Welcome to The Reader Podcast. The Reader is a national charity bringing about a Reading Revolution so that everyone can experience and... more
The Reader Podcast visits Prospect Park Hospital in Berkshire to find out how Shared Reading has made a difference in... more
Day 31 of The Reader Podcast’s Festive Literature Calendar
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Welcome to our Festive Calendar, a special series of The Reader Podcast. Every day this December we will share with... more
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Welcome to our Festive Calendar, a special series of The Reader Podcast. Every day this December we will share with... more
Welcome to our Festive Calendar, a special series of The Reader Podcast. Every day this December we will share with... more
Day 14 of The Reader Podcast’s Festive Literature Calendar
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Welcome to our Festive Calendar, a special series of The Reader Podcast. Every day this December we will share with... more
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We hear from Kate, who’s been leading Shared Reading groups in criminal justice settings for seven years.
A conversation with the children’s author Flavia Z. Drago about her love of things that go bump in the night!... more
The Reader Podcast talks to the leader of a Shared Reading group for people living with chronic pain - can... more
What is this thing we call ’Shared Reading’? How does it work? Who is it for? Listen in to experienced... more
Meet the Shared Reading group who have read The Prelude, a long poem by William Wordsworth, together over 300 hours,... more
Listen in to a Shared Reading group discussing a title from The Reader Bookshelf, our annual curated list of literature... more
Travel around the world with poetry and the trees of Calderstones Park in Liverpool
Join us as we read a scene from ’King Lear’ with the Shared Reading group at Shakespeare North Playhouse in... more
Exploring the history of a very special outdoor theatre in Liverpool, at the home of The Reader in Calderstones Park
The Storybarn is a one-of-a-kind reading retreat for children and their grown-ups. Little ones can let their imaginations run wild,... more
Episode 17 - Now We Sit With It The title of this episode is taken from a new painting created for... more
Today's poem is 'A Song for New Year's Eve' by William Cullen Bryant. It's read by Jemma Guerrier from The... more
Today's poem is 'Ring Out, Wild Bells' by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. It's read by Chris Lynn from The Reader. Production by... more
Today's poem is 'A January Dandelion' by George Marion McClellan. It's read by Alex McCarten from The Reader. Production by Chris... more
Today's poem is 'The Old Year' by John Clare. It's read by Jamie Barton from The Reader. Production by Chris Lynn.... more
Today's poem is 'The Burning of the Leaves' by Laurence Binyon. It's read by Clare Ellis from The Reader.
Today's poem is 'Snow in the Suburbs' by Thomas Hardy. It's read by Sue Highfield from The Reader.
Merry Christmas! Today's poem is 'Winter Stars' by Sara Teasdale. It's read by Sami Wilson from The Reader.