The Curiously Specific Book Club

A podcast by Lloyd Shepherd & Tim Wright

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78 Episoade

  1. Dorothy L Sayers’s THE NINE TAILORS Part 2: inspecting drains and viewing sluices in the soggy Fens

    Publicat: 13.03.2023
  2. Dorothy L Sayers’s THE NINE TAILORS Part 1: motoring across the Fens in search of bellringers

    Publicat: 06.03.2023
  3. Agatha Christie’s THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD Part Two – a young writer’s imagination

    Publicat: 27.02.2023
  4. Agatha Christie’s THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD Part One – Poirot’s house and Poirot’s marrows

    Publicat: 20.02.2023
  5. Ben Aaronovitch‘s RIVERS OF LONDON Part 2: from Mister Punch at Covent Garden to Old Mother Thames at Wapping

    Publicat: 13.02.2023
  6. Ben Aaronovitch‘s RIVERS OF LONDON Part 1: following the Thames from source to outer London

    Publicat: 06.02.2023
  7. Peter Ackroyd’s HAWKSMOOR Part Two

    Publicat: 30.01.2023
  8. Peter Ackroyd’s HAWKSMOOR Part One

    Publicat: 23.01.2023
  9. Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere Part Two: discovering an ancient wall in the Barbican, plus many other London underground secrets

    Publicat: 16.01.2023
  10. Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere Part One: wandering across London – from Albert Bridge to Soho – in search of portals to the underworld

    Publicat: 09.01.2023
  11. Now That's Curiously Specific Part Two: Lloyd's Festive Five

    Publicat: 05.12.2022
  12. Now That’s Curiously Specific Part One: Tim’s Festive Five

    Publicat: 28.11.2022
  13. Mayor of Casterbridge Part Two: A skimmity ride beyond the city walls

    Publicat: 21.11.2022
  14. Mayor of Casterbridge Part One: Is it Casterbridge? Or is it Dorchester?

    Publicat: 14.11.2022
  15. Rebecca Part Two: completing a sunny circular walk around Manderley/Menabilly

    Publicat: 07.11.2022
  16. Rebecca Part One: we’re off to Fowey in Cornwall in search of Manderley

    Publicat: 31.10.2022
  17. The Remains of the Day Part Two: what the hell are we doing on Dartmoor?

    Publicat: 24.10.2022
  18. The Remains of the Day Part One: a repressed butler drives to the West

    Publicat: 17.10.2022
  19. Life After Life Part Two: swanky Kensington pads and WW2 Soho drinking dens

    Publicat: 10.10.2022
  20. Life After Life Part One: exploring the Buckinghamshire stockbroker belt

    Publicat: 03.10.2022

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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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