost in the weeds of our synopsis, sail through the meet-cute, obstacles and happy ending, and land on the one thing that would make this film better. We mention the TV show Pretty Little Liars (2010-2017), in which Janel Parrish played Mona Vanderwaal. You can read about it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Little_Liars and watch Charles Adrian talk to Vera Chok about it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Exrw-iaYTxk. We also mention the TV shows Golden Girls (1985-1992) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golden_Girls), Bridgerton (2020) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgerton) and Never Have I Ever (2020) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_Have_I_Ever_(TV_series)), the film She's All That (1999) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She%27s_All_That) and the novel that sparked a thousand rom coms: Jane Austin's Pride And Prejudice (1813) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_and_Prejudice). In the previous episode of this podcast, we talked about the film 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10_Things_I_Hate_About_You). Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzaltzaustwick.com). Thank you for listening!
While Page One continues its ever-extending mid-season break, Charles Adrian has popped back onto the mic to let listeners know about a podcast he is making with Lisa Findley called The Rom Com Rewrite. Rom com fans everywhere can find it on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/4D3CW2TnT1tIRorlbqp2kF) and Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-rom-com-rewrite/id1551541870). Incidentally, you can find a description of the seven major beats of rom com writing here: https://www.well-storied.com/blog/anatomy-of-a-romantic-comedy-seven-essential-story-beats Also, while he’s here, Charles Adrian would like to recommend the beautiful, 4-part podcast The Fateful Tale Of Chesapeake Bay, which you can find on Apple Podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-fateful-tale-of-chesapeake-bay/id1541527814 (and a quick google will take you to all the other places that you can find it). Also: Miriam Gould, who is one of the co-hosts, was previously a guest on Page One and you can find that episode here: http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season4#/123-miriam-gould/ More information about Page One is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/
Lisa and Charles Adrian kick off The Rom Com Rewrite in time for Valentines Day by talking about the (now) classic rom com 10 Things I Hate About You. Year: 1999 Writers: Karen McCullah and Kirsten Smith Director: Gil Junger Stars: Heath Ledger, Julia Styles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Larisa Oleynik (also mentioned in this episode: David Krumholtz, Susan May Pratt and Gabrielle Union) Show notes: In this episode, we give a synopsis of the film 10 Things I Hate About You (and a synopsis of that synopsis because Charles Adrian found the film so difficult to follow), we take you through the meet cute, the obstacles and the happy ending, and then we talk about how we would make it better. You can find a description of the seven major beats of rom com writing here: https://www.well-storied.com/blog/anatomy-of-a-romantic-comedy-seven-essential-story-beats We mention that the plot of this film is based on The Taming Of The Shrew by William Shakespeare, which you can read a synopsis of here: https://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/shrew/summary/. We also mention Sleepless In Seattle (a 1993 film that you can read about on imdb here: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108160/), She's All That (a 1999 film that you can read about on imdb here: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0160862/) and Clueless (a 1995 film that you can read about on imdb here: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112697/). The Ellen we mention is Ellen Degeneres; you can read about The Puppy Episode of her sitcom Ellen, in which the character she played came out as a lesbian, on Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Puppy_Episode. You can find out about Bikini Kill on Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bikini_Kill and you can browse a whole selection of the kind of Jared Leto photographs that Kat might have had in her drawer here: https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/photos/jared-leto-1997?family=editorial&phrase=jared%20leto%201997&sort=best Thank you for listening!
Searching for Mx Right! Lisa and Charles Adrian LOVE rom coms but they have some suggestions. In each episode, they choose a film, take it lovingly apart and put it back together better. Warning: this podcast is all spoilers all the time! The Rom Com Rewrite is a new podcast from Lisa Findley and Charles Adrian.
Taking another break from revisiting the books that he has been given by guests on the podcast, Charles Adrian revisits instead what he said in the previous episode about Scottish Country Dancing and talks about three books that he has very much enjoyed. More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/ Correction 1: This episode was recorded on the 15th December, 2020, and not the 14th December as Charles Adrian says. Correction 2: Charles Adrian mistakenly pronounces Ivanhoe as Ivinghoe. The first is a novel by Sir Walter Scott; the second is a village in Buckinghamshire. Correction 3: The novelist Charles Adrian refers to as JY Yang in this episode has been called Neon Yang since September 2020. You can read the announcement on their Twitter here: https://twitter.com/itsneonyang/status/1300790160301461507 The podcast will also be taking a break over festive season and will return with new episodes at some point in the new year. Also mentioned in this episode are Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott, which is discussed in Page One 49 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-1#/49-page-one-49/), Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson, which is discussed in Page One 16 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-1#/16-cat-james/) and Page One 159 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-6#/159-poir-3/), and Scottish Fiddlers And Their Music by Mary Anne Alburger, which is discussed in Page One 126 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season4#/126-ms-samantha-mann/) and Page One 191 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-6#/191-poir-33/). Cameryn Moore, who is mentioned here, is featured in Page One 98 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-3#/98-cameryn-moore/). You can find some information on the Prison Industrial Complex and prison abolition in the UK from the Empty Cages Collective here: http://www.prisonabolition.org/what-is-the-prison-industrial-complex/ Diane di Prima, also mentioned here, is discussed in more depth in Page One 122 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season4#/122-chris-goode/) and Page One 190 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-6#/190-poir-32/). The Fifth Sacred Thing by Starhawk is a standalone novel but The Black Tides Of Heaven by Neon Yang is at the beginning of the Tensorate series and A Hero Born by Jin Yong is the first part of The Condor Trilogy. You can read more about The Condor Trilogy on Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condor_Trilogy. Episode image is a detail from the cover of The Black Tides Of Heaven by Neon Yang, published by tor.com in 2017; cover art by Yuko Shimizu; cover design by Christine Foltzer. Episode recorded: 15th December, 2020. Book listing: The Fifth Sacred Thing by Starhawk The Black Tides Of Heaven by Neon Yang A Hero Born by Jin Yong
Marked as explicit because of strong language. Speaking minutes after he had finished recording the previous episode of the podcast, Charles Adrian revisits the last books that were given to him by guests on the 4th season of the podcast. More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/. You can find information about London’s National Theatre here: https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/ and about Liverpool’s Empire Theatre here: https://www.liverpooltheatres.com/venue/liverpool-empire-theatre_liverpool Also mentioned in this episode is Dracula by Bram Stoker You can find Phoebe Judge’s podcast Phoebe Reads A Mystery, series 6 of which is a reading of Dracula by Bram Stoker, here: https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery You can find out more about Charles Adrian’s alter-ego Ms Samantha Mann here: http://www.mssamanthamann.com/ and you can find her advice videos, which were filmed and edited by Polis Loizou, on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/mssamanthamann You can watch a video trailer for the show Angels’ Share by Nico And The Navigators here: http://navigators.de/index.php?id=338&L=324. It was made in collaboration with a group calling themselves Urban Strings. You can find out more about Scottish Country Dancing on the RSCDS website here: https://www.rscds.org/ Books discussed in this episode were previously discussed in Page One 124 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season4#/124-polis-loizou/), Page One 125 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season4#/125-natalie-flynn/) and Page One 126 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season4#/126-ms-samantha-mann/). Episode image is a detail from a photo by Charles Adrian. Episode recorded: 17th November, 2020. Book listing: The Keep by Jennifer Egan (Page One 124) The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams (Page One 125) Scottish Fiddlers And Their Music by Mary Anne Alburger (Page One 126)
Marked as explicit because of derogatory language. Fleeing from hammering and drilling sounds coming through the wall, Charles Adrian talks about books that were given to him towards the end of the fourth season of his podcast. More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/. You can find a handy primer on the limitations of a first-past-the-post voting system, along with links to information about alternative systems, on the Electoral Reform Society’s website here: https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/voting-systems/types-of-voting-system/first-past-the-post/ You can read about Caroline Lucas, who at time of recording this episode was the UK’s first and only Green Party MP, on Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Lucas Revolutionary Letters by Diane di Prima is also discussed in Page One 185. Rebecca Solnit, mentioned briefly here, is discussed more fully in Page One 135. The episode of the podcast Reply All that Charles Adrian mentions about the activist barricaded inside his apartment while the police massed outside is here: https://gimletmedia.com/shows/reply-all/wbhgk9. The episode is from the podcast Resistance, which you can find here: https://gimletmedia.com/shows/resistance The Sadean Women by Angela Carter is discussed more fully in Page One 123. Other books by Angela Carter discussed on the podcast are Wise Children (Page One 54), The Passion Of New Eve (Page One 76) and The Bloody Chamber (Page One 86, Page One 135 and Page One 141). The homepage of the Battersea Arts Centre is here: https://bac.org.uk/ Books discussed in this episode were previously discussed in Page One 121 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season4#/121-bettina-john/) and Page One 122 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season4#/122-chris-goode/). Episode image is a detail from a photo by Charles Adrian. Episode recorded: 17th November, 2020. Book listing: The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing (Page One 121) Revolutionary Letters by Diane Di Prima (Page One 122) The Sadean Women by Angela Carter (Page One 123)
Taking the time to indulge in some discussion of both the Gunpowder Plot and the differences between climbing and bouldering, Charles Adrian starts off the UK’s second national lockdown with three more books from guests on the podcast. More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/. A description of the Gunpowder Plot and its aftermath can be found on Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunpowder_Plot and a round-up of the differences between climbing and bouldering can be found on the Guardian here: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2008/jul/19/healthandwellbeing. Arlie Adlington is featured in Page One 148, which you can listen to here: http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season5#/148-arlie-adlington/ Another book by Robert Louis Stevenson, Kidnapped, is discussed in Page One 16, which features Isbel’s sister Cat James, and in Page One 159, which doesn’t. A Time Of Gifts by Patrick Leigh Furmor is discussed in Page One 32 and Page One 164. Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov is also discussed in Page One 151 (and particularly in the unedited version of that episode). Other books by Vladimir Nabokov discussed on the podcast are Lolita (Page One 71) and Collected Stories (Page One 162). Another book by W. Somerset Maugham, The Narrow Corner, is discussed in Page One 66. The Selected Short Stories Of “Saki” by “Saki” is discussed in Page One 12 and Page One 158. You can read about the trials of Oscar Wilde for gross indecency on Famous Trials here: https://famous-trials.com/wilde/327-home Books discussed in this episode were previously discussed in Page One 118 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season4#/118-isbel-james/), Page One 119 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season4#/119-katherine-leedale/) and Page One 120 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season4#/120-a-f-harrold/). Episode image is a detail from a photo by Charles Adrian. Episode recorded: 5th November, 2020. Book listing: Travels With A Donkey In The Cévennes and The Amateur Emigrant by Robert Louis Stevenson (Page One 118) Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov (Page One 119 and Page One 151) The Razor’s Edge by W. Somerset Maugham (Page One 120)
Marked as explicit because of strong language. Still living in a Tier 2 city, Charles Adrian talks about three slim books, all of which feature characters who are children. More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/. You can read about The Good Immigrant on Nikesh Shukla’s website here: http://www.nikesh-shukla.com/the-good-immigrant. You can read Darren Chetty on the prevalence of white protagonists in Media Diversified here: https://mediadiversified.org/2013/12/07/you-cant-do-that-stories-have-to-be-about-white-people/ and you can download Beyond The Secret Garden by Darren Chetty and Karen Sands-O’Connor here: https://www.academia.edu/37977267/Beyond_the_Secret_Garden_Black_Asian_and_Minority_Ethnic_Representations_in_Childrens_Literature If you, like Charles Adrian, are confused about comic book terminology, there is an article about Trade paperbacks on Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_paperback_(comics) If you are near Angoulême in France, meanwhile, and interested in comics and graphic novels, the Cité Internationale de la Bande Dessinée et de l’Image is well worth a visit: http://www.citebd.org/ Books discussed in this episode were previously discussed in Page One 115 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season4#/115-antosh-wojcik/), Page One 116 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season4#/116-joseph-paterson/) and Page One 117 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season4#/117-iskandar-sharazuddin/). Episode image is a detail from a photo by Charles Adrian. Episode recorded: 29th October, 2020. Book listing: Beside The Sea by Véronique Olmi (trans. Adriana Hunter) (Page One 115) Cloud Busting by Malorie Blackman (Page One 116) Saga (Volume One) by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples (Page One 117)
Talking about two books he remembers very little about and the only book he was given twice, Charles Adrian continues his journey through the books from Season 4 of his podcast and reminisces about a trip to Japan. More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/. Correction: Tier 3 of the new restrictions that came into force in the UK on the 14th of October, 2020, is the highest tier, described as “very high risk. Tier 2 is described as “high risk” with tier 1 being “medium risk”. You can find an explanation of the three-tier system on the BBC here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54533924 You can find some information about the setting-up of the Podcasters’ Support Group in London on Helen Zaltzman’s website here: https://helenzaltzman.wordpress.com/podcasters-support-group/ You can read about the spread of Anti-Vaxxer misinformation on social media during the 2020 pandemic in the Lancet here: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/landig/article/PIIS2589-7500(20)30227-2/fulltext, you can read about six common misconceptions about immunisation on the WHO website here: https://www.who.int/vaccine_safety/initiative/detection/immunization_misconceptions/en/ and you can read about possible strategies to counteract a reluctance to receive a possible COVID-19 vaccine in the Atlantic here: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/10/how-change-mind-anti-vaxxer/616722/ Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister of the UK from 4th May, 1979, until the 28th November, 1990. She was succeeded in office by John Major, who was Prime Minister from 28th November, 1990, until the 2nd May, 1997. Sum by David Eagleman was also discussed in Page One 34 and Page One 165. Also mentioned in this episode are Hell, Purgatory and Paradise by Dante Alighieri. Books discussed in this episode were previously discussed in Page One 112 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season4#/112-iszi-lawrence/), Page One 113 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season4#/113-donna-butlin/) and Page One 114 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season4#/114-satoshi-date/). Episode image is a detail from a photo by Charles Adrian. Episode recorded: 16th October, 2020. Book listing: How Mumbo-Jumbo Conquered The World by Francis Wheen (Page One 112) Sum by David Eagleman (Page One 113, Page One 34 and Page One 165) Thousand Cranes by Yasunari Kawabata (trans. Edward G. Seidensticker) (Page One 114)
Marked as explicit because of extensive discussion of death and suicide. Content note: there is a lot of talk of death and suicide in this episode. If you are in the UK and would like to talk to someone in confidence, you can reach Switchboard LGBT at https://switchboard.lgbt/ or by phone on 0300 330 0630, and you can reach the Samaritans at https://www.samaritans.org/ or by phone on 116 123. Taking a very personal look at a poem that has been stuck in his head since the previous episode of this podcast, Charles Adrian talks about the poem Swimmer by Dennis Cooper and some of the things that it brings up for him. Clarification: In the coda to this episode, Charles Adrian talks about queer sexualities having been criminalised only a generation or two ago. He is talking, of course, very parochially, about the situation in the UK, where he lives. In many parts of the world, queer expression in all its forms remains criminalised. You can find a map of countries that criminalise LGBT people here: https://www.humandignitytrust.org/lgbt-the-law/map-of-criminalisation/ although this does not include countries in which attacks against LGBT people are either tolerated or actively encouraged by the state. You can read about the situation in Chechnya, for example, in the Guardian here: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/jun/23/welcome-to-chechnya-harrowing-film-regimes-gay-purge-david-france-lgbt . More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/. You can find Dennis Cooper’s potentially NSFW blog here: https://denniscooperblog.com/ You can find Charles Adrian’s conversation with Uwern Jong here: http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-1#/29-uwern-jong/ and you can follow Griffyn Gilligan on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/gillidactyl The Dream Police by Dennis Cooper was previously discussed in Page One 111 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season4#/111-griffyn-gilligan/) and Page One 185 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-6#/185-poir-28/). Episode image is a detail from the cover of The Dream Police by Dennis Cooper, published by Grove Press in 1995; cover design by John Gall, cover art by Nayland Blake. Episode recorded: 13th and 14th October, 2020. Book listing: Swimmer from The Dream Police by Dennis Cooper
Continuing to feed his own preoccupation with the poem Swimmer by Dennis Cooper, which he has already talked about in both Page One 185 and Page One 186, Charles Adrian hones in on the lines: “Monday Dave calls me/ at a party” and attempts to reconstruct their historical context. More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/. The Dream Police by Dennis Cooper was previously discussed in Page One 111 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season4#/111-griffyn-gilligan/) and Page One 185 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-6#/185-poir-28/) Episode image is a detail from the cover of The Dream Police by Dennis Cooper, published by Grove Press in 1995; cover design by John Gall, cover art by Nayland Blake. Extra recorded: 16th October, 2020. Book listing: Swimmer from The Dream Police by Dennis Cooper
Marked as explicit because of sexual imagery. Beginning with a brief cloudburst and a coda to the previous episode designed to calm Charles Adrian’s esprit d’escalier, the 28th Page One In Review goes on to look at the first five books from the fourth season of the podcast. More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/. The Bees by Laline Paull, Royal Flash by George MacDonald Fraser and Unless by Carol Shields were all discussed at more length in Page One 184. Revolutionary Letters by Diane Di Prima was previously discussed in Page One 122. You can read an outline of the life of Mary Stewart, a.k.a. Mary Queen of Scots, on Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary,_Queen_of_Scots You can read about Dungeons & Dragons on Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons You can read about Petrópolis, the Brazilian Imperial City, on Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petr%C3%B3polis Another book by Dennis Cooper, Guide, is discussed in Page One 72 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-2#/72-isabelle-schoelcher/). The books discussed in the main part of this episode were previously discussed in Page One 107 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season4#/107-vera-chok/), Page One 108 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season4#/108-martin-zaltz-austwick/), Page One 109 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season4#/109-helen-zaltzman/), Page One 110 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season4#/110-nancy-crane/) and Page One 111 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season4#/111-griffyn-gilligan/). Episode image is a detail from a photo by Charles Adrian. Episode recorded: 6th October, 2020. Book listing: A Traveller In Time by Alison Uttley (Page One 107) Wolf In White Van by John Darnielle (Page One 108) Irma Voth by Miriam Toews (Page One 109) Insomnia and Song For The Rainy Season from Collected Poems by Elizabeth Bishop (Page One 110) First Sex (excerpt) and Swimmer from The Dream Police by Dennis Cooper (Page One 111)
Talking bee-realism, female friendship and the intoxication of undeserved power and position, Charles Adrian revisits the three books he was given by guests at the end of the third season of the podcast. More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/. Correction: Contrary to what Charles Adrian says in this episode, The Bees by Laline Paull is not really a Sparticus story. Flora 717 is, in effect, an enslaved bee but she does not exactly gather an army to revolt against her hive and nor is she defeated ultimately. You can read about what is known of Sparticus in Live Science here: https://www.livescience.com/39730-spartacus.html and about Cape honey bees (who, while more likely to be parasites than slaves, display traits similar to Flora 717) on Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_honey_bee. It is also possible that there is no type of bee that is, in fact, known to enslave other types of bee in the way that ants do. You can read about enslaved ants and cuckoo bees on the OUP blog here: https://blog.oup.com/2016/02/enslaved-ants-and-cuckoo-bees/ Clarification: While Charles Adrian mentions radio waves as an example of damaging human intervention in the natural world, he is not a 5G truther; he is taking an example from the book (The Bees by Laline Paull) which may be based on contemporary research. You can read about a study into the effect of cell phone radiation on bee behaviour in the PMC here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3052591/ and about 5G truthers in The Atlantic here: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2020/05/great-5g-conspiracy/611317/ You can read about the waggle dance that foraging bees perform for other members of their colony on Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waggle_dance You can read about The Hero’s Journey on Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero%27s_journey Also mentioned in this episode are Tom Brown’s Schooldays by Thomas Hughes, The Prisoner Of Zenda by Anthony Hope and Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov; Pale Fire is discussed in Page One 119 and Page One 151. You can read about the Schleswig-Holstein question on Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schleswig-Holstein_Question and in the Encyclopaedia Britannica here: https://www.britannica.com/event/Schleswig-Holstein-question Books discussed here were previously discussed in Page One 104 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-3#/104-daniel-elliot/), Page One 105 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-3#/105-tina-sederholm/) and Page One 106 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-3#/106-neil-spokes/). Episode image is a detail of a photo by Charles Adrian. Episode recorded: 1st October, 2020. Book listing: The Bees by Laline Paull (Page One 104) Unless by Carol Shields (Page One 105) Royal Flash by George Macdonald Fraser (Page One 106)
Not, as promised, a short episode that would have allowed listeners to head out into the apple orchards early, Charles Adrian talks this week about three books that he does not remember so very well. More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/. You can read about a day Jean Hannah Edelstein spent in Kreuzberg, Berlin, only two years before Charles Adrian’s conversation with SooJin Anjou in the Guardian here: https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/nov/29/a-day-in-kreuzberg-berlin Correction 1: Groucho Marx died in 1977, not 1972 as Charles Adrian says in this episode. You can read about the life and work of Groucho Marx on Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groucho_Marx Correction 2: Natalia Ginzburg’s father, Giuseppe Levi, was an anatomist and histologist. You can read the abstract on an article on Giuseppe Levi and his influence in the National Library of Medicine here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16997763/ You can read about London’s Crossrail project on their website here: https://www.crossrail.co.uk/ Books discussed in this episode were previously discussed in Page One 99 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-3#/99-soojin-anjou/), Page One 102 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-3#/102-viviana-rossicaffell/) and Page One 103 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-3#/103-rebecca-yeo/). Episode image is a detail from a photo by Charles Adrian Episode recorded: 21st September, 2020. Book listing: The Groucho Letters by Groucho Marx et al (Page One 99) Lessico Famigliare by Natalia Ginzburg (Page One 102) The Uninvited by Geling Yan (Page One 103)
Content note: There is some suicidal ideation described at around the 20 minute mark. This episode is marked as explicit on Apple Podcasts because of some derogatory language. Returning to normal service after last week’s break from Page One In Review, Charles Adrian takes his time to talk through three of the biggest books he has been given by guests on the podcast. More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/. Amos Oz died on the 28th of December, 2018. You can find an article about him and his life-long entanglement with the developing Israeli state by Bernard Avishai in The New Yorker here: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/postscript/what-israel-meant-to-amos-oz You can find out more about Jackson’s Lane Theatre and what they are currently programming on their website here: https://www.jacksonslane.org.uk/whats-on Correction: During the reading of Amos Oz’s A Tale Of Love And Darkness, Charles Adrian missed out the work ‘kind’ in the first description of the brown man, his rescuer. The sentence in question should begin: “A brown man with big bags under his kind eyes…” You can find out more about Vipassana meditation on their English language website here: https://www.dhamma.org/en-US/index You can find out more about Jack Munroe, aka The Bootstrap Cook, on their website here: https://cookingonabootstrap.com/ Anna Sulan Masing was featured in Page One 27: http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-1#/27-anna-sulan-masing/ You can read about Voices At The Table on their website here: https://atthetable.co.uk/series/voices-at-the-table and read a review of M. F. K. Fisher’s The Gastronomical Me by At The Table co-founder Rebecca May Johnson in the Times Literary Supplement here: https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/crunching-delicately-mfk-fisher-patience-gray/ Books discussed in this episode were previously discussed in Page One 95 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-3#/95-karin-eli/), Page One 97 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-3#/97-barry-ferns/) and Page One 98 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-3#/98-cameryn-moore/). Episode image is a detail from a photo by Charles Adrian. Episode recorded: 10th September, 2020. Book listing: A Tale Of Love And Darkness by Amos Oz (trans. Nicholas de Lange) (Page One 95) Grace And Grit by Ken Wilber (Page One 97) Borderland from The Art Of Eating by M. F. K. Fisher (Page One 98)
Taking a few minutes away from recording Page One In Review episodes, Charles Adrian talks about a particular kind of convalescent literature. More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/. “Unlike wizards, who like nothing better than a complicated hierarchy, witches don’t go in much for the structured approach to career progression. It’s up to each individual witch to take on a girl to hand the area over to when she dies. Witches are not by nature gregarious, at least with other witches, and they certainly don’t have leaders./Granny Weatherwax was the most highly-regarded of the leaders they didn’t have.” from Weird Sisters by Terry Pratchett. You can read about Terry Pratchett’s Discworld Series on Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discworld The first Page One In Review episode, which is Page One 157, was recorded on the 18th of March, 2020. Ripley’s Game by Patricia Highsmith is discussed in Page One 76 and Page One 175, Germany by Neil MacGregor is discussed in Page One 177, The Cloudspotter’s Guide by Gavin Pretor-Pinney is discussed in Page One 27 and Page One 163, and Ghost Stories Of An Antiquary by M. R. James is discussed in Page One 36 and Page One 165. Also mentioned in this episode is London: The Biography by Peter Ackroyd. Another book by Peter Ackroyd, Hawksmoor, is discussed in Page One 121. And there are mentions of books by Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers and P. D. James, The Culture Series by Iain M. Banks and the Xenogenesis trilogy by Octavia E. Butler (of which Imago is the third book). Other books by Terry Pratchett mentioned in this episode are The Colour Of Magic, Equal Rites, Mort, Reaper Man and Weird Sisters. Episode image is a detail from the cover of Small Gods by Terry Pratchett, published in 1993 by Corgi Books; cover illustration by Josh Kirby. Episode recorded: 9th September, 2020. Book listing: Small Gods by Terry Pratchett
Getting his mind focused and in the right place, Charles Adrian talks about another ghost book and two books based on real life. More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/. In case you are interested, Charles Adrian talked about the hot weather in Page One 178 and about getting up early in the morning in Page One 172 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-6#/172-poir-16/). You can read about The Ridgeway here: https://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/en_GB/trails/the-ridgeway/ and about the reintroduction of Red Kites into the Chilterns here: https://www.chilternsaonb.org/about-chilterns/red-kites.html Books discussed in this episode were previously discussed in Page One 93 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-3#/93-tom-bowtell/) and Page One 94 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-3#/94-colin-bartlett/). Episode image is a detail from an image by Charles Adrian. Episode recorded: 1st September, 2020. Book listing: How To Be A Bad Birdwatcher by Simon Barnes Yoruba Girl Dancing by Simi Bedford The Ivankiad by Vladimir Voinovich (trans. David Lapeza)
Marked as explicit because of strong language and discussion of sex Having taken a short change is as good as a holiday, Charles Adrian returns to his wooden IKEA steps to talk about the first three books given to him by guests on the third season of the podcast. More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/. Correction: The word Charles Adrian was looking for in relation to the cover of The Clown by Heinrich Böll is ‘monochrome’. Also, it is, of course, Heinrich Böll who won the Nobel Prize in 1972 not this particular novel. You can find out more about The Radio Collective here: http://theradiocollective.com/?LMCL=gdVMwA You can find Phoebe Reads A Mystery here: https://thisiscriminal.com/mystery/ Here is Varna in case you would like to explore the area yourself: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Varna,+Bulgaria/@43.2049449,27.872869,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x40a4538baaf3d7a1:0x5727941c71a58b7c!8m2!3d43.2140504!4d27.9147333?hl=en Galatz, which is the other place mentioned in Bram Stoker’s Dracula, is now called Galați and is here: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Gala%C8%9Bi,+Romania/@45.4377134,28.0124756,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x40b6dee589f2c4b5:0x53d7342f252d702b!8m2!3d45.4353208!4d28.0079945?hl=en Correction: In 1993, when Nicholson’s London Mini Atlas was published, the East London line ran to Shoreditch at “Peak hours and Sunday mornings”. Also, Charles Adrian should have pointed out that Aldwych station, now disused, was still possible to reach on the Piccadilly line from Holborn at “Peak hours only”. You can find out more about Aldwych station on Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldwych_tube_station Books discussed in this episode were previously discussed in Page One 90 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-3#/90-vera-chok/), Page One 91 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-3#/91-richard-purnell/) and Page One 92 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-3#/92-lolie-ware/). Episode image is a detail from an image by Charles Adrian. Episode recorded: 27th August, 2020. Book listing: Cunt-Ups by Dodie Bellamy (Page One 90) The Clown by Heinrich Böll (trans. Leila Vennewitz) (Page One 91) London Mini Atlas published by Nicholson (Page One 92)
During a very hot spell in West London, with a glass of water at his side and a towel draped over his shoulder, Charles Adrian revisits the last three books given to him by guests during the second season of the podcast. More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/. Books discussed here were previously discussed in Page One 87 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-2#/87-alan-cunningham/), Page One 88 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-2#/88-susannah-hewlett/) and Page One 89 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-2#/89-nick-field/). The Cloudspotter’s Guide by Gavin Pretor-Pinney, mentioned briefly here, is discussed more fully in Page One 27 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-1#/27-anna-sulan-masing/) and Page One 163 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-6#/163-poir-7/). Also mentioned in this episode is Les Caves Du Vatican by André Gide. The Guardian has a nicely out-dated article from 2014 about subtweeting and vaguebooking that entirely backs up Charles Adrian’s understanding of those terms: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/2014/jul/23/subtweeting-what-is-it-and-how-to-do-it-well Episode image is a detail from a photo by Charles Adrian. Episode recorded: 11th August, 2020. Book listing: Journals 1889-1949 – André Gide (trans. Justin O’Brien) (Page One 87) Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk (Page One 88) The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters (Page One 89)
On a lovely sunny day in West London, Charles Adrian talks about two ghost books, a book that never was and two other books, one of which he does not want to read from and one of which he does. Keep listening to the very end of the episode to hear the sound that is keeping Charles Adrian awake. More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/. You can find Miranda July and Harrell Fletcher’s crowdsourced art project Learning To Love You More online here: http://www.learningtoloveyoumore.com/index.php; Assignment #58 is this one: http://www.learningtoloveyoumore.com/reports/58/58.php. You can find the web page for the reading of The Swim Team from No One Belongs Here More Than You by Miranda July on Radio 4 Extra here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b069r3rg (at time of publishing, this programme is still not available to listen to) You can, however, listen to The Iron Curtain, which is an episode from the Snap Judgement podcast about a woman called Ulrike Poppe who accessed her Stasi files after the reunification of Germany, here: https://snapjudgment.org/episode/the-iron-curtain-snap-classic/ Books discussed in this episode were previously discussed in Page One 82 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-2#/82-dave-pickering/), Page One 83 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-2#/83-liz-chan/) and Page One 85 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-2#/85-gary-powell/). The Red Tree by Shaun Tan, mentioned briefly here, was previously discussed in Page One 84. Episode image is a detail of a photo by Charles Adrian Episode recorded: 5th August, 2020 Book listing: No One Belongs Here More Than You by Miranda July (Page One 82) The Quest For Christa T by Christa Wolf (trans. Christopher Middleton) (Page One 83) Germany, Memories Of A Nation by Neil MacGregor Little Miss Hug by Roger Harvreaves (Page One 85) The Art Of Fielding by Chad Harbach (Page One 85)
At what might be the half-way point and more opinionated than usual, Charles Adrian talks about three books he was given by friends in Athens. More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/. You can find out more about the Jacques Lecoq school in Paris on their homepage here: http://www.ecole-jacqueslecoq.com/en There is a nice introduction to Our Country’s Good by Timberlake Wertenbaker on the British Library website here: https://www.bl.uk/20th-century-literature/articles/an-introduction-to-our-countrys-good Correction: the last quadrant of Charles Adrian’s summary of Pascal’s Wager (at 18:22) should read: “If I don’t believe in God and God doesn’t exist…” The discussion of Pascal’s Wager in this episode is, in any case, a little superficial. You can find a better summary on Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal%27s_wager and a more extended analysis in the Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy here: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/pascal-wager/ Lawrence Durrell’s Alexandria Quartet is discussed in Page One 55. Books discussed in this episode were previously discussed in Page One 79 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-2#/79-alison-windsor/), Page One 80 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-2#/80-erifili-stefanidou/) and Page One 81 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-2#/81-vicky-sachpazi/). Episode image is a detail of a photo by Charles Adrian. Episode recorded: 27th July, 2020 Book listing: The Playmaker by Thomas Keneally (Page One 79) Oscar Et La Dame Rose by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt (Page One 80) Selected Poems by C. P. Cavafy (trans. David Connolly) (Page One 81)
Marked as explicit because of strong language His hair longer, perhaps, than it has ever been in his life, Charles Adrian talks art, bad people and bookshops. More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/. Correction: during this episode Charles Adrian calls the Bill Drummond book For Sale $20,000 because that is what is written on the cover but its title is in fact $20,000. You can read more about Bill Drummond on Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Drummond and you can read about Duncan McLaren’s book Personal Delivery on his website here: http://www.duncanmclaren.co.uk/pages/david/index-david.html. You can read all about the National Poetry Library – which is, in fact, on level 5 of the Royal Festival Hall in London’s Southbank Centre – on their home page here: https://www.nationalpoetrylibrary.org.uk/ Another book by Patricia Highsmith, The Talented Mr Ripley, is discussed in Page One 53. You can hear Helen Fielding, the author of Bridget Jones’s Diary, among other things, on BBC radio 4’s Desert Island Discs here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000kmr7 Ben Walters was also a guest on Bernadette Russell’s podcast How To Be Hopeful, which you can listen to here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/how-to-be-hopeful-episode-12-home-made-mutant-hope-machines/id543504687?i=1000480104936 Books discussed here were previously discussed in Page One 74 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-2#/74-katrina-crear/), Page One 76 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-2#/76-ben-walters/) and Page One 77 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-2#/77-bernadette-russell/). Episode image is a detail of a photo by Charles Adrian Episode recorded: 21st July, 2020 Book listing: $20,000 by Bill Drummond (Page One 74) Ripley’s Game by Patricia Highsmith (Page One 76) Three Things You Need To Know About Rockets by Jessica A. Fox (Page One 77)
In this Easter episode we discuss the power of belief and how it messes with otherwise brilliant minds... we also discuss Hares, Bill Hicks, rock-pooling and a sofa. Poets, authors and cuttlefish: better for you than a chocolate egg. More obscure too. There is a bit of swearing and discussion of Christian beliefs. www.zlistdeadlist.com FEATURING Philip Henry Gosse - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Henry_Gosse William Cowper - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Cowper With thanks to CHarles Adrian @charldrianand A F Harrold @afharrold. Charles Adrian is a performer, writer and podcaster. The man behind @MsSamanthaMann. Host of Charles Adrian's Sunday Supplement, Sundays at 11am on@TRCTHREE. www.charlesadrian.com A F Harrold is a poet and children's author. His latest book, The Imaginary (about an imaginary friend who's real person gets murdered!!) is available from Bloomsbury. www.afharrold.com Iszi Lawrence is a comedian, artist and podcasterer. www.iszi.com The Z List Dead List is a podcast about obscure people from History. Created by Iszi Lawrence @iszi_lawrence To help support the show please share it with your friends and on social media. For any donations please use the paypal button. Thanks very much! MUSIC All Licenses (apart from Boothby Graffoe who has given permission) can be viewed on www.freemusicarchive.org. Theme: Time Trades Live at the WFMU Record Fair - November 24, 2013 by Jeffery Lewis (http://www.thejefferylewissite.com) Boothby Graffoe @boobygraffoe is used with kind permission. www.theboothbygraffoe.co.uk. Buy his music. See him live. He is better than anyone. Speed The Plough (http://www.speedtheplough.com/) Podington bear (http://podingtonbear.com/) Chris Zabriskie (http://chriszabriskie.com/)
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