Look Into My Eyes

It's Demon Headmaster Day! To celebrate on this episode we're taking a look at The Demon Headmaster: The Musical. Hear us talk about Harvey's bizzare dream sequences, the structure of musicals and even mention rice pudding! Think of this as our festive treat to you all on the day we celebrate the release of this amazing series of books. Not only that but look out for the first episode of Season 3...

In this special episode we talk about the last year of podcast, our favourite moments and happy memories. We also reveal our new artwork, designed by the wonderful Nathan Jones (icewreath - https://icewreath.com/links) , and Rosemary reveals her first thoughts on Book 3: The Revenge of the Demon Headmaster! All this and more on the episode, and remember to join us to celebrate Demon Headmaster day...

In this special extra episode Jonathan will be reading out the Epilogue he's written to try and round off some of the threads left over from Chapter 18.  If you want to read it, you can find it at the link below: Link: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14367378/1/The-Prime-Minister-s-Brain-Chapter-19-Epilogue Want to add your voice to the conversation, or just want to tell us "The hosts are marvellous...

So after 6 months it's our final episode of the season. Here we try and wrap up everything we've chatted about this season, dig into the themes, the characters and also explore some of the wonderful material we dug up in the OUP Archive. Enjoy! Stick around for the next episode where Jonathan will be reading the FanFiction he's written as an epilogue to the book! Want to add your voice to the conv...

"A long time ago the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry, and was generally regarded as a bad move" On this auspicuously numbered episode we dive into the final episode of the first season of the TV Adaptation. Answering important questions like how awful is the Demon Headmaster as a politican? What is it like to have all your atoms split and transported across a buildin...

On today's episode we interview the wonderful Kelly Ford. Kelly played Brain #3 in The Demon Headmaster, Episodes 4 - 6 and we have a great chat covering everything from Jacket Potatoes to our shared love of podcasting. In her own words: Kelly Ford is a stand-up comedian hailing from the Surrey Hills. Now landing and loving an East London life. She has two children and has garnered great experienc...

On this week's episode we dig into Episode 5. As things hot up within the tower we discuss as diverse topics as the malevolence of technology, the iron fist of the props and production departments and answer the most important question of all: "Why does all the food look so disgusting?" In addition, look out for our interview with Kelly Ford (Brain #5), which will be released tomorrow (13th June 2...

On this week's Episode of Look Into My Eyes we return to the TV Adaptation to focus on Episodes 4 - 6, covering the Prime Minister's Brain. We start with Episode 4, discussing how smooshing two books together causes a raft of changes, we pour out our affection for the myriad of character moments that we get, and we ask the most important question of all "Where is Mr Hunter?". Stick around at the e...

And so, we arrive at the final chapter of the Prime Minister's Brain, the Last Octopus. In this episode we talk about Dinah and Lloyd taking control of the situation, probe the moral choices they make in the final moments and discuss the ending and Jonathan's desire to write an epilogue. Not only that but we discuss our trip to the OUP archives and give a brief update on our plans for the next few...

This week on Look Into My Eyes, we consider Chapter 16 - The Computer Director's Triumph and do we have a lot to say. Clocking in at our longest episode so far, we discuss topics as varied as: why is Automatic Booby Trap a ridiculous name? Why might a quiet House of Commons make the Headmaster's scheme that little bit more attractive? And how is the Headmaster flying off in the helicopter the most...

After the unremitting bleakness of last week's episode we move on to the, somewhat surprisingly, more light-hearted chapter, The Restraint Room. How will SPLAT cope with the revelation that the Headmaster is involved? How does Lloyd's reaction form a throughline from the first book? And exactly what holidays did Ingrid's parents take her on as a child 🧗‍♀️?  All this and more on this week's Look...

As we enter the beginning of the end we encounter Chapter 14 - 'The Prime Minister's Brain'. In an episode that turned out slightly bleaker than we'd planned, we discuss the reintroduction of the Headmaster, his political pitch to the Brains, and how useless an orator he really is. We also track Dinah's attempts to resist the Headmaster as she faces her worst fears, in this really pivotal chapter....

This week on Look Into My Eyes we're talking about The Prisoner, sadly not the 1967 Portmerrion-based thriller, but Chapter 13 of the Prime Minister's Brain. We discuss how this chapter seeks to bring together the split Dinah/SPLAT narrative we've been seeing for the last 8 or so chapters, the mysterious Restraint Room and our favourite scene of the book so far, with Harvey walking back towards th...

Knock, Knock, Who's There? It's Chapter 12 of the Prime Minister's Brain, Only Joking! In this episode we discuss the resonaces of classic fantasy, Jonathan gets increasingly angry with a lack of government cyber security and we answer the age old question, are knock knock jokes actually funny?  With extra comedy sound effects for every purchase, we hope you enjoy this week's episode of Look Into...

On this week's episode of Look Into My Eyes we discuss Chapter 11 - On The Shelf. Not sadly the story of Harvey's ascent from bachelor to the loving husband to Ingrid, but the tale of Harvey's woes at the hands of the robot in the warehouse. We discuss Ian's unexpected spotlighting, Mandy's descent into sarcasm and turn again to our favourite subject of "What's this tower for anyway?". All this an...

On this week's episode we discuss Chapter 10: A Task for the Brains. Sadly not the Thunderbirds spin off I'm desperately hoping for... We do however discuss some important questions like, where does Dinah's huge lapse in judgement come from? How does the chapter proceed to crush all hope as it continues, and we go all high-brow when discussing narrator voices, including references to Frankenstein...

On this week's episode, we talk about Chapter 9 - Harvey Walks Into Trouble. What great misfortune has befallen our beloved cinnamon roll? Why are we forced to focus on exactly how disgusting slimy potato peelings really are, and how does the structure of this chapter give us an indication of the balance of light and dark as the story progresses? The answer to all these question and more on this w...

On today's episode of Look Into My Eyes we consider Chapter 8: The Brains Are Programmed. In this episode we talk about what Dinah remembers of being hypnotised in the first book, why the Headmaster needs 2 hours to explain how to use the S700 and discuss the relative merits of stew and milk-pudding vs. chocolate brownies. Stick around at the end to hear us discussing The Demon Headmaster: In Spac...

Returning to our friends in SPLAT, this week we consider Chapter 7, Another Way In. Experience our collective bafflement at finding a helicopter in an underground car park. Enjoy our discussion of the changing group dynamic within SPLAT. And join us as we consider the most important question of all in this chapter, do SPLAT have their own merch? All this and more on this week's episode of Look Int...

On this week's episode of Look Into My Eyes we consider Chapter 6: The Brains. Sadly not a story of the family of geniuses from Tracey Island, but Dinah's first interaction with the other Junior Computer Brain finalists. Throughout we answer questions like, "What's the dark tunnel all about?", "Why does the Headmaster insist on such a dramatic entrance?" and we consider the budding (though short!)...

In this week's episode of Look Into My Eyes we talk about Chapter 4: North Island. Sadly not Dinah and SPLAT's wilderness holiday to New Zealand, but their trip to London to see what's in store for Dinah at the Junior Computer Brain Competition! In the episode we pull the chapter apart somewhat and answer many questions including: how does it seem this chapter predicting the hollow out of local jo...

On this week's episode of Look Into My Eyes we consider Chapter 3 - The Letter. We cover themes as diverse as how has Mrs Hunter and Lloyd's relationship changed over the time gap? Why does this chapter feel like the end of the beginning? And why does Mr Hunter get 5 letters a day, and how many of them are going to self-destruct in 30 seconds?  The answers to all this and more on this week's Look...

On this week's Look Into My Eyes we talk about Chapter 2 and Dinah's attempts to beat Octopus Dare. We not only talk about the nostalgia of this chapter, remembering computers and computer clubs of yesteryear but also dive deep into the Octopus itself. Why are Harvey and Ingrid the only two unaffected? Where does the Octopus come from? And why is Rosemary so excited for next week's chapter read? A...