It's alive! Episode 21 is alive! It's Mary Shelley's 1818 novel of science gone wrong 'Frankenstein' this time and we're watching the 1931 Hollywood take on the story which starred Boris Karloff as the famous monster. 

Mark and Sarah discuss the film version and compare it to Mary Shelley's original novel as there are quite a few differences! Which version do you know best?

To celebrate getting up to 20 in our 100 greatest novels list Mark and Sarah are quizzed on the titles they have discussed so far. 

Our quizmaster is special guest Phil from the Organised Fun podcast.

Has any knowledge from these great novel adaptations sunk in? 

20 down 80 to go......

We made it to 20 episodes! Our 20th novel on our list is a well known classic science fiction. H.G Wells The War Of The Worlds which was first published in 1898.

Mark and Sarah are watching the 2005 film version that stars Tom Cruise and directed by Steven Spielberg. Does that make it a good blockbuster?

Mark also talks about the musical version from the 1970's and we discuss the forthcoming BBC adaptation due for release later in the year.

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I dreamed a dream of a new podcast episode! We watch our first musical in the list so far and it's the 2012 film version of Victor Hugo's 1862 novel Les Miserables.

We discuss the stage version and also the recent 2019 BBC TV adaptation. 

Does this book deserve it's place in the 100 greatest novels and what do Mark and Sarah think of this film version?

Mark & Sarah continue their quest to watch the 100 greatest novels. In this episode we take a look at 'The Code Of The Woosters' a 1938 novel by P.G Wodehouse.

We watch the 1990's TV series 'Jeeves and Wooster' two episodes of which are adapted from the novel. The series stars Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry. 

Also we have some Name Of The Rose news! Sarah talks a bit about Hugh Laurie's US TV series 'House' and speaking of houses Mark is very excited by the location used for the episodes that we watched.

Next in our list of the 100 greatest novels is a very controversial book and film.

'Crash' by J.G Ballard was first published in 1973 and is about car crash as a fetish. 

The film version we're discussing is the 1996 adaptation directed by David Cronenberg. It's highly regarded as a shocking film but is it actually a film worth watching for enjoyment? 

It's a bit of a change after the costume dramas we've been watching so far. After watching this one nothing will shock Mark and Sarah anymore!

The challenge continues to watch the 100 greatest novels. Mark and Sarah return to director Joe Wright for his third adaptation after 'Atonement' and 'Pride and Prejudice'

Anna Karenina is a Russian novel by Leo Tolstoy written in 1877. 

This film stars Keira Knightley, Jude Law and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. Will this be another successful adaption for Joe Wright?

We're back and it's Christmas! 

This episode we take a break from our usual novels on screen challenge and watch a Christmas film. Elf is a film from 2003 starring Will Ferrell. We also talk Christmas films in general and take a look at the Time Out top 10 Christmas films.

We're of to the english countryside in Sussex for our next novel. 'Cold Comfort Farm' by Stella Gibbons was first published in 1932. 

This light hearted novel was adapted as a TV movie in 1995 starring Kate Beckinsale in one of her first major roles. 

This certainly looks to be one of our favourites so far!

Mark & Sarah face their biggest challenge yet with an 11th century Japanese piece of literature which is said to be the first ever novel.

The Tale of Genji is difficult to follow even in the origianl Japanese so the film chosen is 'Genji monogatari: Sennen no nazo' from 2011. A Japanese adaptation of the book which also adds in elements about the writing of the original novel. 

All hope of pronouncing names correctly go out of the window and Sarah also gets some exciting news about her favourite film 'The Name of The Rose'

The Genji in the film we watched was played by Tôma Ikuta

The female Genji in a different film from 2001 was played by Yûki Amami