162 Episodes

  1. “Our Storied Town”: Donald Smith on Edinburgh’s Explosive Literary Past

    Published: 23/04/2025
  2. A Year of Birds (1984) by Iris Murdoch

    Published: 07/04/2025
  3. ‘Epitaph for Robert Fergusson’ (1789) by Robert Burns

    Published: 08/03/2025
  4. “Technology is Hijacking Our Dreams”: Alice Thompson on AI, Edinburgh and Sylvia Plath

    Published: 24/02/2025
  5. ‘The Daft Days’ (1772) by Robert Fergusson

    Published: 12/01/2025
  6. ‘Kookaburra’ (1998) by Frieda Hughes

    Published: 04/04/2024
  7. ‘Address to Edinburgh’ (1786) by Robert Burns

    Published: 31/01/2024
  8. “Ominous Whoosh”: John Thorne on Twin Peaks

    Published: 31/10/2023
  9. “Plath’s Not a Phase”: Trish Grisafi on Breaking Down Plath

    Published: 14/09/2023
  10. ‘Stings’ (1962) by Sylvia Plath

    Published: 08/09/2023
  11. “I Felt Like I Was Cheating on Plath”: Peter K. Steinberg on the Writings of Assia Wevill

    Published: 29/08/2023
  12. ‘The Swarm’ (1962) by Sylvia Plath

    Published: 27/08/2023
  13. ‘Electra on Azalea Path’ (1959) by Sylvia Plath

    Published: 25/07/2023
  14. “My Mother’s Legacy is Secure”: Kate Levey on Brigid Brophy

    Published: 10/07/2023
  15. The Snow Ball (1964) by Brigid Brophy

    Published: 09/07/2023
  16. “Shakespeare’s Tutor”: Darren Freebury-Jones on The Influence of Thomas Kyd

    Published: 05/05/2023
  17. The Birth of Merlin (1622) by William Rowley

    Published: 04/05/2023
  18. The Spanish Tragedy (1587) by Thomas Kyd

    Published: 07/02/2023
  19. Now Westlin Winds (1785) by Robert Burns

    Published: 26/01/2023
  20. “A Festival that Focuses on Female Voices”: Sarah Corbett on Directing Plath Fest

    Published: 05/12/2022

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Featuring interviews with authors, actors and academics, Ear Read This creates well-researched critical introductions to vintage and modern classics. Specialties include: Shakespeare, Arthurian literature and books from or about our home city of Edinburgh.

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