RHLSTP Book Club 54 - Ben Macintyre

RHLSTP with Richard Herring

British Comedy Guide

Comedy, Performing Arts, Tv & Film, Arts

4.8 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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RHLSTP Book Club 54 - Colditz. Richard talks to acclaimed historian Ben Macintyre about his fabulous book about the true story of Colditz - beyond the Boy’s Own stuff we grew up and incorporating boredom, propaganda spreading wasps and homosexuality. It’s Richard’s favourite book of 2022 (now out in paperback) telling the story of some of the more famous inhabitants of the castle like Pat Reid and Douglas Bader (who was both a hero and a monster), as well as some of the lesser known and unknown figures like Alex Ross and Birendranath Mazumdar. The pair also chat about the incredible last days of Colditz and the hell of the slave labour camp in the town. Plus a brief chat about some of Ben’s other fantastic books and how they read like novels, whilst still being entirely factual.

Get the book here - https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/colditz-prisoners-of-the-castle-ben-macintyre/7261673

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0:00.0	Hello my fine friends, welcome to the Richard Herring podcast feed,
0:04.8	including Rahul Astapa, emergency questions, and can I have my ball back?
0:10.9	Plus the Rahul Astapa Book Club, check them all out, they're all really excellent.
0:16.0	We've got loads of cool stuff coming up, there is my gig in Wells, Rahul Astapa in Wells with John
0:22.9	Robbins, 28th of May at 1pm in the Seeders Hall in Wells. Still a few tickets left for that one
0:28.8	unbelievably. Then on the 5th of June we start at the Leicester Square Theatre with our summer
0:34.5	run, the guest on the 5th of June will be Adam Rowe from the Have a Word podcast, plus to be announced.
0:44.9	The 12th of June we have got Jazz E-Mew Archie Henderson, absolutely favorite newer acts,
0:55.1	you'll love him too, please come along and watch that, plus to be announced. On the 19th of June we
1:00.2	have Mike Bubbins on his own at last, that one is going to be terrific. 17th July, Sarah Millican,
1:06.8	more names to be announced to very soon. Also at the New Forest Arts, that one is sold out, but we've
1:12.0	got Ola Labib, Marcus Birdman, Paul Futt and Colin Holt, those podcasts will all be going out
1:18.3	at some point so you can catch them if you've missed out on tickets. Doing some gigs as well,
1:24.2	checkredgitagin.com slash gigs, trying to work up my new show, can I have my ball back and you
1:30.6	can also buy that book, can I have my ball back, go fast to Stripe.com slash ball, or I would
1:36.2	recommend getting the audiobook. If you want to give a little bit back, then why not buy that audiobook,
1:43.8	wherever you get your audiobooks or the book. It's a fantastic life saving and very funny,
1:50.4	look at testicular cancer. Look, I've talked enough, let's sit back, relax, relax,
1:56.3	to purchase Richard Herring.com slash, relax to buy if you want to see those doodates and links,
2:01.0	and enjoy whichever podcast you've chosen to listen to, sorry if the adverts are too loud for you.
2:10.1	Hello and welcome to another of the Hallister Club Book Club. I am delighted to be joined by Ben
2:15.2	McIntyre, who's going to be talking to us about his new book, new paperback book coming out,
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