Patrick Stuart joins us to discuss Mervyn Peake’s “Titus Groan”, oral traditions, lush prose, taking pride in working as a servant, the sun as an old cake bun, Peake’s popularity, Cormac McCarthy, Gormenghast as a demiplane, maintaining status quo as a party goal, the court of Melniboné, physical differences as “monstrous traits”, going back in time to support expired Kickstarters, and much more!
You guys had so much fun with this one I am inspired to reading it again. It has been at least thirty years so maybe I’m grown up enough now. Stephan Fry and Christopher Lee, as Flay, are in the BBC movie.
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We really did. This was a blast! Love the idea of seeing Christopher Lee as Flay
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