Authot Colin Fleming discusses a quartet of Anton Chekov short stories.

Author Colin Fleming discusses the classic 1947 Jacques Tourneur film, OUT OF THE PAST.

Author Colin Fleming discusses the work of rockabilly pioneer Gene Vincent.

Author Colin Fleming looks back on some memorable Beatles sessions at the BBC in 1963.

Author Colin Fleming discusses west coast rock, from the Grateful Dead to Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and CCR.

Author Colin Fleming discusses Orson Welles’ 1966 film, CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT.

Author Colin Fleming discusses Buster Keaton’s classic film, “Steamboat Bill, Jr.”

Author Colin Fleming discusses major league baseball’s all-time best players at each position.

Author Colin Fleming discussed the Boston Bruins first round playoff collapse on today’s show.

Author Colin Fleming talks about some audio versions of classic horror tales, like The Haunting of Hill House, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, E.F. Benson’s Terror By Night, and The Willows, by Algernon Blackwood.

Author Colin Fleming discusses the Celtics, Red Sox, and Bruins, Ken Dryden’s book, “The Game”, and “A Day in the Bleachers” by Arnold Hano.

We take a deep dive into the work of filmmaker Leo McCarey as author Colin Fleming shares excerpts from his upcoming book, “Watching Back:  Writing on Movies That Light Us Up”.

Author Colin Fleming discusses children’s fare, including the Frog & Toad books and films, the BBC adaptation of The Railway Children, Bagpuss, and the 1981 Scottish series, Maggie.

Author Colin Fleming discusses the guitar work of John Lennon on today’s show.

Author Colin Fleming talks with us about what he drinks and why he drinks it on today’s show.

Author Colin Fleming discusses some classic live rock performances, including a 1968 show by The Who at Fillmore West, The Animals in Paris in ’64, The Stones in Baltimore from 1969, and Led Zeppelin in Odense in 1971.

We discuss the blues with author Colin Fleming, including Tommy Johnson, Magic Sam, Otis Spann, Geeshie Wiley, and Albert Collins.

Author Colin Fleming talks about the 1928 film adaptation of Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher”, the 1974 television movie “Killdozer”, a televised version of Harold Pinter’s “The Dumb Waiter”, Stan Brakhage’s “Stellar”, and the 1941 Republic serial, “Adventures of Captain Marvel”.

Author Colin Fleming talks about Robert Siodmak’s 1944 film, THE SUSPECT, Andrew Marton’s THE WILD NORTH from 1952, the 1933 Laurel & Hardy short, BUSY BODIES, the 1943 release MESHES OF THE AFTERNOON, and an animated version of A STUDY IN SCARLET.

Author Colin Fleming talks about the new Jimi Hendrix release, Orson Welles’ first radio feature, Albert Ayler’s “Spiritual Unity”, the first performance of Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon”, and Keats’ “What the Thrush Said”.

Writer Colin Fleming discusses The Beatles’ February 11, 1963 recording session that led to their first album.

Writer Colin Fleming discussed a Byrds radio session bootleg from 1967, a 1957 Billie Holiday performance, a BBC production of Sherlock Holmes, a radio adaptation of Star Wars, and Orson Welles in The Shadow.

Author Colin Fleming talked with Bruce Pratt on today’s Downtown.

Author Colin Fleming discusses the 1987 three-part documentary on Buster Keaton, A HARD ACT TO FOLLOW, the M.R. James parody, A WARNING TO THE FURIOUS, the 1949 film, THE WINDOW, a live Guns N’ Roses performance from 1992, and a hypothetical question regarding career records in hockey and baseball.

Author Colin Fleming discusses the Night Beat episode “A World All His Own”, a Suspense adaptation of Lovecraft’s “The Dunwich Horror”, Sam Cooke’s “Good Times”, Led Zeppelin at the 1969 Boston Tea Party, and a Rolling Stones bootleg from 1965. [contact-form][contact-field label=”Name” type=”name” required=”true” /][contact-field label=”Email” type=”email” required=”true” /][contact-field label=”Website” type=”url” /][contact-field label=”Message” type=”textarea” /][/contact-form] […]

Author Colin Fleming discusses a pair of versions of the Goffin-King song “Keep Your Hands Off My Baby”, an episode of radio’s “Night Beat”, a live session from Oasis, a unique radio broadcast of “It’s a Wonderful Life”, and a short film based on W.W. Jacobs’ “The Monkey’s Paw”.

Author Colin Fleming discusses the super deluxe edition of the soundtrack of “A Charlie Brown Christmas”, a radio adaptation of “A Christmas Carol” featuring Orson Welles, Lux Radio Theater’s “It’s a Wonderful Life”, and The Beatles’ 1965 Christmas record. Colin’s book, “Scrooge”, is available wherever fine books are sold and would make a perfect gift.

Author Colin Fleming discuss a sampling of holiday offerings, including an episode of Suspense featuring Agnes Moorehead, the Father Knows Best radio show, Dean Martin’s album, A Winter Romance, Five Days Off for Christmas from Night Beat, and talks about the rare holiday commodity of kindness.

Author Colin Fleming talked with us about a unique 1966 CBS Christmas spot, Rod Serling’s “Carol for Another Christmas”, “The Missing Mouse Matter” from “Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar”, The Who’s version of “Jingle Bells”, and Patricia M. Scarry’s 1970 scratch & sniff holiday book, “The Sweet Smell of Christmas”.

Author Colin Fleming does a deep dive into the 1964 Rankin-Bass special, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.”

Author Colin Fleming discusses the 1942 film, This Gun for Hire, and holiday radio classics, an episode of Suspense starring Peter Lorre, and a Christmas dispatch from war-torn London by Edward R. Murrow.

Author Colin Fleming (Scrooge, Sam Cooke: Live at the Harlem Square Club-1963) talked with us about the Bruins’ hot start, a classic episode of the radio serial Gunsmoke, the 1971 animated special, The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn’t, and music from The Shakers.

Author Colin Fleming talks with us about a 1952 episode of the “Gunsmoke” radio series, the Spoken Arts production of “Frankenstein”, the Newhart episode, “Shall We Gather at the River”, A Certain Ratio’s “Winter Hill”, and a fascinating video of baseball great Walter Johnson.

Some great jazz talk from author Colin Fleming, who shared his insight on Bud Powell, Billie Holiday, Freddie Hubbard, and more.

Author Colin Fleming joined us this afternoon to discuss Orson Welles’ Mercury Theatre production of “Dracula”, an episode of the series “Darkness”, the 1941 film “The Wolf Man”, and a terrific live set by the Grateful Dead.

Author Colin Fleming discusses episodes of the radio shows Suspense and Columbia Workshop, an adaptation of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and a classic recording by Bessie Smith.

Author Colin Fleming discusses a pair of radio productions, “Carmilla” from the Columbia Workshop and the BBC’s recent “Unquenchable Thirst of Dracula”, plus The Who live in Chicago in 1971, a recent Dylan performance in Oslo, and Winslow Homer’s painting, “The Veteran in a New Field”.

Author Colin Fleming discusses his recent piece at The Smart Set about the Three Investigators series of books, a performance of “Autumn Leaves” by Miles Davis, and some memorable episodes of the radio shows “Escape”, “The Hermit’s Cave”, and “Hall of Fantasy”.

Colin Fleming, author of several books, including SCROOGE and SAM COOKE: LIVE AT THE HARLEM SQUARE CLUB, 1963, joined us to discuss “Macbeth”, “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown”, Charlie Parker’s “Autumn in New York”, and all things hot chocolate.

Author Colin Fleming (“Scrooge”, “Buried on the Beaches”, “Sam Cooke – Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963”) discusses Carlton Fisk’s rookie year, the 1982 Milwaukee Brewers, The Rolling Stones’ Philadelphia (1972) bootleg, and a classic episode of Inner Sanctum.

Author Colin Fleming (“Dark March”, “Buried On The Beaches”) talked with us about new MLB rules changes, a baseball-themed episode of the Gunsmoke radio serial, Bob Dylan, The Yardbirds, and more.

Colin Fleming, author of several books, including “Sam Cooke: Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963”, “Scrooge”, and “Buried on the Beaches”, talked with us about an episode of the radio show, “Quiet, Please”, the 1972 Summit Series, college football, his JazzTimes piece on Thelonius Monk, and an upcoming book on literature, “The Human Reader”.

Writer Colin Fleming joined us to discuss The Beach Boys’ SMILE sessions and album.

We talked with writer Colin Fleming about the final few chapters in his book, “If You [ ]: Fabula, Fantasy, F#@%ery, Hope”, on today’s Downtown.

A great conversation about The Beatles with writer Colin Fleming on today’s Downtown.

A great sports conversation with writer Colin Fleming on today’s show, as we discussed the Hall of Fame credentials of Stanley Morgan and Dom DiMaggio, Pedro Martinez and his devastating changeup, and who might win a series between the 1975 and 1986 Red Sox.

Writer Colin Fleming joined us to discuss his great new short story, MY NICKEL, and to share his thoughts on Tony Dow of “Leave It to Beaver”, and a live performance by The Band from 1970.

Writer Colin Fleming discusses The Beatles with us on today’s show.

On this week’s visit with writer Colin Fleming, we talked about the “Gunsmoke” radio series.

Writer Colin Fleming discusses stories from his latest book, IF YOU [ ]:  FABULA, FANTASY, F#*@ERY, HOPE.