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The International Anthony Burgess Foundation Podcast

International Anthony Burgess Foundation

The International Anthony Burgess Foundation Podcast Channel hosts two podcasts:The International Anthony Burgess Foundation Podcast is dedicated to exploringthe life and work of Anthony Burgess and his contemporaries, and the cultural environment in which Burgess was working. A combination of scripted episodes, interviews and lectures, this series is a resource for students, readers and anyone else interested in twentieth century literature, film and music. The International Anthony Burgess

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47:38

Ninety-Nine Novels: The Coup by John Updike

The International Anthony Burgess Foundation Podcast ·

2025/11/05

In 1984, Anthony Burgess published Ninety-Nine Novels, a selection of his favourite novels in English since 1939. The list is typically idiosyncratic, and shows the breadth of Burgess's interest in fiction. This podcast, by the International Anthony Burgess Foundation, explores the novels on Burgess's list with the help of writers, critics and other special guests.In this episode, Andrew Biswell talks to writer and critic Bob Batchelor about The Coup by John Updike, a novel Anthony Burgess called ‘a

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37:21

Ninety-Nine Novels: The French Lieutenant's Woman by...

The International Anthony Burgess Foundation Podcast ·

2025/10/29

In 1984, Anthony Burgess published Ninety-Nine Novels, a selection of his favourite novels in English since 1939. The list is typically idiosyncratic, and shows the breadth of Burgess's interest in fiction. This podcast, by the International Anthony Burgess Foundation, explores the novels on Burgess's list with the help of writers, critics and other special guests.In this episode, Will Carr investigates the postmodern delights of The French Lieutenant’s Woman by John Fowles, with writer and editor

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49:13

Ninety-Nine Novels: The Vendor of Sweets by R.K. Narayan

The International Anthony Burgess Foundation Podcast ·

2025/10/22

In 1984, Anthony Burgess published Ninety-Nine Novels, a selection of his favourite novels in English since 1939. The list is typically idiosyncratic, and shows the breadth of Burgess's interest in fiction. This podcast, by the International Anthony Burgess Foundation, explores the novels on Burgess's list with the help of writers, critics and other special guests.In this episode, we’re learning about The Vendor of Sweets by R.K. Narayan with writer, editor and academic Claire Chambers.The Vendor of

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45:04

Ninety-Nine Novels: Cocksure by Mordecai Richler

The International Anthony Burgess Foundation Podcast ·

2025/10/15

In 1984, Anthony Burgess published Ninety-Nine Novels, a selection of his favourite novels in English since 1939. The list is typically idiosyncratic, and shows the breadth of Burgess's interest in fiction. This podcast, by the International Anthony Burgess Foundation, explores the novels on Burgess's list with the help of writers, critics and other special guests.In this episode, novelist and academic Norman Ravvin joins us to talk about Cocksure by Mordecai Richler, a novel Anthony Burgess called

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56:16

Ninety-Nine Novels: Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake

The International Anthony Burgess Foundation Podcast ·

2025/10/08

In 1984, Anthony Burgess published Ninety-Nine Novels, a selection of his favourite novels in English since 1939. The list is typically idiosyncratic, and shows the breadth of Burgess's interest in fiction.In this episode, Graham Foster explores the mysterious castle of Gormenghast, the setting ofTitus Groanby Mervyn Peake, with writer and editor Rob Maslen.Titus Groan begins with the birth of an heir to Lord Groan, the ruler of the castle of Gormenghast. As baby Titus comes into the world, the

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21:11

Remembering Anthony Burgess with Ben Forkner

The International Anthony Burgess Foundation Podcast ·

2025/04/30

In this episode, Anthony Burgess's friend and colleague Ben Forkner, who met Burgess at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1969 and went on to have a lasting friendship with him over the subsequent years. Here, Ben Forkner looks back on this friendship and shares a tape of Burgess reading the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins which he recorded at his home in Angers.Narrated by Andrew Biswell with readings from Ben Forkner's introduction to One Man's Chorus by Graham Foster.Ben

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49:35

Ninety-Nine Novels: The Catcher in the Rye by J.D....

The International Anthony Burgess Foundation Podcast ·

2024/11/20

In 1984, Anthony Burgess published Ninety-Nine Novels, a selection of his favourite novels in English since 1939. The list is typically idiosyncratic, and shows the breadth of Burgess's interest in fiction. This podcast, by the International Anthony Burgess Foundation, explores the novels on Burgess's list with the help of writers, critics and other special guests.In this episode, writer and academic Sarah Graham leads Graham Foster through the 1940s Manhattan of The Catcher in the Rye by J.D

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54:10

Ninety-Nine Novels: Life in the West by Brian Aldiss

The International Anthony Burgess Foundation Podcast ·

2024/11/13

In 1984, Anthony Burgess published Ninety-Nine Novels, a selection of his favourite novels in English since 1939. The list is typically idiosyncratic, and shows the breadth of Burgess's interest in fiction. This podcast, by the International Anthony Burgess Foundation, explores the novels on Burgess's list with the help of writers, critics and other special guests.In this episode, we’re joined by novelist Adam Roberts, who introduces us to Life in the West by Brian Aldiss.Life in the West tells the

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53:11

Ninety-Nine Novels: At Swim-Two-Birds by Flann O'Brien

The International Anthony Burgess Foundation Podcast ·

2024/11/06

In 1984, Anthony Burgess published Ninety-Nine Novels, a selection of his favourite novels in English since 1939. The list is typically idiosyncratic, and shows the breadth of Burgess's interest in fiction. This podcast, by the International Anthony Burgess Foundation, explores the novels on Burgess's list with the help of writers, critics and other special guests.In this episode, Will Carr is joined by writer and academic Paul Fagan to discuss At Swim-Two-Birds by Flann O’Brien.At Swim-Two-Birds is

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52:35

Ninety-Nine Novels: Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

The International Anthony Burgess Foundation Podcast ·

2024/10/30

In 1984, Anthony Burgess published Ninety-Nine Novels, a selection of his favourite novels in English since 1939. The list is typically idiosyncratic, and shows the breadth of Burgess's interest in fiction. This podcast, by the International Anthony Burgess Foundation, explores the novels on Burgess's list with the help of writers, critics and other special guests.In this episode, we’re getting the intel on Catch-22 by Joseph Heller from our guest Spencer Morrison.Catch-22 takes us back to the dying

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51:23

Ninety-Nine Novels: The History Man by Malcolm Bradbury

The International Anthony Burgess Foundation Podcast ·

2024/10/23

In 1984, Anthony Burgess published Ninety-Nine Novels, a selection of his favourite novels in English since 1939. The list is typically idiosyncratic, and shows the breadth of Burgess's interest in fiction. This podcast, by the International Anthony Burgess Foundation, explores the novels on Burgess's list with the help of writers, critics and other special guests.In this episode, we’re learning about The History Man by Malcolm Bradbury, with our guest Joseph Williams.The History Man tells the story

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44:37

Ninety-Nine Novels: Darconville's Cat by Alexander...

The International Anthony Burgess Foundation Podcast ·

2024/10/16

In 1984, Anthony Burgess published Ninety-Nine Novels, a selection of his favourite novels in English since 1939. The list is typically idiosyncratic, and shows the breadth of Burgess's interest in fiction. This podcast, by the International Anthony Burgess Foundation, explores the novels on Burgess's list with the help of writers, critics and other special guests.In this episode, we’re exploring the complex, controversial and language-rich novelDarconville’s Catby Alexander Theroux with our guest,

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50:48

Ninety-Nine Novels: The Late Bourgeois World by...

The International Anthony Burgess Foundation Podcast ·

2024/10/09

In 1984, Anthony Burgess published Ninety-Nine Novels, a selection of his favourite novels in English since 1939. The list is typically idiosyncratic, and shows the breadth of Burgess's interest in fiction. This podcast, by the International Anthony Burgess Foundation, explores the novels on Burgess's list with the help of writers, critics and other special guests.In this episode, Graham Foster discovers Nadine Gordimer’s 1966 novelThe Late Bourgeois World,with guest Jeanne-Marie Jackson.The Late

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47:42

Ninety-Nine Novels: Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov

The International Anthony Burgess Foundation Podcast ·

2024/10/02

In 1984, Anthony Burgess published Ninety-Nine Novels, a selection of his favourite novels in English since 1939. The list is typically idiosyncratic, and shows the breadth of Burgess's interest in fiction. This podcast, by the International Anthony Burgess Foundation, explores the novels on Burgess's list with the help of writers, critics and other special guests.In this episode, Andrew Biswell talks to Brian Boyd about Vladimir Nabokov’s novel Pale Fire, which Anthony Burgess called ‘a brilliant

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48:25

The Devil Prefers Mozart: Anthony Burgess on Music...

The International Anthony Burgess Foundation Podcast ·

2024/03/27

In this episode, Andrew Biswell explores Anthony Burgess’s new collection of essays on music, The Devil Prefers Mozart, with editor Paul Phillips.The Devil Prefers Mozartis the first collection of Anthony Burgess’s essays on music and musicians. This wide-ranging anthology covers classical, modern and operatic works, as well as jazz, pop, heavy metal and punk. This episode of the podcast discusses the versatility of Burgess’s writing on music, the different sorts of essays in the new collection and

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33:18

Publishing Anthony Burgess with Richard Cohen

The International Anthony Burgess Foundation Podcast ·

2024/03/20

In this episode, Andrew Biswell talks to writer and publisher Richard Cohen about his memories of working with Anthony Burgess in the 1980s.Richard Cohen is the former publishing director of Hutchinson, and was instrumental in publishing some of Burgess’s best known novels of the 1980s, beginning with The Pianoplayers in 1986. After working at Hutchinson, Richard moved to Hodder, and eventually set up his own company Richard Cohen Books. During his time in publishing he worked with authors as varied

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33:15

A Clockwork Orange: The Prophecy – The Making of the...

The International Anthony Burgess Foundation Podcast ·

2024/02/14

In this episode, Andrew Biswell exploring the making of the new documentary film, A Clockwork Orange: The Prophecy, with the directors Elisa Mantin and Benoit Felici.A Clockwork Orange: The Prophecy, is the first new documentary to focus on Burgess for 25 years. Drawing on archive footage, startling new animations, and interviews with major cultural figures such as Will Self and Ai Weiwei, this documentary reconsiders the 60-year history ofA Clockwork Orangeas a novel, film, stage play and cultural

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1:02:29

Christmas Special: Anthony Burgess Reads A Christmas...

The International Anthony Burgess Foundation Podcast ·

2023/12/20

In this episode, we hand the microphone over to Anthony Burgess himself, as he gives a special festive reading of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of our listeners! We'll be back in 2024 with more podcasts.For more information about Anthony Burgess and to find out how you can support the work of the Burgess Foundation, visit our website. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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53:32

Ninety-Nine Novels: Lanark by Alasdair Gray

The International Anthony Burgess Foundation Podcast ·

2023/11/15

In this episode, we’re exploring a parallel universe Glasgow as we talk about Alasdair Gray’s Lanark with writer and biographer Rodge Glass.Lanark is a strange, experimental book that immediately thrusts the reader into a weird world with glimmers of familiarity. It’s a novel with two stories, that weave around each other but don’t quite come together in an obvious way. It begins with the story of a man called Lanark, whose lonely existence in the city of Unthank is eventually disturbed when his

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58:17

Ninety-Nine Novels: Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

The International Anthony Burgess Foundation Podcast ·

2023/11/08

In 1984, Anthony Burgess published Ninety-Nine Novels, a selection of his favourite novels in English since 1939. The list is typically idiosyncratic, and shows the breadth of Burgess's interest in fiction. This podcast, by the International Anthony Burgess Foundation, explores the novels on Burgess's list with the help of writers, critics and other special guests.In this episode, Graham Foster explores pre-civil rights America in Ralph Ellison’s 1952 novel Invisible Man, with writer and academic

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