Mark Steel - This Pub's in Town (Part 1)

The Moon Under Water

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🗓️ 25 July 2022

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

As many of you may know The Moon Under Water takes its name from an essay written by George Orwell, in which he outlines his idea of the perfect pub; what it looks like, what it contains, what fixtures and fittings are present. Earlier this month Landlord John and Robin ventured into the Other Realm to record a special LIVE episode as part of the Orwell Festival. Live from The Marquis Cornwallis in Central London (just round the corner from a blue plaque celebrating Orwell) they were joined by a guest who not only loves pubs, he knows a fair bit about Orwell too. It’s comedian, author and broadcaster Mark Steel!

Mark is one of the most beloved broadcasters in the UK. He regularly appears on radio and television, and his series Mark Steel’s In Town is famous for documenting towns around the UK that don’t often get much coverage (and his research often involves visiting pubs in said towns).

We all know what happens when John, Robin and a guest are put into a REAL pub, so prepare to immerse yourself in The Moon Under Water once more.

Want to hear an extended version of this episode (featuring a Patreon-only choice), 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	As two glasses chink, the light is formed.
0:13.0	Sharp prism shafts shoot towards the window, capturing dust in ant-farm wafers of air. Oh, how they dance and how I would dance.
0:27.2	If stumbling one evening, I drew myself to the soft edges of blurred lamplight.
0:33.6	Would you dance with me? Thrown between walls of oak and deep-bred plaster,
0:40.6	amongst the brass and piano music,
0:43.7	between the bar and the corner there,
0:46.4	where the old man sits,
0:48.7	remembering his last dance through the movement of our dancing,
0:53.8	in the moon underwater.
1:00.0	Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the moon underwater, your landlord John Robbins and the regular the lovely Robin Allander.
1:19.5	Oh Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord. Oh, Lord. Oh, welcome thee and welcome hence Robin. Yes. And welcome into your own state.
1:37.8	Thank you. And also welcome everyone to a very special episode of the Moon Underwater, because as you can hear,
1:45.5	the Moon Underwater has revealed itself within another pub.
1:49.9	So it is now become a pub within a pub.
1:53.9	All the best pubs are pubs within pubs.
1:56.6	And this is also, it's a triple revealing
1:59.6	because it's revealed itself in a pub within a pub
2:03.2	within a George Orwell Festival.
2:07.0	We are here in the Moon underwater,
2:09.7	in the Marquist Cornwallis,
2:12.1	in the George Orwell Festival,
2:14.6	and also, I would dare venture within ourselves.
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