Season Finale: Side Characters

For the season finale of Out-of-Print, our three hosts take on the nitty gritty topic of Side Characters, delving into their importance in a literary, cultural, and real-world sense. This extra-special episode covers Jane Eyre, main character syndrome, Troy McClure from The Simpsons, Noo-Noo, Alice's nickname at her local chicken shop, literary theory, some seriously questionable one-night stands, Edna Mode, open source investigation, Nietzsche, sauna juicing, flat vs round, shagging on the rugby field, and some very special listener submissions sent in from Glasgow, Scotland to Christchurch, New Zealand.

This episode is a mixture of studio recording and live extracts from the season finale, recorded as part of the Roundhouse Three Sixty Festival 2026.

Key texts referenced:

- Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë
- The Madwoman in the Attic, Sandra Gilbert + Susan Gubar
- The One vs the Many, Alex Woolch
- Main Character Syndrome, Anna Gotlib
- A Fish Called Selma, Season 7, The Simpsons

Further reading:

- The Supporting Cast, David Galef
-  Aspects of the Novel, E.M. Forster

Co-hosted and produced by Alice Garnett, Emmeline Armitage and Sophie Parke.
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