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Page One2021 UpdateWhile Page One continues its ever-extending mid-season break, Charles Adrian has popped back onto the mic to let listeners know about a podcast he is making with Lisa Findley called The Rom Com Rewrite. Rom com fans everywhere can find it on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/4D3CW2TnT1tIRorlbqp2kF) and Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-rom-com-rewrite/id1551541870). Incidentally, you can find a description of the seven major beats of rom com writing here: https://www.well-storied.com/blog/anatomy-of-a-romantic-comedy-seven-essential-story-beats Also, while he’s here, Char...
2021-03-1204 min
Page One192 - Year End 2020Taking another break from revisiting the books that he has been given by guests on the podcast, Charles Adrian revisits instead what he said in the previous episode about Scottish Country Dancing and talks about three books that he has very much enjoyed. More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/ Correction 1: This episode was recorded on the 15th December, 2020, and not the 14th December as Charles Adrian says. Correction 2: Charles Adrian mistakenly pronounces Ivanhoe as Ivinghoe. The first is a nov...
2020-12-2236 min
Page One191 - POIR 33Marked as explicit because of strong language. Speaking minutes after he had finished recording the previous episode of the podcast, Charles Adrian revisits the last books that were given to him by guests on the 4th season of the podcast. More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/. You can find information about London’s National Theatre here: https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/ and about Liverpool’s Empire Theatre here: https://www.liverpooltheatres.com/venue/liverpool-empire-theatre_liverpool Also men...
2020-12-1522 min
Page One190 - POIR 32Marked as explicit because of derogatory language. Fleeing from hammering and drilling sounds coming through the wall, Charles Adrian talks about books that were given to him towards the end of the fourth season of his podcast. More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/. You can find a handy primer on the limitations of a first-past-the-post voting system, along with links to information about alternative systems, on the Electoral Reform Society’s website here: https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/voting-systems/types...
2020-12-0829 min
Page One189 - POIR 31Taking the time to indulge in some discussion of both the Gunpowder Plot and the differences between climbing and bouldering, Charles Adrian starts off the UK’s second national lockdown with three more books from guests on the podcast. More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/. A description of the Gunpowder Plot and its aftermath can be found on Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunpowder_Plot and a round-up of the differences between climbing and bouldering can be found on the Guardian here...
2020-12-0134 min
Page One188 - POIR 30Marked as explicit because of strong language. Still living in a Tier 2 city, Charles Adrian talks about three slim books, all of which feature characters who are children. More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/. You can read about The Good Immigrant on Nikesh Shukla’s website here: http://www.nikesh-shukla.com/the-good-immigrant. You can read Darren Chetty on the prevalence of white protagonists in Media Diversified here: https://mediadiversified.org/2013/12/07/you-cant-do-that-stories-have-to-be-about-white-people/ and you can download Beyond The Secret Garden by Da...
2020-11-2429 min
Page One187 - POIR 29Talking about two books he remembers very little about and the only book he was given twice, Charles Adrian continues his journey through the books from Season 4 of his podcast and reminisces about a trip to Japan. More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/. Correction: Tier 3 of the new restrictions that came into force in the UK on the 14th of October, 2020, is the highest tier, described as “very high risk. Tier 2 is described as “high risk” with tier 1 being “medium risk”. You can find an expl...
2020-11-1729 min
Page One186 extra - SwimmerContinuing to feed his own preoccupation with the poem Swimmer by Dennis Cooper, which he has already talked about in both Page One 185 and Page One 186, Charles Adrian hones in on the lines: “Monday Dave calls me/ at a party” and attempts to reconstruct their historical context. More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/. The Dream Police by Dennis Cooper was previously discussed in Page One 111 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season4#/111-griffyn-gilligan/) and Page One 185 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-6#/185-poir-28/) Episo...
2020-11-1006 min
Page One186 - SwimmerMarked as explicit because of extensive discussion of death and suicide. Content note: there is a lot of talk of death and suicide in this episode. If you are in the UK and would like to talk to someone in confidence, you can reach Switchboard LGBT at https://switchboard.lgbt/ or by phone on 0300 330 0630, and you can reach the Samaritans at https://www.samaritans.org/ or by phone on 116 123. Taking a very personal look at a poem that has been stuck in his head since the previous episode of this podcast, Ch...
2020-11-1020 min
Page One185 - POIR 28Marked as explicit because of sexual imagery. Beginning with a brief cloudburst and a coda to the previous episode designed to calm Charles Adrian’s esprit d’escalier, the 28th Page One In Review goes on to look at the first five books from the fourth season of the podcast. More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/. The Bees by Laline Paull, Royal Flash by George MacDonald Fraser and Unless by Carol Shields were all discussed at more length in Page On...
2020-11-0335 min
Page One184 - POIR 27Talking bee-realism, female friendship and the intoxication of undeserved power and position, Charles Adrian revisits the three books he was given by guests at the end of the third season of the podcast. More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/. Correction: Contrary to what Charles Adrian says in this episode, The Bees by Laline Paull is not really a Sparticus story. Flora 717 is, in effect, an enslaved bee but she does not exactly gather an army to revolt against her hive and nor is sh...
2020-10-2729 min
Page One183 - POIR 26Not, as promised, a short episode that would have allowed listeners to head out into the apple orchards early, Charles Adrian talks this week about three books that he does not remember so very well. More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/. You can read about a day Jean Hannah Edelstein spent in Kreuzberg, Berlin, only two years before Charles Adrian’s conversation with SooJin Anjou in the Guardian here: https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/nov/29/a-day-in-kreuzberg-berlin Correction 1: Groucho Marx died...
2020-10-2028 min
Page One182 - POIR 25Content note: There is some suicidal ideation described at around the 20 minute mark. This episode is marked as explicit on Apple Podcasts because of some derogatory language. Returning to normal service after last week’s break from Page One In Review, Charles Adrian takes his time to talk through three of the biggest books he has been given by guests on the podcast. More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/. Amos Oz died on the 28th of December, 2018. You can find...
2020-10-1334 min
Page One181 - Small GodsTaking a few minutes away from recording Page One In Review episodes, Charles Adrian talks about a particular kind of convalescent literature. More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/. “Unlike wizards, who like nothing better than a complicated hierarchy, witches don’t go in much for the structured approach to career progression. It’s up to each individual witch to take on a girl to hand the area over to when she dies. Witches are not by nature gregarious, at least with other witches, and they...
2020-10-0616 min
Page One180 - POIR 24Getting his mind focused and in the right place, Charles Adrian talks about another ghost book and two books based on real life. More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/. In case you are interested, Charles Adrian talked about the hot weather in Page One 178 and about getting up early in the morning in Page One 172 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-6#/172-poir-16/). You can read about The Ridgeway here: https://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/en_GB/trails/the-ridgeway/ and about the...
2020-09-2927 min
Page One179 - POIR 23Marked as explicit because of strong language and discussion of sex Having taken a short change is as good as a holiday, Charles Adrian returns to his wooden IKEA steps to talk about the first three books given to him by guests on the third season of the podcast. More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/. Correction: The word Charles Adrian was looking for in relation to the cover of The Clown by Heinrich Böll is ‘monochrome’. Also, it is, of c...
2020-09-2225 min
Page One178 - POIR 22During a very hot spell in West London, with a glass of water at his side and a towel draped over his shoulder, Charles Adrian revisits the last three books given to him by guests during the second season of the podcast. More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/. Books discussed here were previously discussed in Page One 87 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-2#/87-alan-cunningham/), Page One 88 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-2#/88-susannah-hewlett/) and Page One 89 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-2#/89-nick-field/). T...
2020-09-1528 min
Page One177 - POIR 21On a lovely sunny day in West London, Charles Adrian talks about two ghost books, a book that never was and two other books, one of which he does not want to read from and one of which he does. Keep listening to the very end of the episode to hear the sound that is keeping Charles Adrian awake. More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/. You can find Miranda July and Harrell Fletcher’s crowdsourced art project Learning To Love You More online here...
2020-09-0826 min
Page One176 - POIR 20At what might be the half-way point and more opinionated than usual, Charles Adrian talks about three books he was given by friends in Athens. More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/. You can find out more about the Jacques Lecoq school in Paris on their homepage here: http://www.ecole-jacqueslecoq.com/en There is a nice introduction to Our Country’s Good by Timberlake Wertenbaker on the British Library website here: https://www.bl.uk/20th-century-literature/articles/an-introduction-to-our-countrys-good
2020-09-0133 min
Page One175 - POIR 19Marked as explicit because of strong language His hair longer, perhaps, than it has ever been in his life, Charles Adrian talks art, bad people and bookshops. More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/. Correction: during this episode Charles Adrian calls the Bill Drummond book For Sale $20,000 because that is what is written on the cover but its title is in fact $20,000. You can read more about Bill Drummond on Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Drummond and you...
2020-08-2526 min
Page One174 - POIR 18Charles Adrian talks art, artists and oranges as he reads from two more of the books given to him by guests on the podcast. More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/. You can read about Iain M. Banks’ Culture Series on Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_series Books discussed in this episode were previously discussed in Page One 70 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-2#/70-julian-meding/) and Page One 72 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-2#/72-isabelle-schoelcher/). Also m...
2020-08-1825 min
Page One173 - POIR 17Recording this episode several days after he saw a very early morning full moon like a pale, translucent sticker on the lightening sky, Charles Adrian does not, as he promised he would, get as far as the first book on the second shelf of his bookcase. More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/. The full moon Charles Adrian saw the tail end of turns out to have been the Buck Moon, which you can read about on the NASA website here: https://solarsystem.nasa.go...
2020-08-1128 min
Page One172 - POIR 16Marked as explicit on iTunes because of strong language. Still recovering from an unusually early morning, Charles Adrian talks about the three last books he was given by guests on his podcast in 2013. More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/. Jackie Collins, by the way, is the author of 32 novels; you can read about her on Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Collins. Jackie O is the nickname given to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis; you can read about her on...
2020-08-0426 min
Page One171 - POIR 15Marked as explicit on iTunes because of strong language and sexual content In an episode that takes full advantage of the northern hemisphere’s 2020 summer solstice, Charles Adrian talks erotic intent and how seeing and unseeing form part of political white supremacy. More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/. Books discussed in this episode were previously discussed in Page One 58 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-2#/58-martin-bengtsson/), Page One 60 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-2#/60-george-lewkowicz/) and Page One 61 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/s...
2020-07-2829 min
Page One170 - POIR 14Reflecting on the toppling of some statues and the protecting of others, Charles Adrian shares what he remembers of three books given to him at the beginning of the second season of the podcast. Books discussed in this episode were previously discussed in Page One 52 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-2#/52-vera-chok/), Page One 53 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-2#/53-paula-varjack/) and Page One 54 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-2#/54-catherine-payton/). Correction: Edward Colston’s Royal African Company was active in the 17th century and not the 18th. You can read Gurminder K Bhambra on E...
2020-07-2124 min
Page One168 - POIR 12Marked as explicit on iTunes because of strong language. A week after Dominic Cummings gave an unprecedented press conference in the Rose Garden at Downing Street, Charles Adrian talks about three more of the books that he has been given by guests on the podcast. Books discussed in this episode were previously discussed in Page One 46 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-1#/46-roland-gillott/), Page One 47 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-1#/47-kiran-chauhan/) and Page One 48 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-1#/48-hannah-rickards/). You can find out more about the Kennet & Avo...
2020-07-0727 min
Page One167 - POIR 11Getting pretty much straight on with it, Charles Adrian goes back over three books that he was given by guests on his podcast. Books discussed in this episode were previously discussed in Page One 41 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-1#/41-lissa-gillott/), Page One 44 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-1#/44-patric-schott/) and Page One 45 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-1#/45-henry-blackshaw/). For a better synopsis of Amitav Ghosh’s Ibis Trilogy, you can follow links on Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibis_trilogy. The plot summary of River Of Smoke that Charles Adrian read...
2020-06-3028 min
Page One166 - POIR 10Still struggling to understand the new lockdown arrangements for England announced on the evening of Sunday the 9th of May, 2020, Charles Adrian reintroduces his listeners to four books given to him by guests on the podcast. Towards the end of this rather long episode, you might hear some banging in the background, which was coming through the wall from one of Charles Adrian’s neighbours. Apologies for this. Correction: When Charles Adrian talks about spondees in this episode, he should be talking about trochees. You can read about trochees on Wikipedia here...
2020-06-2331 min
Page One165 - POIR 9Standing at his bookshelf beneath a large, grey, spreading Nimbostratus cloud, Charles Adrian talks about two books from one guest on the podcast and one from another. The Cloudspotter’s Guide by Gavin Pretor-Pinney is discussed in Page One 27 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-1#/27-anna-sulan-masing/) and Page One 163. Books discussed in this episode were previous discussed in Page One 34 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-1#/34-sarah-le-fevre/) and Page One 36 http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-1#/36-tim-wells/. Sum by David Eagleman is also discussed in Page One 113 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/s...
2020-06-1626 min
Page One164 - POIR 8Talking about two ghost books and artefacts from Page One’s first two outside recordings, Charles Adrian continues his trip down memory (lapse) lane. Books discussed in this episode are featured in Page One 30 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-1#/30-ted-schmitz/), Page One 31 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-1#/31-carly-mclaughlin/) and Page One 32 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-1#/32-miriam-ross/). Another book by Aminatta Forna, Ancestor Stones, is discussed in Page One 138 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season5#/138-jenny-adamthwaite/). Episode image is a detail of a photograph taken by Charles Adrian.
2020-06-0926 min
Page One163 - POIR 7Talking of pink blossom, black shorts with turn-up and things that aren’t exactly books, Charles Adrian revisits the Nutcracker, the Altocumulus lenticularis and the oldest living woman in the universe. Books (etc) discussed in this episode are featured in Page One 27 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-1#/27-anna-sulan-masing/) and Page One 29 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-1#/29-uwern-jong/). Gavin Pretor-Pinney also founded the Cloud Appreciation Society, which you can find out about here: https://cloudappreciationsociety.org/ Episode image is a detail of a photograph taken by Charles Adrian.
2020-06-0225 min
Page One162 - POIR 6Wearing a stylish pair of dungaree shorts on a sunny Spring-like Saturday afternoon, Charles Adrian reflects, digressively and at length, on some of his reasons for starting the podcast in the first place and indulges in some Vladimir Nabokov. NB: The two stories discussed from Vladimir Nabokov’s Collected Stories are An Affair Of Honor (translated from Russian by Dmitri Nabokov in collaboration with Vladimir Nabokov) and The Aurelian (translated from Russian by Peter Pertzov in collaboration with Vladimir Nabokov). Pedants corner: Oxford, being in possession of a cathedral, is, of cour...
2020-05-2637 min
Page One161 - POIR 5This episode is marked as explicit on iTunes because of strong language and sexual content. Recorded on April Fools Day, Charles Adrian reflects on life a week and a bit into the UK’s official lockdown. If you would like to do Yoga With Adriene’s 30-Day yoga series along with Charles Adrian, you can find them on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLui6Eyny-UzzFFfpiil94CUrWKVMaqmkm You can listen to Charles Adrian’s now-married older sister Shanta on Page One 152 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-6...
2020-05-1922 min
Page One160 - POIR 4With the world outside bathed in bright sunshine, Charles Adrian talks about two biographies and a story for young teenagers. You can read some thoughts on Keith Haring’s Radiant Baby here: http://keith-haring-100a.blogspot.com/2009/11/keith-haring-radiant-baby.html Books discussed in this episode were featured in Page One 18 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-1#/18-john-walter/) and Page One 19 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-1#/19-christina-scheutz/) Episode image is a detail of a photograph taken by Charles Adrian. Episode recorded: 23rd March, 2020. More...
2020-05-1222 min
Page One159 - POIR 3Musing on quarantines and a lack of editorial rigour, Charles Adrian talks about books that he was given by David Duchin, Cat James and Gloria Sanders during the 15th, 16th and 17th Page Ones. Correction: When Charles Adrian talks about “the 49 Steps”, he is, of course, referring to John Buchan’s novel The 39 Steps. Books discussed here are featured in Page One 15 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-1#/15-david-duchin/), Page One 16 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-1#/16-cat-james/) and Page One 17 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-1#/17-gloria-sanders/) Episode image is a deta...
2020-05-0532 min
Page One158 - POIR 2Reflecting on the situation in London, Athens and Stockholm 24 hours after recording the first of these Page One In Review episodes, Charles Adrian talks about books that he was given in Page Ones 11, 12 and 14. Life Through The Eyes Of A Dog, sung by Fogo Islander Aiden Foley and recorded by Lucy Pawlak, can be heard as part of Page One 35 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-1#/35-lucy-pawlak/). Books discussed here were previously discussed in Page One 11 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-1#/11-greg-wohead/), Page One 12 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-1#/12-fuchsia-voremburg/) and Page On...
2020-04-2823 min
Page One157 - POIR 1With an almost constant background thrum of pages being flicked through and fingered, Charles Adrian begins Page One In Review by talking about the first three books he received from guests on the podcast. When Charles Adrian talks about a golden condor, he is thinking of the 80’s cartoon Mysterious Cities of Gold, which you can watch the titles to on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ki99YBVKyw. Correction: When Charles Adrian talks about Page One 101, he is in fact thinking about Page One 100, which you can listen to h...
2020-04-2124 min
Page One156 - Moses WoldetsadikJoining Charles Adrian for the 130th Second-Hand Book Factory is a slightly coldy Moses Woldetsadik. They talk passionate love, consensual sex and thoughtful kingship. You can find a song by Teddy Afro based on Moses’ first book on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFzHpK7ibfo You can watch a video about Meg-John and Justin’s three handshake model of consent here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awrp7EJGqyc and read more about it here: https://bishtraining.com/three-handshakes-an-activity-for-learning-how-consent-feels/ You can read about King Tewodros II on Wikipedia here: https://en.w...
2020-04-0719 min
Page One155 extra - Tasha DiamantSome bonus material to accompany Page One 155. Tasha Diamant talks to Charles Adrian about art and validation. Episode image is a detail from the cover of The Songlines by Bruce Chatwin , published in 1988 by Penguin Books; cover design by Melissa Jacoby; cover engraving by William Blake after a drawing by Philip Gidley King, third governor of New South Wales. Marked as explicit on iTunes because of strong language. More info and a link to a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/
2020-03-2403 min
Page One155 - Tasha DiamantTaking some time out from performing at the Victoria Fringe Festival in British Columbia, Western Canada, Charles Adrian is joined for the 129th Second-Hand Book Factory by mother, artist, performance artist, independent thinker, recovering academic, dog mother, cat mother, teacher and (in some ways) activist Tasha Diamant. They talk women living in brutal circumstances, what makes an artist an artist and Aboriginal Australians. You may notice some slightly strange background noise in this episode. I mean, quite apart from jingle jangling, mewing and sighing of cats and dogs. The strangeness is because of the way my noise-removal...
2020-03-2420 min
Page One154 - Judita VivasJoining Charles Adrian for the 128th Second-Hand Book Factory is Lithuanian performer, teacher and, recently, yoga practitioner Judita Vivas. They talk trees, language and identity, and a desire for non-Anglo writing. Adventures In Black And White is a performance created by Judita Vivas and Miriam Gould on the subject of displacement and its aftermath: https://doubletroubletheatre.wordpress.com/adventures-in-black-and-white/. You can watch the video trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2nyXDn-gHc. Episode image is a detail from the cover of Flights by Olga Tokarczuk, published in 2019 by Fitzcarraldo Editions; design by Ray...
2020-03-1019 min
Page One153 - Stephanie ArsoskaCN: poor health (coughing) - NB this episode was recorded on the 24th May, 2019, before Coronavirus began to spread. Joining a slightly poorly Charles Adrian in Acton for the 127th Second-Hand Book Factory is Mum and facilitator of creative practice Stephanie Arsoska. They talk about creativity as an act of devotion, something nasty in the woodshed and the first poet of love. Correction: Charles Adrian misses out the all-important word “nasty” in the Stella Gibbons quotation “Something nasty in the woodshed”. If you are interested in Anne Carson’s translations of Sappho, you can also f...
2020-02-2521 min
Page One152 - Shanta GillottJoining Charles Adrian in Old Amersham for the 126th Second Hand Book Factory is happy and enthusiastic Nursery Nurse, Forest School leader, Brown Owl, not to mention Charles Adrian’s older sister, Shanta Gillott. They talk about long-term singleness, really well-made rom coms and love languages. This episode was recorded in April 2019 in Old Amersham. In 2018, Old Amersham was a gold winner in the Britain In Bloom competition (https://www.amershamsociety.org/amersham-in-bloom-on-bbc-two/). You can find out more about Charles Adrian’s alter-ego Ms Samantha Mann, who is not based on Shanta, here (http://www.mssa...
2020-02-1118 min
Page One151 - [Unedited] Tim SpoonerIn honour of Krista Tippett, whose podcast On Being both Tim and Charles Adrian listen to and enjoy, this is an unedited recording of their conversation released in parallel with the edited version that appears in your feeds. Recorded on the 5th October, 2018. Speaking to Charles Adrian for a particularly dreamy 125th Second-Hand Book Factory in his own studio in Mile End is artist Tim Spooner. They talk some difficult poetry, the Berlin Wall and rule-bound beauty. Episode image is a detail from the cover of The Complete Cosmicomics by Italo Calvino, published...
2020-01-2845 min
Page One151 - Tim SpoonerRecorded on the 5th October, 2018. Speaking to Charles Adrian for a particularly dreamy 125th Second-Hand Book Factory in his own studio in Mile End is artist Tim Spooner. They talk some difficult poetry, the Berlin Wall and rule-bound beauty. Episode image is a detail from the cover of The Complete Cosmicomics by Italo Calvino, published by Penguin Modern Classics in 2010; cover image is a detail from The Last Judgement: The Stars Fall And Everything Is Turned Upside Down, Italian School, 15th century/Fol 149va Biblioteca Reale, Turin, Italy (Alinari/The Bridgeman Art Library). ...
2020-01-2820 min
Page One150 - Azariah France-WilliamsJoining Charles Adrian for the 124th Second-Hand Book Factory is Windrush scion, Black British Christian, storyteller and fellow Family Tree performer Azariah France-Williams. They talk a compassionate engagement with the world and a quest for silence. Azariah France-Williams and Charles Adrian are both featured on the magical realist podcast The Family Tree in which Azariah plays himself and Charles Adrian plays the Revd Philip Beech: http://thefamilytreepodcast.co.uk/ You can learn more about the phrase “Water your herbs even if they are going to die tomorrow” and what it means to Charles Adrian by list...
2020-01-1420 min
Page One149 - Vera ChokAs is, by now, firmly traditional, the first episode of the new season of the podcast finds Charles Adrian chatting to Vera Chok, who is neither fancy nor a storyteller. They talk relatable self-help, a book to make you cry and an early Renaissance guide to health. Clarification 1: The audio version of Brené Brown’s Rising Strong that Vera mentions having listened to is, in fact, a recording of a talk given by Brené Brown called Rising Strong As A Spiritual Practice. There is also an audio version of the book, Rising Strong, read by Brené Brown.
2019-12-3019 min
Page One148 - Arlie AdlingtonFor the 122nd Second-Hand Book Factory, Charles Adrian is joined by podcaster and general audio-person Arlie Adlington. They talk mix-tapes and assumptions, and bring the current series of Page One to an end. The episode of Arlie’s podcast The Boy Who Hasn’t Lived that features Charles Adrian can be found here: http://www.theboywhohasntlived.com/episodes/2017/10/30/12-a-constant-stream-of-spiders-2nd-movie) Episode image is a detail from the cover of Pomosexuals, Challenging Assumptions About Gender And Sexuality edited by Carol Queen and Lawrence Shimel, published in 1997 by Cleis Press Inc; cover photo by Phyllis Christopher; cover desi...
2017-12-2720 min
Page One147 - Gareth CutterCN: discussion of sex Joining Charles Adrian for the 121st Second-Hand Book Factory is artist and performer Gareth Cutter. They talk the strange, the sexy, and the ironic. Some information about The Perfumed Garden is to be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Perfumed_Garden When we spoke, Gareth was preparing his live-art performance party Haunted Butts: https://garethcutter.com/projects-2/haunted-butts/ Episode image is a detail from the cover of Maldoror and Poems by Lautréamont (trans. Paul Knight), published in 1978 by Penguin Classics; cover image is itself a...
2017-12-1220 min
Page One146 - Jules OrculloJoining Charles Adrian for the 120th Second-Hand Book Factory writer, theatre-maker, freelance producer and perpetual interloper Jules Orcullo. They talk impressions of India’s sacred city, a snapshot of America and a retelling of Penelope’s story. Episode image is a detail from the cover of The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood, published in 2006 by Cannongate Books. More information, including book listing, is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/
2017-11-2819 min
Page One145 - Roland Lloyd ParryJoining Charles Adrian for the 119th Second-Hand Book Factory is journalist and writer-in-progress Roland Lloyd Parry. They talk Icelandic sagas, things not getting easier with age and 50,000 soldiers asleep like spoons. Episode image is a detail from the cover of War Music by Christopher Logue, published in 2001 by Faber and Faber. More information, including book listings at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/
2017-11-1400 min
Page One144 - George LewkowiczJoining Charles Adrian for the 118th Second-Hand Book Factory is writer, director and composer (also statistician) George Lewkowicz. They talk patriotic cosmology, code-breaking and a brand-new podcasted tale of some awkward twins. George's podcasted novel is called The White Beyond The Wall and is available on itunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-white-beyond-the-wall/id1255240024?mt=2. It is available on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cgJN3ujv4g George has also been composing music for The Family Tree (which features Charles Adrian): http://thefamilytreepodcast.co.uk/ Episode image is...
2017-10-3120 min
Page One143 - Rae Bentley Jones/GillottJoining Charles Adrian in Amersham for the 117th Second-Hand Book Factory is his mother Rae Bentley Jones (aka Rae Gillott). They talk a basketmaker’s life, detective fiction and some world history. Episode image is a detail from the cover of Indemnity Only by Sara Paretsky, published in 1987 by Penguin Books; cover design: blacksheep. More information, including book listing, at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/
2017-10-1719 min
Page One142 - Lucien JonesJoining Charles Adrian for the 116th Second-Hand Book Factory is technologist, writer and occasional musician Lucien Jones. They talk about the limitations of Sci-Fi, reality that comes with a touch of magic and a long-awaited second novel. Episode image is a detail from the cover of The Little Friend by Donna Tart, published by Bloomsbury Publishing in 2003; cover photograph © Geoff Spear; cover design © William Webb. Oh, and the band that Lucien is in is called Dr Da Vinci & His Elephant. They played a gig in London on the 30th of September 2017 but I couldn’t face...
2017-10-0320 min
Page One141 - Samuel HopkinsJoining Charles Adrian for the 115th Second-Hand Book Factory is actor and theatre-maker Samuel Hopkins. They talk about books worth championing, sexual obsession and an artist Samuel hasn’t quite sussed out yet. Episode image is a detail from the cover of The Descent Of Man by Grayson Perry, published in 2017 by Penguin Books; cover image by Axel Hoedt. Charles Adrian talking more about Alan Hollinghurst’s The Line Of Beauty is here: http://readmesomethingyoulove.com/the-folding-star-by-alan-hollinghurst-read-by-charles-adrian-gillot/ More information about the podcast, including book listings, at http://pageonepodcast.com/
2017-09-1919 min
Page One140 - Liz BaileyJoining Charles Adrian for the 114th Second-Hand Book Factory is academic Liz Bailey. They talk about the blending of voices, the ravages of the free market and the creation of a magical-realistic world. Stand-Up Tragedy, which is mentioned both here and in the previous episode, is a storytelling and performance night hosted by Dave Pickering. More information about the night is at http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk/ Episode image is a detail from the cover of Fool On The Hill by Matt Ruff, published in 2016 by dtv; cover design Balk & Brumshagen; cover image Dietrich Ebert.
2017-09-0519 min
Page One139 - Lisa FindleyJoining Charles Adrian for the 113th Second-Hand Book Factory is writer, reader, traveller and compulsive singer Lisa Findley. They talk about the throw and catch of friendship, telling by not telling, and a runaway best-seller. There is also mention of a shower of related writers, including Ann Patchett, Alice Munro, Claire Messud and Hilary Mantell. Stand-Up Tragedy, which is mentioned towards the beginning of the episode, is a storytelling and performance night hosted by Dave Pickering. More information about the night is at http://www.standuptragedy.co.uk/ Episode image is a detail from the...
2017-08-2219 min
Page One138 - Jenny AdamthwaiteJoining Charles Adrian for the 112th Second-Hand Book Factory is writer and teaching assistant Jenny Adamthwaite. They talk about the possibilities afforded by magical realism, the joy and pain of nostalgia and the creeping horror of forced inactivity. The Family Tree, which is mentioned a few times during the episode, is a podcast written and produced by Jenny and her partner Dave Pickering in which Charles Adrian plays the Reverend Philip Beech. More information about it can be found here: http://thefamilytreepodcast.co.uk/ Episode image is a detail from the cover of The Yellow...
2017-08-0819 min
Page One137 - Jonathan RichardsonJoining Charles Adrian for the 111th Second-Hand Book Factory is actor, performer, comedian and dogsbody Jonathan Richardson. They talk about a dirty Aesop’s Fable, the Scottish origins of Freemasonry and some of the mix that makes up London. Episode image is a detail from the cover of Rivers Of London by Ben Aaronovitch, published by Gollancz in 2011; cover illustration © Stephen Walter; image courtesy of the Artist/TAG Fine Arts; image taken from The Island – London Series, published by TAG Fine Arts; design © www.patrickknowlesdesign.com More information about the podcast is at http://www.pageon...
2017-07-2518 min
Page One136 - Christopher ForbesJoining Charles Adrian for the 110th Second-Hand Book Factory is Christopher Forbes, who is a person at crossroads. They tackle the mythologisation of history, a traveller’s view of Europe and opposing ideas of illness and identity. The TED talk by Andrew Solomon that Christopher mentions can be watched here (Love No Matter What): https://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_solomon_love_no_matter_what Episode image is a detail from the cover of Far From The Tree (Parents, Children and the Search for Identity) by Andrew Solomon, published in 2013 by Chatto & Windus; cover photograph © Ada...
2017-07-1119 min
Page One135 - Anna BeecherJoining Charles Adrian for the 109th Second-Hand Book Factory is unruffled writer, storyteller, poet and theatre-maker Anna Beecher. They talk about a deeply compassionate classic, the rebelliousness of fairy tales and the value of learning how to get lost. Episode image is a detail of the cover of A Field Guide To Getting Lost by Rebecca Solnit, published in 2006 by Canongate Books; cover image: plainpicture / Rachel Rebibo; design: Peter Adlington / Canongate. More information, including book listings, is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/
2017-06-2719 min
Page One134 - Dan SimpsonJoining Charles Adrian up in the Frobisher Boardroom at London’s Barbican Centre for the 108th Second-Hand Book Factory is poet, spoken word performer, producer, writer and educator Dan Simpson. They discuss a world in which the word cyber still evoked a streetwise tomorrow, an experience that might arguably be described as the worst date ever and a poetic response to the onset of austerity. Episode image is a detail from the cover of 81 Austerities by Sam Riviere, published in 2012 by Faber and Faber; series design by Pentagram. More information, including book listings, at http://pa...
2017-06-1318 min
Page One133 - Kevin ShenJoining Charles Adrian near West Kensington tube station in London for the 107th Second-Hand Book Factory is hungry actor, producer and writer Kevin Shen. They talk about empathy with uncomfortable protagonists, good deaths of bad guys and the relatable life of an everyday Egyptian family. Episode image is a detail from the cover of Palace Walk by Naguib Mahfouz, published by Black Swan in 2004; cover illustration by Murray Zanoni. Vera Chok, mentioned by Kevin in this episode, is the most-interviewed guest on Page One. Two of her most recent episodes can be found here and...
2017-05-3019 min
Page One132 - Clair WhitefieldJoining Charles Adrian in the shadow of the Royal Free Hospital in London for the 106th Second-Hand Book Factory is writer, poet and storyteller Clair Whitefield. They talk about longing and love and connection. Episode image is a detail from the cover of The Elegance Of The Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery, published in 2008 by Gallic Books More information, including book listings, at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/
2017-05-1619 min
Page One131 - James BottomleyFor the 105th Second-Hand Book Factory, Charles Adrian is joined in Peckham Rye by consultant and project manager James Bottomley. They talk about some classic, visceral, virtuosic poetry, some classic British comic writing and some terrifyingly topical American counterfactual writing. James is Vera Chok’s flatmate. Vera has been interviewed repeatedly on the podcast. Episode image is a detail from the cover of The Plot Against America by Philip Roth, published by Vintage in 2005; book design by Robert Oberholzer. More information, including book listings, at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/
2017-05-0219 min
Page One130 - James HarrisJoining Charles Adrian for the 104th Second-Hand Book Factory is Nottingham-born writer and comedian, also translator, editor and interpreter-in-ovo, James Harris. They discuss comedians on comedy, the naming of people and the now-discredited Sapir-Whorf hypothesis. Episode image is a detail from the cover of Through The Language Glass by Guy Deutscher, published by Arrow Books in 2011; cover design by Kelly Too; mirror illustration derived from textiles sourced from istockphoto.com. An account of some of the reasons for the Print Room protest, together with links to related articles, can be found here: http://madammiaow.blogspot...
2017-04-1821 min
Page One129 - David TurnerFor the 103rd Second-Hand Book Factory, Charles Adrian is joined by writer, podcaster and joiner David Turner. They discuss telling the truth about intimacy, a distance travelled that is not only physical and the fear that comes with aspiration. Marked as explicit on iTunes because of sexual language and imagery. Episode image is a detail from the cover of A Death In The Family by Karl Ove Knausgaard, published by Vintage Books in 2013; photograph © Nina Mangalanayagam / Millennium Images. More information, including book listings, at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/
2017-04-0419 min
Page One128 - Mathilda GregoryJoining Charles Adrian in Brighton for the 102nd Second-Hand Book Factory is Mathilda Gregory and her staffie Agatha. Mathilda co-produced the first Brighton Smut Slam and is a writer and performer. They talk about a less common perspective on break-ups, fantasy as allegory and how gender can mess with our self-categorisation of our sexuality. *Apologies for the electro buzz interference, which happens between 9:06 and 9:10* Marked as explicit on iTunes because of sexual language and imagery. Episode image is a detail from the cover of The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson, published by Graywolf Press...
2017-03-2120 min
Page One127 - Vera ChokJoining Charles Adrian for the first episode of the fifth season (!), aka the 101st Second-Hand Book Factory, is writer, actor and performance maker Vera Chok. They talk food and carcinogens, unapologetic feminism, the sexy lamp theory and a young sexual awakening. Episode is marked as explicit on iTunes because of light sexual content. Episode image is a detail from the cover of Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang by Chelsea Handler, published in 2010 by Grand Central Publishing; cover design by Anne Twomey; cover photograph of author © Jack Guy/ Corbis Outline. More information, including book listing a...
2017-03-0719 min
Page OneMuseling 9: How Do I Stay Naked introThe new series of Page One is still in production but Charles Adrian's other podcast Muselings returns this February with four episodes on the subject of art and life and nakedness! Here is the first of the episodes, which will give you bookish types a more direct look at the inside of Charles Adrian's head. You can find more information about Muselings, in case you want to listen to the rest of the series, at http://muselings.uk/ Marked as explicit on iTunes because of swearing. The first voice you hear in this episode belongs...
2017-02-0700 min
Page One98 *vintage* - Cameryn MooreFor the 74th Second-Hand Book Factory, Charles Adrian spoke to playwright, performer and accidental sex-positivity educator, advocate and activist Cameryn Moore. They talk about sex, magic, mystery and food. Cameryn’s Smut Slams kick off in Bristol, London, Brighton and Manchester this month! This is a night of true life storytelling around sex. More information at http://www.camerynmoore.com/smut-slam/ Cameryn’s website: http://www.camerynmoore.com/ Podcast website (for book listing and more info): http://www.pageonepodcast.com/
2017-01-0319 min
Page One126 - Ms Samantha MannFor the 100th Second-Hand Book Factory, Charles Adrian is joined by award-winning Librarian, Spoken Word Artist and trainee Agony Aunt Ms Samantha Mann. They talk provincial ladies, French poets and Scottish fiddlers. If you have a dilemma that you would like Samantha to address, in her role as resident Agony Aunt at TRC3, you can find her on Twitter (https://twitter.com/MsSamanthaMann), on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/mssamanthamann/) or you can can get in touch through her own website (http://www.mssamanthamann.com/contact/). Ms Samantha Mann forgot to mention that she is...
2016-11-2923 min
Page One126 PREVIEW - Ms Samantha MannNext week's episode will be rather special for a couple of reasons. Charles Adrian explains... Website (for info and previous episodes): http://www.pageonepodcast.com/
2016-11-2203 min
Page One125 - Natalie FlynnFor the 99th Second Hand Book Factory, Charles Adrian goes to meet theatrical educationalist and daydreamer Natalie Flynn at the Liverpool Empire Theatre. They talk about childhood, friendship, stories, the wisdom of Pooh, the importance of acceptance and the pain of becoming real. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s TED Talk The Danger Of The Single Story can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Ihs241zeg Warning: There is a certain amount of background noise sidling in through the open window of the room this episode was recorded in. Website (for bo...
2016-11-0820 min
Page One124 - Polis LoizouFor the 98th Second-Hand Book Factory, Charles Adrian is joined on the South Bank by professional book expert and compulsive creative Polis Loizou. They talk about the effect of grief on faith and credulity, eye acting, the social commentary to be found in horror fiction and a modern nod to a classic. Polis’s company Off-Off-Off-Broadway can be found here: http://www.offoffoffbroadway.co.uk/ Website (for more info and book listings): http://www.pageonepodcast.com/
2016-10-2520 min
Page One123 - Miriam GouldFor the 97th Second-Hand Book Factory, Charles Adrian is joined, in a bedroom upstairs at the Battersea Arts Centre in London, by performer and reader Miriam Gould. They discuss books as empathy technology, dead people who never stop talking and moral pornography. Miriam's website: https://miriamgould.com/ Page One website (for book listing and more info): http://www.pageonepodcast.com/ Episode image is a detail from the cover of The Sadeian Women by Angela Carter, published by Virago Ltd in 1979; the cover painting is itself a detail from Voyeuse by Clovis Trouille © the a...
2016-10-1120 min
Page One122 - Chris Goode(Marked as explicit on iTunes because of rude language.) For the 96th Second-Hand Book Factory, Charles Adrian is joined by writer, theatre maker and maybe musician Chris Goode. They talk about a book that killed novels, conversations between artists and one of the women airbrushed from the history of the Beats. Chris's podcast, Thompson's Live, can be found here http://www.chrisgoodeandcompany.co.uk/podcast/ The website for this podcast is http://www.pageonepodcast.com/ Episode image is a detail from the cover of Revolutionary Letters by Diane di Prima, published...
2016-09-3000 min
Page One122 PREVIEW - Chris GoodeCharles Adrian says: "This is Chris Goode talking about what theatre is for him. Most of this was taken out of the final edit of the podcast episode but I think it is worth listening to. The full episode will be released on Tuesday 27th September 2016." Website http://www.pageonepodcast.com/
2016-09-2500 min
Page One121 - Bettina JohnJoining Charles Adrian for the 95th Second-Hand Book Factory is designer and artist Bettina John. With scales being sung in the background and both host and guest suffering the comet tail of departed illness, they discuss books as physical objects with interesting histories, art that incorporates different realities in the same frame and stories that are just complex. Website: http://www.pageonepodcast.com/
2016-09-1319 min
Page One120 - A. F. HarroldJoining Charles Adrian for the 94th Second-Hand Book Factory is bath-taker and cat-poker (also English poet and performer) A. F. Harrold. They talk about an iconic first page, some of the sadness of growing up and a couple of dubious creation stories. Incidentally, my first visit to Tilehurst was to interview Iszi Lawrence; you can hear our conversation here: http://www.pageonepodcast.com/home/#/page-one-112-iszi-lawrence/. A. F. Harrold is author of The Imaginary and the Fizzelbert Stump series. Website: http://www.pageonepodcast.com/
2016-08-3019 min
Page One119 - Katherine LeedaleFor the 93rd Second-Hand Book Factory, Charles Adrian is joined by inveterate dabbler, also photographer and writer, Katherine Leedale. They discuss books that keep you reading into the night, a failed Peeping Tom and an unhelpful feeling that certain things are not for us. Photos of Ms Samantha Mann by Katherine are here: http://www.mssamanthamann.com/photos/ Website: http://www.pageonepodcast.com
2016-08-1619 min
Page One118 - Isbel JamesFor the 92nd Second-Hand Book Factory, Charles Adrian is joined by passionate, itinerant generalist and creative (on the interior) Isbel James. They talk about skewed perspectives on familiar places, fiction that feels like memoir (and vice versa) and the descriptive power of Robert Louis Stevenson’s writing. The photograph that is discussed is, in fact, Tove Jannson’s niece Sophia sitting with her (Sophia’s) grandmother, who was Tove Jannson’s mother. Website: http://www.pageonepodcast.com
2016-08-0219 min
Page One117 - Iskandar SharazuddinMarked as explicit because of some gentle swearing. For the 91st Second-Hand Book Factory, Charles Adrian is joined in London’s Russell Square by writer, actor, nerd and (whisper it) ex-gymnast Iskandar Sharazuddin. They talk about the swashbuckling founder of an independent dynastic monarchy, the shifting sands of identity and the creation of a ferocious emotional truth. It is interesting to note, perhaps, how relentlessly noisy central London is. Website: http://www.pageonepodcast.com/
2016-07-1920 min
Page One116 - Joseph PatersonA note about the rating: This episode is marked as explicit because there is a brief and passing reference to sexual assault. Joining Charles Adrian for the 90th Second-Hand Book Factory is creative layabout, also actor, writer and blagger, Joseph Paterson. They talk about seeing the world through someone else’s eyes, the crossroads of people’s lives, and the pleasure that comes with being read to. As you will hear, Joseph would like it to be known that the phrase he was looking for to describe himself is WINGING IT. ...
2016-06-2120 min
Page One115 - Antosh WojcikJoining Charles Adrian for the 89th Second-Hand Book Factory is poet, writer, performer, facilitator and musician, otherwise artist Antosh Wojcik. They talk about feeling naked on the train, a decent workaday detective and a good idiosyncratic voice. Incidentally, I love the way Antosh refers to his neighbour as 'Next Door'. Website: pageonepodcast.com
2016-06-0919 min
Page One114 - Satoshi DateJoining Charles Adrian for the 88th Second-Hand Book Factory is artist, designer, musician and all-round creative Satoshi Dāté. They talk about a kind of self-help literature, a very particular strain of Englishness and a lot of origami cranes. Satoshi reads in Japanese so there is ear porn on offer for language addicts. Website: pageonepodcast.com
2016-05-2419 min
Page One113 - Donna ButlinContent note: mention of suicide Joining Charles Adrian downriver of the Thames Barrier for the 87th Second-Hand Book Factory is writer and illustrator Donna Butlin. They reminisce about Donna’s project Storytape, dark comedy done really well, the familiarity of fables and how talking about death can make you think about life. Website: pageonepodcast.com
2016-05-1019 min
Page One112 - Iszi LawrenceThis episode is marked as explicit because there is some discussion of sex with trees (dendrophilia) and of sex in general. Recorded in Tilehurst (near Reading) on Pancake Day, Charles Adrian is joined for the 86th Second-Hand Book Factory by comedian, podcaster, graphic designer and voice-over artist Iszi Lawrence. They talk dendrophilia, a woman who sits at one of the crossroads of European history and the danger of hope. Website: pageonepodcast.com
2016-04-2619 min
Page One111 - Griffyn GilliganA quick note about the rating of this episode: I’ve marked this episode as explicit because there are some sexual references. Nothing that’s going to make you choke on your cornflakes but you might want to be careful around children and anybody who doesn’t know about sex. Joining Charles Adrian for the 85th Second-Hand Book Factory is actor, performer, theatre-maker, writer, and space and science geek Griffyn Gilligan. They talk about why the measure of love is loss, how we deal with the passing of time and dreaming either of his long neck in...
2016-04-1220 min
Page One110 - Nancy CraneJoining Charles Adrian for the 84th Second-Hand Book Factory is actress and writer Nancy Crane. They talk about Raymond Chandler as a poet of loneliness, the brilliance of Charles Dickens and having to be on your own to see. Incidentally, it turns out that there have been both radio and television adaptations of Martin Chuzzlewit. Website: pageonepodcast.com
2016-03-2919 min
Page One109 - Helen ZaltzmanFor the 83rd Second-Hand Book Factory, Charles Adrian is joined by professional podcaster and human woman Helen Zaltzman. They marvel at the sincerity of an early-seventies feminist life-swap, share the joy of making stuff and discover Mexican Menonites. Website: pageonepodcast.com
2016-03-1519 min
Page One108 - Martin Zaltz AustwickA quick note about the rating for this episode: I’ve marked this episode explicit only in case you consider the phrase "getting dicked over" to be rude. For the 82nd Second-Hand Book Factory, Charles Adrian is joined by lecturer, podcaster and musician Martin Zaltz Austwick. They share their love of eggs, talk about a perceived need to justify a love of fantasy literature and discuss cluster memories. Incidentally, Martin’s song choice would have been No Children from the album Tallahasse by John Darnielle’s group The Mountain Goats. The podcasts that Martin is involved in making...
2016-03-0120 min
Page One107 - Vera ChokFor the 81st Second-Hand Book Factory, Charles Adrian is joined by long-time friend and unofficial agent Vera Chok, who describes herself here as an actress, writer, performance-maker and dork. “I was so happy,” she says, “when I finally discovered that I didn’t have to dance like a cool kid.” They talk new perspectives on writers of colour, a novel to fill you up and questions of green dye. Info about The Good Immigrant, edited by Nikesh Shukla, which Vera has contributed to is here. Website: pageonepodcast.com
2016-02-1819 min
Page One106 - Neil SpokesContent Note: There is some racially offensive language in this episode. There are also lots of thumps and bumps so, if you have sensitive ears or if you listen through headphones, please proceed with caution. Joining Charles Adrian for the 80th Second-Hand Book Factory is contrarian and alternative poet and performer Neil Spokes. They talk about playing with form, guitar pedals, a book that Charles Adrian doesn’t remember very well and a book that Christopher Hitchins may or may not have liked. The previous episode, which features Neil’s wife Tina, is here Ch...
2015-11-1030 min
Page One105 - Tina SederholmJoining Charles Adrian for the 79th Second-Hand Book Factory is poet, performer and promoter – or artistic explorer to her friends – Tina Sederholm. With the sound of George sighing in the background, they discuss art outside the box, bad dancing, living in a cold world and goodness as a woman’s lot. Some Links: Nessuno video Drake Hotline video Page One Murder Mystery episode Page One episode featuring Larry's Party by Carol Shields Faeries on Bandcamp
2015-11-0329 min
Page One104 - Daniel ElliotFor the 78th Second-Hand Book Factory, Charles Adrian is joined by hobbyist and perfectionist amateur playwright, comedian, pianist, juggler and French speaker Daniel Elliot, who is on the verge of becoming a professional business intelligence research analyst. Daniel also brought the leaves for the fresh mint tea that they drink. They touch on wanting to be a pound coin, the joy of staying at home and the emotions of a bee. Except that, apparently, the last book is about more than just the emotions of a bee.
2015-10-2029 min
Page OneMuseling 1 - KnockingThis is not a Page One but it is a podcast episode. It's a preview of the first episode of a new series of podcasts called Muselings. All the episodes in this first series (at least) are going to be short, true and about podcaster Charles Adrian. This episode is about shyness and knocking on people's doors. More information about the podcast is at muselings.uk.
2015-10-1313 min
Page One103 - Rebecca Yeo For the 77th Second-Hand Book Factory, Charles Adrian meets actor, wanderer and discover Rebecca Yeo at the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich, London. They talk about the importance of asking questions without expecting answers, a seminal book on acting and banquet bugs in China.
2015-08-2530 min
Page One102 - Viviana Rossi-Caffell With a clock ticking implacably in the background, Charles Adrian meets mother, mobile artist and edible gardener Viviana Rossi-Cafell for the 76th Second-Hand Book Factory. They talk about the transformative effect of gardening, a warm feeling of friendship and a feeling that comes just before crying. Italian is spoken in this episode, both well and badly. You can see some of Viviana’s work here.
2015-08-1129 min
Page One101 - The Basics For the 101st Page One (which, as listeners of Page One 100 will know, is actually the 102nd episode of the podcast), Charles Adrian talks about the five novels he would take with him to a desert island, if he were forced to go. And allowed to take books. These books are essential. And long. (Here, by the way, is Charles Adrian talking about The Folding Star on Steve Wasserman’s podcast Read Me Something You Love)
2015-07-2847 min