Tag: Book of the Month
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The Name of the Rose (S2E13)
In this episode Gwyn reviews Umberto Eco's 'The Name of the Rose', and Paul feeds back on his viewing of the 1986 film of the book and the 2019 TV series. Paul also recommends some medieval monastic sleuths to follow on from 'The Name of the Rose'.
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Libraries, librarians, magic and witches, and everything in between! (S2E12)
In this show Paul and Holly chat about novels featuring libraries and librarians, inspired by the Electric Literature reading list - from which emerges 'The Name of the Rose' by Umberto Eco as our book of the month. Gwyn also shares her favourite reads about magic and mysticism.
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The Silver Sword and Classic Children’s Fiction (S2E10)
In this episode we discuss our book of the month, 'The Silver Sword' by Ian Serraillier. We also take a look at the latest BBC list of 100 Greatest Children’s Books of All Time.
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The Sandman by Neil Gaiman (S2E9)
In this episode Gwyn and Paul explore the graphic novel 'The Sandman (Volume 1): Preludes and Nocturnes' by Neil Gaiman, and its recent Netflix adaptation.
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The Wolves of Willoughby Chase and other fantastical imaginings (S2E7)
In this episode Gwyn and Paul discuss our book of the month, Joan Aiken's 'The Wolves of Willoughby Chase', and then dive down the rabbit hole to explore the origins of fantasy fiction. In particular, Gwyn covers Tolkien's 'On Fairy-Stories' and Joseph Campbell's 'The Hero with a Thousand Faces'.
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Edgelands by Paul Farley and Michael Symmons Roberts (S2E6)
Paul, Gwyn and Lara chat about 'Edgelands' by Paul Farley and Michael Symmons Roberts, leading to a great discussion about nature in unexpected places and on our back doorstep. One other book gets a brief mention along the way and that is 'How Green Was My Valley' by Richard Llewellyn, where nature and industry collide in the South Wales valleys.
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Treasure Island, and some of our favourite bookshops (S2E4)
Paul, Gwyn and Holly discuss Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, February's book of the month. We also highlight some of our favourite bookshops.
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The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper (S2E2)
Paul, Gwyn and Lara talk about their Book of the Month selection: Susan Cooper’s 'The Dark is Rising', a perfect Winter read, and recently adapted for the BBC World Service by Robert Macfarlane.