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A Book at Breakfast
by Mark Charlesworth & Chris Newton
A podcast in which two friends discuss their love of books. And breakfast. https://linktr.ee/abookatbreakfast
Episodes
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Why We Love Middle-earth with Alan Sisto & Shawn E. Marchese
You've heard plenty from us over the years about why we love Middle-earth, but toady we're sitting down with two fellow podcasters who've written a book on just that topic! We're absolutely honoured to welcome Alan and Shawn from The Prancing Pony Podcast to A Book at Breakfast to discuss their…
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The True Confessions of Adrian Albert Mole, Susan Lilian Townsend, and Margaret Hilda Roberts
We're back! And we're following Sue Townsend as she leads us into non fiction... Revisit our previous Adrian Mole Episodes. Check out the new official Adrian Mole site!
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20 Years of The Lord of the Rings with Jess of the Shire
To mark the 20th anniversary of the theatrical release of The Return of the King - we're returning to some unfinished business from last year: a discussion of The Lord of the Rings on screen. Joining us to discuss all things Peter Jackson and Middle-earth is the wonderful Jess of the Shire! Check...
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Letters From Father Christmas
Merry Christmas! Every December, an envelope bearing a stamp from the North Pole would arrive for the children of J.R.R.Tolkien. Inside would be a letter in strange spidery handwriting and a beautiful coloured drawing or some sketches. The letters were from Father Christmas. This December, we're...
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Doctor Who and the Star Beast
In this Whovember bonus episode, we're reading a Comic Book at Breakfast! In anticipation of the upcoming 60th anniversary special, 'The Star Beast', we're looking back to the 1980 Fourth Doctor DWM comic of the same name which Russell T Davies has adapted for screen. Who - and what - is Beep the...
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Doctor Who: The Toymaker
Who is the Toymaker? Ahead of the return of "the greatest enemy the Doctor has ever faced" for Doctor Who's 60th Anniversary, we're raiding our bookshelves to find out everything we know about The Celestial Toymaker! We discuss The Celestial Toymaker, The Nightmare Fair, and Doctor Who: Tales of...
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The Day of the Doctor
IT'S WHOVEMBER! To celebrate the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who, we're time travelling back to 2013 to eat Fishless Fingers and Custard as we revisit the 50th anniversary episode in the form of Steven Moffat's epic Target novelisation of his masterpiece. Check out our previous Doctor Who episodes...
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The Graveyard Book
Happy Halloween! We're celebrating Spooky Season by staying in a cemetery setting... with a bonus episode on Neil Gaiman's Carnegie Medal winning children's book.
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Her Fearful Symmetry
It's Spooky Season, so we're heading to Highgate Cemetery to discuss Audrey Niffeneggar's macabre masterpiece over pancakes!
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The Hobbit: Second Breakfast
But what about second breakfast? We're continuing our discussion on JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit by diving into Peter Jackson's film adaptations and wondering whether or not they "perceive where the core of the original lies"!
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The Hobbit
It's September! There is an autumn-like mist white upon the ground and Mark is embarking on an adventure across the misty mountains of the Camino de Santiago - what better time to discuss JRR Tolkien's masterpiece, The Hobbit?
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Murder on the Orient Express
To celebrate Mark's birthday, we're having breakfast aboard the Orient Express itself! Or, at least, Bassenthwaite Lake Station Cafe, in the Agatha Christie Lounge of the carriage used in the 2017 movie adaptation of Christie's most famous novel. Oh là là! https://www.basslakestation.co.uk/
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50 Years of Doctor Who Target Books with Kevin Lyons
50 years ago today, Target Books republished David Whittaker's 'Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks' under the snappier title 'Doctor Who and the Daleks', with new iconic cover art by Chris Achilléos. It was the beginning of a beloved Doctor Who institution which continues to this...
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Doctor Who and the Dæmons
EKO, EKO, AZAL! We're celebrating May Day with breakfast in The Cloven Hoof by revisiting the Target Books novelisation of The Best Doctor Who ever - the Dæmons! Check out another of Chris's Spooky Isles articles about all things Dæmons and Devil's End at...
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The Devil Rides Out
Hail Seitan! This month, we're double locking our doors and discussing mock meats, Hammer Horror and a very problematic author as we delve into Dennis Wheatley's occult classic 'The Devil Rides Out'. Check out Chris's Devil Rides Out Book vs Film article for Spooky Isles here:...
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The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole
We're back, and celebrating World Book Day with the return of our favourite literary character in The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole by Sue Townsend! Don't forget, you can follow and support A Book at Breakfast here - https://linktr.ee/abookatbreakfast
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Valentine's Special: Mean Time
Not a red rose or a satin heart. We give you a Valentine's Special in which we discuss Carol Ann Duffy's fourth collection, Mean Time.
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Veganuary Special: The Little Book of Vegan Poems
Whilst we're between series, what better time to share this discussion of The Little Book of Vegan Poems by Benjamin Zephaniah? Try vegan this January at www.veganuary.com Find out more about Benjamin's rhymes at www.benjaminzephaniah.com
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Bonus Episode: The Muppet Christmas Carol Commentary Track
Some novel adaptations can't be summed up in 5 minutes - some need an episode all of their own! To celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Greatest Film Ever Made, we sat down to watch The Muppet Christmas Carol together and recorded a live commentary track. To watch along with our conversation,...
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A Christmas Carol
Merry Christmas! For our first series finale, we're reading the Greatest Book Ever Written - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Or, to give this novella its full title: A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. Listen to our Book at Breakfast Series 1 playlist here:...
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Frankenstein
It was on a dreary... morning in November when we beheld the accomplishment of our toils: an episode dedicated to the Greatest Book ever written, Mary Shelley's 1818 masterpiece: Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.
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Bonus Episode: Phantasm
As a Halloween Special we're sharing the audio from an episode of Chris's podcast, Morningside FM, in which Mark joined him for a discussion on Kate Coscarelli's long out of print novelisation of the classic 1979 sci-fi horror film 'Phantasm'. (With a special, newly recorded breakfast section,...
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Chingle Hall
Happy Hallowe'en! We're journeying into the October Country with a deep dive into Zowie Swan's ghostly novel set in England's Host Haunted House: Chingle Hall in Goosnargh, Lancashire. Buy the book at www.safetypinpublishing.co.uk Listen to Zowie's Chingle Hall playlist here:...
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The Lord of the Rings: Elevenses (featuring Kathryn Olsen and Lorienne Schwenk)
In our third and final episode on 'The Lord of The Rings' we are joined by the hosts of 'A Sacred Fellowship' to discuss the new Amazon show: The Rings of Power!
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The Lord of the Rings: Second Breakfast
Today it's A Book at Second Breakfast as we return to J.R.R. Tolkien’s 'The Lord of the Rings' for the second part of our discussion of the ultimate fantasy novel. Any excuse to eat some of Farmer Maggot's Mushrooms on Toast.
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The Lord of the Rings
It's September, which means only one thing: it's finally time for us to discuss The Greatest Book Ever Written. Listen to the first part of our discussion of J.R.R. Tolkien’s immortal masterpiece, 'The Lord of the Rings', while we enjoy Beren's Potato Bread and vine tomatoes.
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Boneland
"Perhaps a thing that could be thought to have a multitude of meanings gains strength and importance from the ambiguities?" Join us as we make the imaginative leap into the ancient mind as we examine the rorschach blot that is Alan Garner's phenomenal 'Boneland'. Happy Pear Breakfast Burrito...
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The Ocean at the End of the Lane
This month we're eating burnt toast (Charcoal! Good for you!) while we discuss Neil Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane. You can read Neil’s blog about tea here https://bit.ly/3zVjU7P
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The Book Thief
This month it's all about death and chocolate as we explore Markus Zusak's staggeringly epic 2005 novel.
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
This month, we're having a book at *brunch* while we drink three pints at lunchtime, discuss all things Douglas Adams and ponder the answer to the ultimate question: why do we English like tea so much?
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Nineteen Eighty-Four
In this episode we discuss George Orwell's dystopian classic, whilst adhering to his 11 'golden rules' on how to make A Nice Cup of Tea. If you want to support us, you can buy us A Nice Cup of Tea here: https://bit.ly/3qsZWfa And you can listen to Chris' Nineteen Eighty-Four inspired playlist…
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Doctor Who: Rose (Target Novelisation)
In this episode we discuss Russell T Davies' novelisation of his Doctor Who episode, 'Rose', and generally celebrate the legacy - and return of - Target books! You can also listen to the Mark Gatiss Target Books BBC documentary we mentioned here: https://youtu.be/WMqlKkcXqD0 and "Revenge of the...
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The Time Traveler's Wife
In this episode we try not to cry as Audrey Niffeneggar breaks our hearts.
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The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾
Listen to us discuss The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ by Sue Townsend, AKA The Greatest Book Ever Written. You can also listen to our S2 episode on 'The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole' here: https://anchor.fm/a-book-at-breakfast/episodes/The-Growing-Pains-of-Adrian-Mole-e1vohgv
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1.0 Introduction
Welcome to A Book at Breakfast with Mark Charlesworth and Chris Newton. Each month in 2022 we'll be discussing one of our favorite books whilst eating breakfast. In this introductory episode we talk about our earliest memories of reading, and wonder why on earth anyone would want to listen to…
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A podcast in which two friends discuss their love of books. And breakfast. https://linktr.ee/abookatbreakfast
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A Book at Breakfast is created and hosted by Mark Charlesworth & Chris Newton.
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