Bradbury 100 - episode 9

Time for episode 9 of my Bradbury 100 podcast. This week, we look at Ray Bradbury's popular "Elliott family" stories - you know, his characters Cecy, Uncle Einar, Timothy and so on. Ray started writing these stories way back in the 1950s, and returned to them periodically until he eventually wove the stories into a novel, From the Dust Returned (2001).

My guest is Miranda Corcoran, who is co-editor (with Steve Gronert Ellerhoff) of a new book called Exploring the Horror of Supernatural Fiction: Ray Bradbury’s Elliott Family.

Until now, scholars and critics have paid little attention to the Elliotts, but their time has come! This book is from an academic publisher, so the cover price is high. It's the sort of book you need to persuade your local friendly librarian to buy...

Bradbury 100 · Bradbury 100 - Episode 9 - with "Elliott family" scholar Miranda Corcoran

Show Notes

Exploring the Horror of Supernatural Fiction: Ray Bradbury’s Elliott Family on Amazon UK, and on Amazon US.

From the Dust Returned on Amazon UK, and on Amazon US.

The Charles Addams connection - how the Elliott family met the Addams Family.

Miranda Corcoran's blog, Miranda the Middle-Aged Witch.

Follow Miranda on Twitter.

Ray Bradbury discussion - BBC Forum

Here it is: the BBC World Service Forum radio programme about Ray Bradbury. A few weeks back, I took part in the discussion of Bradbury's life and career, with Jonathan R. Eller and Miranda Corcoran.

Each contributor recorded at home while in isolation, and our contributions were recorded down the line by the BBC. (We also submitted recordings we made locally, so the editors would have more control over the sound quality.)

What we didn't get at the time of recording were the various clips of Ray speaking, the readings from his work, and other played-in contributions. So listening to this programme is, even for me, like listening to something new. I'm quite impressed with how much they've been able to cram in to forty minutes!

Click here to listen: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3cszjvr

BBC Discussion on Bradbury: The Forum

Coming up in a week's time - 13th August -  the BBC World Service radio programme The Forum will be all about Ray Bradbury.

The Forum is a round-table discussion, and this edition features Bradbury biographer Jon Eller, editor of a book on Bradbury's supernatural fiction Miranda Corcoran - and some fellow called Phil Nichols...

We recorded the programme quite a few weeks ago, and it is being released now to (roughly) coincide with the one-hundredth anniversary of Ray Bradbury's birth. The Forum is broadcast on the BBC's World Service radio channel, and episodes are made available to listen online after the broadcast. You can also subscribe to the podcast feed to get episodes delivered straight to your preferred listening device.

Look here for more information as it becomes available.