Barbican Station - A Slow Horses Podcast

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under “Barbican Station”. The le Carré Cast – https://lecarrecast.com/ Frank Sennett joins the show to talk about political thrillers and Mick Herron and John le Carré. We talk about US versus UK spy novels, Matt Helm, and favorite Herron and le Carré novels. Plus we talk about how to write politics in fiction without alienating readers and how one author used the nuclear option to get their publisher to pay more. Frank’s book Shadow State is out now. Frank’s site – http://franksennett.com/ Shadow State – https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/717325/shadow-state-by-frank-sennett/ Follow the latest news about the upcoming AppleTV adaption here. For more on the slow horses, click here. Track down the real Slough House here.

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under “Barbican Station”. I talk with previous guests Matthew Bradford and Dr. Mary Quest about their guesses for what we might see in Mick Herron’s next Slough House book – Bad Actors. My post on the top burning questions ahead of Bad Actors. Tim Shipman’s interview with Mick Herron ahead of the book release. Upcoming bookshop appearances by Herron. Buy the book – US or UK. Leave me your comments for a future show at PodInbox.com/spy! Follow the latest news about the upcoming AppleTV adaption here. For more on the slow horses, click here. Track down the real Slough House here.

In this episode we discuss Mick Herron’s novel Reconstruction. Although the book is a standalone, there are a striking number of connections to the Slough House series, both in cross over characters and stylistically. We talk generally about the book before diving into spoiler territory for what I consider essential reading for any Herron fan. My original review of the book. H.C.’s Website – https://irresponsiblereader.com/ H.C.’s Twitter – https://twitter.com/HCNewton Follow the latest news about the upcoming AppleTV adaption here. For more on the slow horses, click here. Track down the real Slough House here.

In this episode we give some updates on Barbican Station, the Slow Horses AppleTV+ show, Bad Actors – the eighth book in the series and give some hints of what to expect in Barbican Station “Season Two”! We’ll be back in a couple weeks with a discussion on Mick Herron’s short fiction collection – Dolphin Junction. Follow the latest news about the upcoming AppleTV adaption here. For more on the slow horses, click here. Track down the real Slough House here.

In this episode we take a look at the latest book with the slow horses, Slough House, with guest Professor Penny Fielding. We discuss what people will think of the books in 20 years, how this book is similar to Slow Horses and that ending. All that and more in this episode. Find Penny Fielding on Twitter here or on her academic bio here. Penny’s episode on on Spybrary. More on the Bullingdon Club here. Follow the latest news about the upcoming AppleTV adaption here. Each month we’ve explored a different book in the series. Culminating with the release of Book 7, Slough House. For more on the slow horses, click here. Track down the real Slough House here.

In this episode we conclude our two parter with a look a the Slough House novella, The Catch, and the short story, The Last Dead Letter, with returning guest Matthew Bradford. We discuss whether whether Di Taverner is like Mission: Impossible’s Jim Phelps, get into determinism vs. free will and what effect the TV show might have on the novels. All that and more in this episode. Find Matthew Bradford on Twitter here or on his site Double O Section. Our episode on the Mission: Impossible TV show was on Spybrary. More on Freewill vs. Determinism here. Each month we’ve explored a different book in the series. All leading up to the release of Book 7, Slough House. Coming up next – a look at the latest book, Slough House. Follow the latest news about the upcoming AppleTV adaption here. For more on the slow horses, click here. Track down the real Slough House here.

In this episode we take a look at two of the Slough House novellas, The List and The Drop, with guest Matthew Bradford. We discuss whether there’s a sadder sack than John Bachelor, what the worst thing Herron has done to one of his characters and Matthew shares a piece of Hollywood advice he got that you won’t want to miss! Find Matthew Bradford on Twitter here or on his site Double O Section. Each month we’ve explored a different book in the series. All leading up to the release of Book 7, Slough House. Next up Matthew returns for a look at the Slough House novella The Catch, the short story The Last Dead Letter and we talk about the upcoming AppleTV+ adaption. For more on the slow horses, click here. Track down the real Slough House here.

In this episode we change things up with a look at some burning questions ahead of the release of the seventh book in the series, Slough House, with guests Shane Whaley and Matthew Bradford. We discuss who’s in our Dead Pool, who might rise from the dead and what the political situation of the Slough House universe might be in the next book. Find Shane Whaley on Twitter here or on the Spybrary website. Find Matthew Bradford on Twitter here or on his site Double O Section. Each month we’ve explored a different book in the series. All leading up to the release of Book 7, Slough House. Next up will be a look at the Slough House novellas and short story with Matthew Bradford before take a look at Slough House. For more on the slow horses, click here. Track down the real Slough House here.

In this episode I take a closer look at the sixth book in the Slough House series, Joe Country, with guest Shane Whaley of the Spybrary podcast. We discuss working conditions for mercenaries, Jackson Lamb’s toenails, and most importantly, Wales! We also talk about Peter Johnson, or is that Boris Judd? Plus Shane gives us his insights on Herron after meeting him at the le Carré lecture and producing interviews with Herron for the Spybrary podcast. Search for Barbican Station in your podcast app or find past episodes here. Find Shane Whaley on Twitter here or on the Spybrary website. Spybrary’s interviews with Mick Herron – Mick and David Craggs talk Joe Country here. Mick and David Craggs talk the Slough House series as a whole and London Rules specifically here. Each month we’ll be exploring a different book in the series. All leading up to the release of Book 7, Slough House. My original look at Joe Country. For more on the slow horses, click here. Track down the real Slough House here.

In this episode I take a closer look at the fifth book in the Slough House series, London Rules, with guest Ayo Onatade. We talk about British politicians, whether Slough House should switch to an open office plan, hackers with girlfriends, and the high death toll in Slough House. Plus a special treat, Ayo’s recommendation of some must read mysteries. Search for Barbican Station in your podcast app or find past episodes here. Find Ayo Onatade on Twitter here or on the Shots blog. The Shots Mag website. Ayo’s book recommendations – Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Crosby Eight Detectives by Alex Pavesi The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (The 7 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle in the UK) by Stuart Turton The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton Southern Cross Crime edited by Craig Sisterton Dectectives in the Shadows: A Hard Boiled History by Susanna Lee Each month we’ll be exploring a different book in the series. All leading up to the release of Book 7, Slough House. My original look at London Rules. For more on the slow horses, click here. Track down the real Slough House here.

In this episode I take a closer look at the fourth book in the Slough House series, Spook Street, with Clarissa Aykroyd. We talk about hipsters in Shoreditch, literary references, corporate-speak and Herron’s love for London transport mayhem. Each month we’ll be exploring a different book in the series. All leading up to the release of Book 7, Slough House. My original look at Spook Street. For more on the slow horses, click here. Find Clarissa Akyroyd on Twitter and her blog. Track down the real Slough House here.

In this episode I take a closer look at the third book in the Slough House series, Real Tigers, with Gary Dexter. We talk about Chekov’s Double Decker bus, why getting kidnapped DOESN’T make you want a drink, and the truth about the Thunderbirds. Search for Barbican Station in your podcast app or find past episodes here. Each month we’ll be exploring a different book in the series. All leading up to the release of Book 7, Slough House. My original look at Real Tigers. For more on the slow horses, click here. Find Gary Dexter on Twitter. Track down the real Slough House here.

In this episode I take a closer look at the second book in the Slough House series, Dead Lions, with Alice Dryden. We explore the truth behind a dickie bow, melting cars, whether all small English villages contain hidden evil and Dorset knob throwing. Each month we’ll be exploring a different book in the series. All leading up to the release of Book 7, Slough House. https://spywrite.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Dead-Lions-Final-1.mp3 My original look at Dead Lions. For more on the slow horses, click here. Find Alice Dryden on Twitter. Track down the real Slough House here. Search for Barbican Station in your podcast app or find past episodes here.

In the second episode of Barbican Station we welcome spy author Tim Stevens to talk about the first book in the series, Slow Horses. We discuss the vileness of Jackson Lamb, the real Slough House location, and a certain foppish bike riding politician. Each month we’ll be exploring a different book in the series and it’s all leading up to the release of Book 7, Slough House. https://spywrite.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Slow-Horses-Episode-1-1.mp3 For more on the slow horses, click here. My original look at Slow Horses. Find Tim Stevens on Twitter. Track down the real Slough House here. Search for Barbican Station in your podcast app or find past episodes here.

In the first episode of Barbican Station we take a closer look at Mick Herron, the author of the Slough House series. What makes him write these books? Each month we’ll be exploring a different book in the series. All leading up to the release of Book 7, Slough House. https://spywrite.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Barbican-intro-episode-Final.mp3 For more on all things Slough House, click here. This is adapted from my Q and A with Mick Herron. Search for Barbican Station in your podcast app or find past episodes here.