What Vic Read Instead of Brothers In Arms - Part 1

What Vic Read Instead of World War Z - Part 1

Hello Readers. Here we are again with a brand new episode, and this month the Girly Swot has been challenged to read World War Z by Max Brooks [https://bookshop.org/p/books/world-war-z-an-oral-history-of-the-zombie-war-max-brooks/6bb80b8c9d191729] sit down with a brew and listen to how she got on 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 [thingswereadinstead@gmail.com], and follow us on Instagram. Here’s a list of the books, movies and shows mentioned in the podcast. That Time I Got Drunk And Yeeted a Love Potion at Werewolf [https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/that-time-i-got-drunk-and-yeeted-a-love-potion-at-a-werewolf-mead-mishaps-2-kimberly-lemming/7416635?ean=9781529431261&next=t] by Kimberly Lemming The Reading Cure [https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-reading-cure-how-books-restored-my-appetite-laura-freeman/327869?ean=9781474604659&next=t]by Laura Freeman Box Office Poison [https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/box-office-poison-hollywood-s-story-in-a-century-of-flops-tim-robey/7742804?ean=9780571381210&next=t] by Tim Robey Other Honourable Mentions Other Honourable Mentions [https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/crucible-of-hell-okinawa-the-last-great-battle-of-the-second-world-war-saul-david/684253?ean=9780008342517&next=t] Ready or Not 2: Here I Come [https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/ready-or-not-2-here-i-come] - 2026 Ready or Not [https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/ready-or-not-2019] - 2019 Wuthering Heights [https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/wuthering-heights-2026] - 2026 The Rocky Horror Picture Show [https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/the-rocky-horror-picture-show] - 1975 30 Days of Night [https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/30-days-of-night] - 2007 Castlevania (Netflix Animated Series) [https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.justwatch.com/uk/tv-show/castlevania] Castlevania: Nocturne [https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.justwatch.com/uk/tv-show/castlevania-nocturne](Netflix Animated Series) Wuthering Heights [https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/wuthering-heights-emily-bronte/e8c47984e3968006?ean=9781916515055&next=t] by Emily Brontë The War of the Worlds [https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-war-of-the-worlds-h-g-wells/5e7acd09cf0fbe8d] by H.G. Wells Dracula [https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/dracula-bram-stoker/169855?ean=9781914602948&next=t]by Bram Stoker 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 [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

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 [https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/erotic-vagrancy-everything-about-richard-burton-and-elizabeth-taylor-roger-lewis/7647785?ean=9780857381743&next=t]. 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 [https://www.instagram.com/thingswereadinstead/]. and get in touch via email at thingswereadinstead@gmail.com [thingswereadinstead@gmail.com], Here’s a list of the books, movies, shows and podcasts mentioned in the podcast. To Read Instead Furious Love [https://www.waterstones.com/book/furious-love/sam-kashner/nancy-schoenberger/9781907532405] by Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger Hellraisers [https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/hellraisers-the-life-and-inebriated-times-of-burton-harris-o-toole-and-reed-robert-sellers/4627027?ean=9781848090187&next=t] by Robert Sellers The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo [https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/seven-husbands-of-evelyn-hugo-the-sunday-times-bestseller-taylor-jenkins-reid/6369489?ean=9781398515697&next=t] by Taylor Jenkins Reid To Watch Instead Cleopatra [https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/cleopatra] (1963) Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf [https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/whos-afraid-of-virginia-woolf] (1966) 1984 [https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/nineteen-eighty-four] (1984) Other Honourable Mentions Love Actually [https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/love-actually] (2003) Wuthering Heights [https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/wuthering-heights-2026] (2026) Carry On Cleo [https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/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 [https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/world-war-z-an-oral-history-of-the-zombie-war-max-brooks/2457432?ean=9780715653739&next=t] 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 [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

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 [https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/erotic-vagrancy-everything-about-richard-burton-and-elizabeth-taylor-roger-lewis/7647785?ean=9780857381743&next=t]. 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 [https://www.instagram.com/thingswereadinstead/]. and get in touch via email at thingswereadinstead@gmail.com [thingswereadinstead@gmail.com], Here’s a list of the books, movies, shows and podcasts mentioned in the podcast. What Chris Read Instead Fortress Malta [https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/fortress-malta-an-island-under-siege-1940-1943-james-holland/2012616?ean=9780304366545&next=t] by James Holland Assyria [https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/assyria-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-world-s-first-empire-eckart-frahm/7356578?ean=9781526623836&next=t] by Eckhart Frahm The Lost and The Damned [https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-lost-and-the-damned-guy-haley/2035721?ean=9781789999341&next=t] by Guy Haley Other Honourable Mentions The Lost and the Damned [https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-lost-and-the-damned-guy-haley/2035721?ean=9781789999341&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20920067905&gbraid=0AAAAABjGUH1sdaSO_-bpztZWDAVYjKX2p&gclid=Cj0KCQjwkMjOBhC5ARIsADIdb3c22l6kqXXyF8hrthFApBSg61vlQpgXyji5ORQhQ7GOLsjcYJ6_caIaAu4hEALw_wcB] by Guy Haley Dominion [https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/dominion-the-making-of-the-western-mind-tom-holland/387645?ean=9780349141206&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20920067905&gbraid=0AAAAABjGUH1sdaSO_-bpztZWDAVYjKX2p&gclid=Cj0KCQjwkMjOBhC5ARIsADIdb3erhXCl7cjftzrPsCmPO9aXMEN1GhMX2F6vh7DorQAST78s-2Yo6B8aAiRFEALw_wcB] by Tom Holland A Distant Mirror [https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/a-distant-mirror-the-calamitous-14th-century-barbara-tuchman/1549414] by Barbara Tuchman Becket [https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/becket] (1964) The Simpsons [https://www.justwatch.com/uk/tv-series/the-simpsons] Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds [https://www.discogs.com/release/653070-Jeff-Wayne-Jeff-Waynes-Musical-Version-Of-The-War-Of-The-Worlds?srsltid=AfmBOopimZgo-mkqmKDaj0cDuKNA_SJRkPfGDIU27BW8q-7qxFkoscZN] British Museum - Samurai Exhibit [https://www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/samurai] All music and sound effects by www.pixabay.com ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

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 [https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/brothers-in-arms-one-legendary-tank-regiment-s-bloody-war-from-d-day-to-ve-day-james-holland/6674940?ean=9780552177917&next=t] 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 [https://www.instagram.com/thingswereadinstead/]. and get in touch via email at thingswereadinstead@gmail.com [thingswereadinstead@gmail.com] Here’s a list of the books, movies, shows and podcasts mentioned in the podcast. To Read Instead Band of Brothers [https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/band-of-brothers-stephen-e-ambrose/2969689?ean=9781471170058&next=t] by Stephen Ambrose Flame Thrower [https://www.waterstones.com/book/flame-thrower/andrew-wilson/9798358913462]by Andrew Wilson Rifles [https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/rifles-six-years-with-wellington-s-legendary-sharpshooters-mark-urban/142107?ean=9780571216819&next=t] by Mark Urban To Watch Instead Band of Brothers [https://www.justwatch.com/uk/tv-series/band-of-brothers] (2001) Fury [https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/fury] (2014) Our World War [https://www.justwatch.com/uk/tv-series/our-world-war] (2014) An Honourable Tanky Mention The Tank Museum YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@thetankmuseum] We will see you in a couple of weeks for our next episode about the Girly Swot's pick of Erotic Vagrancy [https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/erotic-vagrancy-everything-about-richard-burton-and-elizabeth-taylor-roger-lewis/7647785?ean=9780857381743&next=t] 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 [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

What Vic Read Instead of Brothers In Arms - Part 1

Hello Readers. Here is what Vic made of Brothers In Arms by James Holland [https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/brothers-in-arms-one-legendary-tank-regiment-s-bloody-war-from-d-day-to-ve-day-james-holland/6674940?ean=9780552177917&next=t]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 [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 [https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/you-re-on-an-airplane-a-self-mythologizing-memoir-parker-posey/2028096?ean=9780349010083&next=t] by Parker Posey Don’t Burn Anyone at the Stake Today [https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/don-t-burn-anyone-at-the-stake-today-and-other-lessons-from-history-about-living-through-an-information-crisis-naomi-alderman/7823728?ean=9780241777633&next=t]by Naomi Alderman Project Hail Mary [https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/project-hail-mary-andy-weir/7201545?ean=9781804953693&next=t] by Andy Weir Other Honourable Mentions The Crucible of Hell [https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/crucible-of-hell-okinawa-the-last-great-battle-of-the-second-world-war-saul-david/684253?ean=9780008342517&next=t] by Saul David Mary Poppins [https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/mary-poppins] 1964 Mary Poppins Returns [https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/mary-poppins-returns] 2018 Inside No. 9 [https://www.justwatch.com/uk/tv-series/inside-no-9] BBC TV Series Sunshine [https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/sunshine-2007] 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 [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.