Double Booked
7 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIntroducing the new family friendly children's book podcast from the minds of best-selling authors Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin. Delve into the world of children's books and storytelling and enjoy book recommendations to inspire, pop-culture nostalgia, the world of weird science, interviews with authors and writing tips for anyone trying to unlock their next big idea.
This a podcast for anyone who loves books, graphic novels, comics, libraries, librarians, bookshops, second-hand bookshops and second-hand librarians.
Produced by Eoin Colfer, Andrew Donkin and Seamus Redmond.
Sound Editing by Seamus Redmond.
Theme Music by Liam Bates.
A Silver Fox Production.
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Episodes
Ep 6: You Are Number Six!
December 16, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 88.7 MBPrepare the mulled wine and mince pies and hold onto your sleighs! - it's the epic Episode 6 of Double Booked Podcast, a magical Christmas episode of our children's book podcast where everything is possible thanks to the imaginations of co-hosts, best-selling authors Ho-Ho-Ho-Eoin Colfer and Andrew ''St. Nick" Donkin. In this bumper edition of the podcast, our dynamic duo delve into an underrated children's classic 'The Mouse and His Child' by Russell Hoban in Me, Myshelf and I, and discov...
Ep 5: Now We Are Five
November 18, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 92.2 MBWelcome back for Episode 5 of Double Booked Podcast, the weird and wonderful children's book podcast where anything is possible thanks to the haplessly energetic minds of co-hosts, international best-selling authors, Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin. Will this month's episode get off to a fairy tale start? It will if 'Once Upon An Eoin' has anything to do with it - he's chosen Philip Pullman's masterful 'Grimm Tales' as his pick for 'Me, Myshelf and I’. Our Weird Science feature takes a look...
Ep 4: Four-teen Hours to Save the Earth
October 14, 2021 03:00 - 56 minutes - 78.3 MBWelcome back for Episode 4 of Double Booked Podcast, a magical children's book podcast where everything is possible thanks to the imaginations of co-hosts, best-selling authors Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin. This month's episode sees the pair uncovering a clever caveman in children's classic 'Stig of the Dump’, taming dragons with internationally renowned author and UK Children's Laureate Cressida Cowell, taking a peek at some nosey aliens in 'Weird Science', and speaking of space, they cr...
Ep 3: Three for Vendetta
September 15, 2021 22:59 - 56 minutes - 78 MBDouble Booked - Episode 3 - 'Three for Vendetta'. Welcome back for the third jam packed episode of Double Booked with best-selling authors Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin. In this episode: for 'Me, Myshelf and I' Eoin has chosen to share his love of the classic graphic novel 'V for Vendetta' by Alan Moore and artist David Lloyd and in our 'Weird Science' segment we investigate mysterious power outages in a small Scottish Town. This episode also features 'Double Booked Guest' the multi-award-w...
Ep 2: There Can Be Only Two
August 12, 2021 03:00 - 55 minutes - 76.4 MBDouble Booked - Episode 2 - 'There Can Be Only Two'. Welcome back for another episode, Double Bookers! We continue your new favourite children's book podcast from best-selling authors Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin. In this episode: for 'Me, Myshelf and I' Andrew has chosen to share his love of The Children of Green Knowe by Lucy M. Boston and in our 'Weird Science' segment we are off on an expedition to the South Pole on a record breaking toy ship. This episode also features our very first ...
Ep 1: First Edition
July 15, 2021 03:00 - 40 minutes - 56.1 MBDouble Booked - Episode 1 - 'First Edition'. Welcome to the family, Double Bookers! Let us introduce you to your new favourite book podcast from the minds of best-selling authors Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin. In this episode: Eoin dusts off his copy of Treasure Island and answers your writing questions as 'Agony Eoin', while Andrew talks about things that go BOOM in the night and gets nostalgic about British children's science fiction television series, The Tomorrow People. Dive with them...
Double Booked: Series One Preview
July 05, 2021 19:40 - 25 seconds - 597 KBIntroducing the family friendly children’s book podcast from the minds of best-selling authors Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin. Delve into the world of children's books and storytelling by enjoying book recommendations to inspire, pop-culture nostalgia, the world of weird science, interviews with authors and writing tips for anyone trying to unlock their next big idea. This a podcast for anyone who loves books, graphic novels, comics, libraries, librarians, bookshops, second-hand bookshops an...