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Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under “Barbican Station”. The le Carré Cast – https://lecarrecast.com/ Frank Sennett joins the show to talk about political thrillers and Mick Herron and John le Carré. We talk about US versus UK spy novels, Matt Helm, and favorite Herron and le Carré … Continue reading Secret And Beyond – Political Thrillers with Frank Sennett

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under “Barbican Station”. Donate to Room to Read here or share the link – http://tinyurl.com/spiesread We’re back to discuss the finale of the second season of the Apple TV Plus adaptation of Mick Herron’s Slow Horses – Old Scores. We talk about … Continue reading Barbican Station – SLOW HORSES Season Two Finale Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under “Barbican Station”. Donate to Room to Read here or share the link – http://tinyurl.com/spiesread We’re back to discuss the fifth episode of the second season of the Apple TV Plus adaptation of Mick Herron’s Slow Horses – Boardroom Games. We talk … Continue reading Barbican Station – SLOW HORSES Season Two Episode 5 Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under “Barbican Station”. Donate to Room to Read here or share the link – http://tinyurl.com/spiesread We’re back to discuss the fourth episode of the second season of the Apple TV Plus adaptation of Mick Herron’s Slow Horses – Ciacada. We talk about … Continue reading Barbican Station – SLOW HORSES Season Two Episode 4 Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under “Barbican Station”. Donate to Room to Read here or share the link – http://tinyurl.com/spiesread We’re back to discuss the third episode of the second season of the Apple TV Plus adaptation of Mick Herron’s Slow Horses. We talk about bike safety, … Continue reading Barbican Station – SLOW HORSES Season Two Episode 3 Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under “Barbican Station”. Donate to Room to Read here or share the link – http://tinyurl.com/spiesread We’re back to discuss the first and second episodes of the second season of the Apple TV Plus adaptation of Mick Herron’s Slow Horses. We talk about … Continue reading Barbican Station – SLOW HORSES Season Two Premiere Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under “Barbican Station”. I talk with guest Matthew Bradford about Mick Herron’s latest short story – Standing By The Wall. This story is a crucial follow up to both Slough House and Bad Actors and fans of River and Roddy won’t want … Continue reading Barbican Station – Standing By The Wall by Mick Herron Review and more

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under “Barbican Station”. This week we are back to talk all things Bad Actors! I’m pleased to welcome Slate Book and Culture critic Laura Miller. In the first half of the show we stay spoiler free of Bad Actors as we talk … Continue reading Barbican Station – Bad Actors by Mick Herron – Review with Laura Miller

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under “Barbican Station”. I talk with previous guests Matthew Bradford and Dr. Mary Quest about their guesses for what we might see in Mick Herron’s next Slough House book – Bad Actors. My post on the top burning questions ahead of Bad … Continue reading Barbican Station – Burning Questions ahead of Bad Actors

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under “Barbican Station”. We talk about the sixth and final episode of the first season of the new Apple TV Plus adaptation of Slow Horses. In the first part we talk about impressions of the first few episodes before taking a break … Continue reading Barbican Station – SLOW HORSES Season Finale Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under “Barbican Station”. Catch up on episode five before the sixth and final episode of the first season drops of the new Apple TV Plus adaption of Slow Horses. In the first part we talk about impressions of the first few episodes … Continue reading Barbican Station – SLOW HORSES Fifth Episode Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under “Barbican Station”. Catch up on episode four before the fifth episode drops as we continue to discuss the new Apple TV Plus adaption of Slow Horses. In the first part we have some updates and impressions of the first few episodes … Continue reading Barbican Station – SLOW HORSES Fourth Episode Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under “Barbican Station”. Catch up on episode three before the forth episode drops as we continue to discuss the third episode of the new Apple TV Plus adaption of Slow Horses. In the first part we discuss impressions of the first couple … Continue reading Barbican Station – SLOW HORSES Third Episode Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed here or in your podcast app under “Barbican Station”. In this episode we discuss the premiere of the new Apple TV Plus adaption of Slow Horses. The first part is spoiler free before we take a break and come back to talk in depth about the first and … Continue reading Barbican Station – SLOW HORSES Premiere/Second Episode Recap

In this episode we discuss Mick Herron’s novel Reconstruction. Although the book is a standalone, there are a striking number of connections to the Slough House series, both in cross over characters and stylistically. We talk generally about the book before diving into spoiler territory for what I consider essential reading for any Herron fan. … Continue reading Barbican Station – Reconstruction by Mick Herron – Episode 13

In this episode we give some updates on Barbican Station, the Slow Horses AppleTV+ show, Bad Actors – the eighth book in the series and give some hints of what to expect in Barbican Station “Season Two”! We’ll be back in a couple weeks with a discussion on Mick Herron’s short fiction collection – Dolphin … Continue reading Barbican Station – Updates – Episode 12

In this episode we take a look at the latest book with the slow horses, Slough House, with guest Professor Penny Fielding. We discuss what people will think of the books in 20 years, how this book is similar to Slow Horses and that ending. All that and more in this episode. Find Penny Fielding … Continue reading Barbican Station – Slough House – Episode 11

In this episode we conclude our two parter with a look a the Slough House novella, The Catch, and the short story, The Last Dead Letter, with returning guest Matthew Bradford. We discuss whether whether Di Taverner is like Mission: Impossible’s Jim Phelps, get into determinism vs. free will and what effect the TV show … Continue reading Barbican Station – The Catch and The Last Dead Letter – Episode 10

In this episode we take a look at two of the Slough House novellas, The List and The Drop, with guest Matthew Bradford. We discuss whether there’s a sadder sack than John Bachelor, what the worst thing Herron has done to one of his characters and Matthew shares a piece of Hollywood advice he got … Continue reading Barbican Station – The List and The Drop – Episode 9

In this episode we change things up with a look at some burning questions ahead of the release of the seventh book in the series, Slough House, with guests Shane Whaley and Matthew Bradford. We discuss who’s in our Dead Pool, who might rise from the dead and what the political situation of the Slough … Continue reading Barbican Station – Slough House Burning Questions – Episode 8