The International Anthony Burgess Foundation Podcast

The Burgess Foundation's Andrew Biswell speaks to novelist Adam Roberts about dystopian and utopian fiction, taking in Anthony Burgess, George Orwell, Aldous Huxley and... Adolf Hitler? This event was recorded from a live stream that took place on the 5 May 2021. The event was hosted by the Burgess Foundation's Ian Carrington. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, the Burgess Foundation's Andrew Biswell talks to Dr Nathan Waddell, Senior Lecturer in Early Twentieth-Century and Modernist Literature at the University of Birmingham, about George Orwell and Dystopian Fiction. Find out more about Orwell's experiences in Burma, his inspiration for Nineteen Eighty-Four and Anthony Burgess's response to that novel among many other things in this wi...

In the second part of our exploration of A Clockwork Orange's life on the stage, the Burgess Foundation's Will Carr speaks to director Alexandra Spencer-Jones and actor Martin McCreadie, the creative force behind Action to the Word's powerful version of Burgess's story. This innovative all-male production ran at various theatres and in various countries for a decade, and here Alexandra and Martin...

In this episode, the Burgess Foundation's Will Carr talks to the playwright John Godber about his stage adaptation of A Clockwork Orange. First performed in 1976, this was the very first time the novel had been adapted for the stage and anticipated Burgess's own adaptation by over a decade. John Godber is one of Britain's most acclaimed playwrights. You can find out more about his work at http://t...

This episode further explores the influence Anthony Burgess has had on artists, writers and musicians as the Burgess Foundation's Will Carr interviews composer Raymond Yiu about his Burgess-inspired song cycle The World Was Once All Miracle. The World Was Once All Miracle, by Raymond Yiu, performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and soloist Roderick Williams, is out on Delphian Records now. For mor...

In this special episode, the Burgess Foundation's Graham Foster talks to writer and broadcaster Nicholas Rankin about the influence of Anthony Burgess on his work. Nicholas also shares his Burgess-influenced short story 'The Rightist', which was written in 1981, and gives a unique perspective on the death of General Franco. Nicholas Rankin's latest book is Defending the Rock: How Gibraltar Defeate...

In this episode of the International Anthony Burgess Foundation podcast, Andrew Biswell talks to editor Jonathan Mann about Anthony Burgess's Collected Poems. Jonathan sheds light on his archival research for the book, and talks about Burgess's status as a poet. There are also some rare readings by Burgess, discovered in the sound collections at the Burgess Foundation. Collected Poems by Anthony B...

In this episode of the Burgess Foundation podcast, we explore the influence poetry had on Anthony Burgess's writing, from his school years, when he discovered Gerard Manley Hopkins and T.S. Eliot, to his career as a novelist, in which poetry plays an important, continuing role. Written and narrated by Graham FosterReadings by Paul BarnhillMusic by Anthony BurgessCollected Poems by Anthony Burgess,...

We are delighted to welcome the biographer and poet Richard Greene to give the 2020 Anthony Burgess Lecture: ‘Graham Greene and the Spies’.Richard is an award-winning poet, editor and biographer, and is a professor of English at the University of Toronto. His most recent book is an acclaimed new biography of Graham Greene, Russian Roulette: The Life and Times of Graham Greene. Published earlier th...

Throughout Earthly Powers, Kenneth Toomey frequently mentions the Anglo-Austrian writer Norman Douglas, but who was Douglas and why did Burgess choose him to be Toomey’s nemesis? In this episode the Burgess Foundation's Graham Foster speaks to Rachel Hope Cleves, Professor of History at the University of Victoria, Canada, about her new biography of Douglas, Unspeakable: A Life Beyond Sexual Morali...

In this episode of the Burgess Foundation Podcast, Andrew Biswell talks to writer and journalist Robert McCrum about his new book, Shakespearean. This exploration of Shakespeare's plays and poetry incorporates personal experiences, and draws on twenty-five years of reading to place Shakespeare in his historical context and attempt to identify the relevance of his work today. Shakespearean: On Life...

In this episode of the Burgess Foundation Podcast, we explore the music Anthony Burgess composed throughout his lifetime. The Burgess Foundation's Will Carr speaks to Christine Lee Gengaro, the editor of the new Irwell Edition of Burgess's This Man and Music. For more information on Anthony Burgess, visit www.anthonyburgess.orgYou can buy the Irwell Edition of the Works of Anthony Burgess here: ht...

In this special episode of the podcast, we explore some of the research being undertaken at the Burgess Foundation. We are joined by Sam Jermy, who is researching Burgess's 1970s lectures on Shakespeare and Elizabethan England at the Foundation. Sam Jermy is a doctoral researcher in the School of English at the University of Leeds. His current research focuses on the relationships between masculin...

Is the Pope in league with the Devil? That is the question we ask in this episode of the Earthly Powers podcast as we explore the character of Carlo Campanati. What does his desire to reform the Church say about his allegiances? Can his behaviour be considered sinful? Did he make the ultimate Faustian bargain in order to become Pope? Abandon all hope ye who enter here...Written and narrated by Gra...

In the second episode of The Earthly Powers Podcast, we explore the Burgess's depictions of the traditions of Europe and the excitements of America. Is Europe corrupt? Is America the New Eden? What does Kenneth Toomey find on his travels across the Atlantic? Find out more within...Written and Narrated by Graham FosterReadings by Paul BarnhillMusic by Anthony BurgessFor more information on Anthony...

The International Anthony Burgess Foundation is celebrating the 40th anniversary of Earthly Powers, Burgess's longest and most accomplished novel. In this first episode of a series of special podcasts, we explore the character of Kenneth Toomey. What were Burgess's inspirations? How did he breath life into his protagonist. Written and narrated by Graham Foster. Readings by Paul Barnhill. Music by...

In this episode, the Burgess Foundation's Andrew Biswell and Graham Foster discuss the importance of Italy to Anthony Burgess's work, including the novels Beard's Roman Women, ABBA ABBA, and Earthly Powers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Matthew Whittle talks to the Burgess Foundation's Graham Foster about Anthony Burgess's experiences of Malaya in the 1950s and the fiction they inspired. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Anthony Burgess experts Andrew Biswell and Rob Spence discuss Nothing Like the Sun, Burgess's novel about Shakespeare. Written for the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth, the novel is a creative rendering of Shakespeare's love life and his experiences of theatrical London. This podcast discusses the innovative use of language, the unique composition of the novel and Burgess'...

Episode 7 of the Burgess Foundation Podcast explores Anthony Burgess’s translations of the sonnets of Giuseppe Gioachino Belli. Seventy-one of Belli’s sonnets form the appendix to Burgess’s 1977 book ABBA ABBA. The following podcast discusses who Belli was, considers the reason for Burgess’s interest in this nineteenth-century poet, and maps out the evolution of Burgess’s translations using origin...

In the following podcast, AHRC-funded Cultural Engagement researcher Martin Kratz talks to Dr David Miller from Manchester Metropolitan University about his research on the English romantic poet John Keats, Anthony Burgess’s ABBA ABBA, and the posthumous lives of John Keats. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What's it going to be then, eh? Episode Five of the International Anthony Burgess Foundation Podcast examines Burgess's most famous novel, A Clockwork Orange. From the novel's genesis over fifty years ago, to Stanley Kubrick's controversial film adaptation and beyond, this podcast is a guide through the murky world of Alex and his fearsome droogs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...

This episode of the International Anthony Burgess Foundation Podcast seeks to explore Burgess’s cosmopolitanism. Beginning with his formative years in Manchester, Burgess is revealed as a writer that was intellectually preoccupied by geographic location and how it affects the development of the identity in exile. It also depicts the conflict between Burgess’s identity as a professional writer, and...

The third episode of the International Anthony Burgess Foundation Podcast discusses One Hand Clapping and Tremor of Intent. These two books, republished this year by Serpent's Tail, illustrate the breadth of Burgess's work in fiction, from the plain-speaking northern voice at the centre of One Hand Clapping to the Bond-esque secret agent in Tremor of Intent. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

Episode Two examines Anthony Burgess's relationship with Shakespeare and his works, including discussions of his Shakespeare biography, his novel Nothing Like the Sun and his imaginative interpretation of the bard's life. Featuring music from the little-known and unfilmed musical The Bawdy Bard and Burgess's Shakespeare ballet, Mr WS, this is a fascinating exploration of one of the great influence...