{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"'Martin's Close' by M.R. James: with Naomi Ryan","description":" In Series 4, Episode 8 join me, Adam Z. Robinson, and my guest, Naomi Ryan as we discuss 'Martin's Close' by M.R. James Naomi Ryan is a barrister. After completing the BCL at St Catherine\u2019s College, Oxford, she taught criminal law to undergraduates at St Hilda\u2019s College Oxford and University College London before embarking on her career as a criminal barrister. She both prosecuted and defended before moving to work for as a civil service. She has worked for an array of prestigious departments, including the Attorney General\u2019s Office, the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Court of Appeal, and she continues to work as an advisory barrister on criminal matters. When she isn\u2019t advising on criminal matters, she delivers talks on the more macabre side of legal history. She is a regular feature at London\u2019s Month of the Dead festival, and can often be found addressing museums and other legal and supernatural organisations on the topic of ghost law. She plans to finish her book on the subject next year. Find Naomi on Instagram @spooky_barrister    The Ghost Story Book Club: Christmas Special Live-Stream Book now, here: Tickets Date: Thursday 7 December, 7pm (UK time) Guest: Mike Muncer (from The Evolution of Horror)  Texts: BBC Ghost Stories for Christmas, The Treasure of Abbot Thomas (1974) and The Ash Tree (1975) TICKETS:https:\/\/gsbcxmas.eventbrite.com ","author_name":"The Ghost Story Book Club","author_url":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/theghoststorybookclub\/","html":"