"Soon only Sirius was scratching and tearing at the dark, and he only kept on because he had a dim notion that anything was better than cold nothingness." 

Politics, parenting, sex and death. [NB: We had a special very small guest on this one, so if you hear the occasional kick or wail against the infinite difficulty of being alive, just remember: it's thematic!]

Transcript available here [https://drive.google.com/file/d/19m0thmi3LAONZnCkO7h6W300A3gjymYZ/view?usp=sharing]. Next week we will be discussing Cart and Cwidder!

Dogsbody

'He could only think of one solution: "Should have been me to hit you, I suppose. I will if you like."'  

Revenge, violence, and several attempted murders [yakety sax]. 

(tw: it's a DWJ but this one has more than the usual amount of discussion of child abuse)

Transcript available here [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XdA-Zn4CM7DI48ltVmNPOQHcMtia2FCC/view?usp=sharing]. Next week we will be discussing Dogsbody! Also, there were some technical issues resulting in somewhat messy audio for both this one and the next one, we beg your patience on these early episodes.

Wilkins' Tooth and The Ogre Downstairs

"Wouldn't you say it was worth it to be really happy for a while, even if you knew you were going to end up sad ever after?

Loki, Brunhilde, and the archetypal Diana Wynne Jones Cricket Boy.

 (Transcript available here.) [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fcbV8W7GMS_us0_UzQSUFGgh0HGRnf6r/view?usp=sharing]

Eight Days of Luke

Eight episodes on the first nine children's books of Diana Wynne Jones, coming soon to an RSS feed near you.

Teaser

The works of Diana Wynne Jones, in order, one decade at a time, with Emily Tesh and Rebecca Fraimow

Eight Days of Diana Wynne Jones