The Curiously Specific Book Club

A podcast by Lloyd Shepherd & Tim Wright

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78 Episoade

  1. John Buchan’s THE 39 STEPS Part 2: hit the beach at North Foreland, Kent, in search of dastardly German spies

    Publicat: 31.07.2023
  2. John Buchan’s THE 39 STEPS Part 1: experience the thrill of a chase through Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland

    Publicat: 24.07.2023
  3. Margot Bennett’s THE WIDOW OF BATH Part Two: a North Foreland discovery

    Publicat: 17.07.2023
  4. Margot Bennett’s THE WIDOW OF BATH Part One: Shady goings-on in Ramsgate

    Publicat: 10.07.2023
  5. Geoffrey Household’s ROGUE MALE Part 2: pursuit across Dorset – tracking down a secret holloway-hideaway

    Publicat: 03.07.2023
  6. Geoffrey Household’s ROGUE MALE Part 1: pursuit across London – Hurlingham steps to the Aldwych tube

    Publicat: 26.06.2023
  7. AA Milne’s WHEN WE WE VERY YOUNG Part 2: the ghost of a golf course, and a swan called Pooh

    Publicat: 19.06.2023
  8. AA Milne’s WHEN WE VERY YOUNG Part 1: down to Buckingham Palace with Alice

    Publicat: 12.06.2023
  9. Alice Oswald’s DART Part 2: from Buckfast Abbey to the Mew Stone via a derelict dairy and a boatyard

    Publicat: 05.06.2023
  10. Alice Oswald’s DART Part 1: Dartmoor to Buckfastleigh on foot, in a car – and on a steam train!

    Publicat: 29.05.2023
  11. Edward Thomas’s IN PURSUIT OF SPRING Part Two: From Rudge to the Quantocks

    Publicat: 22.05.2023
  12. Edward Thomas’s IN PURSUIT OF SPRING Part One: From Clapham to Salisbury

    Publicat: 15.05.2023
  13. Nell Dunn’s UP THE JUNCTION Part 2: drill rap, sweets and trains on the Winstanley Estate, Battersea

    Publicat: 08.05.2023
  14. Nell Dunn’s UP THE JUNCTION Part 1: from glamorous Chelsea to industrial Battersea

    Publicat: 01.05.2023
  15. Hanif Kureishi’s THE BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA Part Two: Go West, Young Man

    Publicat: 24.04.2023
  16. Hanif Kureishi’s THE BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA Part One: From Bromley to Penge

    Publicat: 17.04.2023
  17. Angela Carter’s WISE CHILDREN Part 2: drinking, dancing & writing in Clapham, London

    Publicat: 10.04.2023
  18. Angela Carter’s WISE CHILDREN Part 1: the lost theatres, music halls & cinemas of South London

    Publicat: 03.04.2023
  19. Ruth Rendell’s FROM DOON WITH DEATH Part Two: The body in the woods

    Publicat: 27.03.2023
  20. Ruth Rendell’s FROM DOON WITH DEATH Part One: Searching for Kingsmarkham

    Publicat: 20.03.2023

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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.

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