Podcasts
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The Canterville Ghost
A Halloween treat for you from the West Port – Oscar Wilde’s “The Canterville Ghost”, as read by multi-talented literary historian Owen Dudley Edwards. The tale takes place in an old English country house, Canterville Chase, which has just become the residence of an American gentleman, Hiram B. Otis and his family. Owen himself is an expert on fellow Irish wit Wilde, the quintessential rationalist Sherlock Holmes, and the inimitable P.G. Wodehouse. His many works include a book and play on the West Port’s very own Burke and Hare.
Douglas Dunn
Librarian by training, poet by vocation, Professor Dunn’s many
achievements in poetry include the Somerset-Maugham Award winning
Terry Street, Love or Nothing and the acclaimed Elegies. Reading from
poems new and old, with some classic West Port accompaniment from
builders outside and the odd fire engine, join Douglas as he
entertains a crowded Edinburgh Books.
The History of Crisps, Peter Burnett
Our second podcast features Peter Burnett, who takes us on an entertaining and illuminating trip through the curious world of crisps, inspired by his master work “The Supper Book”, an annotated list of everything he ate and drank in one year.
"The Tin-Kin", Eleanor Thom
Eleanor Thom’s début novel, The Tin-Kin, is a fictional story based on photos, artefacts and memories of Eleanor’s mother’s travelling family. Eleanor tells us about the story behind the book and the travelling culture, blending a mixture of readings, audio and chat.
The Incidental music in the podcasts is "Trouble Scene" from MWD.