Masterpiece Bookshelf - Gregory Akerman
A weekly podcast
Good podcast? Give it some love!
Masterpiece Bookshelf - Gregory Akerman
Episodes
Masterpiece Bookshelf - Gregory Akerman
A weekly podcast
Good podcast? Give it some love!
Rate Podcast
Episodes of Masterpiece Bookshelf
Mark All
Search Episodes...
Well - not our hot list, but someone else's hot list. But here you go. and no! we didn't just not get round to reading anything this time! not like that at all. we simply thought it was time to take stock of the "Greatest works of literature" a
This week Gregory gets excited as he briefly thinks he has found a wonderful book that seems to smash through all kinds of pretentious bookiness! Only to find out that the author is exactly that kind of pretentious idiot.Needless to say, Steve
in this week's episode of "lets go through all the GCSE books of all time", Steve & Gregory have a look a Golding's bullying manual
I mean, its not really called Mutiny on the Bounty. Its really called: "A Narrative Of The Mutiny, On Board His Majesty's Ship Bounty; And The Subsequent Voyage Of Part Of The Crew, In The Ship's Boat"But obviously that would be a ridiculous na
This week, Steve & Gregory are joined by Cerys Bradley to discuss this frankly ridiculous book about farming or marriage or something.
Hello, how are you? I am fine. It's Masterpiece Bookshelf time which can only mean one thing! Gregory has read a book and Steve despises him.This week, we look at the hellishly spooky book, the "The Exorcist". You know the one, they made a film
This week, Steve & Gregory are joined by Rachel Wheeley to have a relaxed chat about The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. To ensure their chat was super friendly, Steve prepared a heroic amount of cocktails
What gives Steve & Gregory the right to pass judgement on these monumental works of literature? What credentials do they come to this project with that justifies the petty vitriol with which they attack these works of art?Well, today we find ou
If you had to guess, like absolutely had to ... do Steve & Greg decide to burn all the books?
Hello - after ruining quite a few books for you all, the time has come to ruin Gregory's childhood favourite.
This week we are joined by the wonderful Charlotte Mykura to discuss this Science Fiction classic about yeast coming alive and winning a war for everyone ... in a way. It is such a classic in fact, that you almost certainly won't be able to fin
Steve & Gregory have been threatening a D&D show for ages now. Slowly teasing out little bits of information, little details. Well, let it begin. An idea born out of a throw away comment Gregory made in episode one of Masterpiece Bookshelf that
This week - Steve & Gregory are joined by Reverend Kate Harford, to discuss the heavy handed allegorical children's book about snow & lions.
This week, Steve & Gregory are joined by Amanda Digioia, Dracula expert. Basically, this means that it will be an exquisite listen for you, filled with real life actual information, but a dreadful time for Gregory as he gets shouted at two peop
This week, our intrepid hero's take on the Arabian Nights. Despite Gregory "King of Controversy" Akerman's best efforts, Steve "King of Reason" Cross manages to keep proceedings nice and calm.Also, this weeks beverages include the disgusting "T
Once more, we take on a children's book in an effort to engage Gregory. Doesn't work, too much peril.
Hello everyone - its the start of a brand new week which means its time to be unnecessarily dismissive of a pillar of the literature community. This week - Steve & Greg return to philosophy and almost without effort, dismantle everything you he
This week Steve is furious at Gregory for choosing a book that is slightly too short and was mainly chosen due to an amusing name. Like, proper angry!
At last! A real story with a real start, a real middle & a real end. Turns out, the secret seven are brilliant.
READERS! Your favourite literature based podcast delves into art criticism. Also to look forward to, are discussions on wine, north/south divide, war, nationalism & etc. For this episode - why not read the manifesto along with us?
Hello. How are you? I am fine. Exhausted, from all that high art we've been heavily investigating. Why don't we have a break this week and hunker down with a nice, lighthearted children's book about aggresive adults, corporal punishment & dead
What HG Wells book shall we look at? Why, the shortest one of course! That's right, in a continued effort to improve your mind, Steve & Gregory give another thorough, deep reading of a bloody classic.Please remember that when citing any quotes
This week we forensically examine the feminist masterwork 'The Awakening'. It's another proper good book, so good in fact, that there is only time to go off on a couple of tangents to discuss swimming, the new york times, a levels & sex.enjoy
That's right. Finnegans Wake, or Finnegan's Wake, or even Finnigan's Wake. They're all equally correct spellings. Listen in awe as Gregory languishes in this ridiculously complicated, convoluted and frankly far too clever for him book. Listen i
It's NOT the same book as last week! It IS the same story, but this is a different one. So it counts as a worthwhile endeavour to do it.Steve & Gregory embark upon a mission to compare & contract this Faust with the other one and as you no doub
Join Podchaser to...
- Rate podcasts and episodes
- Follow podcasts and creators
- Create podcast and episode lists
- & much more
Unlock more with Podchaser Pro
- Audience Insights
- Contact Information
- Demographics
- Charts
- Sponsor History
- and More!
- Account
- Register
- Log In
- Find Friends
- Resources
- Help Center
- Blog
- API
Podchaser is the ultimate destination for podcast data, search, and discovery. Learn More
- © 2024 Podchaser, Inc.
- Privacy Policy
- Terms of Service
- Contact Us