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S2E31 Wilfred Owen made a cameo appearance in our last episode, and today we look at him in detail. We discuss his war service, his attitude to life in the trenches, and analyse his strange, unsettling poem, 'Spring Offensive'.  Intro: 'Send Me Away With A Smile' by John McCormack Outro: 'Build Me Up Buttercup' by The Foundations www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis  

S2E30 Pat Barker's Regeneration is set in Craiglockhart Hospital bewteen the months of July and November, 1917. Among the patients are the war poets Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen. On today's episode, we talk about Edinburgh's role in WWI, the problem of real-life characters in historical fiction and the poetry of the First World War. Intro: Pat Barker on BBC World Book Club (06/11/14)  Outro: 'God Moves in a Mysterious Way' by William Cowper www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis  

S2E29 It's the return to Fire Island.  www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis  

S2E28 It's that man again! Today, instead of giving us a tour around his hometown of Edinburgh, Robert Louis Stevenson provides us with one of the most famous horror stories of all time: Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Everyone knows the twist, but did you know you're pronouncing the title wrong?  Intro: Spencer Tracey in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) Outro: '(I was) Jekyll Jekyll Hyde' from 'Arthur's Almost Live Not Real Music Festival', Arthur (1998) www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis  

S2E27 T.C. Boyle's Water Music is a riotous debut novel, featuring real life Scottish explorer Mungo Park. Today we talk about the merits of excess, going up the jungle in a boat, 18th Century novels, and Anaconda(s).  Intro: 'Water Music, Suite No.1' by George Frideric Handel Outro: 'Cool Water' by Vaughn Monroe www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis  

S2E26 Today Adam takes on the Lizard King (twice), assisted by his old friend Mungo, limited back flips and some reptile trivia. Guiding intrepid Adam through the hell of Fire Island is his very own Virgil, Ash. If you'd like to play along at home, the book is Island of the Lizard King by Ian Livingstone.  "I am the Lizard King" Lyrics:  I am the Lizard King, I am the Lizard King.  What will the Lizard bring, what will the Lizard bring?  Bring him:  Young men, to work in my goldmines Hot young men Writhing in the disco, Who knew?  This Lizard King was practising Voodoo? He'll stick a pin right Through you.  www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis  

S2E25 A Foul Papers full of adventure and action! Yippee yippee! Haggis McTouristboard, Adam squares up to the lizard king, Simon Armitage tells us about his tin-based youth, a quiz about slagging off Edinburgh and some books on film chat. Yippee yippee!  www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis Music: "Not Drunk" by the Joy Drops.  

S2E24 Today we have a guided tour around Edinburgh, courtesy of Robert Louis Stevenson. His Picturesque Notes were published in 1878, and contain the author's sometimes bracing observations of his home city, snippets of stories and legends originating from it and some of his own backstory and inspirations.  www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis Music: "Not Drunk" by the Joy Drops.  

S2E23 A month late, but hey ho. Here's an episode on a poem written by W. H. Auden. 'September 1, 1939' was begun on the opening day of WWII and is a hinge-poem in Auden's long, swinging career.  www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis Music: "Not Drunk" by the Joy Drops.  

S2E22 A quick update on Ear Read This business. Thank you to everyone who has listened to us chew your ear off with our one-year old talk. We are now potty-trained, upright, and showing flashes of cunning.  www.patreon.com/earreadthis @earreadthis earreadthis@gmail.com facebook.com/earreadthis Music: "Not Drunk" by the Joy Drops.