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"My Connemara Ghost"
The first season of "Reading Between The Lines" concludes with "My Connemara Ghost", the light-hearted tale of a spooky encounter that has Iain, Angela, Lucy and Barry wondering about our relationship with the supernatural; how reliable narrators can… -
"My Connemara Ghost"
The first season of "Reading Between The Lines" concludes with "My Connemara Ghost", the light-hearted tale of a spooky encounter that has Iain and the team wondering about our relationship with the supernatural; how reliable narrators can be; and wh… -
"A Marked Man"
In the penultimate episode of our first season, the "Reading Between The Lines" team unearth "A Marked Man", by Paul Herring, which was first published in the magazine in January, 1911. In many ways typical of the sorts of stories readers would expec… -
"Stella And The Spy: The Romance Of A Spring Holiday"
This episode, the team from "The People's Friend" get together to chat about "Stella And The Spy: The Romance Of A Spring Holiday", by Margaret Douglas. This story was first published in the magazine in 1917, and has welcome shades of Enid Blyton abo… -
"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 …
Reading Between The Lines – the story podcast from The People’s Friend
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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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