Fungus The Bogeyman by Raymond Briggs - Revisited
b'In memory of Raymond Briggs we are replaying the episode where John and Andy were joined by author-illustrator Nadia Shireen and writer Andrew Male for a smellybration of Fungus the Bogeyman (1977) by the great Raymond Briggs. The much-loved and bestselling picture book Andrew describes as "the children\'s Anatomy of Melancholy". We consider Briggs\'s life and work in full: Father Christmas, The Snowman, When the Wind Blows, Ethel & Ernest and the sepulchral Time For Lights Out (2019), his latest - and perhaps last - book; we also hear several times from the (often very funny) author himself.\\nAlso in this episode Andy talks about issues raised by reading Laugh a Defiance, a long out-of-print memoir by campaigner Mary Richardson; while John shares his enthusiasm for Jessica Au\'s new novel, Cold Enough For Snow (Fitzcarraldo).\\nTimings: (may differ due to variable advert length)\\n10:12 - Laugh A Defiance by Mary Richardson\\n17:56 - Cold Enough For Snow by Jessica Au\\n23:31 - Fungus the Bogeyman by Raymond Briggs\\n* To purchase any of the books mentioned in this episode please visit our bookshop at\\xa0uk.bookshop.org/shop/backlisted\\xa0where all profits help to sustain this podcast and UK independent bookshops.\\n* For information about everything mentioned in this episode visit\\xa0backlisted.fm\\n*If you\'d like to support the show, listen without adverts, receive the show early and with extra bonus fortnightly episodes, become a Patreon at\\xa0patreon.com/backlisted\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'