Episodes

  • The BBC George Smiley Radio Dramas with Mac Rogers – Part 2

    The BBC George Smiley Radio Dramas with Mac Rogers – Part 2
    May 28 2024
    I’m excited to welcome back Mac Rogers, playwright and audio dramatist to continue to discuss the BBC George Smiley radio dramas. In this second of three parts we dig into some of the biggest of le Carré’s novels – The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Plus we discuss […]
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  • The BBC George Smiley Radio Dramas with Mac Rogers

    The BBC George Smiley Radio Dramas with Mac Rogers
    May 12 2024
    This episode I am pleased to welcome Mac Rogers, playwright and audio dramatist to discuss the BBC George Smiley radio dramas. In this first part we talk about Mac’s journey to writing for audio, reading le Carré and listening to the audio drams. Plus we dive into aspects of the audio format and the first […]
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    56 mins
  • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Shabby 70’s London Part 2

    Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Shabby 70’s London Part 2
    Nov 26 2023
    This episode I return with Phil Tinline and Bernard Hughes. We continue discussing Phil’s article in the New Statesman on the London of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John le Carré and how it’s different from the London of today. Topics include the le Carré and conspiracies, a discussion of Adam Sisman’s latest book, and […]
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    41 mins
  • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Shabby 70’s London Part 1

    Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Shabby 70’s London Part 1
    Nov 4 2023
    This episode I’m excited to welcome Phil Tinline and Bernard Hughes to the show. We discuss Phil’s article in the New Statesman on the London of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John le Carré and how it’s different from the London of today. Topics include the political background of Tinker, whether Tinker was a case […]
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    44 mins
  • Adam Sisman on The Secret Life of John le Carré – Interview

    Adam Sisman on The Secret Life of John le Carré – Interview
    Oct 21 2023
    This episode I’m excited to welcome John le Carré’s biographer Adam Sisman to the show. We discuss his latest book The Secret Life of John le Carré which looks at le Carré affairs which Sisman left out of his previous biography. Topics include why Sisman felt he needed to write this new book, the push […]
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • A Private Spy: The letters of John le Carré Explored Part 3

    A Private Spy: The letters of John le Carré Explored Part 3
    Oct 6 2023
    We continue our three part look at A Private Spy: The letters of John le Carré edited by Tim Cornwell. In part 3 we’ll be talking about what we learned about le Carré’s novels. Returning to discuss the book is Guillam groupie, Matthew Bradford., we discuss le Carrê on James Bond, The Night Manager adapations, […]
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • A Private Spy: The letters of John le Carré Explored Part 2

    A Private Spy: The letters of John le Carré Explored Part 2
    Sep 22 2023
    We continue our three part look at A Private Spy: The letters of John le Carré edited by Tim Cornwell. In part 2 we’ll be talking about what we learned about le Carré’s professional life. Returning to discuss the book is Circus cognoscente, Matthew Bradford. We discuss le Carré’s feudin’ and fightin’ with critics and […]
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    48 mins
  • A Private Spy: The letters of John Carré Explored Part 1

    A Private Spy: The letters of John Carré Explored Part 1
    Sep 8 2023
    We’ll be taking a three part look at A Private Spy: The letters of John le Carré edited by Tim Cornwell. In this episode we’ll be talking about what we learned about le Carré’s personal life. Returning to the podcast to discuss the book is living le Carré encyclopedia Matthew Bradford. We discuss whether the […]
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    45 mins