The Digested Read podcast

The Digested Read podcast

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The Digested Read podcast episodes

December 19, 2008 The digested classic podcast: Cider with Rosie by Laurie Lee
John Crace downs another classic in one
7 min
December 17, 2008 The digested read: The Pursuit of Laughter by Diana Mosley
John Crace looks for chuckles in the essays of the wife of Britain's fascist leader
6 min
December 13, 2008 The Digested Classic: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
John Crace takes on Scotland's most famous teacher
7 min
December 11, 2008 The Digested Read: The Tales of Beedle the Bard by JK Rowling
John Crace uses his magic powers to shrink the wizardly tale down to 400 words
6 min
December 02, 2008 The Digested Read: Everyday Drinking by Kingsley Amis
John Crace swallows a very thirsty volume
6 min
November 29, 2008 The digested classic: Justine by Lawrence Durrell
John Crace takes a quick trip through Alexandria
8 min
November 27, 2008 The Digested Read: Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
John Crace pads out the original ideas in the 'new' theory of genius to make just over five minutes
6 min
November 26, 2008 The digested read: And the Hippos were Boiled in their Tanks, by William S Burroughs and Jack Kerouac
John Crace speeds through the drug-addled murder story by a pair of dead Beats
5 min
November 15, 2008 The digested classic: The Painted Veil by Somerset Maugham
John Crace digests another classic
7 min
November 11, 2008 John Crace digests All in the Mind by Alastair Campbell
Another satirical summary
14 min

About The Digested Read podcast

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A podcast version of John Crace's wickedly satirical Guardian column, lampooning the literary style of leading authors by summarising their books in five minutes

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