Gin & Gentlemen

Gin & Gentlemen

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Gin & Gentlemen episodes

  • Pride and Prejudice and Mr Wickham at 60

     We’re talking Pride and Prejudice this week with a behind the scenes look at Being Mr Wickham, Catherine’s brand new theatre show in which Adrian Lukis returns to his celebrated role as Jane Austen’s most rakish rogue. Plus naked Darcy, scandalous queens and Mr Bennet throws some shade. With thrilling Captivating Captains news hot off the press. Only in Gin & Gentlemen! 

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    1 hr
  • Fruit Juice at Berni's with the Little Chef

    Grab your complimentary lollipop and join us on a wander down a culinary memory lane as we reminisce about the fruit juice starter and big steaks at the Berni Inn, burgers with a knife and fork at the Wimpy Bar, and being denied access to the Happy Eater swings. Discover what happened to PizzaLand, and how to make bubbles with a handdrier. Find out what’s coming out of the inkwell, and who’s putting the fizz in our gin this week. Only on Gin & Gentlemen. 

    51 min
  • An Actor's Guide to Romance

     We're taking a trip to the theatre this week in Gin & Gentlemen, to look at the inspiration behind our short story, An Actor's Guide to Romance. We'll relive our favourite theatrical memories and discuss the magic of Chekhov and the challenges of a very long Oedipus. Plus who's putting the fizz in our gin and what's climbing out of the inkwell, only in Gin & Gentlemen. 

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    42 min
  • Lost Valley of the Boardgames

    From Ghost Castle to Hotel, via Cluedo, Ludo and pig-themed confusion, get your dice and chose your counter, because we're taking out some classic board games. We'll bowl you over with Test Match, get you in a tizz with Twister and try to find the Scalextric car that got lost behind the sofa. It's game night for Gin & Gentlemen! 

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    51 min
  • Delivering Papers with Arthur Morgan

    In the latest, slightly delayed episode of Gin & Gentlemen, we're living our Tron fantasy. From the Spectrum's mighty 48k to the Atari ST via classics including Paperboy, Red Dead Redemption and a curious Tetris-led assault on the Top 40, join us for a (very) personal history of gaming.... with added Japanese Boy! And find out which of our novels we'd turn into games if we could. Plus we'll open the inkwell and get our gin fizzed, only in Gin & Gentlemen. 

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    56 min
  • Films We Haven't Seen

     This week in Gin & Gentlemen, we’re counting down the films we haven’t seen that everybody says we should! From Citizen Kane to The Matrix, Sunset Boulevard to Titanic, join Catherine and Eleanor and their special guest, Rick (aka Mr Curzon) as they attempt to plug the gaps in their knowledge of the silver screen. Plus, who’s putting the fizz in our gin and what’s emerging from the Curzon/Harkstead inkwell, only on Gin & Gentlemen! 

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    46 min
  • The Ghost Garden

     Join Catherine and Eleanor for the inside scoop on their new novel, The Ghost Garden - shortlisted for the Romantic Novelists' Association 2020 Romantic Novel of the Year Award. Find out what didn’t make the cut, how plans for a contemporary ghost story turned into a paranormal romance set in 1925 and get a few clues about the spooky mystery at the heart of the story. Plus, who’s putting the fizz in our gin and what horrors are climbing out of the inkwell, all in the latest episode of Gin and Gentlemen! 

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    47 min
  • Dashing Down the Magic Aisle with Dale

    In episode #5 of Gin &Gentlemen we're taking you shopping! Don't think Harrods and Harvy Nics though, because we'll be your guide to such delights as Kwik Save, the dreaded A-Team font and some questionable oven chips. Which supermarket thinks petit pois are essential, and how can you combine a game show with a trolley dash? Plus, who's putting the fizz in our gin and what terrifying beast's climbing out of our inkwell this week? 

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    46 min
  • Seaside Strollings with the Brighton Beaux

     Join Catherine and Eleanor for the fourth episode of Gin & Gentlemen, where they discuss the unique charms of the British seaside. Join Eleanor in Queen Victoria's shower and gad about with Catherine to peep at a prince in his pavilion. Plus, find out who’s putting the fizz in our gin this week, only on Gin and Gentlemen! 

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    43 min
  • Regency Picnicking with the Captain and the Queen

     Join Catherine and Eleanor for the third episode of Gin & Gentlemen, where they discuss the perils and pleasures of writing historical fiction. Find out why picnics were off the menu in 1816, how Catherine dealt with a Georgian drag superstar, and what Eleanor wore in the trenches. Plus, find out who’s putting the fizz in our gin this week, only in Gin & Gentlemen! 

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    38 min

About Gin & Gentlemen

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Armed with gin, cake and a very British sense of humour, join authors Catherine Curzon and Eleanor Harkstead for a gad through anything from their favourite fellows to embarrassing historical ailments…