Letters to Dead People

Henry Nash
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Extracts from the book of the same name (https://letterstodeadpeople.com/), this is a collection of entertaining letters that provide an often humorous look at the accomplishments of key people in history, many who are famous and others who should be.

Episodes

  1. Sep 16

    Letter to John Harvey Kellogg

    Product innovation is a strange thing - sometimes it takes weeks/months of research, sometimes it comes from a chance mistake. Which of these do you think led to the world's most famous cereal? This an extract from the book Letters to Dead People, by Ivor Share and Henry Nash, which explores our history through a series of letters send back in time! The complete book is available at Amazon, Apple Books, as well as all bookstores worldwide. See www.letterstodeadpeople.com for more details.

  2. Sep 8

    Letter to Dom Perignon

    Who doesn't love a nice glass of Champagne to celebrate? But how did making this kind of wine come about? The truth is stranger than you might think. This an extract from the book Letters to Dead People, by Ivor Share and Henry Nash, which explores our history through a series of letters send back in time! The complete book is available at Amazon, Apple Books, as well as all bookstores worldwide. See www.letterstodeadpeople.com for more details.

  3. Sep 1

    Letter to Cai Lun

    We've been talking about the paperless society for as long as anyone can remember - but where did it come from? Paper, that is. Who invented it? Find out in this week's episode of Letters To Dead People. This an extract from the book Letters to Dead People, by Ivor Share and Henry Nash, which explores our history through a series of letters send back in time! The complete book is available at Amazon, Apple Books, as well as all bookstores worldwide. See www.letterstodeadpeople.com for more details.

  4. Aug 24

    Letter to HAL

    With all this talk of AI and hallucination, is this why HAL malfunctioned? Or is there a much more mundane explanation - as you can hear in this week's extract. This an extract from the book Letters to Dead People, by Ivor Share and Henry Nash, which explores our history through a series of letters send back in time! The complete book is available at Amazon, Apple Books, as well as all bookstores worldwide. See www.letterstodeadpeople.com for more details.

  5. Aug 16

    Letter to Robert McCulloch

    What's the connection between a bridge of the river Thames, Chainsaws and scaling a business? This an extract from the book Letters to Dead People, by Ivor Share and Henry Nash, which explores our history through a series of letters send back in time! The complete book is available at Amazon, Apple Books, as well as all bookstores worldwide. See www.letterstodeadpeople.com for more details.

  6. Aug 9

    Letter to John Montagu

    The humble sandwich - where did it come from? Find out in this Letter to John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich. This an extract from the book Letters to Dead People, by Ivor Share and Henry Nash, which explores our history through a series of letters send back in time! The complete book is available at Amazon, Apple Books, as well as all bookstores worldwide. See www.letterstodeadpeople.com for more details.

  7. 03/19/2023

    Art & Literature (Volume 1)

    Ever wondered what drove the Great and the Good in History? What questions would you ask them if you got the chance? The book Letters to Dead People, by Ivor Share and Henry Nash, explores how someone might have done  just that!  As explained in the book, these letters,  which are often humorous and entertaining, are written in 2046 by Timothy Swift, who has managed to discover a way of sending them back in time to the past, so that they can be delivered to the person in question while they are still alive. This episode contains contains extracts from the book, and consists of letters to Enid Blyton, Leonardo da Vinci, Chaucer and Lancelot ("Capability") Brown. This an extract from the book Letters to Dead People, by Ivor Share and Henry Nash, which explores our history through a series of letters send back in time! The complete book is available at Amazon, Apple Books, as well as all bookstores worldwide. See www.letterstodeadpeople.com for more details.

  8. 12/28/2022

    Science & Technology (Volume 1)

    Ever wondered what drove the Great and the Good in History? What questions would you ask them if you got the chance? The book Letters to Dead People, by Ivor Share and Henry Nash, explores how someone might have done  just that!  As explained in the book, these letters,  which are often humorous and entertaining, are written in 2046 by Timothy Swift, who has managed to discover a way of sending them back in time to the past, so that they can be delivered to the person in question while they are still alive. This episode contains contains extracts from the book, and consists of letters to James Watt, Henry Heimlich, Edward Jenner and Neil Armstrong. This an extract from the book Letters to Dead People, by Ivor Share and Henry Nash, which explores our history through a series of letters send back in time! The complete book is available at Amazon, Apple Books, as well as all bookstores worldwide. See www.letterstodeadpeople.com for more details.

  9. 08/04/2022

    Politics & Humanities (Volume I)

    Ever wondered what drove the Great and the Good in History? What questions would you ask them if you got the chance? The book Letters to Dead People, by Ivor Share and Henry Nash, explores how someone might have done  just that!  As explained in the book, these letters,  which are often humorous and entertaining, are written in 2046 by Timothy Swift, who has managed to discover a way of sending them back in time to the past, so that they can be delivered to the person in question while they are still alive. This episode contains contains extracts from the book, and consists of letters to Henry VIII, Nettie Honeyball, Jeremiah Dixon and Boudica. This an extract from the book Letters to Dead People, by Ivor Share and Henry Nash, which explores our history through a series of letters send back in time! The complete book is available at Amazon, Apple Books, as well as all bookstores worldwide. See www.letterstodeadpeople.com for more details.

    Politics & Humanities (Volume I)
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Extracts from the book of the same name (https://letterstodeadpeople.com/), this is a collection of entertaining letters that provide an often humorous look at the accomplishments of key people in history, many who are famous and others who should be.

Information

  • Creator
    Henry Nash
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    9
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Ivor Share & Henry Nash
  • Show Website
    Letters to Dead People