Podcasts about unlikely pilgrimage

Rachel Joyce's debut novel The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry was a bestseller in 30 languages, became a much-loved film with Jim Broadbent and is about to become a stage musical. She's also got a new novel, a sun-soaked family drama called The Homemade God which has already been hailed by one critic as "the perfect holiday read". Levison Wood has travelled to 150 countries but holiday reading probably isn't top of his priorities as an explorer, documentary maker and photographer. He'll join us to talk about a career that's seen him serve in the army in Afghanistan, walk the full length of the Nile, make documentaries about endangered animals and circumnavigate the Arabian Peninsula. The actor and comedian Kiell Smith Bynoe starred in Ghosts and Stath Lets Flats and presented the Great British Sewing Bee but is about to go on tour with the aim of making improv cool again. Kool Story Bro sees him and a cast of comedians and actors pick up stories from audiences and make them into a show. What can he improv from this week's Loose Ends? Plus music from a contrasting pair of singer-songwriters - indie folk from Matilda Mann and jazz inflected from Maya Delilah.Presented by Stuart Maconie Produced in Salford by Olive Clancy

Send us a textIn the darkness of an old asylum, a young man unscrews the lid from a bottle of sleeping pills. In the nearby village, two couples begin their day. Local doctor, Eric Parry, mulling secrets, sets out on his rounds, while his pregnant wife sleeps on in the warmth of their cottage.  Across the field, in a farmhouse impossible to heat, funny, troubled Rita Simmons is also asleep, her head full of images of a past life her husband prefers to ignore. He's been up for hours, tending to the needs of the small dairy farm he bought, a place where he hoped to create a new version of himself, a project that's already faltering … In this episode we talk to Andrew Miller about his latest novel, which some have called his best yet, The Land in Winter. For his Toaster Challenge Andrew selects Light Years by James Salter.This episode is supported by a Project Award from the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon.Intro/outro music: Colm Mac Con Iomaire, ‘Thou Shalt Not Carry' from The Hare's Corner, 2008, with thanks to Colm for permission to use it. Logo designed by Freya Sirr.Andrew Miller's first novel, Ingenious Pain, was published by Sceptre in 1997. It won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and the Grinzane Cavour Prize for the best foreign novel published in Italy. It has been followed by Casanova, Oxygen, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the Whitbread Novel of the Year Award in 2001, The Optimists, One Morning Like a Bird, Pure, which won the Costa Book of the Year Award 2011, The Crossing, Now We Shall Be Entirely Free and  The Slowworm's Song.  Andrew Miller's novels have been published in translation in twenty countries. Born in Bristol in 1960, he currently lives in Somerset.The Land in Winter  was a best book of the year for the Independent, Guardian, and Good Housekeeping.'Tender, elegant, soulful and perfect. A novel that hits your cells and can be felt there, without your brain really knowing what's happened to it. Superb'  SAMANTHA HARVEY, Booker Prize-winning author of Orbital    'Delicate and devastating'  INDEPENDENT, The 20 best books of the year    'Miller may have written his best book yet . . . brilliance that is not to be missed'  GUARDIAN, The best fiction of 2024    'Incredibly satisfying'  FINANCIAL TIMES    'A novel of dazzling humanity and captivating, crystalline prose'  MAIL ON SUNDAY    'Perfect'  RACHEL COOKE, OBSERVER    'I loved The Land in Winter . . . There were moments I thought of Penelope Fitzgerald - that moment I have always loved in The Beginning of Spring when the birch trees seem to grow hands - those liminal moments that are kind of beyond words, or explanation, but Miller finds them anyway. It's a thing of rare beauty'  RACHEL JOYCE, author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry    'Disruptive and graceful beyond anything I've read'  SARAH HALL, author of Burntcoat    December 1962, the West Country.    PRAISE FOR ANDREW MILLER 'Andrew Miller's writing is a source of wonder and delight'  HILARY MANTEL    'One of our most skilful chroniclers of the human heart and mind'  SUNDAY TIMES    'A writer of very rare and outstanding gifts'  INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY    'A highly intelliSupport the show

This week we're discussing the successful debut from Rachel Joyce, "The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry." A charming, sad, and poignant novel that surprised and pleased us greatly. We had a great time discussing this novel...spoilers ahead! Contact Us: Instagram @therewillbbooks Twitter @therewillbbooks Email willbebooks@gmail.com Goodreads: Therewillbebooks ko-fi.com/therewillbbooks patreon.com/therewillbbooks

CinemAddicts Episode 263 covers movies that are coming out October 11, 2024. They are Dominique, Falling Stars, Daddy's Head, and The Last of the Sea Women. Timestamps (0:00) - Intro (7:39) - Dominique (16:00) - Daddy's Head (20:09) - The Last of the Sea Women (24:33) - Falling Stars (44:44) - Bruce Purkey - CinemAttic (47:06) - Daddy's Head (53:32) - The Last of the Sea Women (59:36) - Chime (64:20) - Strange Darling   ***Support CinemAddicts by purchasing/renting movies using our Amazon affilate links or our SiteStripe.  ***CinemAddicts Movie Picks (worth Renting/Purchasing) include: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry Red Rooms 1. For Ad-Free CinemAddicts episodes, subscribe to our CinemAddicts YouTube Channel. 2. Like Our CinemAddicts Facebook Page  3. Join our CinemAddicts Facebook Group for daily movie recommendations. 4. Questions/comments on CinemAddicts email Greg Srisavasdi at info@findyourfilms.com. 5. Our website is Find Your Film. 6. Shop our CinemAddicts Merch store (shirts, hoodies, mugs). 7. We do a bonus episode each month and early access spoilers for our CinemAddicts Patreon Members: CinemAddicts hosts: Bruce Purkey, Eric Holmes, Greg Srisavasdi Thanks to our Patreon Community 1. Ryan Smith 2. Stephen Schrock 3. Susan 4. Charles Peterson 5. Nelson B. McClintock 6. Diana Van De Kamp 7. Pete Abeyta 8. Tyler Andula 9. Stephen Mand 10. Edmund Mendez 11. Abbie Schmidt 12. Jeff Tait 13. Superfan Giovanni 14. Robert Prakash 15. Kristen 16. Chris M 17. Jeremy Chappell 18. Lewis Longshadow 19. Iver 20. Alex Clayton 21. Daniel Hulbert 22. Andrew Martin 23. Angela Clark 24. Myron Freeman 25. Kayn Kalmbach 26. Aaron Fordham 27. Tracy Peters 28. Grant Boston 29. Ken Cunningham #MovieReviews #Dominique #TheLastofTheSeaWomen  

For this week's installment of Interviews/Reviews, Eric Holmes covers the movies The Radleys (actor Harry Baxendale) and Paradox Effect (director Scott Weintrob). Timestamps (0:00) - Intro and “The Radleys” Review. Stars Kelly Macdonald, Damin Lewis and Bo Bragason. (8:20) - Harry Baxendale Interview (16:32) - “Paradox Effect” Review. Stars Olga Kurylenko and Harvey Keitel. (25:38) - Scott Weintrob Interview ***Support CinemAddicts by purchasing/renting movies using our Amazon affilate links or our SiteStripe.  ***CinemAddicts Movie Picks (worth Renting/Purchasing) include: 1. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry 2. Red Rooms (one of my favorite films this year) 1. Join our CinemAddicts YouTube Channel and listen to our podcast episodes ad-free! 2. Like Our CinemAddicts Facebook Page  3. Join our CinemAddicts Facebook Group for daily movie recommendations. 4. Questions/comments on CinemAddicts email Greg Srisavasdi at info@findyourfilms.com. 5. Our website is Find Your Film. 6. Shop our CinemAddicts Merch store (shirts, hoodies, mugs, shower curtains). 7. We do a bonus episode each month and early access spoilers for our CinemAddicts Patreon Members: 8. Check out Anderson Cowan's new documentary project Loaded For Bear. CinemAddicts hosts: Bruce Purkey, Eric Holmes, Greg Srisavasdi Thanks to our Patreon Community 1. Ryan Smith 2. Stephen Schrock 3. Susan 4. Charles Peterson 5. Nelson B. McClintock 6. Diana Van De Kamp 7. Pete Abeyta 8. Tyler Andula 9. Stephen Mand 10. Edmund Mendez 11. Abbie Schmidt 12. Jeff Tait 13. Superfan Giovanni 14. Robert Prakash 15. Kristen 16. Chris M 17. Jeremy Chappell 18. Lewis Longshadow 19. Iver 20. Alex Clayton 21. Daniel Hulbert 22. Andrew Martin 23. Angela Clark 24. Myron Freeman 25. Kayn Kalmbach 26. Aaron Fordham 27. Tracy Peters 28. Grant Boston 29. Ken Cunningham

For CinemAddicts Episode 262, we cover movies that are coming out on the week of Friday, October 4, 2024. Movies reviewed include Daaaaaalí, Take Cover, Frankie Freako, Operation Blood Hunt, and V/H/S Beyond. Timestamps (0:00) - Intro (1:20) - Eric didn't get to finish the latest Scott Adkins movie (5:17) - Daaaaaali - Poster/photos (Music Box Films) (10:58) - Take Cover - Poster/photos (Brainstorm Media) (17:48) - Frankie Freako - Poster/photos (Shout! Studios) (25:26) - Operation Blood Hunt - Poster/photos (Quiver Distribution) (35:11) - Bruce is in the “Cinem-Attic!” (36:27) - V/H/S Beyond - Poster/photos court (Shudder) (42:50) - Daaaaaalí (48:24) - Frankie Freako (54:59) - Apartment 7a (59:55) - Uzumaki (61:34) - Sleep ***Support CinemAddicts by purchasing/renting movies using our Amazon affilate links or our SiteStripe.  ***CinemAddicts Movie Picks (worth Renting/Purchasing) include: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry 1. Help us get to 1,000 Subscribers by joining our CinemAddicts YouTube Channel: 2. Like Our CinemAddicts Facebook Page  3. Join our CinemAddicts Facebook Group for daily movie recommendations. 4. Questions/comments on CinemAddicts email Greg Srisavasdi at info@findyourfilms.com. 5. Our website is Find Your Film. 6. Shop our CinemAddicts Merch store (shirts, hoodies, mugs, shower curtains). 7. We do a bonus episode each month and early access spoilers for our CinemAddicts Patreon Members: 8. Check out Anderson Cowan's new documentary project Loaded For Bear. CinemAddicts hosts: Bruce Purkey, Eric Holmes, Greg Srisavasdi Thanks to our Patreon Community 1. Ryan Smith 2. Stephen Schrock 3. Susan 4. Charles Peterson 5. Nelson B. McClintock 6. Diana Van De Kamp 7. Pete Abeyta 8. Tyler Andula 9. Stephen Mand 10. Edmund Mendez 11. Abbie Schmidt 12. Jeff Tait 13. Superfan Giovanni 14. Robert Prakash 15. Kristen 16. Chris M 17. Jeremy Chappell 18. Lewis Longshadow 19. Iver 20. Alex Clayton 21. Daniel Hulbert 22. Andrew Martin 23. Angela Clark 24. Myron Freeman 25. Kayn Kalmbach 26. Aaron Fordham 27. Tracy Peters 28. Grant Boston 29. Ken Cunningham

We review movies that are coming out on Friday, September 20, 2024. They are "Last Straw," "In The Summers," "The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry," and "The Featherweight." Timestamps: (0:00) - Intro (2:22) - Eric Holmes has a toothache, and Greg Srisavasdi freaks out! (9:07) - The Featherweight. Photo/poster courtesy of Pep Films, LLC. (22:54) - The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (Jim Broadbent, Penelope Wilton)- photos/poster courtesy of Quiver Distributioin. (28:21) - Last Straw (Jessica Belkin) - photos/poster courtesy of Shout! Studios. Rent/purchase on Amazon. (42:40) - Quick review of Little Brother (Daniel Diemer, Philip Ettinger). Rent/purchase on Amazon. (47:23) - The CinemAttic reviews begin with Bruce Purkey! (48:50) - Last Straw (54:40) - The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (62:17) - In The Summers (Sasha Calle, Lio Mehiel, Residente) **We receive a slight commission when you purchase items using our SiteStripe and/or our movie links. Thanks for your support! 1. Help us get to 1,000 Subscribers by joining our CinemAddicts YouTube Channel: 2. Like Our CinemAddicts Facebook Page  3. Join our CinemAddicts Facebook Group for daily movie recommendations. 4. Questions/comments on CinemAddicts email Greg Srisavasdi at info@findyourfilms.com. 5. Our website is Find Your Film. 6. Shop our CinemAddicts Merch store (shirts, hoodies, mugs, shower curtains). 7. We do a bonus episode each month and early access spoilers for our CinemAddicts Patreon Members: 8. Check out Anderson Cowan's new documentary project Loaded For Bear. CinemAddicts hosts: Bruce Purkey, Eric Holmes, Greg Srisavasdi Thanks to our Patreon Community 1. Ryan Smith 2. Stephen Schrock 3. Susan 4. Charles Peterson 5. Nelson B. McClintock 6. Diana Van De Kamp 7. Pete Abeyta 8. Tyler Andula 9. Stephen Mand 10. Edmund Mendez 11. Abbie Schmidt 12. Jeff Tait 13. Superfan Giovanni 14. Robert Prakash 15. Kristen 16. Chris M 17. Jeremy Chappell 18. Lewis Longshadow 19. Iver 20. Alex Clayton 21. Daniel Hulbert 22. Andrew Martin 23. Angela Clark 24. Myron Freeman 25. Kayn Kalmbach 26. Aaron Fordham 27. Tracy Peters 28. Grant Boston 29. Ken Cunningham

***We are on summer hiatus but will be back with an all new episode next week! Happy Reading! This week we are talking all about journeys. Whether they be physical or mental, we whisk you away in a good book. Choose from 10 book recommendations from Carrie and Amy for when you're ready to be on the move. For show notes for any episode, go to our website at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. We are also on Instagram @perksofbeingabookloverpod and FB Perks of Being a Book Lover. Books Mentioned in this Episode 1- How to Read Novels Like a Professor by Thomas Foster 2- American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang 3- Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer 4- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot 5- The Lion of Lark-Hayes Manor by Aubrey Hartman 6- The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester (The Surgeon of Crowthorne) 7- The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce 8- Walking a Sacred Path: Rediscovering the Labyrinth as a Spiritual Tool by Lauren Artress 9- Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende 10- Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie 11- The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster 12- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer 13- What the Ermine Saw: The Extraordinary Journey of Leonardo Da Vinci's Most Mysterious Portrait by Eden Collinsworth 14- News of the World by Paulette Jilles 15- Enemy Women by Paulette Jilles 16- Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier 17- The Road Towards Home by Corinne Demas 18- A Pearl in a Storm: How I Found my Heart in the Middle of the Atlantic Ocean by Tori Murden McClure 19- The Gran Tour: Travels with My Elders by Ben Aitken 20- Cutting Teeth by Chandler Baker 21- Cosmic Cats and Fantastic Furballs by Mary Turzillo 22- Your Cat and Other Space Aliens by Mary Turzillo 23- Mars is No Place for Children by Mary Turzillo 5 Star Book Recommendation by a Book Lover 1- Empire Of A Vampire by Jay Christoff recommended by Tiffany K., Omaha, NE. Instagram @chaiteaandbooksareallineed Shows/Movies watched— 1- American Born Chinese (Disney+, 2023) 2- Annihilation (Netflix, 2018) 3- The Professor and the Madman (2019) Labirynth Locator www.labyrinthlocator.com Bookish News Article about Henrietta Lacks apnews.com/article/henrietta-l…efa34c9b79a544f0729

***We are on summer hiatus but will be back with an all new episode next week! Happy Reading! This week we are talking all about journeys. Whether they be physical or mental, we whisk you away in a good book. Choose from 10 book recommendations from Carrie and Amy for when you're ready to be on the move. For show notes for any episode, go to our website at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. We are also on Instagram @perksofbeingabookloverpod and FB Perks of Being a Book Lover. Books Mentioned in this Episode 1- How to Read Novels Like a Professor by Thomas Foster 2- American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang 3- Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer 4- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot 5- The Lion of Lark-Hayes Manor by Aubrey Hartman 6- The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester (The Surgeon of Crowthorne) 7- The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce 8- Walking a Sacred Path: Rediscovering the Labyrinth as a Spiritual Tool by Lauren Artress 9- Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende 10- Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie 11- The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster 12- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer 13- What the Ermine Saw: The Extraordinary Journey of Leonardo Da Vinci's Most Mysterious Portrait by Eden Collinsworth 14- News of the World by Paulette Jilles 15- Enemy Women by Paulette Jilles 16- Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier 17- The Road Towards Home by Corinne Demas 18- A Pearl in a Storm: How I Found my Heart in the Middle of the Atlantic Ocean by Tori Murden McClure 19- The Gran Tour: Travels with My Elders by Ben Aitken 20- Cutting Teeth by Chandler Baker 21- Cosmic Cats and Fantastic Furballs by Mary Turzillo 22- Your Cat and Other Space Aliens by Mary Turzillo 23- Mars is No Place for Children by Mary Turzillo 5 Star Book Recommendation by a Book Lover 1- Empire Of A Vampire by Jay Christoff recommended by Tiffany K., Omaha, NE. Instagram @chaiteaandbooksareallineed Shows/Movies watched— 1- American Born Chinese (Disney+, 2023) 2- Annihilation (Netflix, 2018) 3- The Professor and the Madman (2019) Labirynth Locator www.labyrinthlocator.com Bookish News Article about Henrietta Lacks apnews.com/article/henrietta-l…efa34c9b79a544f0729

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Radyo 3 Kafasi'nin bu bolumunde Isil'in bugun izledigi The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry filminden, arkadaslarimizin film onerilerinden, arkadaslarimizla birlikte izledigimiz filmlerden ve yine aklimiza ne gelirse ondan konusuyoruz. Dikkat, beyin sungere donebilir.

This week we are talking all about journeys. Whether they be physical or mental, we whisk you away in a good book. Choose from 10 book recommendations from Carrie and Amy for when you're ready to be on the move. For show notes for any episode, go to our website at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. We are also on Instagram @perksofbeingabookloverpod and FB Perks of Being a Book Lover. Books Mentioned in this Episode 1- How to Read Novels Like a Professor by Thomas Foster 2- American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang 3- Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer 4- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot 5- The Lion of Lark-Hayes Manor by Aubrey Hartman 6- The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester (The Surgeon of Crowthorne) 7- The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce 8- Walking a Sacred Path: Rediscovering the Labyrinth as a Spiritual Tool by Lauren Artress 9- Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende 10- Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie 11- The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster 12- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer 13- What the Ermine Saw: The Extraordinary Journey of Leonardo Da Vinci's Most Mysterious Portrait by Eden Collinsworth 14- News of the World by Paulette Jiles 15- Enemy Women by Paulette Jiles 16- Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier 17- The Road Towards Home by Corinne Demas 18- A Pearl in a Storm: How I Found my Heart in the Middle of the Atlantic Ocean by Tori Murden McClure 19- The Gran Tour: Travels with My Elders by Ben Aitken 20- Cutting Teeth by Chandler Baker 21- Cosmic Cats and Fantastic Furballs by Mary Turzillo 22- Your Cat and Other Space Aliens by Mary Turzillo 23- Mars is No Place for Children by Mary Turzillo 5 Star Book Recommendation by a Book Lover 1- Empire Of A Vampire by Jay Christoff recommended by Tiffany K., Omaha, NE. Instagram @chaiteaandbooksareallineed Shows/Movies watched— 1- American Born Chinese (Disney+, 2023) 2- Annihilation (Netflix, 2018) 3- The Professor and the Madman (2019)   Labyrinth Locator www.labyrinthlocator.com Bookish News Article about Henrietta Lacks apnews.com/article/henrietta-l…efa34c9b79a544f0729

This week we are talking all about journeys. Whether they be physical or mental, we whisk you away in a good book. Choose from 10 book recommendations from Carrie and Amy for when you're ready to be on the move. For show notes for any episode, go to our website at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. We are also on Instagram @perksofbeingabookloverpod and FB Perks of Being a Book Lover. Books Mentioned in this Episode 1- How to Read Novels Like a Professor by Thomas Foster 2- American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang 3- Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer 4- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot 5- The Lion of Lark-Hayes Manor by Aubrey Hartman 6- The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester (The Surgeon of Crowthorne) 7- The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce 8- Walking a Sacred Path: Rediscovering the Labyrinth as a Spiritual Tool by Lauren Artress 9- Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende 10- Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie 11- The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster 12- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer 13- What the Ermine Saw: The Extraordinary Journey of Leonardo Da Vinci's Most Mysterious Portrait by Eden Collinsworth 14- News of the World by Paulette Jilles 15- Enemy Women by Paulette Jilles 16- Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier 17- The Road Towards Home by Corinne Demas 18- A Pearl in a Storm: How I Found my Heart in the Middle of the Atlantic Ocean by Tori Murden McClure 19- The Gran Tour: Travels with My Elders by Ben Aitken 20- Cutting Teeth by Chandler Baker 21- Cosmic Cats and Fantastic Furballs by Mary Turzillo 22- Your Cat and Other Space Aliens by Mary Turzillo 23- Mars is No Place for Children by Mary Turzillo 5 Star Book Recommendation by a Book Lover 1- Empire Of A Vampire by Jay Christoff recommended by Tiffany K., Omaha, NE. Instagram @chaiteaandbooksareallineed Shows/Movies watched— 1- American Born Chinese (Disney+, 2023) 2- Annihilation (Netflix, 2018) 3- The Professor and the Madman (2019) Labirynth Locator www.labyrinthlocator.com Bookish News Article about Henrietta Lacks https://apnews.com/article/henrietta-lacks-hela-cells-thermo-fisher-scientific-bfba4a6c10396efa34c9b79a544f0729

Historia niezwykłego człowieka, który wyrusza w niezwykłą podróż. Harold wiedzie życie bez szczególnego celu, dopóki nie dowiaduje się, że jego dawna przyjaciółka Queenie umiera. Wyrusza w wędrówkę przez Anglię, aby się z nią zobaczyć. Film to dzieło nagrodzonej przez BAFTA reżyserki Hettie Macdonald adaptacji powieści Rachel Joyce, z udziałem nagrodzonego Oscarem Jima Broadbenta.

This episode, we discuss The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce and the brand new film adaptation of the same name, starring Jim Broadbent and Penelope Wilton.This episode's book: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel JoyceAsk (or share) anything about books!   Send us a voicemail: 02 9854 7025  Join the Facebook group: Hope Book Club - Facebook  Send us a message: hopepodcasts.com.au  ---  Listen to more from our Hope Podcasts collection at hopepodcasts.com.au. And send the team a message via Hope 103.2's app, Facebook or Instagram.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On At the Movies, Dan Slevin reviews three current releases that feature characters leaving home and the mixed feelings that brings: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is the long awaited sequel to the animated smash hit superhero film from 2018; The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry is an understated adaptation of a British novel from 2012, starring Jim Broadbent and Penelope Wilton; And The Tank is a Kiwi-made horror film about a young family who inherit an old house in the country only to discover it is already occupied - and the amphibious creature does not take kindly to having company.

Dan Slevin recommends this understated and moving British tale, which stars Jim Broadbent and Penelope Wilton.

Hans Petrovic and guests review three films currently showing in Christchurch

David talks to award-winning and international bestselling author Rachel Joyce about her journey to publishing The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and its adaptation to the new movie featuring Jim Broadbent.

This week Graeme talks to Jesse about The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, The Tank and some of the highlights from the DOC-EDGE festival.

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry   A seemingly unremarkable man in his 60s named Harold one day learns his old friend Queenie is dying. He embarks on a walk, only to keep going for 450 miles until he reaches Queenie's hospice, much to the despair of his wife Maureen.  The Tank  After inheriting his mother's abandoned coastal property, Ben and his family accidentally unleash an ancient, long-dormant creature that terrorized the entire region -- including his own ancestors -- for generations.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

D'Natasha Ehrmann schwätzt mam Vesna Andonovic a Jeff Schinker iwwer Disco Boy (Giacomo Abbruzzese), The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (Hettie Macdonald) an, A Good Person (Zach Braff).

English actor Dame Penelope Wilton's warm smile will be familiar to fans of Downton Abbey, Doctor Who and the Ricky Gervais series Afterlife. Her new film The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry is a study of the different ways two people react to profound loss, Penelope tells Colin Peacock.

This episode, Simone and Georgia dive into the wonderful world of bookstores. What makes a great bookstore? How do you choose what to buy once you're there? And will online shopping be death of bookstores altogether? We answer those questions and so much more.Next episode's book: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce Ask (or share) anything about books!   Send us a voicemail: 02 9854 7025  Join the Facebook group: Hope Book Club - Facebook  Send us a message: hopepodcasts.com.au  ---  Listen to more from our Hope Podcasts collection at hopepodcasts.com.au. And send the team a message via Hope 103.2's app, Facebook or Instagram.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week mum has seen Jim Broadbent walking in The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry ("I suppose old people want to see an old person doing something"). She also reviews British coming-of-age drama Polite Society ("It is ridiculous, but the story is good").

IN CINEMAS THIS WEEK Shaun Catches up with the Evil Dead in Evil Dead Rise Sharon watches Jim Broadbent go on a trek in The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry Shaun watches the french take back control of their Musketeers in The Three Musketeers : D'artagnan AT HOME Sharon finishes Carnival Row off in the second and final season Tosin and Shaun differ on The Mandalorian Season 3 Tosin sees Ghosted on Apple TV + Is Netflix killing cinemas? Each week we weigh up what we've seen in cinemas with what we've watched online at home and figure out which provided the best time. At least, we did before COVID jumped in and declared Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney + and friends the winner. Listen and subscribe on iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/netflix-vs-cinema/id1448277363 Listen and subscribe on Google Podcasts https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9waW5lY2FzdC5jb20vZmVlZC9uZXRmbGl4dnNjaW5lbWE Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6beXVeSImcgHLsPB22BgE3?si=wdoNI6E0SNqNfoqg4qnw4Q Support Netflix vs Cinema by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/netflixvscinema Find out more at http://netflixvscinema.com This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

In episode 2 of season 16, we're talking about walking, but in the context of a curious new film: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry starring Penelope Wilton and Jim Broadbent – about a man in his 60s who embarks on an unlikely 450 mile pilgrimage across Britain to see a dying friend.Plodcast regular Maria Hodson went to see the film – and meet Penelope and Jim, as well as the original book's author (and writer of the screen play) Rachel Joyce to talk about the project – and their own connections to countryside. Later, Maria and Plodcast host Fergus test the power walking with a trip to the Mendip Hills near Bristol… This is episode 2 of season 16: Get Active in Nature Contact the Plodcast team and send your sound recordings of the countryside to: editor@countryfile.com. If read out on the show, you could WIN a Plodcast Postbag prize of a wildlife- or countryside-themed book chosen by the team.Visit the Countryfile Magazine website: countryfile.com Write to us: Plodcast, Countryfile Eagle House Bristol BS1 4ST  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We discuss different ideas of heaven and the afterlife. Will we have bodies? Do we go to heaven? Will it be largely standing around on bits of gemstone singing? And, most importantly, will there be a buffet? Meanwhile, Nick is thinking of blogging and Joe looks in fridges. Support the podcast Contact the podcast through your email machine Mentioned in this episode: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry Clive Anderson: Me, Macbeth and I Race Across the World 1 Corinthians 13:12 Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth Dave Allen - Teeth will be provided Eschatology 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17 N.T. Wright, Surprised by Hope N.T. Wright, New Heavens, New Earth: The Biblical Picture of Christian Hope David Lawrence, Heaven: It's Not the End of the World C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce Philip Larkin: An Arundel Tomb

With box office down another 12% and Super Mario Bros. still #1, James Cameron-Wilson gives thanks for The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry at #3. Adapted by the author, it stars Jim Broadbent as a man who goes to post a letter – and keeps walking, and James found it deeply moving. On Apple+ he watched Chris Evans in action thriller Ghosted, which he found disappointingly overfamiliar. But worse still, on Disney+, was Peter Pan & Wendy, a live-action remake of the original cartoon, which he found wrong in almost every regard. Simon Rose found the French version of The Three Musketeers – D'Artagnan a perfectly enjoyable version of the much-filmed story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sympathy for the Sheeran: Why Ed deserves to beat Marvin Gaye in the current copyright court case. And why Status Quo's Francis Rossi has a point. Does the downgrading of old skool indie DJs Mark Riley and Gideon Coe mean the beginning of the end for BBC 6 Music? Brassed Off and The Full Monty have a lot to answer for: what the latest sentimental Brit comedy starring Jim Broadbent and Penelope Wilton says about British tastes.

Adam Ball and Van Connor are back with your seven day guide to everything movies: including reviews of Little Richard: I Am Everything, Rodeo, Polite Society, Big George Foreman, and The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to Backstage - The TV and Film podcast from Sky News. Joining Sky's entertainment reporter Claire Gregory this week is TV and film reviewer Stevie Wong, and arts and entertainment reporter Bethany Minelle. On this week's Backstage, we are joined by Florence Pugh and Zach Braff on working with your ex and getting into the head of an addict for Sky's new original film A Good Person.We've everything you need to know about hot new shows Fatal Attraction and Priyanka Chopra and Richard Madden's new spy thriller Citadel.Plus, Jim Broadbent & Penelope Wilton on dealing with grief for our cinema pick of the week: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry. Producers: Jada-Kai Meosa John and Debbie RidgardEditor: Paul Stanworth

Total Film 00.00– 06.20 Intro  06.25 – 14.20 Review of Polite Society 14.25 – 23.50 Review of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry 23.55 – 31.30 Review of Big George Foreman 31.35 – 42.30 Review of Little Richard 51.05 – 57.00 Listener's question “followed by Outro

Penelope Wilton talks about the logistics of filming The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, and what it was like working alongside Jim Broadbent. Following their Easter break, Mark reviews ‘The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry' - an upcoming British drama film directed by Hettie Macdonald about the lengths one man will go to, to see his dying friend; ‘Little Richard: I Am Everything' which depicts the life of Rock n Roll legend; ‘Polite Society' which covers one sister's attempt at the most ambitious of all wedding heists in the name of independence and sisterhood. Time Codes (relevant only when you are part of the Vanguard): 11:58 Polite Society Review 19:07 Box Office Top 10 (including Pope's Exorcist review) 28:34 Penelope Wilton interview 42:20 The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry Review 50:06 Laughter Lift 56:26 Little Richard: I Am Everything Review 01:08:22 What's On You can contact the show by emailing correspondence@kermodeandmayo.com or you can find us on social media, @KermodeandMayo EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/take Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! A Somethin' Else & Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us @sonypodcasts To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on Screentime John Fardy chats to Oscar Winner Jim Broadbent and Downton Abbey Star Penelope Wilton about their new film ‘The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry' which sees a man walk the length of England to try and save his dying friend. There's reviews of the week's new cinema releases ‘Evil Dead Rise' and ‘Missing' with Film Critic Chris Wasser. Plus Druid Theatre's Creative Director and Co-Founder Garry Hynes chats about her favourite film.

“Maureen's journey is about going to the dark — and when you go right into the dark, you then find the light and the kind of renewal — and of all of them, this book felt to me a book about rebirth, which felt the right place to end.” Following The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy, Rachel Joyce's Maureen completes her series of novels revolving around a cast of characters that you can't help but connect with. Whether you've read them all or are ready to meet Maureen for the first time, you'll find something to love. Joyce talks with us about the evolution of the world of her incredibly popular series, her writing process, the authors who have shaped her, what she's working on next and more with Poured Over's host, Miwa Messer. We end this episode with TBR Topoff book recommendations from Marc and Jamie.    Featured Books (Episode):  Maureen by Rachel Joyce  The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce  The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy by Rachel Joyce  Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce    Featured Books (TBR Topoff):  Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman  The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick    This episode of Poured Over was produced and hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang. New episodes of Poured Over land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and wherever you listen to podcasts. 

John Bunyan in Bedfordshire. The novelist Rachel Joyce joins Henry as they follow in the footsteps of Bunyan's pilgrim Christian, as he walks from Bedford, or the City of Destruction, to London, the Celestial City. Along the way they visit the Slough of Despond (Elstow), the Palace Beautiful (Houghton House) and Vanity Fair (Ampthill). They start at the Bunyan Meeting House, where they meet John Pestell, and finish at Bunyan's resting place, Bunhill Fields. 2022 marks the 350th anniversary of the Bunyan Meeting House on its current site. The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan (Penguin Classics)https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/60345/the-pilgrims-progress-by-john-bunyan-ed-dr-roger-pooley/9780141439716https://apple.co/3rtwupL The Pilgrim's Progress, read by David Shaw-Parker (Naxos Audiobook)https://naxosaudiobooks.com/pilgrim-s-progress-the-unabridged/https://apple.co/3dJ7Lu6 Rachel Joycehttps://www.rachel-joyce.co.uk/ The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joycehttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/413693/the-unlikely-pilgrimage-of-harold-fry-by-joyce-rachel/9780552778091https://apple.co/3BPScJe The Love Song of Queenie Hennessy by Rachel Joycehttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/420794/the-love-song-of-miss-queenie-hennessy-by-joyce-rachel/9781784160302https://apple.co/3BKnW2p Maureen and the Angel of the North by Rachel Joycehttps://www.penguin.co.uk/books/448497/maureen-fry-and-the-angel-of-the-north-by-joyce-rachel/9780857529008https://apple.co/3CcaGF2 Travel with John Bunyan by John Pestellhttps://www.dayone.co.uk/products/travel-with-john-bunyan John Bunyan Meeting House and Museumhttps://www.bunyanmeeting.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Naughtie is joined by bestselling writer Rachel Joyce who is answering listener questions about The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry. This moving, heartwarming story follows Harold as one day he impulsively sets off on a walk from Devon to Northumberland to visit his long lost friend Queenie; despite having no map, no plan, and no decent walking boots. While he tramps across England, Harold reflects on his life, especially his troubled relationship with his wife and son. Our next Bookclub guest is Abir Mukherjee who will be answering questions about A Rising Man - the first in his award winning Wyndham and Banerjee series, set in India during the Raj. Contact us via the Bookclub website to join the recording in December.

The History of Bees by Maja Lunde is set in three different times and in three different countries - nineteenth century England, present day Ohio and Beijing at the end of the 21st century. Each storyline considers the lot of bees and beekeepers: William is designing a new type of hive, George; in Ohio, is trying to stick with traditional methods even though beekeeping and farming are becoming increasingly industrialised and Tao, in 2098, works as a human pollinator as all all the bees have died out. Maja Lunde joins James Naughtie, and Bookclub listeners to talk about this complex , timely novel; about the ecological beliefs which drive her writing and her hopes for the future. In November, Rachel Joyce will be joining James Naughtie for the next Bookclub recording, answering your questions about her bestseller The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry. Do get in touch via the website (click Take Part In A Recording) if you would like to ask Rachel a question.

Today we celebrate the woman who was the life partner of American writer Gertrude Stein - and we’ll hear all about their wonderful garden at Bilignin. We'll also learn about the French modernist painter known for his peonies and peony art. We’ll hear an excerpt about a perfect spring day. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a book that is pure gold - it’s all about an honest journey to beekeeping between two unlikely friends. And then we’ll wrap things up with the ten-year Anniversary of a botanical society located in Northern New York, about 4 hours north of Manhattan and two hours south of Montreal.   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart To listen to the show while you're at home, just ask Alexa or Google to “Play the latest episode of The Daily Gardener Podcast.” And she will. It's just that easy.   The Daily Gardener Friday Newsletter Sign up for the FREE Friday Newsletter featuring: A personal update from me Garden-related items for your calendar The Grow That Garden Library™ featured books for the week Gardener gift ideas Garden-inspired recipes Exclusive updates regarding the show Plus, each week, one lucky subscriber wins a book from the Grow That Garden Library™ bookshelf.   Gardener Greetings Send your garden pics, stories, birthday wishes, and so forth to Jennifer@theDailyGardener.org   Curated News Goodbye April....Hello May, Already! | Shoestring Elegance | Theresa Begin   Facebook Group If you'd like to check out my curated news articles and original blog posts for yourself, you're in luck. I share all of it with the Listener Community in the Free Facebook Group - The Daily Gardener Community. So, there’s no need to take notes or search for links. The next time you're on Facebook, search for Daily Gardener Community, where you’d search for a friend... and request to join. I'd love to meet you in the group.   Important Events April 30, 1877 Today is the birthday of the American-born member of the Parisian avant-garde of the early 20th century and the life partner of American writer Gertrude Stein - Alice B. Toklas (“Toe-kliss”). In 1954, Alice's cookbook, simply called the Alice B Toklas Cook Book, was published. It became one of the best-selling cookbooks of all time, thanks to Alice's recipe for hashish fudge made with nuts, spices,  fruit, and cannabis.  Calling it the food of paradise, Alice recommended serving her special fudge at gatherings to liven things up but advised limiting one's self to no more than two pieces. She also casually mentioned that it was quote “easy to whip up on a rainy day.” Now the last chapter of the cookbook offers a delightful glimpse at Alice and Gertrude's vegetable garden at Bilignin “Bill-in-ya” in southeastern France. And I thought I’d share a few lovely excerpts with you today in honor of Alice’s birthday. “For fourteen successive years, the Gardens at Bilignin were my joy, working in them during the summers and planning and dreaming of them during the winters. The summers frequently commenced early in April with the planting and ended late in October with the last gathering of the winter vegetables. Bilignin, surrounded by mountains and not far from the French Alps… made early planting uncertain. One year we lost the first planting of string beans. Another year, the green peas were caught by a late frost. It took me several years to know the climate and quite as many more to know the weather. Experience is never at a bargain price. Then too, I obstinately refused to accept the lore of the farmers, judging it, with the prejudice of a townswoman to be nothing but superstition. They told me never to transplant parsley and not to plant it on Good Friday. We did it in California, was my weak reply.  In the spring of 1929, we became tenants of what had become the manor of Bilignin. We were enchanted with everything. But after careful examination of the two large vegetable gardens... it was to my horror that I discovered the state they were in. Nothing but potatoes have been planted the year before. Poking about with a heavy stick, there seemed to be some resistance in a corner followed by a rippling movement. The rubbish and weeds would have to be cleared out at once. In six days, the seven men we mobilized in the village had accomplished this. In the corner where I had poked, a snake’s nest and several snakes have been found. But so were raspberries and strawberries.  The work in the vegetables …. was a full-time job and more. Later it became a joke. Gertrude Stein asking me what I saw when I closed my eyes, and I answered, “Weeds.” That, she said, was not the answer, and so weeds were changed to strawberries. It took me an hour to gather a small basket for Gertrude Stein's breakfast, and later when there was a plantation of them in the upper garden, our young guests were told that if they care to eat them, they should do the picking themselves. The first gathering of the garden in May of salads, radishes, and herbs made me feel like a mother about her baby — how could anything so beautiful be mine. And this emotion of wonder filled me for each vegetable as it was gathered every year. There is nothing that is comparable to it, as satisfactory or ss thrilling, as gathering the vegetables one has grown.”   April 30, 1883 Today is the anniversary of the death of the French modernist painter Édouard Manet (“Mah-nay”). His painting, 'Music in the Tuileries Gardens' ("TWEE-luh-Reehs"), was his first significant work depicting modern city life. Sensitive to criticism, Manet once wrote, “The attacks of which I have been the object have broken the spring of life in me... People don't realize what it feels like to be constantly insulted. ” When it came to the complexity of still life painting, Manet wrote, “Bring a brioche. I want to see you paint one. Still life is the touchstone of painting.” Manet grew peonies in his garden at Gennevilliers (“Jen-vill-EE-aye”); they were reportedly his favorite flower. Manet’s paintings of peonies were the perfect blend of skill and subject. Manet’s blousy technique was perfect for the petals and leaves. Today in many of Manet’s paintings, the pink peonies have turned white due to the deterioration of the pigments in the paint. Regarding Manet‘s peony art, his Peonies in a Vase on a Stand is considered one of his best pieces. A 1983 exhibition catalog by the Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais in Paris, wrote: “Van Gogh was much struck by this painting.. and [asked,]  ‘Do you remember that one day we saw a very extraordinary Manet at the Hôtel Drouot, some huge pink peonies with their green leaves against a light background?  As free in the open air and as much a flower as anything could be, and yet painted in a perfectly solid impasto.’” In China, the peony is known as the sho-yu, which means “most beautiful.” When the explorer Marco Polo saw peonies in China for the first time, he misidentified them - calling them “Roses as big as cabbages." Traditionally, peonies are used to celebrate the 12th wedding anniversary. If you planted one on your first Anniversary, the peony could easily outlast your marriage; peonies can live for over 100 years.   Unearthed Words It was a perfect spring day. The air was sweet and gentle, and the sky stretched high, an intense blue. Harold was certain that the last time he had peered through the net drapes of Fossebridge Road (his home), the trees and hedges were dark bones and spindles against the skyline; yet now that he was out, and on his feet, it was as if everywhere he looked, the fields, gardens, trees, and hedgerows and exploded with growth. A canopy of sticky young leaves clung to the branches above him. There were startling yellow clouds of forsythia, trails of purple aubrieta; a young willow shook in a fountain of silver. The first of the potato shoots fingered through the soil, and already tiny buds hung from the gooseberry and currant shrubs like the earrings Maureen used to wear. The abundance of new life was enough to make him giddy. ― Rachel Joyce, British author, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry   Grow That Garden Library Liquid Gold by Roger Morgan-Grenville This book came out in 2020, and the subtitle is Bees and the Pursuit of Midlife Honey. Thor Hanson, the author of Buzz, said this about Roger’s book: “Beekeeping builds from lark to revelation in this carefully observed story of midlife friendship. Filled with humor and surprising insight, Liquid Gold is as richly rewarding as its namesake. Highly recommended.” Roger writes about meeting his friend Duncan in a pub. And on a chance decision, they resolve to become beekeepers. Ignorant but eager, the two learn, through their mistakes and their friendship, how to care for bees and become master beekeepers. After two years, they have more honey than they can personally use. The experience teaches them resilience, along with a newfound appreciation for nature and a desire to protect the honeybee from increased threats and extinction. Humorous and informative, Liquid Gold is an uplifting and educational story about humans and bees, making it pure gold for your summer reading. This book is 272 pages of an honest journey to beekeeping between two unlikely friends. You can get a copy of Liquid Gold by Roger Morgan-Grenville and support the show using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for around $15   Today’s Botanic Spark Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart April 30, 2011 Today is the tenth anniversary of the Adirondack Botanical Society. ABS is “an organization dedicated to the study, preservation, and enjoyment of the plants of the Adirondack Mountain Region. Members may live in, visit, or care about the region and strive to educate others about the importance of its plant life and the environment that supports it.” The group has an active Facebook page. If you have been on a hike or paddle lately and have a few pics you would like to share; you can do so on the Facebook page for the group. Recent posts include: “Ray and I visited Elder's Grove today.  I used the "measure" app on my iPhone to measure the trunk of a large eastern white pine (Pinus strobus).  I attach a photo that the app generates with the total length printed on the screen.  The trunk lying on the ground was 159'10".  Add the 16' of still standing stump, and the total height of the tree before it fell was approximately 176'.  I neglected to bring my D-tape, but the dbh was well over 50".  An amazing tree, even dead and turning to humus (HYew-mis”)!” In any case, happy tenth anniversary to the Adirondack Botanical Society. Here’s to many more!   Thanks for listening to The Daily Gardener. And remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

很多人都说，自己渴望一场说走就走的旅行，但当真正有离开的机会时，你是否真正会选择说走就走？在文学作品中，我们经常看到这样充满戏剧化的片断，比如《阿甘正传》里出门跑个步就跑了三年的阿甘。在真实的世界里，选择突然离开日常生活的人也会成为大家心中的英雄，比如1947年驾车突然出走的纽约公交车司机威廉·西米洛。在2012年，一本关于出走的书，横扫欧洲书界，作为畅销小说，入围2012年布克文学奖。一位老人在收到一封多年前好友寄来的信后，忽然踏出了门，不知不觉，就一路横跨了整个英格兰。为什么他会做出这样的选择？这是一封什么样的信？为什么这个故事会成为卖出百万册的畅销书？今天，我们来聊聊一个叫做哈罗德·弗莱的老人的故事。本期狗熊月读，英国剧作家乔伊斯·蕾秋的处女作小说，打动了无数人的《一个人的朝圣》，The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry。 A lot of people say they want to escape, but when there is a chance for them, they hesitate. What about you? Today I want to share a story of an old man's journey. His pilgrimage touched a lot of readers. Let's talk about the best-selling book: The Unlikely … Continue reading "224期：月读·60岁时的勇敢与倔强 – The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry"

On this month's programme, the final Reading Room Book Group (for now at least) reviews The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce, we talk to documentary maker Nick Gray about his book Escape From Tibet which tells the real life story of two young boys as they flee their homeland in order to escape Chinese repression.  John Mitchinson from Unbound gives us his nomination for our list of 101 Books The Read Before You Die, we have poetry from Brendan Cleary, and Jamie McKay brings us his Musings of a Muddled Mind.