On the Road with Penguin Classics

On the Road with Penguin Classics is a podcast that takes a stroll around the world's favourite books. In each episode, author and editor Henry Eliot travels to a different literary location to explore a brilliant book in the company of a remarkable reader.

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William Blake's poetry with Philip Pullman
Feb 1, 2024 – 56:16
Giovanni’s Room with Caryl Phillips
Jan 25, 2024 – 1:11:09
John Donne's poetry with Katherine Rundell
Jan 18, 2024 – 1:19:35
We Have Always Lived in the Castle with Ruth Franklin
Jan 11, 2024 – 1:15:38
Angela Carter's Fairy Tales with Marina Warner
Jan 4, 2024 – 1:12:48
A Christmas Carol with Simon Callow – Christmas Special 2023
Dec 21, 2023 – 1:12:43
A Clockwork Orange with Jeff Noon and Andrew Biswell
Dec 14, 2023 – 1:17:20
Farewell, My Lovely with Dick Lochte
Dec 7, 2023 – 1:04:14
Frankenstein with Anil Seth and Fiona Sampson
Nov 30, 2023 – 1:14:09
Pride and Prejudice with Monica Ali
Nov 23, 2023 – 1:15:04
The Haunting of Hill House with Ruth Franklin – Halloween Special 2023
Oct 31, 2023 – 45:54
Season 4 Trailer
Oct 26, 2023 – 1:45
Eliot's Book of Bookish Lists – Christmas Special 2022
Dec 1, 2022 – 21:47
The Pilgrim’s Progress with Rachel Joyce
Nov 3, 2022 – 1:07:58
Season of Migration to the North with Leila Aboulela
Oct 27, 2022 – 1:12:26
The Book of Disquiet with Richard Zenith
Oct 20, 2022 – 1:08:44
Maurice with Diarmuid Hester
Oct 13, 2022 – 1:10:27
The Hearing Trumpet with Joanna Moorhead
Oct 6, 2022 – 1:14:13
Confessions of an English Opium Eater with Will Self
Sep 29, 2022 – 1:15:41
Season 3 Trailer
Sep 15, 2022 – 1:49
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland with Chris Riddell
Mar 3, 2022 – 1:08:33
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie with Alan Taylor
Feb 24, 2022 – 1:08:00
Keats's poetry with Andrew Motion
Feb 17, 2022 – 1:05:14
The Blazing World with Michael Bravo
Feb 9, 2022 – 1:01:50
Ulysses with Anne Fogarty
Feb 2, 2022 – 1:14:53
Nineteen Eighty-Four with Robert Icke
Jan 27, 2022 – 58:22
Season 2 Trailer
Jan 13, 2022 – 1:36
The Mill on the Floss with Louis de Bernières
Mar 4, 2021 – 1:00:52
The Lonely Londoners with Susheila Nasta
Feb 25, 2021 – 1:09:22
Tristram Shandy with Frank Cottrell Boyce
Feb 18, 2021 – 1:04:01
Mrs Dalloway with Alexandra Harris
Feb 11, 2021 – 1:01:33
The Canterbury Tales with Patience Agbabi
Feb 4, 2021 – 1:07:02
The Woman in White with Olivia Vinall
Jan 28, 2021 – 50:04
Trailer
Jan 14, 2021 – 1:23

Recent Reviews

Plaidpudding

Great podcast

I love On the Road with Penguin Classics. The selection of works is eclectic and wide-ranging. The host is charming, and the guests, invariably interesting. I’ve already bought too many new books, though.
Midi Berry

Breathing New Life into Classical Air

Hats off to Henry Eliot and Penguin Classics for this original, informative and atmospheric podcast. There’s something for everyone to enjoy. Those of us invited to revisit a longtime classical favorite gain something fresh and entertaining from the depth of research and background knowledge. Those who are new to the story receive enough (without spoilers) to whet their appetite for more. The format and pace are lively: music and sound add subtle effects, without ever becoming intrusive. A great new series!