Ian Cockburn talks to Mora about the first of two collaborations with Herbert Westbrook, Not George Washington (1907), a semi-autobiographical novel about life in Edwardian London as a struggling writer. There will be spoilers. Free eBook of Not George Washington at Project Gutenberg Not George Washington public domain audiobook at LibriVox (NB the…

Ian talks to Ujjwal Deb about the eighth P. G. Wodehouse book, "The White Feather" (1907), a public school novel set at Wrykyn School, in some ways a sequel to "The Gold Bat". Spoilers feature early and often. Topics discussed include: Wodehouse's popularity in India Ujjwal's experience on the TV show Mastermind The schoolboy code of honour The pos…

Ian talks to writer Thom Robinson about the seventh Wodehouse book, "Love Among the Chickens". There will be spoilers. Among Wodehouse's books, this is: The first intended for a general audience, as opposed to schoolboys or young children The first to involve a love story The first to introduce a major recurring character, which is Ukridge The firs…

Ian talks to his brother Josh about the sixth Wodehouse book, "The Head of Kay's". It's yet another school story. There will be spoilers. Also discussed or referenced Summer Moonshine Psmith in the City Jeeves and the Wedding Bells by Sebastian Faulks The Boys of Castle Cliff School by R. A. H. Goodyear Toddy Scores Again by Alfred Judd A Wodehouse…

Ian looks at P.G. Wodehouse's only book for younger children, "William Tell Told Again". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian talks to Alexander Rennie about the third Wodehouse novel, "The Gold Bat". It's another school story. Despite the title, there is no cricket this time but plenty of rugby and a bit of boxing, ferret-keeping and shadowy secret societies.There will be spoilers. Alexander's podcast is called "Forgotten Towns". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac…

I talk about the third book by P.G. Wodehouse, his first short story collection, "Tales of St Austin's", again with a public school theme. There will be spoilers. Also mentioned in the podcast: Norman Murphy's "A Wodehouse Handbook". There is a wealth of material at Madame Eulalie including the original magazine versions of these stories. Hosted on…

Ian talks to Alexander Rennie about the second Wodehouse novel, "A Prefect's Uncle". It's another school story, with a lot of cricket. There will be spoilers. Alexander's podcast is called "Forgotten Towns". There is a wealth of material at Madame Eulalie available as always. Also mentioned in the podcast: Sophie Ratcliffe's "P.G. Wodehouse: A Life…

In our first episode we discuss Wodehouse's first book, "The Pothunters" (1902), a public school novel. There is a wealth of material at Madame Eulalie including annotations of the novel, the serialised version and relevant articles by Wodehouse on school stories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…