I’m thrilled to say that the show will be back on air after a short winter haitus. The new show will be airing on 97.2FM on Sunday 18 April 2010, 1-2pm.
For this month’s show, which covers 18 April – 16 May 2010, we interviewed local author Charlie McQuaker whose Belfast pulp fiction novel Die Hard Mod is being published on 27 April by A Pulp Press Original (£5.99, Amazon, ISBN 978-1-907499-20-3).
Charlie reads from two chapters in the book (Chapter 2 & 10), and we got a chance to talk to him about the challenges of writing in the pulp fiction genre and his research into the Mod world of Brighton and Belfast (where his novel takes place).
Although the novel is current, the characters still keep the Mod lifestyle alive with the fashion, films, books and of course music of the1960s. Songs like: “Tin Soldier“, Small Faces; “About My Girl”, Jimmy Magriff; and “Somebody Stole My Thunder”, George Fano.
There was also a bit of time for Tara and I to do a special news round up for all the literary Brighton Festival and Festival Fringe events that caught oure – list forthcoming !
Tara & I recorded from her living room in Hanover – a big thanks to Ragroof Theatre for lending us their Zoom microphone. We couldn’t have pulled it together in the small scraps of spare time we collectively have without that help.What a great mic!
A massive thanks to Tara for arranging the interview with Charlie & the mic loan & suffering the 3 hours of production time tonight despite having had little sleep the night before.
Next shows: Sunday 16 May, 1-2pm & Sunday 13 June, 1-2pm.
