The Cut by Richard Armitage with Richard Armitage
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Hello, I'm Sarah Pascoe. And I'm Cariad Lloyd. And we're weird about books. We love to read. We read too much. We talk too much. About the too much that we've read. Which is why we created the Weirdos Book Club. A space for the lonely outsider to feel accepted and appreciated. Each week we're joined by amazing comedian guests and writer guests to discuss some wonderfully and crucially weird books, writing, reading, reading. and just generally being a weirdo.
You don't even need to have read the books to join in. It will be a really interesting, wide-ranging conversation, and maybe you'll want to read the book afterwards.
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This week's book guest is The Cut by Richard Armitage. What's it about? Well, 30 years ago, one of Ben Knott's school friends was murdered. Another went to prison. The story ended. Or did it? Because now, her killer is back.
What qualifies it for the Weirdos Book Club? Well, it's always the weirdos that get bullied at school.
In this episode, we discuss forensics, cello, bullying, Susan Pascoe, and Gary Barlow. And joining us this week is Richard Armitage himself. Richard is a multi-award winning stage, screen, and voice actor, best known for his roles in Peter Jackson's Trilogy of the Hobbit, Captain America, Alice Through the Looking Glass, and Ocean's 8. His debut novel, Geneva, was a Sunday Times top five crime debut and a number one Audible bestseller. Richard Armitage.
Hello.
Hello. Thank you so much for being here.
Hello. Richard and I met at a Faber event four years ago.
Oh, Richard and I met at the Pancreatic Cancer UK Christmas concert. Yes. We had separate social incidents.
That's such a mixture of words. Yeah, yeah.
Separate social incidents.
That's a nice phrase. What was yours four years ago?
What is the premise of Richard Armitage's book 'The Cut'?
Did Richard remember you?
Because he didn't remember me. I did. I remember your speech. You were hilarious. Oh, no. I was like, how do you follow that?
Oh, no. No, he didn't remember me. That's why I aim for a book event.
No, I did remember you. You just look really casual and summery today. Oh, yeah. It was Christmas. You were dressed up like a Dickens character.
How does bullying play a role in 'The Cut'?
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Well, we were in the church and we were being obviously serious. What did you do for your faith?
How does the theme of forensics appear in 'The Cut'?
So, so, so... it's for booksellers isn't it it's a famous it's a famous spring event you're lucky you get to do it so you get a little section but that's the one where I felt like I was very rude to a poet because I told him my dog would like his poetry because the poem was about a raven being eviscerated and I've got a sort of a terrier who absolutely loves dead birds so I didn't mean it in a rude way like your poetry's for dogs I feel like you've you're onto something here though poetry for dogs I feel like that might sell yeah
Yeah, that would sell.
Or poetry about dogs for dogs.
Oh my God, that's by the Tills at WX Smith, isn't it?
Yeah, Christmas gift. One of my early inventions that I never did was books for children to read to their pets. And that's what you could do.
That's for children who are learning to read. Why aren't you pitching that? Don't put this on the blog.
That is very sweet. I'm just imagining a little girl trying to do Shakespeare to their cat.
Yeah, exactly. Because sometimes you've run out of stuff to do with your cat or your dog or your hamster.
But you should be pitching this to her. This is a great idea.
Well, we're not here to talk about my work. When we met, it was your very first book, which was very successful.
Very successful. Hugely successful.
I don't know. I don't, I really, I'm like, I don't read reviews. I don't, I don't pay attention. I suppose I should.
You've got nice quotes though on this new one. You must have known when you did book events, there were lots of people there.
Yes. Yes. That's a good sign. You weren't by yourself. Yeah, I did. But I don't know what successful means in the literary world.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:03–1:48
2
What is the premise of Richard Armitage's book 'The Cut'?
1:48–2:05
3
How does bullying play a role in 'The Cut'?
2:05–2:09
4
How does the theme of forensics appear in 'The Cut'?
2:09–3:53
5
What unique experiences does Richard Armitage share about his school days?
3:53–9:05
6
What insights does Richard have on adapting his book for screen?
9:05–10:50
7
How does Richard Armitage balance acting and writing?
10:50–34:01
8
What challenges does Richard face while writing thrillers?
34:01–49:32
Speakers
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