On the Road with Penguin Classics podcast

On the Road with Penguin Classics

On the Road with Penguin Classics is a podcast that takes a stroll around the world's favourite books. In each episode, author and editor Henry Eliot travels to a different literary location to explore a brilliant book in the company of a remarkable reader. Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

On the Road with Penguin Classics is a podcast that takes a stroll around the world's favourite books. In each episode, author and editor Henry Eliot travels to a different literary location to explore a brilliant book in the company of a remarkable reader. Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

 

#34

William Blake's poetry with Philip Pullman

William Blake’s poetry and prose. We visit Sir Philip at home to discuss the poet who has ... more

01 Feb 2024

56 MINS

56:16

01 Feb 2024


#33

Giovanni’s Room with Caryl Phillips

James Baldwin in Paris. On the rain-soaked boulevards, the novelistCaryl Phillips discusse... more

25 Jan 2024

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:09

25 Jan 2024


#32

John Donne's poetry with Katherine Rundell

John Donne’s poetry and prosein London. The scholar and children’s authorKatherine Rundell... more

18 Jan 2024

1 HR 19 MINS

1:19:35

18 Jan 2024


#31

We Have Always Lived in the Castle with Ruth Franklin

Shirley Jackson in North Bennington, Vermont. Award-winning biographerRuth Franklin visits... more

11 Jan 2024

1 HR 15 MINS

1:15:38

11 Jan 2024


#30

Angela Carter's Fairy Tales with Marina Warner

Angela Carter’s Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault. In Dame Marina Warner's magical home in N... more

04 Jan 2024

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:48

04 Jan 2024


#29

Christmas Special 2023 – A Christmas Carol with Simon Callow

Charles Dickens in London. For this festive Christmas Special, the actor and author Simon ... more

21 Dec 2023

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:43

21 Dec 2023


#28

A Clockwork Orange with Jeff Noon and Andrew Biswell

Anthony Burgess in East Sussex. On the 30th anniversary of Burgess’s death, the science fi... more

14 Dec 2023

1 HR 17 MINS

1:17:20

14 Dec 2023


#27

Farewell, My Lovely with Dick Lochte

Raymond Chandler in Santa Monica. As well as The Big Sleep and The Long Goodbye, we discus... more

07 Dec 2023

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:14

07 Dec 2023


#26

Frankenstein with Anil Seth and Fiona Sampson

Mary Shelley in Bath. Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin finished writing Frankenstein while lodgi... more

30 Nov 2023

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:09

30 Nov 2023


#25

Pride and Prejudice with Monica Ali

Jane Austen in Chawton. The novelist Monica Ali joins Henry to visit Jane Austen’s House i... more

23 Nov 2023

1 HR 15 MINS

1:15:04

23 Nov 2023


#24

Halloween Special 2023 – The Haunting of Hill House with Ruth Franklin

Shirley Jackson in Bennington, Vermont. For this spooky Halloween special, award-winning b... more

31 Oct 2023

45 MINS

45:54

31 Oct 2023


#23

Season 4 Trailer

On the Road with Penguin Classics is the literary podcast that takes a stroll around the w... more

26 Oct 2023

01 MINS

01:45

26 Oct 2023


#22

Christmas Special 2022 – Eliot's Book of Bookish Lists

In this bonus episode, Henry introduces Eliot's Book of Bookish Lists, the perfect stockin... more

01 Dec 2022

21 MINS

21:47

01 Dec 2022


#21

The Pilgrim’s Progress with Rachel Joyce

John Bunyan in Bedfordshire. The novelist Rachel Joyce joins Henry as they follow in the f... more

03 Nov 2022

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:58

03 Nov 2022