Episodes

  • EP: 24 On the hearth rug with the little women
    Feb 7 2026

    We discuss the various adaptations of the little women films, the colour theory, the storyline and the actors. Which one trumps all?

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    6 mins
  • EP 22 Narnia and Pride and Prejudice snippet
    Feb 7 2026

    Another snippet from our episode on literature. Colin Firth can smile?

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    5 mins
  • EP 23 From drumbeats to downloads
    Feb 7 2026

    We had a very quick gloss over the history of music, starting from oral tradition to when music first began being written down, and then recorded!

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    14 mins
  • EP 21: Allegory or not? A snippet of our chat on Tolkien and CS Lewis
    Feb 7 2026

    After an extended break after Christmas and a backlog of episodes to edit, here we go! This particular episode was very long so it's taken a while to edit down into manageable chunks for you all!

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    13 mins
  • EP 20: Anne of Cleves to Anne of Green Gables!
    Nov 22 2025

    Here Jessica and I finish off our series on the six wives of Henry the Eighth. Divorced, beheaded, died, ANNULLED, beheaded, survived!

    (In the order of: Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, and Catherine Parr).

    We also go on a rabbit hole about book and film adaptations at the end, let us know if there are any films "based" off books that annoy you! Or vice versa, are there any films where you find yourself preferring the screen to the book?

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    36 mins
  • EP 19: Henry's blind date, Anne Of Cleves
    Nov 9 2025

    "A horse!" is what Henry called her upon first seeing her. Henry saw a flattering portrait of Anne, and openly declared his disappointment when he met her in person!

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    21 mins
  • EP 18: A tolerable wife, Jane Seymour
    Nov 9 2025

    In this episode we talk about Jane Seymour, Henry's only wife who he didn't try to kill or divorce before he himself died. Jane was the only known wife of Henry's to give him a son that outlived infancy, his name? Edward.

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    15 mins
  • EP 17: Bonfire night special
    Nov 5 2025

    "Remember remember the fifth of November, gunpowder treason and plot I see no reason why gunpowder season should ever be forgot" - or so goes the rhyme reminding us of the time someone tried to blow up the king! In this very quick overview we speed through what bonfire night originates from. Enjoy!

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    11 mins