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Whether you want to hear a calm voice to help you relax or sleep, you like asmr, or you’re learning English and you want to listen to an (RP) English accent, these recordings are for you. Random lists of things, and the occasional story, read in a calm, relaxing voice. All recordings ©2020-2021 An Englishman Reads

An Englishman reads


    • Sep 20, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 11m AVG DURATION
    • 41 EPISODES


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    Episode 41: Magic tricks

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 10:20


    An assortment of famous and infamous magic tricks and illusions. DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME!

    Episode 40: Fish g to j

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2021 7:48


    Plenty more fish in the sea. This episode: grunters, groupers, herrings and Jack Dempsey...

    Episode 39: Moons of Saturn

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021 7:21


    All the confirmed moons of our ringed planet.

    Episode 38: Menu from Duck Bay Hotel & Restaurant (Loch Lomond)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2021 9:12


    You take the high road, and I'll take the low road. An Englishman reads a rather good Scottish menu.

    Episode 37: Countdown from 257

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2021 20:12


    More numbers for you. Counting down from 257. Why 257? I like the colours.

    Episode 36: Story: Death Star (part 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2021 9:15


    The final episode, as Star Blade battles Devil Garrett on Alpha Centauri III. Classic pulp sci-fi from 1945.

    Episode 35: Story: Death Star (part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2021 8:32


    Continuing the 1945 pulp sci-fi story of Starrett "Death Star" Blade, fighting the baddies on Alpha Centauri III.

    Episode 34: Story: Death Star (part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 13:27


    Vintage pulp sci-fi by Tom Pace, from 1945. Part one of two.

    Episode 33: Colours j to l

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2021 5:36


    Lots more lovely colours, from Jade and Jazzberry Jam to Little Boy Blue and Livid.

    Episode 32: Songs recorded by George Strait

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 9:28


    How 'bout them cowgirls! Don't make me come over there and love you. And other songs.

    Episode 31: Episodes of Wonder Woman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2021 5:36


    All the way from the Bermuda Triangle, in her satin tights, fighting for her rights...

    Episode 30: Story: The Lady Or The Tiger?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2021 20:12


    What's behind the door? The classic story by Frank R. Stockton, 1882.

    Episode 29: Number 1 singles by Joe Dolce Music Theatre

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 0:27


    Episode 28: Fish e to f

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021 5:22


    From Eagle Ray to Fusilier Fish, European Chub to Footballfish - plenty more fish in the sea, and elsewhere.

    Episode 27: Winners of Best Picture at The Oscars

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 7:20


    From Wings to Nomadland, From Here to Eternity, the 93 Best Picture winners. (West Side) Story is the hardest word.

    Episode 26: Dinosaurs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2021 41:00


    Micropachycephalosaurus is the hardest word. Lots of dinosaur names.

    Episode 25: Menu from Randy's Prime Seafood & Steaks (Vienna, VA)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 10:16


    Randy's Oyster Shooter is legendary. More food, glorious food.

    Episode 24: Colours g to i

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 5:44


    What is the colour of The Golden Gate Bridge? It's here. More lovely colours for you.

    Episode 23: Songs recorded by AC/DC

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 15:41


    Tonight I'm gonna rock you tonight.

    Episode 22: Episodes of The X-Files

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 16:28


    Deep Throat, Miracle Man, Fresh Bones… the truth is out there. Trust no-one?

    Episode 21: Cheese

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021 7:59


    Not a Monty Python sketch, Mr Wensleydale, but 100 cheeses from these wonderful isles.

    Episode 20: Fish c to d

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2021 9:50


    Dory is the hardest word. More beautiful fish names, from c to d.

    Episode 19: Stationery

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 6:33


    Everything from sticky notes to those rubber things you put on your fingers.

    Episode 18: The human skeleton

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021 10:00


    Them bones, them bones, them dry bones. The 206 bones of the human body, from your parietal to your metatarsals.

    Episode 17: Menu from Partners Café (Arundel)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 10:11


    Food, glorious food, this time from Arundel's famous greasy spoon café, purveyors of a splendid fry-up. (Drinks not included.)

    Episode 16: Chickens

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 7:14


    There ain't nobody here but us chickens. Which came first, Leghorn or Scots Dumpy..?

    Episode 15: Colours d to f

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 8:18


    Who knew that Fuzzy Wuzzy was a colour?! Fuzzy Wuzzy was a woman.

    Episode 14: Songs recorded by Lady Gaga

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 9:36


    One for all the Little Monsters.PARENTAL ADVISORY: There are a couple of rude words here. And one in German. Naughty Gaga.

    Episode 13: Episodes of Friends

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 18:10


    The one with all 236 episodes. How YOU doin'?

    Episode 11: Cast and crew of Kill Bill: Vol. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 33:02


    Here comes the bride. All the names of all the cast and all the crew, Kiddo.

    Episode 10: Fish a to b

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 10:54


    Saury is the hardest word... Plenty more fish in the sea, coming later. Here they are, from a to b.

    Episode 8: MYSTERY CATEGORY

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 6:12


    What do all these have in common?Leave your answers in the comments. The answer will be revealed in due course... Have fun!

    Episode 7: Menu from The Ivy (London)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 5:48


    Food, glorious food. The first in a series featuring eateries we love, or would love to visit. (Drinks not included.)

    Episode 6: Colours a to c

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 15:52


    Somewhere over the rainbow, a splash of colour. Who knew that there were so many colours..? More of them later.

    Episode 4: Songs recorded by David Hasselhoff

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2020 4:52


    All the songs recorded by the Hoff. He's a lover and a rocker. Marks out of 10 for the German pronunciation?

    Episode 2: Clowns

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2020 4:08


    Not clowns from the movies - these clowns are alive and well, and maybe even available tonight. Four minutes of happy smiles...

    Episode 1: Parts of a tractor

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2020 10:54


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