The Follycast Episode 1: Rivers Of London

In this month’s episode…

…we start our look at the Rivers Of London novels by Ben Aaronovitch with – logically enough – Rivers Of London itself, the first book in the series.

Will new readers Jennie and Jan share hosts Margaret and Richard’s enthusiasm for the world of the Folly?  In the nail biting finale to the show we find out whether our control sample want to stick with the podcast for the next book or whether we will need a new pair of ‘test subjects’ upon whom to inflict our enthusiasm next time.

Before that dramatic reveal we speculate about the influences on the book, London as a character in the novel and the significance of the ‘Molly Folly Bite Time Machine’. We wonder how on earth it could be made into a TV show and, in his desperate attempts to not mention Doctor Who, Richard talks about Sons Of Anarchy for no obvious reason. Richard and Margaret then retire to a spoiler zone to discuss how the book works effectively as a ‘Season Premiere’.

What about spoilers?

Each show will contain plot points for that particular book but, to not spoil the series for new readers, how the book fits into the series as a whole will be left to the end of each podcast (from 37:20 in this episode), so new readers can skip and come back at a later date.

Credits

Hosted by Margaret Holborn and Richard Marks, with guests Jan Trott and Jennie Beck

Produced by Richard Marks for UncertainSmile productions

Theme tune: ‘London Is Inspired’ by Cutwater: www.cutwaterband.co.uk.You can hear the track in full at the end of the pod from 47:35

Cover image: Mack Chater (@MackChater)

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Shownotes

During the episode we discussed the following:

Guardian Podcast with Ben Aaronovitch (very mild spoilers)

Rivers Of London – the TV series?

Hawksmoor by Peter Ackroyd

London’s Lost Rivers by Paul Talling

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

Neal Stephenson’ Baroque Trilogy

Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis

Sons Of Anarchy

Istanbul by Orhan Pamuk

The Bone Clocks