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The Reader
The Reader
91 episodes
9 months ago
Through our global Shared Reading movement, powered by 1,000 volunteers and many partnerships, we bring thousands of people together every month through weekly reading aloud groups. We use literature to connect people to themselves and others, develop a shared language for our inner lives, and spark the social and personal change needed in the world.
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Through our global Shared Reading movement, powered by 1,000 volunteers and many partnerships, we bring thousands of people together every month through weekly reading aloud groups. We use literature to connect people to themselves and others, develop a shared language for our inner lives, and spark the social and personal change needed in the world.
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Books
Arts,
Society & Culture,
Health & Fitness,
Mental Health
Episodes (20/91)
The Reader
Shared Reading and Mental Health
The Reader Podcast visits Prospect Park Hospital in Berkshire to find out how Shared Reading has made a difference in the lives of patients and staff.
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9 months ago
1 hour 13 minutes 37 seconds

The Reader
31.'Winter Dawn': Festive Calendar 2024
Day 31 of The Reader Podcast’s Festive Literature Calendar
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10 months ago
3 minutes 18 seconds

The Reader
30.'The Year': Festive Calendar 2024
Day 30 of The Reader Podcast’s Festive Literature Calendar
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10 months ago
2 minutes 57 seconds

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29.'Snowflakes': Festive Calendar 2024
Day 29 of The Reader Podcast’s Festive Literature Calendar
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10 months ago
3 minutes 22 seconds

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28.'Endure Hardness': Festive Calendar 2024
Day 28 of The Reader Podcast’s Festive Literature Calendar
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10 months ago
2 minutes 30 seconds

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27.'Cider With Rosie': Festive Calendar 2024
Day 27 of The Reader Podcast’s Festive Literature Calendar
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10 months ago
6 minutes 8 seconds

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26.'Firewood Poem': Festive Calendar 2024
Day 26 of The Reader Podcast’s Festive Literature Calendar
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10 months ago
4 minutes 4 seconds

The Reader
'25.'A Christmas Carol': Festive Calendar 2024
Day 25 of The Reader Podcast’s Festive Literature Calendar
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10 months ago
18 minutes 49 seconds

The Reader
24.'Hymn to the Belly': Festive Calendar 2024
Day 24 of The Reader Podcast’s Festive Literature Calendar
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10 months ago
3 minutes 22 seconds

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23.'The Mill on the Floss': Festive Calendar 2024
Day 23 of The Reader Podcast’s Festive Literature Calendar
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10 months ago
7 minutes 7 seconds

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22.'The Gift of the Magi': Festive Calendar 2024
Welcome to our Festive Calendar, a special series of The Reader Podcast. Every day this December we will share with you a seasonal poem or a short extract from a novel or story, read by one of our staff or volunteer Reader Leaders. Today's reading is the short story 'The Gift of the Magi' by O.Henry. It's read by Henrik Wig, who runs Shared Reading in Sweden. Support our Christmas Appeal and make a difference to the lives of people living with dementia. Please give what you can at www.thereader.org.uk   Production by Chris Lynn. Music by Chris Lynn & Frank Johnson
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10 months ago
21 minutes 16 seconds

The Reader
21.'If I Could Only...': Festive Calendar 2024
Day 21 of The Reader Podcast’s Festive Literature Calendar
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10 months ago
2 minutes 23 seconds

The Reader
20.'The Wind in the Willows': Festive Calendar 2024
Day 20 of The Reader Podcast’s Festive Literature Calendar
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10 months ago
12 minutes 20 seconds

The Reader
19.'The Desire of Life': Festive Calendar 2024
Day 19 of The Reader Podcast’s Festive Literature Calendar
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10 months ago
3 minutes 1 second

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18.'Charlotte's Web': Festive Calendar 2024
Day 18 of The Reader Podcast’s Festive Literature Calendar
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10 months ago
8 minutes 27 seconds

The Reader
17.'Schoolboys in Winter': Festive Calendar 2024
Day 17th of The Reader Podcast’s Festive Literature Calendar
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10 months ago
3 minutes 4 seconds

The Reader
16.'A Christmas Memory': Festive Calendar 2024
Welcome to our Festive Calendar, a special series of The Reader Podcast. Every day this December we will share with you a seasonal poem or a short extract from a novel or story, read by one of our staff or volunteer Reader Leaders. Today's reading is an extract from the story 'A Christmas Memory' by Truman Capote. It's read by Grace Frame, who works for The Reader. A Christmas Memory at Bookshop.org Support our Christmas Appeal and make a difference to the lives of people living with dementia. Please give what you can at www.thereader.org.uk   Production by Chris Lynn. Music by Chris Lynn & Frank Johnson
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10 months ago
7 minutes 28 seconds

The Reader
15.'Before the Ice is in the Pools': Festive Calendar 2024
Welcome to our Festive Calendar, a special series of The Reader Podcast. Every day this December we will share with you a seasonal poem or a short extract from a novel or story, read by one of our staff or volunteer Reader Leaders. Today's reading is the poem 'Before the Ice is in the Pools' by Emily Dickinson. It's read by Lisa Brown, who works for The Reader. Support our Christmas Appeal and make a difference to the lives of people living with dementia. Please give what you can at www.thereader.org.uk   Production by Chris Lynn. Music by Chris Lynn & Frank Johnson
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10 months ago
2 minutes 52 seconds

The Reader
14.'Little Women': Festive Calendar 2024
Day 14 of The Reader Podcast’s Festive Literature Calendar
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10 months ago
24 minutes 31 seconds

The Reader
13.'Nocturnal Upon St Lucy's Day': Festive Calendar 2024
Day 13 of The Reader Podcast’s Festive Literature Calendar
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10 months ago
6 minutes 24 seconds

The Reader
Through our global Shared Reading movement, powered by 1,000 volunteers and many partnerships, we bring thousands of people together every month through weekly reading aloud groups. We use literature to connect people to themselves and others, develop a shared language for our inner lives, and spark the social and personal change needed in the world.