Stig Abell's Guide to Reading
Stig AbellFor a whole year on his train to work, Stig Abell read books from across genres and time periods. Then he wrote about them, and their impact on our culture and his own life. In this brand new podcast, Stig talks to guests about their favourite books and tries to get to the bottom of what makes them so good. Episodes focus on a range of genres, from Crime to Classics, from Poetry to Shakespeare's P... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 9 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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| Categories | Personal JournalsBooksArtsSociety & Culture | ||||
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Welcome to Stig Abell’s Guide to Reading. In this concluding episode of Season 1, Stig is joined by the remarkable actor, writer and director Simon Callow for a riveting discussion about Shakespeare’s works. more
Welcome to Stig Abell’s Guide to Reading. In today's episode, Stig chats to historian, author and presenter Suzannah Lipscomb about Historical Fiction. From 14th century France in Maurice Druon's THE IRON KING (Book 1 in The Accursed Kings series) to... more
Welcome to Stig Abell’s Guide to Reading. In this episode, Stig chats to author and journalist Sam Leith about two English Classics: Geoffrey Chaucer's THE CANTERBURY TALES and Jane Austen's PRIDE AND PREJUDICE. In addition, they discuss whether so-c... more
Welcome to Stig Abell’s Guide to Reading. This week, Stig is joined by author and poet Hollie McNish to discuss all things Poetry. From HOW TO GROW YOUR OWN POEM by Kate Clanchy to the works of Emily Dickinson, as well as favourite children’s poems, ... more
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- …from the 4.30 am into tomorrow …
Waking very early even when there is no train to catch, magazine to edit or country to run, I find these podcasts a great way to stumble productively into the path of the rising day. The lively enthusiasm and competence of Stig Abel and interesting, articulate writers helps me to overcome my envy of people who both read and write a lot & simply admire enjoy and learn from the productive graft & enthusiasm of others before rearranging my To Do list. more
Apple Podcasts5bertiepigeon
United Kingdom3 years ago - Elegant and entertaining
Miss you at the TLS
Apple Podcasts5xyzbooks
United States3 years ago - Best Podcast Ever
So glad to find Stig Abell is podcasting again!! This is a terrific podcast--witty, thought provoking, all about books. What could be better?
Apple Podcasts5JanHBlackUnited States3 years ago - Stig Abell’s Guide to reading
Please please never stop. Still traumatised by Stig’s leaving the TLS podcast
Apple Podcasts5sandysethUnited States3 years ago - American classics?
At what exact time in the American Classics episode do you actually start to discuss female American writers? Disappointing episode, considering how narrowly “American Classics” are defined (seemingly only Updike, Roth and Bellow).
Apple Podcasts1WorldVoyagerUnited Kingdom3 years ago
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