Russell Potter

Actor Simon Callow lends his voice to Toby the Pig. Click on the links below to hear clips from the audio book recording, and visit Russell Potter's gallery of pigs through the ages.

An Introduction to Pyg

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Actor Simon Callow gives us a little introduction to what Pyg is all about.

Clip 1 from the Audio

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An excerpt: on how Toby the Pig came by his name.

Clip 2 from the Audio

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An excerpt: how Toby escapes becoming bacon by joining a travelling menagerie.

Clip 3 from the Audio

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An excerpt: Toby catches a glimpse of tight-rope walking cats - what is in store for him?

Russell Potter's Learned Pig Image Library

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Russell Potter creates a gallery of learned pigs through the ages.

Russell Potter's Learned Pig Blog

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Toby the pig returns to public scrutiny through his exceptionally penned blog.

Memoirs of a Victorian pig

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Meet the distinguished and charming Toby, star of Russell Potter's Pyg.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Russell Potter teaches literature, early media, and the history of Arctic exploration; his book Arctic Spectacles: The Frozen North in Visual Culture was published in 2007, and he was a presenter for the Channel 4 programme Search for the Northwest Passage. He lives in Providence, Rhode Island.