Things We Read Instead

Hello Readers.Here we are again with a brand new episode, and this month the Girly Swot has been challenged to read World War Z by Max Brooks 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 Time I Got Drunk And Yeeted a Love Potion at Werewolf by Kimberly LemmingThe Reading Cure by Laura FreemanBox Office Poison by Tim RobeyOther Honourable MentionsOther Honourable MentionsReady or Not 2: Here I Come - 2026 Ready or Not - 2019Wuthering Heights - 2026The Rocky Horror Picture Show - 197530 Days of Night - 2007Castlevania (Netflix Animated Series)Castlevania: Nocturne (Netflix Animated Series)Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe War of the Worlds by H.G. WellsDracula by Bram StokerMake 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's challenge to read Erotic Vagrancy by Roger Lewis. Let's see what the Girly Swot has found for Chris and you lovely lot to read and watch instead :) along with the traditional trivial argument (patent pending)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.To Read InsteadFurious Love by Sam Kashner and Nancy SchoenbergerHellraisers by Robert SellersThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins ReidTo Watch InsteadCleopatra (1963)Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1966)1984 (1984)Other Honourable MentionsLove Actually (2003)Wuthering Heights (2026)Carry On Cleo (1964)We will see you in a couple of weeks for our next episode about the War Bore's pick of World War Z by Max Brooks and you can find out what the Girly Swot made of the zombies and what she decided to read instead :)All music and sound effects by www.pixabay.com

Hello Lovely Readers!Welcome to the latest episode of our Third season of Things We Read Instead! This month the Girly Swot challenged the War Bore to read Erotic Vagrancy - Everything about Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor by Roger Lewis. 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 InsteadFortress Malta by James HollandAssyria by Eckhart FrahmThe Lost and The Damned by Guy HaleyOther Honourable MentionsThe Lost and the Damned by Guy HaleyDominion by Tom HollandA Distant Mirror by Barbara TuchmanBecket (1964)The Simpsons Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds British Museum - Samurai ExhibitAll music and sound effects by www.pixabay.com

Merry Monday Readers!We're back with the War Bore's alternative reads and what you could watch instead of Brothers in Arms by James Holland. All finished up with something a little different instead of the usual trivial argument :)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.comHere’s a list of the books, movies, shows and podcasts mentioned in the podcast.To Read InsteadBand of Brothers by Stephen AmbroseFlame Thrower by Andrew WilsonRifles by Mark UrbanTo Watch InsteadBand of Brothers (2001)Fury (2014)Our World War (2014)An Honourable Tanky MentionThe Tank Museum YouTubeWe will see you in a couple of weeks for our next episode about the Girly Swot's pick of Erotic Vagrancy by Roger Lewis and you can find out what the War Bore thought about Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton's knock down drag out relationship and the fallout and what he decided to read instead :)All music and sound effects by www.pixabay.com

Hello Readers.Here is what Vic made of Brothers In Arms by James Holland 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.You’re on an Airplane by Parker PoseyDon’t Burn Anyone at the Stake Today by Naomi AldermanProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirOther Honourable MentionsThe Crucible of Hell by Saul DavidMary Poppins 1964Mary Poppins Returns 2018Inside No. 9 BBC TV SeriesSunshine 2007 Make 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

Merry Monday Readers!Welcome to the second part of our episode about 'Salem's Lot! Here are Vic's deep dive recommendations for what other Stephen King alternatives you could read or watch instead along with a few glowing recommendations to work by the fabulous late Rob Reiner. 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.Rob Reiner TributesMisery 1990Stand By Me 1986To Read InsteadNeedful Things by Stephen KingIt by Stephen KingFrom by Buick 8 by Stephen KingTo Watch InsteadThe Monkey (2025)The Long Walk (2025)The Running Man (2025)We will see you in a couple of weeks for our next episode about the War Bore's pick of Brothers in Arms by James Holland and you can find out what the Girly Swot thought about the WW2 Tanks and Yeomanry and what she decided to read instead :)All music and sound effects by www.pixabay.com