Best Thomas Ellison Podcasts (2024)

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The Devil Prefers Mozart: Anthony Burgess on Music with Paul Phillips 48:25

6M ago48:25

48:25

In this episode, Andrew Biswell explores Anthony Burgess’s new collection of essays on music, The Devil Prefers Mozart, with editor Paul Phillips. The Devil Prefers Mozart is the first collection of Anthony Burgess’s essays on music and musicians. This wide-ranging anthology covers classical, modern and operatic works, as well as jazz, pop, heavy m…

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Publishing Anthony Burgess with Richard Cohen 33:18

6M ago33:18

33:18

In this episode, Andrew Biswell talks to writer and publisher Richard Cohen about his memories of working with Anthony Burgess in the 1980s. Richard Cohen is the former publishing director of Hutchinson, and was instrumental in publishing some of Burgess’s best known novels of the 1980s, beginning with The Pianoplayers in 1986. After working at Hut…

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A Clockwork Orange: The Prophecy – The Making of the Documentary Film 33:15

7M ago33:15

33:15

In this episode, Andrew Biswell exploring the making of the new documentary film, A Clockwork Orange: The Prophecy, with the directors Elisa Mantin and Benoit Felici. A Clockwork Orange: The Prophecy, is the first new documentary to focus on Burgess for 25 years. Drawing on archive footage, startling new animations, and interviews with major cultur…

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Christmas Special: Anthony Burgess Reads A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 1:02:29

9M ago1:02:29

1:02:29

In this episode, we hand the microphone over to Anthony Burgess himself, as he gives a special festive reading of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of our listeners! We'll be back in 2024 with more podcasts. For more information about Anthony Burgess and to find out how you can support the work of the…

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Ninety-Nine Novels: Lanark by Alasdair Gray 53:32

10M ago53:32

53:32

In this episode, we’re exploring a parallel universe Glasgow as we talk about Alasdair Gray’s Lanark with writer and biographer Rodge Glass. Lanark is a strange, experimental book that immediately thrusts the reader into a weird world with glimmers of familiarity. It’s a novel with two stories, that weave around each other but don’t quite come toge…

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Ninety-Nine Novels: Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison 58:17

11M ago58:17

58:17

In 1984, Anthony Burgess published Ninety-Nine Novels, a selection of his favourite novels in English since 1939. The list is typically idiosyncratic, and shows the breadth of Burgess's interest in fiction. This podcast, by the International Anthony Burgess Foundation, explores the novels on Burgess's list with the help of writers, critics and othe…

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Ninety-Nine Novels: A Dance to the Music of Time by Anthony Powell 48:16

11M ago48:16

48:16

In 1984, Anthony Burgess published Ninety-Nine Novels, a selection of his favourite novels in English since 1939. The list is typically idiosyncratic, and shows the breadth of Burgess's interest in fiction. This podcast, by the International Anthony Burgess Foundation, explores the novels on Burgess's list with the help of writers, critics and othe…

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Ninety-Nine Novels: The Aerodrome by Rex Warner 50:11

11M ago50:11

50:11

In 1984, Anthony Burgess published Ninety-Nine Novels, a selection of his favourite novels in English since 1939. The list is typically idiosyncratic, and shows the breadth of Burgess's interest in fiction. This podcast, by the International Anthony Burgess Foundation, explores the novels on Burgess's list with the help of writers, critics and othe…

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Ninety-Nine Novels: Falstaff by Robert Nye 53:29

11M ago53:29

53:29

In 1984, Anthony Burgess published Ninety-Nine Novels, a selection of his favourite novels in English since 1939. The list is typically idiosyncratic, and shows the breadth of Burgess's interest in fiction. This podcast, by the International Anthony Burgess Foundation, explores the novels on Burgess's list with the help of writers, critics and othe…

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Ninety-Nine Novels: A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood 48:14

11M ago48:14

48:14

In 1984, Anthony Burgess published Ninety-Nine Novels, a selection of his favourite novels in English since 1939. The list is typically idiosyncratic, and shows the breadth of Burgess's interest in fiction. This podcast, by the International Anthony Burgess Foundation, explores the novels on Burgess's list with the help of writers, critics and othe…

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Ninety-Nine Novels: The Long Good-bye by Raymond Chandler 1:11:13

12M ago1:11:13

1:11:13

In 1984, Anthony Burgess published Ninety-Nine Novels, a selection of his favourite novels in English since 1939. The list is typically idiosyncratic, and shows the breadth of Burgess's interest in fiction. This podcast, by the International Anthony Burgess Foundation, explores the novels on Burgess's list with the help of writers, critics and othe…

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Ninety-Nine Novels: Under the Volcano by Malcolm Lowry 43:29

12M ago43:29

43:29

In 1984, Anthony Burgess published Ninety-Nine Novels, a selection of his favourite novels in English since 1939. The list is typically idiosyncratic, and shows the breadth of Burgess's interest in fiction. This podcast, by the International Anthony Burgess Foundation, explores the novels on Burgess's list with the help of writers, critics and othe…

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Ninety-Nine Novels: Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh 50:45

12M ago50:45

50:45

In 1984, Anthony Burgess published Ninety-Nine Novels, a selection of his favourite novels in English since 1939. The list is typically idiosyncratic, and shows the breadth of Burgess's interest in fiction. This podcast, by the International Anthony Burgess Foundation, explores the novels on Burgess's list with the help of writers, critics and othe…

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The Liana Burgess Fellows 2023: Dr Mária Palla 30:26

1y ago30:26

30:26

In this episode, Graham Foster talks to one of the 2023 Liana Burgess Fellows, Dr Mária Palla, who has spent three weeks researching in the archives at the Burgess Foundation. In its capacity as an educational charity, the Burgess Foundation offers grants to researchers and scholars with an interest in the life and work of Anthony Burgess and other…

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The Liana Burgess Fellows 2023: Dr Ákos Farkas 37:22

1y ago37:22

37:22

In this episode, Graham Foster to one of the 2023 Liana Burgess Fellows, Dr Ákos Farkas, who has spent three weeks researching in the archives at the Burgess Foundation. In its capacity as an educational charity, the Burgess Foundation offers grants to researchers and scholars with an interest in the life and work of Anthony Burgess and other conne…

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Humans of the Trail Episode 40 - The Cambrian Way With Olie Wicks 1:03:24

1y ago1:03:24

1:03:24

Episode 40 of Humans of the Trail with Olie Wicks

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Anthony Burgess in America 55:10

1y ago55:10

55:10

In this episode, Andrew Biswell explores Anthony Burgess’s adventures in America with the help of Christopher W. Thurley. Burgess first visited America in 1966, when he was 49, but over the course of his career he gained extensive experience of both living and working in the United States. These experiences influenced some of his most important wor…

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Anthony Burgess's Chatsky: From Translation to Stage 51:33

1+ y ago51:33

51:33

In this episode, Andrew Biswell, Director of the Burgess Foundation, investigates Anthony Burgess's Chatsky, to celebrate the very first publication of the play by Salamander Street. Chatsky is translated from Alexander Griboyedov's nineteenth century play Gore ot uma, or Woe Out of Wit. Chatsky tells the story of a young Russian diplomat who retur…

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Humans of the Trail Episode 39 - Disovering the earth beneith your feet with Andrew Terrill 1:12:06

1+ y ago1:12:06

1:12:06

In this episode of Humans of the Trail, we sit down with Andrew Terrell, a man who has an incredible story of self-discovery. Andrew walked from the Apennine Mountains in Southern Italy to Arctic Norway, a journey that took him over 7000 miles and two years. Along the way, Andrew faced many challenges, but he also learned a lot about himself. He le…

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Humans of the Trail Episode 38 - Building a Beach of Dreams with Ali Pretty 51:34

1+ y ago51:34

51:34

This week on Humans of the Trail I have Ali Pretty on the Podcast. I first learned about Ali through a friend of the Podcast Martyn Howe from Episode 1. Beach of Dreams is a visual art journey, community, storytelling and digital art project inspired by the challenges faced by communities who live on our coastlines. I was really keen to learn more …

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Humans of the Trail Episode 37 - The life of a full time hiking journalist with Peter Elia 1:11:40

1+ y ago1:11:40

1:11:40

In this episode of Humans of the Trail, we talk to Peter Elia, a freelance travel writer who specializes in long-distance walks. Peter has walked some of the lesser-known long-distance trails in the world, and he shares his experiences with us. We talk about why Peter enjoys lesser-known routes, how he slowly quit his job to become a freelance trav…

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Manchester Unspun with Andy Spinoza 41:35

1+ y ago41:35

41:35

Andrew Biswell speaks to writer and journalist Andy Spinoza about his new book, Manchester Unspun, a post-industrial cultural history of Anthony Burgess's hometown. Andy Spinoza moved from London to Manchester at the age of eighteen and has remained in the city ever since. He wrote about the city’s music scene for the NME and The Face and he founde…

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Humans of the Trail Episode 36 - How to become a Highlander with Ariana Veočić 51:38

1+ y ago51:38

51:38

I'm a total sucker for discovering new brands and businesses in our outdoor space. So when I learned Highlander, an events business now has a Highlander Adventure in the Lake District I had to find out more about the brand and the people behind it. Thankfully Ariana, the Global Head of Communications at Highlander was happy to jump on the other end…

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Humans of the Trail Episode 35 - "Walking saved my life" with Dave Thomas 1:13:02

1+ y ago1:13:02

1:13:02

Dave Thomas started his career on the back of his love of fitness as he launched a personal training business, which spiraled into running a popular London gym chain called The Foundry. But it was Daves's love of the outdoors, and desire to step away from, his words repeatedly 'counting to 10', for his clients that eventually led to a life living i…

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Humans of the Trail Episode 34 - Unapologetically and authentically being who you are and want to be with Barefoot Backpacker. 59:46

1+ y ago59:46

59:46

Where do I start... Barefoot Backpacker unpacks so much in this episode, from his backstory to traveling to the lesser known destinations around the globe, traveling as somebody who identifies as nonbinary and asexual, to of course long distance trails. This is a fantastic episode with a lot going on which I hope you enjoy listening to as much as I…

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The Distance Hiker Episode 33 - Securing the future of our long distance Trails with Julian Gray 55:50

1+ y ago55:50

55:50

Julian is in my opinion an unsung hero of Trails, with his work dedicated to the betterment of our Trail networks. As the Board Member and Vice Chair of the World Trails Network, Chair of National Trails, and Director of the South West Coast Path Association he is a busy man and a fountain of Trail knowledge. Julian humbled me with his clarity and …

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Open Source Agriculture: funding & managing coconut farms with blockchain | Alejandro Adon | Gitcoin Climate Solutions 24:54

1+ y ago24:54

24:54

Please meet Alejandro Adon of Kokonut Network. Based in the Dominican Republic, Kokonut Network provides blockchain governance and open-source accounting to the agricultural industry. Their mission is to promote, organize, fund, and manage coconut farms around the world. https://kokonut.network/ As a blockchain-based cooperative, Kokonut aims to de…

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Shamba MRV Network & Ecological Oracle | Kennedy Ng'ang'a | Gitcoin Climate Solutions 27:46

1+ y ago27:46

27:46

Please meet Kennedy Ng'ang'a, Founder & CEO of Shamba, the Ecological Data Oracle & MRV Network. Based out of Nairobi, Kenya, Shamba is an ecological data oracle and Decentralized Monitoring, Reporting & Verification (dMRV) Network. Shamba is building a decentralized #MRV network to power #regenerativefinance (ReFi) and provides affordable MRV powe…

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Get paid to Regenerate the Earth | Sev Nightingale | Gitcoin Climate Solutions 21:15

1+ y ago21:15

21:15

The Impact App (TIA) and Eco Labs' mission is to make Regeneration an Occupation, where anyone can make a living healing our planet and restoring ecosystems as a Regenerator. They are weaving together technologies to help Regenerators issue Ecological Assets at any scale. This episode is part of the Gitcoin Climate Series. Gitcoin is matching $333,…

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Regeneration for All | John Ellison from ReFiDAO | Gitcoin Climate Solutions 25:21

1+ y ago25:21

25:21

ReFiDAO is a founder-led startup community on a mission to accelerate impact for people and planet. TMO is joined today by #ReFi legend John Ellison @climateXcrypto. John is leading the #RegenerativeFinance movement by always asking: How do we transform an extractive capitalist system into a regenerative economy that can heal the earth? This episod…

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Scientific collaboration for ecosystem #regeneration | ReSci Network | Gitcoin Climate Solutions 28:14

1+ y ago28:14

28:14

Today Sage from ReSci Network joins TMO. ReSci Network is leading ethical, ecosystem regeneration-centric Decentralized Science (#DeSci). They are focused on scientific collaboration for ecosystem #regeneration. This episode is part of the Gitcoin Climate Series. Gitcoin is matching $333,000 for #climate as part of the Gitcoin Alpha Round. Please s…

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The Distance Hiker Podcast Episode 32 – Creating time freedom for more hiking with Davina Farrer 1:05:13

1+ y ago1:05:13

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Join Davina Farrer in her journey of exploration and liberation as she shares stories from her backpacking trip around the world and her empowering hike on the South West Coast Path. Discover how Davina's intentional work choices have led to a life of time freedom and learn how you too can break free from the 9-5 grind and live a life of adventure …

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Code is Law | LexDAO Legal Engineering | #GitcoinAlpha 23:31

1+ y ago23:31

23:31

Kyle Smith from LexDAO joins TMO. LexDAO is a legal engineering guild. As a decentralized autonomous organization, LexDAO aims to provide a decentralized marketplace for legal services using blockchain technology. It aims to make legal services more affordable and accessible to individuals and businesses. LEX DAO also aims to create a community-dri…

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Regenerative Finance in the Global South | Pranav Khanna | #GitcoinClimate 25:53

1+ y ago25:53

25:53

This episode is part of the Gitcoin Climate Series. Gitcoin is matching $333,000 for #climate as part of the Gitcoin Alpha Round. This segment is with Pranav Khanna of ReFi By South. ReFi by South is a community building project with a goal to localize and scale climate action - through technology and community organizing using regenerative finance…

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$650M for Natural Capital | Martijn Wilder of Pollination | RWA x ReFi Report 44:55

1+ y ago44:55

44:55

Today TMO speaks with Martijn Wilder Founder and CEO of Pollination, which is a specialist climate change investment and advisory firm, accelerating the transition to a net zero, nature positive future. Martijn is recognized as a global leader in climate law and investment and has advised governments and companies on innovative climate finance inve…

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$333k for Climate! | Gitcoin Climate Round w/ Ben West 41:50

1+ y ago41:50

41:50

This episode is part of the Gitcoin Climate Series. Gitcoin is matching $333,000 for #climate as part of the Gitcoin Alpha Round. Please support the project by going to gitcoin.basin.global and adding all grants to your "ballot". Every donation helps no matter how small. With quadratic funding, it is not the $ amount that matters, it is the # of do…

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Grassroots Climate Action with Bloom Network | Gitcoin Climate 25:35

1+ y ago25:35

25:35

This episode is part of the Gitcoin Climate Series. Gitcoin is matching $333,000 for climate as part of the Gitcoin Alpha Round. Please support the guest's project by going to gitcoin.basin.global and adding all grants to your "ballot". Every donation helps no matter how small. With quadratic funding, it is not the $ amount that matters, it is the …

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Investing in Biodiversity with Endangered Tokens | RWA x ReFi Report 35:15

1+ y ago35:15

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Investing in Biodiversity with Endangered Tokens | RWA x ReFi Report Today we speak with Ignacio Puga Co-Founder & CEO of Endangered Tokens website: https://www.endangeredtokens.org/ "A real life Scarce living being that needs to be found, registered and be kept alive for future generations." Endangered Tokens mission is to form a decentralized #in…

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Land Rehydration & Ending Water Scarcity | Will Masters Ogallala Life 26:42

1+ y ago26:42

26:42

Today we speak with Will Masters from Ogallala Life. Ogallala Life mission is to utilize web3 technologies to design, develop, and implement sustainable water utilization and farming practices that optimize the value and productivity of America’s breadbasket. Ogallala Life a group of multi-disciplinary professionals who believe in stewardship. Thei…

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The Distance Hiker Podcast Episode 31 – Quit your job and go hiking with Emma Schroeder 1:12:08

1+ y ago1:12:08

1:12:08

In this week's episode of the Distance Hiker Podcast, we spoke with Emma, a coast walker who blogs about her journey on her site. Emma is currently on a journey to walk around the coast of the United Kingdom, with the goal of improving her mental health. During the conversation, Emma shared with us the various reasons why she decided to take on thi…

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The Distance Hiker Podcast Episode 30 - The outdoors is for all with Steph Wetherell 1:06:37

2y ago1:06:37

1:06:37

In this episode, I had the opportunity to sit down with Steph Wetherell, one of the co-founders of Every Body Outdoors. Steph is a trailblazer in the outdoor community, working to promote representation and accessibility for people of all sizes in the great outdoors. As we talked, Steph shared her personal journey of falling in love with the outdoo…

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The Distance Hiker Podcast Dartmoor Special - #savedartmoor with Muddy Bootlaces 33:10

2y ago33:10

33:10

Dartmoor's a special place. Not just for the fact that it's the largest open moor in Southern England and home to various dark skies designated areas. Or that it's a beautiful tapestry of stone walls, tors and outcrops, woven with history, folklaw and some of the most rugged and beautiful uplands in the UK. It's also special because it also offers …

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Manchester UNESCO City of Literature Virtual Residency: Peter Bakowski 35:41

2y ago35:41

35:41

Anthony Burgess was one of the most important and prolific British writers of the twentieth century. Most famous for his dystopian vision A Clockwork Orange, he wrote 33 novels, 25 books of non-fiction and over 250 musical compositions. This podcast aims to illuminate Burgess’s life and work, and his connections to other twentieth century literatur…

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The Distance Hiker Podcast Episode 29 - Long Distance Hiking Weekenders In Scotland With Stefan and David. 1:20:04

2y ago1:20:04

1:20:04

In Episode 29 of the Distance Hiker Podcast Matthew is joined by Stefan Durkacz and David Lintern, authors of the newly published Cicerone Press guidebook Scottish Wild Country Backpacking. Stefan and David share a bit of their background and interest in the outdoors before deep diving into the behind the scenes of making the guidebook, and backpac…

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The Irwell Edition: Mozart and the Wolf Gang 33:07

2y ago33:07

33:07

In this episode, Will Carr celebrates the release of the Irwell Edition of Anthony Burgess's Mozart and the Wolf Gang with Christine Lee Gengaro, Professor of Music at Los Angeles City College. The Irwell Edition of the Works of Anthony Burgess is one of the central projects of the Burgess Foundation, and aims to publish each of Burgess’s novels an…

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The Distance Hiker Podcast Episode 28 - From Globetrotting traveller to Long Distance Walker with Kerry Maskall 52:14

2y ago52:14

52:14

In this weeks episode I talk with Kerry, who is a YouTuber and long distance hiker from the channel Drunk On Wanderlust. We learn Kerrys story from global traveller to long distance hiker, and how she hasn’t looked back since.

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Ninety-Nine Novels: The Once and Future King by T.H. White 36:03

2y ago36:03

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In 1984, Anthony Burgess published Ninety-Nine Novels, a selection of his favourite novels in English since 1939. The list is typically idiosyncratic, and shows the breadth of Burgess's interest in fiction. This podcast, by the International Anthony Burgess Foundation, explores the novels on Burgess's list with the help of writers, critics and othe…

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Ninety-Nine Novels: The Spire by William Golding 52:02

2y ago52:02

52:02

In 1984, Anthony Burgess published Ninety-Nine Novels, a selection of his favourite novels in English since 1939. The list is typically idiosyncratic, and shows the breadth of Burgess's interest in fiction. This podcast, by the International Anthony Burgess Foundation, explores the novels on Burgess's list with the help of writers, critics and othe…

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The Distance Hiker Podcast Episode 27 - The England Coast Path with Andrew McCloy 1:00:31

2y ago1:00:31

1:00:31

In this episode, I chat with Andrew McCloy, who has recently written and published the Highlights of the England Coast Path book, in partnership with Cicerone Press. Andrew shares insight into behind the scenes of writing guidebooks including the work, and the dedication that goes into each publication.…

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Ninety-Nine Novels: Two Novels by Ernest Hemingway 39:31

2y ago39:31

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In 1984, Anthony Burgess published Ninety-Nine Novels, a selection of his favourite novels in English since 1939. The list is typically idiosyncratic, and shows the breadth of Burgess's interest in fiction. This podcast, by the International Anthony Burgess Foundation, explores the novels on Burgess's list with the help of writers, critics and othe…

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