Jonathan Coe
@jonathancoe.bsky.social
Writer. New novel is THE PROOF OF MY INNOCENCE. Previous titles include WHAT A CARVE UP!, THE ROTTERS' CLUB, MIDDLE ENGLAND, MR WILDER AND ME ...
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I don't think so (I was there at the time and I think we would have noticed a BBC crew!) but Rudkin went to KES and it's clearly the inspiration for those scenes.
November 22, 2025 at 12:11 PM
I don't think so (I was there at the time and I think we would have noticed a BBC crew!) but Rudkin went to KES and it's clearly the inspiration for those scenes.
For me personally, one of the most 'uncanny' things about Penda's Fen is how closely it matches the landscape of my own childhood - King Edward's School, Longbridge, Worcestershire. The hero is a prototype Benjamin Trotter, even though I didn't see it until long after writing The Rotters' Club.
November 22, 2025 at 11:28 AM
For me personally, one of the most 'uncanny' things about Penda's Fen is how closely it matches the landscape of my own childhood - King Edward's School, Longbridge, Worcestershire. The hero is a prototype Benjamin Trotter, even though I didn't see it until long after writing The Rotters' Club.
Indeed! Another nearby resident is Robert Fripp, who did his own bit for musical folk horror in the early 70s.
November 22, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Indeed! Another nearby resident is Robert Fripp, who did his own bit for musical folk horror in the early 70s.
Qobuz is also the platform with the highest royalties for artists - up to twice as much as Tidal, who are in second place:
Qobuz: $0.0187–$0.022
Tidal: $0.0128–$0.0133
Apple Music: $0.0078–$0.01
Amazon Music: $0.004
Spotify: $0.003–$0.004
YouTube Music: ~$0.00069
Qobuz: $0.0187–$0.022
Tidal: $0.0128–$0.0133
Apple Music: $0.0078–$0.01
Amazon Music: $0.004
Spotify: $0.003–$0.004
YouTube Music: ~$0.00069
November 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I would give Algernon a very wide berth at parties on the basis of that joke.
November 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I would give Algernon a very wide berth at parties on the basis of that joke.
Thank you Alistair, that's very nice to read.
November 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Thank you Alistair, that's very nice to read.
Andrew Davies's style is so distinctive that he could adapt The Gulag Archipelago and it would still be 'mischievously sexy'.
November 2, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Andrew Davies's style is so distinctive that he could adapt The Gulag Archipelago and it would still be 'mischievously sexy'.
Oh that is magnificent
October 31, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Oh that is magnificent
Merci Christian !
October 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Merci Christian !
The score is actually almost continuous, and very loud at times. But you're right - what's great is that it operates at an oblique angle to what you're seeing on screen, rather than constantly nudging the audience in the obvious emotional direction.
October 24, 2025 at 12:17 PM
The score is actually almost continuous, and very loud at times. But you're right - what's great is that it operates at an oblique angle to what you're seeing on screen, rather than constantly nudging the audience in the obvious emotional direction.
And I like some of his tunes so much that I named a novel after one of them.
The Rain Before It Falls
YouTube video by Gary Burton - Topic
youtu.be
October 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
And I like some of his tunes so much that I named a novel after one of them.
Yes - when I went to see Gary Burton and Chick Corea at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in 1983 (?) I found myself sitting next to Gibbs and Bill Oddie.
October 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Yes - when I went to see Gary Burton and Chick Corea at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in 1983 (?) I found myself sitting next to Gibbs and Bill Oddie.