Through the Wardrobe

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A podcast series sharing stories about clothes and the memories we attach to them. Music: Storybook by scottholmesmusic.com Logo and Cover Art: Beth Barnett

Christy Callaway-Gale

  • Jul 5, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • monthly NEW EPISODES
  • 9m AVG DURATION
  • 10 EPISODES


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Edith-"The clothes that I've been the most attached to have all come from friends or they've been swapped"

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2020 10:55


Edith tells the tale of an early date at a clothes swap in the Swedish summer sun, just after finishing high school. Music: Storybook by scottholmesmusic.com Cover Art: @beth_barnett

Simon- "I like it like I like Christmas trees, just put everything that you ever got onto it"

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2020 11:37


A denim jacket, covered with badges collected since the 1980s, creates a colourful map of a life lived so far. Music: Storybook by scottholmesmusic.com Cover Art: Beth Barnett

This April Fools...

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2020 13:20


Meet Alex. He's enigmatic and so is his jumper, which was sent to him anonymously in the post... This April Fools episode was made in collaboration with my friend and improv comedian (also called Alex) and comes to you at a time when everything seems like an April Fools. I hope it makes you smile wherever you are self-isolating/social distancing and makes you feel connected to other humans (yay). Music: Storybook by scottholmesmusic.com Cover Art: Beth Barnett

Rose- "We've just drifted, but I have this cardigan to remember him by"

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2020 12:00


A colourful cardigan still holds the warmth of a close friendship between two people who've since drifted apart. Music: Storybook by scottholmesmusic.com Cover Art: Beth Barnett

Dad's Partner- "It was just that connection with other women who'd been married in it"

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2020 7:37


Between layers of tissue paper, in a box, in a cupboard, in the spare room...an antique veil holds the memories of marriages in times gone by. Music: Storybook by scottholmesmusic.com Cover Art: Beth Barnett

Dad- "These different threads of me all come together into that jacket"

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2020 11:50


A black velvet jacket takes us back thirty five years to Hong Kong. Music: Storybook by scottholmesmusic.com Cover Art: Beth Barnett

Alice- "She always had the most amazing dressing up clothes"

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2019 10:53


A blue dress opens a little window onto the life of Alice's granny Hazel. Music: Storybook by scottholmesmusic.com Cover Art: Beth Barnett

Great Aunt- "This started a long, long time ago"

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2019 6:19


A quilt made with old summer dresses sparks memories of youthful, happy times. Music: Storybook by scottholmesmusic.com Cover Art: Beth Barnett

Mum - "I'm reluctant, despite its worn edges, to give it away"

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2019 8:20


An old work coat turns out to have a romantic story from the past attached to it. Music: Storybook by scottholmesmusic.com Cover Art: Beth Barnett

Trailer- Through the Wardrobe

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2019 1:08


A podcast series sharing stories about clothes and the memories we attach to them. Music: Storybook by scottholmesmusic.com

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