Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBirds 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 …
1Â year, 6Â months ago
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…
1Â year, 6Â months ago
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…
1Â year, 6Â months ago
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…
1Â year, 7Â months ago
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…
1Â year, 7Â months ago
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…
1Â year, 7Â months ago
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…
1Â year, 7Â months ago
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett – Colin learns the Truth
Episode 290
 For this week’s bedtime story we pick up after Colin’s tantrum and Mary gets him to settle down and fall asleep.
The staff in the Manor are mystif…
1Â year, 8Â months ago
The Elements of Geology by William Harmon Norton Pt 07
Episode 289
The Elements of Geology by William Harmon Norton 07
This geological work is popular with the listeners as the life of rivers and rocks is the idea …
1Â year, 8Â months ago
The Description of a New World, Called the Blazing-World by Duchess Margaret Cavendish
Episode 288
The Description of a New World, Called the Blazing-World by Duchess Margaret Cavendish
I got a fright when reading this section this week. If Jewis…
1Â year, 8Â months ago