The Allender Calendar
Episodes
Episode 19: Julia Jacklin's Crushing with Celya AB
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This month on The Allender Calendar I'm talking to the fantastic stand-up comedian Celya AB about Crushing, the 2019 album by Julia Jacklin. We had a ...
Episode 18: Wendy Erskine
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This month on The Allender Calendar I chat to the Northern Irish writer Wendy Erskine about her 2025 novel The Benefactors.The novel's central inciden...
Episode 17: Ben Pester
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This month on The Allender Calendar, I'm chatting to the author Ben Pester about his debut novel The Expansion Project. Part corporate satire, part Ly...
Episode 16: Pierre Novellie
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This month on The Allender Calendar I'm joined by the fantastic comedian Pierre Novellie to discuss his 2024 book Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things?: A Co...
Episode 15: Emily Breeze
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This month on The Allender Calendar, I speak to the fabulous Bristol-based musician Emily Breeze, whose lipstick-smeared and glitter-drenched album Ra...
Episode 14: Rose Ruane
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This month on The Allender Calendar I talk to the fabulous writer Rose Ruane. Rose has published two novels, Birding (2024), which was longlisted for ...
Episode 13: Jordan Brookes
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the month's episode of The Allender Calendar I talk to the fantastic comedian Jordan Brookes.2019 Edinburgh Comedy Award winnerBleed:https://youtu....
Episode 12: Rebecca Watson
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This month on The Allender Calendar I talk to the novelist Rebecca Watson about her books little scratch (2021) and I Will Crash (2024). We discuss wh...
Episode 11 (Part 2): Gorky's Zygotic Mynci with Elis James
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of my chat with comedian Elis James about the brilliant Welsh psychedelic folk band Gorky's Zygotic Mynci.Check out Rhodri Viney's latest EP he...
Episode 11 (Part 1): Gorky's Zygotic Mynci with Elis James
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This month on The Allender Calendar I had the great pleasure of talking to the comedian and broadcaster Elis James about our favourite band Gorky's Zy...
Episode 10: Bloomsday Special with David Collard
15 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's the 16th of June which can mean only one thing: it's Bloomsday, the day on which James Joyce's masterpiece Ulysses is set. To celebrate, I spoke ...
Episode 9: Evie King
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This month on The Allender Calendar I talk to the incredible writer and council worker Evie King. Evie's book Ashes to Admin: Tales from the Caseload ...
Episode 8: Back to the Future with Pravanya Pillay
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this month's podcast, I chat to the brilliant stand-up comedian Pravanya Pillay about the Back to the Future trilogy, a firm childhood favourite. W...
Episode 7: Luke Turner
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this month's Allender Calendar I chat to the writer Luke Turner about his book Men at War. Luke's book examines the legacy of the Second World War ...
Episode 6: Josie Long
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This month I chat to the amazing comedian, writer and activist Josie Long about her book of short stories Because I Don't Know What You Mean and What ...
Episode 5: Our Mutual Friend with Sam Amidon
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This month's episode is a bit different! I got together with the American folk musician Sam Amidon to talk about Charles Dickens's last completed nove...
Episode 4: James Blackshaw
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this month's episode I chat to the guitarist James Blackshaw. We talk about James's influences, his guitar playing technique, and why he decided to...
Episode 3: Dan Hancox
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Allender Calendar I talk to the journalist Dan Hancox about his new book Multitudes: How Crowds Made the Modern World.Dan's Substack:...
Episode 2: Frances Leviston
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this month's episode I interview the author Frances Leviston. Frances has written two books of poetry – Public Dream (2007) and Disinformation (2...
Episode 1: Olivia Chaney
01 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of The Allender Calendar, Robin chats to folk musician Olivia Chaney. Olivia's latest album Circus of Desire was released in Marc...