The Reading Room Podcast
1) SPOILER Review: The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro (2015)
Another new episode from our sister programme SPOILER - to subscribe to SPOILER, please go to www.spoilerpodcast.co.uk This week, against Paulâs express wishes, the Spoiler team have accepted a liste...Show More
2) SPOILER Review: Wonder by R J Palacio
âThere should be a rule that everyone in the world should get a standing ovation at least once in their livesâ This week the Spoiler team are feeling inspired as we read R.J. Palacioâs childrenâs nove...Show More
3) SPOILER: Romeo & Juliet (Baz Luhrmann's 1996 film based on... well, you know what it's based on!)
âIf love be rough with you, be rough with loveâ Three reviewers, alike in temperament (if not always in opinion), sit down this week to talk some serious culture as the Spoiler team take a look at Baz...Show More
4) SPOILER Review: Children of Men based on the book by PD James
âVery odd, what happens in a world without children's voicesâ This week weâre watching Alfonso Cuaronâs dystopian thriller âChildren of Menâ, based (very loosely) on the 1992 novel by PD James and sta...Show More
5) High-Rise (2015 film based on the novel by J G Ballard): SPOILER Episode 23
âI donât work for you. I work for the buildingâ This week weâre watching Ben Wheatleyâs film adaptation of J.G. Ballardâs supposedly "unfilmable" dystopian thriller âHigh-Riseâ and the team are at od...Show More
High-Rise (2015 film based on the novel by J G Ballard): SPOILER Episode 23
59:02 | Jan 12th, 2017
6) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams: SPOILER Episode 22
âJust when you think life canât possibly get any worse it suddenly doesâ This week weâre reading Douglas Adamsâ cult sci-fi comedy novel âThe Hitchhikerâs Guide to the Galaxyâ. While Paul wonders if ...Show More
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams: SPOILER Episode 22
50:35 | Dec 29th, 2016
7) Room by Emma Donoghue - SPOILER Podcast Episode 17
"When I was small, I only knew small things" This week we're watching and reading "Room" by Emma Donoghue as we take a look at both the original 2010 book and the 2015 film adaptation starring Brie La...Show More
8) Ready Player One by Ernest Kline: SPOILER Podcast Preview
âGoing outside is highly overratedâ This week in our new show SPOILER, we're reading Ernest Kline's "nerdgasm" of a book, Ready Player One.  As Rachael and Andy get in touch with their inner geek, ...Show More
9) Stoner by John Williams: SPOILER podcast preview
"She turned to him and pulled her lips into what he knew must be a smile" This week, in another chance to catch up with our new show SPOILER, we're reading John Williams' sleeper hit "Stoner" which, c...Show More
10) SPOILER Podcast: Us by David Nicholls
âWhile there was breath in my body, she would never lack sufficient AA batteries.â Another opportunity to try out our new podcast "Spoiler", and this week we're reading David Nicholls much anticipated...Show More