Barbican Station - A Slow Horses Podcast

MAY 6, 2026

Barbican Station – Clown Town by Mick Herron – Explored

Find all previous and future episodes listed <a href="https://spywrite.com/mick-herron-slough-house/slough-house-podcast/" data-type="page" data-id="3642">here</a> or in your podcast app under “Barbican Station”. In this episode we discuss Mick Herron’s latest in the Slough House series, Clown Town, with guest Sam Leith. We talk about Herron and Wind in the Willows, whether he’s diving into Richard Osman territory, and that shocking turn of events at the end of the book. Plus how to deal with Herron’s dry wit when interviewing him, poetry’s influence on Herron’s writing and pondering the end of the Slough House series. All that and more in this episode! Sam’s writing at The Spectator – <a href="https://spectator.com/writer/sam-leith/?edition=us">https://spectator.com/writer/sam-leith/?edition=us</a> Sam’s Substack – <a href="https://samleith.substack.com/">https://samleith.substack.com/</a> Sam’s book The Haunted Wood – <a href="https://oneworld-publications.com/work/the-haunted-wood/">https://oneworld-publications.com/work/the-haunted-wood/</a> Sam’s podcast The Spectator’s The Book Club – <a href="https://spectator.com/podcasts/book-club/?edition=us">https://spectator.com/podcasts/book-club/?edition=us</a> <figure class="wp-block-audio"><audio controls src="https://spywrite.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/BS-Clown-Town.mp3"></audio></figure> Follow the latest news about the upcoming AppleTV adaption <a href="https://spywrite.com/2020/04/01/slow-horses-appletv-timeline-and-breaking-news/">here</a>. For more on the slow horses, click <a href="https://spywrite.com/mick-herron-slough-house/">here</a>. Track down the real Slough House <a href="https://spywrite.com/2021/02/24/where-is-slough-house-located/">here</a>.

63 MIN

DEC 10, 2025

Barbican Station – Down Cemetery Road Season 1 Episode 8 – Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed <a data-type="page" data-id="3642" href="https://spywrite.com/mick-herron-slough-house/slough-house-podcast/">here</a> or in your podcast app under “Barbican Station”. We are here to recap episode 8 the season finale of the show Down Cemetery Road. We talk all about this season ender. Bus frustrations! Multiple gun standoffs! Church fires! Plus we discuss all those endings, Chekhov’s grenade and … <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caps_for_Sale">Caps for Sale</a>? Finally, will we see a season two and what could it look like? All that and more in this episode! <figure class="wp-block-audio"><audio controls src="https://spywrite.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/BS-DCR-S1-E8.mp3"></audio></figure> Fehinti’s TED Talk “How to find your voice for climate action” – <a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/fehinti_balogun_how_to_find_your_voice_for_climate_action?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare">https://www.ted.com/talks/fehinti_balogun_how_to_find_your_voice_for_climate_action</a> Fehinti’s other TED Talk “A Letter to My Brother: Overcoming Powerlessness in a Complex World” – <a href="https://youtu.be/-RumkQQ0Gpw?si=PVnRFj4BvIezOGT5">https://youtu.be/-RumkQQ0Gpw?si=PVnRFj4BvIezOGT5</a> Keir Graff’s Website – <a href="https://keirgraff.com/">https://keirgraff.com/</a> Sign up for Keir’s newsletter – <a href="https://keirgraff.com/newsletter/">https://keirgraff.com/newsletter/</a> The Filmographer’s Podcast – <a href="https://filmographerspodcast.com/">https://filmographerspodcast.com/</a> The Filmographer’s Podcast Patreon – <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheFilmographersPodcast">https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheFilmographersPodcast</a> Keir on the Fine Arts Building – <a href="https://www.newcity.com/2023/10/30/enduring-art-after-125-years-the-fine-arts-building-is-defiantly-unmodernized-and-ready-for-its-next-act/">https://www.newcity.com/2023/10/30/enduring-art-after-125-years-the-fine-arts-building-is-defiantly-unmodernized-and-ready-for-its-next-act/</a>

45 MIN

DEC 6, 2025

Barbican Station – Down Cemetery Road Interviews – Fehinti Balogun and Darren Boyd

Find all previous and future episodes listed <a data-type="page" data-id="3642" href="https://spywrite.com/mick-herron-slough-house/slough-house-podcast/">here</a> or in your podcast app under “Barbican Station”. I’ve got a special Down Cemetery Road interview episode for you. I was lucky enough to get some time with both Fehinti Balogun who plays Amos and Darren Boyd who plays C. I thought both were really fascinating conversations and I think you’ll enjoy them. <figure class="wp-block-audio"><audio controls src="https://spywrite.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/BS-DCR-S1-Interviews.mp3"></audio></figure> Fehinti’s TED Talk “How to find your voice for climate action” – <a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/fehinti_balogun_how_to_find_your_voice_for_climate_action?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare">https://www.ted.com/talks/fehinti_balogun_how_to_find_your_voice_for_climate_action</a> Fehinti’s other TED Talk “A Letter to My Brother: Overcoming Powerlessness in a Complex World” – <a href="https://youtu.be/-RumkQQ0Gpw?si=PVnRFj4BvIezOGT5">https://youtu.be/-RumkQQ0Gpw?si=PVnRFj4BvIezOGT5</a> Darren’s show SPY – <a href="https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/spy-2011">https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/spy-2011</a>

23 MIN

DEC 4, 2025

Barbican Station – Down Cemetery Road Season 1 Episode 7 – Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed <a data-type="page" data-id="3642" href="https://spywrite.com/mick-herron-slough-house/slough-house-podcast/">here</a> or in your podcast app under “Barbican Station”. We are here to recap episode 7 of the show Down Cemetery Road. I welcome Matthew Bradford back to the show. We talk about whether Amos is more Jason Bourne or Michael Meyers. Plus we discuss those great locations, minor character moments, cliffjumpers and cliffhangers. Finally, what’s going to happen next episode? All that and more in this episode! <figure class="wp-block-audio"><audio controls src="https://spywrite.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/BS-DCR-S1-E7.mp3"></audio></figure>

48 MIN

NOV 29, 2025

Barbican Station – Down Cemetery Road Season 1 Episode 6 – Recap

Find all previous and future episodes listed <a data-type="page" data-id="3642" href="https://spywrite.com/mick-herron-slough-house/slough-house-podcast/">here</a> or in your podcast app under “Barbican Station”. We are here to recap episode 6 of the show Down Cemetery Road. We talk about the joys of train travel, boat travel and helicopter travel. Plus we discuss why this episode would not be sponsored by the Scottish Tourism Board and playing Bananagrams. Finally, did the end of the episode have an epically successful needle drop? All that and more in this episode! <figure class="wp-block-audio"><audio controls src="https://spywrite.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/BS-DCR-S1-Ep6.mp3"></audio></figure> SNL Irish American Skit – <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzlMME_sekI">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzlMME_sekI</a> Keir Graff’s Website – <a href="https://keirgraff.com/">https://keirgraff.com/</a> Sign up for Keir’s newsletter – <a href="https://keirgraff.com/newsletter/">https://keirgraff.com/newsletter/</a> The Filmographer’s Podcast – <a href="https://filmographerspodcast.com/">https://filmographerspodcast.com/</a> The Filmographer’s Podcast Patreon – <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheFilmographersPodcast">https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheFilmographersPodcast</a> Keir on the Fine Arts Building – <a href="https://www.newcity.com/2023/10/30/enduring-art-after-125-years-the-fine-arts-building-is-defiantly-unmodernized-and-ready-for-its-next-act/">https://www.newcity.com/2023/10/30/enduring-art-after-125-years-the-fine-arts-building-is-defiantly-unmodernized-and-ready-for-its-next-act/</a>

40 MIN

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