The Curiously Specific Book Club
A podcast by Lloyd Shepherd & Tim Wright
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78 Episodes
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Dorothy L Sayers’s THE NINE TAILORS Part 2: inspecting drains and viewing sluices in the soggy Fens
Published: 3/13/2023 -
Dorothy L Sayers’s THE NINE TAILORS Part 1: motoring across the Fens in search of bellringers
Published: 3/6/2023 -
Agatha Christie’s THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD Part Two – a young writer’s imagination
Published: 2/27/2023 -
Agatha Christie’s THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD Part One – Poirot’s house and Poirot’s marrows
Published: 2/20/2023 -
Ben Aaronovitch‘s RIVERS OF LONDON Part 2: from Mister Punch at Covent Garden to Old Mother Thames at Wapping
Published: 2/13/2023 -
Ben Aaronovitch‘s RIVERS OF LONDON Part 1: following the Thames from source to outer London
Published: 2/6/2023 -
Peter Ackroyd’s HAWKSMOOR Part Two
Published: 1/30/2023 -
Peter Ackroyd’s HAWKSMOOR Part One
Published: 1/23/2023 -
Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere Part Two: discovering an ancient wall in the Barbican, plus many other London underground secrets
Published: 1/16/2023 -
Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere Part One: wandering across London – from Albert Bridge to Soho – in search of portals to the underworld
Published: 1/9/2023 -
Now That's Curiously Specific Part Two: Lloyd's Festive Five
Published: 12/5/2022 -
Now That’s Curiously Specific Part One: Tim’s Festive Five
Published: 11/28/2022 -
Mayor of Casterbridge Part Two: A skimmity ride beyond the city walls
Published: 11/21/2022 -
Mayor of Casterbridge Part One: Is it Casterbridge? Or is it Dorchester?
Published: 11/14/2022 -
Rebecca Part Two: completing a sunny circular walk around Manderley/Menabilly
Published: 11/7/2022 -
Rebecca Part One: we’re off to Fowey in Cornwall in search of Manderley
Published: 10/31/2022 -
The Remains of the Day Part Two: what the hell are we doing on Dartmoor?
Published: 10/24/2022 -
The Remains of the Day Part One: a repressed butler drives to the West
Published: 10/17/2022 -
Life After Life Part Two: swanky Kensington pads and WW2 Soho drinking dens
Published: 10/10/2022 -
Life After Life Part One: exploring the Buckinghamshire stockbroker belt
Published: 10/3/2022
Forget Downton Abbey or The Crown, we use classic novels to guide you through the Britain of today and yesterday. Every podcast, Lloyd & Tim – two funny book-loving blokes – take you on a walk or a road trip, using a well-known novel as the only guide. Great literature, amazing landscapes and general laughter guaranteed with every episode.Your presenters are:Tim Wright (r): digital writer/consultant for web, mobile, radio, TV, theatre. Half of xpt.com. Former Head of Immersive at NFTS. Web here, Twitter here.Lloyd Shepherd (l): author of 4 novels: The English Monster. The Poisoned Island. Savage Magic. The Detective and the Devil. Also does digital product development. Web here, Twitter here. Get early access to new episodes and bonus content Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.