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We Will Get Past This

Join Sandi Toksvig for a daily perusal through her room of books, as she provides some succour for the soul whilst celebrating some forgotten (and unforgotten) characters in history; some heroic, othe... Read more

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6 Happy EU Talent Day!

6 Happy EU Talent Day!

Happy EU talent day! What do you mean you've never heard of that? Next you'll be saying that you've also never heard of ... Read more

14 May 2020

9mins

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5 You Can't Put A Woman on the Stage

5 You Can't Put A Woman on the Stage

Sandi takes a break from Zumba to let us all in to her room of books and today we hear about Anne of Denmark, who isn't ... Read more

13 May 2020

7mins

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2 Mother's Day

2 Mother's Day

At the time of recording this episode it was Mother's Day in the UK, but as we all know, we should appreciate our mums a... Read more

12 May 2020

3mins

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3 Doctor, Doctor, I've Swallowed A Padlock

3 Doctor, Doctor, I've Swallowed A Padlock

Sandi opens her book of days so we can go on a magical journey, starting with the Duchess of Brunswick (sister to 'mad' ... Read more

12 May 2020

8mins

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20 A Request From Mildred

20 A Request From Mildred

Today Sandi has some company whilst she peruses her shelves of books, as her dog Mildred pops-in with a request.It would... Read more

28 May 2020

8mins

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18 If I Can't Embrace You, I'll Embrace The New

18 If I Can't Embrace You, I'll Embrace The New

As you know, these episodes are being recorded at a time when everyone is having to get-to-grips with brand new ways of ... Read more

26 May 2020

9mins

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24 Same Moon

24 Same Moon

Hello, do yo believe in faeries? Only, because Sandi thinks she may have a couple living in her book shelves. Even if yo... Read more

1 Jun 2020

8mins

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16 Sandi's Circus School

16 Sandi's Circus School

Welcome to another day in Sandi's favourite room, which is stuffed to the gills with books.Today, Sandi looks at the bir... Read more

24 May 2020

8mins

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21 Thumbs-Up ... Or Is It Thumbs Down?

21 Thumbs-Up ... Or Is It Thumbs Down?

Today, as well as celebrating the written word, Sandi shows some appreciation for the ability to record and listen to th... Read more

29 May 2020

9mins

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22 In front Of Every Great Women, There's a Man Blocking The View.

22 In front Of Every Great Women, There's a Man Blocking The View.

Hello and welcome to today's corner of calm, as Sandi invites you to retreat with her to her room of books, where past l... Read more

30 May 2020

9mins

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23 It Wasn't Me, It Was All The Reading

23 It Wasn't Me, It Was All The Reading

Watch out, Sandi's got a book in her hand! If she were alive a couple of hundred years ago, she would have been deemed '... Read more

31 May 2020

8mins

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28 Pope Sandi The First

28 Pope Sandi The First

Hello, how are you doing today? The laws of probability dictate that it's 50/50 if you're having a good day or not ... o... Read more

5 Jun 2020

9mins

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26 The 'Other' Martin Kemp

26 The 'Other' Martin Kemp

Hello and welcome to today's episode in which Sandi spares a thought for the much maligned mistresses who would have bee... Read more

3 Jun 2020

9mins

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27 Life Is Weirder Than Fiction

27 Life Is Weirder Than Fiction

Hello there, how lovely to see you again. Today Sandi is contemplating the current situation we find ourselves in and ho... Read more

4 Jun 2020

8mins

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17 The Criteria of Being a Hero

17 The Criteria of Being a Hero

Do children collect stamps anymore? Sandi's managed to unearth her own childhood collection, many of which are depiction... Read more

25 May 2020

9mins

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15 The Extraordinary Times of Lady Houston

15 The Extraordinary Times of Lady Houston

Today Sandi provides some wonderful escapism in the story of a life well lived.Lady Fanny Lucy Houston, wasn't born with... Read more

23 May 2020

9mins

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14 Sandi's Surprising Cupboards

14 Sandi's Surprising Cupboards

Surprise, surprise - here's Sandi with another nougat of calm for the day. And even though she hasn't left the left the ... Read more

22 May 2020

8mins

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19 Supermarket Spouse

19 Supermarket Spouse

In a time when many relationships are under some rather intense scrutiny, Sandi happens to spot a story in her Chamber's... Read more

27 May 2020

9mins

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11 Let's Not Put Childish Things Away

11 Let's Not Put Childish Things Away

Today Sandi is taking pleasures in the childish things in life, which can be a huge tonic in times of difficulty.It's a ... Read more

19 May 2020

10mins

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10 The Wresting Barron of Bunny

10 The Wresting Barron of Bunny

Sandi's back for her daily dose of calm and being a sticker for the rules means you'll find here every day.How is she a ... Read more

18 May 2020

10mins

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