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The Exploding Library

A trio of comedians explode and unravel their most cherished cult books, paying homage to the tone and style of the original text, but blurring the lines between fact and fiction.

Radio 4,9 episodes

Episodes

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Parable of the Sower, by Octavia E. Butler
Comedian Desiree Burch unravels Octavia Butler's dystopian novel Parable of the Sower.
28 mins12 Nov 2023
The Unfortunates, by BS Johnson
Comedian and poet Rob Auton shuffles through BS Johnson's 1969 novel, The Unfortunates.
28 mins05 Nov 2023
Nights at the Circus, by Angela Carter
Comedian Kiri Pritchard-McLean melts into the glorious unreality of Nights at the Circus.
28 mins29 Oct 2023
Infinite Jest, by David Foster Wallace
Writer and comedian John-Luke Roberts enters the labyrinthine world of Infinite Jest.
28 mins06 Dec 2022
The Bloater by Rosemary Tonks
Athena Kugblenu searches for Rosemary Tonks, a writer who 'vanished like the Cheshire Cat'
28 mins29 Nov 2022
The Unconsoled, by Kazuo Ishiguro
Comedian Natasha Hodgson is entangled in the slippery world of Ishiguro's The Unconsoled.
28 mins22 Nov 2022
Mother Night, by Kurt Vonnegut
Comedian Daliso Chaponda unravels the myriad personas of Vonnegut's Mother Night.
28 mins09 Dec 2021
Good Morning, Midnight by Jean Rhys
Comedian and outsider Josie Long unlocks the secrets of Good Morning, Midnight.
28 mins02 Dec 2021
The Third Policeman, by Flann O’Brien
Comedian Mark Watson circles the warped world of The Third Policeman.
28 mins25 Nov 2021