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A Month in the Country takes us to Ripon; a Barking Dog; and Queen Catherine of Braganza arrives Penniless
Season 3 Episode 164
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Hello dear friends, subscribers and newcomers. Welcome to this odd podcast where everything is free, no adverts are there ever, and all it is is a daily chatter, bringing in literature…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
An Unexpected Chat with Genius Composer Matthew Coleridge; and the beautiful sounds within Sherborne Abbey
Season 3 Episode 163
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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…
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Laurel & Hardy; Saints Galore; and Mr Birkin Misses the Moment
Season 3 Episode 162
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Top 10 in Global Rankings according to Listen Notes.
Previous guests include historian Tom Holland; Actor Enzo Cilenti; Art historian Philip Mould; Composer Matthew Col…
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Autumnal Interlude 🍁🍂🦔
Season 3 Episode 161
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This is a little interlude, reading a chapter from Eleanor Parker’s lovely book ‘Winters in the World’, about the Anglo-Saxon year. This is the chapter about the difficult-…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Tom Birkin ponders Hell; Mortimers Cross; and Montmorency indicates that he Knows but won’t Tell 😊
Season 3 Episode 160
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Top 10 in Global Rankings according to Listen Notes.
Previous guests include historian Tom H…
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Mr Birkin’s Anger for the Lost Sons; Mr Katt gets a Telling Off; and Gretel Rests by a River
Season 3 Episode 159
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How are you this evening? Thank you so much for your wonderful messages of support and suggestions. So many lovely ideas.
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Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
A Teeny Witter or Interlude
Season 3 Episode 157
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Hello, this is another recording that I couldn’t work out how to add to, but rather than delete it, here it is. I arrive at the beautiful driveway to Kelvedon Hall, where nuthatches, b…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
A Murmuration of Ponderings; Pepys visits Portsmouth & Southampton; A Note on Medieval Church Monuments; and The Great War Blights Families, Communities and the Minds of the Returning Men
Season 3 Episode 158
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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 2 months, 2 weeks ago
The George and Dragon at Wargrave; Montmorency burns his Snout; and Gretel heads for Essex
Season 3 Episode 156
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Good morning. Today Jerome K Jerome’s gentlemen (et chien) visit The George and Dragon at Wargrave and The Bull Inn at Sonning. Both pubs are still open and thriving and I’ve popped p…
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The Brothers York; Lolly Willowes; and the Tale of a Yorkshire Scallywag
Season 3 Episode 155
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Top 10 in Global Rankings according to Listen Notes.
Previous guests include historian Tom Holland; Actor Enzo Cilenti; Art historian Philip Mould; Composer Matthew Col…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago