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.

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Here’s a list of the books, movies, shows and podcasts mentioned in the podcast.

The Boys From Brazil by Ira Levin

The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin

The Stepford Wives 1975

The Stepford Wives 2004

The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham

The Day of the Triffids 1963

The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham

The Village of the Damned 1960

The Midwich Cuckoos 2022

We 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.

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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 Instead

Hons and Rebels by Jessica Mitford

The Mitford Girls by Mary S Lovell

Decca The Letters of Jessica Mitford edited by Peter V Sussman

The Bolter by Frances Osborne

Elegance by Kathleen Tessaro

To Watch or Do Instead

Bright Young Things (2003)

Brideshead Revisited (1981)

Campion (1989)

A Very British Scandal (2021)

Chatsworth House

We will see you in December for our very special Christmas episodes, have your baileys and mince pies at the ready :)

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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 Blackwood

The King in Yellow by Robert W Chambers

Make sure you are subscribed for part two when the Girly Swot will give you her recommendations for what you could read and watch instead.

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