Nestled in one of Preston’s busiest streets is a haven for fans of Spider Man, Wonder Woman and all that Marvel and others have to offer.
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00:00Episode 2 of Season 2 of the Parched Pea Podcast is titled Getting Lost with Superheroes in the Most British of Bookshops.
00:08In this episode, Gilly heads to That Comic Shop on Freyagate and speaks to Noel Corliss about the thriving comic community.
00:18Nestled in one of the city's busiest streets is a haven for fans of Spider-Man, Wonder Woman and all that Marvel and others have to offer.
00:26There's been a comic shop on the site dating back to the 1950s when it was named Thunderbox 2 and was even opened by Thunderbox creator Gerry Anderson.
00:35Gilly also spoke to Michael Halewood who is the fifth generation owner of the Halewood & Sons Bookshop on Freyagate.
00:42It has over 100,000 books in it and dates back to 1867 with Sherlock Holmes Lancashire Roots.
00:50For the final part of the episode, Gilly speaks to Gary Cook who is the driving force behind the Lancashire Fringe Festival and many other theatre and arts events in Preston from over the years.
01:01He also speaks to Joshua Holden at the now annual Lancashire Festival that takes place in Preston.
01:07The episode will be released on Wednesday the 23rd of April on Central Radio, National World, Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcasts.