The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper
Susan Cooper's magical novel The Dark Is Rising (1973) is the subject of a bumper Christmas special episode of Backlisted. Joining John and Andy to discuss this classic winter solstice read, and the f...
25 Joulu 20201h 17min
The Victorian Chaise-longue by Marghanita Laski
The Victorian Chaise-longue (1953) is a terrifying short novel by the writer, broadcaster and lexicographer Marghanita Laski. Joining Andy and John is the novelist Eley Williams, author of the awardin...
7 Joulu 20201h 15min
The Compleet Molesworth by Geoffrey Willans & Ronald Searle
The Compleet Molesworth (1958) by Geoffrey Willans and Ronald Searle is the beloved book we're celebrating in this special fifth birthday episode of Backlisted cheers cheers. Joining John and Andy to ...
23 Marras 20201h 9min
Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius by Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius (1977) by Terrance Dicks is the much-loved book featured in this episode of Backlisted. Joining John and Andy to discuss the life and career of a hugely influential...
9 Marras 20201h 8min
Beowulf
It's our Hallowe'en special ! For this year’s Hallowe’en episode our subject is the Old English poem, Beowulf, composed somewhere in England more than a thousand years ago. The atmospheric tale of sup...
26 Loka 20201h 22min
Silence by Shūsaku Endō
Silence (1966) is Shūsaku Endō’s masterpiece, a novel set in 17th Japan, following two Portuguese Jesuits posted there to search for their former teacher, who is feared to have abandoned his faith. Jo...
12 Loka 20201h 6min
The Odd Women By George Gissing
George Gissing's The Odd Women (1893) is the groundbreaking book featured in this episode of Backlisted. Joining John and Andy to discuss this fascinating, proto-feminist novel - and the incident-pack...
28 Syys 20201h 13min
Thérèse Raquin by Émile Zola
Thérèse Raquin (1868), the third novel by French writer Émile Zola, is the book featured in this episode of Backlisted. Joining John and Andy to discuss the sensational and still shocking founding tex...
14 Syys 20201h 10min
