Eight Days of Diana Wynne Jones

Nov 16 2024 4 ep. 53 mins 18

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The works of Diana Wynne Jones, in order, one decade at a time, with Emily Tesh and Rebecca Fraimow

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Dogsbody

Nov 16 2024 71 mins

"Soon only Sirius was scratching and tearing at the dark, and he only kept on because he had a dim notion that anything was better than cold nothingness." Politics, parenting, sex and death. [NB: We had a special very small guest on this one, so if you hear the occasional kick or wail against the infinite difficulty of being alive, just remember: it's thematic!] Transcript avail

Wilkins' Tooth and The Ogre Downstairs

Nov 09 2024 72 mins

'He could only think of one solution: "Should have been me to hit you, I suppose. I will if you like."' Revenge, violence, and several attempted murders [yakety sax]. (tw: it's a DWJ but this one has more than the usual amount of discussion of child abuse) Transcript available here [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XdA-Zn4CM7DI48ltVmNPOQHcMtia2FCC/view?usp=sharing]. Next week

Eight Days of Luke

Nov 02 2024 68 mins

"Wouldn't you say it was worth it to be really happy for a while, even if you knew you were going to end up sad ever after? Loki, Brunhilde, and the archetypal Diana Wynne Jones Cricket Boy. (Transcript available here.) [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fcbV8W7GMS_us0_UzQSUFGgh0HGRnf6r/view?usp=sharing]

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Eight episodes on the first nine children's books of Diana Wynne Jones, coming soon to an RSS feed near you.