Wodehousekeeping

Ian talks to writer Thom Robinson about the seventh Wodehouse book, "Love Among the Chickens". There will be spoilers. Among Wodehouse's books, this is:    The first intended for a general audience, as opposed to schoolboys or young children    The first to involve a love story    The first to introduce a major recurring character, which is Ukridge &nbs...

Ian talks to his brother Josh about the sixth Wodehouse book, "The Head of Kay's". It's yet another school story. There will be spoilers. Also discussed or referenced Summer Moonshine Psmith in the City Jeeves and the Wedding Bells by Sebastian Faulks The Boys of Castle Cliff School by R. A. H. Goodyear Toddy Scores Again by Alfred Judd A Wodehouse Handbook by N. T. P. Murphy Let's Do It: The Birt...

Ian looks at P.G. Wodehouse's only book for younger children, "William Tell Told Again". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian talks to Alexander Rennie about the third Wodehouse novel, "The Gold Bat". It's another school story. Despite the title, there is no cricket this time but plenty of rugby and a bit of boxing, ferret-keeping and shadowy secret societies. There will be spoilers. Alexander's podcast is called " Forgotten Towns ". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I talk about the third book by P.G. Wodehouse, his first short story collection, "Tales of St Austin's", again with a public school theme. There will be spoilers. Also mentioned in the podcast: Norman Murphy's "A Wodehouse Handbook". There is a wealth of material at Madame Eulalie including the original magazine versions of these stories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...

Ian talks to Alexander Rennie about the second Wodehouse novel, "A Prefect's Uncle". It's another school story, with a lot of cricket. There will be spoilers. Alexander's podcast is called " Forgotten Towns ". There is a wealth of material at Madame Eulalie available as always. Also mentioned in the podcast: Sophie Ratcliffe's "P.G. Wodehouse: A Life in Letters" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...

In our first episode we discuss Wodehouse's first book, "The Pothunters" (1902), a public school novel. There is a wealth of material at Madame Eulalie including annotations of the novel, the serialised version and relevant articles by Wodehouse on school stories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.