Fred Bason's Diary

Time for another instalment of Biblio-Vignettes from The Book Collector.

This anecdotal series was written by Ann Baer. This episode includes 'Everyman's Daughter', 'Hare and Hounds in the Lake District' and 'Ce N'est Pas Laguerre'. they are all read by Sarah Bennett.

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Biblio-Vignettes, Part 4, by Ann Baer

The Book Collector's 50th Podcast -  A personal account by James Fleming of the relationship between the two brothers, Ian and Richard Fleming, first printed in the Book Collector for our special Ian Fleming issue in Spring 2017.

Bond Behind the Iron Curtain, by James Fleming is available to pre-order at www.thebookcollector.co.uk/store

My Uncle Ian, by James Fleming

The first in this new podcast series (12 episodes in total) recounts the life of Fred Bason, a cockney bookseller, as he embarks on a new career in 1920s South London. 

It is read by Clive Farahar, a prominent rare bookseller himself, who brings Fred to life with all his wit, charm and charisma. 

This podcast is sponsored by Adrian Harrington Rare Books of Tunbridge Wells

Fred Bason's Diary - Episode 1

The second of this twelve-part series of Fred Bason's Diary, read by Clive Farahar. 
In this episode Fred shares his views on women and dating in 1920s London, and embarks on a trip to Paris.

Fred Bason's Diary - Episode 2

This is the third episode of Fred Bason's Diary, a Book Collector podcast, sponsored by Adrian Harrington Rare Books.

Once again, Clive Farahar brings Fred back to life in this incredible reading from his 1930s diary.

Fred Bason's Dairy - Episode 3

The fourth episode of Fred Bason's diary, a podcast by The Book Collector, sponsored by Adrian Harrington Rare Books and read by Clive Farahar.

In this episode, Fred shares some tips for how to be a good bookseller in London in the 1930s, and recounts some of his more dramatic experiences of life in London.

Fred Bason's Diary, Episode 4

In this fifth episode of Fred Bason's Diary, Fred muses on the ins and outs of bookselling, shares witty anecdotes and tries cranberries for the first time.

Fred Bason's Diary, Episode 5

The sixth episode of Fred Bason's Diary Podcast series, read by Clive Farahar. 
Now in the mid 1930s, Fred has a run-in with Rudyard Kipling, whom he names 'the nastiest tempered celebrity', writes a record for Ovaltine on Radio Luxemburg, and attempts to read the work of Albert Einstein for the first time.
Fred Bason's Dairy is a Book Collector Podcast, sponsored by Adrian Harrington Rare Books, of Tunbridge Wells

Fred Bason's Diary, Episode 6

This is Episode 7 of the popular Fred Bason Podcast series, produced by The Book Collector, sponsored by Adrian Harrington Rare Books. 
As he comes to the end of the 1930s Fred wonders how he can improve his appreciation of poetry, takes a long trip to Liverpool, goes to the Proms, and has a friendly run-in with Jeffrey Farnol on a bench in Brighton.

Fred Bason's Diary, Episode 7

The Memoir of Emil Offenbacher, a German Jewish bookseller working in France in the 1930s, recounting his experiences during World War Two. 
The memoir was first published in the Spring 2022 Issue of the Book Collector, and is read in the podcast by James Fleming.
The Introduction was written by Emil's children, Florence and Claude Offenbacher, and is read by Virginia Ferguson.

Emil Offenbacher: A Memoir. Introduction by Florence Offenbacher Keller and Claude Offenbacher

Our Podcast this week is an unusual one for The Book Collector, in that it is a piece of fiction. Written by Alan Noel Latimer Mumby for our Spring Issue in 1958, The Comte De Marnay is a short story about a passionate book collector and the lengths to which he goes to protect his treasures. It is an immersive tale, told by the former Librarian of Kings College, Cambridge, and delightfully read by Virginia Ferguson.

'The Comte De Marnay' A Short Story by A N L Munby

“One of the best things I have ever read on Bond” - The Guardian, 6/10/2021. 

Bond Behind the Iron Curtain, written and read by James Fleming. 
Ian Fleming's nephew explores previously unseen material translated from the languages of Russian and its communist satellites, detailing their attack on capitalism and the character and morals of the Western hero, 007. 

An astonishing story.

Bond Behind the Iron Curtain

Bond Behind the Iron Curtain - Audiobook Teaser

The history of the classic Christmas poem 'A Vision of St Nicholas', or 'The Night Before Christmas': from Victorian Britain back to its roots in 19th-century America, and on to Germany immediately after World War II. A podcast by Type & Forme antiquarian booksellers.

To see images of the poem as it appeared in The Strand magazine in 1891, please go to our website: https://www.typeandforme.com/index.php/2020/12/22/christmas-podcast-a-vision-of-st-nicholas/

A Vision Of St Nicholas

Written by Alan Walbank for The Book Collector's Spring 1957 issue, James Fleming now reads 'Country Collecting' in a time of national lockdown, taking us on a dreamy, nostalgic journey through country bookshops.

'Country Collecting' by Alan Walbank

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Fred Bason's Diary, Episode 6

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