Things We Read Instead

Victoria Cargill-James & Chris Simpson

A monthly podcast where two distractable nerds spend their time chatting bubbles about the enjoyment of something unintended but fabulous, while also trying to get their to be read piles under control. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. APR 22

    What Chris Read Instead of Erotic Vagrancy - Part 2

    Hello Readers! Welcome back to the second half of the War Bore's challenge to read Erotic Vagrancy by Roger Lewis. Let's see what the Girly Swot has found for Chris and you lovely lot to read and watch instead :) along with the traditional trivial argument (patent pending) 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. and 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 Furious Love by Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger Hellraisers by Robert Sellers The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid To Watch Instead Cleopatra (1963) Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1966) 1984 (1984) Other Honourable Mentions Love Actually (2003) Wuthering Heights (2026) Carry On Cleo (1964) We will see you in a couple of weeks for our next episode about the War Bore's pick of World War Z by Max Brooks and you can find out what the Girly Swot made of the zombies and what she decided to read instead :) All music and sound effects by www.pixabay.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    34 min

  2. APR 6

    What Chris Read Instead of Erotic Vagrancy - Part 1

    Hello Lovely Readers! Welcome to the latest episode of our Third season of Things We Read Instead! This month the Girly Swot challenged the War Bore to read Erotic Vagrancy - Everything about Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor by Roger Lewis. Let's see what our Bore of War thinks and in a couple of weeks Vic will be back with what you could have read instead :) 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. and get in touch via email at thingswereadinstead@gmail.com, Here’s a list of the books, movies, shows and podcasts mentioned in the podcast. What Chris Read Instead Fortress Malta by James Holland Assyria by Eckhart Frahm The Lost and The Damned by Guy Haley Other Honourable Mentions The Lost and the Damned by Guy Haley Dominion by Tom Holland A Distant Mirror by Barbara Tuchman Becket (1964) The Simpsons Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds British Museum - Samurai Exhibit All music and sound effects by www.pixabay.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    47 min

  3. MAR 23

    What Vic Read Instead of Brothers In Arms - Part 2

    Merry Monday Readers! We're back with the War Bore's alternative reads and what you could watch instead of Brothers in Arms by James Holland. All finished up with something a little different instead of the usual trivial argument :) 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. and 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 Band of Brothers by Stephen Ambrose Flame Thrower by Andrew Wilson Rifles by Mark Urban To Watch Instead Band of Brothers (2001) Fury (2014) Our World War (2014) An Honourable Tanky Mention The Tank Museum YouTube We will see you in a couple of weeks for our next episode about the Girly Swot's pick of Erotic Vagrancy by Roger Lewis and you can find out what the War Bore thought about Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton's knock down drag out relationship and the fallout and what he decided to read instead :) All music and sound effects by www.pixabay.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    57 min

  4. MAR 9

    What Vic Read Instead of Brothers In Arms - Part 1

    Hello Readers. Here is what Vic made of Brothers In Arms by James Holland and what she 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. You’re on an Airplane by Parker Posey Don’t Burn Anyone at the Stake Today by Naomi Alderman Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Other Honourable Mentions The Crucible of Hell by Saul David Mary Poppins 1964 Mary Poppins Returns 2018 Inside No. 9 BBC TV Series Sunshine 2007 Make sure you are subscribed for part two when the War Bore will give you his recommendations for what you could read and watch instead :) All music and sound effects by www.pixabay.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    46 min

  5. FEB 23

    What Chris Read Instead of 'Salem's Lot - Part 2

    Merry Monday Readers! Welcome to the second part of our episode about 'Salem's Lot! Here are Vic's deep dive recommendations for what other Stephen King alternatives you could read or watch instead along with a few glowing recommendations to work by the fabulous late Rob Reiner. 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. and get in touch via email at thingswereadinstead@gmail.com Here’s a list of the books, movies, shows and podcasts mentioned in the podcast. Rob Reiner Tributes Misery 1990 Stand By Me 1986 To Read Instead Needful Things by Stephen King It by Stephen King From by Buick 8 by Stephen King To Watch Instead The Monkey (2025) The Long Walk (2025) The Running Man (2025) We will see you in a couple of weeks for our next episode about the War Bore's pick of Brothers in Arms by James Holland and you can find out what the Girly Swot thought about the WW2 Tanks and Yeomanry and what she decided to read instead :) All music and sound effects by www.pixabay.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    53 min

  6. FEB 13

    What Chris Read Instead of 'Salem's Lot - Part 1

    Hello Lovely Readers! Welcome to the second episode of our Third season of Things We Read Instead! We're carrying on our run of big hitters kicking things off this season with one of Vic's top books of all time, Stephen King's 'Salem's Lot! Lots of pressure riding on this one readers! Let's see what our Bore of War thinks and in a couple of weeks Vic will be back with what other awesomeness written by Stephen King that you could read instead :) 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. and get in touch via email at thingswereadinstead@gmail.com, Here’s a list of the books, movies, shows and podcasts mentioned in the podcast. 'Salem’s Lot by Stephen King 'Salem’s Lot 2004 Other Honourable Mentions The Color Purple by Alice Walker The Passenger of the U-977 by Rodolfo Santullo & Carlos Baricelli I, Claudius by Robert Graves Emma by Jane Austen Dracula by Bram Stoker The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris Carrie by Stephen King The Shining by Stephen King All music and sound effects by www.pixabay.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    51 min

  7. FEB 2

    What Vic Read Instead of The War Of The Worlds - Part 2

    Back again Readers? Good to see you! Here are Chris' recommendations for what you could read and watch instead of H G Well's The War of the Worlds. 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 The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells The First Men in the Moon by H.G. Wells To Watch Instead The Invisible Man 1933 First Men in the Moon 2010 Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau 1996 Other Honourable Mentions Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld Fatherland by Robert Harris The Hollow Man 2000 Threads1985 The War Game 1966 We will see you in a couple of weeks for our next episode all about Vic's favourite book - Stephen King's Salem's Lot! Also apologies for the delay in getting this out to you all, we have had a sad loss at TWRI HQ. We lost our beloved best boy, Jimmy Malone James - the Mini Schnauzer, who we dedicate this episode to - Rest well young pup x All music and sound effects by www.pixabay.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 3m

  8. JAN 16

    What Vic Read Instead of The War Of The Worlds - Part 1

    Hello Lovely Readers! Welcome to the start of the THIRD season of Things We Read Instead! What a treat we have for you lucky readers! Chris & Vic are kicking things off this season with H G Well's The War of the Worlds . Let's see what our Girly Swot thought and in two weeks we'll be back with what you could have read instead :) 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. and get in touch via email at thingswereadinstead@gmail.com, Here’s a list of the books, movies, shows and podcasts mentioned in the podcast. The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells Is This a Mind of My Own? by Kathy Burke Meditation for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman Vagabond by Tim Curry Other Honourable Mentions The Time Machine by H.G. Wells Somnium by Johannes Kepler I Am Legend by Richard Matheson Independence Day 1996 Muppet Treasure Island 1996 The Fugitive 1993 The Rest Is History (Podcast) All music and sound effects by www.pixabay.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    49 min
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A monthly podcast where two distractable nerds spend their time chatting bubbles about the enjoyment of something unintended but fabulous, while also trying to get their to be read piles under control. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Victoria Cargill-James & Chris Simpson
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    51
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Victoria Cargill-James & Chris Simpson
  • Show Website
    Things We Read Instead

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