Podcast Episodes

The Dark Ages, 476-918 by Charles Oman – Part 4

Episode 300

For our 300th episode we return to the ‘Dark Ages’ by learning of the reign of Emperor Anastasius in the Eastern Roman Empire, his death and the try…

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The Last Man by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Episode 299

The Last Man by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

We pick up after a tense moment when there was an attempted kidnapping, and move soon enough to politic…

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Rides on Railways by Samuel Sidney

Rides on Railways by Samuel Sidney

This week’s episode picks up learning about the town of Oxford and its various colleges. Learn the histories and…

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Birds and Their Nests by Mary Howitt

Episode 297

This week we continue our bedtime exploration of the domestic lives of various birds. While you drift off to sleep you will be regaled with stories …

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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald – The ‘Truth’ about Gatsby

Episode 296

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald – The ‘Truth’ about Gatsby

For this week’s bedtime storyu we pick up at the end of one of Gatsby’s legendar…

1 year, 5 months ago

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On Greeks and Persians - The Book of the Ancient Greeks

Episode 295

In this week’s sleep time non-fiction, we learn about the activities of the Persian emperor Darius with the Greek States of Asia Minor.

 And as you…

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An Interesting Gathering - Night and Day by Virginia Woolf

We pick up in the middle of a conversation between Ralph Denham and Mary Datchet as they await the evening’s entertainment. A presentation and discu…

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Finding the Fakes - Old Glass and How to Collect it by J. Sydney Lewis

Episode 293

Finding the Fakes - Old Glass and How to Collect it by J. Sydney Lewis

In the final reading from this popular guide we are going to explore what to…

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Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea by Jules Verne – Pt 3 – All at sea!

Episode 292

Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea by Jules Verne – Pt 3 – All at sea!

We pick up part way through the hunt for the mysterious ‘whale’ and thing…

1 year, 6 months ago

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Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions - Fallout of the South Sea Bubble

Episode 291

Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions - Fallout of the South Sea Bubble

This week we return to the bizarre economic bubble that rose up around…

1 year, 6 months ago

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