Barbican Station - A Slow Horses Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

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This week we are back to talk about Mick Herron’s latest book – The Secret Hours! I’m pleased to welcome The Sunday Times Senior Political Commentator Tim Shipman to the show.

In the first half of the show we stay relatively spoiler free on The Secret Hours as we talk politics and Herron, British inquiries and what makes a politician tick. In the second half we discuss Herron’s take on Berlin just after the fall of the wall, misdirection, and whether the TV show prompted Herron to write this particular story. Plus … we mull over where the series goes next! All that and more in this episode!

Tim’s latest interview with Mick Herron – https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/mick-herron-a-smiley-for-our-times-on-jackson-lamb-and-slow-horses-d7rf3ndjr

Tim Shipman – At The Sunday Times – https://www.thetimes.co.uk/profile/tim-shipman?page=1
Tim’s Twitter – https://twitter.com/ShippersUnbound

Preorder Tim’s next book Out on Amazon.

Find Tim’s books All Out War and Fall Out – https://www.harpercollins.com/blogs/authors/tim-shipman

Buy The Secret Hours – US or UK.

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Track down the real Slough House here.

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We’re back to discuss the third season finale of the Apple TV Plus adaptation of Mick Herron’s Slow Horses titled Footprints. This episode guest Matthew Bradford returns to join me in talking through all the action in this epic season finale.

We talk about whether this episode is like Home Alone or if Jackson Lamb has been watching too many A-Team reruns, the most emotional scene so far in the show between Lamb and Catherine and how not to use a double decker bus. Plus, we talk through that season four trailer.

All that and much more in this episode!

Matthew’s Blog – http://doubleosection.blogspot.com/

Season 3, Episode 6 – Footprints

The le Carré Cast – https://lecarrecast.com/

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My original review of the Real Tigers by Mick Herron. The Barbican Station episode on the book Barbican Station – Real Tigers – Episode 4

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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, shady small english towns, whether this episode had two award winning performances and the dinner party from hell. All that and much more in this episode.

Season 2, Episode 3 – Drinking Games

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My original review of the book. The Barbican Station episode on the book Dead Lions.

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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 love on the rocks, impressions of new characters and eating on camera. All that and much more in this episode.

Season 2, Episode 1 – Last Stop

Season 2, Episode 2 – From Upshott With Love

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My original review of the book. The Barbican Station episode on the book Dead Lions.

Follow the latest news about the upcoming AppleTV adaption here.

For more on the slow horses, click here.

Track down the real Slough House here.

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 to miss it. Plus we further dissect all the Bad Actors action and discuss our hopes for season 2 of SLOW HORSES. Plus what does this story have to do with The Secret Hours? All that and more in this episode.

Find Matthew Bradford on Twitter here or on his site Double O Section.

Buy the book – US or UK.

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For more on the slow horses, click here.

Track down the real Slough House here.

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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 about the ins and outs of reading, the Slough House audiobooks and Jackson Lamb’s secrets. In the second half we discuss all the crazy action the slow horses get up to with evil politicians, soccer hooligans, and shady Russians. Plus … River! All that and more in this episode!

Laura’s piece on the Slough House series – https://slate.com/culture/2022/04/slough-house-books-slow-horses-mick-herron-review.html 

Laura’s book – The Magician’s Book: A Skeptic’s Adventures in Narnia – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001M2FTEW 

Laura’s work on Slate – https://slate.com/author/laura-miller-2 

Follow Laura on Twitter – https://twitter.com/magiciansbook?s=21&t=EKh03gKmlnjjWoD4lYoQDA 

Other things discussed-

C.S. Lewis’ Experiments in Criticism – https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Experiment_in_Criticism#:~:text=An%20Experiment%20in%20Criticism%20is,the%20other%20the%20%22literary%22. 

Laura’s interview with John le Carré- https://www.salon.com/2004/01/05/le_carre/

Slate’s HIS DARK MATERIALS podcast – The Authority – https://slate.com/podcasts/his-dark-materials

Buy Bad Actors – US or UK.

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For more on the slow horses, click here.

Track down the real Slough House here.

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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 Actors.

Tim Shipman’s interview with Mick Herron ahead of the book release.

Upcoming bookshop appearances by Herron.

Buy the book – US or UK.

Leave me your comments for a future show at PodInbox.com/spy!

Follow the latest news about the upcoming AppleTV adaption here.

For more on the slow horses, click here.

Track down the real Slough House here.

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 and returning to talk in depth about the sixth episode. My guest this week is Lloyd Shepherd. Lloyd is an author and podcaster.

We talk about Peter Judd and Boris Johnson, Curiously Specific locations in SLOW HORSES, and Mick Herron’s cameo on the show. Plus the Min’s “mild imbecility”, the comedy pedigree of the show’s writers and dive deep on glasses. All that and much more in this episode.

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Come back next week as I talk about burning questions ahead of the release of Bad Actors.

Lloyd’s Website – https://lloydshepherdwriter.wordpress.com/

Curiously Specific episode on Slow Horses – https://curiouslyspecific.com/2021/03/19/slow-horses/

Curiously Specific Podcast – https://curiouslyspecific.com/

CS episode on The Ipcress File – https://curiouslyspecific.com/2020/06/26/the-ipcress-file/

CS episode on Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy – https://curiouslyspecific.com/2021/04/30/tinker-tailor-soldier-spy/

The Guardian article that discusses Herron’s and Johnson’s time at university together –https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/jan/15/mick-herron-i-look-at-jackson-lamb-and-think-my-god-did-i-write-that-my-mother-reads-this-stuff

Lloyd’s Twitter feed is here.

Wimpole’s Folly – The location where they filmed Hassan’s rescue – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wimpole%27s_Folly

FOUR LIONS – The film Lloyd mentions having a similar sense of dark humor – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Lions

My original review of the book. The Barbican Station episode on the book Slow Horses.

Follow the latest news about the upcoming AppleTV adaption here.

For more on the slow horses, click here.

Track down the real Slough House here.

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 and Jonathan Reed’s interview with James Hawes before taking a break and returning to talk in depth about the fifth episode.

We talk about what it’s like as a viewer without any knowledge of the books, working steps from the real location of Slough House, and how to hackers should really be portrayed. Plus the scoop on Jonathan’s interview with the director of SLOW HORSES. All that and much more in this episode.

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Come back next week as I talk with a new guest about the final episode of the season.

My guest this week is Jonathan Reed. Jonathan is a graphic designer and contributor to ScreenTimes.net.

Jonathan’s Twitter feed is here.

Magic Rays of Light podcast and interview with director James Hawes.

My original review of the book. Barbican Station episode on the book Slow Horses.

Follow the latest news about the upcoming AppleTV adaption here.

For more on the slow horses, click here.

Track down the real Slough House here.

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 before taking a break and returning to talk in depth about the fourth episode.

We talk about whether the actors are portraying the slow horses as we expected, the show’s wonderful art direction and the proper pronunciation of Mario. We also talk foreplay, gunplay and Coldplay. All that and much more in this episode.

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Come back next week as I talk with a new guest about Episode 5.

My guest this week is Mary, a doctoral candidate in Applied Child Development.

SLOW HORSES Reddit is here.

Article on the Slough House series on Slate.com

The real location of Slough House.

My original review of the book. Barbican Station episode on the book Slow Horses.

Follow the latest news about the upcoming AppleTV adaption here.

For more on the slow horses, click here.

Track down the real Slough House here.