Season 2, Episode 1 - When the World Screamed

Back of the Bookshelf

Greetings listeners. After a long hiatus, Back of the Bookshelf has returned for its second season with more classic fiction from yesteryear. If you thrill at the clatter of carriage wheels on the road, yearn for astounding adventures in space, then you won't be disappointed (we hope).

Kicking things off is a special feature length episode - our most ambitious undertaking to date. It's a Professor Challenger story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle called When the World Screamed, so takes us full circle back to where we began. It was originally published in two parts in the 25th February and 3rd March 1928 issues of Liberty , a U.S. based magazine, before making its appearance in the U.K. courtesy of the April 1928 issue of The Strand. Edward Malone from previous Professor Challenger adventures is back, but the story is narrated by a new character called Peerless Jones, an Artesian Engineer, who agrees to help Challenger test an outlandish theory that the Earth is a living organism. Challenger is his usual bombastic self and there are some great moments. Join us as we journey deep underground to witness his thrilling experiment. Narration is by C.J. Carter-Stephenson and music by Kevin MacLeod.

Please note, a video for this episode is currently under development, but because of the length and complexity, its release has been delayed. We hope to post it to our YouTube channel within the next few days.