Open Book: Michael Palin, funerals in literature, Alice Day
Books and Authors
BBC
4.2 • 824 Ratings
🗓️ 8 July 2012
⏱️ 29 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Michael Palin talks about his second novel in seventeen years, called The Truth. Novelist Kitty Aldridge and Professor John Mullan discuss the wit and pathos in the depiction of funerals in literature. And as fans gather in Oxford to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Alice Day, we assess the enduring appeal of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and the on-going debates surrounding Lewis Carroll's relationship with the young girl.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Hi, it's Nicola Cochlin. Young people have been making history for years, but we don't often hear about them. My brand new series on BBC Sounds sets out to put this right. In history's youngest heroes, I'll be revealing the fascinating stories of 12 young people who've played a major role in history and who've helped shape our world. Like Audrey Hepburn, Nelson Mandela, |
| 0:22.4 | Louis Braille and Lady Jane Grey, history's youngest heroes with me, Nicola Cochlin. Listen on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:30.3 | Just before this BBC podcast gets underway, here's something you may not know. My name's |
| 0:35.4 | Linda Davies, and I commissioned podcasts for BBC Sounds. |
| 0:38.8 | As you'd expect, at the BBC we make podcasts of the very highest quality, featuring the most |
| 0:44.0 | knowledgeable experts and genuinely engaging voices. What you may not know is that the BBC makes |
| 0:50.8 | podcasts about all kinds of things, like pop stars, poltergeists, cricket and conspiracy theories. |
| 0:58.4 | And that's just a few examples. |
| 1:00.3 | If you'd like to discover something a little bit unexpected, |
| 1:03.4 | find your next podcast over at BBC Sounds. |
| 1:08.0 | Choosing what to watch. |
| 1:09.6 | Night after night. |
| 1:11.2 | The flicking through. |
| 1:12.8 | The endless searching is a nightmare. |
| 1:15.5 | We want to help you. |
| 1:16.8 | On our brand new podcast, Off the Telly, |
| 1:18.9 | we share what we've been watching. |
| 1:21.0 | Floodied. |
| 1:22.4 | Loads of games, loads of fun, loads of screaming. |
| 1:25.2 | Lovely. |
| 1:25.9 | Off the telly with me, Joanna Page. And me, Natalie Cassidy, so your evenings can be a little less searching and a lot more watching. Listen on BBC sounds. |
| 1:36.3 | This is a download from the BBC. To find out more, visit BBC.com.ukuk slash radio four. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from BBC, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of BBC and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.