Temples Made With Hands
A simple concept herein contained: pitting a story I loved against one I hated, and stacking the deck so the one I love wins. Said stories come from page and screen in an eclectic selection of my preferred genres – anything except 'content creation', because this house is a place of honour, dammit. 100% subjectivity guaranteed. All opinions entirely the product of my over-heated brain; there is, sadly, no one else to blame. Oh, and there won't be any tips on how to DIY a church. Sorry. Email: tmwh.podcast@gmail.com
Episodes
10 episodes
010: The Nun Trifecta (Black Narcissus 1939, 1947, 2020)
In this episode I compare the book Black Narcissus, by podcast fave Rumer Godden, and its two screen adaptations from 1947 and 2020. Their chronological order correlates exactly with the order of my esteem, which is pretty ha...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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57:17
009: Station Eleven (2014) versus Farenheit 451 (1953)
In this episode I compare the books Station Eleven, by Emily St John Mandel, and Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury. I deplore Bradbury's grimdark death of hope and laud St John Mandel's paradoxically inspiring hope after death (...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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48:52
008: Ever After (1998) versus Cinderella (2015)
In this episode I compare the fairytale retellings of Cinderella in 1998’s Ever After and the imaginatively-named Cinderella of 2015. I ponder how a film as rife with historical inaccuracy as Ever After still gets cro...
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Episode 8
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51:07
007: Circle of Friends (1990) versus Normal People (2018)
In this episode I compare the college romances of the dreamy Circle of Friends, by Maeve Binchy, and the nihilistic nightmare Normal People, by Sally Rooney. What proves to be most galling is not, as I thought, that Rooney is ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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59:00
006: The Death of Stalin (2017) versus Jojo Rabbit (2019)
In this episode I compare the historical satires The Death of Stalin, which is one of my favourite films, and Jojo Rabbit, which isn’t even my favourite film by Taika Waititi. I indulge in several digressions to show off the b...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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53:59
005: The Grand Sophy (1950) versus The Duke and I [Bridgerton #1] (2000)
In this episode I compare the Regency romances The Grand Sophy, by pink of the Ton Georgette Heyer, and The Duke and I, by barque of frailty Julia Quinn. I pull caps by suggesting that Quinn is too smoky by half, and indeed ma...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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55:00
004: Mona Lisa Smile (2003) versus Dead Poets Society (1989)
In this episode I compare the teachers of two movies, Mona Lisa Smile’s firebrand Catherine Watson and Dead Poets Society’s damp squib John Keating. I treat the listener to my half-baked opinions on the philosophy of education...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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46:18
003: Assassin's Apprentice (1995) versus The Magician (1983)
In this episode I compare the books Assassin’s Apprentice, by Robin Hobb, and Raymond E Fiest’s The Magician. After pointing out that they’re basically the same story, I proceed to explain how they’re completely different, by ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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47:55
002: Shakespeare in Love (1998) versus Saving Private Ryan (1998)
In this episode I compare the 1998 films Shakespeare in Love and Saving Private Ryan. I wax lyrical about the minor character of Philip Henslowe, and Queen Elizabeth’s ahistorical ruff situation. I then cast serious doubt on t...
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Episode 2
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30:53
001: Podcast Mission Statement
This short introductory episode lays out my stall for the grand plan of the podcast. I explain the concept: pitting a story I loved against one I hated, and stacking the deck so the one I love wins. I outline the personal biases and preferences...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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