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Join us on the second of our three part journey through Richard Matheson's scifi-horror classic I Am Legend. We talk about government-sponsored mass cremations, drinking to forget it all and the chilling prospect of debonair vampire earthworms. Send your thoughts and reviews of the book to sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com or @sharkliveroil on twitter and we'll read them out in the next cast.

We're back for the new year, and we're doing the sci-fi/horror classic I Am Legend. This isn't your Will Smith adaptation - well obviously it isn't, it's our patented blend of nonsense, idiocy and literature, which is much more enjoyable. And our CGI really is better than theirs. As ever, get in touch with your thoughts on the book, or your thoughts on our take on things: we're sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com and @sharkliveroil on Twitter.

We're rounding off our December of Christmas themed material with a look at the ultra-short story by Charles Dickens called The Goblins who Stole a Sexton. It's taken from the Pickwick Papers and is seen by many (including us) as the spiritual dad of A Christmas Carol. It's got goblins, ghastly goings on and a gravedigger called Gabriel Grubb. What's not to love? Send your feedback and suggestions to sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com Thanks for listening and have a Happy New Year!

Welcome to a special episode of shark liver oil where we'll be doing things a little differently. For our third part of our guide to A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens we'll be discussing your feedback, reviews from around the world and taking a look at some modern re-tellings of the classic story including: - Mickey's Chistmas Carol - Scrooged - The Muppet Christmas Carol - Blackadder's Christmas Carol So grab a mug of mulled wine and a mince pie and sit back to enjoy a festive feast of podcast prattle! Any feedback etc, send it to sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com

It's the last part of our coverage of A Christmas Carol, and we've got jolly ghosts, silent ghosts, a massive feast, a bit of slap and tickle behind the curtains, the stamp collectors of the British Empire, and Ebenezer Scrooge really really seriously failing to take a hint. Also featuring Dave's desperate attempt to feel the simple redemptive joy of a child at one of the most over-used lines in English literature. Next week we're doing the best of the adaptations for our Christmas Special, so get in touch with any suggestions, thoughts and ideas: sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com, and on Twitter: @sharkliveroil

Wooooo! Woooooooo! Woooooooooo! It's time to combine two of Shark Liver Oil's favourite things - christmas and ghost stories! Yes, it's the first of a three part extravaganza about the Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol. Ebeneezer Scrooge is a brooding, anti-yuletilde eco-warrior who abhors fossil fuel energy. Jacob Marley is an insubstantial wispy wonder with a fetish for clanking chains and ghostly voyeurism. And Mr G. Christmas-Past is a nostalgia loving smarty pants with a flickering candle flame for a head. With characters like that, it can't fail to be good! If you've any suggestions for modern re-tellings of A Christmas Carol for us to talk about during our christmas special in a couple of weeks, send them in to sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com

(Content Note: in this episode we discuss the topic of abuse as it relates to this part of the book.)

We're back, ya phonies, with another slice of our take on this definitely-not-dated-but-actually-classic literature. This week, we're watching Holden deal with a pimp, a taxi driver, at least two overprivileged wankers, two nuns, an old flame and some ducks. And Dave even finds something to like about the book. What do you think? Over-rated teen angst? Deathless brilliance? Let us know at sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com, or tweet us @SharkLiverOil.

It's time for a new book and Shark Liver Oil is keeping it classical but cycling forward a couple of hundred years from Jane Austen - to bring you JD Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye! This week we're discussing chapters 1-12. We answer important questions like: does Holden Caulfield have ADHD? Just when is the right time to sell off your typewriter? Did people really use words like "phoney" and "crumby" instead of proper swears in the 50s? And will Dave find anything in this book that he likes? Welcome to the only podcast that has the brass balls to find a comparison between The Catcher and the Rye and Watchmen. Welcome to Shark Liver Oil.. Get involved in our coverage of Catcher in the Rye by emailing sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com or on twitter @sharkliveroil

We're reached the end of the road for Pride and Prejudice, but it's not going out without a fight. We've got deathmatches; we've got mobster pimps; we've even got Judi Dench's massive biceps. We've got it all - and for this edition, we've got a roundup of the various views from across the internet on this book, from 'I'd marry Darcy, 5 stars' to 'My missus would marry Darcy, zero stars'. And that's before we even get to the theological and political heart of the book, apparently. Oh yes, you get more bounce to the ounce, more bite to the shite with Shark Liver Oil. As ever, email us on sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com, or tweet us @sharkliveroil.

Get ready for more wedding making hijinks with Shark Liver Oil's third part of our coverage of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Mr Darcy makes an indecent (or at least inappropriate) proposal, Lydia runs off with a man in uniform, Mrs Bennet recovers from a mystery illness and Big C offers his condolences. It's going to be a wild ride. In the words of Lydia, "I dare say there'll be some balls." Get your feedback in to sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com or find us on twitter @sharkliveroil Next week its the grand finale of our pride and prejudice coverage, so send your reviews of the book into us and we'll give you a mention!

We go further into the world of Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen's classic novel of manners, and discover the chances of a Kevin Smith adaptation are higher than you might think. Also featuring the world's worst marriage proposal, an unexpected comparison with Dumb and Dumber, and Dave's massive ignorance of the history of 18th century literature. With zombies. And ninjas. If that sounds as preposterous to you as it does to us, tell us about it! Email sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com, and tweet us @sharkliveroil.

It's time for a change of pace here at Shark Liver Oil as we delve into the world of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. In part 1 we read to chapter 17. Along the way we'll get drunk with Darcy, get sick with Jane, get bored with Mr Collins, get quizzical with Elizibeth and join Mrs Bennett on her mission to get all of her daughters married, or die tryin'. It promises to be more fun than being at loo with your closest friends. PLUS! Stay tuned for our take on Pride and Prejudice and Zombies - as we find out what happens to the story when you drop in a load of bloodthirsty flesh eaters. Feedback? You better believe it!

Mugatu! DEFCON 2! Psychic Afro Squid!

We're spending a bit more time with Lori and Dreiberg in our third instalment of our Watchmen walkthrough. It's time to watch a 40 year old nice guy with a spandex fetish and an uncomfortable way around women trying to put some moves on his sexy young friend. Just like a night out in Barnsley. Also this week - why Lori just can't stop hitting the flamethrower button, killer one liners for scary prison situations and Dr Manhattan's world famous glass-blowing class. Fire up the screechers! It's time for another Shark Liver Oil! Send any thoughts on the book or the podcast to sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com or find us on twitter @sharkliveroil

It's time for Shark Liver Oil to delve deeper into the distressing, disturbing and dystopian world that has the Watchmen for its guardians as we recap chapters 4 to 6. 

We're back, and it's time for a BEHEMOTH. We're discussing philosophy, kick-ass gadgets, and the parallels between Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' modern classic and the Beano. Which apparently exist.

From big, deep characters to a joke about baked beans that's in the worst possible taste, we don't shrink from talking about the important stuff, and neither should you - get in touch if this is a favourite of yours, or if you don't understand the hype, or if you're amazed it was a comicbook at all (secret tip: if you thought it was only a movie, boy are you in for a treat). We're on Twitter @sharkliveroil, or you can email sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com.

MOCK YEAH ING YEAH BIRD YEAH! That's exactly how Petyr Baelish announces himself, in his head. Externally, to the surprise of absolutely no-one, he is one creepy motha ucka, a poster-boy for Westeros' Stranger Danger campaign. But does Sansa pay attention? Does she hell. Also this time out, a positive feast of plot, featuring dramatic deaths left right and centre, and we're right up with it, sword hands a-go-go. This is the end of our coverage of A Song of Ice and Fire (till next time), and it's been an epic haul through this epic world. We're having a bit of a break for the next few weeks, but we'll be back like a bullet with Watchmen before you know it. As ever, get in touch and tell us what you think about all thiz shiz: sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com, or @sharkliveroil on twitter. Yeah? Yeah!

We’ve reached the penultimate part of our coverage of A Storm of Swords, and this shit just keeps getting more real. Today’s real: Danaerys gets a job with Oxfam; the mating rituals of the Westerosi knobhead; and a massive tactical oversight by Mance Rayder, involving stairs. Also Dave creates a word: chivalrouslessness. Shut up, it totally makes sense. As ever, get in touch by email: sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com, or on Twitter: @sharkliveroil. Love ya.

We're galloping through our coverage of George RR Martin's A Storm of Swords; today, we're finding out how justice is done in Westeros. Short version: brutally. Also this week we see knights ad-lib (badly), and discover the only bedroom in existence where Barry White has nothing to offer. We've lit a dung fire specially for you; come in and take the weight off. As ever, you can get in touch by email: sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com, or on Twitter: @sharkliveroil.