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Jurassic Park 5: Battle Royale with Dinosaurs

It's the final stomping, roaring, chomping edition of our coverage of Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton; this week we're reading from 'The Grid' to the end of the book, and it's a doozy. We've got scientists tinned in brine; we've got psychedelic killing machines, and we've got the world's most pathetic death-scene, involving a walk in the woods. And as a special final-episode treat, we've got some reviews from around the world, some of which are positive and some of which are...entertaining. As ever hit us up with your thoughts, opinions or rants: sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com or @sharkliveroil on Twitter. We're off for the summer now, so enjoy the beach and we'll see you in September!

Jurassic Park 4: Veh, Veh Drunk

It's part 4 of our massive, stomping, bellowing shambles of a read-through of Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park! This week is an absolute mammoth, so it's a bit late, but to make up for it we've got it all - we've got raptor boxing, we've got dinosaur ASBOs, and we've got a T-Rex that falls asleep like your grandpa after Christmas dinner. We also spend a couple of minutes fundamentally redefining arithmetic because Michael Crichton brought maths to the table and we SHARKED IT. As ever, get in touch with your thoughts or reviews of the book - next week it's the big finale. sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com and @sharliveroil. Roar at us, bro.

Jurassic Park 3: The Dinosaurs Are Coming

It's part 3 of Shark Liver Oil's page by page guide to Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton and its a MONSTER of an episode. After two weeks of growing wonder - the kind you can only get from visiting a theme park with actual real live dinosaurs in it - we find out what happens when said Dinosaurs get loose. We don't want to give too much away but it doesn't end well for an overweight computer programmers and red haired publicists with a striking resemblance to a mid 90s pop superstar. Oh, and we lament the greatest park name that never was, Jurassic Europark. If you're reading along with us, this episode goes from the chapter called Stegosaur as far as the chapter called The Park which begins with the line, "The portable generator." Feedback? You know we want it! Contact us at sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com or @sharkliveroil on twitter.

Jurassic Park 2: Who Exactly is Richard Kiley Anyway

It's part 2 of our 5-part romp through Michael Crichton's classic Jurassic Park, and this month we've got questionable grandfathering, questionable labour practices, and questionable casting for the part of Ed 'Not In The Film' Regis - but more importantly than all of that WE'VE GOT DINOSAURS! As ever, send us email at sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com, or tweet at us @sharkliveroil; but do it gently, we've just had to climb inside an electric fence to do the most extreme pruning job ever performed.

Jurassic Park 1: They Do Move In Herds

We've finally got around to doing one of our favourite books of all time - Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton. Our page by page guide will take you through this epic tale which is a modern classic in its own right or, for cinema fans, reads as a special extended directors cut version of the film. In the first part we meet some familiar characters (Alan Grant. John Hammond) and some less familiar ones (introducing Simply Red's Mick Hucknall as Ed Regis..). We'll also go undercover with the worlds best named evil genetic engineering corporation (Biosyn) and get our first glimpse of a real life dinosaur. It's going to be even more fun than examining a partially masticated south american lizard. If you're reading along with us, we're going from the start of the book to the chapter called 'When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth." Get your feedback to us on email: sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com or on twitter @sharkliveroil Next week, we'll be reading from "When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth" to "Stegosaur."

A Feast For Crows Part 10 - Hangin' With Brienne

Its the final episode of Shark Liver Oil's rollocking good romp through George RR Martin's A Feast For Crows! And what a feast we have for you here. In a shock twist, Brienne appears to have survived, only to appear to die again a few pages later in another shock twist. Will she return in yet another shock twist when we get to A Dance of Dragons? And speaking of shock twists... its the return of Pate!!! (who?). Dude from the prologue. Wanted to sleep with a prostitute. Met some shady fellow in an alleyway and passed out. Of all the characters to make a dramatic and glorious return, he probably wasn't up there with Robb Stark, but we'll take what we can get at this stage..Get your feedback into us on twitter @sharkliveroil or on email sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com

A Feast For Crows Part 9 - Descent

In Descent, Shark Liver Oil explores the murky nadir of A Feast For Crows. We plough through more Cersei insanity and spend almost an entire chapter locked in a tower with a petulant and unapologetic teenager. We then get a luxurious amount of detail lavished upon Sansa and Sweetrobin's climb down the mountain. With no Brienne or Jaime to redeem it, this looks like a bumpy ride ahead. But what's this? Dave actually liked most of this part and it wasn't as bad as Matt remembered from the last read. Maybe there's light at the end of the tunnel after all! And there's also the long overdue return to our long running joke about Westeros's favourite elderly House DJ, Grandmasta Pycelle. Lets get it on! Send your feedback to sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com or find us on twitter @sharkliveroil

A Feast for Crows Part 8 - Two Arrows, A Mace, And A Vat Of Boiling Oil

We continue our tour of Westeros like the hardy northmen we are, not even asking for a refund when the bed turns out to be more populated with bugs than Kings Landing is by psychos; INSTEAD, we hear the world's worst marriage proposal, see the outcome of some truly horrendous dental work, and Ser Loras encounters a Family Guy tribute he'll never forget. Matt's still scared that our audience is standing around in hoods, silently watching us - so if you'd like to relieve his misery, get in touch through @sharkliveroil on Twitter or sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com for email. See you next week for a special edition entitled Matt Gets Really Cross.

A Feast For Crows Part 7 - The Quiet Isle

We continue our rollocking good romp through George RR Martin's A Feast For Crows with Part 7: The Quiet Isle. Brienne takes a breather on Monk Island, a not so cunning plot of Cersei's backfires spectacularly and we visit Braavos and meet Cassio - King Of The Seals. Will he make a late bid for the Iron Throne? We certainly hope so. We're also making a heartfelt plea for feedback. We can see from our stats that we've had a bit of a spike in (apparently silent) listeners recently. Why not drop us an email sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com or send us a tweet @sharkliveroil and we'll give you a mention on the cast! Or don't, and continue to freak Matt out. That would be funny too.

A Feast for Crows 6 - The Reaver

We're back, galloping across Westeros, thundering through King's Landing and doing fuck all in the North because there's none of that in this book and George Martin doesn't care how you feel. BUT INSTEAD we've got a new entry in the popular 'poor life choices in Westeros' series (now starring Cersei), a rare sighting of Jaime's sense of honour, and the mother of all hangovers. Grab your bottles of ouzo destructo and get involved - we're sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com and @sharkliveroil on Twitter.

A Feast For Crows Part 5 - Kill The Beets

We're at the halfway stage of A Feast For Crows by George RR Martin and things are starting to heat up! There's a crazy one man cavalry charge to round off an even crazier freewheeling teen plot to take over Westeros, a diplomatic masterclass from everyone's favourite slimy politician and some strange happenings over at the House of Black and White. And if that wasn't enough there's flying porridge and a Westeros wide ban of beets (not the headphones) as the realm's entitled children decide they're fed up and they're not going to fucking take it any more. It promises to be a lively discussion. If you want to get involved in shark liver oil with any thought on A Feast For Crows or the cast in general, send them to sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com or find us on twitter @sharkliveroil

A Feast for Crows Part 4 - The Drowned Man

It’s episode 4 of our read-through of George RR Martin’s A Feast for Crows. We’ve got political intrigue, steel bands and a man who mysteriously isn’t nicknamed ‘Piss King’ - also the continuing descent into madness of Cersei ‘it’s all a plot’ Baratheon...as ever, give us a tweet @sharkliveroil or an email at sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com and let us know if you can think of any way for this shit to get realer...

A Feast For Crows Part 3 - The Soiled Knight (don't laugh...)

Welcome to the third part of Shark Liver Oil's journey through A Feast For Crows by George RR Martin. In this part we discuss how not to name your drinking establishment, Radyll Tarly "Dad of The Year" and what the phrase "the soiled knight" may actually mean. Oh, and some plot and stuff happens too. Got a comment about the show or the book? Send it to us at sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com or get us on twitter @sharkliveroil

A Feast for Crows Part 2 - The House of Black and White

EEEEH-HEEE! It's time for the second part of our romp/saunter/seemingly endless march through George RR Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire. Today it's a feast indeed: we've got a continuingly mental Red Woman, a continuingly self-obsessed Cersei, and Matt's tortured uncertainty about male nipples. But more than any of that, ARYA STARK ARRIVES SOMEWHERE! It's the moment we've been waiting for, three books after she left home - celebrate with us, and give us your thoughts on this bit of the book, @sharkliveroil on Twitter and sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com.

A Feast For Crows Part 1 - The Wars To Come

We're back on the Thrones-waggon! Join us for our ten part journey through George RR Martin's A Feast For Crows, the fourth in his A Song Of Ice and Fire series. This week we're reading from the prologue to the chapter about Sam "Sam was reading about the others when he saw the mouse. "Get ready for our take on George's Magnificent Triple Prologue extravaganza. It's time to meet Pate, Areo Hotah, the Sand Snakes, Prince Doran, Aeron Damphair and a host of other new characters as George replenishes his heavily depleted character roster. With so many new faces you just know some of them are for the chop - but we'll be here to help you through it. Send us your thoughts on the book by emailing sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com or get us on twitter @sharkliveroil

Mort Part 3: Forgot About Dre

We've reached the end of our coverage of Terry Pratchett's Mort, and it's all kicking off this week: we've got duels, we've got arcane rituals, we've got 2,000 year bar tabs - and, because we love you, we've also got NOT ONLY rapping BUT ALSO a duet between Death and Death. They've just gone fishin'. Next week we're BACK in Westeros after a year away for the fifth part of George RR Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows. Oh yeah. As ever, hit us up with am email at sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com, or on Twitter: @sharkliveroil, with your thoughts, opinions, and fantasy cover versions of jazz classics. See you next week.

Mort 2: Gone Fishin!

It's part two of our read through of Mort by Terry Pratchett. We join Death as he decides to take some much needed downtime with a spot of light fishing. Meanwhile teenage disaster magnet Mort tries to take on the top job with predictably horrendous consequences. Damn those hormones!

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Mort Part 1: I Could Murder.......A Curry

We're back, and we're doing a modern classic - Terry Pratchett's Mort. Watch as we meet Death himself and discover he loves a skull-wax, digs curry, and cares more for cats than you might normally expect. This is a bit of a heartfelt one for Dave, since Terry Pratchett is a hero of his; and in his honour, we've gone looking for the surreal and the beautiful in this book. And when you've got a deathly horse called Binky, surreal beauty isn't far off. As ever, we want to hear your views on the book - and your best impressions of what Death sounds like. RECORD YOUR IMPRESSIONS OF HIM AND SEND THEM TO: sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com.

I Am Legend 3: Am I Legend?

It's the third part of our rolling, rollocking shamble through Richard Matheson's classic I Am Legend. This week, we've got paranoia, murky moral complexity, and wooden mallets to the face. We're also taking a look at the best that the internet has on I Am Legend, and wondering how exactly you're supposed to read out the title. We're looking for the next book to do so if you've got any ideas, or comments, or half-formed mutterings, send them to us, we love 'em all. Email sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com, and tweet @sharkliveroil.

I Am Legend 2: Vampire Earthworms!

Join us on the second of our three part journey through Richard Matheson's scifi-horror classic I Am Legend. We talk about government-sponsored mass cremations, drinking to forget it all and the chilling prospect of debonair vampire earthworms. Send your thoughts and reviews of the book to sharkliveroilpodcast@gmail.com or @sharkliveroil on twitter and we'll read them out in the next cast.