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The literary podcast that has been giving new life to old books since 2015. For show notes visit backlisted.fm and get an extra two shows a month by supporting the pod at patreon.com/backlisted

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Rerun - Beowulf

2026-11-03 · 1 hr 25 min

Our Hallowe'en special from 2020 was on the Old English poem, Beowulf, composed somewhere in England more than a thousand years ago. The atmospheric tale of supernatural monsters and human heroes has inspired scores of…
The Rings of Saturn by W.G. Sebald - Rerun

2026-10-20 · 1 hr 14 min

In 2019 we made this show on W.G. Sebald's book The Rings of Saturn, which was first published in Germany in 1995. Joining John and Andy to walk around this enigmatic masterpiece are the writer and swimmer Philip Hoare…
A Passage To India by E.M. Forster - Rerun

2026-10-06 · 1 hr 0 min

Joining us are the novelist, playwright and memoirist Alice Jolly and novelist Patrick McCabe, to discuss the A Passage to India by E.M. Forster. First published in 1924, by the end of that year, A Passage to India had…
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard - Rerun

2026-09-22 · 1 hr 12 min

In light of the death of Annie Dillard, we are revisiting our discussion of her Pulitzer Prize-winning classic Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. First published in 1974, when Dillard was still in her twenties, Pilgrim at Tinker…
Rerun - Elizabeth Costello by J.M. Coetzee

2026-08-31 · 1 hr 6 min

Recorded live in Galway in 2021, we were joined by novelist Mary Costello for a special episode recorded live at Galway International Arts Festival in Ireland. The book we're debating is Elizabeth Costello (2003) by…
Rerun - The Ice Palace by Tarjei Vesaas

2026-08-17 · 1 hr 9 min

Returning to a show we made in 2022. The Ice Palace or Is-slottet by Tarjei Vesaas is a 20th century classic by one of Norway’s greatest modern writers. First published by Gyldendal in 1963, it went on to win the Nordic…
Gaining Ground by Joan Barfoot - Rerun

2026-08-03 · 1 hr 10 min

In light of it's republication by Faber this month, we are replaying this wonderful episode where author Rose Ruane first brought Gaining Ground A.K.A. Abra (1978) by Canadian feminist writer Joan Barfoot to our…
Summer Reading 2026

2026-07-28 · 1 hr 3 min

Just in time for the summer holidays, the Backlisted team recommend six books we have enjoyed recently: As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning by Laurie Lee; Boulder by Eva Baltasar; Flashlight by Susan Choi; The Palm…
Summer Reading 2023 - Rerun

2026-07-07 · 1 hr 4 min

Over here in the UK, we are well and truly into summer: some of us have World Cup fever, and others... have not. To celebrate the continuing balm, we are rerunning one of our classic summer reading episodes from 2023,…
How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read by Pierre Bayard - Rerun

2026-06-23 · 58 min

Recorded back in 2018 at Port Elliot festival, Andy and John are joined on stage by writer, actor and comedian Ben Moor, author of More Trees to Climb (Granta) and whose comedy show ‘Book Talk Book Talk Book’ first…

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Owner: Backlisted Podcast
Oldest episode in feed: 11/2015 · over 10 years
Typical length: 1 hr 7 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone

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