tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post1531207276180526676..comments2023-11-29T07:39:34.401+00:00Comments on Carla Nayland Historical Fiction: Interview on BBC Radio SuffolkCarlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-61597372339219881682009-03-07T12:16:00.000+00:002009-03-07T12:16:00.000+00:00Thank you, Elena.Thank you, Elena.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-32093573283967518402009-03-07T02:11:00.000+00:002009-03-07T02:11:00.000+00:00I thoroughly enjoyed the interview, Carla. It was ...I thoroughly enjoyed the interview, Carla. It was excellent! Congratulations!elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-29290646098680528372009-02-26T12:03:00.000+00:002009-02-26T12:03:00.000+00:00I do indeed know where that leads :-) I found my ...I do indeed know where that leads :-) I found my way to Beowulf and Bede without going via a formal English curriculum - which is probably just as well!Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-85258350050763949602009-02-25T20:43:00.000+00:002009-02-25T20:43:00.000+00:00Eh, it was no big deal in the end. (Turns out I w...Eh, it was no big deal in the end. (Turns out I wasn't exactly Brain of Britain when it came to maths--way too erratic. Ah, well.)<BR/><BR/>And it was the English 'A' level that led me to Chaucer, to Middle English, to all things Old English, to... Ah, but you know where that leads :)Nicola Griffithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00401940329164370169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-6708988742102690712009-02-25T15:46:00.000+00:002009-02-25T15:46:00.000+00:00Nicola - you may be right. I thought one of the a...Nicola - you may be right. I thought one of the advantages of all-girl schools was supposed to be a less rigid gender division, on the grounds that if they're going to teach maths and science at all they <I>have</I> to teach them to girls. Evidently not. It's a shame the timetable couldn't be made to work for you.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-46303154410765997532009-02-25T00:57:00.000+00:002009-02-25T00:57:00.000+00:00Carla, I certainly think Snow has a lot to answer ...Carla, I certainly think Snow has a lot to answer for... But I think the divide originated in gender: girl subjects (arts/soft) and boy subjects (sciences/hard). Never the twain shall meet, blah blah blah.<BR/><BR/>I went to an all-girls school but the divide ran so deep that when (after the 'O' level debacle) I declared I'd be doing maths, chemistry, biology, general studies and English at 'A' level, there had to be a special meeting of staff. Tuh. And in the end I gave up maths after a year because we just couldn't make the schedule work. Double tuh.Nicola Griffithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00401940329164370169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-91623714670547765872009-02-21T18:01:00.000+00:002009-02-21T18:01:00.000+00:00Constance - thanks!Meghan - thanks, you're too kin...Constance - thanks!<BR/><BR/>Meghan - thanks, you're too kind! I may not have sounded like a nervous wreck, but I assure you I felt like one....Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-48440979650392801642009-02-20T18:25:00.000+00:002009-02-20T18:25:00.000+00:00I like how confident and informed you are in this ...I like how confident and informed you are in this interview. I've only done a couple of podcasts and I always sound like a nervous wreck! Very interesting--can't wait to read PoE!Meghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03375626649089998707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-61096428029292535732009-02-20T13:57:00.000+00:002009-02-20T13:57:00.000+00:00Hey, neat! Thanks for the link. *off to listen*Hey, neat! Thanks for the link. *off to listen*Constance Brewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964121072645959593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-28124200006495971542009-02-20T11:10:00.000+00:002009-02-20T11:10:00.000+00:00Nicola - thank you! That's really interesting that...Nicola - thank you! That's really interesting that you were faced with the same choice. Where do you suppose the idea came from that history/humanities and science are somehow mutually exclusive? CP Snow, maybe? Or before him. I often get surprised looks when I say I'm interested in both, but to me it doesn't seem surprising at all.<BR/>Hild was such an important figure in Anglo-Saxon England that I had to mention her somewhere, although <I>Paths of Exile</I> is set a generation before her time. Her father is a secondary character in the novel (if you read it, you'll have no trouble spotting him!).<BR/><BR/>Alianore - that's odd. Maybe there's a glitch with the iPlayer. (Unless your computer has set itself to mute?) I'll have an audio file of the interview up here in a few days time, so you can try again then if you like.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-67495016916844519002009-02-20T07:28:00.000+00:002009-02-20T07:28:00.000+00:00I can't hear the interview, unfortunately. :( (St...I can't hear the interview, unfortunately. :( (Stupid computers!) But I echo Nicola's comment and hope you sell a zillion copies of <I>Paths of Exile</I>!Kathryn Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19922276.post-46560089876743770012009-02-20T00:44:00.000+00:002009-02-20T00:44:00.000+00:00Nice interview. I hope you sell a zillion books.I...Nice interview. I hope you sell a zillion books.<BR/><BR/>I was struck by your comment about having to choose when it came to 'O' levels. That happened to me, too. (I also chose science.)<BR/><BR/>I also really liked your reference to Hild. And I absolutely relate to taking a whole volume to cover only a year or so of an eleven-year story.<BR/><BR/>I'm looking forward to reading <I>Paths of Exile</I>.Nicola Griffithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00401940329164370169noreply@blogger.com