About this episode

Eleanor and Alasdair discuss A. A. Milne's classic 'Winnie the Pooh' while humorously critiquing its adaptations and quotes.

Here are Eleanor and Alasdair, coming down the stairs now, bump, bump, bump, on the back of his head. That's right, Eleanor has murdered Alasdair. But not before recording this month's episode all about A. A. Milne's 1926 classic Winnie the Pooh. Will Eleanor be able to contain her disdain for the 1966 Disney movie? Will Alasdair's Alan Bennett impression comes out more like Les Dennis doing Mavis from Coronation Street? And are ANY Winnie the Pooh quotes genuine? In the words of A. A. Milne, "I pity the fool who gets on a plane."

People in this episode

Hosts: Eleanor Morton, Alasdair Beckett-King

Topics covered

• Winnie the Pooh
• A. A. Milne
• Disney adaptations
• literary analysis
• comedy

Keywords

• Winnie the Pooh
• A. A. Milne
• Disney movie
• literary critique
• comedy podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Winnie the Pooh, Disney movie

Places: Coronation Street

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