Caroline Lawrence

Oh, I am so honoured to be back. Thank you so much for inviting me back. It was really good fun last time and I hope we'll have fun today.

Oh, I am so honoured to be back. Thank you so much for inviting me back. It was really good fun last time and I hope we'll have fun today.

Oh, I am so honoured to be back. Thank you so much for inviting me back. It was really good fun last time and I hope we'll have fun today.

Absolutely. And no other story from the Greek myth has been retold in as many different ways by as many different authors as Jason and the Argonauts. And it's one of my favorites. I think it started off being one of my favorites because of the 1963 film, Jason and the Argonauts, which is so cheesy, but it's so wonderful. And it's got amazing special effects by Ray Harryhausen.

Absolutely. And no other story from the Greek myth has been retold in as many different ways by as many different authors as Jason and the Argonauts. And it's one of my favorites. I think it started off being one of my favorites because of the 1963 film, Jason and the Argonauts, which is so cheesy, but it's so wonderful. And it's got amazing special effects by Ray Harryhausen.

Absolutely. And no other story from the Greek myth has been retold in as many different ways by as many different authors as Jason and the Argonauts. And it's one of my favorites. I think it started off being one of my favorites because of the 1963 film, Jason and the Argonauts, which is so cheesy, but it's so wonderful. And it's got amazing special effects by Ray Harryhausen.

including gods that grow in puffs of smoke and Jason being taken to Mount Olympus and put on a board like he's a little chess piece, and Talos, the bronze man who turns his head and chases them slowly around the island, and the skeletons that Jason has to fight. It's just so visually stunning. We watched it again last night, and it's just so cheesy and so fun.

including gods that grow in puffs of smoke and Jason being taken to Mount Olympus and put on a board like he's a little chess piece, and Talos, the bronze man who turns his head and chases them slowly around the island, and the skeletons that Jason has to fight. It's just so visually stunning. We watched it again last night, and it's just so cheesy and so fun.

including gods that grow in puffs of smoke and Jason being taken to Mount Olympus and put on a board like he's a little chess piece, and Talos, the bronze man who turns his head and chases them slowly around the island, and the skeletons that Jason has to fight. It's just so visually stunning. We watched it again last night, and it's just so cheesy and so fun.

But really, he's a very wonderful hero. And I think one of the reasons his story is the most retold is it's kind of the primal hero's journey narrative. And the hero's journey, as I'm sure you know, is when a hero goes on a quest to get a thing, which Alfred Hitchcock calls the MacGuffin. It's just something the hero goes for to get them on the journey and along the way they meet

But really, he's a very wonderful hero. And I think one of the reasons his story is the most retold is it's kind of the primal hero's journey narrative. And the hero's journey, as I'm sure you know, is when a hero goes on a quest to get a thing, which Alfred Hitchcock calls the MacGuffin. It's just something the hero goes for to get them on the journey and along the way they meet

But really, he's a very wonderful hero. And I think one of the reasons his story is the most retold is it's kind of the primal hero's journey narrative. And the hero's journey, as I'm sure you know, is when a hero goes on a quest to get a thing, which Alfred Hitchcock calls the MacGuffin. It's just something the hero goes for to get them on the journey and along the way they meet

allies and opponents and they undergo tests and trials and they finally return back home and they've learned what they need to learn and the hero's journey of course is joseph campbell coined that phrase and said that all world myths can be summed up in this cycle the hero's journey and then hollywood screenwriters just ran with it george lucas was the first to take

allies and opponents and they undergo tests and trials and they finally return back home and they've learned what they need to learn and the hero's journey of course is joseph campbell coined that phrase and said that all world myths can be summed up in this cycle the hero's journey and then hollywood screenwriters just ran with it george lucas was the first to take

allies and opponents and they undergo tests and trials and they finally return back home and they've learned what they need to learn and the hero's journey of course is joseph campbell coined that phrase and said that all world myths can be summed up in this cycle the hero's journey and then hollywood screenwriters just ran with it george lucas was the first to take

the idea of the hero's journey and make it into Star Wars. And then another guy, Christopher Vogler, wrote a book called The Writer's Journey. And then Blake Snyder, another Hollywood screenwriter, actually coined a genre, the Golden Fleece Story, which is the hero's journey. So he actually calls it the Golden Fleece genre, where the hero goes on a quest to get a thing and comes home again.

the idea of the hero's journey and make it into Star Wars. And then another guy, Christopher Vogler, wrote a book called The Writer's Journey. And then Blake Snyder, another Hollywood screenwriter, actually coined a genre, the Golden Fleece Story, which is the hero's journey. So he actually calls it the Golden Fleece genre, where the hero goes on a quest to get a thing and comes home again.

the idea of the hero's journey and make it into Star Wars. And then another guy, Christopher Vogler, wrote a book called The Writer's Journey. And then Blake Snyder, another Hollywood screenwriter, actually coined a genre, the Golden Fleece Story, which is the hero's journey. So he actually calls it the Golden Fleece genre, where the hero goes on a quest to get a thing and comes home again.

Yes, you get the single hero, the lone hero, you know, who goes off on his own, maybe with gadgets like Perseus. You know, he's got lots of gadgets to help him. And Heracles has his weapons. But Jason is fun because he gathers allies, a bit like Neo in The Matrix, who actually goes on a ship called the Argo and has pals with him. That's a fun aspect that there are all these different helpers.

Yes, you get the single hero, the lone hero, you know, who goes off on his own, maybe with gadgets like Perseus. You know, he's got lots of gadgets to help him. And Heracles has his weapons. But Jason is fun because he gathers allies, a bit like Neo in The Matrix, who actually goes on a ship called the Argo and has pals with him. That's a fun aspect that there are all these different helpers.