The Back Half

#28: The League of Gentlemen, writers' collections and Man O Man

Tom Gatti and Kate Mossman discuss the return of The League of Gentlemen, the strange collections of objects that writers amass — with guest appearances from Audrey Niffenegger, Tom Holland and Howard Jacobson — and the noniversary of the short-lived Nineties reality show Man O Man.Read: <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/2018/07/few-my-favourite-things-david-shrigley-suzanne-moore-and-more-their-unexpected-collections" target="_blank">Writers on their collections</a><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/tv-radio/2018/07/league-gentlemen-interview-tour-2018" target="_blank">Kate Mossman's profile of the League of Gentlemen</a>Get in touch on Twitter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/tom_gatti" target="_blank">@tom_gatti</a> or <a href="http://www.twitter.com/ns_podcasts" target="_blank">@ns_podcasts</a> or via thebackhalfpodcast@gmail.com.Our theme music is "God Speed" by Pistol Jazz, licensed under Creative Commons . Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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