Things We Read Instead

Welcome back Readers!We'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 readThe Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers Let'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 :)Don'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 Instagram. and get in touch via email at thingswereadinstead@gmail.com,Here’s a list of the books, movies, shows and podcasts mentioned in the podcast.What Chris Read InsteadThe Price of Glory by Alistair HorneThe Ultimate Horror Collection (2022)Other Honourable MentionsStrong Poison by Dorothy L. SayersThe Price of Glory: Verdun 1916 by Alistair HorneThe Thursday Murder Club by Richard OsmanA Warning to the Curious by M. R. JamesThe Mezzotint by M. R. JamesFrankenstein by Mary ShelleyStrange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis StevensonEdgar Allan Poe Short Stories by Edgar Allan PoeThe Horus Heresy / Warhammer 40,000 Series by Various Authors (Games Workshop)Sherlock Holmes Stories by Sir Arthur Conan DoyleJeeves & Wooster Stories by P. G. WodehouseWorks of Sir Walter Scott by Sir Walter Scott:The Mezzotint (BBC TV Adaptation) BBC Ghost Stories for Christmas by BBCThe Death of Stalin directed by Armando IannucciChristopher Nolan's Odyssey directed by Christopher NolanAll music and sound effects by www.pixabay.com

Hello Readers!Welcome back to the second half of the Girly Swot reading Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan Let's see what Vic has found for Chris to read and watch instead :) along with a bit of a discussion to wrap up the show.Don'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 Instagram and substack and get in touch via email at thingswereadinstead@gmail.com.Here’s a list of the books, movies, shows and podcasts mentioned in the podcast.To Read InsteadThe Crimson Campaign by Brian McClellanThe Autumn Republic by Brian McClellan(II & III in the Gods of Blood and Powder Trilogy)Sharpe’s Eagle by Bernard CornwellThe French Revolution by Christopher HibbertTo Watch InsteadSharpe 1993Waterloo 1970Zulu 1964We will see you in a couple of weeks for our next episode where the War Bore will let us know what he thought of Vic's suggestion of The Unpleasantness at the Bellonna Club by Dorothy L Sayerswhat he decided to read instead :)All music and sound effects by www.pixabay.com

Hello Readers.Here we are again with a brand new episode, and this month the Girly Swot has been challenged to read Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan sit down with a brew and listen to how she got on and what she read instead. Feel free to read along and prepare for the second half in a couple of weeks. Don't forget to get in touch with your praise or arguments, you never know you may get a mention. Thanks for your support. Like, subscribe, email at thingswereadinstead@gmail.com, and follow us on Instagram.Here’s a list of the books, movies and shows mentioned in the podcast.That Close by SuggsThe October Man by Ben AaronovitchStartup Hell by Caitlin RozakisMake sure you are subscribed for part two when the War Bore will give you his recommendations for what you could read and watch instead :)All music and sound effects by www.pixabay.com

Hello Readers!Welcome back to the second half of the War Bore reading The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller Let's see what Vic has found for Chris to read and watch instead :) along with a bit of a discussion to wrap up the show.Don'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 Instagram and substack and get in touch via email at thingswereadinstead@gmail.com.Here’s a list of the books, movies, shows and podcasts mentioned in the podcast.To Read InsteadCirce by Madeline MillerThe Iliad by Homer (Stephen Mitchell translation)A Thousand Ships (Natalie Haynes)To Watch InsteadNatalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics (2021)Medea (2014)O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)We will see you in a couple of weeks for our next episode where the Girly Swot's will let us know what she thought of the War Bore's suggestion of Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan fallout and what she decided to read instead :)All music and sound effects by www.pixabay.com

Welcome back Readers!We'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 The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller Let'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 :)Don'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 Instagram. and get in touch via email at thingswereadinstead@gmail.com,Here’s a list of the books, movies, shows and podcasts mentioned in the podcast.What Chris Read InsteadThe Country Under Heaven by Ferderic S. DurbinBroken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch The Lovecraft Investigations on BBC SoundsOther Honourable MentionsRivals: Season 2 2026Project Hail Mary by Andy WeirMore info for Julian Simpson's additional lovecraft series - https://www.pleasantgreen.co.uk/All music and sound effects by www.pixabay.com

Konnichiwa Readers!We interrupt our scheduled Summer shorts for a not so short review of the big summer blockbuster that everyone is talking about! No - not Spiderman, its Christopher Nolan's hotly anticipated version of The Odyssey - adapted from the translation by Emily Wilson.Get ready to hear what the pair of nerds thought about this adaptation, and hold onto your hats! They may be on their holibobs but they arent holding anything back!As promised in the pod, here is the link to Emily Wilson's article in the London Review of Books that Vic and Chris mention - An Uncomplicated ManWe will be back very soon with or our next episode where Vic will be challenging Chris to read The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller and in the meantime we will be keeping you in content over on our instagram and substack.Don'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 Instagram and get in touch via email at thingswereadinstead@gmail.com,