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Barbican Station - A Slow Horses Podcast
Hosted by Spy Write · EN
This is a podcast exploring the world of the slow horses in Slough House created by Mick Herron
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Barbican Station – Clown Town by Mick Herron – Explored
May 601:03:35Tap to summarizeFind all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under “Barbican Station”. In this episode we discuss Mick Herron’s latest in the Slough House series, Clown Town, with guest Sam Leith. We talk about Herron and Wind in the Willows, whether he’s diving into Richard Osman territory, and that shocking turn of events at the end of the book. Plus how to deal with Herron’s dry wit when interviewing him, poetry’s influence on Herron’s writing and pondering the end of the Slough House series. All that and more in this episode! Sam’s writing at The Spectator – https://spectator.com/writer/sam-leith/?edition=us Sam’s Substack – https://samleith.substack.com/ Sam’s book The Haunted Wood – https://oneworld-publications.com/work/the-haunted-wood/ Sam’s podcast The Spectator’s The Book Club – https://spectator.com/podcasts/book-club/?edition=us 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.
Transcribe →Barbican Station – Down Cemetery Road Season 1 Episode 8 – Recap
Dec 1000:45:38Tap to summarizeFind all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under “Barbican Station”. We are here to recap episode 8 the season finale of the show Down Cemetery Road. We talk all about this season ender. Bus frustrations! Multiple gun standoffs! Church fires! Plus we discuss all those endings, Chekhov’s grenade and … Caps for Sale? Finally, will we see a season two and what could it look like? All that and more in this episode! Fehinti’s TED Talk “How to find your voice for climate action” – https://www.ted.com/talks/fehinti_balogun_how_to_find_your_voice_for_climate_action Fehinti’s other TED Talk “A Letter to My Brother: Overcoming Powerlessness in a Complex World” – https://youtu.be/-RumkQQ0Gpw?si=PVnRFj4BvIezOGT5 Keir Graff’s Website – https://keirgraff.com/ Sign up for Keir’s newsletter – https://keirgraff.com/newsletter/ The Filmographer’s Podcast – https://filmographerspodcast.com/ The Filmographer’s Podcast Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheFilmographersPodcast Keir on the Fine Arts Building – https://www.newcity.com/2023/10/30/enduring-art-after-125-years-the-fine-arts-building-is-defiantly-unmodernized-and-ready-for-its-next-act/
Transcribe →Barbican Station – Down Cemetery Road Interviews – Fehinti Balogun and Darren Boyd
Dec 600:23:01Tap to summarizeFind all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under “Barbican Station”. I’ve got a special Down Cemetery Road interview episode for you. I was lucky enough to get some time with both Fehinti Balogun who plays Amos and Darren Boyd who plays C. I thought both were really fascinating conversations and I think you’ll enjoy them. Fehinti’s TED Talk “How to find your voice for climate action” – https://www.ted.com/talks/fehinti_balogun_how_to_find_your_voice_for_climate_action Fehinti’s other TED Talk “A Letter to My Brother: Overcoming Powerlessness in a Complex World” – https://youtu.be/-RumkQQ0Gpw?si=PVnRFj4BvIezOGT5 Darren’s show SPY – https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/spy-2011
Transcribe →Barbican Station – Down Cemetery Road Season 1 Episode 7 – Recap
Dec 400:48:09Tap to summarizeFind all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under “Barbican Station”. We are here to recap episode 7 of the show Down Cemetery Road. I welcome Matthew Bradford back to the show. We talk about whether Amos is more Jason Bourne or Michael Meyers. Plus we discuss those great locations, minor character moments, cliffjumpers and cliffhangers. Finally, what’s going to happen next episode? All that and more in this episode!
Transcribe →Barbican Station – Down Cemetery Road Season 1 Episode 6 – Recap
Nov 2900:40:33Tap to summarizeFind all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under “Barbican Station”. We are here to recap episode 6 of the show Down Cemetery Road. We talk about the joys of train travel, boat travel and helicopter travel. Plus we discuss why this episode would not be sponsored by the Scottish Tourism Board and playing Bananagrams. Finally, did the end of the episode have an epically successful needle drop? All that and more in this episode! SNL Irish American Skit – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzlMME_sekI Keir Graff’s Website – https://keirgraff.com/ Sign up for Keir’s newsletter – https://keirgraff.com/newsletter/ The Filmographer’s Podcast – https://filmographerspodcast.com/ The Filmographer’s Podcast Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheFilmographersPodcast Keir on the Fine Arts Building – https://www.newcity.com/2023/10/30/enduring-art-after-125-years-the-fine-arts-building-is-defiantly-unmodernized-and-ready-for-its-next-act/
Transcribe →Barbican Station – Down Cemetery Road Season 1 Episode 5 – Recap
Nov 2000:30:26Tap to summarizeFind all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under “Barbican Station”. The links to donate to Literally Healing are tinyurl.com/teame25 for the amazon wishlist of books and tinyurl.com/giveteame for a monetary donation. We are here to recap episode 5 of the show Down Cemetery Road. I’m joined by computer expert Gary. We talk about cool PI cars, train stations and the importance of a nice bath. Plus we discuss brute force, sql injections and spidering, oh my! Finally, we talk about Sarah the outlaw. All that and more in this episode!
Transcribe →Barbican Station – Down Cemetery Road Season 1 Episode 4 – Recap
Nov 1200:47:53Tap to summarizeFind all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under “Barbican Station”. We are here to recap episode 4 of the show Down Cemetery Road. We talk about the pluses and minuses of juggling, whether Amos and Axel grew up as theater kids and proper neighbor etiquette. Plus we discuss nosey hotel desk attendants, Tripadvisor ratings and detective tradecraft. Finally, we discuss favorite British sitcoms of the 90’s to watch during assassination attempts. All that and more in this episode! Keir Graff’s Website – https://keirgraff.com/ Sign up for Keir’s newsletter – https://keirgraff.com/newsletter/ The Filmographer’s Podcast – https://filmographerspodcast.com/ The Filmographer’s Podcast Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheFilmographersPodcast Keir on the Fine Arts Building – https://www.newcity.com/2023/10/30/enduring-art-after-125-years-the-fine-arts-building-is-defiantly-unmodernized-and-ready-for-its-next-act/
Transcribe →Barbican Station – Down Cemetery Road Season 1 Episode 3 – Recap
Nov 1000:36:36Tap to summarizeFind all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under “Barbican Station”. We are here to recap episode 3 of the show Down Cemetery Road. We talk about whether assassins make the best handymen, proper crime scene clean up and the best way to view CCTV. Plus we discuss dinners with mother-in-laws, being underestimated and good and bad marriages in the Down Cemetery Road universe. Finally, how many phone numbers of your loved ones do you remember? All that and more in this episode!
Transcribe →Barbican Station – Nick Mohammed Interview and Season 5 wrap-up
Nov 300:23:22Tap to summarizeFind all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under “Barbican Station”. This episode I have an interview with Nick Mohammed who plays Mayor Jaffrey on SLOW HORSES. We talk about his playing a politician on show and why we’re interested in spies behaving badly. Plus what’s it like joining the show having already been a fan of the book series. Plus, I have both Frank Sennett and Matthew Bradford return as we game out what might be coming in future seasons now that the show has seen major behind the scenes and in front of the camera changes. All that and more in this episode! For more on the slow horses, click here. Track down the real Slough House here.
Transcribe →Barbican Station – Down Cemetery Road Season 1 Episode 1 and 2 – Recap
Nov 200:56:53Tap to summarizeFind all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under “Barbican Station”. We are here to recap all the action in the new series Down Cemetery Road based on the book by Mick Herron. I’m pleased to welcome back Keir Graff to talk all the action and changes from the book we see in these first two episodes. We talk about office baths, explosive dinner parties and creepy stalkers. Plus we discuss the 80’s soundtrack, bad bosses and problematic marriages. Finally, has this show figured out the best episode cliffhangers? All that and more in this episode! Keir Graff’s Website – https://keirgraff.com/ Sign up for Keir’s newsletter – https://keirgraff.com/newsletter/ The Filmographer’s Podcast – https://filmographerspodcast.com/ The Filmographer’s Podcast Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheFilmographersPodcast Keir on the Fine Arts Building – https://www.newcity.com/2023/10/30/enduring-art-after-125-years-the-fine-arts-building-is-defiantly-unmodernized-and-ready-for-its-next-act/
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