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"The Black Sheep Of The Family: A Tale Of A Fancy Dress Ball"
This episode, host Iain is joined by Marion, Tracey and Barry for a chat about "The Black Sheep Of The Family: A Tale Of A Fancy Dress Ball", by Evelyn Hope. This story was first published in "The People's Friend" in 1911, and comes complete with som… -
"Caroline Wickham"
This episode, host Iain is joined by Marion, Tracey and Barry for a chat about "Caroline Wickham", a story first published in "The People's Friend" in April 1910. This one had us all a little surprised by the end . . . let us know on our social media… -
"The Girl Engine Driver: A Tale Of A Race With A Forest Fire"
We knew we were on the right track the moment we discovered this story in our Archives. We're keen to see if you're onboard! This is "The Girl Engine Driver: A Tale Of A Race With A Forest Fire" by W.D. Morris, first published in "The People's Friend… -
“The MacPeever Wrangles: The Burglar”
You were never really meant to hear this episode of “Reading Between The Lines”… this was our pilot, recorded for our ears only. So you’ll notice the audio quality isn't quite as good as our other discussions— but we hope you’ll bear with us, and agr… -
“Love And Pride”
The team are in the Roaring Twenties this week with “Love And Pride”, first published in “The People’s Friend” in 1927. Judey, Abbie and Barry join host Iain to pick over a “society” story that may have been written in a hurry – and to invent a new r… -
“The MacPeever Wrangles: The Secrets Of Freemasonry”
The “Reading Between The Lines” team is back with the MacPeevers again this week, as the man of the house makes a comedic attempt to join the masons. This story, expertly read by “Friend” Production Editor Judey, is laced with the same good-natured … -
“The Story Of A Masterpiece: An Artist’s Romance”
Host Iain and the team are reaching back to the start of the last century in this episode of “Reading Between The Lines”, as they sit down for a chat about “The Story Of A Masterpiece: An Artist’s Romance” by Agnes Grozier Herbertson. First publishe… -
“The MacPeevers’ Christmas Cards”
In this special festive episode of “Reading Between The Lines”, the team from “The People’s Friend” have picked out a comedic little Christmas story by frequent contributor AP Macdonald, first published in the magazine in 1906. Judey, Marion, and ar… -
“A Night Among Robbers: An American Adventure”
In the first episode of “Reading Between The Lines”, the team from “The People’s Friend” have unearthed a wee gem of a story first published all the way back in 1871 – just two years after the magazine was first founded! Alex, Mairi, and archivist Da… -
Welcome to Reading Between The Lines!
The People’s Friend magazine has been publishing for over 150 years, so we have a wonderful archive of stories. We’re going to share some of them with you, and have a wee chat about them too. Pull up a chair, make yourself a cup of tea, and join us!
Reading Between The Lines – the story podcast from The People’s Friend
By DC Thomson Media
Each episode, we’ll take a look back through over 150 years of fabulous fiction in “The People's Friend” to pick out a story to read — and then we’ll get together for a wee chat about it. Make yourself a cup of tea, pull up a chair, and come join us.
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