DROOD ...📚 And Our Endless Attempts To End It: with Pete Orford

Dominic is joined again by the inimitable Dr. Pete Orford for Part II of his examination of The Mystery of Edwin Drood ... Pete’s book Edwin Drood: Charles Dickens’ Unfinished Novel And Our Endless Attempts To End It … (Pen & Sword books) is our guide throughout. It is a hugely entertaining read where scholarly citations and tomfoolery combine with vibrant illustrations by Alys Jones … there is a link purchase this in the description.And reading extracts today, it is an honour to welcome the fantastic actors Joseph Chance and Dan Wheeler together they are part of a quartet known as The Apocalypse Players: an award-winning podcast where role-playing and improvisation combine to create immersive stories for eager listeners each week.Dominic also asks  AI to try and write an ending to Edwin Drood with some truly hilarious results!Original cover headshot of Dominic Gerrard © Jane Lloyd / Original Dickens headshot of Pete Orford © Pete Orford / Background image of Trial of John Jasper for the Murder of Edwin Drood; in aid of Samaritan, Children's homeopathic, St. Agnes and Mt. Sinai hospitals, April 29, 1914, Academy of music, Philadelphia, U.S.A (1916) c/o Wikimedia Commons Support the showIf you'd like to make a donation to support the costs of producing this series you can buy 'coffees' right here  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dominicgerrardThank you so much!Host: Dominic GerrardSeries Artwork: Léna GibertOriginal Music: Dominic GerrardThank you for listening!