Épisodes

  • A Christmas Carol Stave Five - The End of It
    Dec 7 2025
    In which we find a man, newly awakened to the joys and possibilities of the present Christmas Day, embracing a heartening resolve to live with goodwill and generosity. With spirited cheer and newfound kindness, he embarks upon a day of merry giving and warm fellowship, illuminating the streets and hearts around him.
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    16 min
  • A Christmas Carol Stave Four - The Last of the Spirits
    Dec 7 2025
    In which we follow a solemn and silent Spirit whose dark and mysterious presence leads Scrooge through a series of shadowy scenes revealing the consequences of a life lived in indifference and avarice, set against the bleak backdrop of a merciless city. Through these sombre visions, Scrooge is compelled to confront the chilling prospects of solitude and neglect, stirred by poignant glimpses of human tenderness amidst adversity.
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    38 min
  • A Christmas Carol Stave Three - The second of the three spirits
    Dec 7 2025
    In which we find our once miserly friend encountering a majestic and benevolent Spirit adorned in greenery and plenty, who reveals to him the cheerful bustle and humble joys of Christmas among families, workers, and those less favoured in society. As they travel through homes and hearths, Scrooge is led to ponder deeply on the warmth of human kindness and the shadows that linger upon the less fortunate, illuminated by the Spirit’s solemn warnings.
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    56 min
  • A Christmas Carol Stave Two - The First of the three Spirits
    Dec 7 2025
    In which we find Mr. Scrooge visited by a strange and luminous apparition who leads him on a journey through scenes of his bygone days, rekindling memories both joyful and sorrowful. These glimpses reveal moments of innocence, affection, and early happiness, yet also the subtle transformations wrought by time and circumstance upon the heart and mind.
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    43 min
  • A Christmas Carol Stave One - Marley's Ghost
    Dec 7 2025
    In which we are acquainted with Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly and solitary man whose chilly demeanour chills not only the air but the very hearts around him, and who on a bleak Christmas Eve encounters the spectral visitation of his long-deceased business partner. This ghostly apparition, chained and sorrowful, brings grave tidings that set the stage for a profound reflection on the nature of charity, human kindness, and the unquiet burden of a life misspent.
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    49 min
  • A Christmas Carol Preface
    Dec 7 2025
    In which we get a small greeting from the author.
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    1 min
  • Great Expectations Chapter LIX
    Nov 30 2025
    In which we revisit cherished faces and old haunts, finding gentle comfort in the familiarity of enduring friendships and the quiet passage of years; then, under the silvery moonlight, we encounter a once proud figure who bears the softened marks of hardship and grace. There, amidst the ruins of the past, a tender reconciliation unfolds, suffused with the wistful hopes and bittersweet truths that time and experience have wrought.
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    10 min
  • Great Expectations Chapter LVIII
    Nov 30 2025
    In which we return to our humble beginnings and observe with a mingling of melancholy and quiet hope the changes wrought by misfortune upon familiar places and faces, noting particularly the altered demeanour of Mr Pumblechook and the heartening constancy of Biddy and Joe. Amidst the gentle June air and the stillness of a closed forge, there dawns a tender recognition of enduring affection and the promise of a steadier, humbler path ahead.
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    21 min