Episodes
Friday Aug 16, 2024
Wolf Hall Pt2: An Occult History Of Britain
Friday Aug 16, 2024
Friday Aug 16, 2024
Whew! It's been a long time coming and it's a hell of a long episode. We navigate our way through what turns out to be a huge chunk of the book in Part 2. It's mostly a history lesson, filling us in on Thomas and Wolsey: The Early Years. There are highs, lows, a few laughs and some absolutely and devastating and beautiful writing. It's no Goosebumps, put it that way.
Thoughts? sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com is the place to send them.
Sunday Apr 07, 2024
Wolf Hall Pt1: World Class Basics - The Thomas Cromwell Story
Sunday Apr 07, 2024
Sunday Apr 07, 2024
Hello again old friend! Shark Liver Oil returns with a readthrough of Hilary Mantell's Wolf Hall. In Part 1 we meet our rags to riches hustler Thomas Cromwell as as he starts his ascent to become one of King Henry VIII's most trusted advisors. We're introduced to some of the main characters of the story including Cardinal "get me some cherries" Wolsey and Stephen "glass half empty" Gardiner. And we explore just how Cromwell has managed to rise to where he is. Probably something to do with Tudor-era World Class Basics.. If on'y he'd done a podcast about it.
This part covers Part 1 of Wolf Hall. We'll do the other 5 parts over the next few months. Read along with us and let us know what you think about the book or podcast by emailing sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com
Sunday Apr 09, 2023
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Pt4: Danger in the Chamber
Sunday Apr 09, 2023
Sunday Apr 09, 2023
The final part of our readthrough of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling. You've heard of Hell in a Cell, well this is Danger in the Chamber as the book ends in a multiple threat matchup between Harry, Volders, a basilisk, a phoenix, a hat, a sword, Ron and a self-aggrandising memory charming soon to be ex-teacher. Fight!
Saturday Apr 08, 2023
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Pt3: HP The Brand
Saturday Apr 08, 2023
Saturday Apr 08, 2023
The third of our four parter on Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Important questions abound including: just how bad are the terms and conditions for the Hogwarts teaching staff? Why won't Harry take his glasses off to play Quiddich? And why oh why won't any of the adults do something about Ron's dangerously defective wand?
sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com is the place to send your suggestions for what book to do next, reviews of th book we're currently doing any anything else you'd like to say to us.
Friday Mar 10, 2023
Friday Mar 10, 2023
IT'S TIME for another installment of our read-through of the second Harry Potter book! This time out we've gotmore fallout from the Car Caper, surprising shifts of comedy and darkness, and, above all, more on how on earth Dumbledore chooses these teachers. And the promise of more capers to come!
As always get in touch if you've got questions, ideas, thoughts or comments - sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com, or on Twitter @sharkliveroil.
Friday Jan 13, 2023
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Pt1: Gaming The House Cup
Friday Jan 13, 2023
Friday Jan 13, 2023
We've returned with our read-through of the second Harry Potter book. This week we enjoy all the fun and frolicks of a totally normal Dursley evening hosting a leading member of the drill industry, a bit of light grand theft auto involving a disappearing car, ancient tree vandalism and some serious early shenanigans involving Mcgonagall and the House Cup. What a start!
Reviews, comments, hellos - please get in touch at sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com
Find us on twitter @sharkliveroil We tweet every day*
*volume no indication of quality
Sunday Oct 30, 2022
Halloween Spooky Special - The Tell-Tale Heart
Sunday Oct 30, 2022
Sunday Oct 30, 2022
The crypt door creaks, the bat flaps against the uncaring moon, and strange, uncanny things happen, such as Shark Liver Oil releasing another podcast episode!
WE'RE BACK and as always it's our favourite tradition, the Halloween Spooky Special, that's made us revenant once more. This time it's Edgar Allen Poe's classic tale of a tale told by a heart, which is actually told by a person, who is so sane that you wouldn't catch him doing any murder except if you wait for him to just yell it out loud at you.
JOIN US as we discover how slowly you can open a door whilst remaining creepy, how horror and comedy are part of one another, and what exactly you need to do to get arrested in the Edgar Allen Poe cinematic universe.
As always we want to hear your thoughts - email us at sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com, or tweet us @sharkliveroil.
Thursday Dec 24, 2020
Christmas Special: It's a Wonderful Life
Thursday Dec 24, 2020
Thursday Dec 24, 2020
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
Halloween Spooky Special: Welcome To Dead House
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
We've gone back to the Goosebumps well for our Halloween Spooky Special this year. It's the first one in the series, so probably the best one right? We encounter a spooky house, some spooky kids and a man in a cowboy hat who lures children into his car. Doesn't get more horrific than that.
Get your feedback in to sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com
Friday May 15, 2020
Harry Potter 1.4 A Thousand Slytherin Calculators
Friday May 15, 2020
Friday May 15, 2020
Monday May 11, 2020
Harry Potter 1.3 Come on Lads, it's Hufflepuff
Monday May 11, 2020
Monday May 11, 2020
In part 3 of our read-through of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone, we have our first encounter with Quidditch and it's one for the ages. In Harry's second game the entire hopes of Gryffindor House rest once again on the shoulders of a first year student, the referee is literally out to get him and the backup seeker has gone AWOL. But come on lads...it's Hufflepuff. Also in this episode, Harry discovers an interesting mirror, Hogwarts' central heating packs in again and we find out that dragons exist. Promises to be a busy hour!
If you'd like to get in touch email us at sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com or find us on twitter @sharkliveroil and on Facebook.
Monday May 04, 2020
Harry Potter 1.2 Hogwarts Megabus
Monday May 04, 2020
Monday May 04, 2020
Saturday Apr 25, 2020
Harry Potter 1.1 Turns Out He's A Wizard
Saturday Apr 25, 2020
Saturday Apr 25, 2020
Welcome to the first part of our read through of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's/ Sorcerer's Stone (depending on where you live). In this episode we meet Harry for the first time, gasp in awe as a middle aged drill-makng executive has a complete nervous breakdown and wonder whether lovely Hagrid really was the best man for the job of protecting the wizarding world's most important child. It's good to be back!
Send us your reviews about Harry Potter Book 1 and we'll read them out on the podcast. You can reach us at:
sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com or @sharkliveroil on twitter
Wednesday Jan 01, 2020
Christmas Special: Home Alone
Wednesday Jan 01, 2020
Wednesday Jan 01, 2020
Happy New Year! It might be a little late but you bet your ass that we recorded this in full festive mode on Christmas Eve. So sit back, relax and re-live an absolute Christmas classic as we take you through all the thrills, spills and suspected broken bones of that Christmas classic Home Alone! Merry Christmas, happy new year and have a brilliant 2020!
Thursday Oct 31, 2019
Halloween Special: The Fall of the House of Usher
Thursday Oct 31, 2019
Thursday Oct 31, 2019
Thursday May 30, 2019
Game of Thrones S8E6: The Iron Throne
Thursday May 30, 2019
Thursday May 30, 2019
Sunday May 19, 2019
Game of Thrones S8E5: The Bells
Sunday May 19, 2019
Sunday May 19, 2019
We may as well nail our colours to the mast straight away with this one.. we liked it. Sure, there were a few issues with how we got to this point, which meant one or two of the character moments may have not quite been what they could have been, but take a step back and leave your predictions at the door and this is one pretty awesome episode of television. We explain why we liked it while re-living some of the most controversial moments of the series. We also round the cast off with your feedback and our new fan theory for how Bronze Yohn Royce is now destined for the Iron Throne.
sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com is where you can find us if you want to get in touch.
Monday May 13, 2019
Game of Thrones S8E4: The Last of the Starks
Monday May 13, 2019
Monday May 13, 2019
Thursday May 02, 2019
Game of Thrones S8E3: The Long Night
Thursday May 02, 2019
Thursday May 02, 2019
Matt and Dave talk you through the biggest battle yet on Game of Thrones, an episode that ended up somewhere between a thrilling rollercoaster ride and a loud, confusing trundle through a ghost train. We loved so much about this episode - the Dothraki charge, the Unsullied last stand, Beric and Jorah's ends and Arya's injury time winner. We had problems with how dark some of it was, how so many of our beloved characters improbably survived and.. most important of all.. where in the seven hells was zombie Bronze Yohn and his beautiful breastplate? Oh, and pour one out for fan favourite Qhono. We literally barely knew ye.
sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com is the place to send your feedback.
Thursday Apr 25, 2019
Game of Thrones S8E2: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Thursday Apr 25, 2019
Thursday Apr 25, 2019
We’re getting our Song of Ice and Fire fix from the TV, and this week, it’s episode 2 of the final series of Game of Thrones: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. It’s a tense one, and perhaps the most unsettling thing is that an awful lot of characters have suspiciously complete character arcs. Grey Worm is even talking about how he’s one last job from retirement. It’s all set-up, and it’s all rich stuff - let us know what you thought of it @sharkliveroil on Twitter and sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com. And remember: when you play the Game of Thrones, you win, or you get eaten by the malevolently resurrected wight of your former loved ones. See you next week!