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The Reader Podcast

Welcome to The Reader Podcast. The Reader is a national charity bringing about a Reading Revolution so that everyone can experience and enjoy great literature, which we believe is a tool for helping h... Read more

Warning: This podcast has few episodes.

This means there isn't enough episodes to provide the most popular episodes. Here's the rankings of the current episodes anyway, we recommend you to revisit when there's more episodes!

Ranked #1

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Episode Nine: All I Want for Christmas

Episode Nine: All I Want for Christmas

‘Books make great gifts because they have whole worlds inside of them. And it's much cheaper to buy somebody a book than... Read more

15 Dec 2021

32mins

Ranked #2

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Episode Eight: Making Space

Episode Eight: Making Space

When our Young Person’s Mentor Greg spoke to BBC Radio 5 Live on 30 September about Shared Reading, many listeners wrote... Read more

8 Nov 2021

39mins

Ranked #3

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Episode Seven: What If?

Episode Seven: What If?

The Reader Podcast is back after an extended break with an episode about being bold, taking risks and keeping an eye out... Read more

18 Oct 2021

31mins

Ranked #4

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Episode Six: Stories of Walking Away

Episode Six: Stories of Walking Away

What makes a poem great for Shared Reading? Again, we take a closer look at a single poem, this time Cecil Day Lewis’ ‘W... Read more

8 Jul 2021

33mins

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Ranked #5

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Episode Five: The Languages We Know This Landscape By

Episode Five: The Languages We Know This Landscape By

The title of this episode comes from a poem by award-winning poet, short-story writer, essayist and novelist Kei Miller.... Read more

2 Jun 2021

29mins

Ranked #6

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Episode Four: The Kindness of Strangers

Episode Four: The Kindness of Strangers

Over the years, staff and volunteers at The Reader have learned that there are five essential values or behaviours that ... Read more

14 May 2021

1hr 14mins

Ranked #7

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Episode Three: Planting Trees

Episode Three: Planting Trees

This episode is part of the launch of The Reader’s 2021 ‘Bookshelf’ - a constellation of reading matter which will shape... Read more

25 Apr 2021

41mins

Ranked #8

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Episode Two: Stories of Sonnet 29

Episode Two: Stories of Sonnet 29

What makes a poem great for Shared Reading? This episode takes a deep dive into a single poem, a sonnet by William Shake... Read more

18 Mar 2021

53mins

Ranked #9

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Episode One

Episode One

The Reader dips its toes into the pool of podcasting, aiming to bring you a regular taste of what our Reading Revolution... Read more

4 Feb 2021

41mins

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