Ideas in Writing
Claim This Podcastby Philip Holden
Podcast Overview
<h2>It's about words, written and read, maybe spoken out loud in person, on stage, or recorded and even sung and presented (mostly) by Philip Holden.</h2><h2>Long form chats with creators and users of words - pretty relaxed - just you and us. In these chats the guest brings a word and so does Philip - and thereby hangs a tale...</h2><h2>Episodes so far have featured James Graham, Ian Tucker-Bell, Tom Carradine, Liam Drew and Arthur Smith, James O' Brien, Peter Oborne and Ian McMillan with more to come...</h2><h2>All supported by <a href="https://www.mrbooks.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mr Books Bookshop</a> - the the home of independent, inspiring and imaginative books, gifts and conversation/</h2><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Recent Episodes
January 5, 2022
Rickmansworth/Nitwit with Robin Ince
<p>I'm <strong>Philip Holden </strong>and this is <strong>Ideas in Writing</strong> - the podcast where we talk to creative people about words - mostly from books that they have written and recently published... The guests bring along a word and so do I...if only I could rememnber that...</p><p>In this episode I talk with Robin Ince - Live at the Oast Theatre in Tonbridge after he visited Mr Books Bookshop - about his new book, <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4045/9781786492623" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Importance of Being Interested</a>.</p><p>Robin started out in standup, having done an English degree at Royal Holloway College. He then developed material based on science and on pseudo-science and launched his, now famous “Twelve Lessons and Carols” – originally for atheists (but now open to everyone). </p><p>Of course Robin is best known for presenting <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00snr0w" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Infinite Monkey Cage</a> with Professor Brian Cox but he's a very busy man – a writer and performer and having just completed his 100 bookshop tour. But he does so much more – most of it available through his <a href="https://cosmicshambles.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cosmic Shambles Network</a> and you can check out any gigs (and Robin's blog) on his <a href="https://www.RobinInce.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">website</a>. Robin is also on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/robinince" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@robinince</a> </p><br><p><strong>Ideas in Writing</strong> is produced with the support of <a href="http://www.mrbooks.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mr Books Bookshop</a> in Tonbridge - the home of inspiring, imaginative and intelligent books, gifts and conversation. They're on Twitter too <a href="https://twitter.com/mrbooks_ton" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mrbooks_ton</a>. But most importantly of all, you can visit them (in the lovely market town of Tonbridge in Kent) for a browse any Wednesday to Saturday 10am to 5pm.</p><br><p>Don't forget to subscribe for new episodes coming up. Find out more at the Mr Books <a href="https://open.acast.com/shows/5f10a6c3386d955feeb9025b/episodes/www.mrbooks.co.uk/events" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">website</a>.</p><p> </p><p><strong>CREDITS & links</strong></p><p> </p><p>You can order Robin's <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4045/9781786492623" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Importance of Being Interested</a> just by clicking on the title and you can order his previous book about humour and humanity <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4045/9781786492616" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">I'm a Joke and so are You</a> the same way.</p><p> </p><p>Ideas in Writing is recorded and produced by Philip Holden on Acast.com</p><p>The Ideas in Writing theme "Farting Around" is by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a></p><p> The "Light Easy March" sting is by ...dog <a href="http://www.besonic.com/dog" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.besonic.com/dog</a></p><p>Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/ideasinwriting" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/ideasinwriting</a>.</p><br><p>See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
October 29, 2021
Comedic/Intuition with David Barry
<p>I'm <strong>Philip Holden </strong>and this is <strong>Ideas in Writing</strong> - the podcast where we talk to creative people about words - all kinds of word - funny ones, sad ones and strange ones... The guests bring along a word and so do I...it's all downhill from there on...</p><br><p>In this episode - the first face to face one of the series - I meet up with the fun <strong>David Barry </strong>who many of you will know as Frankie Abbott from the TV series (and film) Please Sir! which ran from 1969 to 1972 and led on to the Fenn Street Gang (1971-3) but David is also an accomplished writer.</p><p>We talked about David's real name and his upbringing in London and how he got to work with the most famous power couple of the day - Laurence livier and Vivien Leigh. David chose the word <a href="https://www.visuwords.com/intuition" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">intuition</a> whilst I chose <a href="http://www.visuwords.com/comedic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">comedic </a>(you'll have to make do with a link to the word 'comedy') because I was curious about how David learned to write for TV - at the feet of the masters Esmonde and Larbey no less. As ever, don't forget to check out the visual representation of the network of words emanating from those - by clicking on the links.</p><br><p><strong>Ideas in Writing</strong> is produced with the support of <a href="http://www.mrbooks.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mr Books Bookshop</a> in Tonbridge - the home of inspiring, imaginative and intelligent books, gifts and conversation. They're on Twitter too <a href="https://twitter.com/mrbooks_ton" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mrbooks_ton</a>. But most importantly of all, you can visit them (in the lovely market town of Tonbridge in Kent) for a browse any Wednesday to Saturday 10am to 5pm.</p><br><p>Don't forget to subscribe for new episodes coming up. Especially the next live event in December. Find out more at the Mr Books <a href="https://open.acast.com/shows/5f10a6c3386d955feeb9025b/episodes/www.mrbooks.co.uk/events" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">website</a>.</p><p> </p><p><strong>CREDITS & links</strong></p><p> </p><p>David’s book <strong>PleaseSir! The Official History</strong> is available from Mr Books bookshop or, you can go straight to <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4045/9781789824957" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">this link</a> to order online. David's crime stories which, as he explained, are between publishers should be available for online order - <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4045/9781783335817" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>A Deadly Diversion</strong></a> and <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4045/9781783338870" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Each Man Kills</strong></a> for example. We can probably get copies of all these into Mr Books if you have any problems.</p><p> </p><p>His <strong>Mr Micawber Down Under</strong> is also well worth a read, especially if you're a Dickens fan and you can order it <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4045/9780709093121" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> or, again, just by asking Mr Books.</p><p> </p><p>Ideas in Writing is recorded and produced by Philip Holden on Acast.com</p><p>The Ideas in Writing theme "Farting Around" is by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a></p><p> The "Light Easy March" sting is by ...dog <a href="http://www.besonic.com/dog" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.besonic.com/dog</a></p><p>Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/ideasinwriting" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/ideasinwriting</a>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
April 2, 2021
Power/Integrity with Peter Oborne
<p>I'm <strong>Philip Holden </strong>and this is <strong>Ideas in Writing</strong> - the podcast where we talk to people about words and books and the shift, sly use of words in untruths and the books that shine a light on shadowy falsehood. The guests bring along a word and so do I...it's all downhill from there on...</p><p>The guest this time is the journalist Peter Oborn whose book <strong>The Assault on Truth – Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and the Emergence of a New Moral Barbarism</strong> was published this year traces the origins of lying and catalogues the lies of the current Prime Minister. Particularly topical as it drops because of…well…pretty much everything emanating from 10 Downing Street.</p><p>Peter brought along the work <a href="https://visuwords.com/Integrity" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>integrity</strong></a><strong> </strong>for obvious reasons, whilst I brought the word <a href="https://visuwords.com/power" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>power</strong></a>.</p><p>We talked about how Peter got into journalism (after a couple of false starts) and how conservatism has changed – for the worse. As well as what we can do to resist the rise of the liars.</p><p>Apologies that the sound set up isn’t the best in this episode. I’ll do my best to improve things for next time.</p><p>Ideas in Writing is produced with the support of <a href="http://www.mrbooks.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mr Books Bookshop</a> in Tonbridge - the home of inspiring, imaginative and intelligent books, gifts and conversation. They're on Twitter too <a href="https://twitter.com/mrbooks_ton" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mrbooks_ton</a>. But most importantly of all, eventually you will be able visit them (in the lovely market town of Tonbridge in Kent) for a browse any Wednesday to Saturday 10am to 5pm...from April 21st...hooray!</p><p>Don't forget to subscribe for new episodes coming up. </p><p> </p><p><strong>CREDITS & links</strong></p><br><p>Peter’s book <strong>The Assault on Truth – Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and the Emergence of a New Moral Barbarism </strong>is available to order just by clicking on the link <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4045/9781398501003" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> or you can go to <a href="www.MrBooks.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.MrBooks.co.uk</a> to order any book you like, or have them search for it!</p><p>Peter also mentioned <strong>Edmund Burke</strong>. Emily Jones’ award winning book is <strong>Edmund burke and the Invention of Modern Conservatism</strong> and you can order it <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4045/9780198799429" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> whilst Jesse Norman’s book on Burke is available <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4045/9780007489640" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. </p><p>It’s surprisingly difficult to find writings by <strong>Michael Oakshott</strong>. His essay <strong>Rationalism in Politics </strong>and others is currently being considered for reprinting so keep an eye out <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4045/9780865970946" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. </p><p>The phrase ‘Gonzo journalism’ crops up in <strong>Fear and Loathing in las Vegas </strong>by <strong>Hunter S Thompson </strong>so you can get a flavour of that <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4045/9780007204496" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> and <strong>JP Kenyon</strong>’s book on the <strong>Popish Plot </strong>can be found <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4045/9781842121689" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. </p><p><strong>All the books you order through these links help support Mr Books and this podcast and, if you can't find exactly what you're looking for, just visit the Mr Books webiste at </strong><a href="https://www.mrbooks.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>www.mrbooks.co.uk</strong></a><strong> and we'll do our best to track it down for you.</strong></p><p> </p><p>Ideas in Writing is recorded and produced by Philip Holden using <a href="http://zencastr.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Zencastr</a> and Acast.com</p><p>The Ideas in Writing theme "Farting Around" is by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a></p><p>The "Light Easy March" sting is by ...dog <a href="http://www.besonic.com/dog" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.besonic.com/dog</a></p><p>See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p><p> </p><p> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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- What is Ideas in Writing?
<h2>It's about words, written and read, maybe spoken out loud in person, on stage, or recorded and even sung and presented (mostly) by Philip Holden.</h2><h2>Long form chats with creators and users of words - pretty relaxed - just you and us. In these chats the guest brings a word and so does Philip - and thereby hangs a tale...</h2><h2>Episodes so far have featured James Graham, Ian Tucker-Bell, Tom Carradine, Liam Drew and Arthur Smith, James O' Brien, Peter Oborne and Ian McMillan with more to come...</h2><h2>All supported by <a href="https://www.mrbooks.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mr Books Bookshop</a> - the the home of independent, inspiring and imaginative books, gifts and conversation/</h2><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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