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Canadian wolves and bears; and St Columba is given Iona

Season 1 Episode 77

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Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time. She shares with you snippets from books about history, art and literature and r…

Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago

Under the Greenwood Tree and the history of Oswald

Season 1 Episode 76

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Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time. She shares with you snippets from books about history, art and literature and r…

Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago

The Sun Stands Still, and the wind curls round Gretel in Castleton

Season 1 Episode 75

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Happy Solstice friends and let me take you to an old, old part of Dorset, where the wind scoots round the old ruins of Sherborne’s first castle, a thousand years old.  

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Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago

A Christmas Carol and King Oswald

Season 1 Episode 74

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Good evening friends. King Oswald and Scrooge join me for tonight’s episode on faith, love and redemption.

We can all choose to be kind and loving as we awake tomorrow, blessed with anot…

Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago

A Thursday evening Robin and Bede takes us to Book Three

Season 1 Episode 73

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After yesterday’s dash to London I’m back in my cosy, warm house with my family.  We start Book Three tonight from Bede’s Ecclesiastical History.

Thank you for joining me. ⭐️😊

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Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago

Achingly beautiful words by Walter Scott from 1806

Season 1 Episode 72

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Dear kind folk.  I awoke to hear of my mother taking a poorly turn so I dashed to London, sans Bede and sans (😬) change of clothes..  BUT Sir Walter Scott sidled up to me and whispered …

Published on 11 months, 4 weeks ago

Tuesday gratitude and the death of poor Edwin

Season 1 Episode 71

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Hello friends and thank you for joining me for this episode where I mull family relationships and take us through to the end of the second book of Bede’s Ecclesiastical History.  Bravo …

Published on 11 months, 4 weeks ago

Monday magic Moon and a reading by the Abbey

Season 1 Episode 70

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Hello dear friends and welcome to my Monday podcast, read by the Abbey under a huge beautiful moon.  Good wishes to you all.  

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Published on 1 year ago

Completing Charles II Coronation Day and Bede

Season 1 Episode 69

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Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time. She shares with you snippets from books about history, art and literature and r…

Published on 1 year ago

Organ Music, Tears, A Coronation and a Clever Pope

Season 1 Episode 68

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Hallo and thank you so much for joining me this chilly day in December. 

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Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time. She sha…

Published on 1 year ago