{"id":35279,"date":"2023-07-28T12:31:15","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T10:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1865098"},"modified":"2023-07-28T12:46:02","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T10:46:02","slug":"inside-aziraphales-iconic-good-omens-bookshop","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/inside-aziraphales-iconic-good-omens-bookshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Aziraphale\u2019s iconic Good Omens bookshop"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s Easter egg central. <\/p>

By Louise Griffin\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 28 July 2023 at 10:31 AM<\/p>

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It\u2019s been a long time coming but Good Omens<\/a> season 2 is finally here!<\/p>\n

Ahead of the return of our favourite angel Aziraphale (Michael Sheen) and demon Crowley (David Tennant),<\/a> we here at RadioTimes.com<\/a> were lucky enough to tour the Good Omens set \u2013 including the iconic bookshop.<\/p>\n

Not only that, we got to speak to set designer Michael Ralph, the man behind the magic, who showed us key parts of the shop including the hat rack, which always holds the late Terry Pratchett\u2019s hat and scarf, the seat where Crowley makes himself at home, Aziraphale\u2019s record collection and, of course, his mountains of books.<\/p>\n

The bookshop set, which is is all the more impressive considering it was actually burned down in season 1 and had to be fully rebuilt for season 2, is a complete circle, with letters indicating North, South, East and West on the walls.<\/p>\n

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Good Omens set<\/span> <\/figcaption> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nMountains of books are strewn about but, from certain points, you can see through gaps into the shelves across the set and into the coffee shop across the \u2018street\u2019.\n

Speaking about his inspiration, Ralph explained: \u201cEverything to me is about the written word. My feeling was that the bookshop needed to be on a crossroads because I believed if Aziraphale had been here for any length of time, the crossroads were important because any crossroads anywhere, whether they be a city, a village, a town, in the desert, in the jungle, a crossroads will give you pause, will give you a sense of wondering what direction to go in.\u201d<\/p>

He added: \u201cWhen you take that into consideration and you think about the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the four corners of the earth, and you start talking about things in fours, you start realising we\u2019re talking about a compass, North, East, South, and West.\u201d<\/p>\n

From there, Ralph figured out that the oculus, above Aziraphale\u2019s portal to Heaven, is a compass face.<\/p>\n

\u201cNeil could say, \u2018I never wrote it was a compass point\u2019 \u2013 but did he not? Every time I think of an idea and have this crazy thought, I think, \u2018It was probably in the book.’\u201d<\/p>\n

Good Omens season 2 picks up with our angel and demon after they cut ties from Heaven and Hell in season 1. But not everything is that simple\u2026<\/p>\n

Good Omens season 2 will land on Prime Video on 28th July 2023 \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0try Amazon Prime Video for free for 30 days<\/a>. Plus, read our guides to the\u00a0best Amazon Prime series<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0best movies on Amazon Prime<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Find something to watch tonight with our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>, or visit our\u00a0Fantasy<\/a>\u00a0hub for more news and features.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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