The Chronicles of Clovis

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‘Never speak ill of society. Society is perfectly capable of doing that for itself...’ A series of professionally produced readings of the Chronicles of Clovis. View the world of Edwardian society through the jaundiced eye of Clovis Sangrail, Saki's deli

Saki (H.H. Munro), read by Richard Crowest


    • Feb 28, 2013 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 10m AVG DURATION
    • 64 EPISODES


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    On Approval

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2013 12:53


    In which an artist's reputation rests upon what he eats.

    The Philanthropist and the Happy Cat

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2013 11:09


    In which charity begins at home, and ends in a tea shop.

    Fur

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2012 10:28


    Present. Tense.

    The Lumber Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2012 14:46


    In which Nicholas meets the Evil One, and his “aunt” becomes acquainted with the rainwater tank.

    The Name Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2012 13:10


    “In a railway accident, things become very dear…”

    Down Pens

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2012 8:35


    Thanks… but no thanks.

    The Elk

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2012 11:36


    Bertie might rescue Dora from the elk, but who can rescue Bertie from his grandmother?

    A Defensive Diamond

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2012 9:53


    Beauty is truth, and truth is optional.

    The Story-teller

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2012 12:32


    A stranger on a train spins a good yarn. Horribly good...

    The Stalled Ox

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2012 11:37


    Art exists in seeing the unexpected in the everyday: an ox in a morning room, for instance...

    A Holiday Task

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2012 10:52


    One's memory often plays tricks. Sometimes on other people...

    Clovis on Parental Responsibilities

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2012 6:17


    “Her view of life seems to be a non-stop run with an inexhaustible supply of petrol...”

    The Stake

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2012 8:34


    You can always bet on a good meal at Mrs Attray's. Or at least, you could...

    The Forbidden Buzzards

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2012 9:29


    or... Clovis and the Art of Defensive Matchmaking

    The Quince Tree

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2011 7:31


    'I think to have a quince tree and not to make quince jam shows such strength of character.'

    The Dreamer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2011 9:29


    If department stores are temples of commerce, it's always respectful to cover your head.

    The Feast of Nemesis

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2011 8:20


    In which Clovis puts the case for a season of ill will.

    The Byzantine Omelette

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2011 9:28


    A socialist socialite discovers that you can't make an omelette without breaking a strike.

    The Yarkand Manner

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2011 10:43


    "No-one is a hero to one's own office boy."

    Cousin Teresa

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2011 10:37


    Blame it on the Borzoi.

    A Touch of Realism

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2011 11:53


    In which Lady Blonze learns to be careful what she wishes for.

    Dusk

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2011 10:11


    All washed up? Perhaps a cake of soap might help.

    The Blind Spot

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2011 9:25


    "Clear soup is a more important factor in life than a clear conscience."

    The Seventh Pullet

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2011 13:50


    One should always have something sensational to say in the train.

    The Schartz-Metterklume Method

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2011 11:23


    In which the children get an education the parents will never forget.

    The Romancers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2011 9:38


    In which a scrounger is treated to a story that beggars belief.

    The Unkindest Blow

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2010 9:56


    In which the aristocracy learns a trick or two from the working masses.

    The Lull

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2010 10:52


    There is a tide in the affairs of men, which taken at the flood leads on to... sleepless nights.

    The Cobweb

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2010 12:41


    For Hallowe'en, an atmospheric tale of death foretold.

    The Treasure Ship

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2010 8:34


    In which the Duchess of Dulverton discovers that gold diggers make poor treasure seekers.

    The Open Window

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2010 7:19


    In which the restfulness of romance is greatly over-estimated.

    The Hen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2010 11:02


    In which Mrs Sangrail commits a social faux-pas and Clovis performs a miracle.

    The Brogue

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2010 10:37


    In which the Mullets lose a horse and gain a son-in-law.

    The Boar-Pig

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2010 10:00


    In which Mrs Stossen attends a party, and Matilda makes a killing.

    Laura

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2010 9:48


    Petty vindictiveness is stronger than death.

    The She-Wolf

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2009 13:17


    White Fang meets White Mischief...

    The Remoulding of Groby Lington

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2009 17:22


    A man is known by the company he keeps.

    Ministers of Grace

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2009 22:29


    The Duke of Scaw is on the side of the angels - but whose side are the angels on?

    The Secret Sin of Septimus Brope

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2009 16:37


    What dark impulses lurk in the breast of the editor of the Cathedral Monthly?

    A Matter of Sentiment

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2009 8:26


    "Lady Susan disapproved of racing. She disapproved of many things; some people went as far as to say that she disapproved of most things."

    The Recessional

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2009 8:37


    In which Clovis pens an ode and Mrs Packletide finally bests Loona Bimberton.

    The Hounds of Fate

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2009 15:28


    They're in the trees. They're coming.

    The Talking-Out of Tarrington

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2009 5:47


    In which Clovis covers his aunt's escape with a peach of a story.

    The Peace of Mowsle Barton

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2009 15:25


    The peace and quiet of the countryside is like a duck pond - calm and tranquil on the surface, but with secrets hidden in its murky depths...

    The Peace Offering

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2009 10:27


    In which the Baroness plans an entertainment, and Cassandra foretells disaster - with a little help from Clovis.

    The Way to the Dairy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2008 13:46


    In which the Brimley Bomefields find an aunt - and lose a fortune.

    The Story of St Vespaluus

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2008 16:56


    Honey for the Prince?

    The Music on the Hill

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2008 14:05


    Beware of horned beasts in autumn time.

    Filboid Studge - The Story of a Mouse that Helped

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2008 7:09


    Credit Crunch for breakfast, anyone?

    The Easter Egg

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2008 9:36


    A seemingly innocent story with a bleak and bitter twist in the tail - one with startling pre-echoes of an event that would lead ultimately to Saki's own death, along with millions upon millions of others. Perhaps its real tragedy, though, lies in the way it highlights how little has changed in the last century.

    Wratislav

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2008 6:07


    Baa baa black sheep - have you any conscience?

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