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In Episode 6 of That Wilbur Smith Show Tom and Diana take their final look for now at When The Lion Feeds discussing how the discovery of gold enriches and then corrupts Sean and Duff and turns the tented community of Johannesburg into the fastest growing city in the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In Episode 5 of That Wilbur Smith Show Tom and Diana are joined once again by historian Professor Saul David to discuss the two most famous battles of the Anglo Zulu War, Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift, brilliantly captured by Wilbur in When The Lion Feeds and in which Sean, Garrick and Waite Courtney all meet staggeringly different fates… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In Episode 4 of That Wilbur Smith Show Tom and Diana are joined by historian Professor Saul David to discuss the reasons behind the Anglo Zulu War of 1879, and the build up to the conflict which forms the background to the first part of When The Lion Feeds.and shapes the future of the Courtneys, Sean, Garrick and their father Waite. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In Episode Two of That Wilbur Smith Show Tom and Diana take a look at the final two parts of When The Lion Feeds, Witwatersrand and The Wilderness, in which fortunes are won and lost, Sean meets the love of his life and Duff Charleywood, Sean's friend and business partner, meets a gruesome end…. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In Episode One of That Wilbur Smith Show hosts and co-writers Tom Harper and Diana Thomas take a look at the first part of Wilbur's debut novel, the classic coming of age adventure story When the Lion Feeds, in which we are introduced to Sean and Garrick Courtney, whose exploits and relationships would go on to spawn the longest running family saga in literary history. They also discuss some of the writing techniques that Wilbur would hone over the next 55 years of his matchless career as an author and recall their own memories of reading the book for the first time and what they learned from it, along with the thrill of working with Wilbur. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SHOW NOTES Books: How to cultivate the patience necessary to weather those numbing periods of inactivity between explosions of hunting action. PLEASE SUPPORT THE SHOW AT www.patreon.com/backcountry Ways to "consume" books, and the pros & cons of each: Traditional paper Tablets Audiobooks Types of books: How-to resources Factual and fictional Pure knowledge, & pure entertainment No. 1: Bear Hunting in Alaska, by Tony Russ No. 2: Sheep Hunting in Alaska, by Tony Russ No. 3: Haunted Mesa, by Louis L'Amour No. 4: Alaska Yukon Trophies Won And Lost, by G.O. Young No. 5: Death in the Long Grass, by Peter Hathaway Capstick No. 6: The Last Stand of Fox Company, by Bob Drury & Tom Clavin No. 7: Man-Eaters of Kumaon, by Jim Corbett (Oxford Omnibus) No. 8: The Shooting of Dan McGrew & Other Poems, by Robert Service No. 9: Where the Lion Feeds, by Wilbur Smith No. 10: Horn of the Hunter, by Robert Ruark COMING UP: .338-caliber cartridges, ranging from the .338-06 to the magnum powerhouses. Enjoy!  Â
Book Recommendations and Readings for "The Expeditioners" "100 Cupboards" "When the Lion Feeds" "Hot Lead Cold Iron"-(Warning- some profanity)
Wilbur Smith discusses his novel When the Lion Feeds with James Naughtie and a group of readers.
With James Naughtie. Judith Kerr discusses her novel When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit. First published in 1971, she wrote it for her son in order to explain the story of her own family's flight from Nazi Germany. Her father was a drama critic and a distinguished writer whose books were burned by the Nazis. The family passed through Switzerland and France before arriving finally in England in 1936. Kerr found herself a fairly willing refugee, seeing her long travels as a great adventure. Her parents went to great pains to confirm and support this view, often hiding their own personal and professional privations and struggles from their young children. When Hitler Stole the Pink Rabbit is now used as a set text in German schools, used as an easy introduction to a difficult period of German history. Presenter : James Naughtie Interviewed guest : Judith Kerr Producer : Dymphna Flynn March's Bookclub choice : When the Lion Feeds by Wilbur Smith.
Libby Purves meets pilot Anna Walker; manager of Queens Park Rangers Harry Redknapp; novelist Wilbur Smith and actor and comedian Alexander Armstrong.Anna Walker is a pilot who performs acrobatics and displays at air shows around the world. Born in Brazil, she was six when her father took her up in his plane on the day he got his pilot's licence. At the age of 13 she started gliding and moved on to power flying as a tug pilot. She is the first woman to fly a Hawker Hurricane since the female ferry pilots of the Air Transport Auxiliary who delivered the aircraft to squadrons in WW2. She's flying a North American Harvard and Beech Staggerwing at the Imperial War Museum Duxford's Autumn Air Show.Former football player and manager, Harry Redknapp is the current manager of Queen's Park Rangers. During his long career he also managed Tottenham Hotspur, Portsmouth (twice), Southampton, West Ham and Bournemouth. His autobiography, Always Managing - Harry: My Autobiography, is published by Ebury.Novelist Wilbur Smith was born in northern Rhodesia, now Zambia, in 1933. He trained as a chartered accountant before publishing his first book, When the Lion Feeds, in 1964. He has since written over 30 novels including his latest, Vicious Circle - a thriller set in Africa and the Middle East. He is planning to team up with co-authors on future books to increase his output and boost his American readership. Vicious Circle is published by Pan Macmillan.Alexander Armstrong is a comic actor and presenter and one half of the comedy duo Armstrong and Miller. He presents the quiz show Pointless alongside Richard Osman. Alexander is also performing his Great British Songbook show at the inaugural London Festival of Cabaret with a repertoire ranging from Benjamin Britten to Spandau Ballet's Gold. His new book The 100 Most Pointless Arguments In The World..Solved with Richard Osman is published by Hodder & Stoughton.Producer: Paula McGinley.