Childhood favourites: Edward Lear & others
Alasdair Gray rereads
English - March 11, 2020 16:49 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsBooks Arts Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Alasdair Gray and his sister Mora recite and reread Edward Lear’s limericks and nonsense rhymes – which leads them on to childhood quarrels, other favourite books and poems and the huge influence of author-illustrators on Alasdair’s own art.
With thanks to:
Alasdair Gray & Mora Rolley;
David Thomas - technical advice and support;
Berniya Hamie – closing piano;
Matthew Robinson – rereads logos.
Featured book: Nonsense Omnibus by Edward Lear. You can follow @alasdairgrayrereads on Instagram for news, pictures and previews of upcoming episodes.