meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Backlisted

Frost in May by Antonia White

Backlisted

Backlisted Podcast

Arts, Books, Leisure, Hobbies

4.7 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2020

⏱️ 65 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Antonia White's debut novel Frost in May(1933) is the book under discussion in this episode of Backlisted. Joining John and Andy to discuss this powerful story of religion and adolescence - and the troubled life of its author - are writer Laura Thompson and critic and novelist Erica Wagner. Also in this episode Andy has been enjoying the book John Piper's Brighton Aquatints, while John is captivated by photographic anthology Once a Year by Homer Sykes.Timings: (may differ due to variable advert length)8'53 - John Piper's Brighton Aquatints by Alan Powers15'24 - Once a Year by Homer Sykes 18'53 - Frost in May by Antonia White* To purchase any of the books mentioned in this episode please visit our bookshop at uk.bookshop.org/shop/backlisted where all profits help to sustain this podcast and UK independent bookshops.* For information about everything mentioned in this episode visit www.backlisted.fm*If you'd like to support the show, listen without adverts, receive the show early and with extra bonus fortnightly episodes, become a Patreon at www.patreon.com/backlisted Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

And the You had a lockdown birthday under, have you not? Yeah, I did have a lockdown birthday under, have you not?

0:18.0

Yeah, I did have a lockdown birthday. I don't really think, let's not dwell on it.

0:22.0

It was a bit of a weird day and I sort of you know

0:27.6

I've read about Antonia White for a bit and

0:37.0

you know I felt, I felt every one of my 52 years. Let's ask our lovely guests where they're, where they're joining us from.

0:45.0

Erica, where are you calling from?

0:47.0

I am calling from either

0:50.0

battleground or shortage, depending on how cool you're feeling you know you could say

0:56.0

one or the other depending on who I'm talking to I'll sometimes say oh we have in

1:00.0

Bethel green we're oh we live Shortage. So somewhere on the border there.

1:05.2

I think you need to tell us which one you think is more appropriate for us.

1:10.7

I'm down with Beth no green, you know I think you're yeah I think

1:13.5

Bethnal Green is fine. You're the hard people. Shortich is a state of mind

1:17.6

now rather than an area I mean we get calls Shortich and we the office that is and it's

1:22.4

clearly not so that's where I'm calling in

1:24.5

from my little ship's cabin kind of office here and and

1:28.4

thanks Erica and Laura where are you phoning phoning zooming where are you phoning?

1:33.4

Zooming, where are you zooming from?

1:35.4

I'm in rural Buckinghamshire on a visit to my mother

1:40.0

who's keeping two dogs at bay,

1:42.4

the other side of that door.

1:45.0

Excellent. Ah.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Backlisted Podcast, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Backlisted Podcast and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.