Things We Read Instead

Hello Lovely Readers!Welcome to the final part of our Christmas Special, Chris & Vic are going through their top three books for the year and the feature we've all been waiting for... SHAG MARRY KILL!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.Vic's Top Three Books of 2025Killing Thatcher by Rory CarrollStone Blind by Natalie HaynesWitchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady HendrixChris' Top Three Books of 2025Heart of Darkness by Joseph ConradThe King in Yellow by Robert W. ChambersHow to Sell a Haunted House by Grady HendrixOther Honourable MentionsThe Final Girl Support Group by Grady HendrixThe Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. WellsThe Great God Pan by Arthur MachenScrooged 1988The Nightmare Before Christmas 1993Apocalypse Now 19791917 2019Clash of the Titans 1981Rosemary's Baby 1968The Rest is History - Belgian Congo EpisodesWe will see you very soon for the next part of our Christmas Special, where we will be find out both Chris & Vic's top three books for the year and the feature we've all been waiting for... SHAG MARRY KILL!stay tuned and raid the biggest box of chocolates you can find.All music and sound effects by www.pixabay.com

Merry Christmas Readers!Welcome to Part 1 of our Christmas Special, covering the inter talent festive dust up between Ira Levin & John Wyndham, hold onto your baubles as Chris & Vic cover 3 books each by these two Sci-Fi heayweights.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.The Boys From Brazil by Ira LevinThe Stepford Wives by Ira LevinThe Stepford Wives 1975 The Stepford Wives 2004The Day of the Triffids by John WyndhamThe Day of the Triffids 1963The Midwich Cuckoos by John WyndhamThe Village of the Damned 1960The Midwich Cuckoos 2022We will see you very soon for the next part of our Christmas Special, where we will be find out what the talent thought about the final two of their favourite Ira Levin & John Wyndham books on their lists, stay tuned and have a mince pie at the ready.All music and sound effects by www.pixabay.com

Hello Readers.Here are Vic's recommendations for what you could read and watch instead of The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford. 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. or 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 InsteadHons and Rebels by Jessica MitfordThe Mitford Girls by Mary S LovellDecca The Letters of Jessica Mitford edited by Peter V SussmanThe Bolter by Frances OsborneElegance by Kathleen TessaroTo Watch or Do InsteadBright Young Things (2003)Brideshead Revisited (1981)Campion (1989)A Very British Scandal (2021)Chatsworth HouseWe will see you in December for our very special Christmas episodes, have your baileys and mince pies at the ready :)All music and sound effects by www.pixabay.com

Here is what Chris made of The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford and what he 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.Ancient Sorceries by Algernon BlackwoodThe King in Yellow by Robert W ChambersMake sure you are subscribed for part two when the Girly Swot will give you her recommendations for what you could read and watch instead.All music and sound effects by www.pixabay.com

Hello Readers.Here's Chris' recommendations for what you could read and watch instead of Emily Brand's The Fall of the House of Byron. 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. or 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 Wager by David GrannDon Juan by Lord ByronThe Vampyre by John PolidariTo Watch or Do InsteadPirates exhibitionMyth and Reality: Military ArtLady Caroline Lamb 1972Beau Brummell: The Charming Man 2006Gothic 1986Newstead AbbeyWe will see you in September for our next episode and you can find out what the War Bore thought about next month's read and what else he read instead.All music and sound effects by www.pixabay.com

Hello Readers.Here's Vic's take on Emily Brand's The Fall of the House of Byron and what she read instead. Feel free to read along and prepare for the second episode of the month 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, shows and museums mentioned in the podcast.The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association by Caitlin RozakisWhat’s That Lady Doing? by Lou SandersAm I Having Fun Now? by Suzi RuffellThe Peepshow by Kate SummerscaleMaking Movies by Sidney Lumet 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

Hello Readers.Here's Vic's recommendations for what you could read and watch instead of The Color Purple by Alice Walker. 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. or 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 Same River Twice by Alice WalkerSingin’ & Swingin’ and Gettin’ Merry Like Christmas by Maya AngelouJust As I Am by Cecily TysonTo Watch InsteadThe Color Purple (1985)Sinners (2025)Rye Lane (2023)We will see you in October when the Girly Swot and War Bore return for our next episode and you can find out what Vic thought about next months read and what else she read instead. :)

Hello Readers.Here is what Chris made of The Color Purple by Alice Walker and what he 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.Culloden by Murray PittockCulloden by John PrebbleThe Anarchy by William DalrympleThe Essential Lovecraft edited by Leslie S KlingerMake sure you are subscribed for part two when the Girly Swot will give you her recommendations for what you could read and watch instead.All music and sound effects by www.pixabay.com