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Gitt Up with Adam LarkinHarry Hunsucker | UFC Veteran, Discipline, Mindset & Building Hurricane MMA | GITT Up with Adam LarkinHarry Hunsucker | UFC Veteran, Discipline, Mindset & Building Hurricane MMA
This episode of GITT Up with Adam Larkin features Harry Hunsucker, UFC veteran, entrepreneur, and owner of Hurricane MMA in Berea, Kentucky, for a powerful conversation on discipline, mindset, and building success after elite competition.
Harry competed on Dana White’s Contender Series and went on to have a three-fight stint in the UFC, gaining experience at the highest level of mixed martial arts. After stepping away from professional fighting, he transitioned into entrepreneurship and coaching, using the same discipline and mental toughness required in the Octagon to bu...
2026-01-2256 minGitt Up with Adam LarkinDwight Alex Douglas | Media, Talk Shows & Building D.A.D. Entertainment | GITT Up with Adam LarkinEpisode 8: Dwight Alex Douglas | Media, Talk Shows & Building D.A.D. Entertainment
On Episode 8 of GITT Up with Adam Larkin, Adam sits down with Dwight Alex Douglas — media professional, talk show host, and owner of D.A.D. Entertainment — for a powerful conversation on storytelling, entrepreneurship, and building a career in entertainment from the ground up.
Dwight is the host of “Dwight @Night,” filmed at LEX Studios and airing on the local ABC affiliate. With nearly two decades of experience in television, film, live entertainment, and production, Dwight has worked both behind the scenes and in front of the c...
2026-01-151h 09Gitt Up with Adam LarkinAuthenticity, Entrepreneurship & Creative Vision | Ashe Parker | GITT Up with Adam Larkin🎙️ Episode 5 — Creative Purpose, Faith & Authentic Living with Ashe Parker
GITT Up with Adam Larkin Podcast
In this episode of GITT Up with Adam Larkin, Adam sits down with Ashe Parker — a model, actress, photographer, certified life coach, and founder of Bad Ashe Media — for a powerful conversation about creativity, faith, authenticity, and entrepreneurship.
From growing up in small-town Kentucky to building a multi-lane creative career, Ashe shares how she learned to walk confidently in her purpose, stay true to herself in a competitive industry, and turn passion into impact. This episode dives into what it really take...
2025-12-2559 minGitt Up with Adam LarkinCEO & Entrepreneur Mindset: Tara Mosley Hyde on Recovery, Leadership, and Impact🎙️ GITT Up with Adam Larkin | From Recovery to CEO & Entrepreneur — Tara Moseley Hyde
In this powerful episode of GITT Up with Adam Larkin, Adam sits down with Tara Moseley Hyde, CEO, entrepreneur, and national recovery leader, for a deep conversation on leadership, entrepreneurship, recovery, and building mission-driven organizations.
Tara Moseley Hyde shares her journey from addiction to long-term recovery and how that transformation shaped her mindset as a CEO and entrepreneur. This episode goes beyond surface-level success and dives into the real work of leadership — rebuilding identity, leading teams with purpose, overcoming imposter syndrome, and scaling impact while sta...
2025-12-181h 01
Chris Larkin Podcast'Discernment and Decision Making' - November 2025 | Restoration House with Phil Jupp, Dave Bilbrough, Chris LarkinWelcome to the recording of our Restoration House meeting from November 2025, where our theme this month is 'Discernment and Decision Making'.Phil Jupp opens the meeting, Dave Bilbrough leads us in worship and Chris Larkin brings a message.Watch the full video version of the podcast here:• https://youtu.be/Dovrm6PZdPoFind out more here:• http://www.christinelarkin.org/about-us/restoration-houseDave's album 'Troubadour Songs' and book 'Troubadour Tales' are out now: • https...
2025-12-0242 min
Tiny In All That AirGhosts by Philip LarkinTo mark Halloween, Lyn takes us on a walk around her local cemetery and reads Ghosts by Philip Larkin.Spooky music- thank you to https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/ghost-stories/1291Read the poem here:https://www.reddit.com/r/Poetry/comments/ernxrt/poem_ghosts_by_philip_larkin/orhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Complete-Poems-Philip-Larkin/dp/0571240062The Complete Poems of Philip Larkin ed. Archie Burnett (Faber and Faber, 2012)Theme music:The Horns of the...
2025-10-3109 minTiny In All That AirChris Sewart Discusses All Things PLSLyn and Chris discuss the recent writing workshop run by the Philip Larkin Society called Drafting a World: a Poetry Writing Workshop inspired by the poetry of Philip Larkin, with Nottingham based writer Jane Bluett at the Avenues in Hull on Saturday 11th October at ArtLink. Chris reads his new Larkin poem from the workshop, Father of the Bride and we talk about the power of using Larkinalia and Larkin’s words to inspire us. We also discuss the treasures to be found in About Larkin, Maurice Rutherford, the upcoming PLS Book Club and Jill, and the...
2025-10-241h 02
Chris Larkin PodcastSeptember 2025: Phil Jupp, Dave Bilbrough, Chris Larkin | Restoration HouseWelcome to the recording of our Restoration House meeting from September 2025! We are pleased you are here to join us. This month Phil Jupp opens the meeting, Dave Bilbrough leads us in worship and Chris Larkin brings a message.You can watch the video of this podcast here:https://youtu.be/6XqJGO03ONkSubscribe to the Restoration House Podcast:• https://anchor.fm/chrislarkinukFind out more here:•http://www.christinelarkin.org/about-us/restoration-houseDave's album 'Troubadour Songs' and book 'Troubadour Tales' are out now: • https://www.davebilbrough.com/shop.html• http://christinelarkin.org• https://anchor.fm/chri...
2025-10-1242 min
Chris Larkin PodcastMay 2025: Dave Bilbrough, Chris Larkin | Restoration HouseWelcome to the recording of our Restoration House meeting from May 2025! Join us as Dave Bilbrough leads us in worship and Chris Larkin brings a message.You can watch the video of this podcast here:https://youtu.be/Fx_g-LxTEWoSubscribe to the Restoration House Podcast:• https://anchor.fm/chrislarkinukFind out more here:•http://www.christinelarkin.org/about-us/restoration-houseDave's album 'Troubadour Songs' and book 'Troubadour Tales' are out now: • https://www.davebilbrough.com/shop.html• http://christinelarkin.org• https://anchor.fm/chrislarkinuk• https://facebook.com/chrislarkinuk• https://instagram.com/chrislarkinuk
2025-10-1254 min
Pirate Monk Podcast479 | The Gift of Relapse with Nate Larkin
On this episode: Aaron, Nate, Justin, and Alec all hang out. This week, Nate, Aaron, Justin, and Alec interview Nate Larkin, wait, what?!?. Nate Larkin is the host of the Pirate Monk Podcast, yes this very one! He is also an author, speaker, Silas, former pastor, and writes engineering papers and some other stuff. Nate shares more of his story and thoughts on relapse, from experience. They discuss how and why relapse happens, even the speed. Clues to a possible relapse include, but are not limited to: letting safeguards down, justification, lack of rest, ignoring feelings, not asking for help...
2025-09-1158 min
Mystics or LunaticsThe chats with Mammy Larkin, all things spiritualityMammy Larkin, all things spirituality
2025-09-0734 min
The Author CornerSavoring Tradition with Maria Caporaso Magdalen, on The Author Corner with host Stephanie Larkin.In this deliciously heartfelt episode of The Author Corner, host Stephanie Larkin welcomes Maria Caporaso Magdalen, author of Eat and Shut Up. More than just a cookbook, Maria’s work is a celebration of family, faith, and tradition—recipes passed down through generations and lovingly preserved for new ones.Maria shares the stories behind the dishes that graced her family’s table at holiday gatherings and everyday meals alike. From nostalgic flavors rooted in her heritage to personal touches that make each recipe uniquely hers, Eat and Shut Up is both a culinary treasure and a memoir of fam...
2025-09-0731 minTiny In All That AirThe Less Deceived full reading for Larkin's birthdayThis year we celebrate Larkin’s birthday and the 70 year anniversary of the publication of The Less Deceived with a full reading of Larkin's second collection.We begin with an introduction to the collection with regular attendees of the podcast, our chair Graham Chesters and trustee Philip Pullen, and we reflect on some of the history of the publication of The Less Deceived.Thank you to all the people that have helped produce this podcast.A special thank you to our chair Rosie Millard, who was of enormous help with making th...
2025-08-091h 34Mystics or LunaticsMammy Larkin, spirits and advice for learningMammy Larkin, spirits and chats about Abraham Hicks, Dr. Joe Dispenza, Kyron etc
2025-07-0337 minMystics or LunaticsChats, holidays, mammy Larkin, Spirit World and mediumshipWe are back as Andrea talks about her hols, mammy Larkin returns and the energy is chatted about
2025-05-2934 minThe Author CornerEpisode 16 - Meet Kieran Larkin, Author of Messengers of God: A Survey of Old TestamentStephanie will introduce Kieran Larkin, and discuss his debut book, Messengers of God: A Survey of Old Testament on The Author Corner Ordinary people are sometimes called to do extraordinary things - and when that call comes from God, well, “extraordinary” is raised to the highest heights! Throughout the Old Testament, God chose a number of common folk - farmers, priests, herders, even children - to deliver messages to His People.
2025-05-0729 minTiny In All That AirIan Kerry and the Humber BridgeMy guest today is Ian Kerry who is a photographer and Hull enthusiast. And today’s episode is a new direction for me as I take the microphone outside and travel 70 miles up the road from Sheffield to the Hessle Foreshore, sitting on a picnic bench taking in the view of the Humber Bridge. Ian, Gavin and I talk about the construction of the bridge and the effect of the bridge’s arrival on the local community and the changes to the landscape and human relationships that the bridge brought about. We read a selection of Larkin’s poems and pr...
2025-04-2753 min
Now It's RuinedEpisode 2. False EyelashesIn our first full episode, Larkin ruins false eyelashes with tales ranging from ancient Egypt to the present day. You’ll learn things like what fashions are currently trending among orcas, how Pliny the Elder died, and which director of a famously racist film had eyelashes glued to a starlet’s lids with spirit gum. Plus, a foray into werewolf dust (don’t ask, just listen) and Henry Cavill’s smooth tsking. Orca Fads:https://www.livescience.com/animals/orcas/orcas-start-wearing-dead-salmon-hats-again-after-ditching-the-trend-for-37-yearsHenry Cavill Tsk Video: https://www.reddit.com/r/HenryCavill/comments/1gdmw2g/sm...
2025-03-2643 minNow It's RuinedEpisode 2. False EyelashesIn our first full episode, Larkin ruins false eyelashes with tales ranging from ancient Egypt to the present day. You’ll learn things like what fashions are currently trending among orcas, how Pliny the Elder died, and which director of a famously racist film had eyelashes glued to a starlet’s lids with spirit gum. Plus, a foray into werewolf dust (don’t ask, just listen) and Henry Cavill’s smooth tsking. Orca Fads:https://www.livescience.com/animals/orcas/orcas-start-wearing-dead-salmon-hats-again-after-ditching-the-trend-for-37-yearsHenry Cavill Tsk Video: https://www.reddit.com/r/HenryCavill/comments/1gdmw2g/sm...
2025-03-2643 minTiny In All That AirRalph DartfordOur guest today is writer Ralph Dartford who works for the National Literacy Trust and is the poetry editor of literary journal Northern Gravy. Ralph kindly made the journey from Bradford to the Lockwood residence in Sheffield, and we settled down in my living room with mugs of tea and a plate of biscuits, surrounded by books and looked down upon by at least three pictures of Larkin. Ralph also co-organises the fantastic Louder Than Words festival that takes place in Manchester every autumn, and is a celebration of writing about music. They gather tog...
2025-03-141h 07Now It's RuinedEpisode 1. Hammocks Mini-SodeIn this first mini-episode, recorded a few years ago before we really knew what we were doing, Kate fills Larkin in on the horrifying history of how the hammock came to Europe. It's a tale of greed and bloodshed starring colonizer- and famously terrible navigator- Christopher Columbus. Sound quality will improve in subsequent episodes! But we thought this was a good taste of what you can expect from the show. We're planning to re-do the episode in more detail at some point down the line. Learn more about the Taíno people.Read A S...
2025-03-1208 minNow It's RuinedEpisode 1. Hammocks Mini-SodeIn this first mini-episode, recorded a few years ago before we really knew what we were doing, Kate fills Larkin in on the horrifying history of how the hammock came to Europe. It's a tale of greed and bloodshed starring colonizer- and famously terrible navigator- Christopher Columbus. Sound quality will improve in subsequent episodes! But we thought this was a good taste of what you can expect from the show. We're planning to re-do the episode in more detail at some point down the line. Learn more about the Taíno people.Read A S...
2025-03-1208 minMystics or LunaticsEnergy update, spiritual ascension, Mammy Larkin and twin energygreat chat about everything in the Spiritual World, life in the past, Mammy Larkin and Grandad Jones.
2025-01-0939 min
Tiny In All That AirFive Year Anniversary Celebration
Reading Larkin’s poetry
Eddie Dawes - The Trees (Aug 2022)
Graham Chesters- The First Thing (Aug 2021)
David Quantick - Days (Aug 22)
Imtiaz Dharker - Broadcast (Aug 22)
Martin Jennings - High Windows (Aug 24) Nominated by Graham Chesters
Hans Rutten introducing and reading An April Sunday Brings the Snow in English and Dutch (Aug 21)
Richard Johnson- Sad Steps (Aug 21)
Sally Button- To The Sea (Aug 21)
Joe Riley - Church Going (Aug 24)
Devon Allison- Cut Grass (Aug 24) Nominated by Chris Sewart
2024-12-101h 18Tiny In All That AirKate Romano, CEO Stapleford GranaryOur guest today is Kate Romano. Kate is the CEO of arts centre Stapleford Granary which recently dedicated a whole weekend to celebrating many different aspects of Philip Larkin’s life, photography, jazz and poetry. Gavin and I were lucky enough to be able to head down there and enjoy the events as well as running a PLS stall in the middle of it all, talking about all things Larkin to the good people of Cambridgeshire. Kate joined me to reflect back on the weekend and what she learned about Larkin in the process as well as to look at...
2024-10-2547 minMystics or LunaticsAnother little chat and guest appearance by Daddy LarkinThe current energy, readings and then Daddy Larkin comes in with some nuggets for Mick. We are all ascending rapid.
2024-10-0930 minMystics or LunaticsEnergy update, card readings and spiritual connections and Daddy Larkin.Chat about the energy, solar eclipse, card readings and connections to Spirit, and then a visit from Daddy Larkin for a change.
2024-10-0326 minMystics or LunaticsMammy Larkin joins the podcast and a chat about the energyA great chat with Mammy Larkin and the energy out there.
2024-09-2629 minMystics or LunaticsGhosts, spirits, mammy Larkin all together on the podcastA visit from mammy Larkin, ghosts in hotels, spirits in fields and the heavy energy at the moment.
2024-09-0125 minTiny In All That AirHigh Windows- A full reading to celebrate Larkin's birthday on 9th AugustToday on the 9th August we celebrate Philip Larkin’s birthday and we read High Windows from start to end, in order to mark the 50th anniversary of Larkin’s final collection.
Philip Pullen and Graham Chesters chat to Lyn about High Windows.
Please note there is some strong language and challenging themes in the collection.
Poems and readers:
To the Sea- Lyn Lockwood Deputy Chair of the Philip Larkin Society
Sympathy in White Major- Dale Salwak Honorary Vice President of the Philip Larkin Society, professor English, magician
The Trees-Carole Collinson Trustee of t...
2024-08-091h 06Tiny In All That AirPhilip Larkin in ChinaOur guest today is Douglas Bell, Professor of English Language Education at the School of Education, University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China.
Professor Douglas Bell first joined us in April to talk about the 2024 Conference in Hull and kindly stayed on the line to talk to me more widely about Philip Larkin in China. We talk about the reading and translation of Larkin in China, as well as the use of persona and thematic readings of Larkin. We also talk about why Larkin is not a sexist poet, Larkin’s use of rhyme, using Larkin’s poetry to exem...
2024-07-1951 minTiny In All That AirIn Celebration of Betty Mackereth
Betty Mackereth was Philip Larkin’s secretary at the library at the University of Hull. They were work colleagues and good friends, growing closer and more intimate, as the years went on. Betty turns 100 on 27th June 2024.
We begin with Betty herself in conversation with James Booth when James was beginning his research into his biography of Philip Larkin . James calls her, Larkin’s ‘ageing muse of vitality’.
After this, we hear directly from James Booth who spoke Lyn and trustee Philip Pullen at James’s house earlier this year.
Thank you and spe...
2024-06-271h 28
Mystics or LunaticsMammy Larkin joins the podcast from across the veil again. Ascension symptoms and chat.Mammy Larkin joins the podcast from across the veil again, general chit chat about psychic life and ascension Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-06-0528 min
Mystics or LunaticsA live reading as Mammy Larkin makes her presence known on the podcast and comes in for a chat.What a podcast, a general chat gets interrupted when Manmy Larkin comes in with messages from the Spirit World. It does not get any better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-05-2233 minTiny In All That AirAnn Thwaite
Writer Ann Thwaite has a long involvement with the society and with Philip Larkin himself. Ann married Anthony Thwaite when they were both young Oxford graduates. Anthony Thwaite brought Larkin’s poems to the BCC and many publications in his work as an editor. Anthony was Larkin’s executor alongside Andrew Motion, and went on to edit Larkin’s letters and poems. Anthony was the founding President of the Philip Larkin Society until he passed away in 2021 at the age of 90. Ann continues to be an active supporter of the society as one of our honorary vice presid...
2024-05-1738 minTiny In All That AirCelebrating The Philip Larkin Society Conference 2024This episode is all about the 2 PLS conference events that took place on 13-15th March 2024 at the University of Hull.
Professor Douglas Bell, now back home in the city of Ningbo in China, reflects on visiting Hull City centre and Cottingham for the first time in over 30 years, having graduated from the University of Hull in 1991. Rachael Galletly, PLS Trustee and merchandise officer talks about speakers David Quantick, Blake Morrison, our actors Daniel Wain and Lynne Harrison, and the contribution made by our wonderful artist D J Roberts. Helen Cooper reflects on her research into larkin, L...
2024-04-191h 05
Lucid LivingThe Culmination of Creativity w/ Becky LarkinIn this episode, we star with a 5-5-5-5 Box Breath, and then introduce for the FOURTH time, my incredible lil sister, Becky Larkin.
During our conversation Becky dives into all different forms of how she has and does express herself creatively over the years. Through doodling, painting, dance, music, crochet, to the clothes she wears. It's a joy to listen to.
Y'all can check her out and support her on Instagram: @becky_larkin
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2024-03-2248 minTiny In All That AirRosie Millard OBEToday we are joined by our society President, Rosie Millard. Rosie came to Hull as an undergraduate while Larkin was still librarian at the university and she has maintained close links with Hull ever since. She was made Chair of Hull City of Culture 2017 and appointed OBE in the 2018 New Year Honours List for services in the arts to the city of Hull. Rosie is a writer, broadcaster and arts journalist and is also the chair of BBC Children In Need. In today’s podcast, Rosie and I discuss Solar, Money, Cut Grass and How Distant from High Windows to...
2024-02-161h 15Tiny In All That AirZachary Leader and Daniel Vince- Larkin and Wain, the post-war English novel
Zachary Leader is Emeritus Professor of English Literature at the University of Roehampton. He grew up in California but has lived in Britain for over fifty years and has dual US/UK citizenship. He was educated at Northwestern University, Trinity College, Cambridge, and Harvard and is the biographer of Kingsley Amis and edited the Letters of Kingsley Amis. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and General Editor of The Oxford History of Life-Writing, a 7-volume series published by OUP.
PLS Trustee Daniel Vince is a soon-to-be graduate of...
2024-01-191h 03Tiny In All That AirPhilip Larkin Society Pub Quiz 2/12/23
The Philip Larkin Society always mark the 2nd of
December which is the anniversary of Philip Larkin’s death in 1985. In 2022 we marked the date with the unveiling of a blue plaque in Coventry at Larkin’s birthplace and we held an evening event at Westminster Abbey with poetry readings at the site of his plaque in Poet’s Corner. It felt right to do something a little more informal and closer to home in Hull. This episode is a live recording of the quiz in the Haworth Pub, Hull.
Thank you to Honorary Vice P...
2023-12-1656 minTiny In All That AirChris Sewart and Phil PullenIn this episode we talk to Beverley based poet Chris Sewart in his second appearance on Tiny in All That Air, and Phil Pullen, trustee of the PLS, who regular listeners will be familiar with from a number of previous episodes. We talk about Chris's poetry and his upcoming performance as the 'warm up' for Roger McGough in Beverley next year (details below). We also discuss Phil's new project for the PLS You-Tube account documenting the Larkin Trail. We end the episode considering three poems from High Windows- The Explosion, Livings and Forget What Did- as we look ahead...
2023-11-171h 42Tiny In All That AirLarkin the LibrarianThis episode was researched and planned by PLS Trustees Julian Henry and Dr Chris Fletcher, Keeper of Special Collections at the Bodleian Library, Oxford.
Philip Larkin was a librarian for 42 years. He had no formal training when he set off; he chose the career on the spur of the moment as a 21 year old after leaving university, like many students, without a career in mind. However, he came to be one of the UK's most influential and ground-breaking librarians of the post-war years, and his influence is still felt today. In this episode we examine Larkin's life...
2023-09-151h 02Tiny In All That Air'Philip Larkin: Funny Man' by John White (2010)
This talk was given to the Philip Larkin Society in 2010 by Emeritus Reader of American History at the University of Hull, John White. John White is the PLS jazz consultant and along with Trevor Tolley, compiled the wonderful ‘Larkin’s Jazz’ 4 disc CD released on Proper Records. This was part of the Larkin25 commemorative events. The talk is a warm and witty exploration of Larkin’s -sometimes extremely dry- sense of humour taking in camels, Jack Nicholson, raccoon coats and wine that tastes ‘like cricket bats.’
Content warning- liberal use of swearing…
References:
Philip L...
2023-08-0945 min
Museum of PresenceShabazz Larkin & Friends: May I be Brave Enough To Speak My TruthJoin us for the inaugural episode of Museum of Presence, "May I Be Brave Enough To Speak My Truth". Setting the tone for our series, hosts Shabazz Larkin, Tonya Lewis, and Evan Brown guide listeners on a virtual walk through our unique art exhibition, featured in our QR code filled newspaper.
In this episode, we delve into the necessity of black art in public spaces, exploring themes of Black Identity, Black Mindfulness, and the cultural impact of icons like Little Richard and Thich Nhat Hanh. We passionately discuss the significance of black people telling black stories, aiming to inspire...
2023-07-3037 minTiny In All That AirPhilip Larkin and Thomas HardyPhilip Larkin was just five years old when Hardy died in 1928, but this English poet and novelist was going to have a profound influence on Larkin’s writing.
To discuss some of the connections between Larkin and Hardy, Lyn is joined by Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Hull Jane Thomas and composer Arthur Keegan.
Thomas Hardy Novels: Jude the Obscure, Far From the Madding Crowd, Jude the Obscure, A Pair of Blue Eyes,
Thomas Hardy Collections: The Dynasts, Winter Words, Poems 1912-13
Thomas Hardy poems: Drummer Hodge, Neutral Tones...
2023-07-141h 10Lucid LivingSC Roadtrip w/ Sister Becky LarkinIn todays episode, we have our glorious, legendary recurring guest...my sister, Becky Larkin on and we just sit and chat and reminisce about our recent trip to South Carolina.
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2023-07-0344 min
Chris Larkin PodcastDialogue: Authority And Leadership In The Church | Chris Larkin, Ian Rossol, John Noble | S02E01• Welcome back to a new series of Chris Larkin's video and podcast,
'Dialogue'.
• These sessions provide a space for dialogue around some key questions
facing the church today. We will hear the voices of those who have
walked through many seasons of church, from different backgrounds and
ministries and who are still pressing in to serve the purposes of God in
this generation as well as those who are part of new and different
expressions of church.
• The question we dialogue around today is on the topic of Authority and
Leadership in the church.
• On our panel today:
• Ian Rossol
...
2023-06-261h 03Tiny In All That AirWinifred Dawson reading 'Love and Larkin'.
This talk was given to the PLS in 2001 by Winifred Dawson. Winifred was born in London, but educated in Belfast which is where she met Larkin when they were both working at Queen’s University Library. Win also went on to write herself and published a biography of Amy Audrey Locke, a muse for the poet WB Yeats. Win opens with a reflection on Larkin’s love for his parents, However, the talk is mainly about Larkin’s relationship with the women in his life: Ruth Bowman, Winifred, Monica Jones, Patsy Strang, Maeve Brennan (who is listening in the au...
2023-06-161h 04Tiny In All That AirAlan Plater- By The Tide of Humber I Walked Among Poets (talk given to the PLS 28/11/98)
This episode features a writer who would be familiar not only to Hull residents but also to keen telly watchers, radio listeners and theatre goers across the country. Alan Plater was born in Jarrow in 1935 but having moved to Hull when he was just three years old, the city was pleased to adopt him and he lived there for much of his life. His most famous writing credit was probably Z Cars. Alan Plater was also a huge fan of jazz music and his ITV comedy drama The Beiderbecke Affair staring James Bolam and Barbara Flynn in the mid 1980s...
2023-05-1245 minLucid LivingThe Life of Sister Jennifer LarkinIn this episode, we finally got the one who inspired me to take messy action on this podcast, my beautiful sister Jennifer Larkin.
She's a model, entrepreneur, podcast host, manifesting generator and full of amazing life experiences and she graciously shares so much wisdom with us today.
If you're inspired with what you hear check her out on instagram: @thejenniferlynnlarkin and @jennifer_larkin and @attractingabundancepodcast and her amazing boutique @ave_thelabel
And tune in til the end for mama Larkin to make a flawless cameo, dropping knowledge bombs left and right.
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2023-03-271h 05
Tiny In All That AirLarkin in Objects, Objects in Larkin: Clarissa Hard and Francesca GardnerAt the time of recording this podcast we received the sad news that our founding chairman Professor Eddie Dawes had passed away on the 3rd March 2023 at the age of 97. Gavin and I were very privileged to be able to record the very first Tiny podcast with Eddie at his home in Hull. Eddie was so open to new ideas and ways of doing things. He was so supportive of my crazy idea to have a society podcast and was extremely patient as I fussed around with my microphone and notes. But I knew that Eddie had to be...
2023-03-1756 minTiny In All That AirNovelist Anne Fine 'Philip Larkin- A Personal View'.Anne Fine gave our Distinguished Guest Lecture at the PLS AGM in 2004 and here we reproduce her talk in its entirety. Anne muses on how she discovered Larkin as a teenager who couldn't resist poems with swear words in, but also how she came to see the connections between Larkin’s poetry and her own life- especially The Trees- as well as her admiration for Larkin the professional writer as a fellow member of the ‘business.’
Anne is best known for children's books, but she also writes for adults. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Lite...
2023-02-2443 minTiny In All That AirPoet and musician, Ivor Cutler (Larkin's contemporary) with Bruce Lindsey and Gavin Hogg (January 2023)This episode’s guests are Gavin Hogg and Bruce Lindsay and we are discussing Ivor Cutler, poet, writer, teacher and musician, who was born Jan 15th 1923 and so is a close chronological contemporary of Philip Larkin, although their paths never crossed. We look at their surreal sense of humour, their different experiences of World War II, their approach to poetry, letter writing, jazz, public performance and the cultural landscape of Britain in the twentieth century.
Bruce Lindsay, Ivor Cutler: Life Outside the Sitting Room (Equinox, 2023)
https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/ivor-cutler/
Gavin Hogg an...
2023-01-271h 08Lucid LivingUps and Downs of Growth w/ sister Becky LarkinWe got Becky Larkin back on the podddd!
Today we dive into our relationships with growth and the journey of the ups and downs, highs and lows, peaks and valleys.
The journey of growth is a beautiful one. After listening to this episode, we recommend taking a moment to sit down and journal and reflect on your relationship with growth in the past. On moments when the highs felt amazing then the lows swiftly followed. It's never a linear line...growth....success. When we acknowledge the lows, accept it and embrace it, then it propels...
2023-01-1349 minTiny In All That AirHugh Odling-Smee & Philip Pullen (November 2022)This episode features Belfast arts manager Hugh Odling- Smee and PLS trustee Philip Pullen who, as part of his centenary lecture tour, took part in the 2022 Belfast International Arts Festival with a talk on Larkin in Belfast. Hugh and Phil discuss the literary heritage that Belfast enjoys and Larkin’s life in Belfast between 1950 and 1955.
Books and writers discussed:
A Rumoured City: New Poets from Hull by Douglas Dunn (Editor), Philip Larkin (foreword), (Bloodaxe, 1982)
Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse ed. Philip Larkin (OUP, 1973)
Andrew Motion- Larkin A Writer...
2022-11-181h 12Lucid LivingPerspectives on Masculinity w/ Becky LarkinIn this episode, we've got the lovely BECKY LARKIN making her return! We get deep into ideas revolving masculinity. Why there are a lot of boys in mens bodies and how that can hurt them and those around them.
It's a tricky battle and I it's not easy to see a man projecting "toxic masculinity" and respond with love, but that's what we need. Many of these "men" are in pain, suffering. Hurt people hurt people. I've been there. I've seen it. And in this episode, hopefully we spark some inspo to relook at your relationships with t...
2022-10-2432 min
Chris Larkin PodcastThe Changing Experience of Being Church [part 2] // Chris Larkin with Richard RobertsJoin Chris Larkin in a conversation with Richard Roberts (newcharismatic.com) as they discuss the changing experience of being church in 2022.
The video of this podcast is available now: https://youtu.be/UMbDpTFvX3U
Subscribe to never miss a podcast from Chris. Part 1 of this conversation can be viewed here.
Check out Richard's website and links to the article mentioned in the video: https://www.newcharismatic.com
Richard's book 'Cultivating God's Prescence' is available here:
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2022-10-2129 minChris Larkin PodcastThe Changing Experience of Being Church [part 1] // Chris Larkin with Richard RobertsJoin Chris Larkin in a conversation with Richard Roberts (newcharismatic.com) as they discuss the changing experience of being church in 2022.
The video of this podcast is available now:
https://youtu.be/UMbDpTFvX3U
Subscribe to never miss a podcast from Chris. Part 2 of this conversation with Richard can be viewed here.
Check out Richard's website and links to the article mentioned in the video: https://www.newcharismatic.com
Richard's book 'Cultivating God's Prescence' is available here:
Con...
2022-10-1733 minTiny In All That AirSam Perry (September 2022)Dr Sam Perry teaches English Literature at the University of Hull, where he is a member of the Philip Larkin Centre for Poetry & Creative Writing. He is the author of Chameleon Poet: R.S. Thomas and the Literary Tradition (Oxford University Press) and is currently working on a long- term project exploring the representation of children and childhood in modern poetry.
Other writers discussed/mentioned: WB Yeats/Ted Hughes/Edward Thomas/ RS Thomas/Seamus Heaney/ William Wordsworth/William Blake/ Thomas Hardy/ Dylan Thomas /Charles Dickens/JD Salinger/Virginia Woolf/Kingsley Amis/Sylvia Plath/Ann Thwaite
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2022-09-231h 07Tiny In All That AirLarkin 100 (August 2022)Welcome to a very special episode of Tiny In All That Air, celebrating Philip Larkin's 100th birthday. This episode has been made with the generous help of many of our fantastic honorary vice presidents, who have many different connections with Philip Larkin, the man and the writer: former secretary of State for Health and Social care, Alan Johnson; Larkin biographer, friend and literary executor Andrew Motion; writer David Quantick; writer Ann Thwaite; academic and magician Dale Salwak; artist Grayson Perry; poet Imtiaz Dharker; sculptor Martin Jennings; writer Blake Morrison; Professor James Booth; founding chairman Professor Eddie Dawes; and our...
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Tiny In All That AirThe Larkin Family (June 2022)This is the King Henry VIII School, Coventry takeover! Led by the school's Librarian and Archivist Helen Cooper, and introduced by former Head of English Sheila Woolf, the pupils of Larkin's former school in Coventry have recorded a fascinating short fictional play written by Fred Holland that explores the Larkin family during Word War II. Helen Cooper and Phil Pullen (Chair of Larkin100 and Larkin researcher) join Lyn to discuss the writing and performance of the play, as well as exploring the play's many themes- family life, gender identity, jazz music, the destruction of Coventry, the rise of fascism...
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Chris Larkin PodcastRestoration House | May 2022 | Pat & Dave Bilbrough, John Noble, Phil & Sue Jupp with Chris Larkin.Welcome to the recording of our Restoration House meeting from May 2022.
Chris Larkin opens the meeting, Dave Bilbrough leads us in worship. Chris then brings the main message, and we hear from John Noble, Pat & Dave Bilbrough and Phil & Sue Jupp.
Watch the video of this recording: https://youtu.be/uJDF7FoB_UY
Find out more here:
• http://www.christinelarkin.org/about-us/restoration-house
Dave's new album 'Troubadour Songs' and book 'Troubadour Tales' is out now:
• https://www.davebilbrough.com/shop.html
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2022-05-161h 10Tiny In All That AirKelvin Everest and Dr Jane Bluett discuss Monica Jones (May 2022)In this episode, Lyn talks to Emeritus AC Bradley Professor of Modern Literature at Liverpool University Kelvin Everest and writer, lecturer and poet Dr Jane Bluett, who is the poetry editor for English In Education.
Monica and Philip met in Leicester in 1947, and although Philip soon left Leicester for Belfast and then Hull, Monica stayed as a lecturer at Leicester University for the next 34 years until her retirement. Their life long love affair was a source of great joy and great anguish for both of them. Kelvin tells us about his two years working alongside Monica as a...
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Chris Larkin PodcastRestoration House | April 2022 | Pat & Dave Bilbrough, Dr. Phil Jupp, Danielle Face with Chris Larkin.Welcome to the recording of our Restoration House meeting from April 2022.
Chris Larkin opens the session, Dave Bilbrough leads us in worship. Dr Philip Jupp brings shares a message with us, and a panel including Pat Bilbrough and Danielle Face lead a discussion alongside others.
Watch the video of this podcast here:
• https://youtu.be/5nGMtZO1f2I
'Embracing Age' charity mentioned in the video:
• https://www.embracingage.org.uk
Subscribe to the Restoration House Podcast:
• https://an...
2022-04-181h 29Tiny In All That AirDeb Fisher and Triona Adams (Barbara Pym Society)In this episode, Lyn talks to Deb Fisher, Chair of the Barbara Pym Society and writer and actor Triona Adams, also a member of the Barbara Pym Society. We discuss how it was Larkin who initiated the friendship between the two writers in 1961 when he wrote a letter to Pym admiring her novels. Both Oxford graduates, and resolutely unmarried, they communicated by letter for 14 years until they finally met in person at the Randolph Hotel in Oxford. In 1977, the Times Literary Supplement printed an article where contributors named who they considered the most underrated writers of the previous seventy-five years...
2022-04-151h 13Tiny In All That AirDr James UnderwoodIn this episode, Lyn talks to Dr James Underwood, Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Huddersfield and Deputy Director of the Ted Hughes Network. James's book Early Larkin (2021) reveals so many aspects of Larkin's less well known writing and charts Larkin's growth into the towering poet he eventually became. We look at poems, letters and prose, and how Larkin shaped his world through his writing.
Larkin poems referred to- -Livings, Dockery and Son, The Whitsun Weddings, Afternoons, The Mower, Dublinesque, The Winter Palace, I See A Girl Dragged By The Wrists, Femmes Damnes, A Schoo...
2022-01-281h 12Tiny In All That AirRound Table with Philip Pullen & Rachael GalletlyIn this episode, PLS trustee and Larkin100 Chair Philip Pullen and PLS trustee and merchandise officer Rachael Galletly join Lyn to reflect back on 2021, look ahead to 2022, read some poetry and talk Larkin.
Larkin poems/novels discussed- Toads, Toads Revisited, The Whitsun Weddings, Show Saturday, High Windows, The Old Fools and Dockery and Son.
Other writers and references: Philip Larkin In New Orleans from Anthony Thwaite’s Selected Poems 1956-1996 (Enitharmon Press, 2002), John Sutherland Monica Jones, Philip Larkin and Me: Her Life and Long Loves (W&N 2021)
Larkin100 partners:
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2021-12-171h 04Tiny In All That AirHorror Larkin with Joe James & Alex HowardIn this episode, Joe James from the Right In The Schoolies podcast and PLS Trustee Alex Howard talk to Lyn about their definitions of horror and where they see horror in Larkin's writing.
Larkin poems/novels discussed- High Windows, Sunny Prestatyn, The Old Fools, At Grass, Aubade, Mr Bleaney, Ambulances, The Building, If, My Darling, Jill, Love Again.
Other writers and references: Paradise Lost by John Milton (1667), the work of Stephen King, the Metaphysical Poets, Oscar Wilde, 'the Seven ages of man' speech from As You Like It (1599), MR James, Wuthering Heights (1847) By Emily Bronte...
2021-10-151h 08Tiny In All That AirLarkin's 99th Birthday special (part 2)The Society is looking forward to the Centenary celebrations next year, but we wanted to mark what would have been Larkin's 99th birthday this year by reading his poems. The readings have been recorded and submitted by PLS society members, trustees, honorary vice presidents and podcast listeners from across the world. Larkin was famously reluctant to read his poems in public, but we hope listeners enjoy hearing his words being read out loud. Please raise a glass and join us with our birthday celebrations! This is the second of two parts.
Poems and readers featured as follows.
2021-08-1654 minTiny In All That AirLarkin's 99th Birthday special (part 1)The Society is looking forward to the Centenary celebrations next year, but we wanted to mark what would have been Larkin's 99th birthday this year by reading his poems. The readings have been recorded and submitted by PLS society members, trustees, honorary vice presidents and podcast listeners from across the world. Larkin was famously reluctant to read his poems in public, but we hope listeners enjoy hearing his words being read out loud. Please raise a glass and join us with our birthday celebrations! This is the first of two parts.
Poems and readers featured as follows.
2021-08-0958 minTiny In All That AirHonorary Vice-Presidents - Rosie Millard, Martin Jennings and David QuantickThe Philip Larkin Society has a formal structure which helps us to run effectively. This has allowed us to appoint a President (Anthony Thwaite 1930-2021) and a number of honorary vice-presidents. HVPs support the charity both publicly and behind the scenes and generously lend their name to our work. Recently we have been able to appoint some new HVPs, three of whom we speak to in this episode. Rosie Millard, journalist and University of hull Alumnus, sculptor Martin Jennings and writer David Quantick. They all reflect on their love of Larkin and their thoughts about the PLS. We also...
2021-07-231h 08Tiny In All That AirThe Young Larkin AcademicsLarkin has a rather curious place in the academic world- a little bit on the edge of things (maybe that’s how he would have liked it?). Lyn chats to Dr Alex Howard, Dr Kyra Piperides and Clarissa Hard who are all at different stages of their doctoral studies on Larkin’s writing. Alex and Clarissa have recently become new trustees of the Philip Larkin Society. We also have a reading of Church Going from PLS member Joe James.
Poems discussed: Aubade, High Windows, Take One Home for the Kiddies, Myxomatosis, At Grass, The Whitsun Weddings, Here, The...
2021-06-181h 05Tiny In All That AirFor Sidney BechetPhilip Larkin was not just a poet, he was also a jazz journalist. His collected articles can be found in All What Jazz: A Record Diary 1961–1971. (Faber and Faber. 1985). Larkin's love of jazz was less prominent in his poetry, but one poem stands out as a startling 'love song' to New Orleans - For Sidney Bechet, (to be found in The Whitsun Weddings, 1964). In this episode we tell the fascinating story of saxophonist Sidney Bechet and how his life and music interwove with that of Larkin's. We have some amazing jazz to accompany us and some voices of the time...
2021-05-1440 minTiny In All That AirPhil Pullen and Rachael GalletlyPhil Pullen (Larkin researcher and chair of Larkin100) and Rachael Galletly (PLS Trustee) join us to discuss Larkin poems that are either about or are directly addressed to specific people in his life; Eva Larkin, Kingsley Amis and Winifred Arnott. We also find out about Larkin’s attitude to summer, his favourite poetic phrase, Kingsley Amis’s wilder moments, what book Rachael nicked from a library, and who made Philip Larkin ‘yowl’.
Mother, Summer, I, Heads on the Women’s Ward, Reference Back, Hospital Visits, Love Songs in Age, Letter to a Friend About Girls, The Old Fools, Livi...
2021-03-191h 24
Attracting AbundanceEpisode 15: Antioxidants, Oxidative Stress, & Free Radicals with Andrew LarkinTake the next 30 minutes to learn a little more about antioxidants, oxidative stress, and free radicals with my brother, Andrew Larkin & how it relates to Kangen Water.
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2021-02-2432 minTiny In All That AirGreg Morse (writer and railway historian)The second of our two podcasts with a John Betjeman focus, our guest is writer and railway historian Greg Morse. Topics include Betjeman and Larkin’s relationship with the media, twentieth century architecture and cultural history and, of course, lots of poetry, both Larkin and Betjeman.
Larkin poems mentioned: Church Going, Whitsun Weddings, High Windows, This Be The Verse, Toads, Essential Beauty, Home is So Sad, High Windows.
Betjeman poems mentioned: Executive, A Lincolnshire Church, Death In Leamington, Croydon, Devonshire St W1, Summoned by Bells.
A Girl in Winter by Philip Larkin (Faber and F...
2021-02-1956 minTiny In All That AirAnne O'Neill and Julian HenryAnne O'Neill and Julian Henry are newer members of the Philip Larkin Society team and many people will have already been feeling the benefit of their fantastic work on the PL Instagram page. Julian is also a trustee and is now supporting the society committee and its planning and events work. Anne is based in County Kerry and Julian in Oxford. We got together to talk about Larkin in the media, Twitter, Instagram, radio and television and Anne and Julian talk about their route into Larkin, their favourite poems, cancel culture, Hull University, Beatrix Potter, Larkin’s legacy and mu...
2021-01-221h 15Tiny In All That AirReflection on the Larkin year, 2020Lyn and Rachael look back on the events of 2020 in the PLS world. This episode also includes contributions from Professor Graham Chesters (PLS Chair), novelist Chris Walsh, PLS trustee Julian Wild, Philip Pullen (Chair of Larkin100), PLS members Sally Button and James Tarry, Leigh Bird and Esther Johnson from Ships In The Sky, Hull.
Poems discussed: Self’s the Man, Vers De Societe, Home Is So Sad, The Mower.
Topics discussed: PLS online events, Coventry City of Culture, Larkin100, Larkin embroidery, cricket, John Betjeman, Larkin on YouTube, About Larkin, merchandise, the Larkin quiz, lockdown.
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2020-12-181h 16Attracting Abundance12: Andrew LarkinWelcome back, Andrew!
I'm so bummed that Andrews audio was way less clear than mine, so I hope you can hear him! He offers a view into his recent trip out west and what he took away from it as well as some inspiring words for you.
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2020-11-2948 min
St. George Real Estate Podcast with Jeremy LarkinLarkin Group “Pie-Thru” Pie Event is on! RSVP NOWDon't be shy, come claim your pie at our TOUCHLESS "Pie-Thru" event!Tuesday November 24th from 4 - 6 PM2020 has been...well, "complicated." And there's never been a BETTER time for us to gift you some Holiday cheer in the form of a beautiful Thanksgiving Pie!This is a "touchless" event where you will literally just DRIVE THROUGH our Larkin Group HQ parking lot and we'll (masked of course) hand you a pie through your vehicle window!RSVP for your PUMPKIN or APPLE Pie by clicking HERE.Our office is located at:50 E. 100 S. #300 St. George, Utah, 84770See you November 24th!
2020-11-1700 minTiny In All That AirProfessor Graham Chesters (the new Chair of the Philip Larkin Society)Professor Graham Chesters, the new Chair of the Philip Larkin Society, joins us to talk about how came to Hull University, inadvertently following the footsteps of Larkin. Graham also tells us about his relationship with Philip Larkin both as a university colleague and a neighbour in Hull and some of his more disconcerting and memorable encounters with Larkin. Graham talks about his involvement with the Philip Larkin Society and the impact of Covid on the Society. Graham also talks to us about the Larkin poem Absences. A couple of little technology gremlins sneaked in here, so apologies for the...
2020-10-161h 14
Once and Future AuthorsWelcome Author and Teacher Kieran Larkin!Author of "Women Prophets of the Old Testament" and "Messengers of God: A Survey of Old Testament Prophets," Kieran Larkin, illuminates us on the stories, challenges, and triumphs of the, often overlooked, women prophets in his newest book.The Old Testament, or Hebrew Scriptures, has been a source of spiritual inspiration for hundreds of millions of believers throughout the ages. Center stage in the Old Testament is a body of literature by and about the prophets—messengers of God who tried to keep God’s people on the right path. You know their names—Elijah, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel...
2020-10-0629 minTiny In All That AirWes Finch, Sophie Lewis, Esther Johnson & Chris SewartThis episode has four contributors, all of whom have very different connections to Philip Larkin.
Wes Finch from The Mechanicals Band performs his beautiful new setting of The Trees by Philip Larkin.
Sophie Lewis, Folio Society editor, discusses the remarkable new limited edition of Philip Larkin’s Collected Poems, which is the first to combine both Larkin’s poems and photographs, with the introduction and image selection by Andrew Motion. https://www.foliosociety.com/uk/philip-larkin-collected-poems.html
Esther Johnson, Professor of Film and Media at Sheffield Hallam University, talks to us about the new fun...
2020-06-121h 03Tiny In All That AirRachael Galletly (Merchandise Officer)Lyn and Rachael have been friends for over twenty years. In this episode, they discuss their shared enthusiasm for all things Larkin.
Larkin poems referred to: Afternoons, Dockery and Son, The Mower, Sunny Prestatyn, The Large Cool Store, A Study of Reading Habits, Toads, Toads Revisited, As Bad as A Mile, Vers De Societe, Home is So Sad, At Grass, The Old Fools, Solar, Church Going, For Sidney Bechet, Reference Back, Wild Oats, Take One Home For the Kiddies.
Prose: Jill and A Girl In Winter by Philip Larkin.
Other Larkinalia: Trouble at Will...
2020-05-2252 minTiny In All That Air‘Larkin in Lockdown’ with Kyra Piperides JaquesThis ‘Larkin in Lockdown’ episode was recorded specially to look at Larkin in the context of Covid-19 and we would like to send out thoughts out to all our supporters and listeners at this difficult time. Lyn and Kyra look at Larkin’s poems of social isolation as well as his poetry about spring and nature. We read from and discuss a range of Larkin’s poems, including Best Society, Here, High Windows, Going, Going, The Whitsun Weddings, Coming and The Trees. We also surprise ourselves with current mole behaviour, recommend a fellow literary podcast, and Lyn reveals what she is g...
2020-04-0934 minTiny In All That AirPhilip Pullen (writer and researcher)In this episode we speak to Philip Larkin Society trustee, Philip Pullen, a writer and researcher who is also the society's Media and Publicity Officer and chair of the Larkin 100 celebrations, being planned by the society for 2022.
He talks to us about the plans for Larkin 100 and his extensive research into Larkin's life, which has uncovered many fascinating stories about the poet and his family.
Presented by Lyn Lockwood.
Theme music: 'The Horns Of The Morning' by The Mechanicals Band.
Audio production by Simon Galloway.
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2020-01-2737 minTiny In All That AirJames Booth (Larkin expert and biographer) (part 3)In this third and final part of our in-depth conversation with James Booth, he tells us about his own books on the poet, Larkin's early schoolgirl poems and astonishing use of language. If you haven't heard parts one and two, be sure to give them a listen.
James Booth is the Philip Larkin Society's Literary Adviser & Co-Editor of About Larkin, the society's journal. He has published two books on Philip Larkin: Philip Larkin: Writer (Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1991) and Philip Larkin: The Poet’s Plight (Palgrave Macmillan, 2005). He has also edited Larkin’s early girls’-school stories and poems as Trouble...
2020-01-1743 minTiny In All That AirWes Finch (songwriter & musician)Songwriter and musician Wes Finch from The Mechanicals Band joins us to discuss Larkin and to tell us about ‘THE RIGHTEOUS JAZZ’ – a new Larkin-inspired musical and theatre production.
This is the podcast for anyone who is interested in Philip Larkin. We will bring you new insights into Larkin's life and writing by talking to people with fascinating stories to tell and unusual connections to the great poet himself.
Presented by Lyn Lockwood.
Theme music: 'The Horns Of The Morning' by The Mechanicals Band.
Audio production by Simon Galloway.
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2019-12-2421 minTiny In All That AirJames Booth (Larkin expert and biographer) (part 2)In this second part of our conversation with James Booth, he talks about Larkin's development as a writer, takes a closer look at 'The Old Fools' and reflects on Larkin's long-term partner, Monica Jones.
James Booth is the Philip Larkin Society's Literary Adviser & Co-Editor of About Larkin, the society's journal. He has published two books on Philip Larkin: Philip Larkin: Writer (Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1991) and Philip Larkin: The Poet’s Plight (Palgrave Macmillan, 2005). He has also edited Larkin’s early girls’-school stories and poems as Trouble at Willow Gables and Other Fictions (Faber, 2002), and a volume of critical essa...
2019-12-1624 minTiny In All That AirEdwin Dawes (Chairman of the Philip Larkin Society)In our first full episode, we talk to Edwin (Eddie) Dawes, chairman of the Philip Larkin Society and former Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of Hull. Eddie was Chairman of the Library Committee for a record period of eleven years, during which time he worked closely with Philip Larkin. He is now Professor Emeritus. As a friend and colleague of Philip Larkin, he was honoured to accept the invitation to chair the Larkin Society on its foundation in 1995. Eddie shares his memories of working with Philip Larkin and their friendship, the role of the Society and a guest lecture...
2019-12-0236 minTiny In All That AirJames Booth (Larkin expert and biographer) (part 1)James Booth is the Philip Larkin Society's Literary Adviser & Co-Editor of About Larkin, the society's journal. He has published two books on Philip Larkin: Philip Larkin: Writer (Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1991) and Philip Larkin: The Poet’s Plight (Palgrave Macmillan, 2005). He has also edited Larkin’s early girls’-school stories and poems as Trouble at Willow Gables and Other Fictions (Faber, 2002), and a volume of critical essays, New Larkins for Old (Macmillan, 2000), arising from the first Hull International Conference on the Work of Philip Larkin mounted by the Society in 1997. He has recently retired from the Department of English at the University of H...
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