Victorian Christmas in the Periodicals: Popular Gifts, Party Games and Ghosts!

Victorian New Year: Resolutions, Games and ‘Party Food’

Happy New Year! In this episode we talk about Victorian New Year traditions and think about the way resolutions were made (or not) then and now. We also set out our own exciting resolutions for All the Year Round in the year to come. WATCH US: https://www.youtube.com/@victorianism [https://www.youtube.com/@victorianism] LISTEN TO US: https://open.spotify.com/show/01l0rmgnYNKDUXxiAXh5pm [https://open.spotify.com/show/01l0rmgnYNKDUXxiAXh5pm] and https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-the-year-round/id1671414567 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-the-year-round/id1671414567] FIND US: https://twitter.com/AllYearRoundPod [https://twitter.com/AllYearRoundPod] and https://www.instagram.com/allyearroundpod/ [https://www.instagram.com/allyearroundpod/]

Victorian Christmas in the Periodicals: Popular Gifts, Party Games and Ghosts!

It's Christmas! As many are searching for the latest gadgets to give as gifts, or wondering which party games might go down well after Christmas dinner, we look at how the Victorians answered those festive dilemmas. We also explore what the Victorians were reading at Christmas in periodicals like All the Year Round, edited by Charles Dickens. [Warning: we would not suggest trying all of these party games at home!] A huge thank you to all of our viewers and listeners in 2023. We wish you all a very merry Christmas! Here is a little victorian gift from us! https://imgur.com/CVwYgVu [https://imgur.com/CVwYgVu] WATCH US: https://www.youtube.com/@victorianism [https://www.youtube.com/@victorianism] LISTEN TO US: https://open.spotify.com/show/01l0rmgnYNKDUXxiAXh5pm [https://open.spotify.com/show/01l0rmgnYNKDUXxiAXh5pm] and https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-the-year-round/id1671414567 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-the-year-round/id1671414567] FIND US: https://twitter.com/AllYearRoundPod [https://twitter.com/AllYearRoundPod] and https://www.instagram.com/allyearroundpod/ [https://www.instagram.com/allyearroundpod/]

Dastardly Doubles: Happy Birthday Robert Louis Stevenson!

In this episode we delve into the dark world of the double brain and to celebrate the birthday of Robert Louis Stevenson, we do it by looking at The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde! Is it worth releasing your ‘bad’ side? Victorian science suggests not! WATCH US: https://www.youtube.com/@victorianism [https://www.youtube.com/@victorianism] LISTEN TO US: https://open.spotify.com/show/01l0rmgnYNKDUXxiAXh5pm [https://open.spotify.com/show/01l0rmgnYNKDUXxiAXh5pm] and https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-the-year-round/id1671414567 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-the-year-round/id1671414567] FIND US: https://twitter.com/AllYearRoundPod [https://twitter.com/AllYearRoundPod] and https://www.instagram.com/allyearroundpod/ [https://www.instagram.com/allyearroundpod/]

Victorian Halloween: Disturbing Dreams

For Halloween we delve into the weird world of Victorian dreams. Join us as we talk about experiments, spirits and prophecies, as well as attempting some genuine Victorian dream interpretation! WATCH US: https://www.youtube.com/@victorianism [https://www.youtube.com/@victorianism] LISTEN TO US: https://open.spotify.com/show/01l0rmgnYNKDUXxiAXh5pm [https://open.spotify.com/show/01l0rmgnYNKDUXxiAXh5pm] and https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-the-year-round/id1671414567 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-the-year-round/id1671414567] FIND US: https://twitter.com/AllYearRoundPod [https://twitter.com/AllYearRoundPod] and https://www.instagram.com/allyearroundpod/ [https://www.instagram.com/allyearroundpod/]

Elizabeth Gaskell's Birthday: Road Trip to Gaskell's House!

In honour of Elizabeth Gaskell's birthday, this month we paid a visit to her house in Manchester. Lovingly restored with authentic Victorian furniture, the house transports you back in time to really get a feel for the environment in which Gaskell wrote the books which are still so loved today. Join us for Victorian secrets, Dickens drama and fun facts about cute cats! Home elizabethgaskellhouse.co.uk [http://elizabethgaskellhouse.co.uk] Accessibility - www.elizabethgaskellhouse.co.uk/visit/accessibility/ [https://elizabethgaskellhouse.co.uk/visit/accessibility/] Please note: trigger warning for infant death WATCH US: https://www.youtube.com/@victorianism [https://www.youtube.com/@victorianism] LISTEN TO US: https://open.spotify.com/show/01l0rmgnYNKDUXxiAXh5pm [https://open.spotify.com/show/01l0rmgnYNKDUXxiAXh5pm] and https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-the-year-round/id1671414567 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-the-year-round/id1671414567] FIND US: https://twitter.com/AllYearRoundPod [https://twitter.com/AllYearRoundPod] and https://www.instagram.com/allyearroundpod/ [https://www.instagram.com/allyearroundpod/]