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Episode 40
For Alice Colquhoun.
In this episode, Sally muses on J.M.W. Turner’s famous 1830 painting, Shoreham. Join her for reflections on art, life, and on wr…
2 years, 2 months ago
Searching for Verity
Episode 41
‘A writer’s notebook is full of the sound of atmosphere…’
This week, Sally is teaching a course on detective fiction. Emerging from her meditations o…
2 years, 2 months ago
Sea of Troubles
Episode 39
Continuing this week’s Shakespearean theme, Sally describes a recent trip to a screening of a new cinematic adaptation of Kenneth Macmillan’s 1988 ba…
2 years, 2 months ago
Finding Your Part
Episode 38
‘All the world’s a stage…’
Sally is thinking this week about a photograph of her foster grandmother in Shakespearean costume. Who is she? How did she…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Red Poppy
Episode 36
‘Feelings: oh, I have those; they govern me.’
In this special episode, Sally reflects on the work of the late poet Louise Glück as she travels around…
2 years, 2 months ago
Peter Pan
Episode 37
"In the end she grew up of her own free will a day quicker than other girls."
Sally and her neighbour discuss tree spirits and magical bracelets on h…
2 years, 2 months ago
Bonus Episode: The Lady Stalker
Episode 35
In this special bonus episode, follow Sally on an adventure of mistaken identity, Marmite ice cream, and Miss Cull.
This episode was edited and produ…
2 years, 2 months ago
Daniel Martin
Episode 34
‘Is there a plot to life?’
This week, Sally has been reading Daniel Martin, by John Fowles. Follow her musings as she considers the relationship betw…
2 years, 2 months ago
Miss Cull
Episode 33
‘How do you face the void?’
This week, Sally presents a series of linked meditations around the character of Miss Cull, illustrating how characters c…
2 years, 3 months ago
Inhabit the Garden
Episode 32
‘Other echoes inhabit the garden. Shall we follow?’
This week, Sally is reading T. S. Eliot in preparation for her performance at the Oxford Chambe…
2 years, 3 months ago