I’ve just read a few of his poems after watching your vlog. Good grief he was a bundle of laughs. However his prose said things we all know but don’t want to talk about. I’m off now for a glass of wine to cheer myself up 😂😂
Cycling and literature. What a combo. Lovely vlog. I could have watched it for hours. Well done. Perhaps you could consider a Dylan Thomas cycle. Nice little ride to Uplands (Swansea) where he was born then short cycle to Laugharne for his grave. Funny enough Philip Larkin had quite a lot to say about Dylan Thomas as I’m sure our can understand 😂
That's a really nice idea, thanks for that. I tend to like any excuse to go to Wales, so it may well fit in later this year. Thanks for watching the channel Phil. Cheers.
You looked amazingly fresh and together at the end of that 300k ride. Nice that you included some of his poetry too. If you're not too slow, and you haven't already covered him, you may wish to follow the route penned by Edward Thomas in his book "In Pursuit of Spring"
Hey, I don't know that (In Pursuit of Spring) so thank you for the idea - I'll look it up. I love his poem Out In The Dark, which is a wonderful one to have in mind while riding through Richmond Park with its deer herds in snowy mid-winter. For somewhere so close to London, it's VERY dark there. Thanks for the comment!
Oh! Nice to see you back 🚲🖋 318km is huge! I just cycle up the local small mountain (Divis 1600ft) here in Belfast every week. I should look to do a trip soon. I wonder how Belfast to London might work? My sister lives there.
Nice to see you back. A couple of rides with a writers theme: Thomas Hardy or Agatha Christie. Both are in pretty parts of the country. Thanks for the video.
A very enjoyable video - thanks. There's a terrific collection of Larkin's jazz writings which is somewhat more uplifting than his poetry. He said that he could live a week without poetry but not a day without jazz. As a suggestion for a ride, how about to the birthplace of AE Housman? Although his most famous for A Shropshire Lad, he was born in Bromsgrove in Worcestershire, which would make a nice ride via The Cotswolds.
I've never read any of Larkin's writing on jazz, so I'll look out for that, thanks. As for Bromsgrove, yes you're right, that would be a great trip. Might leave it for a while because I did Stratford recently but one to come back to perhaps. Thanks for watching!
Enjoyed that immensely my friend…Such a joy also setting off at the break of dawn with the birds tweeting and the wonderful silence. I remember the Fens and the Lincolnshire Flatlands oh so well from LEL like yourself. Hope they were kinder this time, although I doubt it 😅
A trip to Roger Deakin’s Walnut Tree Farm near Diss? You could include some of , or all of the wild swimming places mentioned in Waterlog Some great rides near Hull on the Wolds… a David Hockney trail?
Hey, I like the idea of throwing in some wild swimming as well. That could be very nice indeed if the weather ever warms up this year. Thanks for the idea and watching in the first place.
I don't know much about him, but what I have heard makes it sound like he was an extraordinary adventurer. Bridlington to Warhead is a very long way, and in a three piece suit?!
@@londoncenturies I was on holiday in Bridlington at Easter and they had the last known photo of him before setting off, resplendent in tweed .He was killed in a motorcycle crash a few weeks later He might qualify he wrote at least two books !
Great to see you back, I really appreciate your videos 👍 I’ve always wondered after you’ve reached your destination do you cycle straight back to London or book in to a hotel for the night or just simply catch a train home
It depends what I'm up to. Sometimes I'm trying to tie things in with a family visit or similar. Sometimes it's just the train home again. This one was the train - pity, because I was actually quite enjoying Hull (the little I saw of it).
Love the video, and fit enough to recite poetry while riding chapeau, so what’s this year’s challenge, curios what you going to come up with. Just finished Paris to Ancaster (Ontario Canada) spring classic bike race, if you CDN in the spring give it a go
Thanks! Hope the race went well for you? I’ve never raced in Canada but have a family connection in ON and have done the occasional ride over there, I love your quieter back roads, particularly further north. You’ve got so much space!! Thanks for commenting, bonne route to you.
When you said larkin i immediately thought you would be going to the church in ewelme next to the watercress beds. Im sure there is a photo of him with his bike and some quote about sundays.. hull, well thats further than ewelme 😂
@@londoncenturies For me, a less powerful rider than you, my experience of 600's and above is akin to being homeless without the alcoholism and marginally less mental issues!
Composers is a whole different series of rides! :) Don't worry, I'll get there! Benjamin Britten is easy enough but Peter Maxwell Davies will be a hard ride (Orkneys!) :)
@@londoncenturiesI recently read Andrew Motion’s biography of Larkin. Didn’t he live in a couple of different places in Hull? He had a flat, I believe, and then later bought the house that you visited.
Are you the first cyclist in the world reciting a poem while cycling on Video? At least you are the first one I see. Thanks for sharing your literary journey. Liebe Grüße
😀!! I don’t know but I definitely think there should be more cycling/poetry crossovers. Thanks v much for watching and commenting, I hope all’s well for you. Happy riding!
Ah! I'd wondered about the great Marcel Proust, and Balbec (which I think is a fictionalised version of somewhere on the Normandy coast). But Nantes is a nice one, thanks.
I’ve just read a few of his poems after watching your vlog. Good grief he was a bundle of laughs. However his prose said things we all know but don’t want to talk about. I’m off now for a glass of wine to cheer myself up 😂😂
Yep, that sounds like our Phil. He's very good, isn't he? Thanks for watching!
I was at Hull University in the early 80's and can remember him wandering around the library. Great ride, thanks for the video.
That's so cool!
Me too
Cycling & literary history, together; respect is due Sir - Chapeau!
Thank you! 🤩 Happy riding!
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These trips are great 👍
Glad you enjoy them John, so do I!! :)
You could also have visited the Brymor Jones Library, Marks and Spencer and the Station Hotel. I remember him well from Hull University.
Such a cool concept for a ride. Loved it. Dylan Thomas would be a great ride, too.
Swansea, right? Yes, that would be great. Cheers!
My youtube comments career is complete and I'll never tire of of TBTV. Great video as always, thank you.
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Well done. I enjoy your cycling adventures and look forward to the next one.
Thank you for watching, Greg. Happy riding!
Rode a bike on Sundays because he had nothing else to do. That hits home 😊
I know, right! :)
Cycling and literature. What a combo. Lovely vlog. I could have watched it for hours. Well done. Perhaps you could consider a Dylan Thomas cycle. Nice little ride to Uplands (Swansea) where he was born then short cycle to Laugharne for his grave. Funny enough Philip Larkin had quite a lot to say about Dylan Thomas as I’m sure our can understand 😂
That's a really nice idea, thanks for that. I tend to like any excuse to go to Wales, so it may well fit in later this year. Thanks for watching the channel Phil. Cheers.
You looked amazingly fresh and together at the end of that 300k ride. Nice that you included some of his poetry too.
If you're not too slow, and you haven't already covered him, you may wish to follow the route penned by Edward Thomas in his book "In Pursuit of Spring"
Hey, I don't know that (In Pursuit of Spring) so thank you for the idea - I'll look it up. I love his poem Out In The Dark, which is a wonderful one to have in mind while riding through Richmond Park with its deer herds in snowy mid-winter. For somewhere so close to London, it's VERY dark there. Thanks for the comment!
Cheers, and thanks for these videos. I truly enjoy them.
Good to hear Gary and thanks for watching. Happy riding!
Oh! Nice to see you back 🚲🖋 318km is huge! I just cycle up the local small mountain (Divis 1600ft) here in Belfast every week. I should look to do a trip soon. I wonder how Belfast to London might work? My sister lives there.
Funny you should mention Belfast-London, all I'm going to say is, watch this space!
Nice to see you back.
A couple of rides with a writers theme: Thomas Hardy or Agatha Christie. Both are in pretty parts of the country.
Thanks for the video.
Thanks for the thought, yes I like the idea of a trip to the Westcountry at some point. Thanks for watching.
Rode a two stage road race in the 70s.the first stage was from hull to Scarborough and to be honest I can’t remember a thing about hull 🤣
But Scarborough's a beautiful place. It's gorgeous around there. Thanks for watching!
A very enjoyable video - thanks. There's a terrific collection of Larkin's jazz writings which is somewhat more uplifting than his poetry. He said that he could live a week without poetry but not a day without jazz. As a suggestion for a ride, how about to the birthplace of AE Housman? Although his most famous for A Shropshire Lad, he was born in Bromsgrove in Worcestershire, which would make a nice ride via The Cotswolds.
I've never read any of Larkin's writing on jazz, so I'll look out for that, thanks. As for Bromsgrove, yes you're right, that would be a great trip. Might leave it for a while because I did Stratford recently but one to come back to perhaps. Thanks for watching!
Enjoyed that immensely my friend…Such a joy also setting off at the break of dawn with the birds tweeting and the wonderful silence.
I remember the Fens and the Lincolnshire Flatlands oh so well from LEL like yourself. Hope they were kinder this time, although I doubt it 😅
I know, eh! It's deceptive. You think, oh well, how hard can it be? And the answer is: pretty hard, actually!
THANK you. excellent!
Thanks for watching!
Great ride and loved the commentary. Terrific ride theme, Authors ... well done mate.
Nice one, thanks MP! All being well there should be another one up in a few weeks. Happy riding yourself!
You smashed that one out of the park...Loved it ..👍
Thanks John! Happy riding
A trip to Roger Deakin’s Walnut Tree Farm near Diss? You could include some of , or all of the wild swimming places mentioned in Waterlog Some great rides near Hull on the Wolds… a David Hockney trail?
Hey, I like the idea of throwing in some wild swimming as well. That could be very nice indeed if the weather ever warms up this year. Thanks for the idea and watching in the first place.
Another great video Thank You
Thank you for watching!
Great! Thanks i enjoyed that
Thanks for watching!
Only thing I associate with Hull is an episode of Only Fools & Horses - To Hull & back. Great video!
Thanks, and thanks for watching it! ( I don't remember that episode, but I can probably imagine...)
Does T.E. Lawrence qualify?rode from Bridlington to Clouds Hill Wareham when discharged from the RAF wearing a 3 piece tweed suit
I don't know much about him, but what I have heard makes it sound like he was an extraordinary adventurer. Bridlington to Warhead is a very long way, and in a three piece suit?!
@@londoncenturies I was on holiday in Bridlington at Easter and they had the last known photo of him before setting off, resplendent in tweed .He was killed in a motorcycle crash a few weeks later
He might qualify he wrote at least two books !
Great video, yet again. Most enjoyable..!!
Glad you liked it, thanks for watching.
Great to see you back, I really appreciate your videos 👍
I’ve always wondered after you’ve reached your destination do you cycle straight back to London or book in to a hotel for the night or just simply catch a train home
It depends what I'm up to. Sometimes I'm trying to tie things in with a family visit or similar. Sometimes it's just the train home again. This one was the train - pity, because I was actually quite enjoying Hull (the little I saw of it).
Love the video, and fit enough to recite poetry while riding chapeau, so what’s this year’s challenge, curios what you going to come up with. Just finished Paris to Ancaster (Ontario Canada) spring classic bike race, if you CDN in the spring give it a go
Thanks! Hope the race went well for you? I’ve never raced in Canada but have a family connection in ON and have done the occasional ride over there, I love your quieter back roads, particularly further north. You’ve got so much space!! Thanks for commenting, bonne route to you.
Head out to Slad, Gloucs. Laurie Lee county
Ah now that’s a writer whose work I don’t know and a county I don’t know (much) either which makes it interesting. Thanks for the idea.
When you said larkin i immediately thought you would be going to the church in ewelme next to the watercress beds. Im sure there is a photo of him with his bike and some quote about sundays.. hull, well thats further than ewelme 😂
Funny you should mention that. I actually went to Arundel to see the tomb (years ago) and that would be a lovely ride, too.
George Orwell idea - Down & Out in London to Paris.
Aha! Now that's an interesting idea....
@@londoncenturies For me, a less powerful rider than you, my experience of 600's and above is akin to being homeless without the alcoholism and marginally less mental issues!
@hackneey what about a combination Thomas Hardy, T E Lawrence type ride?
Thomas Hardy is Westcountry, right? I might have some reason to head down that way later this year so watch this space...
Do composers count? Edward Elgar had a very tall bicycle by today’s standards. Plenty of lanes in Worcestershire.
Composers is a whole different series of rides! :) Don't worry, I'll get there! Benjamin Britten is easy enough but Peter Maxwell Davies will be a hard ride (Orkneys!) :)
How about Janet Frame? I can point you in the right direction))
😃 I had to Google but I laughed out loud when I did!! I’m not so great at swimming… 😃
Larkin was tall over 6 feet so the statue is to scale.
For a Philip Larkin ride, Jason, surely you need to cycle to China--and return--in a day?
Ah now that's very clever! :)
@@londoncenturiesI recently read Andrew Motion’s biography of Larkin. Didn’t he live in a couple of different places in Hull? He had a flat, I believe, and then later bought the house that you visited.
Can you make merch pls
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Are you the first cyclist in the world reciting a poem while cycling on Video? At least you are the first one I see. Thanks for sharing your literary journey. Liebe Grüße
😀!! I don’t know but I definitely think there should be more cycling/poetry crossovers. Thanks v much for watching and commenting, I hope all’s well for you. Happy riding!
How about jules verne (nantes)
Ah! I'd wondered about the great Marcel Proust, and Balbec (which I think is a fictionalised version of somewhere on the Normandy coast). But Nantes is a nice one, thanks.
Takes me back to 'O' level english literature which i actually quite enjoyed. He was a miserable sod though.
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