![]() Scour the cupboards, stock the fridge, and get your marmalade sandwiches ready as we talk all about the mouthwatering delights of FOOD in children's literature! What do we remember eating in books when we were younger? Are midnight feasts all they're cracked up to be? And why doesn't real life have as many picnics in as we want it to? Until then, you can let us know what you make of the show – or pitch us some new ideas for future episodes – on Twitter or Instagram Plus, don't forget to check out our website at. This is the last episode in our current series of Down the Rabbit Hole, but don’t fret – we will be back with a new weekly season later in the year. Find out when we’d most like to be stranded in time, why fantasy and history are closer than you think, and, most chillingly of all, why 2019 counts as ‘historical’. Sam and Hannah are joined on this 100% historically accurate quest by magnificent authors Emma Carroll and Michelle Paver, who have plenty to share with us about the thrills and fascinations of writing and reading historical fiction. Hark, listenerfolk! Gather round the campfire, or the wireless, and listen carefully to Ye Olde Podcaste, which this week brings you exciting tales of stories set in other times. Plus, discover what we're all reading at the moment, and find out which one of us has a rather stern chicken on our desk. Listen as we explore why autumn provides such fertile ground for children's books, why it's 100% definitely the BEST season of them all (sorry Spring), and ponder why it's oddly underrepresented in the canon of classics. Leonard, bestselling author of the prize-winning The Twitchers series. Joining us around the bonfire are Katya Balen, winner of the 2022 Carnegie Medal for October, October and M. Grab your chunky knitwear and wellington boots, everyone! This week we're getting cozy and jumping into a big pile of leaves to celebrate the best of autumnal children's books. ![]() Our music is Hustle by Kevin MacLeod from, licensed by Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 This episode was produced by Sam Sedgman. Let us know what you make of the show – or pitch us some new ideas for future episodes – on Twitter or Instagram Plus, don't forget to check out our website at. Helping Sam swim through the long-buried rivers underneath the Square Mile and the West End are two spectacular special guests: the authors Patrice Lawrence and SF Said, whose recent novels The Elemental Detectives and Tyger both shake up London's history like a snow globe to merge fantasy and reality into exceptional storytelling. And in this sprawling city of myth and legend, who's to say where the boundary is? On today's episode of Down the Rabbit Hole we're taking a trip to the edge of reality, and exploring stories that reimagine London by blending fantasy and history together. Grab your A to Z, mind the gap, and watch out for dragons guarding the city gates.
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