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This is a podcast where we’re going to take a critical look at one of the most neglected genres in literature: the funny book. In each episode I’m going to invite a fellow writer to pick a favourite example and tell me what makes it work for them.
Episodes
Sep 20, 2021
Sep 20, 2021
56 min
The writer Imran Ahmad discusses Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as well his own work, including the Oprah Winfrey-endorsed memoir Unimagined (aka The Perfect Gentleman).
Sep 6, 2021
Sep 6, 2021
46 min
The comedian and writer Ian Moore discusses PG Wodehouse's Aunts Aren't Gentlemen and his own work with me.
Aug 26, 2021
Aug 26, 2021
52 min
The writer Dan Brotzel discusses Lucy Kellaway's Who Moved My Blackberry™? and his own work with me.
Aug 9, 2021
Aug 9, 2021
53 min
The comedy writer Gabby Hutchinson Crouch discusses John Hegley's The Family Pack and her own work with me.
Jul 26, 2021
Jul 26, 2021
54 min
Polly Hall, writer and podcaster, discusses David Sedaris's Me Talk Pretty One Day and her own work with me.
Jul 12, 2021
Jul 12, 2021
50 min
Chris Fielden, writer, literary competition organiser and drummer, discusses Terry Pratchett's Mort and his own work with me. Features slightly louder intro music than usual.
Jun 28, 2021
Jun 28, 2021
51 min
Lucy Flannery, award-winning writer and RLF consultant fellow, discusses Jasper Fforde's The Eyre Affair and her own work with me.
Jun 14, 2021
Jun 14, 2021
1 hr 7 min
Andy Miller, co-host of the Backlisted podcast and author of The Year of Reading Dangerously, discusses Douglas Adams's Last Chance to See and his own work with me.
Jun 1, 2021
Jun 1, 2021
49 min
Neil Laurenson, author of Exclamation Marx!, discusses David Nicholls's Starter for Ten and his own work with me.
May 17, 2021
May 17, 2021
51 min
Paul Flower, author of The Great American Cheese War, discusses Joseph Heller's Catch-22 and his own work with me.