Rosebud II — Stephen Fry

Gyles Brandreth on X: "It's Friday! It's Fry-day! It's the day Stephen Fry is my special guest on ⁦@therosebudpod⁩ sharing his first memories & much besides. #Rosebud wherever you get your podcasts

THE SOUND OF LEATHER ON BRIAN CLOSE

Following the podcast featuring Oscar Wilde’s grandson Merlin Holland in Gyles Brandreth’s series Rosebud, here is another worth noting for Wildeans who might have missed it.

It is an interview with broadcaster, comedian, and writer, Stephen Fry: and thus the President of the Oscar Wilde Society meets one of its honorary patrons (and the man who played Oscar Wilde in the film of that name in 1997).

As for the esoteric remark at the top of this page: “the sound of leather on Brian Close”, you will have to wait right until the end of the podcast to hear it—but don’t expect an explanation.

It is an allusion known only to those of a certain time and place.

Links:

Gyles Brandreth’s podcast (Apple)

Stephen Fry as a Younger Oscar Wilde (in America)