...In Quarantine

About ...In Quarantine

'...In Quarantine', hosted by Alexandra Evans (actor) and Jimmy Walters (director & and producer), is a weekly podcast exploring a different historical literary hero each season. Join our book club with a new play/book and fascinating guest each week as we rediscover stories we loved, hated and forgot all about and step inside the written world . We hope you will join us as we read, watch and learn some surprising facts each week!

Publisher

Alexandra & Jimmy

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Apr 2020

Latest episode

12 Feb 2021

Latest episodes

23 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   12 Feb 2021

   Little Dorrit with John Mullan

   For the final episode of season 2, Alex and Jimmy chat to renowned author and journalist John Mullan all about Little Dorrit. They discuss Dickens' own childhood in Marshalsea Prison, delusions of grandeur and how to get revenge on your ex through the power of words.

2. 

   29 Jan 2021

   Nicholas Nickleby with Lisa Chiu

   This week Alex and Jimmy discuss Nicholas Nickleby. They talk about Dickens' literary revenge against his own mother, his strange affections towards his sister and his visit to appalling Yorkshire boarding school Bowes.

3. 

   15 Jan 2021

   Bleak House with Olivia Mace

   This week Alex and Jimmy take on Bleak House. They chat to writer and composer Olivia Mace about Dickens’ only female protagonist, how music can enhance a story and the joys you can have from performing the story in a bookshop with just 5 actors.

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

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