Laura Thompson - The Midnight Bell (Part 2)

The Moon Under Water

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4.8 • 675 Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

*This is part 2 of Laura Thompson’s episode. Though you are free to listen in whichever order you so desire we really do recommend listening to part 1 first or things might be slightly confusing*

Authors play a huge role in maintaining pub lore. Their words help us understand what our favourite drinking establishments were like in years gone by, and give us a chance to relive what many would describe as the "golden years" of ale. This week's guest is one such author, it's the wonderful Laura Thompson!

Laura's book "The Last Landlady" already sits upon a shelf in the Pub Library, so we're over the moon with her joining us in the correct realm. Like John and Robin she is a true pub romanticist, and she's certainly going to create something special.

Want to hear an extended version of this episode, gain access to our bonus podcast ‘Behind The Cellar Door’ and support the upkeep of the pub? If so, head to moonunderpod.com and sign up to our Patreon!

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0:00.0	I'm
0:02.0	Oh
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0:05.0	Oh
0:07.0	. Welcome back to part two.
0:28.3	It is I, John Robbins, Landlord of the Moon Underwater,
0:31.6	and with me, two wonderful companions in the pub this evening, as ever, the regular, the lovely Robin Allander,
0:39.5	and Laura Thompson, author and expert on pretty much everything, including, but not limited
0:45.3	to racing, greyhounds, the Mitford sisters, ballet, Agatha Christie, pubs and Lord Lucan,
0:52.4	wowsers. And if you're thinking that would make her a superb pub quiz team
0:57.2	member, well let's find out because we're heading back to Robin for the answers to this week's
1:03.0	Moon Underwater Pub Quiz. Thanks, John. So this week we were looking at the origins of pub names
1:08.2	according to Albert Jack in his brilliant book, The Old Dog and Duck,
1:12.8	the secret meanings of pub names. So I gave you three pub names and multiple choice of three
1:17.7	for the kind of derivation of them. So the first one was the cross keys. And I said, A,
1:24.1	is it a reference to the New Testament in which St. Peter has promised the keys to heaven by Jesus?
1:29.2	B, a sign that the pub was also a B&B, or C, a reminder that the pub would have been closed during the English Civil War?
1:35.8	What do you think for that one, Laura?
1:37.5	I'm going to get all these wrong.
1:39.5	In fact, I'm resigned to that.
1:42.8	But I'm going to go for A, Robin. A. Okay. John, what are you saying for that?
1:48.5	I've also gone for A. You two are bang right. It is A. It's a... Great. Yes, it's a reference to the New Testament.
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