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Your local pumpkin patch might be closed for the season, but you can still enjoy crisp, cool evenings and the crunch of fallen leaves with these autumnal reading recommendations. Check out what we talked about: "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen with readalike "Pride and Premeditation: A Jane Austen Murder Mystery" by Tirzah Price. "The Night Country" by Stewart O'Nan with readalike "Dark Tides" by Chris Ewan. "The Chandler Legacies" by Abdi Nazemian with readalike "The Maidens: by Alex Michaelides. "Nine Liars" from the "Truly Devious" series by Maureen Johnson. "Sweetbitter" by Stephanie Danler with readalike "This Tender Land" by William Kent Krueger. "The October Country" by Ray Bradbury with watchalike cartoon miniseries "Over the Garden Wall" from Cartoon Network. Briefly mentioned were the television series "Inspector Morse," "Midsomer Murders," "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour," and "The Twilight Zone." To access complete transcripts for all episodes of Not Your Mother's Library, please visit: oakcreeklibrary.org/podcast Check out books, movies, and other materials through the Milwaukee County Federated Library System: countycat.mcfls.org hoopladigital.com wplc.overdrive.com oakcreeklibrary.org
We've got mail! Jonathan and Honey answer your questions about cinema, films, family and everything in between. This week the pair discuss which films they each love that the other can't stand, plus which movie plot twists took them by surprise.Let us know what you think! You can get involved by emailing us at reeltalk@global.comThanks for listening. Listen and subscribe to Reel Talk on Global Player or wherever you get your podcasts.
Juliet Cowan is an actor and comedian who is returning to Edinburgh 25 years after beating Jimmy Carr, Russell Howard and Andy Zaltzman in the '99 final of So You Think You're Funny?. As an actor she recently played Amy Winehouse's mum in the biographical film, Back to Black. She guest-starred in over 20 episodes of The Bill and starred in "The Wench Is Dead", the penultimate episode of the Inspector Morse series. She played Nicki in This Life, Carla in The Queen's Nose, air stewardess Polly Arnold in the Channel 5 soap opera Family Affairs , Tanya in Pulling, and Chrissie Jackson in The Sarah Jane Adventures. She's also been in Shameless, Skins, Phone Shop, Fresh Meat, Brassic, The Flatshare, Everything I know About Love, The Power, Death In Paradise, EastEnders, Silent Witness and Casualty .Juliet Cowan is guest number 414 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things she'd like to put in a time capsule; four she'd like to preserve and one she'd like to bury and never have to think about again .Tickets for Juliet Cowan's Edinburgh show are available here - https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/juliet-cowan-fck-and-leave-me-alone .Follow Juliet Cowan on Instagram: @JulietCowan1 .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens and Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people . Get bonus episodes and ad-free listening by becoming a team member with Acast+! Your support will help us to keep making My Time Capsule. Join our team now! https://plus.acast.com/s/mytimecapsule. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this often laugh-out-loud edition of Behind the Scenes we're chatting with actor Karl Jenkinson. In a 40-year career, he was regularly involved in the funniest Noel's House Party ‘Gotcha' set-ups while also appearing in top British TV series Eastenders, The Bill and Inspector Morse. These days Karl's also become a top voice artist and a much in-demand international multi-award-winning book narrator for novels and best-selling true crime biographies. www.kjvox.com Support the podcast by becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/BEHINDTHESCENESWITHCOLINEDMONDS Colin Edmonds socials Facebook: colin.edmonds.73 Instagram: colinedmondsssm Twitter:@ColinEdmondsSSM Website: https://www.steamsmokeandmirrors.com/ Listen to all episodes of the podcast available on; Spotify Amazon Music Audible Apple Podcasts BOOKS Buy Steam, Smoke and Mirrors Available at Caffeine Nights Available at Amazon Available on Audible Buy The Lazarus Curiosity: Steam, Smoke and Mirrors 2 Available at Caffeine Nights Available at Amazon Available on Audible Buy The Nostradamus Curiosity: Steam, Smoke and Mirrors 3 Available at Caffeine Nights Available at Amazon
Writer Ann Thwaite has a long involvement with the society and with Philip Larkin himself. Ann married Anthony Thwaite when they were both young Oxford graduates. Anthony Thwaite brought Larkin's poems to the BCC and many publications in his work as an editor. Anthony was Larkin's executor alongside Andrew Motion, and went on to edit Larkin's letters and poems. Anthony was the founding President of the Philip Larkin Society until he passed away in 2021 at the age of 90. Ann continues to be an active supporter of the society as one of our honorary vice presidents. A new collection of Anthony's poems is shortly to be published by Baylor University Press entitled At The Garden's Dark Edge. Kevin Gardner https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2024/12-april/features/interviews/interview-kevin-gardner-lecturer-anthologist https://academic.oup.com/litthe/article-abstract/23/1/51/938106 Brotherton Library, University of Leeds https://leedsunilibrary.wordpress.com/2021/04/28/anthony-thwaite-1932-2021/ Ann reads poems by Anthony Thwaite: Sigma, Silence, Philip Larkin in New Orleans Philip Larkin poem read by Ann: The View- ‘Larkin sent the poem with a letter to Ann Thwaite dated 9 Feb 1980. The birthday was on 23 June 1980.' (Burnett, p. 660) Six Centuries of Verse written by Anthony Thwaite http://bufvc.ac.uk/shakespeare/index.php/title/19671 Broadcast on ITV in 1984 and compiled by writer and poet Anthony Thwaite, Six Centuries of Verse was the first television series to provide a systematic and chronological overview of the art. The Japan Foundation https://www.jpf.org.uk/ The New Statesman https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/larkin-at-100/2022/07/ann-thwaite-philip-larkin-centenary British Library audio archives https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/a/A13531725 Enitharmon Books (Anthony's UK publishers) https://www.enitharmon.co.uk/product/a-move-in-the-weather-anthony-thwaite/ Philip Larkin: Life, Art and Love by James Booth (Bloomsbury, 2015) Philip Larkin: A Writer's Life by Andrew Motion (Faber, 1994) The Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse ed. Philip Larkin (Oxford University Press, 1973) Philip Larkin Collected Poems ed. Anthony Thwaite (Faber, 1988) Philip Larkin Selected Letters ed. Anthony Thwaite (Faber and Faber, 1993) Philip Larkin: Letters to Monica ed. Anthony Thwaite (Faber and Faber, 2011) Colin Dextor's references to Larkin in Inspector Morse https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2016/jan/26/severed-limbs-intertextuality-guide-endeavour-hidden-secrets Grayson Perry in Hull (2017) https://philiplarkin.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/About-Larkin-44.pdf Unveiling the Plaque at Kings Cross (2014) https://philiplarkin.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/About-Larkin-38.pdf Elizabeth Jennings https://www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/collected-poems-elizabeth-jennings-elizabeth-jennings Larkin at Sixty ed. Anthony Thwaite (Faber, 1982) Larkin at Sixty (review) https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v04/n20/barbara-everett/larkin-and-us Poems for Anthony Thwaite, a manuscript volume of signed holograph poems collected from notable poets https://archives.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/repositories/2/resources/12550 A A Milne: His Life by Ann Thwaite (Faber, 1991) Please see the PLS X account @PLSoc for pictures of the interview with Ann Thwaite Music clips: Spain by Bob Crosby and the Bob Cats The Blues Jumped a Rabbit by Jimmy Noone Reckless Blues by Bessie Smith Petit Fleur by Sidney Bechet, played Monty Sunshine Produced by Lyn Lockwood and Gavin Hogg Please email Lyn at lynlockwood70@yahoo.co.uk with any questions or comments PLS Membership and information: philiplarkin.com Emily Tennyson: The Poet's Wife by Ann Thwaite (Faber, 1997)Theme music: 'The Horns Of The Morning' by The Mechanicals Band. Buy 'The Righteous Jazz' at their Bandcamp page: https://themechanicalsband.bandcamp.com/album/the-righteous-jazz
Ann Bryson is a very old friend of Mike's and was half of the comedy duo the Flaming Hamsters with a past guest of ours, Sara Crowe, and together they were the Philadelphia cheese advert girls for many years. She was also on television and on film in One Foot In The Grave, KYTV, City Lights, Only Fools and Horses, Inspector Morse, Hale and Pace, Doctor Who, The Steal, All About Me, Days Like These, Sometime Never, Space Vets and The Best of Rory Bremner. This episode was recorded over 4 years ago as a pilot which we didn't think would ever go out. We recently listened to it again and enjoyed so asked our Acast+ listeners if we should put it out. They all voted to say we should so here it is! .Ann Bryson is guest number 374 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things she'd like to put in a time capsule; four she'd like to preserve and one she'd like to bury and never have to think about again .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens and Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people . Get bonus episodes and ad-free listening by becoming a team member with Acast+! Your support will help us to keep making My Time Capsule. Join our team now! https://plus.acast.com/s/mytimecapsule. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
New episode out now! We watched the first episode of Inspector Morse, a staple of British detective television and inspiration for two further series. We dig into the character of Morse and how he is presented in the show, discussing how his interests and flaws are weaved into the narrative and also how he goes about solving cases with “unorthodox” methods. We like Lewis and appreciate his agency, enjoy the music and choral singing, analyze the character's living spaces, and debate how the morality of the 1980s drove the motive. We also talk about how the mystery is not spoon fed to the audience; the story was complicated and Morse got things wrong which was a surprising but enjoyable aspect, even if it made us confused. Katy accidentally slighted Jeremy Sumpter, Carrie enjoys live music performed well, Maddy longs for a quaint life, and Mack has opinions about handwriting. We talk about annoying puzzles, guess what American crime procedurals are popular across the pond, share stories about empty restaurants that may be fronts, and ask the age old question - gay or Oxford student? We also touch on real ale, repointing, sacred harp singing, and fish smells. And something quite incredible happens for the first time in the podcast's history…give it a listen to find out what! Enjoy! TW: death by suicide, binge drinking, blackmail, classicism, drug addiction, suspected incest Show Notes: Batman sound effect we used Link to short YouTube video about sacred harp singing by Awake Productions The episode of Endeavour Katy was remembering is series 1, episode 3, titled “Rocket”.
The 'Cycle of Stuckness' has been pressing the ‘uncomfortable button'. Some people recognise it and others have asked for more clues. This is the second of five 'shorts' on the clues that we might be stuck.If any of the clues ignite curiosity in you, tap into it, because in January we will be announcing something to help. Watch this space! Check out all the ways to follow us at womeninpharma.network #podcast #cycleofstuckness #loosewomeninpharma #womeninpharma #burnout #pharma #Inspire2 #stuck
Meg walks in the footsteps of Caroline Rose Isenberg on the night of her Upper West Side attack. Jessica visits Morgan Fairchild at her favorite haunts: Flamingo Road, Falcon Crest, Dallas, and all the best nightime soaps.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica
Jared, Oriana and Ned discuss Ned's choice of topic: The Notion Club Papers. Written in 1945 during a creative pause in completing the final third of The Lord of the Rings, The Notion Club Papers found Tolkien on familiar ground, creating a set of purported notes from regular club meetings among a group of Oxford professors much like himself and his fellow members of the famed Inklings. While not advancing beyond a couple of drafts and far from complete, the papers tell first of a professor who, due to a discussion on how spacecraft would work in science fiction, avers he has himself been able to travel in dreams through the reaches of space and meet other minds before returning to earth. One initially skeptical member over time then tells of his own unusual dream experiences, building up to a sudden moment during a massive storm where he invokes the language and imagery of the downfall of Númenor, in much the same fashion as The Lost Road did nearly a decade prior; related manuscripts found Tolkien revisiting the Númenorean story in particular, as well as speaking in detail about his invented language for the society. How does the novel's complicated structure work creatively, if at all, and is there something there that could have been developed further in later drafts? What does it mean that Tolkien seemed most at ease exploring the possible sources of his own creativity in such a second-hand fashion, even if the means by which he did so ended up being incredibly insular? What were the contemporary sources and inspirations for this effort among his fellow Inklings and beyond, and are there any parallels he acknowledges or, perhaps notably, ignores? And who wouldn't want to talk over the evident problems of medieval life while getting a haircut from Norman Keeps?Show Notes.Jared's doodle. This is why it's important to check the insulation on your windows.And indeed the WGA strike did end soon after we recorded our episode. SAG strike still ongoing for the moment!More from the Lord of the Rings musical revival, and who knows where it will go…Amazon's plans for ads for Prime Video, great. Lovely. Couldn't agree with that more. Yup.News about the Tales Of The Shire game and we are very curious indeed!Yeah that whole Warren Beatty Dick Tracy thing.There are indeed skeletons in Stardew Valley. (The upcoming game Ned mentioned is Wytchwood.)The Notion Club Papers! We recommend at least a little caffeine before reading.Knowing a little about the Inklings will not hurt at all when it comes to the Notion Club Papers.Socratic dialogue can indeed be rollicking.Our episode on “A Secret Vice.”Thomas Pynchon is out there and is happy not to be recognized.That Hideous Strength concludes the Space Trilogy by taking a Charles Williams direction (though as Jared notes, not very successfully).If you haven't seen Inspector Morse just ask a relative who still watches PBS a lot. (Because they've likely been watching Endeavour.)Interstellar is trippy, man. (In a formal Nolany way, but still.)The Great Storm of 1987 as reported on UK TV.“The Call of Cthulhu” is probably Lovecraft's most well known story. And boy does it have problems too!C. S. Lewis's “The Dark Tower” is a weirdly fascinating fragment, while An Experiment With Time by J. W. Dunne was a reference point for both Lewis and Tolkien in these works. Ringu aka The Ring, which of course has nothing to do with a certain other ring. We think.Monty Python's Constitutional Peasants, one of their most perfect moments.David Lindsay's A Voyage to Arcturus Tolkien definitely liked. The Worm Ouroboros by E. R. Eddison, rather more mixed. (And relatedly our episode on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.)The Grink! (RIP Twitter, culturally at least, but Bluesky is starting to gel more.)Per Ned's closing comment, Roger Zelazny's A Night In The Lonesome October has become a seasonal classic of sorts. (And the Gahan Wilson illustrations inside are a delight.)Support By-The-Bywater through our network, Megaphonic, on Patreon and hang out with us in a friendly little Discord!
In this episode we warm up the speculum with our breath, give the old forceps a wipe with our handkerchief and insert the internal ultrasound wand right up the birth canal to study the embryonic beginnings of heavy metal in the womb. The debut self-titled 1970 album, Black Sabbath, by the band Black Sabbath, featuring the number one song on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time list, Black Sabbath.Featuring cameo appearances from Birmingham, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward, Geezer Butler, Jimmy Phillips, Alan Clarke, Ozzy Osbourne, The Polka Tulk Blues Band, Earth, Jim Simpson, Boris Karloff, Dad's Army, Rodger Bain, Aleister Crowley, Kory Grow, J.R.R. Tolkien, H.P. Lovecraft, a 15th century watermill in Oxfordshire, Inspector Morse, Keith McMillan, Culture Club, Blondie, Pat Benatar, Queen, Bob Marley, Simple Minds, Kiss, Ian Gillan, Paul McCartney, Mike Oldfield, Motörhead, Kate Bush, Bananarama, Billy Squier, Foreigner, Wings, The Clash, Louisa Livingstone, Faculty of Astrological Studies in London, Lester Bangs and Geezer Butler's mum. SAUCES https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-greatest-heavy-metal-songs-1234688425/black-sabbath-black-sabbath-4-1234688429/ https://www.metalsucks.net/2022/02/14/the-cover-model-from-black-sabbaths-debut-is-a-hardcore-anti-vaxxer/ https://www.revolvermag.com/music/black-sabbaths-debut-50-wild-facts-about-metals-first-album
Colin Dexter was a splendid writer. His creation Inspector Morse is superb on the page and just as gripping on television. I used to meet Colin in the pub on Banbury Road in Oxford, The Dew Drop. He was great company and almost completely unaware of his success and star quality. I recorded this conversation in his house after the publication of The Remorseful Day. He was relaxed and very happy to look back at his life in education and crime writing.
In this episode of the Who's He? Podcast.... Review - Smile This episode Phil is joined by Iain Martin from the All of Time and Space and Strangers in Space podcasts, where they chat about perhaps creating an Inspector Morse podcast before the thought of Laurence Fox puts them off, footballers perms, methods of writing a book and what it would be like to watch Doctor Who as a 10 year old again. Oh and they also chat about Smile starring Peter Capaldi and Pearl Mackie. You can find Iain's podcasts by clicking on the links below: All Of Time and Space Podcast Strangers in Space Podcast You can find us on Twitter and Facebook and you can subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Podcasts, Google Podcasts plus many other podcatchers and don't forget to subscribe to our Youtube Channel. #DoctorWho #Smile
Recapper Janet Mullany joins the ladies to discuss the end of an era: The final three episodes of the popular prequel series "Endeavour" and the conclusion (at least for now) of the Inspector Morse universe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for the series finale of Endeavour. For over a decade, lead actor Shaun Evans has starred as Endeavour Morse. We've watched him transform from the young, talented and eager Morse, into the gruff, solitary, and brilliant Morse character portrayed by John Thaw in the original Inspector Morse series. As this series draws to a satisfying conclusion, Shaun Evans joins us to reflect on this final season, and why it felt like the right time to say goodbye to Endeavour.
This week, a technologically-augmented interdimensional mummy runs amok on a replica of the Orient Express in space under the control of a terrifying alien intelligence or something. It's a day at the office for Doctor Who, in Mummy on the Orient Express. Notes and links Mummy on the Orient Express marks the triumphant return of Janet Henfrey to Doctor Who after about twenty-five years: she plays Miss Hardaker in The Curse of Fenric. She will come back some time after that to play the Adjudicator in Sil and the Seven Seeds of Arodor. David Bamber is in charge of this version of the Orient Express: Nathan recognises him immediately as Cicero in Rome and as Mr Collins in Pride and Prejudice. Richard notes that he plays [Adolf Hitler][] in Valkyrie (2008), and perhaps more terrifyingly Noel in Camping, a sitcom created by Julia Davis. Si saw him turn up in an episode of Endeavour, the Inspector Morse prequel set in the late 1960s. Meanwhile, Christopher Villiers returns to Doctor Who as Professor Moorhouse; thirty years earlier he was young Hugh Fitzwilliam in The King's Demons. Alarmingly, Richard is right to suggest that he is a descendant of the aristocracy. And finally, Frank Skinner is a famous standup comedian and radio presenter. The show Richard is thinking of may be The Rest is History on Radio 4, but he has been in many, many radio shows over the years. You can see John Sessions's 1994 audition to play the Doctor in the TV movie here on YouTube. He plays the terrifying General Tannis in the BBC webcast Death Comes to Time (2001). In 2018, Jenna Coleman starred in a TV miniseries called The Cry, which was shot in Australia. Follow us Nathan is on Twitter as @nathanbottomley, Brendan is @brandybongos, Si is @Si_Hart, and Richard is @RichardLStone. The Flight Through Entirety theme was arranged by Cameron Lam. You can follow the podcast on Twitter at @FTEpodcast. We're also on Facebook and Mastodon, and you can check out our website at flightthroughentirety.com. Please consider rating or reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, or we'll gush effusively at you about how wonderful your terrible new haircut looks. And more We've got an exciting new Doctor Who project to launch at the start of 2024, but — annoyingly — we're not going to tell you anything more about it yet. Stay tuned. In the meantime, you can find Jodie into Terror, our flashcast on the entirety of the Whittaker Era of Doctor Who, at jodieintoterror.com, at @JodieIntoTerror on Twitter, on Apple Podcasts, and wherever podcasts can be found. We'll be back with a new flashcast on the second Russell T Davies era in November. Our James Bond commentary podcast is called Bondfinger, and you can find that at bondfinger.com, at @bondfingercast on Twitter, on Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else as well. We can also be heard on the Blakes 7 podcast Maximum Power, which has completed its coverage of the first half of the show's entire run. Recording is continuing on schedule, and our coverage of Series C will be ready for you later in the year. There's also our Star Trek commentary podcast, Untitled Star Trek Project, featuring Nathan and friend-of-the-podcast Joe Ford. In our most recent episode, we watched a massive soap opera event two-parter from Deep Space Nine, complete with long-lost children and scheming lookalikes — In Purgatory's Shadow and By Inferno's Light.
Book Review – The Black Echo by Michael ConnollyRIP Lance Reddick – You will be forever remembered.Talking about books is a pleasure because it inherently requires one to read or listen to a book. For me the chance to talk about a mutual passion with my brother at the same time makes this little amateur book review opportunity too good to miss out on.In this episode we review specifically the first novel by Michael Connolly entitled The Black Echo. It is the first Bosch novel. In general, however we review Bosch the detective, the book and the TV series and also compare him with another favourite of ours, Inspector Morse.If you are a fan of the crime/detective genre, I hope some of what we discuss will appeal to you. If you are not a fan of the genre, then the rest should appeal to you.
Shukri reviews "Last Seen Wearing". In this episode, Inspector Morse is "disgusted" by Lewis' choice of beer and we are introduced to one of the most obnoxious Morse villains, Donald Phillipson. If you like this podcast, check out my blog at: theclassxpodcast.com, and check out my other podcast: The Class X Podcast. If you would like to read my first book, simply look up: Memories From A Life Once Lived by Shukri Rashid (available on Amazon Kindle).
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Synopsis The late Australian composer Barrington Pheloung's music might not be familiar to concertgoers, but if you watch public television's Mystery series, you've probably heard a lot of his work. Pheloung composed music for the British Inspector Morse TV series, chronicling the cases of a Thames Valley police inspector and his loyal assistant, Robbie Lewis, and once explained how he came up with the haunting “Inspector Morse” theme: “Morse is a very melancholic character ... and he was a lover of classical music ... He has a very cryptic mind and loves doing crosswords; we came up with the obvious idea – his name is Morse and so we used Morse code in the [theme] music.” Pheloung said the tapped code for M-O-R-S-E created a rhythm and even suggested a harmonic structure: “I picked up my guitar and there was the tune.” Barrington Pheloung was born on today's date in 1954 in Sydney, Australia, played drums and guitar as a kid, discovered Bach as a teen, and ended up earning a scholarship to the Royal College of Music in London. He composed music for dance, films, and TV, including “Lewis,” the sequel to the successful Inspector Morse series. Music Played in Today's Program Barrington Pheloung (1954-2019) Theme (From "Inspector Morse") The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra; James Fitzpatrick, conductor Silva Screen Records 4729
My guest today is a legendary British video game designer. While a student at Manchester University, a friend invited him to write a text adventure which led him to work for the video game publishers US Gold and, later, Activision. In 1990 he co-founded Revolution Software in the North of England.After releasing Lure of the Temptress and Beneath a Steel Sky, he began work on Broken Sword, a world-spanning adventure game starring the American patent lawyer, George Stobbart and his French girlfriend, Nicole Collard, a freelance journalist. The game had a witty script, was beautifully illustrated, and featured a soundtrack by Barrington Pheloung, the composer of the Inspector Morse TV series, who my guest first met over a game of cricket.After Sony reluctantly brought the game to PlayStation, it became a smash hit, leading to a string of successful sequels. But the course has not always been easy. “The audience for adventure games is limited,” he once told me. “But that audience is incredibly loyal.” Welcome, Charles Cecil MBE.Clips under discussion:Galaxian (Toshio Kai).Opening Theme (Peter McConnell, Michael Land and Clint Bajakian).Super Mario 64 Main Theme (Koji Kondo).Grand Theft Auto III Theme (Craig Conner).Thing 01 (Martin Stig Andersen).All other music by Simon Parkin. Thank you for listening to My Perfect Console. Please consider becoming a supporter; your small monthly donation will help to make the podcast sustainable for the long term, contributing toward the cost of equipment, editing, and hosting episodes. https://plus.acast.com/s/my-perfect-console. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Serenity Prayer, introduction, star spangled banner, no free lunch, Inspector Morse, Velshi, Tucker Carlson, Donald Trump, emotional manipulation, the Rape of the Mind, George Lakoff, conclusion
Now that Inspector Morse's origins have been fully explored - or as fully as writer Russell Lewis is going to - we turn our microphones to the prequel series Endeavour, and ask if it's a spin-off that lives up to its predecessor
We review the final season of Endeavour, the British detective drama created by Russell Lewis as a prequel to the Inspector Morse series. Endeavour first aired in 2012 and followed the early career of the eponymous detective in the 1960s, solving fictional crimes around Oxford University. The series has been widely acclaimed for its gripping storylines, strong performances, and attention to period detail. After eight seasons, Endeavour has come to a close with its ninth and final season, which consists of three episodes, the last of which is fittingly titled Exeunt. Tune in to hear our thoughts and ratings. Enjoy!
Jeremy and Chris Arnsby look back on the last year in movies, exploring the ten best and five worst pictures of 2022, with such topics being covered as toilet strategies, in-cinema naps, yacht rock, the end of Inspector Morse and why Avatar is successful.Trailers for the top 10 of the year: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAjlUg4-ZwUWtiwK_aCf1uEYGhJ7EvdUBTrailers for films upcoming in 2023: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAjlUg4-ZwUWEWF9dYY1Bd9UyyW9skF20Nominations:Best Film: The Banshees of Inisherin, Benediction, Blonde, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Glass Onion, Mad God, The Menu, Tár, Three Thousand Years of Longing, The Whale.Best Director: Terence Davies (Benediction), Andrew Dominik (Blonde), Todd Field (Tár), Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert (Everything Everywhere All at Once), George Miller (Three Thousand Years of Longing).Best Leading Performance: Ana de Armas (Blonde), Cate Blanchett (Tár), Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin), Ralph Fiennes (The Menu), Brendan Fraser (The Whale), Jack Lowden (Benediction), Daniel Radcliffe (Weird: The Al Yankovic Story), Tilda Swinton (Three Thousand Years of Longing), Emma Thompson (Good Luck to You, Leo Grande), Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once).Best Supporting Performance: Peter Capaldi (Benediction), Hong Chau (The Whale), Kerry Condon (The Banshees of Inisherin), Paul Dano (The Batman), Colin Farrell (The Batman), Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin), Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All at Once), Janelle Monáe (Glass Onion), Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once), Sadie Sink (The Whale).Best Original Screenplay: Martin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin), Terence Davies (Benediction), Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert (Everything Everywhere All at Once), Seth Reiss, Will Tracy (The Menu), Todd Field (Tár).Best Adapted Screenplay: Peter Craig, Matt Reeves (The Batman), Andrew Dominik (Blonde), Rian Johnson (Glass Onion), Augusta Gore, George Miller (Three Thousand Years of Longing), Samuel Hunter (The Whale).
Radio Plays featuring Colin Dexter's Ispector Morse.
On this episode, Shukri reviews "The Wolvercote Tongue". Join Shukri as he explores topics like: annoying American tourists, the growth of Lewis as a character, and the importance of examining economic class when viewing Inspector Morse. Enjoy and please join us at the Morse Code Facebook page for further reflection.
It's time to cozy up with a book and dive into an good mystery, beloved listeners, because this week on Sneople we're talking Whodunnits! Starting with the new (Glass Onion, See How They Run), The Sneople move onto the older (Inspector Morse, Miss FIsher's Murder Mysteries) before somehow ending up on musical episodes of TV. They also spend a decent amount of time discussing the new Three Pines show and the book series it's based on - Alfred Molina, we'll watch almost anything for you. This Sneople ep DOES come with optional homework! We're going to talk about The Night of the Hunter (1955) and Out of the Past (1947) for Helena's birthday - feel free to watch them before the next episode comes out on 12/22!
Christchurch writer Paul Cleave has released his latest thriller, The Pain Tourist just as filming is about to start on a TV show based on his first crime novel. Paul worked on the script for the Lionsgate-backed show, called Dark City -The Cleaner, that's set in his home town. Just as Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse did with Oxford, and Ian Rankin's Rebus did with Edinburgh, Paul's made Otautahi/Christchurch a literary crime hub! Unlike many crime novelists, Paul Cleave isn't wedded to the same detective in each novel. Though, as he tells Lynn Freeman, in The Pain Tourist we do see some familiar crime fighters. So what is a "pain tourist"? No word yet when Dark City - The Cleaner will screen, but Paul Cleave's novel The Pain Tourist is out now. It's an Upstart Press publication.
Biler i Film 2 – The Facelift!! Ude nu på en podcastplatform nær dig! Den måtte jo komme, den svære 2´er, så lyt med når vi kommer omkring alt fra Gone in 60 seconds, Inspector Morse, Miami Vice, De uheldige Helte. Fellinis mesterværk La Dolce vita og mange andre film med biler i rollerne.Præmissen er den samme som i Biler Film 1. Vi kommer med eksempler på film hvor bilerne er castet helt rigtigt, og især det modsatte. Heldigvis er vi ikke altid enige, så lyt med og se hvad du selv syntes.Husk at du kan følge os på både Facebook og Instagram hvor vi lægger billeder ud, og du kan kommentere og komme med input. Ekspertpanelet består igen af Adam Estrup, Mikkel Brodin og Stefan Kaas. Tak fordi du lytter med og kommenterer!
Season Finale!We discuss Inspector Morse, Lewis, and EndeavourInspector Morse is available on Britbox in the USLewis is available on Amazon Prime with the Masterpiece add-on in the US.Endeavour is available on the PBS App or on Amazon Prime with the Masterpiece add-on in the US. Discussion of Inspector Morse begins at :32Discussion of Lewis begins at 23:12 Discussion of Endeavour begins at 36:40Murder Most English now has a shop where you can purchase merchandise with our logo. You can find it at https://www.cafepress.com/murdermostenglish The music for our podcast is Grand Dark Waltz Trio Allegro by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/7922-grand-dark-waltz-trio-allegroLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseOur artwork is by Ilan Sheady of https://www.unclefrankproductions.comSupport the showMake A Move Podcast Make A Move Podcast showcases stories of how people have found creative ways to live...Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show
Colin Dexters zweiter Roman ist voller roter Heringe, falscher Fährten also, die äußerst unterhaltsam sind, weil Morse sie selbst legt und dann, wenn wir mit ihm in der Sackgasse angekommen sind, wieder verwirft. Musik von Kevin MacLeod. Folge direkt herunterladen
INSPECTOR MORSE SPECIAL – In this latest episode of Oxford Lives, we discuss all things Inspector Morse with Oxford's resident Morse expert, Melanie Clarke-Jacques. Intrinsic to the novels and TV show is Morse's relationship with Oxford. Here we explore Oxford's role both as atmospheric backdrop and crime scene, and how the city itself has shaped Morse's personality. Expect revelations galore - a must for all fans of the show. For enquiries about Melanie's tours please contact: melanieceej@gmail.com
Arguably the most popular genre or style of fictional writing in English is the crime novel. Many of the most popular series of books or short stories feature professional or amateur detectives seeking to solve crime, often murders. What is it about this type of story that appeals? When did the genre first become popular? Who are some of the most famous authors and who are their leading protagonists, or lead characters, attempting to solve these fictional murders or major crimes? I interview Dave Lee, an English Language and Literature graduate who has a real passion for this style of writing, evidenced by his ownership of thousands of books, many yet to be read, from this category of literature. Dave talks about the work of New Zealander Naomi Marsh, American Raymond Chandler, the British writer Agatha Christie and many others including Marjorie Ellingham, Gladys Mitchell, Nicholas Blake (Cecil Day Lewis), the American Dashiell Hammett, Caroline Graham and more modern authors such as Ian Rankin, John Lawton (not me), Stephen Booth, Colin Dexter (writer of the Inspector Morse series), Peter Robinson, Emma Lathen (the pen name of two American businesswomen), Aline Templeton, Reginald Hill and most latterly Richard Osman (The Thursday Murder Club). We examine the plot devices at play in the novels and short stories; how good is expected to triumph over evil in the end, and examine why we are fascinated, as observers, with the difficulties of others. Critically, we examine the story telling qualities of the authors which enable them to be exciting, frightening (but in a vicarious way) and sometimes even humorous. Dave and I discuss whether the many TV and film adaptations can ever be as good as the books and point to one possible rare exception where this might possibly have been achieved. For more information on this podcast series, or to make any comments or to ask any questions relating to English Language learning, please contact me at johnscottlawton@hotmail.co.uk or visit my LinkedIn profile at https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-scott-lawton/ or my company page at https://www.linkedin.com/company/john-scott-lawton-consulting/?viewAsMember=true Please use a sound comment if using the Anchor App, if possible, to ask any questions or to comment on the language used in this podcast. Finally, please take a look at my website where I post additional content to support this podcast series: https://johnscottlawtonsenglishyouknow.wordpress.com/ #English #Language #Listeningskills #TESOL #IELTS #toefl #confidence #confidencebuilding #Englishlanguage #Slovak #Slovakia #Crossculturalcommunication #crime #crimewriting #novels #detective #fictionalcrime #detectivegenre #crimeseries #fiction The cover image is a pen and ink sketch by Slovak artist Maxima Riva. Please contact me for more information or to commission a personalised drawing. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/john-lawton/message
Created by Russell Lewis, ENDEAVOUR is the prequel to the INSPECTOR MORSE television series inspired by characters in Colin Dexter's detective novels. In season 8, the year is 1971. We see the impact of events from season 7 where Endeavour Morse (Shaun Evans) suffered a major loss that sets off a grieving process triggering self-doubt, alcohol abuse, and a cynic's perspective that puts him at odds with his mentor, Fred Thursday. In this podcast we talk with preacher, teacher, counselor and activist REV. DR. ROB HARDIES about the challenges of becoming an adult through Endeavour Morse's experiences with: His mentor/mentee relationship with DCI Fred Thursday (Roger Allam) Grief, loss, and self-doubt Balancing justice and compassion The 3-episode season 8 premiered on PBS MASTERPIECE Mystery! June 19, 2022. More information including streaming sources are available on the podcast webpage. TIME STAMPS :52 -- ENDEAVOUR series background 2:24 -- Rev. Dr. Rob Hardies Intro 3:18 -- ENDEAVOUR Series 8 (Adulting, Loss, Grief, Self-Doubt) 8:02 -- Adulting 1971 and Today 12:29 -- Series 8/Episode 1- “Striker” - Endeavour is tasked with guarding the life of a beloved football team's star striker. 13:24 -- Mentor Relationship: Endeavor Morse and DCI Fred Thursday 16:27 -- Episode 3 (“Termius”) Endeavor Morse transitions from idealist to snob 19:35 -- Pathways Through Grief & Loss (Isolation & Connection) 23:39 -- Detective Chief Inspector Thursday as Mentor and Father Figure 28:59 -- Endeavor as Name and Character 30:40 -- Three [male] expressions of grief: Morse, Thursday, and Chief Inspector Bright 36:21 -- Trauma and Moral Injury 37:30 Music Break 38:02 -- Law Enforcement Past & Present 43:38 -- Questions of Right & Wrong/Justice & Compassion 49:44 Endeavor Theme song/soundtrack -- Music as a storyteller in ENDEAVOUR and INSPECTOR MORSE series 52:54 -- Lightning Round with Rev. Dr. Rob Hardies 53:10 -- Where would you travel back in time? If you could travel back in time, where would you take yourself and why? 53:56 -- Fictional Character - If you could be a fictional character in an historical film or series, who would you be? 55:36 -- Time Capsule - What 3 items would you include in a time capsule that represents the times you've lived through? 57:39 -- Historical Drama -- Window to the Past/Mirror of the Present? Historical Drama with the Boston Sisters will be taking a summer break in August. We have two bonus podcasts planned, and then we press the pause button until September when we talk about our Summer Movie/Book, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, and other historical drama highlights from the summer and coming in the fall. Stay up-to-date by signing up for the mailing list and/or subscribe to the podcast on this platform. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/historicaldramasisters/support
Shukri discusses one of his favorite shows: Inspector Morse. Morse is the prequel to the Endeavor series, so if you have seen Endeavor, you will get background information on the original series. Morse is incredibly popular around the world. Why is that? Shukri will look at that question, along with others, on this episode of The Class X Podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/classxpodcast/message
The highly entertaining multi-part real-life crime documentary series, CATCHING A KILLER, offers an unprecedented 360-degree access into a thoroughly modern murder investigation. This innovative and ratings-winning series, deemed the ‘Real life Inspector Morse', follows major crime investigations from start to finish. Each documentary film is self-contained and follows the work of one major investigation – covering some of the most serious and challenging crimes facing this tri-county force. Beyond the blue flashing lights, how does a major crime investigation work? How do partner agencies come together to support a major investigation? And how much work really goes on behind the scenes to gain a successful outcome in court? Co-director and Executive Producer Jezza Neumann joins us for a conversation on the backstory that led to this impeccably produced five-part documentary series, gaining the confidence of law enforcement and members of the victim's families and the stress and strain of being ready to pick up a camera on a moments notice. To watch go to: topic.com/coming-soon-to-topic For updates and screenings go to: topic.com
Inspector Morse is the most famous TV show that was filmed in Oxford, and Colin Dexter, who used to sit in the hotel's Morse Bar penning his latest novel, would often write the Randolph into his stories. Freddie Mercury did a concert here, Lewis Carroll, Oscar Wilde and J.R.R. Tolkien visited.Music © Barney & Izzi Hardy Create Content with ConfidenceListen to The Proffitt Podcast for the best content tips, strategies, and resources.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
What connects a Beatle, a Cricketer, an Average and a Herb? And what on earth (or even quite far above it) are Rob and Andrew doing in London? In this second outside broadcast, find out what connects Inspector Morse and Frank Spencer, and discover the significance of the number 1760. It's a cracker of an episode, just without the paper hat.
This week on the show Cait brings in the Netflix animated comedy from some Gravity Falls alumni. We also talk about Toronto's recent polar pandemonium, Moon Knight, opt not to talk about that Joss Whedon article and catch up on what we've been checking out including Inspector Morse, Ranking of Kings, Hikaru Utada's new album, Sherman's Showcase and more. Get at us between episodes at twitter.com/geekdownpod If you'd like to support the show financially, you can buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/geekdownpod, but we'd really prefer you instead donate to organizations like True North Aid or other organizations (truenorthaid.ca/first-nations-charities-html/) that work to support and improve the lives of members of Indigenous communities in Canada. Theme music by Rob Gasser (soundcloud.comrobgassermusic), licensed under (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Richard Korver is de pitbull onder de advocaten. Moeilijke zaken schuwt hij niet en hij geeft niet snel op. Dankzij zijn inspanningen is er in de rechtspraak ook steeds meer aandacht voor de slachtoffers van een misdrijf. Korver is voorzitter van het Landelijk Advocaten Netwerk voor Gewelds- en Zedenslachtoffers (LANGZS). Hij zet zich in voor slachtoffers van ernstige gewelds- en zedendelicten. Zijn culturele landschap voert ons langs De vier jaargetijden van Vivaldi, Boeddha, Inspector Morse en de beroemde speech van de inheems-Amerikaanse Chief Seattle.
It's the season finale! Somehow we simultaneously move backwards AND forwards in time to take some guesses on the beloved British import Inspector Morse. Is the show really cursed? Is there ANY way John Thaw (Inspector Morse) was actually 44 when the show started? Do we really need to explain what an answering machine is? Can we end the season with a win? Listen and find out! We're watching Series 6, Episode 1 "Dead on Time." We streamed the show on Britbox. Join the fun and tell us your guesses online at: Twitter: @cluedunnit Facebook: @cluedunnitpodcast Instagram: @cluedunnitpodcast
First broadcast on FAB RADIO INTERNATIONAL at 19:00 on October 24th 2021 Inspired by their purchase of the recent blu-ray release of the entire 1960s BBC series, LISA PARKER and ANDREW TROWBRIDGE from the ROUND THE ARCHIVES PODCAST return to talk about MAIGRET in his various television incarnations, but mostly the RUPERT DAVIES version. That said, sometimes the conversation train from VISION ON SOUND HQ heads off in several completely different directions, so all sorts of series get at least a namecheck, including SERGEANT CORK, QUATERMASS II, DIXON OF DOCK GREEN, VAN DER VALK, DIAL 999, NO HIDING PLACE, NEW SCOTLAND YARD, THE SWEENEY, NYPD BLUE, CADFAEL, and the Z CARS universe. We also ponder briefly upon the different structures of various TV Cop Show formats like MIDSOMER MURDERS, INSPECTOR MORSE, CRACKER and PRIME SUSPECT, and give some consideration to which television detectives you might want investigating any crime that you might have been wrongly accused of. PLEASE NOTE - For Copyright reasons, musical content sometimes has to be removed for the podcast edition. All the spoken word content remains (mostly) as it was in the broadcast version. Hopefully this won't spoil your enjoyment of the show.
If you're a fan of British TV series, this is what you've been waiting for! BritBox has just made its South African debut, offering thousands of hours of British TV - including a range of new titles ... plus hundreds of older favourites such as Blackadder, Absolutely Fabulous, Inspector Morse, Top Gear, Fawlty Towers and Midsomer Murders. Reemah Sakaan, CEO of BritBox International, joins Gareth Cliff to tell us all about this exciting new streaming service.
First broadcast on FAB RADIO INTERNATIONAL at 19:00 on August 1st 2021 Episode forty-three of VISION ON SOUND finds regular guest contributor PAUL CHANDLER returning for a bit of a natter that is - at least initially - supposed to be all about literary detectives as seen on our television screens. In another of our rambling conversations roaming around the topic in question, we talk about shows that it might surprise you to find are inspired by literature like HETTY WAINTHROPP INVESTIGATES and VERONICA MARS, a show inspired by other literary detectives - MURDER, SHE WROTE - involving a writer of crime literature, and even THE HARDY BOYS/NANCY DREW MYSTERIES and THE FAMOUS FIVE. We also touch upon HART TO HART (inspired by Dashiell Hammett's THE THIN MAN), JEMIMA SHORE INVESTIGATES, FATHER BROWN and CADFAEL, as well as, naturally, MISS MARPLE in her various iterations, and SHERLOCK HOLMES in his. Along the way, we briefly dabble with LORD PETER WIMSEY, MISS FISHER'S MURDER MYSTERIES, CAMPION, and even shows like ANGEL, MOONLIGHTING and JONATHAN CREEK get a nod - even if perhaps they shouldn't in this context - as variations on the theme and televisual portrayals of the literary form of the locked-room mystery, and, because it's Paul, BERGERAC gets a mention as we inevitably vanish into the worlds of television detectives in general, although we do finally get back on track with POIROT, WEXFORD, DALGLEISH, MAIGRET, and, whilst we don't actually get around to INSPECTOR MORSE this time around, we do at least ponder upon returning to him at some point. PLEASE NOTE - For Copyright reasons, musical content sometimes has to be removed for the podcast edition. All the spoken word content remains (mostly) as it was in the broadcast version. Hopefully this won't spoil your enjoyment of the show.
Søren Lenander er en vild bilentusiast og ejer i dag bl.a. Simon Spies' grønne Porsche 928. Søren købte en Ford Ranchero som bare 16-årig for sin opsparing, han kører på genbrugspladen i en ægte ”Rambo Truck” og havde en gang en nærdødsoplevelse i en Visa GTI. Hertil kommer 12 stk. 2 CV, et hav af amerikanerbiler fra perioden som surferbums på Hawaii, og et væld af andre spændende entusiastbiler.Alle er købt med hjertet og kørt med stor kærlighed til biler. Og nå ja, der er også en historie om den Mercedes E190 2,3 Cosworth fra 1984, som Søren glemte på sit Bil-CV. Lyt med når Søren og jeg deler en herlig 30 års Tawny fra S. Leonardo og fortaber os i de herlige historier. Du kan se et udvalg af Sørens biler på vores Instagram @bilsnobbernePS: Beklager på forhånd til Inspector Morse fans, at jeg får sagt serien foregår i Wales. Det er selvfølgelig Oxford, og nu ved I nok, hvilken bil Søren også har et helt specielt forhold til.Husk at du kan skrive til os på Instagram eller vores mail bilsnobberne@gmail.com hvis du har et bil-CV du vil dele. Det behøver bestå af mange og dyre biler, bare du har en kærlighed til biler og lyst til at dele den med os andre entusiaster.
First broadcast on FAB RADIO INTERNATIONAL at 19:00 on February 28th 2021 Regular contributor WARREN CUMMINGS returns to VISION ON SOUND to discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of POLICE DRAMAS on television, in a wide-ranging discussion that takes us from G F Newman's LAW AND ORDER through DIXON OF DOCK GREEN, BETWEEN THE LINES, LINE OF DUTY, DIAL 999, NO HIDING PLACE, Z CARS, "MURDER ISLAND" (ahem!), through INSPECTOR MORSE to, um, DUCK PATROL. But we also touch on corruption, the Thames Valley documentary, MITCHELL AND WEBB and 'professional advisers", the thirty minute drama, DOCTOR WHO, and the strangely extreme and heightened worlds in shows like SPECIAL BRANCH, THE SWEENEY, and TARGET, and even get quite philosophical from time to time about the area of law and order generally. PLEASE NOTE - For Copyright reasons, musical content has to be removed for the podcast edition. All the spoken word content remains (mostly) as it was in the broadcast version. Hopefully this won't spoil your enjoyment of the show.
QUINNAN'S BACK! The phenomenal Andrew Paul (PC Dave Quinnan) shares his memories of playing one of Sun Hill's most popular coppers and associated spin-offs like "Noel's House Party". We also chat his recent return to a police car for the BAFTA-nominated "Standby", earning a unique place in TV history via the "Inspector Morse" franchise, plus filming a sitcom with both Leonard Rossiter and Sir Bruce Forsyth. Andrew's nominated charity is bhf.org.uk and you can follow the great man on Twitter @andrewpaul61
Join Sam and Tim as they take a closer look at Sibelius' masterpiece Finlandia, discuss the recent Boulanger Total Immersion, review Fretwork's new CD of Michael Nyman music AND interview classical crossover soprano Joanna Forest.Music Credits: Gioachino Rossini, ‘Cat Duet, performed live by Kiri Te Kanawa & Norma Burrows Ludwig van Beethoven, ‘Fur Elise' performed by Timmy Fisher Jean Sibelius, ‘Finlandia', performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra under Leopold Stokowski in 1931 Barrington Pheloung, main theme from ‘Inspector Morse' performed by Timmy Fisher Jean Sibelius, ‘Finlandia', performed by The Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki and several thousand Finns Michael Nyman, arr. Richard Boothby, ‘The Diary of Anne Frank', performed by Iestyn Davies and Fretwork on Signum RecordsJean Sibelius, Symphony No. 5 Mov. 4, performed by Timmy FisherFollow us here: instagram.com/classicalpod/ twitter.com/ClassicalPod facebook.com/ClassicalPod/And do check out: Yannick Nézet-Séguin's animal playlist on Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/us/playlist/a-cats-music-playlist/pl.u-NE2GSWXzJ8Or Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/58wzLDWylhyq0fUxYklZNJ?si=fZVOK_EnTEWwgwPbpefDagJoanna Forest's website: http://www.joannaforest.com/‘If' by Iestyn Davies and Fretwork: https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8546907--if-michael-nyman-henry-purcell The Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki and several thousand Finns performing ‘Finlandia': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUkzmJGi1Lo
H.Y. Hanna's Oxford Tearoom Mysteries starring intrepid graduate Gemma Rose and her cheeky cat, are for fans of TV shows like Inspector Morse and Midsomer Murders, with twisty tales set in classic English villages. Hi there I'm your host Jenny Wheeler and today H.Y. - known to her friends as Hsin Yee - talks about her years as an Oxford student and why food and animals play such a big role in her stories. Six things you'll learn from this Joys of Binge Reading episode: How HY got started writing The attraction of the Cotswolds Why she - and her readers love animals The importance of food in the Tearoom Mysteries The writers she admires most What she'd do differently second time around Where to find HY Hanna (Hsin Yee) (Pronounced Sin Yee) : Website: https://www.hyhanna.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hyhanna.books Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7232313.H_Y_Hanna What follows is a "near as" transcript of our conversation, not word for word but pretty close to it, with links to important mentions. Jenny: But now, here's Hsin Yee. . Hello there Hsin Yee and welcome to the show, it's great to have you with us. Hsin Yee: Thank you for having me, it's very exciting to be on my first podcast! Jenny: That's lovely. I'd just like to mention to listeners- I'm in Auckland, New Zealand and you're in Perth, Western Australia. We've got a lot of ocean to cross between us, haven't we! HY Hanna: (Sin Yee) Tearoom Mysteries Murder Jenny: Beginning at the beginning - was there a “Once Upon A Time” moment when you decided you wanted to write fiction? And if there was a catalyst, what was it? Hsin Yee: Well, I think all authors will tell you they wanted to write, so that's probably not a very original answer. But that's pretty much my luck. As a little girl, I was always making up stories and sitting in my room. I had little plastic animals that my parents bought me- little farm animals- and I'd make little stories with them, going back and forth. So I guess I've always wanted to tell stories. And then as I got older, once I could start writing, I wrote these little stories in my diary usually featuring myself. You know, going to buy an ice-cream or something! But they were all stories with a beginning, middle and end. And so I think as you grow up a bit more, you realize that's kind of what you want to be; a writer. And then of course reality intrudes, and as you get a little bit older you realize it's not as simple as that. Usually you get people saying, "do a "sensible" job, do a "normal" job". So I put that away for awhile - I went to university and did all the usual things. I did a selection of different jobs actually, because I was very much doing what was expected of me. And then I think you'd call it one of those "midlife crisis" moments - I was approaching my 40th birthday, and I started thinking- what am I doing with my life? Where is it going? I guess you get that feeling of 'I better do what I really want to do now, otherwise life is just passing me by.' I was never really happy with any of the jobs I did. I tried various things; obviously you enjoy doing your work well, but it wasn't where my heart was. Creatively, I was always very frustrated. So I don't think it was a particular triggering event, but I guess my looming 40th birthday where I just thought, if I don't do it now, it's never going to happen. I was actually quite lucky during the time I was moving into writing anyway, in the sense that I was working as a freelancer writer and journalist writing for various magazines. So I was already used to the whole idea of working with an editor and having a piece commissioned, writing to a certain word count... you know, all those kinds of things. So writing I guess for a living - I was already half way there. I just wasn't writing fiction, which is what I really wanted to do. It just went from there I suppose. Oxford Tearoom Mysteries - HY Hanna You think,