David Mitchell: The Waterstones Interview

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  • @barryh.5409
    @barryh.5409 Рік тому +181

    I loved his first book, business secrets of the pharaohs. Great read.

    • @rohitchakraborty5592
      @rohitchakraborty5592 Рік тому +13

      That was not a book. That was just a print out.

    • @andrasszabo1570
      @andrasszabo1570 Рік тому +19

      That was not his, that was written by Mark Crorigan!

    • @barryh.5409
      @barryh.5409 Рік тому +4

      @@andrasszabo1570 David Mitchell needs to be made aware of this imposter at once!

    • @nyclplaywrite
      @nyclplaywrite Рік тому +14

      Excellent book. All in CAPS there for a while. "Make UK company law your omnibus." Great stuff. Generous portion of nuts.

    • @misterpricklefingers
      @misterpricklefingers 9 місяців тому +8

      Quite hard to read as a lot of the words disappear into centre of the book

  • @debrasawarin8869
    @debrasawarin8869 Рік тому +527

    David has such a lovely mind. Smart plus a great communicator with a sense of humour. I admire him very much.

  • @robot_spider
    @robot_spider Рік тому +141

    It's the longest I've seen David Mitchell genuinely smiling and enthusiastic. I know his grumpy, ranty-man thing is kind of a character. But it's nice to see him enthusiastically engaged in something he enjoys talking about. Don't get me wrong, I also love grumpy, ranty David Mitchell, but this is a nice side to see.

    • @lilymarinovic1644
      @lilymarinovic1644 Рік тому +1

      He looks like he has caught some sun - maybe holiday afterglow?

    • @saucyl3477
      @saucyl3477 7 місяців тому

      I think he's just happy to be away from the screaming kiddos.

  • @francesT5877
    @francesT5877 Рік тому +243

    I can’t wait to read the book. One of the really nice things about growing older is watching people you admire expand and deepen their scope. David Mitchell is very much an example of this, a very funny person, who can enjoy very silly humor, but also has become a thoughtful commentator on our society and now dipping into history. Glad to see as well that he’s looking well. I want him to be around for a long time.

    • @daniellamcgee4251
      @daniellamcgee4251 Рік тому +21

      David Mitchell studied history at Cambridge University, and started writing about history as a boy. So, that aspect isn't exactly new. But yes, David has broad scope as a person. 😊

    • @TerryMcGearyScotland
      @TerryMcGearyScotland Рік тому +2

      Yes, I feel the same way. Haven’t read anything of his but it’s evident from his comedy, I think, that he’s a smart guy, akin to the Pythons in level of academic background. His performances in WILTY have me almost in tears of laughter 😂.

    • @brownsey1
      @brownsey1 Рік тому +3

      ​@daniellamcgee4251 Those jokes written into Peep Show concerning Mark's love of history were just David Mitchell in real life 😅

    • @alexryan2521
      @alexryan2521 11 місяців тому

      Beautifully said

  • @Amadeus2054
    @Amadeus2054 Рік тому +270

    David Mitchell is a national, if not international, treasure.

    • @apetass123
      @apetass123 Рік тому +13

      Big fan from Sweden here, so yes please.

    • @dianne7922
      @dianne7922 Рік тому +11

      Big fan from Canada so yes admired, respected in many countries.

    • @BeatlemaccaAR
      @BeatlemaccaAR Рік тому +5

      International indeed ❤

    • @murrumbidgeekid
      @murrumbidgeekid Рік тому +5

      Yep. From Australia.

    • @jake751
      @jake751 Рік тому +1

      Wouldn't go that far

  • @buggyboogle9
    @buggyboogle9 Рік тому +99

    I’ve always found David Mitchell absolutely delightful. There’s a sincerity to his humour. And I’m not one bit surprised he loves old things and history. He is very old school. I’m sure he’s also the most wonderful father to his young daughter.

    • @theothertonydutch
      @theothertonydutch Рік тому +21

      He loves history but is also critical of it, which is a good thing. Far too many people want to go back to how things were, looking at it through rose tinted glasses, without being able to look and progress to the future.

  • @jcortese3300
    @jcortese3300 7 місяців тому +9

    He's a comedian, then a public intellectual, and I'm delighted that his work is being taken seriously enough to warrant this kind of interview. The older I get, the more interesting British history is becoming to me, and thanks to his book and a little extra work on my part on getting the Stuarts straight in my head, I can now get all the way from Aethelred to Charles III. "Unruly" may not be an academic work, but it presents all the monarchs in a way that makes them extremely easy to get a grip on and remember in order. It's fantastic. Anyone who wants to get started on that topic should consider this book a must-read.

  • @surge208
    @surge208 Рік тому +127

    The world is better because of David Mitchell. I mean it.

  • @JamesHanks
    @JamesHanks Рік тому +58

    love the way comedians talk and just intuitively interject humour into almost every sentence, vrey entertaining to listen to

  • @juliedray-k9t
    @juliedray-k9t 3 місяці тому +4

    I know what David means about history. Ever since I was about 10 or 11 I have been fascinated in history. It’s a lead to where we are today it’s a way of understanding our customs, our language and relationships within ourselves and with other nations. The social history and why we are proud to be who we are. As David said, we can’t see the future but we can the past and some things of the past we don’t want repeating. David makes history come alive and makes it an interesting subject. The younger generation can learn a lot from it.

  • @JasonSmith0
    @JasonSmith0 4 місяці тому +7

    Bought Unruly. Thanks for this. David’s shirt is the same as his History Hit appearance. That is noteworthy.

  • @BeatlemaccaAR
    @BeatlemaccaAR Рік тому +12

    Mark FINALLY made it!!! Yaaay! Sitting pretty waiting for my copy to arrive 😊 David is certainly a wonderful chap all round ❤

  • @susanfehr4073
    @susanfehr4073 5 місяців тому +6

    The more I hear David speaking the more I like him. He seems to be a very intelligent, kind, and funny man, who thinks carefully before he voices a serious opinion.

  • @buggyboogle9
    @buggyboogle9 Рік тому +36

    Excellent interviewer. Well-researched and interesting questions.

  • @JanetPentecost
    @JanetPentecost 11 місяців тому +7

    David Mitchell is so interesting because of his love of history and sense of humor.

  • @fillipo1972
    @fillipo1972 11 місяців тому +9

    David has a Brian Cox level of understanding our history. He also has amazing humour (see peep show or anything by Mitchell and Webb). He speaks so frankly in his autobiography it actually makes you feel what he's feeling especially when he talks of his beautiful wife Victoria.

  • @NEONMOTORFAIRY
    @NEONMOTORFAIRY Рік тому +28

    He has such bright and youthful eyes. I think he’ll be one of those who lives to 100, putting out great work into his 90s.

    • @Sally-id9xj
      @Sally-id9xj 2 місяці тому

      That’s such a lovely thing to say I do hope you’re right

  • @carolefreeman2544
    @carolefreeman2544 Рік тому +95

    As a huge history buff and especially British history as well as a fan of David Mitchell’s humour, I must buy this book immediately ❤🇨🇦

    • @sammyb1651
      @sammyb1651 Рік тому +2

      I must say, you have truly EXCELLENT taste!

    • @craven5328
      @craven5328 Рік тому +7

      Me as well! I can't wait to read a whole book of his possibly angry - yet very logical - rants!

    • @denisesf5
      @denisesf5 Рік тому +4

      Fellow Canadian here...that completely agrees!!

    • @HeeBeeGeeBee392
      @HeeBeeGeeBee392 Рік тому

      @@craven5328 I'm listening to the audiobook version, which is a real hoot. It's not dry at all.

  • @fidelogos7098
    @fidelogos7098 Рік тому +19

    Being an avid English history buff and a big fan of David Mitchell, I preordered this book from Amazon months ago. I'm pleased to be reminded that the US will get the book on October 3. Yay! I just wish we could get the latest season of Would I Lie To You here.

  • @andrewclayton4181
    @andrewclayton4181 Рік тому +7

    Fantastic. Dan Snow interviewed him about his new book too. It's on YT, and well worth seeking out. I'm going to get his book.

  • @joelhenderson4450
    @joelhenderson4450 Рік тому +26

    Love the last points David makes about the separation of Head of State and Head of Government, and about prioritizing important stuff like electoral reform.

    • @allenwilliams1306
      @allenwilliams1306 Рік тому +2

      I think having a nominal head of state that cannot actually do anything is pointless. Far better to have an elected “Lord Protector” with power of veto if legislation contravenes human rights, unreasonably restricts personal liberty, or unreasonably impinges on the freedom or minorities, let us say. Of course, we would need a new Bill of Rights that would define the legitimate boundaries of such legislation. While we are at it, it would be a good idea to replace the House of Lords and introduce proportional representation, too.

  • @WillHarrell
    @WillHarrell Рік тому +5

    I can listen to David for days. And looking very healthy sir.

  • @jackbassett9365
    @jackbassett9365 6 місяців тому +10

    As a Canadians we have the same Head of State as Britain and I find myself agreeing with David about the idea of us becoming a Republic. There are no Canadian Politicians that I would trust to craft a new system. One plus in being a constitutional monarchy is that it is a very marked difference between us and the USA. It is one more difference to help keep us from falling into the dumpster fire that is American politics in the 21st century.

  • @jandmlewis4294
    @jandmlewis4294 Рік тому +16

    Excellent. Such a pleasure to listen to him - and to have him interviewed by an intelligent person.

  • @FishareFriendsNotFood972
    @FishareFriendsNotFood972 3 місяці тому +4

    12:11 "If you've believed in divine providence, and then divine providence stops working, that incredibly destabilizing, like losing your mobile phone." Classic golden Mitchell-ism

  • @beth-eileenwalker8579
    @beth-eileenwalker8579 Рік тому +40

    Always brilliant Mr. Mitchell, can't wait for him to write the next one. Miss seeing him on QI and hearing him rant and say what the rest of us are thinking.

    • @bibliopolist
      @bibliopolist Рік тому

      If he were on QI now, he wouldn't get a word between Sandi's long, read out ramblings anyway. The show has lost almost all the fun.

  • @robbikebob
    @robbikebob Рік тому +10

    I absolutely love David Mitchell. A man with immense common sense and knowledge. If only people like him could be part of government, the problem with politicians is that you need a screw loose to want to be in politics, so that doesn't filter through the best for the job!

    • @utubesigninsux
      @utubesigninsux 9 днів тому

      Yep. I always wanted David Mitchell as UK PM & Ronnie Dio as US President

  • @luminair11
    @luminair11 Рік тому +9

    Interesting interview and never the saw the monarchy as a plus until hearing David talk about it in the way he does. As an Australian, I'm a republican in mind, but can now see the other side a bit more clearly.....so thanks David for that!

  • @RickyChambers-p3e
    @RickyChambers-p3e Рік тому +115

    Amazing to see David come so far. Clawed his way up from the mean streets of Oxford, fought his way through Cambridge University, underdogged his way through Channel 4 and BBC careers, briefly a movie star… and now we here. We in Waterstones, baby.

  • @sckiwidevil7822
    @sckiwidevil7822 Рік тому +11

    Love David Mitchell, especially in Upstart Crow, and all he does is also brilliant.

  • @wizard-pirate
    @wizard-pirate Рік тому +26

    I had never heard of David's writing before, but it does not surprise me AT ALL that he's a huge history buff. He exudes big history nerd energy.

    • @andrewclayton4181
      @andrewclayton4181 Рік тому +2

      I have read some of his other stuff, it's always good.

    • @andrasszabo1570
      @andrasszabo1570 Рік тому +2

      He did graduate from Cambridge with a degree in history, probably that's why...

    • @JuliaHopewell
      @JuliaHopewell 8 місяців тому +1

      If you happen to have missed "Upstart Crow", thoroughly recommend it.😄

  • @Krnflakgrl71
    @Krnflakgrl71 Рік тому +13

    I love David so so much. I can’t wait to read this. His love of history, and excitement about passing it on to us with his unique insight and humor woven in it- I’m sure it’s going to be an extraordinary read!

  • @paulineson4876
    @paulineson4876 Рік тому +21

    Nice interview. Mitchell seems a good bloke. I like his obvious enthusiasm for history. Some wise words at the end of the interview too. I’ll certainly buy his book.

  • @EntityAzirius
    @EntityAzirius Рік тому +4

    What a wonderful human being. He's one of my favourites.

  • @jinz0
    @jinz0 Рік тому +9

    They try to stay serious on these interviews with Mitchell but he's on another level

  • @knn6215
    @knn6215 4 місяці тому +2

    Reading this book now. It might well end up being an all time favourite of mine.

  • @roshangomez
    @roshangomez Рік тому +14

    Good to see one of my favorite comedian here. As for the bully story, it can safely be said this was the way it started for all the rulers around the world.

  • @m444ss
    @m444ss Рік тому +33

    As an American, I greatly appreciated Davis Mitchell's explanation of the value in having a weak monarch who nevertheless has power over the otherwise most powerful person in government. First time I'd heard that particular reasoning, and it makes good sense, with that understanding, that England would do well to keep that political arrangement.

    • @andrewclayton4181
      @andrewclayton4181 Рік тому +9

      Yes . I'm not in favour of the royals, inclined to republicanism rather than having a privileged family at the top. But the big question is What do you replace them with? A lot of elected heads of state on display, don't appeal!

    • @GrahamCStrouse
      @GrahamCStrouse 18 днів тому

      @@andrewclayton4181Just the head?

  • @annastracke8585
    @annastracke8585 Рік тому +16

    Ahh, I love David Mitchell- brains and humour, what a stimulating combination.

    • @jimb9063
      @jimb9063 11 місяців тому +1

      I like to think of him and his ilk as honorary Pythons.

  • @rebeccamoore8536
    @rebeccamoore8536 Рік тому +4

    I know that William the Conqueror was also William the Norman because my high school English teacher once shared an anecdote about her husband (also an English teacher) playing a trivia game and misnaming William "Norman the Conqueror". I will forever remember this misnomer.

  • @rootkite
    @rootkite Рік тому +4

    Fascinating stuff! Thank you :) It would, I think, behoove any historian to guide their gaze even further back than the era of kingdoms -- there were ancient peoples who were "indigenous" to the areas into which others arrived, inasmuch as they themselves had arrived there through thousands of years of subsisting and carrying culture with them. There are many memories that are often literally eroded away, and listening to the past is an issue of attitude as well as science; the spiritual aspects of comprehending our history are what will help open doors into ever more far-reaching epiphanies (I believe). Let's learn peace as well!

  • @ziggypop8106
    @ziggypop8106 Рік тому +7

    Mr M is looking well.
    I like his voice, quick wit, humour, idiolect and most of all his mind.
    Anybody who hasn't watched 'Back' with Mitchell and Webb should. It's fantastic ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

  • @AndyRossism
    @AndyRossism Рік тому +19

    Oh hes aging like a fine wine great chat, very interesting, though I realy wish there was an intro to the book at the start , we were straight in and I didn't know anything about it or that he had written it 😀

  • @janvriend7948
    @janvriend7948 8 місяців тому +3

    David proves the importance of a "sense of humour' and how the lack of it prevents politicians to think creatively.

  • @tokyobear
    @tokyobear Рік тому +13

    Fun and very interesting and I appreciated the summing up by David. Thanks for posting this!

  • @ljragsandfeathers
    @ljragsandfeathers Рік тому

    I am obsessed with David Mitchell. Thank you for this excellent interview! Ever since I read ‘The Pageant of England’ series by Thomas B. Costain as a child, I fell in love with the story, and felt a deep love for poor Harold. So excited to read your book when it arrives.

  • @jadhamizan
    @jadhamizan Рік тому +5

    17:45 That lighthearted rib toward Josh Widdicombe is hilarious! 😁

  • @stuartwarner6719
    @stuartwarner6719 Рік тому +3

    Fascinating. That's my Christmas book sorted.

  • @fairsaa7975
    @fairsaa7975 Рік тому +2

    Will definitely give it a read; I love history and I love David Mitchell, so this book should be right up my alley!

  • @BalrogsHaveWings
    @BalrogsHaveWings 4 місяці тому +2

    Just finished reading "Unruly" and felt a strange compulsion to read it again. Only three other books have ever made me feel that way ❤

  • @helenswan705
    @helenswan705 Рік тому +15

    I am so glad that books are still a thing. But also so pleased to hear a bit on youtube, thanks

    • @WaterstonesTV
      @WaterstonesTV  Рік тому +7

      We got you on both counts ;)

    • @bobfranklin2121
      @bobfranklin2121 Рік тому +1

      ​@@WaterstonesTVI feel like David would correct your grammar here

  • @drizer4real
    @drizer4real Рік тому +7

    Haven't read it yet, but already hoping he will write part 2 :)

  • @oldhedders
    @oldhedders Рік тому +4

    Nice to see someone actually articulate the sensible view of monarchy that I think most of us Brits have; namely, that if we were setting out to design our constitution from scratch we would not end up with a constitutional monarchy, but the fact that we have one is nowhere near the top of our list of problems as a country.

  • @michelleikoma2953
    @michelleikoma2953 Рік тому +3

    Nothing would please me more than having dinner with a historian who has a sense of humour. I think it would be so much fun!

  • @vonvard
    @vonvard Рік тому +4

    I can't wait to read this book now.

  • @alskjflah
    @alskjflah Рік тому +2

    According to Audible Unruly will be released on October 3rd and David is the narrator. I have my preorder in.

  • @CmdrEsteban
    @CmdrEsteban Рік тому +4

    Brilliant! I’ve just pre-ordered David’s book.

    • @whophd
      @whophd Рік тому

      I read the words “pre-ordained”

  • @janboyes4259
    @janboyes4259 Рік тому +2

    An interesting interview, and I'm enjoying (and learning a lot) reading the book...

  • @denisesf5
    @denisesf5 Рік тому +6

    LOVE LOVE the answer to the royalty question. David spoke the exact opinion I have on the matter in words I am not clever enough to articulate. Thank you Sir!! Bravo!!

  • @johnglenn30csardas
    @johnglenn30csardas Рік тому +2

    The mobile phone line is hysterical. Reason enough to buy the book.

  • @stableschippenham
    @stableschippenham Рік тому +59

    I would binge watch David telling the story of Britain from stone throwing caveman onwards.

    • @Mine4062
      @Mine4062 Рік тому +1

      And ideally, it would last just as long.

    • @Adam-pt3cb
      @Adam-pt3cb Рік тому

      David Mitchell taking on some bill Bryson type novels could work really well

    • @allenwilliams1306
      @allenwilliams1306 Рік тому

      That is precisely what happened at the school I went to in History lessons from when I was 10 to when I was 12. It took those three years to get to James I (VI of Scotland) and the Gunpowder Plot. Then it stopped. I had to choose between History and Geography, and the latter won hands down. I would dearly have loved to give up a foreign language instead, but they made us do two of those, French, and one of Latin, German, or Russian. Completely useless, and utterly boring. I have never been able to understand the reasoning behind teaching foreign languages in school. Even if you are any good, the odds are you'll never have any use for the ones you learn. Welsh would have been a better choice.

  • @anna-mariaglover9259
    @anna-mariaglover9259 9 місяців тому +1

    Almost finished this book and it's absolutely hilarious. Will miss it when it's over.

  • @greeneyeddevil1
    @greeneyeddevil1 8 місяців тому +2

    Very nice interview

  • @DanielVerberne
    @DanielVerberne Рік тому +2

    I wish I was real-life friends with David Mitchell. He's clearly a considerable intellect and it permeates everything he does, enriching it (in my view)

  • @ianbryan7976
    @ianbryan7976 Рік тому +2

    If I had David as my teacher I might have learnt some history at school. he is great

  • @robertdean7950
    @robertdean7950 Рік тому +3

    Thank you . great interview.

  • @tonyblack3401
    @tonyblack3401 Рік тому +1

    I picked up King Arthur on the A303 about 24 years ago. Gave him a lift into town to pickup his gyro.

  • @carolmcabee4056
    @carolmcabee4056 Рік тому

    From Canada and enjoyed this very much

  • @geo24793
    @geo24793 Рік тому +1

    Looking forward to Business Secrets of the Pharohs from David!

  • @nbell63
    @nbell63 Рік тому +10

    Lovely. It's always nice to hear a notable person agrees with your own particular conceits (well, some at least). Cheers, David, and many thanks to Mr Waterstones.
    - from,
    An Antipodean Republican.

  • @andrewbradley1700
    @andrewbradley1700 Рік тому +2

    To be honest I wasn't a massive fan of David Mitchell, he's growing on me , but I really enjoyed this book. Highly recommended for anyone interested in the history of the monarchy.

  • @ahr355
    @ahr355 Рік тому +16

    Love David Mitchell! Victoria is amazing too. Wish they had both been on taskmasters in the same series/season. Glad I saw this in my YT feed. Can't wait too receive my book.
    🇺🇲❤️🇺🇦

    • @buggyboogle9
      @buggyboogle9 Рік тому

      Apparently he has chosen not to appear on Taskmaster.

  • @livb6945
    @livb6945 Рік тому +10

    I have clearly watched too much WILTY because when David said he likes old things, in my head I heard Lee's voice going "don't talk about your wife like that"

  • @MaryofAz
    @MaryofAz Рік тому +3

    David has an amazing mind.

  • @richardjones8673
    @richardjones8673 Рік тому +1

    Recommend the audiobook which is read by David Mitchell.

  • @nicolegarrett8407
    @nicolegarrett8407 4 місяці тому

    Lovely interview and loved the book as well. (He must have been ill for the promo tour--all of these interview sound like he can barely breathe, poor guy. But he does look happy.)

  • @malenurse51
    @malenurse51 Рік тому +6

    A complex mind, an entertaining writer.

  • @Celticcross688
    @Celticcross688 Рік тому

    Will purchase your book David love listening to your knowledge🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇮🇪

  • @jglasshalfpool4640
    @jglasshalfpool4640 Рік тому +7

    David is who Mark on Peep Show was desperate to be. x

  • @neuvocastezero1838
    @neuvocastezero1838 Рік тому +8

    "And he wasn't called that then, so they didn't know that they needed to worry."

  • @Chris-hx3om
    @Chris-hx3om Рік тому +5

    David 'In a sense all names are made up' Mitchell.... Love him to bits!

  • @someguy1293
    @someguy1293 Рік тому +1

    nice to see british london followed through with helping mr crorigan with his new book

  • @andrewchase9307
    @andrewchase9307 Рік тому +8

    Bill Bryson is now retired, so I'm hoping Unruly is the first step in David Mitchell being his successor.

    • @collectivesartori
      @collectivesartori Рік тому

      Perhaps travels further in time than in space, but still a cracking read/listen

  • @jinchoi2493
    @jinchoi2493 Рік тому

    What a great interview

  • @mayanchild
    @mayanchild Рік тому +3

    Is it just me or is David Mitchell the new James Bond? I just want to snuggle up with him & read a good book.

  • @annapajmel5843
    @annapajmel5843 Рік тому +2

    The interviewer is great ❤

  • @user-bf8ud9vt5b
    @user-bf8ud9vt5b Рік тому +3

    Attributed to the 9th Century Welsh monk, Nennius:
    “Tunc Arthur pugnabat contra illos in illis diebus cum regibus Brittonum, sed ipse erat dux bellorum.”
    My quick translation: “Arthur was then fighting against them [i.e., the Saxons] in those days with the kings of the Britons, but he himself was the commander of the battles”.
    Arthur of myth is of course a very different figure than the much more likely Romano-British ‘general’ commanding the battles on behalf of the various ‘kings of the Britons’.

  • @anneog
    @anneog Рік тому

    Are they blank books on lovely David's right? Wonderful interview, but I couldn't stop looking at those books!

    • @WaterstonesTV
      @WaterstonesTV  Рік тому +1

      On his right, yes, just notebooks for aesthetic purposes!

  • @dorothyhansen4374
    @dorothyhansen4374 Рік тому +43

    I love this. It is okay and even desirable for people to love their tradition, but understand and accept where it came from. Not getting the latter is and has been the grounds for much social injustice and violence.

  • @under0ath109
    @under0ath109 Рік тому +22

    I'm doing it, Dad. I'm studying Ancient History and there's not a thing you can do!

    • @jamesneilsongrahamloveinth1301
      @jamesneilsongrahamloveinth1301 Рік тому +1

      Great to be studying ancient history. The only thing is - ancient history is a misnomer. Ancient history is really modern history. The Romans and Greeks were just like us, sophisticated thinkers, artists, writers, architects, inventors, administrators and socialisers. History is history . . .

    • @Chris-fd7yt
      @Chris-fd7yt 7 місяців тому

      That’s all ancient history now.

  • @Mootown211
    @Mootown211 Рік тому +3

    thanks for the reminder that I pre-ordered this on audible a while ago 🙂. great interview!

  • @nihonbunka
    @nihonbunka 7 місяців тому +2

    The book concludes with an entertainer and genius, Shakespeare, summing up the regal tradition in a better way than any monarch is able before or since, and now another entertainer is doing the same thing?

  • @raehughes126
    @raehughes126 Рік тому +1

    Just ordered this book 😊

  • @taffbanjo
    @taffbanjo 11 місяців тому

    Excellent interview!

  • @pangaeuspress
    @pangaeuspress Рік тому +1

    So interesting. A story sadly neglected, and I look forward to reading the book. But! I've never seen David Mitchell nervous during an interview before.

    • @MafuHardy
      @MafuHardy Рік тому

      I felt this too. I can be incredibly confident, but occasionally I get this type of stage fright or anxiety. I heard my own anxiety in David's voice throughout. I don't know the trigger of my own anxiety, perhaps David just had a bad day.

  • @1972tommyc
    @1972tommyc Рік тому +10

    I would dearly love to see a debate between David and Philomena Cunk. History worth watching!😁

  • @mibber121
    @mibber121 Рік тому

    what are those books above David on the left? Such stylish covers. I want them

  • @readytext
    @readytext 7 місяців тому

    Great example of how a good history teacher can transform a child's development. And why we should help students become more articulate maybe through teaching debate rather than just composition (take a lead from Law courses?)

  • @0x2A_
    @0x2A_ Рік тому +5

    Seems very strange to listen David talk so calmly and eloquently after watching a few episodes of Peep Show 😂

  • @GeorginaDeane
    @GeorginaDeane Рік тому

    This book on English kings upto 1603 is brilliant. It is only on English monarchs - no English Arthur existed, a welsh one may well have done. The Audible version narrated by David himself is a very entertaining listen.