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The episode opens with a famous passage from this essay/book about England and Englishness, written during the Blitz in 1940. It is referenced multiple times throughout the discussion as one of the most famous evocations of England.

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Mentioned when discussing Orwell's observations about intellectuals who would rather be seen stealing from a poor box than standing for God Save the King - the speaker couldn't remember if this quote was from The Lion and the Unicorn or The Road to Wigan Pier.

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This is the guest Jason Cowley's book being discussed throughout the episode. Tom introduces it saying Jason has 'a book that is, I suppose, in a way, the fruit of many decades of reflection on the subject of Englishness and England.'

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Referenced when discussing the old Jewish East End of London and the 'ghost traces' of what has been before. Jason mentions that 'W.G. Zebold wrote about so beautifully, I think, in Austerlitz.'