The Nose looks at ‘Lord of the Flies’ and ‘The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins’

About this episode

The episode discusses the television adaptation of 'Lord of the Flies' and the sports mockumentary 'The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins' with guests Shawn Murray, Irene Papoulis, and Bill Yousman.

Lord of the Flies  is a BBC and Netflix limited series and the first ever television adaptation of the 1954 novel by William Golding. It is written and created by Jack Thorne, who also wrote and co-created  Adolescence , among a bunch of other stuff. The series features an ensemble cast of more than 30 boys, many of them making their professional acting debuts. And:  The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins  is a sports mockumentary sitcom created by Robert Carlock and Sam Means. Carlock was a showrunner on  30 Rock  and co-created  Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt  with Tina Fey, who is an executive producer on  Reggie Dinkins . The cast includes Tracy Morgan as the title character, Bobby Moynihan, Erika Alexander, Danielle Radcliffe, and more. GUESTS: Shawn Murray:  A stand-up comedian, writer, and the host of the  Fantasy Filmball  podcast Irene Papoulis:  Taught writing for a long time at Trinity College Bill Yousman:  Professor of media studies at Sacred Heart University Music featured (in order): Peter Grimes, Act II: Interlude III (also known as Sunday Morning from “Four Sea Interludes”)  &ndash…

People in this episode

Guests: Shawn Murray, Irene Papoulis, Bill Yousman

Topics covered

• television adaptation
• sports mockumentary
• literature
• comedy
• acting debut

Keywords

• Lord of the Flies
• Reggie Dinkins
• Jack Thorne
• Robert Carlock
• sports mockumentary
• television adaptation
• comedy
• acting debut

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC, Netflix, 30 Rock, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Sacred Heart University, Trinity College, Connecticut Public Radio

Books & works: Lord of the Flies, The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, West Side Story, Peter Grimes, Hooray for Captain Spaulding, You Gotta Be a Football Hero, See You On The Radio

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