A Book - A Place: Geneva
by Robin Pomeroy
Part history podcast, part travel guide, always a great story. A Book - A Place: Geneva takes you to unexpected places in an often city that has a unique place in history. Frankenstein and comic books were born here. Revolutionaries plotted. An enlightenment superstar had good reason to have houses in and just outside Geneva. And science fiction fans became real scientists at the home of the world's greatest experiment. Whether you're a visitor, a newcomer, or a long-time resident, this podcast will take you to corners of the city where history was (and is still being) made.
Episodes
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Have you heard our sister podcast Pick of the Pods?
Hello to all listeners of A Book - A Place: Geneva. I know what you are thinking, when is the second season coming? Well I have good news and bad news. The bad is, although I would love to make Season 2, and have plenty of books pilling up, I just don’t have the time right now - but never say...
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Ep. 5 Angels and Demons and CERN
A scientist at CERN, the research centre that straddles the French and Swiss border, is murdered in grisly and mysterious circumstances, launching a race against the clock to prevent a much bigger crime. As in The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown constructs a pacy thriller that touches on history…
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Ep. 4 Conrad, Lenin and revolutionary Geneva
Best know for Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad set his spy thriller Under Western Eyes in Geneva, not only because it was a city in which he had lived, but because at that time, in the early 20th century, it was a hotbed of revolutionary Russian emigrés plotting the downfall of the monarchy and…
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Ep. 3 Voltaire's Candide: the best of all possible satires
Voltaire is literally in the pantheon of France's greatest literary heroes. But in his lifetime, the unconventional writer-philosopher was shunned by his home country and lived much of his life in exile - the last two decades in - and importantly - just outside Geneva. And it is here that he…
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Ep. 2 The Birth of the Comic Book
Comic books, or graphic novels, are often associated with the Belgium of Tintin, the America of the superheros, or the Japan of manga and animé. But the art form was actually invented in Geneva, almost 200 years ago. In this episode we explore the life and legacy of Rodolph Toeppfer, whose work…
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Trailer: The Birth of Comic Books
Part history podcast, part travel guide, ‘A Book – A Place: Geneva’ brings you the surprising places and stories that changed Geneva and the world. In this episode: the surprising history of comic books - not invented in New York, Brussels or Tokyo, but in Geneva - 200 years ago. Visit:...
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Ep. 1 Frankenstein: a monster rises on the shores of Lake Geneva
Part book club, part travel guide, part history podcast, Season 1 of A Book - A Place: Geneva takes you on five literary adventures. Episode 1: Frankenstein: a monster rises on the shore of Lake Geneva The book: Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, by Mary Shelly, published in 1818 The place:...
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Trailer: Frankenstein trailer long
Everyone knows something about Frankenstein, the archetype horror movie monster. But what about the birth of the story, which is now seen as perhaps the first horror novel, the first work of what would become known as science fiction, and, for today’s readers, still one of the most thought...
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Trailer: Frankenstein trailer short
Part history podcast, part travel guide, ‘A Book – A Place: Geneva’ brings you the surprising places and stories that changed Geneva and the world. In this episode: we all know something about Frankenstein - but do you know the amazing story of its birth in Geneva? Visit: abookaplace.com Part…
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Trailer: A Book - A Place: Geneva - Series trailer
Part history podcast, part travel guide, always a great story. A Book - A Place: Geneva takes you to unexpected places in an often overlooked city that has a unique place in history. Frankenstein and comic books were born here. Revolutionaries plotted. An enlightenment superstar had good reason…
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Trailer: The Birth of the Comic Book trailer short
Part history podcast, part travel guide, ‘A Book – A Place: Geneva’ brings you the surprising places and stories that changed Geneva and the world. In this episode: the surprising history of comic books - not invented in New York, Brussels or Tokyo, but in Geneva - 200 years ago. Visit:...
About this show
Part history podcast, part travel guide, always a great story.
A Book - A Place: Geneva takes you to unexpected places in an often city that has a unique place in history.
Frankenstein and comic books were born here. Revolutionaries plotted. An enlightenment superstar had good reason to have houses in and just outside Geneva. And science fiction fans became real scientists at the home of the world's greatest experiment.
Whether you're a visitor, a newcomer, or a long-time resident, this podcast will take you to corners of the city where history was (and is still being) made.
Hosted by
Robin Pomeroy