Sara & Cariad's Weirdos Book Club

This week's book guest is The Meaning of Liff by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd.

Sara and Cariad are joined by legendary director, producer and writer, John Lloyd. John is the BAFTA, Emmy and Grammy award-winning creator of such shows as Spitting Image, Not The Nine o'Clock News, Blackadder and QI.

In this episode they discuss quizzes, friendship, toilet seats, Sweden and Judi Dench.

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The Meaning of Liff is 42 by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd is available here.

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Tickets for Sara's tour show I Am A Strange Gloop are available to buy from sarapascoe.co.uk
Cariad's children's book Where Did She Go? is out here now.

Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.
Artwork by Welcome Studio.
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In this week's episode Sara and Cariad peruse the list of David Bowie’s 100 Books to Have Read.

Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!

Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub and Twitter @weirdosbookclub

Tickets for Sara's tour show I Am A Strange Gloop are available to buy from sarapascoe.co.uk
Cariad's children's book Lydia Marmalade and the Christmas Wish is out in paperback here now.

Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.
Artwork by Welcome Studio.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's book guest is Muckle Flugga by Michael Pederson.

Sara and Cariad are joined by prize-winning Scottish poet and author, Michael Pederson. Michael is the current Edinburgh Makar and Writer in Residence at The University of Edinburgh, he also co-founded the prize-winning literary collective Neu! Reekie!

In this episode they discuss Stephen Fry, rivers, vocabulary, Robert Louis Stevenson, writing retreats, Jack Lowden and Salman Rushdie.

Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!

Muckle Flugga by Michael Pederson is available here.

Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub and Twitter @weirdosbookclub

Tickets for Sara's tour show I Am A Strange Gloop are available to buy from sarapascoe.co.uk
Cariad's children's book Lydia Marmalade and the Christmas Wish is out in paperback here now.

Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.
Artwork by Welcome Studio.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy New Year! This week's Christmas book guest is A Year of Creative Thinking by Jessica Swale.

Sara and Cariad are joined by Jessica Swale - Jessica is an Olivier Award-winning playwright, screenwriter and director. She's known for such works as Blue Stockings, Nell Gwynn and the current hit Paddington: The Musical.

In this episode they discuss aliens, Paddington, snacks, childhood artistry, chair parties and Gails.

Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!

A Year of Creative Thinking by Jessica Swale is available here - Save 25% when you buy direct from publisher Nick Hern Books - enter code WEIRDOSNHB at www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/a-year-of-creative-thinking

Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub and Twitter @weirdosbookclub

Tickets for Sara's tour show I Am A Strange Gloop are available to buy from sarapascoe.co.uk
Cariad's children's book Lydia Marmalade and the Christmas Wish is out in paperback here now.

Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.
Artwork by Welcome Studio.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's Christmas book guest is Introducing Mrs Collins by Rachel Parris.

Sara and Cariad are joined for a special festive episode by the award winning, BAFTA nominated comedian, writer, improvisor, actor and star of Mock the Week and The Mash Report - Rachel Parris herself.

In this episode they discuss the Napoleonic Wars, marriage, Janeites, Hunsford and sex with Mr Collins.

Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you!

Introducing Mrs Collins by Rachel Parris is available here.

Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub and Twitter @weirdosbookclub

Tickets for Sara's tour show I Am A Strange Gloop are available to buy from sarapascoe.co.uk
Cariad's children's book Lydia Marmalade and the Christmas Wish is out in paperback here now.

Recorded and edited by Naomi Parnell for Plosive.
Artwork by Welcome Studio.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.