{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65b4203cc662e6001772878e/6ad153038f90a39dfccc6d10?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"What Chris Read Instead of  The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club - Part 1","description":"<p>Welcome back Readers!</p><p><br></p><p>We&#39;re back from our summer break and ready to get going again with another rip roaring edition of Things We Read Instead! This month the Girly Swot has challenged the War Bore to read</p><p><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-unpleasantness-at-the-bellona-club-dorothy-l-sayers/2800e56c5c6ded67\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers</a> Let&#39;s see what our Bore of War thinks and in a couple of weeks Vic will be back with what you could have read instead :)</p><p><br></p><p>Don&#39;t forget to get in touch with your praise or arguments, you never know you may get a mention. Thanks for your support. To follow our adventures like and subscribe, follow us on <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thingswereadinstead/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a>. and get in touch via email at <a href=\"mailto:thingswereadinstead@gmail.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">thingswereadinstead@gmail.com</a>,</p><p><br></p><p>Here’s a list of the books, movies, shows and podcasts mentioned in the podcast.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What Chris Read Instead</strong></p><p><strong><u><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-price-of-glory-verdun-1916-alistair-horne/2fcbb89391134be7?ean=9780140170412&amp;bkshp-astro=t\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Price of Glory</a></u> by Alistair Horne</strong></p><p><strong><u><a href=\"https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Ultimate-Horror-Collection-60-Novels-and-Stories-from-HP-Lovecraft-Edgar-Allan-Poe-MR-James-Bram-Stoker-Henry-James-Mary-Shelley-and-More-Audiobook/B0BBWFLD54?qid=1785683100&amp;sr=1-1&amp;ref_pageloadid=not_applicable&amp;pf_rd_p=c6e316b8-14da-418d-8f91-b3cad83c5183&amp;pf_rd_r=4DPNEP362D022TZ5978S&amp;plink=tAYzVVT7V60crQdd&amp;pageLoadId=xWQFRXWzU7oEfpCe&amp;creativeId=41e85e98-10b8-40e2-907d-6b663f04a42d&amp;ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Ultimate Horror Collection</a></u> (2022)</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Other Honourable Mentions</strong></p><p><strong><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/strong-poison-dorothy-l-sayers/4e2bb67677654dad?ean=9781473621336\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Strong Poison</a> by Dorothy L. Sayers</strong></p><p><strong><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-price-of-glory-verdun-1916-alistair-horne/2fcbb89391134be7?ean=9780140170412\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Price of Glory: Verdun 1916</a> by Alistair Horne</strong></p><p><strong><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-thursday-murder-club-the-thursday-murder-club-1-richard-osman/c7d2f68e92e49c2a?ean=9781405985840\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Thursday Murder Club</a> by Richard Osman</strong></p><p><strong><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/a-warning-to-the-curious-and-other-ghost-stories-where-old-things-are-best-left-alone-m-r-james/a9d8d592bd6dc71d?ean=9785486464201\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">A Warning to the Curious</a> by M. R. James</strong></p><p><strong><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-mezzotint-fantasy-and-horror-classics-m-r-james/8fc0e7a89f59f9ce?ean=9781473379152\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Mezzotint</a> by M. R. James</strong></p><p><strong><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/frankenstein-mary-shelley/88c5628535a08914?ean=9781840229516\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Frankenstein</a> by Mary Shelley</strong></p><p><strong><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-strange-case-of-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde-and-other-tales-of-terror-robert-louis-stevenson/8816aa9dd7544ca8?ean=9780141439730\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde</a> by Robert Louis Stevenson</strong></p><p><strong><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-complete-tales-and-poems-of-edgar-allan-poe-edgar-allan-poe/03ef96322f76cd4b?ean=9781435154469\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Edgar Allan Poe Short Stories</a> by Edgar Allan Poe</strong></p><p><strong><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/beta-search?bkshp-astro=t&amp;keywords=The+Horus+Heresy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Horus Heresy / Warhammer 40,000 Series</a> by Various Authors (Games Workshop)</strong></p><p><strong><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/sherlock-holmes-escape-books\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sherlock Holmes Stories</a> by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle</strong></p><p><strong><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/beta-search?bkshp-astro=t&amp;keywords=Jeeves+%26+Wooster+Stories+by+P.+G.+Wodehouse\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jeeves &amp; Wooster Stories</a> by P. G. Wodehouse</strong></p><p><strong><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-complete-works-of-sir-walter-scott-novels-short-stories-poetry-plays-journal-letters-articles-and-much-more-illustrated-edition-enriched/3fec3d00571dd1a8?ean=8596547802815\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Works of Sir Walter Scott</a> by Sir Walter Scott:</strong></p><p><strong><a href=\"https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/the-mezzotint\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Mezzotint </a>(BBC TV Adaptation) </strong></p><p><strong><a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001gmdt\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">BBC Ghost Stories for Christmas</a> by BBC</strong></p><p><strong><a href=\"https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/the-death-of-stalin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Death of Stalin </a>directed by Armando Iannucci</strong></p><p><strong><a href=\"https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/the-odyssey-2026\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Christopher Nolan&#39;s Odyssey </a>directed by Christopher Nolan</strong></p><p><br></p><p>All music and sound effects by www.pixabay.com</p>","author_name":"Victoria Cargill-James & Chris Simpson"}