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The classic novel, the playground of literary greats such as Austen, Dickens, the Brontë sisters... but have you actually READ these books? Sisters Katy and Marsha take a closer look at classical text... more
FAQs about Unclassical:How many episodes does Unclassical have?The podcast currently has 171 episodes available.
August 13, 2021To Kill a Mockingbird part 4 - Not so high and mighty now!Atticus is a real great father huh? Jesus, someone take these kids away from him! The voices of racist white people being given the spotlight over people of colour in a text that is supposed to anti racist, is beyond frustrating! At least we have children having full blown punch ups with southern drawls...TW as always for rape, sexual assault and discussion on racism...more1h 4minPlay
August 06, 2021To Kill a Mockingbird part 3 - Aunty GunsNo, you have a patchy southern accent, and no, that's not a frog at about 50 minutes in, that's Katy burping. This episode takes a long hard look at the weird adults in this book, why is everyone picking fights with kids and punting them? The good old days eh? No, don't abuse kids, I mean, do we have to say don't abuse kids? Jesus, what a book!...more54minPlay
July 30, 2021To Kill a Mockingbird Part 2 - Strip PokerWow, we covered a fair bit in this episode! We have dogs with rabies, lost trousers, house fires and a we talk about why is this book considered to be such an important base for conversations about race... and why we think that's bollocks.Apologies for Katy's coughs, she's a diseased child....more45minPlay
July 23, 2021To Kill A Mockingbird Part 1 - Judging by his tracksAre you ready to go back to 1930s Southern America? We're jumping into 'To Kill A Mockingbird', get ready for weirdly adult children, misogyny, compromised hygiene and of course to say this book reflects a problematic view on race would be the understatement of the century.Aaannnddd we've officially hit series 10! It was far too hot to celebrate this week, but next week we'll try and crack out the cake!...more57minPlay
July 09, 2021Alice in Wonderland part 3 - All P AsideLast part of Alice in Wonderland! We've decided not to look at Alice Through The Looking Glass this time round, because, well, it's just descending into full delirium and will be impossible to follow, and we get weird enough while recording and are worried about getting irretrievably lost in the pits of chaos.You'll get a hint in this haha! From haunted steps to crying turtles, sh1t got weird guys!And we will be back with our next season on 22nd July, thank you!...more55minPlay
July 02, 2021Alice in wonderland part 2 - March Hare BurnsPart 2! And we're all not invited to the Mad Hatters Tea Party, but we're all going anyway! We speak a lot about colonial racism in this episode, seriously, everything is so racist, how history is so bad! I know we know this, but f0ck, we need to do so much better not just because of the inequality we still have today, but to atone for all the horrors of the past! And on a lighter note, listen to the end to hear a little tidbit of Marsha's school days!...more44minPlay
June 25, 2021Alice in Wonderland part 1 - Social distance this pr1ck!NEW SERIES and we're taking a look at a classic I'm sure we all know, but how well do we actually know it?Alice is eloquent as fuck for a 6 year old, no? Why would a fully grown man depict a child as being more mature than they really - oh ok, right, yeah I see what he's doing there. F*ck sake. Yeah, TW for pedophilia.Enjoy! And Don't yeet lizards!...more46minPlay
June 11, 2021Antigone part 2 - Hymen ScreamIs Hymen Scream the best name for a feminist thrash metal band or what? I'm making an album cover, it's going to be a thing.Anyway - trigger warning! This contains all the suicide references (spoiler? It's a Greek tragedy, what did we think was going to happen?) AND! The erasure of women in this is ridiculous!!! They forget Antigone!!! IT'S F0CKING NAMED AFTER HER!!!Thank you for joining us on our journey through The Theban Plays, we hope they've left you entertained and suitably grossed out!We'll be back here on the 24th June with Alice in Wonderland!...more43minPlay
June 04, 2021Antigone part one - R U god tho?Why is Antigone sorting out everyone else's shit? Antigone might have had things she wanted to do with her life, but no, she's busy sorting all the men out, making sure they all feel listened to and respected and Ismene, shit, has anyone seen Ismene?!?!...more56minPlay
May 28, 2021Oedipus at Colonus pt 2 - You're WelcomeGreek plays are a bit weird, only one character is blind but they all have blind faith! And again - how is this not a comedy?! Who would you cast in our stage version of Oedipus?...more43minPlay
FAQs about Unclassical:How many episodes does Unclassical have?The podcast currently has 171 episodes available.